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  Back in 2005, Blockbuster Video was a juggernaut of a company, and a small upstart called Netflix was rapidly growing into its space.  That was also the year I tried Netflix, then enthusiastically went back to Blockbuster because they had the better deal. Netflix proved to have a more solid foundation than Blockbuster thought.  Less […]

In December 2012, John McAfee was on the run from the Belizean police. He suspected that he was about to be framed for a neighbor’s murder, so he escaped before they could arrest him. But they knew exactly where he was. Vice Magazine had interviewed him and posted pictures on their website. The pictures had GPS coordinates embedded […]

  I found a big can of bread crumbs that I had forgotten about in the pantry.  Not knowing what to do with them, I decided to make all the recipes on the can’s label. The result wasn’t very tasty in my opinion, except for the breaded eggplants, which were delicious. Baked Tomatoes with Garlic […]

Authentication is the process of verifying your identification.  Entering your password into a system is authentication.  Showing a cashier your driver’s license when buying alcohol is authentication.  Typing in your PIN number at the ATM is authentication. A traditional method of authentication is two-factor authentication (2FA).  Typically, 2FA involves 1) something you know, and 2) something […]

  IMDb maintains a list of the top 250 movies of all time, as rated by its users.  Movies have been around for about 100 years.  Using IMDb’s top movies data, I made a playlist of the best film from each decade.  So far, Inception is the best-rated movie of the current decade, though that […]

  Television is no longer what it was in the 20th century.  The Internet changes everything. As television as we know it slowly goes extinct, it is being replaced with Internet video.  Here are some of my favorite “channels”.  Most are free or at least have free content. Netflix Amazon Instant Video YouTube TED iTunes […]