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Tonight I break down Section 230 of the CDA which I am sure half the planet is going crazy over today as they have no clue what it is, how it has let the Internet grow, and why Twitter may have really screwed up regardless of what you think of the president. Sadly there is wide support on both sides
My first experience of wireless phone charging was over ten years ago in 2009 with the Palm Pre and its Touchstone charger, which doubled up as a desk stand, tilting the phone at just the right angle. After the annoyances of multiple charger connectors, the simplicity of wireless charging was a revelation, even though Palm's implementation had a few quirks.
HBO Max, HBO's new streaming service, has debuted. You can start your free seven-day trial right through the HBO Max website if you are a new HBO customer. Once the free trial ends, the service costs $14.99 a month. Those who currently subscribe to HBO may already have access to HBO Max. You can check to see if your provider
The Wall Street Journal has a very detailed article that examines why Facebook is such a toxic place to visit. Several efforts were made internally to make Facebook less divisive, but executives shut down or weakened those efforts. Facebook had kicked off an internal effort to understand how its platform shaped user behavior and how the company might address potential
Twitter has done something that I never thought they would actually do. They corrected the misinformation in two of President Trump's tweets about mail-in ballots. According to The Washington Post, this is the first time Twitter has labeled Trump's tweets with a fact-check. CNN, which does not require a subscription in order to read things posted on their website, wrote
Although many of us still remain in lockdown, there's light at the end of the pandemic tunnel with a number of countries now easing the restrictions. Painful as it has been for many, it's also been positive in several respects. I spend more time with my children, there's no hour long commute and I've been taking walks every day. Well,
Battle Royale remains a tremendously popular segment of mobile gaming but these fast-paced action games need speedy systems to make them shine. Consequently, it's no great surprise that OnePlus has partnered with Epic Games to create a new mobile experience for owners of the OnePlus 8 series of phones when it comes to playing Fortnite. With the rollout currently underway, OnePlus
Several tech companies are asking the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that would prevent the FBI from obtaining people's browser history without a warrant. The tech companies include: Mozilla, Reddit, Twitter, and Patreon. Mozilla Corporation, Engine, Reddit, Inc., Reform Government Surveillance, Twitter, i2Coalition, and Patreon sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Chairman of
The lockdown might be easing in your country, but it doesn't look like working from home is going to go away anytime soon: VPNs, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meet are all the new norms for the working day. With all the family at home, flat surfaces are at a premium and the kitchen table is now my
A judge has ruled that the act of looking at a phone's lock screen requires a warrant – in some circumstances. This ruling was made by the Honorable John C. Coughenour in the United States District Court Western District of Washington at Seattle. It seems to me that this ruling requires the FBI to have a warrant before they can
Going back about 12 years I built two computers, a media center for the home theater cabinet in the living room and a server to back up all files – that one resided in my home office. These days those things seem to be gone from our tech landscape, and I miss them. I miss building them myself and setting
Well several things to talk about tonight is the ongoing picking of winners and losers. I also share a bit of news I have not yet made public but thought to do so in light of everything that is going on. I hope your all well and enjoy the memorial day weekend if you are allowed to go outside without
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