Joey Hess on his Google Summer of Code experiences : it didn’t work out so well for him. I have to concur to some degree; in my experience, GSOC mentoring is hard work
(tags: google summer-of-code gsoc coding software open-source spamassassin debian joey-hess ikiwiki)Measurement Lab : new PlanetLab/Google collaboration with various web-based tools to measure your internet connection — including a handy test to see if your ISP slows down BitTorrent
(tags: google networking bittorrent performance bandwidth p2p speed network measurement analysis metrics isp netneutrality)