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The Quantified Self Movement
Quantified Self 2011 (Photo credit: Bytemarks) Analyze your own data ‘Technology has made it easier than ever to track your activity levels, your sleep cycles, how you spend your time, and more. The...
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Why Do We See Illusions?
When it is there Just look long enough at any kind of corrugated surface and you will see surely see one (faces, things, etc…). It’s the trick of shadows. When it isn’t real I had a friend who...
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A Great Resource for Avid Photographers
George Eastman House (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Explore the World’s Oldest Photography Museum See the oldest photos from 1840s ‘The George Eastman House is the first museum of photography to join the...
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Murder Confession on Social Network
Image via CrunchBase Thieves being caught on social networks is commonplace now. This confession beats that “My sister had an abusive meth addict boyfriend,” read the confession. “I killed him with his...
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Why Prefer Paper Over Screens
Image via CrunchBase The Reading Brain in The Digital Age I prefer paper over screens for the simple reason paper is eye-friendly. Here are more reasons ‘E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular...
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Google Will Grant Your ‘Death Wish’ Now
Plan your digital afterlife and will with Inactive Account Manager There are apps and services that offer to let you pass your social accounts to your ‘heirs’ but It seems Google is the first to offer...
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Stolen London Laptop Found in Iran
Netbook as PC desktop (Photo credit: cizauskas) How it was tracked When Deltoro lost his laptop, his tracking app found it in Iran. Then he started a Tumblr called “Dom’s laptop is in Iran,” and posted...
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“Trolls” Paid for by Governments
Jimbo Wales discusses trolling in a special session during Wikimania 2006. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ‘Trolls’ are simply comments made to provoke anger and garner attention So why do people troll? Can...
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Don’t Blame Fed for Boston’s Cell Network ‘Shutdown’
Also an excellent comprehensive events coverage by Motherboard What Happened to Boston’s Cell Phone Network After the Marathon Bombing? ‘Gut instinct suggests that the network must’ve been overloaded...
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Useful Low-cost Digital Camera Hacks
‘The prime amateur photography lesson is that it’s just about composition and light. But the second most important lesson was taught to me by a professional photographer whom I hesitantly asked about...
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Man Falsely Convicted of Hacking
Yesterday, I posted a piece about the anguish of a Googler being banned from all Google services. Now imagine yourself in the shoes of a falsely convicted ‘hacker’. This is the same hacking statute...
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Is Fight About Online Privacy Futile?
Even the supercybersleuth Eugene Kaspersky says forget about it ‘…the Internet is not only a place to be humiliated. It’s also a place for people or companies to pick up even more information about...
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EULA and the Advantage of Free Apps
End User License Agreement – close-up (Photo credit: Brett L.) EULA – acronym for End-user license agreement This EULA Will Make You Rethink Every App and Online Service You Use ‘…Without the public...
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Double-trouble for Taking Revenge on ex-Boss
FBI analyst. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If you will take revenge on one person, target wisely and don’t punish the innocents. This one got his revenge but doubled his troubles ‘Michael Meneses was...
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Spiritual Advice on Counterhacking
Whosoever shall hack thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also Why hacking back is not wise ‘While cybersecurity is an integral part of CloudFlare’s business, Prince cautions that any...
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Most Controversial Facebook Post Yet
20 Years in Prison for a Facebook Post? And just yesterday, my post was The Danger with Facebook Pages ‘On May 1st, Cam allegedly posted some lyrics to a rap he was writing on Facebook. It contained a...
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Another Activist Case on Facebook
Police cavalry in Israel (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Israeli blogger threatened for inciting to create ‘chaos’ against government I just learned from this case that Israel is a bit democratic...
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Xbox One was Steve Jobs’ Idea
Why you should lock your ideas until it’s patented ‘Today, I saw something very close to Steve Jobs’ dream device. ‘Just before he died, Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson about his dream...
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Promoting Homosexuality in Children’s Schools
English: Uniform of the Boy Scouts of America in 1974. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) They finally STEPPED OVER THE LINE. When will the world system ban heterosexuality next!!? The only good thing about it...
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The Password Protection Act
It will bar employers from demanding Facebook, Twitter, etc… login info ‘If the Password Protection Act becomes law, it would make it a crime for employers to ask that third question. ‘The PPA was...
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