Do we really need the internet? And should it be a fundamental right, like education?

The internet is a truly awesome thing. It's also a new thing if you think about it, only gaining real popularity in the 1980’s - 1990’s. But in such a short time, it has become an integral part of so many people’s lives. People use it everyday for entertainment, shopping, gaming, talking with each other; …

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It happened again

Well, here we are again. I forgot to post anything last week. Sadly, I have no proper explanation for you except that things have been very hectic and busy at my workplace and because of that I forget, again. I want to say sorry, because I am; but at the same time I feel that …

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What would we be like if we never suffered?

Life is filled with suffering, that’s just a fact of life. Almost everyone has faced suffering in one form or another, whether it was not getting what we want, being teased in school, getting fired from a job, being sick or even taking a bullet. We can all agree that everyone has faced and/or will …

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You dropped something/left something behind alarm

I am a clumsy person. I often forget things, drop things, almost trip, outright trip, etc. I keep telling myself to be more careful, take things slow, watch your step and all that stuff, but I still go on being clumsy. One thing keeps happening to me is I either forget something, like leaving for …

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Listening to hope

I wake up in a bed a place familiar yet not I get up I feel a presence People familiar yet not “Someone new has joined us” “So they have, so they have” “Wonder what his role will be” “Who knows, who knows” They speak as if detached They speak as if they are looking …

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An actual moral compass

There have been times in my life when I have had to make a decision where I’m not entirely sure if it’s the right thing to do. Like helping a friend to cheat in a test in school or letting a friend copy homework or helping out someone with work that they should technically be …

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Do we always need something new or can we just stay as we are?

One of the things that I sometimes think about is just how much we have changed as a species. From finding caves where we can live and survive, to making skyscrapers where we thrive. From hunting for our food, to being able to make our own. From using smoke signals, carrier pigeons and messengers to …

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Things I wish existed: An awkwardness meter HUD

Have you ever been in a situation when you are interacting with someone, either face to face, via the internet (chat, email, video call, etc.), via your phone or even via normal mail, and then they start to act as if they were weirded out and only later you realise that what you said was …

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