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by circuitbored
Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:04 pm
Forum: Topics
Topic: Open this in moments of deep personal crisis...
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Views: 11381

Open this in moments of deep personal crisis...

A strange thing happens to most of us when we traverse through life and get older and wiser... As we grow and age experience a life altering event or challenge and realize that we aren't indestructible, and that we have no control over our future, we react in one of many ways... We may go into denia...
by circuitbored
Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:26 pm
Forum: Presentations
Topic: Examining if life exists outside of our current sphere...
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Examining if life exists outside of our current sphere...

A pretty captivating discussion, and visual analysis of whether life exists on other planets outside of ours or not.
by circuitbored
Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:20 pm
Forum: Topics
Topic: One year into owning my 2017 Volvo XC90... [rants perhaps]
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Views: 12416

One year into owning my 2017 Volvo XC90... [rants perhaps]

So I'm one year into owning my Volvo XC90 SUV and it's been a mainly positive experience... I've been meaning to rant about a few things concerning it for a while now, and I figured today is as good a day as any other so here goes. I've owned my 2017 R Design for almost a year now, and I don't regre...
by circuitbored
Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:00 pm
Forum: Topics
Topic: So does it all boil down to adjusting an algorithm now?
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Views: 10861

So does it all boil down to adjusting an algorithm now?

This article just published today on CNN http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/12/technology/facebook-news-feed-change/index.html pushed me into a serious thought zone today... Is running a site that effectively catalogs the life events and communication of so many people playing with fire by manipulating it...
by circuitbored
Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:40 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: That feeling in your gut that the future of technology is not going in the right direction...
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Views: 10631

That feeling in your gut that the future of technology is not going in the right direction...

In recent years we've seen many things happened in the world that made us worried; from legislative attacks on an already expensive and complex health insurance structure to the repeal of Net Neutrality protections. We've see restructuring of the tax system to benefit the wealthier American populati...
by circuitbored
Fri Nov 10, 2017 1:48 am
Forum: Discussions
Topic: America in crisis... From Hollywood to Your Neighborhood...
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Views: 9783

America in crisis... From Hollywood to Your Neighborhood...

So with recent allegations against Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, many more, and just recently Louis CK, The entertainment industry is on fire, and not in a good way. I'm heart broken to find that this firestorm is ruining the esteem I've held for years for some of my favorite comedians...
by circuitbored
Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:21 pm
Forum: Topics
Topic: Restaurants Can Avoid Negative Financial Hits like Chipotle If They Differentiate Themselves With Cleanliness
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Views: 10070

Restaurants Can Avoid Negative Financial Hits like Chipotle If They Differentiate Themselves With Cleanliness

There I was, prior to ordering anything, in a bathroom at McDowell's (real name not used for obvious reasons) and I was totally grossed out by a puddle of fluid gathered on the floor that stretched from the closed toilet stall to the sink and I couldn't help thinking "My goodness, do the line c...
by circuitbored
Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:52 pm
Forum: Topics
Topic: Hackers are not currently the biggest threat to the Internet's future...
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Views: 12835

Hackers are not currently the biggest threat to the Internet's future...

The movie with just a few kids taking down a huge evil credit card company on laptops in their parent's basements is over. These days, major companies and governments enlist armies of people to do everything from influencing public opinion about products to changing the course of major election resu...
by circuitbored
Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:23 pm
Forum: Topics
Topic: Music and Social Media that will survive...
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Views: 10540

Music and Social Media that will survive...

Technology has revolutionized the world. Its no surprise that people who vowed to never use a cell phone now can't manage to live without one. I am amazed when I can create a musical composition and then within minutes of its creation, I can upload it to one site, http://www.soundcloud.com/winterman...
by circuitbored
Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:22 pm
Forum: Topics
Topic: Should the news media be a money making operation?
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Views: 23642

Should the news media be a money making operation?

As I was listening to WTOP news [a DC news/talk radio station] in my car today, a funny thing happened. In pretext, the TV "meltdown" award of this week goes to this emphatic Congressman, Partick Kennedy (D) from Rhode Island, for citing that the media/press is paying more attention to con...