Paypal, Twitter, PSN, Pinterest, and Other Major Sites Down After A Massive DDOS Attack

John Watson
October 21, 2016
Filed in: Internet Security • Technology

Paypal, Twitter, and PSN, among other major websites including Pinterest, SoundCloud, Github, Box, Heroku, Freshbooks, SaneBox, and Vox Media, among others are currently down as a direct result of a massive DDOS attack against Dyn, a popular DNS services provider. Reddit, Spotify, Shopify, Airbnb, Wired.com, and Zoho CRM are also on the Dyn networks, but since they are... read more

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The Future of Consumer Internet Connectivity and Demise of Oligopoly ISP Giants

Alaric Anderson
October 16, 2016
Filed in: Future Tech • Internet Security • Privacy Guides • Technology

To understand what the future of internet connectivity will be, you have to understand several things. First, you need to understand how people connect to the internet right now. Most people do not know anything about how the internet works besides that they pay their ISP every month for internet access, and that they put a password into their computer to access wifi from... read more

Top 10 Reasons Why Quora Sucks And Deserves To Die A Quick Death

John Watson
October 5, 2016
Filed in: Tech Trends • Technology • Top 10

It is amazing that Quora raised millions of dollars for a crummy question and answer website. It probably was able to raise the funds for several reasons, none of which were because it deserved to raise even a penny. These reasons probably included: the owner had connections, they did a good job at raising capital, the owners had a good credit rating, and the people doing... read more