beolab1700··on Introducing Google Cloud Storage NearlineThere is no need to base64 encode the data on the way in or way out. I cannot think of any APIs that use base64 encoded requests or responses.
beolab1700··on FriendFeed is shutting downThey kept the service running for more than five years after the aqui-hire. I wouldn't call that showing the middle finger.
beolab1700··on FriendFeed is shutting downBret did not make the decision to close FriendFeed. Bret left Facebook more than two years ago. He had no involvement.