The way it’s going to be

This WordPress site is going to be my personal place on the web to talk about technology that interests me. New and cutting edge technology has been an interest of mine since I was very young. As a child I once took apart my father's camera because I wanted to see how it worked. I …

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies – Bloomberg

I've been saying for years now that the US's reliance on cheap Chinese labor would lead to mission critical systems being compromised. This story from Bloomberg sheds a light on a physical hardware hack originated in China's manufacturing and labor force, perpetuated by the Chinese government & spy agencies. The story is long, but it's …

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies – Bloomberg

I've been saying for years now that the US's reliance on cheap Chinese labor would lead to mission critical systems being compromised. This story from Bloomberg sheds a light on a physical hardware hack originated in China's manufacturing and labor force, perpetuated by the Chinese government & spy agencies. The story is long, but it's …

Samsung unveils its latest smartwatch — the Galaxy Watch – The Verge

Samsung made some announcements today, but the one that interested me the most was the Galaxy Smart Watch. Check out the video and story from the Verge below. I like that this year's watch is a more 'everyday' type of watch instead of sports focused. Samsung is back with a new smartwatch and fresh branding. …

I got the Digital Well-being beta app

I got my invitation to download the Google Digital Well-being beta app. I've installed the app through the Play store and will begin to check it out. I'll report back to you on what I experience using it.

Magic Leap’s Creator Edition Headset Now Available to Pre-Order

I honestly thought that Magic Leap would go down as one of the most expensive pieces of vaporware in Silicone Valley, but I was wrong. The mixed reality headset went up for pre-order today per a blog post on the company website for the low price of $2,295. Here's what Gizmodo has to say about …

Vin Diesel Announces That ‘Bloodshot’ Has Begun Filming

Movies based on comic books are big business these days, so it's not surprising to see Vin Diesel starring in one. What did surprise me was the source material- the Valiant comic Bloodshot. Diesel took to social media to announce that filming has begun on the movie. Dave Wilson is directing the movie, based on …

What Is Asbestos? — Why We Used Asbestos and Why It’s Bad for Us

I know that this is a weird thing to say, but I've always wondered what asbestos was. My grandfather was a journeyman plumber and worked around the stuff his whole life. Well, now I know what it is, and you can find out too by reading further. For years now, asbestos has been a building …

Disenchantment review: Groening’s new Netflix toon is off to a bloody good start | Ars Technica

This review of Matt Groening's new Netflix show Disenchantment makes me happy to read. The first half of the season is 10 episodes long, and the reviewer watched 7 of those 10 episodes. Here's what they had to say about the new series. "The Simpsons meets Game of Thrones" sounds like one of those Netflix …

2nd Gen Threadripper unbox, install and Threadripper 3 tease | PCWorld

AMD's Threadripper 2 CPUs look pretty awesome, coming in 8, 12, 16, and 32 core versions. Check out the details here.

How to test out Google’s Digital Wellbeing features on Android 9 Pie right now – The Verge

I was disappointed that the digital well-being app/feature wasn't in the Android 9 Pie release that I installed last night, but it looks like we can try out the beta version of the app. Here's how to get the digital well-being app on your phone. ** NOTE ** you have to be running Android 9 …