Monthly Archives: July 2008

Party – This Saturday on Sergey Brin’s Front Lawn!

Posted on 2008/07/31 by ChrisKnight

Google says “complete privacy does not exist” – Internet – iTnews Australia By Iain Thomson 31 July 2008 07:57AM In a submission to court Google is arguing that in the modern world there can be no expectation of privacy. Google … Continue reading →

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Gravatar – Fun while it lasts

Posted on 2008/07/31 by ChrisKnight

I recently upgraded to WordPress 2.6, and I was playing with new themes today. One of the things I noticed in the currently active theme is avatar icons next to comment postings. Thinking that was fairly nifty, I went to … Continue reading →

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!Cuil (geek speak for “not cool”)

Posted on 2008/07/31 by ChrisKnight

Cuil is all the rage this week, with articles claiming it is bringing back the old days of tech startups. Cuil claims to have the largest database of indexed pages, which got Google’s hackles up. Personally, I’m not impressed. It’s … Continue reading →

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