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by circuitbored
Thu Aug 04, 2022 3:20 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Maybe it's just me, but It feels like I'm constantly being gaslit on the Internet...
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Views: 3924

Maybe it's just me, but It feels like I'm constantly being gaslit on the Internet...

I can recall a time used to wake up early in the morning before I start work with a spring in my step to log on and see what my friends and family were up to and to post what was important to me... I used to enjoy getting messages from people and seeing real comments on things I post in real time fr...
by circuitbored
Fri Jul 29, 2022 8:49 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Even Beyoncé is not showing in Instagram search results...
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Views: 2956

Even Beyoncé is not showing in Instagram search results...

If a major bank with 100 million customers erroneously overcharges each customer $1, they stand to make ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS based on the error... In our reality, this happens in many ways within the banking industry, it's not unusual for banks to erroneously charge their customer base even m...
by circuitbored
Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:46 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Modern Social Media: The unsustainably worst method for fostering business opportunity.
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Views: 3925

Modern Social Media: The unsustainably worst method for fostering business opportunity.

Hello there small business owner and/or creative independent person. I know your pain... I too run my own business and have dealt with many years of soul crushing torture trying to gain traction on social media and found it to be complex, endlessly frustrating, and bewildering. I found better busine...
by circuitbored
Tue Jun 21, 2022 8:03 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Key steps in creating a toxic data harvesting social media cash cow
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Views: 3785

Key steps in creating a toxic data harvesting social media cash cow

I took some time out to think about key aspects of how modern day information gathering operations operate now based on my experiences as a developer. The more I though about how modern day surveillance and information gathering could occur now, it became apparent to me how much Social Media has bec...
by circuitbored
Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:42 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Don't quit your day job.
Replies: 0
Views: 3866

Don't quit your day job.

There is a huge cost to losing the most talented people in the workforce. Exit these days means that very talented people often lose track of their field and face a harder re-entry point with lower salary if they decide to return. Equally as worrisome is the idea of starting your own new venture fro...
by circuitbored
Sun Jun 05, 2022 7:24 pm
Forum: Topics
Topic: The art of doing nothing for things that do nothing for you
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Views: 3710

The art of doing nothing for things that do nothing for you

There is a special power in doing nothing as a protest when you experience injustice. Not complaining, not watching, not buying things, not worrying... Just protesting by just doing nothing. But important to note, the effect is often only felt properly when it is done en-masse, although individually...
by circuitbored
Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:07 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Private companies suspending service to Russia post-globalism will create a troublesome precedent
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Views: 3572

Private companies suspending service to Russia post-globalism will create a troublesome precedent

I first need to make a thorough disclaimer in opposition to the terrible actions of war that are occurring in Ukraine at the moment. Innocent lives are under constant threat, and there has been devastating results to actions taken by officials in the current state of war on-going in Ukraine. I would...
by circuitbored
Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:46 pm
Forum: Topics
Topic: Uncovering Twitter's mysterious "shadow ban" feature...
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Views: 3244

Uncovering Twitter's mysterious "shadow ban" feature...

The following is just an opinion, not necessarily fact, but based on the author's extensive experience in web development and in managing multiple social media accounts. Feel free to draw your own conclusions and or argue about the relevance of these issues cited on our very low-key (and possibly no...
by circuitbored
Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:22 am
Forum: Discussions
Topic: We simply stopped the process of innovating new things that actually solve problems.
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Views: 13402

We simply stopped the process of innovating new things that actually solve problems.

Remote work life during quarantine has been stressful for many. The problem is that we're still clearly not past the Covid threat, and a rush to bring everyone back together to spur economic activity downtown (based on tax revenue it will generate) will create a lot of technical debt, unexpected hea...
by circuitbored
Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:04 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Your frustration with the Internet and modern business is real from every angle; It's not you that needs to fix it.
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Views: 4903

Your frustration with the Internet and modern business is real from every angle; It's not you that needs to fix it.

People are gaming sites and web-based apps now more than ever for profit. Even apps that were traditionally based on increasing productivity are now susceptible to the cash-grab race as the publicly traded companies behind making them are in a scramble to codify investors each year because of the ve...