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The reason why I am powering down...

After only 35 days, I decided to power down my account... The reason why I made this choice is simple. I just restarted school and I don't have much time to mak...

Surveillance State Pt 12

Hacking, Espionage, and Surveillance The subject of this lecture is the surveillance of American citizens by a foreign government through cyber means. In this l...

Surveillance State Pt 11

Biometrics: Eyes, Fingers, Everything. In a post-9/11 world, we want to link the biographic information we have available to us about risks associated with an i...

Cybersecurity Pt 5

The Problem of Identity on the Network Type the query “WHOIS” into a search engine, and you will see at least a half dozen links offering services that will, in...

Modern Electronics Pt 2

Circuits and Symbols In this article, we’ll look at electronic circuits, that is, interconnections of electronic components. As you recall, in the last article,...

Surveillance State Pt 10

Drones, Drones Everywhere. Manufacturers call them unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—or, more grandly, unmanned aircraft systems (UASs)—but the rest of the world ...

Surveillance State Pt 9

Under Observation: The Panopticon Effect. British philosopher Jeremy Bentham proposed erecting a hotel, or a jail, in circular form—with a watchman at the cente...

MAYWEATHER WON!

for those who didn't see the fight, mayweather won. by T.K.O. In my opinion, Mcgregor did well but lacked the endurance that a boxing match requires. Mayweather...

Modern Electronics Pt 1

Electricity and Electronics The most obvious reason for learning about modern electronics is that electronic devices are ubiquitous in our world. Consider some ...

Surveillance State Pt 8

Some Problems with Privacy Our current privacy rules are simply not up to the task of anticipating and accommodating every demand for interpretation and applica...

Cybersecurity Pt 4

Of Viruses, Botnets, and Logic Bombs The first known virus to infect a personal computer was named Brain.A.It was developed by two Pakistani brothers and was in...

Surveillance State Pt 7

Big Data’s Shadow Every click you take in cyberspace can be tracked, your cell phone broadcasts your geolocation, and all of your purchases and phone calls are ...

Cybersecurity Pt 3

The Five Gateways of Internet Vulnerability As we discussed in the last lecture, the logical structure of cyberspace is a web-like one that is both a virtue and...

Surveillance State Pt 6

The U.S. Spy Network in Action. The big intelligence organizations that you are probably familiar with— the CIA and the NSA—are only two of at least 17 standalo...

Cybersecurity Pt2

Every minute of every day, roughly 3 million Google searches are performed. In the same minute, 12 websites are hacked. The scope of the Internet is immense, an...

Surveillance State Pt 5

Failing to Connect the Dots on 9/11. In October 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed into law Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation that established ...

Wall street's biggest bear says bitcoin will hit $6000 by mid 2018

Thomas J. Lee, one of the most bearish stock strategists on Wall Street, is feeling a lot more optimistic about the prospects for bitcoin. 1. The cryptocurrency...

Bitcoin Cash is going crazy! passed $700 mark yesterday and is now at more than $800 !

The price of the digital currency Bitcoin Cash sustained its upward trajectory and surpassed the $700 mark on Aug. 18. Heading into the weekend trading sessions...

ICO, explained and more info!

An ICO is a recently emerged concept of crowdfunding projects in the cryptocurrency and Blockchain industries. 1. What is an ICO? ICO stands for Initial Coin Of...

My dream of going to steemfest!

It's only been 17 days since I created my Steemit account but I am already eating, living and breathing Steemit. I really want to go to steemfest 2 and right no...