One thing that staggers me in today's day and age is the total and utter loss of truth, the destruction of reasonable debate, and the forfeiture of integrity for political gain.
I follow equally left/right Twitter accounts and the juxtaposition of both narratives and stories consistently amazes me. Both sides are meant to balance each other as there is rarely one 'correct' point of view, not drown each other out among the frenzied cries of tribalism.
Oct 1, 2018 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
I've seen a lot of people discussing drugs, their usage, and how and why people die from them yet people continue to take them - I know a good bit about drugs (don't ask), and my best friend died from an overdose this year, so here's my perspective.
Drugs in general serve only two purposes:
A) A method of escape, when reality has too much suffering and people want to temporarily free themselves from that existence.
B) A method of new experience, when reality is a bit too boring and people want to go somewhere exciting.
Sep 25, 2018 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The UK's version of the NSA, the GCHQ, was found by the EU Court of Human Rights to be in violation of freedom of expression and the right to privacy on a national surveillance scale.
Through a loophole, UK citizens could have metadata about their communications accessed without any court or administrative approval. UK law enforcement could request the metadata of your communications WITH NO OVERSIGHT.
Sep 10, 2018 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay and while I usually wouldn't participate in hashtags, this one is of particular importance to me. Here's some of the most important statistics regarding suicide in our society today.
In the last 20 years suicide rates have increased by around 25%. More than half of those who died by suicide, had not been diagnosed with a mental health condition. There are only three causes of death which are increasing year over year: drug overdoses, Alzheimer's, and suicide.
Aug 9, 2018 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
People were advocating for the government to intervene in the baker situation (using force to compel someone to do something they don't want to).
People (including me) are advocating for the companies THEMSELVES to stand on the side of free speech, no government involvment
There's a reason free speech exists and why it's so detrimental to the Internet, and it's very simple: Who gets to define what is not okay to say? Do you think just because the majority believes something is wrong, that makes it wrong?
Apr 11, 2018 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Don't trust Amazon's Alexa or Google Home? Here are several frankly insane patents they've filed over the last five years
Amazon: A system for listening in to conversations for keywords, even when you haven't said 'Alexa'. This would target statements like 'I love skateboarding' then store the statement as text, and use the text to target you with skateboard ads
Apr 3, 2018 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
When you give an app access to your camera and microphone, here are the permissions you're really giving
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+ Access both the front and the back camera
+ Record you at any time the app is in the foreground
+ Take pictures and videos without telling you
+ Upload the pictures and videos without telling you
Mar 27, 2018 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Just to expand on a few things as I don't have the time to respond to all the individual questions, I'm just a simple man
1. Yes, if you are using Facebook or Google services on an Apple product, the information is still being collected
Mar 24, 2018 • 41 tweets • 13 min read
Want to freak yourself out? I'm gonna show just how much of your information the likes of Facebook and Google store about you without you even realising it
1. google.com/maps/timeline?… Google stores your location (if you have it turned on) every time you turn on your phone, and you can see a timeline from the first day you started using Google on your phone
