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A nearby smartphone makes it hard to concentrate
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Plinius 4 hours ago. 1 Reply 1 Like
Being near your smartphone reduces brainpower even if it's off, study showsYour cognitive capacity is reduced…Continue
Shopping for a VPN
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Grinning Cat Jun 9. 1 Reply 1 Like
Fake VPN services are popping up after GOP Congress kills privacy rulesLast week, Congress …Continue
Facebook watching you
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Grinning Cat Jun 9. 1 Reply 1 Like
Facebook could secretly watch users through webcams, patent…Continue
Zombie Slot Machine
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Loren Miller May 14. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Tristan Harris shows that using your smart phone is as addictive as playing a slot machine.How…Continue
Tags: app design, mind manipulation
Beyond fake news, bot networks, and trolls - to automated behavior manipulation
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Apr 1. 4 Replies 1 Like
The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda MachineCambridge Analytica, a new automated propaganda machine poised to manage White House digital…Continue
CIA cyberwarfare on us
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Bertold Brautigan Mar 9. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Just in case you feel the current administration doesn't have enough power, we find out that the CIA can take control of your iPhone and Twitter account, or watch you through your smart Samsung TV, at will. Moreover, the vulnerabilities they…Continue
Tags: cyber weapons, cyberwarfare, spyware, weaponized Apple, Google, and Microsoft vulnerabilities
AI against trolls
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 8. 0 Replies 1 Like
Now Anyone Can Deploy Google’s Troll-Fighting AIHorray! I hope this works!A Google offshoot called Jigsaw declared war on trolls, launching a…Continue
Tags: troll control, Jigsaw
In the US, Ads watch YOU!
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joseph P Jan 23. 1 Reply 1 Like
Secret signals between your TV, computer, laptop, smartphone, etc, so corporations can follow your every move. Creepy!…Continue
Tags: spyware apps
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Comment by Joseph P on April 13, 2015 at 12:41am -
No. The brand of the device has no impact on which frequencies it uses. The available frequencies are dictated by the FCC, and the standard on which the device runs dictates which of the available frequencies it uses.
Even if you have two devices using the same standard and frequency, there are multiple channels for each frequency. Do you remember the old-school wireless phones which would have a little 'Channel' button to allow you to switch between different channels, if you were experiencing interference on a given channel? Newer wireless devices have the same feature, only the channel switching is handled automatically. Devices scan the available channels for potential interference and pick a good one.
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Comment by Donald L. Engel on April 13, 2015 at 12:31am -
Help-!! I was looking for a nerd group. I'm not a nerd, and that is why I was looking for one. I have a question concerning headsets that are used with the TV.
My wife and I sit side by side at our computers, and listen to different TV programs with headsets. We have a JVC, and a Radio Shack Auvio. The Auvio is uncomfortable, and keeps breaking physically. We would like to both use JVC, but wonder if using two JVC's would interfere with each other frequency-wise. Wouldn't they both be transmitting at the same frequency?
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Comment by Joseph P on March 13, 2015 at 4:10pm
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Err, does it actually work? "Having all of the required working parts" and "not coming apart when you put it in an actual jet and try to use it" are two different things.
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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on March 13, 2015 at 4:03pm
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Comment by Steph S. on February 8, 2015 at 9:13pm -
Paul welcome to the group- I hope you enjoy it here.
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Comment by sk8eycat on January 26, 2015 at 7:57pm -
Spud, I kinda thought, "Duck and cover," but I knew immediately that it would be as useless as I knew it was when we had those stupid drills in school.
"Duck, cover, and die anyway."
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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 26, 2015 at 6:51pm
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Reuse, recycle ...
Idaho Spud, your baseball at 90% lightspeed is shit scary.
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Comment by Idaho Spud on January 26, 2015 at 12:19pm -
What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?
I was surprised at how close I guessed at the correct answer.
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Comment by Steph S. on January 13, 2015 at 8:18pm
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Holly - welcome to the group.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on January 10, 2015 at 3:30pm -
Ruth, the photo didn't come through to my Wall, but I was able to get it from my mailbox! Most often I can't.
I love the demonstration of balance. We need to learn how to balance our lives in this crazy up is down, war is peace, world.
I'm very glad I was able to retrieve it. I'm sharing it.
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