Category Archives: Google

What is the digital equivalent of…?

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Phil

…a gun? Things are what they do, not what people say they are or how they sell them to you. Dropbox is sharing and synch with version control – it is NOT secure cloud storage and never can be. It … Continue reading →

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Facebook in MySQL hell

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Phil

I like MySQL. I like Open Source. But one has to be realistic about their limitations. Blind faith is dangerous in all contexts. And, while I’m not above allowing myself a grim smile when the bad guys end up shooting … Continue reading →

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In the interests of fairness…

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Phil

…I thought I’d just express my deep pissed-offedness at the other two of the ‘big three’ and their recent moves to arbitrarily transition people using ‘free’ services, via variance of T&Cs, into their various (proto-)internet identity authority ‘offerings’. (And if … Continue reading →

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