[Photo © Abdul Momin] History is a philosophical and political statement or opinion, and it is invariably incomplete. It is never absolute, and will always invoke a range of responses, from outright rejection to enthusiastic support, depending on who the narrator, and who the readers are. We have learned to accept the incompleteness of history …
[Stock photo stolen from TechCrunch] Recently you may have heard about Zoom’s security issues. They are true. Zoom’s video calls are not secure, they are not fully encrypted. But the bigger truth is, neither the others!—except Apple’s FaceTime. One-to-one video calls are secure on a few platforms (like Signal). But group video calls are difficult …
A quick digital security guide: 4 tips to keep you safe Mohammad Tauheed and Sarah-Jane Saltmarsh The world that emerges at the end of 2020 is going to be starkly different from what we have been used to, and these changes are happening too rapidly for many to keep up. There has never been a …
[Last updated on 29th September, 2022]In the wake of an epidemic of hacked Facebook accounts, here are my suggestions about saving your account from getting “hacked” Understanding: 1. Often, your Facebook doesn’t get hacked, it is not about your Facebook’s password either, rather possibly it is your email or your phone that gets ‘hacked’. It …
What if density is not the evil it is often cited to be? Cities by their very nature are the epitome of human interactions and innovations; and in doing so, they have made a remarkable contribution to improving the state of our lives and communities. No other platform enables a critical mass of humans to …
We are already naked, to some of the tech giants. Now before you signup with another new service or install another new app on your phone that asks for a lot of unreasonable access, you must think twice, before you undo your pants to yet another company. There are two approaches for amateurs for hiding …
Some technology just won’t pick up! Bluetooth being one of the prime examples. It is there, with an uncomfortably inept attitude in the technology world. Bluetooth is not dying anytime soon, it is not picking up the momentum either, for quite a long time, almost ever since its birth in 1994 at Ericsson. Without going …
If yes, then what is it based on? What are the parameters? I read faces. I profile based on facial expression, and appearance. And I am almost always correct. I do not know how do I do it, I do not know what’s the rational a technique. This is somewhat the pure work of intuition. …
The existence and use of the word ‘culture’ has a fundamental problem. It is inherently selfish and the brewing ground of stereotypes. The word culture, quickly makes us self-conscious, defensive and proud. We jump into defining the boundaries of it and desperately try to promote its uniqueness. I want to question the fundamental necessity of …
Trump is an unfortunate accident, no matter what. But the question is whether it was a planned accident or it just happened and slipped through the cracks of democracy? The first few chapters of Fire and Fury indicates that the campaign didn’t even want to win the election! They were genuinely surprised by the win …