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Ok, so this was written 20 SEPTEMBER 2018 so I’m a bit late with this.. Full article here Previously Google itself mined users’ emails for personal data in order to target its advertising, but stopped in 2017 after a class action lawsuit accused it of illegal wiretapping. The company continues to scan emails to let …
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On goes the continuing SSL drama. With Godaddy not providing easy (any) access to Let’sEncrypt certificates from their Cpanel, life.. is .. annoying. I followed this very helpful guide https://github.com/Neilpang/acme.sh + script to get SSL up on https://craigryder.com before attempting it with my more important domains. It works, except I didn’t add the www when I: Example …
Google’s 49-qubit chip will allow them to develop a 49-qubit quantum system that can solve problems that are far beyond the capacity of ordinary computers: Google calls this goal quantum supremacy. The 20-qubit system that the Google quantum computing team is now working on currently boasts a “two-qubit fidelity” of 99.5 percent. The higher the rating, …
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After close to 2 years, Google has released a new guide to SEO (search Engine Optimization) in PDF format. It can be found at this link Click to access search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf with the full information available here http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2010/09/seo-starter-guide-updated.html I have not started in on it yet but reckon it comes at an appropriate time when Google …
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By Christopher Heine, ClickZ, Apr 29, 2010 18Share Facebook has sent window decals out to businesses this week that instruct people to text in short code to “Like” the establishment. The decals were mailed to a limited number of companies in a small test, according to a Facebook spokesperson, who wouldn’t disclose further details. First …
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