Scroogle has been having issues of late, apparently related to DDoS attacks. A couple of days ago, the domain stopped resolving at all, apparently as a result of the site owner having had enough. Congrats, to whoever was DDoS'ing Scroogle, you've fucked things up for the rest of us. Congrats to Google as well, who looks more like a monopoly by the day. Hope you're all happy! The article referenced above makes some suggestions for scroogle alternatives: Alternative Private Search Options: DuckDuckGo ixquick.com Ask Eraser Google Encrypted Search The last two, being operated by search engines, are, so far as I'm concerned, not to be trusted. The ...
Archive for February 21st, 2012
Farewell Scroogle
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012No Clear Sides
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012I've read several articles the last couple of days that show how there is no black-and-white to the copyright issues that the entertainment would-be-monopoly (along with the politicians they bribe) is forcing. Obviously, piracy is an issue - I wouldn't disagree with that at all. In terms of importance, the piracy involving the entertainment world is a minor issue - but what happens here may set many different precedents in the future for other areas. It's disappointing that the various judicial systems throughout the world refuse to hear or decide on any cases involving the disruptive technologies of the last ...
DO Mess with credit!
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012Just seeing the article to this post was enough to irritate: Don’t mess with credit: Why the future of payments is already in your pocket. I read one article from this blog before (and even linked to it in a posting of mine) and thought I would return to that site later. It turns out the level of writer there is hardly consistent. The author of the post I quoted that time had some real life experience in the area he wrote about. The writer of the above-linked article clearly has no experience in the subject he writes on, other then ...