The real answer is there is no way to know. Since they can force anyone to lie about FISA subpoenas, you can't believe what anyone says. I had that conversation with the folks at Spiceworks when I was still there. The told me that the NSA hadn't contacted them, but I was like - how do you know if your hosting provider hasn't already given everything up without your knowing? Kris told me the database is encrypted, but is there a backdoor? They're just hoping that the NSA doesn't notice that they have all this data about business networks handily gathered in one place.

Webroot obviously Those numbers match what we're seeing as well - huge spikes in malware over the last year.

I would have gotten it for the streaming, but you can't run anything else on the computer at the same time, which defeats the purpose.

@scottalanmiller

@scottalanmiller only for those of us that are rational. Most people aren't

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@scottalanmiller those are probably mostly loss leaders for them. They get new people to register, people buy other non-sale games while they are there.

The latest dumbassery from Wheeler:
http://bgr.com/2014/05/12/fcc-net-neutality-controversy-wheeler

@scottalanmiller said:

I actually like the old Yahoo interface more than the current Gmail.

Me too - that's why I'm still on yahoo. Now that they are aping Gmail I haz a sad.

Maybe they can make it more like the old Yahoo

@scottalanmiller said:

And Alison Brie!!!

I've come to realize I'm not actually attraced to Alison Brie, I just like her character of Annie

Print version so you don't have to click through 7 pages:
http://www.infoworld.com/print/242138

Money talks - hopefully this news will help get the point through to the FCC.

If you haven't played Hotline Miami or To the Moon, grab those. Two of my favorite games in the last few years.

@scottalanmiller true, but if enough people want it, money will make things happen

One of us! One of us! Gobble gobble gobble gobble!

There's a campaign underway to get Netflix to pick it up. Contact them in chat or email if you want to help out.

Here's the email address they've setup for public comments:
[email protected]

It's getting the critical mass that is the hard part, not the technology part of it. There are actually a lot of vertical networks for particular professions springing up.

@technobabble said:

@Nic I'll do that, thanks.

Cool, let me know if you have any questions.