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zyce··on Free Bing API completely Dead
The web search API remains free. Additionally, the other API features are free up to 5,000 transactions per month (images, maps, retail search, etc.)

I wouldn't say it's completely dead.

zyce··on Newegg refuses to repair defective laptop because user installed Linux
The policy quoted states you can't return it even if it is opened.

"The following conditions are not acceptable for return, and will result in the merchandise being returned to you: Any desktop PC, notebook or tablet PC that has been opened"

zyce··on [dead]
Incredibly skeptical. As an e-mail administrator going on 10 years, I'd be very surprised if Google needed to use a typical login process to review your mail. It makes no sense whatsoever.
zyce··on Facebook Outage: Wake Up Call For Websites
Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@blog.catchpoint.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Apache/2.2.9 Server at blog.catchpoint.com Port 80

zyce··on Reed Hastings: Comcast no longer following net neutrality principles
Akamai installs their blades directly inside ISPs. This covers Netflix and Hulu. What's up now, Comcast?
zyce··on Running Dropbox affiliate ads cost me my Adwords account
Much easier: Install any Linux distro in VMWare/VirtualBox, and use the CLI to download and install the dropbox daemon. Rinse and repeat. This only works for the CLI installation.

I went from 2.2GB --> 10.2GB in a few days doing this during my break.

zyce··on Motorola wins patent suit against Apple in Germany, iPhone/iPad to be banned
Sensationalist title, inaccurate and begging for extra clicks.

I'm not surprised to see this from a journalist, nor am I surprised to see this from Nokia. Nokia's offerings have been near non-existent since they moved from Symbian to WP7 development. If anything, this is a plus for Microsoft, who I'm sure would've been happy to fund this (if they did not).