LowEndBox

Jul 08, 2024

Google is going gangbusters for green...right? They were, until the next shiny thing came along.

Google Says AI Is a Lot More Important Than Saving the Planet

Google's Hamina Datacenter is Captain Planet's Fetish and is Growing Massively

Jun 06, 2024

Google's Hamina, Finland datacenter is a pioneering green datacenter, leveraging the chilly Gulf of Finland waters to keep it cool without climate-intensive chillers. Let's take a quick look at this datacenter now that Google has announced that they're making a substantial new investment into this former paper mill.

Google's Hamina Datacenter is Captain Planet's Fetish and is Growing Massively

Protest Against Your Employer and Get Terminated. Well, Duh. Google Axes Anti-Google Employees

News Team

Apr 25, 2024

Turns out that if you protest against your employer, engage in demonstrations, participate in sit-ins, etc., your employer may terminate you. Gee, who could POSSIBLY have expected that?

Protest Against Your Employer and Get Terminated. Well, Duh. Google Axes Anti-Google Employees

Amazon to Spend $150 Billion on Datacenters in the Next 15 Years, Getting Creative on Powering Them

News Team

Apr 01, 2024

Amazon is planning to spend $150 billion on datacenters over the next 15 years. Finding electricity to power them is getting increasingly difficult, so the online giant is getting increasingly creative in finding juice to power all those VMs.

Amazon to Spend $150 Billion on Datacenters in the Next 15 Years, Getting Creative on Powering Them

HOT TAKE: DOJ's Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple is Dead on Arrival

Mar 21, 2024

I'm not an anti-trust lawyer, so naturally I'm going to give you my opinion on the US Department of Justice lawsuit filed against Apple today.

Oracle Cloud Launches in Colombia, While AWS/GCP/Azure Lag in South America

Dec 11, 2023

Oracle cloud recently announced they're setting up shop in Columbia, their third South American location. Let's take a quick look at the South American hosting situation.

Oracle Cloud Launches in Colombia, While AWS/GCP/Azure Lag in South America

How to Sell Out to Microsoft and Make Easy Money - $450 and Counting for Me

Sep 04, 2023

I've sold out to Microsoft...at least for search. For over a decade, Microsoft has dropped a steady drip of Amazon gift cards to me. Here's how you can get on the gravy train.

How to Sell Out to Microsoft and Make Easy Money - $450 and Counting for Me

August is International "Providers Drop Unlimited Storage" Month. The Latest? Microsoft's OneDrive

Aug 29, 2023

All those unlimited cloud storage plans you've been stuffing full of Linux ISOs are coming to an end. The latest? Microsoft.

How SquareSpace Badly Overpaid for Google Domains

Jun 16, 2023

SquareSpace bought Google's domain business, but at a very high price. Are they really going to make a worthwhile profit on their $18-per-domain investment? Probably not.

How SquareSpace Badly Overpaid for Google Domains

Get paid $3000+ by Google to Work on Borg-related Open Source Projects!

Mar 07, 2023

Would you like to contribute to a cool open source project and get paid for doing so? BorgBase is participating in Google's Summer of Code and not only can you get some of Google's cash, but rewards from BorgBase as well. Plus fun, recognition, satisfaction, and glory!

Get paid $3000+ by Google to Work on Borg-related Open Source Projects!

What's Wrong with Google? According to an Insider, These Four Things

Mar 02, 2023

According to an insider's recent essay, Google suffers from "(1) no mission, (2) no urgency, (3) delusions of exceptionalism, and (4) mismanagement."

Microsoft Injecting Ads on Google.com Pages Disparaging Chrome

Feb 24, 2023

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If you're using Microsoft Edge, you can't trust what it's showing you because Microsoft is injecting ads into competitor sites, suggesting that you can't trust other browsers and companies.

Microsoft Injecting Ads on Google.com Pages Disparaging Chrome

LowEndLOLs: "Incognito Mode"

Dec 21, 2022

Private browsing aka incognito mode has been around since 2005, depending on your browser. But its purpose has grown a little over the years...

H1-B Visas: Indentured Servitude for 195 Years?

Dec 06, 2022

Companies can bring foreign nationals over to work in the US on various programs, most prominently in this discussion, the H1-B visa. It's designed for situations where the US lacks engineers, scientists, or technical specialists in critical skills. But at its worst, the program is a form of modern-day indentured servitude.

H1-B Visas: Indentured Servitude for 195 Years?

Google: Let's Use Our Hiring Process For Our Firing Process

Dec 06, 2022

Google has turned its hiring process into its firing process. Why? It's bizarre but Google always wants to show that it's different and better. Unfortunately, those interviewing (again) for their jobs and then losing them are not likely to be impressed.

Google: Let's Use Our Hiring Process For Our Firing Process

Google is Upgrading Your Storage for Free

Oct 30, 2022

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Kiss that 15GB of free Google storage goodbye...it's being upgraded to 1TB! Your favorite editor is hoping that this applies to grandfathered accounts as well.

Google, Bing Suppress Searches for Domain Names Used in Media

Oct 09, 2022

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Will this page show up in Google?

Google, Bing Suppress Searches for Domain Names Used in Media

Web Sites You Visit Are Telling the Russian Government All About You

Oct 06, 2022

Why is a local shop in Portland sending my data to Russia?

Web Sites You Visit Are Telling the Russian Government All About You

When Akamai is Bought, What Happens to Linode?

Oct 03, 2022

A mysterious private equity buyer has been stalking Akamai (Linode's owner) for months.

When Akamai is Bought, What Happens to Linode?

Review: React for Beginners by Wes Bos (Plus FREE Javascript and Markdown Courses You Can Take!)

Sep 29, 2022

I've recently been writing some web apps. I'm not a web pro, but have done software development non-professionally since before the personal computer existed. Back when I started emitting HTML in th...

Review: React for Beginners by Wes Bos (Plus FREE Javascript and Markdown Courses You Can Take!)

Have You TrieId Northflank? Microservices Platform with a Free Tier!

Sep 06, 2022

I have not, but maybe you have. If so, please comment and let us know what you think. I just stumbled across them while browsing tonight and when I saw free tier I knew I had to write it up for the...

Have You TrieId Northflank? Microservices Platform with a Free Tier!

Google Still Addicted to Third Party Cookies, May Need to Go to Rehab

Jul 27, 2022

Everyone is making too much money using third party cookies so they're not going away "yet". You may recall that back in January of 2020, Google announced that they were going to remove third party co...

Microsoft Paid Me $400 to Use Bing. They'll Pay You, Too!