Server Runs Continuously For 24 Years

Server Runs Continuously For 24 Years

In 1993 a Stratus server was booted up by an IT application architect — and it’s still running. An anonymous reader writes: “It never shut down on its own because of a fault it couldn’t handle,” says Phil Hogan, who’s…

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ISPs Finally Abandon The Copyright Alert System

ISPs Finally Abandon The Copyright Alert System

“Major internet providers are ending a four-year-old system in which consumers received ‘copyright alerts’ when they viewed peer-to-peer pirated content,” reports Variety. An anonymous reader quotes Engadget’s update on the Copyright Alert System. It was supposed to spook pirates by…