In days of yore, it was easy to spot a geek. We were the ones: who were into computers before they were ubiquitous making LP videos before YouTube was a thing wearing Casio’s Databank calculator watches before “wearable technology” was a buzzword chatting on IRC before AIM was even invented arguing with your friends about how many times Jean […]
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The Outrageous Costs of Data Center Downtime
As the Internet has extended its reach into all aspects of our lives, we’re more dependent on it than ever before. As of 2012, the average U.S. consumer spends more than six hours a day online. As speeds increase, we use more data-heavy applications like games and media streamers, and this is reliance on connectivity will only grow. A […]
How Google’s Design is Dictated by Dollars
After living through the Bronze Age, the the Iron Age, and even an Ice Age or two, humanity has reached what may very well be known to future historians as “The Google Age,” where even the most obscure information is just an internet search away. Today, Google is much more than just search. Using their […]