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RSS gooSecond Life tackles virtual nuisances
News In the past, Second Life has also suffered from 'grey goo' attacks, where altered code multiplies objects within the world to such an extent that they bring down servers. But she said these grey goo attacks are now a declining problem. [12 Feb 2008]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 08.02.08
Round-Up Podcast The mighty takeover bid, eBay plays nice, diet tiles and Second Life's grey goo are all discussed in this week's Round-Up podcast. Andy McCue hosts and is joined in the studio by Tim Ferguson and Bethan Jones. [08 Feb 2008]
Design Firm Expects Annual Savings of More Than $2 Million With Collaboration Solution
White Paper Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) has collaboration and file-sharing needs that reach beyond those of most design firms. Because it develops resort facilities in the remote reaches of the world, the firm faces acute obstacles to accessing... [16 Feb 2007]
Stories of the month: November
News Second Life bogged down by grey goo Meanwhile, back in the metaverse, Second Life has certainly been racking up the column inches almost as fast as it adds new residents - but it's not been without its troubles, facing an attack of 'grey goo... [29 Nov 2006]
Second Life bogged down by grey goo
News Second Life had to close its cyber gates for a short time on Sunday after a 'grey goo' virus attacked the virtual world. The virtual world was closed for 21 minutes to all except Linden staff, who were busy tidying up the aftermath of the grey goo. [20 Nov 2006]
Goo Goo Candy Goes for Good Taste with MAS 200
White Paper Standard Candy was functioning fairly well using a combination manual and computer automated accounting system until its volume grew so much that it got bogged down in processing. To remedy this sticky situation, the company began a search for an... [24 Feb 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Grey goo
Comment Nanotechnology promises all kinds of advances but some would have us believe it might just destroy the planet, converting our surroundings into what has famously been termed 'grey goo'. Here, we are warned, is a technology of micro-machines smaller... [07 Aug 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense
News Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Grey goo It's 2003 and Peter Cochrane's column for silicon.com is going from strength to strength. Rest assured, we are placing all his writing on this page, reachable by using http://www.silicon.com/petercochrane. [10 Mar 2003]
Google searches for more moola
Comment Sales in Japan will rival Overture's expected launch in that market in the first quarter of 2003 in partnership with NTT-X, which operates the Goo portal and Lycos Japan. Google may currently be king of the consumer search engine outfits - but it's... [30 Aug 2002]
Radio - someone still loves you
Comment Given the fiasco over local loop unbundling and the 3G licence debacle, one could be forgiven for thinking electronic content and commerce has burst out of the starting blocks only to trip up. But there is an unlikely contender waiting in the wings... [08 Jun 2001]
With partners like these... more Dome doom
Comment Yes, it's the Millennium Dome rising up from the muddy banks of the Thames to cover yet another would-be suitor in estuarine goo. Earlier this week, Legacy was named as the 'sole preferred bidder' to take over the Dome when the ill-fated exhibition... [24 Nov 2000]
