Beto O’Rourke’s Young Hacker Days Are A Preview Of Millennial Politicians’ Teen Internet Days
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Study Shows How Bad Most of the Country Is Getting Ripped Off By Their ISPs – Motherboard
This is why we need competitive markets and the end of government granted monopolies.
Some Amazon Reviews Are Too Good To Be Believed. They’re Paid For
Why is ‘Wi-Fi’ called ‘Wi-Fi’?
"You probably think that the term WiFi means “Wireless Fidelity”. Well, technically this is incorrect. WiFi was simply designed as a logo and a trademark by Wi-Fi Alliance back in 1999 without any additional meaning. Brand names are created to conjure an association in the consumer’s mind and the product is the definition. Wi-Fi and its letter pattern simply sounded catchy similar to hi-fi which means “High Fidelity”. The link between Wi-Fi and hi-fi does not necessarily must results in “fi” meaning “fidelity”."
Amazon Doesn’t Just Want to Dominate the Market—It Wants to Become the Market
Facebook Launches “Donate” Button For Non-Profits That Also Collects Billing Info For Itself
I've wondered why Facebook is so aggressive at promoting it's donation program. While Facebook does not charge anything for donations to chartiable contributions, they do keep your credit card to make it easier to solicit you later on for ad sales and game add-ons. They are big, so they have good terms with credit card companies, so they get a low rate, so the transaction to cheriable organization doesn't cost them much.
AliExpress Is Cheap, But Is It Safe to Shop There?
I wouldn't buy anything from AliExpress over maybe $10-15 but for basic, simple electronics components when your willing to wait several weeks, this is the way to go in my opinion.