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#6 The Worst Hacking Scenes in Movies
Whydoesitmatterifcomputerhackingandcomputersareportrayedinanunrealisticlight?In 1997whenIworkedforanISPoneofourcustomeraskedmeoncewhyhercomputerdidnt makethebloop,beep,beepsoundwhensheuseditjustlikeinthemovies.Atthetime,Ididnt reallyhaveananswerforher(atleastnotonethatwouldnthavegottenmefired).Idliketothink thatpeoplearealittlemoresophisticatednowthanbackinthelate90s,butthenagainthe computerscandomorebecausetheyaremoreadvancedsotheyareexaggeratedevenmore inmoviesandTVshows. Myfavoritestretchesoftheimaginationforcomputerhackinghasbeentheresolutionin IndependenceDaywhichinvolvedhackingintothecomputerofanalienspaceshipand infectingitwithavirus.IvealwayshadahardtimebelievingthisbecauseIoftenraninto problemstryingtogetfileswhichwerecreatedonaMacintoshcomputertoopeninaWindows machine,sohowwouldourtechnologyandthetechnologyusedbythealiensbecompatible? Icouldgoonandonaboutthis,buthopefullyIvemademypoint.

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#1 The 10 Countries with the Fastest Internet
IfoundthisarticleinterestingbecausewhileIknewthatothercountriesofferednetworking technologythatwasalittlebetter,IneverthoughtthatitwassomuchbetterthantheUnited Statesorfaster.

#2 Facebook sells Social Butterfly Blue Nail Polish

Idontwearnailpolish,butthisstruckmeinterestingbecauseitseemedlikesucharandom thingforFacebooktomarket.Plus,Iwascurioustolearnwhysomeonewouldweartheletterf ontheirfingernails.

#3 Lansings Root Doctor launches Kickstarter campaign for new album

AnynewprojectstartedusingKickstartercatchesmyinterest,plusthebandislocaltoMichigan. Thisisanotherindicationofagrowingtrendwherebandscrowdfundtheiralbums.

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#4 17.4% of Global Web Traffic Comes through Mobile
EveryoneshouldtakenoteofthegrowthintheusageofmobiledevicestoaccesstheInternet. Anybusinesseswhodontfollowthistrendwillfindthemselvesshutoutandinthecold.

#5 20 Things Your Most Annoying Friends Do on Facebook

IdontthinkthatImguiltyofanyofthesebadFacebookhabits,butthenmaybeImnotagood onetojudge.Itmakesyouwonderwhichofthesebehaviorsweremadepossiblebysocial media,andwhichwerearoundforyearsbefore.

#6 The Worst Hacking Scenes in Movies

Whydoesitmatterifcomputerhackingandcomputersareportrayedinanunrealisticlight?In 1997whenIworkedforanISPoneofourcustomeraskedmeoncewhyhercomputerdidnt makethebloop,beep,beepsoundwhensheuseditjustlikeinthemovies.Atthetime,Ididnt reallyhaveananswerforher(atleastnotonethatwouldnthavegottenmefired).Idliketothink thatpeoplearealittlemoresophisticatednowthanbackinthelate90s,butthenagainthe computerscandomorebecausetheyaremoreadvancedsotheyareexaggeratedevenmore inmoviesandTVshows. Myfavoritestretchesoftheimaginationforcomputerhackinghasbeentheresolutionin IndependenceDaywhichinvolvedhackingintothecomputerofanalienspaceshipand infectingitwithavirus.IvealwayshadahardtimebelievingthisbecauseIoftenraninto problemstryingtogetfileswhichwerecreatedonaMacintoshcomputertoopeninaWindows machine,sohowwouldourtechnologyandthetechnologyusedbythealiensbecompatible? Icouldgoonandonaboutthis,buthopefullyIvemademypoint. Sendlinksandsummariesforinterestingtechnologyarticlesthatyoufindtothis address.