Month: October 2016

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Can I Register To Vote Online For The November 8th Presidential Election? | Chart Shows 50 States And How You Can Register To Vote

John Watson

October 29, 2016
Filed in: Politics


The Presidential Election is coming up fast, it is now only away on November 8th, 2016. However, in order to participate, you need to be registered to vote. With the advent of the internet, many states now allow you to register to vote online. In fact, 33 states allow you to register online, while 16 states require you to register by mail. Just one state requires you to... read more
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Paypal, Twitter, PSN, Pinterest, and Other Major Sites Down After A Massive DDOS Attack

John Watson

October 21, 2016
Filed in: Internet Security • Technology


Paypal, Twitter, and PSN, among other major websites including Pinterest, SoundCloud, Github, Box, Heroku, Freshbooks, SaneBox, and Vox Media, among others are currently down as a direct result of a massive DDOS attack against Dyn, a popular DNS services provider. Reddit, Spotify, Shopify, Airbnb, Wired.com, and Zoho CRM are also on the Dyn networks, but since they are... read more
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The Future of Consumer Internet Connectivity and Demise of Oligopoly ISP Giants

Alaric Anderson

October 16, 2016
Filed in: Future Tech • Internet Security • Privacy Guides • Technology


To understand what the future of internet connectivity will be, you have to understand several things. First, you need to understand how people connect to the internet right now. Most people do not know anything about how the internet works besides that they pay their ISP every month for internet access, and that they put a password into their computer to access wifi from... read more
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Top 10 Reasons Why Quora Sucks And Deserves To Die A Quick Death

John Watson

October 5, 2016
Filed in: Internet Trends • Technology • Top Ten


It is amazing that Quora raised millions of dollars for a crummy question and answer website. It probably was able to raise the funds for several reasons, none of which were because it deserved to raise even a penny. These reasons probably included: the owner had connections, they did a good job at raising capital, the owners had a good credit rating, and the people doing... read more