Tag: Technology
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While on my way home, I thought about electric vehicles as I mentally sort the cars that we pass by. It must be nice to own an electric car, signaling that you care for the environment. However, after watching a documentary from 7 News Spotlight, I realized that my initial idea of electric vehicles was…
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In 2020, I set my phone to monochrome to help me overcome my phone addiction (which I wrote about in my previous blog). However, once I was able to manage my relationship with my mobile device, I eventually reverted to using my phone in technicolor. When the tools started to rule over me Snapping out…
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Like having a pebble in my shoe, I’ve been feeling a little uncomfortable—which did not happen overnight but has been building up like grit—having ads in my email inbox. I don’t feel like I have the right to be full-on uncomfortable because I am using the service for free, but I am disturbed about how…
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After watching documentaries on tech busts, I stumbled through suggested content Slidebean, a YouTube channel of “documentaries about startups, tech, and their impact on society.” Every content is well-researched and oh I was hooked! Why? Because Slidebean talks about startups and tech that shaped my world growing up! Learning about their stories enabled me to…
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I can remember a bleak image of my mother setting up a Motorola landline so that we could call her and she could reach out to us whenever she was at work. Having her set it up at home was also exciting, as one always gets when getting a new tech. Reaching out to our…
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When I was told I’d be interviewed by an AI, I had the assumption that the experience would feel detached. Because how can I relate to someone without a face? I relied so much on verbal AND non-verbal cues during interviews that I needed to see the facial expressions and movements of my interviewer to…
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When Ethan Mollick wrote about vibecoding, I knew I had to test it myself. The first project I had in mind was to make a Tetris embedded in my website, which visitors can play. When I couldn’t refine the game such that it would (1) have a leaderboard and (2) allow the user to speed…