NatureTree
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- A guy who writes stuff for fun that can end up in writing or a YouTube video.
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Dispelling 2 Myths About Anarchism and showing why it is obtainable
Plenty of people see anarchism as a dumb and unobtainable goal that will always lead to chaos. While I disagree with that assessment, I can kind of see why people think like that. Plenty of myths about anarchism and things even said by anarchists have made the ideology seem like something that is more appealing to edgy teens than actual intelligent adults who understand humans need some degree of society in order to function. This is why I want to write this article and dispel some of the myths surrounding anarchism as a concept that has led to it getting such a negative reception in the eyes of the average person.
By NatureTree4 months ago in History
Focusing on Democracy and Its History
It feels right now like democracy is dying and people are worshipping the idea of returning to authoritarianism. And that is not just something that is in my head: a bunch of information is coming out about how democracy is backsliding with the rise of populism and as autocracies are starting to rise in influence. It feels like democracy is getting close to being on its last legs and the idea of freedom being good or desirable is starting to fade from the minds of a lot of people as more are being convinced that dictatorships are cool and fun!
By NatureTree4 months ago in Humans
Republic of Pineland - The Training Nation of North Carolina
There are a whole bunch of special operations forces in fighting forces all around the world, and one of the most unconventional when it comes to training is the United States Army Special Forces, or the Green Berets if you want to go by their nickname. The main focus of this particular unit of the US Army is counter-terrorism as well as unconventional warfare, which has been their main focus and mission since this part of the United States military was founded back on June 19th, 1952. This kind of thing is pretty hard to practice, so there is a unique exercise for the candidates of this branch of the US military that has been designed just to put them through the wringer called Exercise Robin Sage.
By NatureTree4 months ago in History
DES and AES - The Two different encryption standards for block ciphers
There are two very useful encryption standards in the modern world that are used in cybersecurity. One of them is the DES - or data encryption standard if you want to go with the long name instead of going with the short acronym. DES is considered to be a symmetric block cipher that usually consists of sixty-four-bit blocks when encrypting data and DES operates with an "effective" key fifty-six bits in length with sixteen rounds of encryption. DES is a form of encryption that is currently being used less often. Why is that? It is because the data encryption standard is somewhat vulnerable to brute force - which is just a fancy word for guessing the correct key for decrypting messages by just guessing a bunch of different combinations of possible decryption keys.
By NatureTree5 months ago in 01
Cryptography Terminology for Cybersecurity and CISSP
What is cryptography? Well, according to the website known as cryptography, when you are talking about the field of cybersecurity, cryptography is methods used "to secure information and communication techniques derived from mathematical concepts and a set of rule-based calculations called algorithms, to transform messages in ways that are hard to decipher". To put it in more simple terms for the layman so everyone reading this does not get confused, it is the art of using tech to turn sensitive information and communications into codes so they cannot be read on accident by those who are not supposed to get their hands on said information.
By NatureTree5 months ago in 01
Esperanto and Neutral Morsenet - the Universal Language and Its First Nation
There are a variety of languages in the world, which can create some vibrancy when it comes to human speech and culture, but this makes it harder for people to speak with one another. Because of that, many people have dreamed of creating a universal language that everyone can learn and that everyone can speak to bring our world together. Many people may have dreamed of accomplishing such things, but very few have actually attempted to try and turn those dreams into reality, and fewer have created any kind of language that would be able to gain worldwide appeal or become one of the official languages of an actual country. However, there is a man who was able to accomplish such things or at least get as close as humanly possible to achieving these dreams. L. L. Zamenhof is the name of that man and he did try to make a new language to unite the diverse community he lived in back in the late 1800s filled with diverse people who had trouble getting along.
By NatureTree5 months ago in History
Qarmatians The ancient Islamic anarcho-socialists of ancient Iran
Many people in the modern era do not see Islam and Islamic beliefs - or many of the beliefs of the past - as compatible with ideologies such as democracy, personal freedom, and especially concepts like anarchism. However, there are plenty of Islamic democratic societies from ancient times that can be considered anarchist from a certain point of view and very successful when it comes to developing a proper society built on the values of a government by the people, for the people. Instead of going over all of the societies, I am going to be going over one very important society by the name of the Qarmatians.
By NatureTree6 months ago in History
Data Ownership in Cybersecurity
One of the most important concepts when it comes to data when it comes to cybersecurity is who should own what data & who should end up being responsible for said data. There are many different terms for the different kinds of people involved in data ownership as well as the relationship that different people have with their data as it relates to a computer network. For those who want to get involved in the field of cybersecurity, data ownership and the terms related to the concept are important and should be remembered if you are looking to get a cybersecurity certification such as the CISSP to show off your abilities to potential employers!
By NatureTree6 months ago in Futurism
Borderline Personality Disorder and Lacking Empathy
People love to ask the question 'Without empathy, how could we exist'? To those people, I have a simple reply - you do know that people who lack empathy exist right? People who lack compassion for their fellow man are not some fantasy creatures that only exist in fictional stories, sci-fi novels, or fantasy tomes - they exist in real life. Statistically speaking, if you walk by a certain number of people down the street on the way to work or pass by a certain number of individuals on your way home, you have probably passed by a few people with untreated mental illnesses associated with a lack of empathy & did not even know it. Now, I feel like this video can work to tell everyone watching about some of the different mental conditions associated with a lack of empathy and give you an idea of how these conditions operate, starting with one condition known as borderline personality disorder!
By NatureTree6 months ago in Poets
Ariston Cafe - The Historic Restaurant of Litchfield, Illinois
There is a restaurant that is considered to be an important part of the history of the United States of America. In fact, this particular restaurant is the longest-operating restaurant on US Route 66 - a stretch of highway that has been known as the Main Street of America.
By NatureTree6 months ago in Poets
How Jews and Palestinians Somewhat Coexisted (Until the US and Russia came)
People have been calling Jews colonizers and all Palestinians terrorists, but only an ignorance of history would cause people to make such claims. The Jews have a claim to the land as much as the natives who had their land stolen from them in the United States and the Palestinians are not all monsters and many want to peacefully coexist. In fact, both groups used to coexist better than what we currently see in the modern world until two global superpowers got involved with their international dick-measuring contest we now know as the Cold War.
By NatureTree7 months ago in The Swamp