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Best Artificial Intelligence Movies Ever Made
Though science-fiction has always been a fantasy-like genre, the category of artificial intelligence has become much more relevant in today's time.
Adrian ScottPublished 6 years ago in 01- Top Story - January 2018
The Dark Web Videos – Horrors From Beyond
The dark web is a place that seems deliciously appealing to some and terrifying to others. It's a place that anyone could enter with the right know-how while also keeping the image of being a forbidden land where very few should tread. So what is the dark web and why are there so many horror stories about it?
The Unholy CreeperPublished 6 years ago in 01 In Defense of Turning Tech Off for the Sake of Sanity
There's a lot that can be said about modern society — and much of it is great. We are, in general, a more open-minded society than we were 50 years ago. Our grocery stores are better and carry better varieties of food than they used to. And, booze can be ordered online and delivered to your door.
Ossiana M. TepfenhartPublished 7 years ago in 01Robo Call Headaches
It seems I do not receive too many telephone calls from humans anymore. Rather, most are from computers (aka "robo calls") either soliciting something or informing me of the schedule of a maintenance worker. Like a lot of you, I am not immune to the absurd spam calls. One of my favorites is, "Stop what you're doing and listen carefully..." Yeah, like I'm going to drop everything and listen to some dolt trying to sell me something. I can usually hangup on such calls within one second.
How Does the Dark Web Work?
The Dark Web is now a famous corner of the internet that worries police, parents, and corporations alike. Though it's gained notoriety as the birthplace of Bitcoin and the area of origin for a number of insane horror stories, not many people really know much about the Dark Web.
Riley Raul ReesePublished 7 years ago in 01- Top Story - July 2017
Trance-Humanism
I am a big fan of all the great things technology has enabled us to do, and also what it has enabled us to not have to do. While many people are still working at jobs they ultimately would not have chosen, the implementation of computer programs and advanced machinery has freed many of us from hard physical labor and moved the workplace into more of a sedentary and techno-dominant realm.
Michael ThielmannPublished 7 years ago in 01