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Anyone using Google Store Anything yet?

Deividson Okopnik [deivid.okop at gmail.com]


Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:33:06 -0300

Heres some info on the features:

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/201[...]-and-store-anything-in.html#comment-form

:P


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Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]


Mon, 5 Apr 2010 16:58:46 -0400

On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 01:33:06PM -0300, Deividson Okopnik wrote:

> Heres some info on the features:
> 
> http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/201[...]-and-store-anything-in.html#comment-form
> 
> :P

Awesome! I'm always looking for a place to dump my kids' diapers... now, I'll just store them at Google until I can find a convenient trashcan. It's also nice to know that Google will automatically index them for me: in case the available trashcan isn't big enough to hold the entire set, I can implement a FIFO algorithm (perhaps with special-case handling for the stinkiest ones.)

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* Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *


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Chris Bannister [mockingbird at earthlight.co.nz]


Tue, 18 Apr 2010 01:59:52 +1200

On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 04:58:46PM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote:

> Awesome! I'm always looking for a place to dump my kids' diapers... now,
> I'll just store them at Google until I can find a convenient trashcan.

:(

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/04/63182 http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/diapers.htm

-- 
Chris.
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Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]


Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:25:14 -0400

On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 01:59:52AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 04:58:46PM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote:
> > Awesome! I'm always looking for a place to dump my kids' diapers... now,
> > I'll just store them at Google until I can find a convenient trashcan.
> 
> :(
> 
> http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/04/63182
> http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/diapers.htm

This, unfort, is one of the trade-offs we've had to make due to living on a boat. We really, really wanted to go with cloth diapers - I had no problem with investing the $250 or so to get set up with one of the available systems - but the lack of an easily-available washing machine defeated us in the end. We have a little manual washing machine on board (http://www.laundry-alternative.com/wonderwash.htm), and it's a wonderful gadget... but there's just no way for my wife to keep up with the laundry needs for a family of four and ~10 diapers a day on top of that.

We're very aware of our environmental impact overall, especially the edges that most people don't consider; e.g., washing cloth diapers means N extra loads per week|month|year and dumping detergent, etc. back into the water system. All of our water comes from our tanks - meaning that we either have to refill it by taking the boat to a dock, or (more commonly) by filling our 5-gallon jugs and humping them to, and onto, the boat. As it stands right now, we average about 3 gallons a day for all our needs (although it can temporarily spike somewhat higher); the average American family of four uses 400 gallons per day (http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf).

You can't live aboard a cruising boat, full-time, and not be environmentally conscious. There are lots of people to whom the environment is emotionally important, and there's nothing wrong with that; to us, it's everything from our daily bread to the power that we use to run our computers. It's an intimate friend, and we treat it that way, every day.

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* Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *


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Chris Bannister [mockingbird at earthlight.co.nz]


Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:29:17 +1200

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 09:25:14AM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 01:59:52AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 04:58:46PM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote:
> > > Awesome! I'm always looking for a place to dump my kids' diapers... now,
> > > I'll just store them at Google until I can find a convenient trashcan.
> > 
> > :(
> > 
> > http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/04/63182
> > http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/diapers.htm
> 
> This, unfort, is one of the trade-offs we've had to make due to living
> on a boat. We really, really wanted to go with cloth diapers - I had

Ahhh! fair enough. Considering ... [snip]

> As it stands right now, we average about 3 gallons a day for
> all our needs (although it can temporarily spike somewhat higher); the
> average American family of four uses 400 gallons per day
> (http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf). 

it is an excellent tradeoff! Good on you!

fischer% wget "http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf"
--2010-04-21 00:26:15--  http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf
Resolving www.wrb.state.ri.us... 204.139.0.222
Connecting to www.wrb.state.ri.us|204.139.0.222|:80...

and it just stays like that.

> You can't live aboard a cruising boat, full-time, and not be
> environmentally conscious. There are lots of people to whom the
> environment is emotionally important, and there's nothing wrong with
> that; to us, it's everything from our daily bread to the power that we
> use to run our computers. It's an intimate friend, and we treat it that
> way, every day.

If only more people thought like that.

-- 
Chris.


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Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]


Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:20:52 -0400

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 12:29:17AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:

> 
> fischer% wget "http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf"
> --2010-04-21 00:26:15--  http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf
> Resolving www.wrb.state.ri.us... 204.139.0.222
> Connecting to www.wrb.state.ri.us|204.139.0.222|:80...
> 
> and it just stays like that.

I cheated. Put

average american family uses * gallons of water per day

into Google, and you'll get the (relatively obvious) results, without having to download anything. :)

-- 
* Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *


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