Cell phone batteries.

Have you ever noticed that most new cell phones do not allow you to remove the battery?

Well, I don’t know about you, but I don’t think it’s by accident. You are being tracked. At the moment it’s being blamed on malware and while that is part of the reason for getting tracked, it’s not all of it. Continue reading “Cell phone batteries.”

Facial recognition.

From Macy’s to Ace Hardware, facial recognition is already everywhere. Facial recognition is popping up at our favorite stores, but customers are largely unaware. Some of the US’s most popular stores — including Macy’s and Ace Hardware — are using facial recognition on their customers, largely without their knowledge.

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Microsoft Windows 10/11.

Microsoft Windows 10/11 is no longer just an OS it is now a service, just like the new Office 365. Microsoft charges their customers monthly or yearly to use office 365 also known as the “service”. I have a hunch that it won’t be long before Microsoft will charge customers to use Windows as well.

I switched to Linux almost immediately after the release of Windows 10 and would never go back. Something tells me if Microsoft starts to charge for Windows then Linux will become very, very, popular.

Nerds And Geeks Are So Underappreciated.

How many people can quote the latest stats from a particular sports figure or their favorite team? 

Or how many people seem to worship the ground a celebrity walks on and knows probably more about them than the person themselves? Yet what have the celebrities or sports figures done for everyday life? What have they actually contributed to society? These days, they seem to do nothing, but complain about the country that gave them the very opportunity to make the millions, they think they are are entitled to. 

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