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Microsoft Working On "post-Windows" Cloud Computing OS
Slashdot - "Microsoft is working on a web-based operating system called Midori, as it looks to life beyond Windows. Midori is expected to be a cloud-computing service, and so not as dependent on hardware as current generations of Windows".
Scotty's Final Mission
Slashdot - "According to Ars Technica, the ashes of James Doohan, who played "Scotty" in the original 'Star Trek' series and several movies, were aboard the SpaceX III launch and were lost when the launch vehicle failed." Which totally wouldn't have happened if Scotty was the engineer.
What You Missed Last Weekendf
Gizmodo - Seriously. Stop skipping out on Gizmodo's weekend coverage to see The Dark Knight again. And again. And again. Sure your efforts are pushing it to the biggest grossing movie of all time, but you're missing out on this:
Yahoo Boss Is So Open, It Runs on Google’s App Engine
Gizmodo - In a demonstration of just how open Yahoo search can be, one of its senior engineers has created a simple search mashup that combines Yahoo’s BOSS framework and Google’s App Engine. Yahoo BOSS allows developers to create their own customized search apps based on Yahoo’s search engine, and the Google App Engine is a platform for hosting apps.
Congress Wants Privacy Answers from Google, MS, AOL
Cracked - A Congressional committee has expanded its privacy investigation, now looking far beyond the controversial NebuAd system to the much broader issue of behavioral advertising.
