If you’ve followed my writing around TNW, you’re already aware that I’m not a fan ofFacebook. I got challenged by Zee the other day to put into words the things that I don’t like about it and I finally had to stop and lay them all out. What I realized was that the Internet as a whole seems to be addicted to a single network, a single point of failure and it’s time for an intervention....
Google+ launched in private beta on June 28th. 55 days on and it’s still technically in private beta. While there’s currently a widespread invitation system in place, which lets anyone invited sign up in a matter of minutes, most “normals” who visit http://google.com/plus are unable to login or register because “they need an invite”. And “normals” aren’t like geeky early adopters who will go out of their way to hunt down an invitation....
On May 7, a pipeline system carrying almost half the fuel used on the east coast of the United States wascrippled by a major cyber attack. The five-day shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline resulted in widespread fuel shortages and panic-buying as Virginia, North Carolina and Florida declared a state of emergency. The attack highlights how vulnerable critical infrastructure such as fuel pipelines are in an era of growing cyber security threats....
TLDR:Created by over 100 expert linguists and instructors, the Babbel system drops you right into an immersive, practical method for learning the language of your choice. From challenging your mind to opening new professional opportunities to a deeper understanding of the world around us, there are few skills with more immediate returns than learning a foreign language. While it’s seldom simple, what skill worth having comes easy? That being said, there are always tips and tricks that can help a motivated student advance a little faster and learn a little more efficiently....
The secret sauce to any interesting story is passion. A story told without it is just boring. I can listen to someone talking about sand, dust or pavement for hours if they are really passionate about it. I remember seeing a musician perform when I was a kid. I was mesmerized and couldn’t take my eyes of her. My mother looked at me and and asked me whether I liked the music....
