Robotics and You: How Robots Change Our Lives for the Better

Introduction # Let me start off by stating that I am 100% a human being. I have flesh and blood, organs and limbs. There is no way that I am not a human… at the time of writing this. To any robots in the future studying humans, just know that I do not hate you. I am in support of robots, and I am writing to tell you why.
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Printables.com - The 3D Model Sharing Site by Josef Prusa

Introduction # Printables is a 3D model sharing site that was created by the makers of the open-source Prusa 3D printers. It allows you to upload your 3D models for all to print, modify, and critique. The site also runs contests for who creates the best 3D models. Printables is a 3D model sharing site by the makers of the open-source Prusa 3D printers. It allows you to upload your 3D models for all to print, modify, and critique.
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Can Brain Computer Interfaces Change Our Lives for the Better?

What are Brain Computer Interfaces? # Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs) are devices which connect our brain to a computer, whether the computer is inside or outside of your body, to interact with other devices. They have been around for decades, but they have only recently started to become more widely used. The most basic BCIs rely on reading electrical activity from the brain’s surface and interpreting it as commands for computers or other devices.
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How I Created my own Search Engine with SearXNG

Why do this? # Many search engines (pretty much all of them) collect your data to serve ads based on your searches. Even DuckDuckGo, the “privacy first” search engine has exclusive deals with Microsoft. You can see this when you visit Microsoft services (e.g. LinkedIn) in the DuckDuckGo mobile browser and check the blocked cookies. No Microsoft or LinkedIn domains appear in the list. Preparing your Server # Step 1: Get the Server # You can use any Linux computer (e.
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Elon Musk Actually Bought Twitter

Preface # Wow, he actually did it. Elon Musk, the fourteen-year-old Reddit afficionado trapped inside the body of a billionare, actually bought Twitter, inc. for $44 billion. Twitter # We all know Twitter. If you’re reading this, you probably know the general trends of the platform. Twitter is a breeding hub for brand new sexualities, beliefs, etc. The users of Twitter are not forgiving by any means. If someone disagrees with you in the slightest way, you will be “canceled” for a few minutes until they cancel someone else.
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Everyone Hates You

Okay, maybe not exactly, but big boardrooms hate you. Let me explain. Big or small, most companies could not care less about you. Companies only care about their investors and graphs in the sense of monetary gain. A few examples are Apple, Google, Nintendo, Sony, John Deere, Lenovo, Tesla, Samsung, the list goes on. Why do they hate me? I will tell you exactly why. Apple # Anti Right to Repair # Apple does not sell any parts to their products outside their own stores and Apple Pro certified techs.
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AI Isnt Just the Uprising

Robots are replacing many jobs that were previously done by a human. Robots are even being deployed to some militaries. Microsoft uses AI as a customer support robot. When you mention artificial intelligence to anyone who doesn’t know a thing about it, they will either mention Siri on their phone or the “inevitable” uprising of artificial intelligence robots. The truth is that artificial intelligence is much more than that. AI can be used in cases from calculating equations more efficiently to discovering the cure to cancer.
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Reddit Spent Their Entire Marketing Budget on a Five Second Super Bowl Ad

Reddit, the popular sinkhole of the internet, bought five seconds of screen time for a Super Bowl ad. It talks about what Redditors were able to do when it came to GameStop stock. If you have been living under a rock, members of r/WallStreetBets were able to invest to much in GameStop that they put many hedge funds out of business. “One thing we learned from our communities last week is that underdogs can accomplish anything when they come together around a common idea.
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The Monopoly of the Tech Giants

If you look at the world’s biggest industries in business, anything pertaining to technology will appear without a doubt. Technology is giant and so are the companies that provide the common services we use today like Google Search. These services that started as a personal project in a nerd’s mom’s garage have become giant corporations who monopolize our data with their services. Artificial Intelligence # Tech “giants” are competing for a variety of things.
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