Ever wondered how Google manages insane amounts of data? Take a peek at their datacentres...

Humans are pretty excessive creatures by nature. We like it when stuff occurs in large amounts, for example: - Money.  We all wanna be rich. Disagree? Not buying it.  If I had a million bucks and gave it to you, would you bin it?  Didn't think so. - Food.  Might not apply...

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Scammers also need money at this time of year... :)

We all know about fake banking emailers that regularly get sent out, giving the impression that the mail is being sent from a legitimate financial institution. We also know all about what to watch out for - I have written several posts on the topic in the past which you can search for if you need to...

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Is it about to be the End of the World as we know it? Do you feel fine...?

So according to the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar (most notably used by the Maya), time as we know it ends on 21 December 2012 (just over 5 weeks from now). This has caused some commotion in the minds of doomsday lovers all over, who eagerly await the date just so that they can say "See? I told...

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