I’ve been feeling a little nostalgic lately and have been thinking a lot about how chat rooms have evolved over the decades and thought I’d talk about it for a bit.. The evolution of online chat rooms has been a fascinating journey, spanning several decades. From their early beginnings as simple text-based platforms to the…
I Just Watched “The Universe: New Evidence of Parallel Worlds” (S3, E2) | Full Episode
String theory and the multi-verse always made a lot of sense to me. People believe in crazier things than this, don’t they? There is a comment on the video with 98 replies discussing that the commenter thinks he visits a parallel universe when he is asleep. I’ve always wondered that myself… I’ve had dreams that…
Nostalgia’s Allure: The Fallacy of Romanticizing The 1940s thru 1960s
Similar to a lot of you reading this, I love history. It’s often comforting to know our forefathers endured challenges that many of us alive today have never had to deal with… Specifically in the U.S, we have never had to witness a full scale attack similar to what the United Kingdom and other European…
Key Benefits of Embedding Discord Chat on Your Website
I started using Discord around three years ago.. The company I freelance with uses it to communicate and keep everyone on the same page. After about a year or so of using it I started to put the chat on a couple of my websites. I noticed that after doing this my bounce rate reduced…
How Virtualization Helps with System Security
Virtualization plays a crucial role in enhancing system security in various ways. I use it to containerize certain projects, especially when I’m researching malicious websites, code or spam…. Here are some other uses and key benefits of virtualization for system security: 1. **Isolation**: Virtualization allows you to create multiple isolated virtual machines (VMs) on a…
My Passion for History
As I sit down to write about my love for history, I’m filled with an overwhelming sense of excitement and nostalgia. History has been my lifelong passion, and I can’t help but reflect on what makes this subject so endlessly captivating to me. From the earliest age, I was drawn to stories of the past….
How To Avoid Data Theft When Working With Freelancers
Data breaches are a seemingly constant occurrence. The frequency of these events has increased dramatically in recent years, and they seem to be getting worse with each passing day. It’s getting to be common that unscrupulous freelancers are using their status as a non-employee to steal your data, hold it for ransom and even spy…
My Head is Spinning with AI Ideas
My head spins with the things you can do and that are possible with AI… of course I’ve written them down as I get inspired …. and with a lot of details of course (thanks Airtable). The dilemma remains though, that there is currently no feasible way I could pursue all of them… Soo I’ll…
How To Avoid Data Theft When Working With Freelancers
Data breaches are a seemingly constant occurrence. The frequency of these events has increased dramatically in recent years, and they seem to be getting worse with each passing day. It’s getting to be common that unscrupulous freelancers are using their status as a non-employee to steal your data, hold it for ransom and even spy…
Are Dreams a Glimpse into a Parallel Universe?
I know it’s morbid, but do you ever wonder what the world will be like when you are not around? What happens to you when you go to sleep or cease to exist? Is there a hidden world that exists parallel to our own? Maybe dreams give us a glimpse into this parallel universe. Think…
Domain Hijacking – Why You Should Be Concerned
Have you heard of domain hijacking? If not, don’t feel left behind. A lot of Internet users might not know that domain hijacking is a real threat to the virtual world. But this kind of cyber attack has been around for quite some time. It basically refers to the unauthorized takeover of a website and…
Can your smart tv be hacked?
I recently bought a smart tv for my office. I don’t all the time, but occasionally I also sleep in there. For the longest time, I used one of my laptops, desktop or just my phone to watch whatever I wanted to watch. It was never important to me to have a huge screen staring…
The Scary Reality of Surveillance Capitalism
The internet and digital technologies have transformed almost every aspect of our lives. Through innovations like smartphones, social media, and online services, we can access information, communicate with people around the world, and perform tasks faster and more conveniently than ever before. However, these same digital technologies are being used to monitor our behavior in…
IBM’s Fall From Grace: The Rise and Fall of IBM in the Digital Age
In the mid-2000s, Big Blue was king of the tech world. The company’s stock price hit an all-time high in 2001, and its earnings that year were higher than they had been in 25 years.The company ranked third place on the Fortune 500 list, behind only ExxonMobil and General Motors. And then it all came…
I Just Watched “A Look At The British Families Below The Poverty Line In 1975 | Our History”
This was from 1975. I’ve watched a lot of documentaries, primarily American and British, about the struggles people living in poverty must endure. It’s heart breaking…. Hearing about people going to bed hungry or not knowing if they’d even have a place to live from day to day really tugs on your heart. I watched…