We're investing a lot at being able to store massive amounts of storage in the cloud, as cheaply as possible. read more

We're investing a lot at being able to store massive amounts of storage in the cloud, as cheaply as possible. We want to give customers the choice of what they put up in the cloud and what they keep on their PC.

[Defense and government networks are hardening their security, but for regular users, the best strategy against high-tech crime can be read more

[Defense and government networks are hardening their security, but for regular users, the best strategy against high-tech crime can be simple.] Our best defenses against these kind of attacks are often of a low tech variety -- that is, keep paper records of your transactions, ... Even though much of what we have exists only as a series of ones and zeroes somewhere in the information sphere, we do get paper copies and we should hang on to those. The movie 'The Net,' I think, makes a very intriguing point, about this very computer literate protagonist who has few human connections, and this is precisely the reason she's vulnerable to the kind of attack she suffers. It seems to me that if we keep that in mind we'll be well served.

The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably read more

The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself.

The Times will not comment on the meeting, but one can only imagine the president?s desperation. The problem was not read more

The Times will not comment on the meeting, but one can only imagine the president?s desperation. The problem was not that the disclosures would compromise national security, as Bush claimed at his press conference. ...No, Bush was desperate to keep the Times from running this important story?which the paper had already inexplicably held for a year?because he knew that it would reveal him as a law-breaker.

Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast the disc jockey read more

Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast the disc jockey is not allowed to talk.

The insurance industry communicates through codes and check-off boxes. If there's no check-off box for you, you don't exist.

The insurance industry communicates through codes and check-off boxes. If there's no check-off box for you, you don't exist.

Andy didn't have his best stuff. Certainly the Pirates hitters battled with every single pitch. Whether it was to foul read more

Andy didn't have his best stuff. Certainly the Pirates hitters battled with every single pitch. Whether it was to foul it off or take a ball, nothing came easy.

There is ample precedent for the Security Council to take up the human rights and political situation in a country read more

There is ample precedent for the Security Council to take up the human rights and political situation in a country with as horrific a record as Burma, especially when suffering spills across borders.

And Then We Kiss ... Fantasy.

And Then We Kiss ... Fantasy.