Category: Publishing

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Foundation of the WorldWideWeb Turns 36 Today

Tim Berners-Lee, with Robert Cailliau’s support, birthed the World Wide Web and its first browser at CERN, initially serving as a hypertext document system. Their work evolved into the global WWW through open standards and broader adoption. HTML, created by Berners-Lee, grew from a simple markup language into a cornerstone of the Web, standardized by the W3C, which Berners-Lee founded to ensure the Web’s coherence and accessibility. Today’s WWW reflects their foundational vision, expanded by decades of innovation and collaboration. Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, and Robert Cailliau, a Belgian engineer and computer scientist, played pivotal roles in the development of the World Wide Web (WWW). Their collaboration at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, laid the groundwork for one of the most transformative technologies of…
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How Online Scammers Are Eroding Dating App Profits—and What Can Be Done About It

Online dating has become a cultural cornerstone, connecting millions in search of love, companionship or just a spark. Yet, beneath this digital romance lies a growing threat: scammers who exploit these platforms for profit, leaving both users and dating app companies reeling. The financial toll of these fraudulent activities is staggering, and it’s hitting dating apps where it hurts most—their bottom line. This article explores how scammers are undermining the dating industry, backed by recent statistics, and proposes robust solutions involving identity verification, anti-fraud measures, and streamlined reporting to protect users and restore trust. The Financial Fallout of Scams on Dating Apps Romance scams have surged in recent years, with scammers crafting fake profiles to prey on unsuspecting users. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), consumers reported…
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Think Sideways in the Future of Fax Not Replaced by Secure eMail

The Next Phase After Fax: A Return to Meaningful Simplicity The fax machine, once a marvel of modern communication, now feels like a relic—a dusty artifact of a time when sending a message across distances was a tangible, deliberate act. In today’s hyper-digital world, we’ve long since abandoned the whirring hum of fax for instant emails, cloud-shared files, and video calls that stream at blinding speeds. But where does this relentless march of “progress” leave us? What comes after fax—and more importantly, why should it matter? The answer might not be what you expect. It’s not about more bandwidth, higher resolutions, or AI-driven interfaces. The next phase could very well be a step sideways, toward something like Meshtastic—a decentralized, point-to-point messaging system that echoes fax’s simplicity while shedding…
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Making Fax Cool Again: Why Government, Medical, and Legal Fields Still Need the Humble Fax

Folks like me keep faxing cool while others think eFax is some busted website needing eFixing. But let me tell you straight — I can fax a page or two to over 100 numbers in under an hour for less than a dollar. Yeah, I’m bragging. But it’s not for the ego. It’s because facsimile deserves respect. It deserves a comeback. I’m out here trying to make fax cool again. Why? Because when you want just one physical page to make it from one corner of the world to another, and you want it to exist nowhere else but between two machines, faxing stands alone. Beam me up. Faster and cloudier is not always better. Prove me wrong. Faxing in the Fields That Matter Look, anyone can shoot…
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Restoring Public Trust in Media: A Call for Legislation and Reform

The erosion of public trust in media sources has become a pressing concern in recent years. The proliferation of manipulative public coercion tactics, including the dissemination of deceptive information framing otherwise ligitimate information as disinformation has led to widespread skepticism and mistrust of news agencies. To address this issue, it is essential to propose legislation that clearly distinguishes entertainment from public information, ensuring that the latter is verifiable, free from malice and corrected in a timely and accessible manner. The Problem of Media Infiltration and Co-opted Bias   The manipulation of public opinion through deceptive information tactics has been a long-standing issue. Operation Mockingbird, a CIA operation that began in the 1950s, aimed to influence public opinion through the manipulation of news media (Saunders, 2000). More recently, the…
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Picture Book, Published with author Westley Heine…

[ Picture ] Book by Westley Heine offers a rich, interwoven narrative that spans multiple settings, characters and philosophical musings. The book explores themes such as dreams, identity, morality and existential choices. Here’s a summary of its key elements: Mort and Agnes’ Life: The narrative begins with a seemingly mundane day in the life of Mort and Agnes, featuring simple pleasures such as cooking, reading and walking their dog, White Devil. Their quiet routine hints at the way people cope with external chaos by finding comfort in small routines. Dreams and Personal Choices: A reflection on how people’s dreams shape their lives. It suggests that not everyone desires the same things—freedom, power or tradition—driving a philosophical discourse on individuality. This section introduces the concept of “dream wars” and…