Google is rolling out new TOS and "Privacy" Policy effective March 1. Among these is hidden the following:

We may use the name you provide for your Google Profile across all of the services we offer that require a Google Account. In addition, we may replace past names associated with your Google Account so that you are represented consistently ( Read more... )

Google Plus has flagged my profile for violating their TOS. I only found out by visiting G+. I have until August 23rd to change my name or else they will suspend my profile. My profile page says there's a problem with my name, and I can submit an appeal or submit additional information. Submit additional information is linked to the page ( Read more... )

( Hiding your Circles )

I had a Googling question which I found the answer to right after making the post, but keeping this up for posterity.

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Man, what is it with the Google Maps generic map/directions service slams these days?

...how to sync my Google Calendar and iCal.

And why don't they call it GCal?

Another phrase that has zero hits on Google (in quotations): "wikipedia purity test"

On the side of a conversation about Jonathan Coulton, "Code Monkey", "Chiron Beta Prime", and "DNA", I received the following relevant ads:

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in German, with subtitles