Apparently over 150,000 gmail accounts were accidentally wiped over the weekend. Although that's not very many in the big picture of Google accounts, it's enough to have drawn a lot of attention to the issue.
Google has released a statement that they are working to restore all of the messages, attachments, and chat logs lost in the incident.
I know that I keep a lot of information and documents in my Gmail account that aren't well backed-up elsewhere. This makes me want to go through everything and save copies to my computer
just in case. I've heard that Google stores data very well and very long-term, so hopefully they'll be able to restore all of the affected accounts.
This site has more info for you.
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PBS, NPR Threatened - Congress is debating whether to completely eliminate funding
Friday, February 18, 2011
~ Thousands of shows and radio programs over the years
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB, helps fund public television and radio. Sesame Street, Nova, and PBS News Hour are just some of the shows that recieve funding, and radio stations such as National Public Radio(NPR) and many smaller television and radio stations (like my local classical station!) depend on these funds to operate.
Congress is currently considering not just reducing but COMPLETELY CUTTING all federal funds. Without this funding many stations and programs would have to end - especially those in smaller communities.
News, educational shows, documentaries and the arts - all of these will suffer, and all of these enrich us as individuals and as a nation!
Please, contact your Congressman and let him or her know that the CPB is an investment in our country!
To find out more about the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, check out their website at www.cpb.org
You can read an NPR article about the proposed elimination here.
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