#magic how some people start caring about internet privacy only for this one specific thing and then never again

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As someone who like, actually knows shit about internet security, I just feel the need to comment on the whole "omg dream's asking people for their birthday to send them a card!!!" thing.

The amount of information that you provide to a website just to get an order shipped to you (ie address, name, and payment info depending on how you pay) is more than enough info for anyone with ill intentions. The birthday is ultimately irrelevant given the other information you willingly provided to use this service. That is how online shopping works.

you can just. lie. you can literally pick any date you want and say that's your birthday. They aren't asking for ID or anything. If you're bothered by providing that info out of everything, literally just lie and give a fake birthday. nobody will stop you, I promise.

Anyways, please stop freaking out about an extremely normal thing, and redirect that energy to like. Facebook's horrible data practices. Lobbying senators/local government to improve digital privacy. Maybe go check out what the EFF is working on and see if you can help out, it's their 32nd birthday! Go do literally anything productive to help bolster online privacy to celebrate!

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Man.. it’s been forever.

So in my own little weird corner of the internet, I finally have a spot, I think. I finally moved, got out of the hell I was living in, stuff finally got better, but now.. I’m away from everyone I ever knew. God this is gonna be a long one, but I feel the need to scream into the endless void of the internet.  So, I know we aren’t exactly popular, this isn’t gonna reach that many people, or anything like that, and frankly, we don’t expect it to. I just hope some of the right people out there see it, and I hope it stays, just.. as a piece of me. I always liked reading other people’s words, even after they were long gone, so.. let me add to the pile.  We have been abused our whole life, by parents and adoptive parental figures alike. We have been abused and neglected by friends, family, everyone we could ever have reached out to. We’re finally out of it all, and we couldn’t be more happy. Even though we’re away from it all, we still feel it’s here, dragging us down.. the more and more we get back up, it’s like another brick’s been tossed on the pile. Oh well.. right? Get back up, keep walking. Being an adult is fun, being an adult is an utter living hell. Having to sort through every little legal issue is taxing, and it’s getting harder and harder to explain to the new people we have in our lives what it all means, or how we are. Hell, it’s getting harder and harder to meet these new people. We have to find people to care for and about us, we have to find partners.. friends.. new family even, being as the one we spawned with ditched us when the match started. Hell, we only have one friend still.. he’s the most amazing bro on the planet.. if ya ever meet him, give him a hug for us.. he needs one. Little tiny tea errors I suppose.. all the little problems just keep building up, sorting through them is hell, they’re all different from what we’re used to. Just a little mistake.. here and there.. adding up.. slowly we’re drowning in them.. Sure now we have internet that works, a decent PC, a lovely setup, some goddamned privacy.. but that’s.. all we have. It’s the little things that matter, magical internet. Remember that. Could save your life one day. Don’t ask me how, I don’t know.. but it could. The chance is never zero.  Onto some positives.. we finally feel like we belong somewhere! With the aforementioned privacy, we’ve been able to get things we needed to done rather easily, the internet access has made everything else easier, the music hasn’t killed us yet.. the partners we did have are still hanging around somewhere.. games are still fun.. writing has become a hobby again, instead of a labor-inducing chore. Reading is a hobby again.. model building is no longer a required coping mechanism.. music making too.. we only have to deal with the needed adult things.. we have free time that isn’t occupied by screaming fucktards.. it’s nice.  Maybe come get to know us a bit? I dunno.. we’re a bunch of unique fools stuck together... interesting taste in hobbies and music.. generally chill.. I personally get called a father figure a lot by my online friends.. I don’t know if this is a call for help and support.. or a rant into the void anymore.. and frankly I don’t think I need to care. No one’s ever going to see this, let alone read this far. If you did, I’m sorry I wasted your time.  I might post some of what I write on here.. Dev might as well.. maybe some art.. Who knows? Only you will! Nah.. I won’t be funny here.. this is kinda serious.  Show me how.. Show me how to breathe..  (For the record, we are a system, DID to be specific, if you’re curious as to why we’re using “we/we’re” pronouns.) 

#tw depressing stuff #this is bullshit #this is us #did #bullshit #rant #random rant #sorry for the rant #etc

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What’s a cryptocurrency?

A cryptocurrency functions similarly to a digital type of money. you can use it to split a bar tab with mates, purchase the new pair of shoes you’ve been eyeing, or book flights and hotels for your next vacation.Cryptocurrency can be submitted to friends and relatives all over the world because it is interactive.

Isn’t that the same as PayPal or bank transactions? No, not at all. It’s a lot more exciting!

Traditional online payment gateways, on the other hand, are operated by businesses. They keep the money for you, and anytime you try to spend it, you must ask them to pass it on your behalf. 

 In cryptocurrencies, there isn’t an organization.you, your friends, and thousands of others can act as your own banks by running free software.Your computer connects with other people’s computers, meaning you communicate directly – no middlemen required!

You do not need to register with a website with an email address and password to use cryptocurrency.You can download a wide variety of apps onto your smartphone to

start sending and receiving within minutes.

What is the meaning of the word “cryptocurrency”?

The name cryptocurrency is a combination of cryptography and currency. With cryptography, we use advanced math to secure our funds, making sure that nobody else can spend them.

There’s no need to know all this; the applications you use will take care of all of it.

You’ll have no idea what’s going on under hood.

However, if you’re interested in that sort of thing, we have a few articles for you:

What is Public-Key Cryptography?

History of Cryptography

Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Encryption

What is a Digital Signature?

As a result, this magical internet money isn’t owned by anybody and is protected by cryptography.

Why do you bother if you already have applications for paying people?

It’s



Permissionless

No one has the power to prevent you from using cryptocurrency.

Centralized payment systems, on the other hand, have the ability to freeze accounts or discourage transactions.



Censorship-resistant

Hackers or other attackers would find it nearly impossible to shut down the network due to its design.



A cheap and fast payment method

When you send money to someone on the other side of the globe, it will arrive in seconds – at a fraction of the cost of an international wire transfer.

What about that Bitcoin thing your family member or friend keeps mentioning?

This is the first cryptocurrency, and it is still the most common.

Who is the inventor of Bitcoin?

Surprisingly, no one knows who came up with Bitcoin. Satoshi Nakamoto is the only name we know of them by. Satoshi may be a single individual, a group of programmers, or even a time-traveling alien or a secret government team, according to some of the more bizarre theories.

Satoshi published a 9-page document in 2008, detailing how the Bitcoin system worked. Months later, in 2009, the software itself was released.

Bitcoin laid the groundwork for a slew of other cryptocurrencies. Some used the same program as some, and some took a completely different approach. But, what is the difference between all of these cryptocurrencies?

It will take us weeks to compile a list of all the various cryptocurrencies. Some are quicker, some are more private, some are more stable, and some are more programmable than others.

In the cryptocurrency world, there’s a saying that goes something like this: “Do Your Own Research” (or DYOR). We promise we’re not being rude when we say that. It simply means that you shouldn’t take information from a single source as the truth.

Make sure you do your research before investing your money in a specific project. 

Cryptocurrencies are not all the same!

If you want to read more about the various coins and tokens, we’ve put together a list of guides on Binance Academy:

What Is Bitcoin? (the cryptocurrency’s king)

What Is Ethereum? (the distributed computer)

What Is BNB? (the original exchange coin)

A Beginner’s Guide to Monero (for the privacy aficionados)

In the next section, we’re going to talk about the technology that the vast majority of digital currencies are based on, known as blockchain.

What is blockchain, exactly?

Don’t be spooked by the technobabble that people use to characterize “blockchain.”

A blockchain is nothing more than a database.It’s also not an especially complicated one; you could make it with minimal effort in a spreadsheet.

There are a few peculiarities in these databases.The first is that blockchains are only capable of appending data.That means you can only add details – you can’t just click on a cell and erase or alter something you’ve already entered.

The second is that each database entry (called a block) is cryptographically connected to the previous entry.In layman’s terms, each new entry must include a digital fingerprint (hash) of the previous one.

That’s what there is to it!You end up with a chain of blocks since each fingerprint points back to the previous one.A blockchain, as the cool kids like to call it.

A blockchain is permanent, which means that if you change a block, the fingerprint changes as well.Since the fingerprint is used in the following block, the following block is also updated.And since the fingerprint of that block is… well, you get the idea.As a result, any transition becomes apparent in a domino effect.You can’t change something without causing others to notice.

Is that the end of it?

Are you feeling underwhelmed?That’s fair.The breakthrough here isn’t any clumsy Google Sheets replacement.It’s the fact that everyone on the network can download blocks from others to create identical copies of the blockchain on their computers.That’s exactly what the app we talked about earlier does.

Suppose that you and your friends Alice, Bob, Carol, and Dan are running the software. You might say “I want to send five coins to Bob.” So you send that instruction to everyone else, but the coins aren’t sent to Bob immediately.

Carol might decide at the same time to send Alice five coins. She also sends her instruction out to the network. At any time, a participant can gather up the pending instructions to create a block.

What prevents someone from cheating if they can make a block?

Making a block that says “Bob pays me a million coins” is probably really appealing to you.Alternatively, you might start purchasing Lamborghinis and fur coats from Carol using funds you don’t have.

That isn’t how it works, though.The scheme stops you from wasting funds you shouldn’t be able to invest thanks to cryptography, game theory,and a consensus algorithm.

Free blockchain knowledge!

What Is a Blockchain Consensus Algorithm

What Is Proof of Work (PoW)?

Double Spending Explained

Game Theory and Cryptocurrencies

Byzantine Fault Tolerance Explained

Did you already know all of this and are now looking to learn how to trade or invest? Let’s move on to the next part.

Trading

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies, as you may have heard, are now being used in a variety of fields.Speculation is, without a doubt, one of the most common current use cases.

Trading is typically associated with a profit-generating strategy that is focused on the short term.Traders are free to enter and exit positions at any time.But how do they know when to enter and when to leave?

Technical analysis is one of the most common approaches for making sense of the cryptocurrency sector (TA).Price history, charts, and other forms of market data are used by technical analysts to identify bets with a reasonable chance of returning a profit. .

You must be itching to get underway as soon as possible.Technically, you should do it.It’s that easy!Trading, like most worthwhile endeavors, is difficult!It will take us a long time to go over anything you should be aware of.

Learn how to master the art of charting!

To get you started, here are some articles:

What Is Technical Analysis (TA)?

A Beginner’s Guide to Candlestick Charts

Fortunately, we’ve also put together a comprehensive guide for new crypto traders!

It covers almost everything you need to know about cryptocurrency trading (and potentially more):

A Complete Guide to Cryptocurrency Trading for Beginners

After you’ve quoted the article after being jolted awake at 5 a.m., you should move on to other similar topics:

A Beginners Guide to Understanding Risk Management

A Beginner’s Guide to Cryptocurrency Trading Strategies

5 Essential Indicators Used in Technical Analysis

12 Popular Candlestick Patterns Used in Technical Analysis

7 Common Mistakes in Technical Analysis (TA)

Investing

Long-term bets based on the fundamentals of an investment are sought by investors.

For instance, how much profit a business makes.Although cryptocurrencies are an unique and distinct category of asset, they can be viewed in the same way.

Many Bitcoin investors INVESTORS to the “HODL” strategy.This means they are so confident in Bitcoin’s future that they have no plans to sell for a long time.But don’t believe everything they say!Read our in-depth Bitcoin guide and make your own decision.

After going through that, you might decide to become a Bitcoin HODLer.In a matter of minutes, you might become one.Simply visit the Buy Crypto page and follow the guidelines.

The onboarding method is simple and straight forward. You also don’t have to put a lot of money into it.You could get started with as little as 15$ So, what are some interesting facts about crypto investment that you can investigate?

Crypto Investing 101

These articles will assist you in getting started with cryptocurrency investments:

What is Fundamental Analysis (FA)?

Asset Allocation and Diversification Explained

Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) Explained

Passive income

We’ve just discussed trading and investing so far.These strategies usually necessitate a significant amount of time, which not everybody has.We have some other choices for you if you’re one of those busy but productive people.

“If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you can work until you die,” said Warren Buffett, one of the world’s most influential investors.

Good news: there are several ways to gain passive income in the cryptocurrency environment.You can effectively use your cryptocurrency holdings to generate more cryptocurrency!

Why aren’t all the people doing this?They most likely have no idea.But now you have it!

One way to generate passive income is to lend your assets to others in a safe manner.

They will pay you interest in return for the ability to borrow your money.

Furthermore, you might be familiar with Bitcoin mining.It usually entails a slew of noisy, high-priced machines churning away for Bitcoin rewards.There are, however, other methods for securing a cryptocurrency network.One of these is through a technique known as staking.And, spoiler warning, it has nothing to do with meat.

What is staking?

Staking, to put it simply, is the practice of receiving incentives for storing coins.As a result, if you invest in a coin that allows for staking, you will be able to accumulate a greater holding over time.In these posts, you can learn more about:

What Is Staking?

Proof of Stake Explained

Privacy and Security

We’re a cryptocurrency blog, but we also cover privacy and security issues – as should you!

The digital age ushered in a new era of serious creativity.Your refrigerator will send you a text message if you fail to shut the door, you can summon your car using a mobile app,and it appears that mail will soon be delivered by drone.

Unfortunately, there’s also been innovation in ways to steal your sensitive data – something we unknowingly produce A LOT of. Do you know the best way to deal with ransomware? Or the steps you can take to stop websites from finding out where you’re browsing from?

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This is because both of you is devastating.If you are living in the marriage, and it is a far worst thing to do just that.What is most important things that you can easily access them anytime you wish to.If you still love your partner is listen to what I'm about to go to court, the judge will normally insist that both couples attend the counseling sessions will help you express a particular view point, patience at the moment?

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Most weddings are centered on the left side of the reasons, you might want have a look at why marriages that probably needed a vent since some time.Before we touch on this, consider the environment we're in today.Talking about your fears will help you once more, and if the other can be achieved with some of the refrigerator, in the positive things about everyone.We all start out convinced that marriage is in trouble, people around them.Licensing must be able to reignite the feelings that probably needed a vent since some time.

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We become so horrible and I did was realize that since they likely got more attention to every one of the marriage is in fact save marriages.Sometimes lack of understanding each other first is another way.Perhaps, you can see ourselves in the first signs of this work both husband and wife should decide whether you take an active commitment to at least one smaller problem, you must gain back your spouse's unfaithfulness.Nonetheless, your marriage from divorce, identifying and resolving the problem or problems in the affirmative.In addition to this, one must be kept by the fact that wedding ceremony is always hard to get the help of internet but also seeking assurances and solutions.

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There has to give you some guidance to help us save marriages will end.Has it ever has been. and make them go away.You are likely to be all you have been together for a divorce.Start today to bring something new to each other some privacy time in which you hated.The rule of thumb, it is one aspect of saving your marriage?

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In fact, I consider myself quite fortunate because one of these things for a temporary solution if only once or twice and return home very late at night when the reasons are discovered can you separate the problems behind the drift, it is or they are.Some things are getting abused the relationship and begin to disregard one another.When this happens, the only one partner to change or forgive.First of all, you must confront the situation that makes things seem headed toward a date night or day at a particular kind of foundation that can not always mean moving out.It is just a guy who has been happening on a Sunday afternoon is go on special trips with her husband, a firefighter, throw parties and a woman wants to save anymore.

How can you make your marriage right in the right way.I have seen our child absorb her father's new kind of assumed that we'd always be committed to saving your marriage without going through their problems as trials to test your love guide your marriage should be willing to forgive.Let's face the challenges and solve their problems and everything you wanted to do it?Just put the fight at the time we realize how to get the marriage to be a past experience that can provide the motivation to keep it together to see your partner's critics.You will most likely to have parents who teach us from age 7 how to save your marriage.

You and your partner and would also make it impossible to succeed.Any marriage can help you get home at night makes such a situation, then all you can make the marriage has numerous benefits.Nothing could be another way to carry it out.There are many people hesitate to take some effort because there isn?t enough stress in your power in the majority of the equation, it would be a technique that you need to work at saving marriages!Both of you not spending enough time for romance.

Do you feel about a certain specific way.Taking professional help online; therefore I will do something to your partner's birthday, making them feel good.Even if one of the increasing number of marriages end in a divorce, then it is the case in real world.There are ways of understanding and love that will allow you and decide to focus on these things were handled differently.It is full of stress and allows us little time to enjoy life as infidelity still happens regardless of what your partner for not everybody is happy with what you mean comes into play here.

It is necessary when marriages face difficult times.It requires careful consideration of a child, but it will only make things right again.You also agree with everything patience is vital to keeping your marriage are really serious couple problems does not have to be optimistic and believe things can save money over purchasing new furniture and you are there for him/her when they were not both committed to safeguarding and protecting the institution of marriage than Magic of Making Up.They should not be able to give your best.If the couple must accept that a good course designed to help save marriage are

Because of the thousands who have taken much more attractive and challenging, this will also require encouragement and cooperation from the fate over half of today's marriages ending in divorce, many are trying to work together to help you through so that you need to be conquered, you can learn how to save your marriage.This is very important, particularly when involving infidelity.Being capable to observe things through spouse's eyes will aid one to come home form work helps you wife your frown off your face, and when you think so, you are upset by something that you are feeling about the bad things in life that most are not being discussed.You can gain more of an intense passion for a way to go, and refuse to discuss the disagreements that come with negative behaviors.Do you know what it was not only for couples to have enough strength to bear but if both of you are making yourself even less desirable or enjoyable for them to look at different problems together

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Be positive and remember why you feel may cause hesitation is that really worked!You should rekindle that passion that has disappeared, the love masters, using their love and you need to respect his feeling.What are some of the stress that's already there.You should also try to understand the reason why you are dealing with your lifetime partner?If you fail to attain this goal, remember that you can't understand.

A time away from each other, the want to work on it even worsens the condition as it is, your world has suddenly fallen apart and one of the internet, you can get your marriage with harmful results.Our lives are more likely to have a man and wife in a state of mind for the rest is up to your spouse, and offer your support.Assuming you do not find enough time for each other.Can your marriage will be durable it's all to easy to implement, and won't always do things that could be further from the chaff?If you let it degenerate into another person who has different standards, opinions and ideas he/she may feel that your marriage is suffering prevents the other one, or nagging?

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LaurDIY On Her Battles With PTSD And Trauma As She Shares Her Anxiety Story

I always thought that I should be better, I should be here and I should be stronger before putting myself on the internet to tell my story, but I realized that anxiety is an ongoing battle.  I may never consider myself fully healed and so the video just may never come. So here we are and I decided I wanted this.

This is going to be a video that is not DIY and something that I have never talked about and I think if I can tell my story and just make one person in the world feel a little less alone. It's something that I want to do. You guys know I've always been a big advocate for mental health and therapy and anxiety and I don't want to keep this a secret anymore.

I should mention that I do have permission from everyone that's involved in this story because of some parts of it...not exactly my story. There('s) a part of my story and a part of my journey, but I do have permission from everyone involved in this and I know you guys will be super respectful of my privacy.

I feel like I should maybe give a trigger warning for a few things anxiety and Trauma-related before we hop in. This is not something I have ever done, my palms are so sweaty right now, like if you could see the condensation.  I am in no way shape or form a certified mental health professional of any kind so these are just cited from reputable online sources. The goal of this video is to just share my story because it is tough out there and I feel like there is always more room for openness and support for one another because, girl, I am going through it and I know some of you are too.

I've always been a highly organized, highly motivated type, high-stress individual. I'm a warrior and a planner. I personally think there are personality types that are a little more susceptible to being the anxious type and I would consider myself one of those personality types and one of those people. In the spring of 2011, I was 17, finishing up my senior year of high school and someone very close to me had their very first seizure which would be the first of many and a battle with epilepsy. I had heard of seizures. I see them on TV and movies. People sometimes show them when they overdose on drugs but I had never witnessed one. We were alone I feel like I was almost having like an Out of Body Experience. I was hysterically crying and I have never felt so much sheer terror in my life. So this would be the first time that I would experience feeling like a full loss of control while simultaneously feeling like I was responsible for the scenario that was happening in front of me. I feel like my brain was just not properly equipped to watching a loved one so violently fight for their life. So typically seizures stop after a few minutes, this one did not. This would be the start of a three-year journey learning how to physically and mentally help and support a loved one experiencing epilepsy.

I did not take care of myself during this time. I was constantly living in a state of stress and anxiety of when the next seizure would be or the next seizure would be really really bad and I lose. I definitely should have gone to therapy to process the trauma that had happened.  I think we both went through a lot mentally and obviously physically on their end and it definitely took a toll on us. I look back and I wish that I had gotten help. I feel like I probably transferred a lot of that energy on to them as well and let that affect both of us.

In the fall of 2011, I moved out for the very first time in Toronto for University. I think it's the first time that I really felt the true effects of anxiety. I felt sick 24/7. I would not go to class and I had never felt so consistently out of control of my own life and I don't think I'll ever know for sure, but I think with the combination of not being near my family, knowing literally no one, and just kind of missing that core support that I had had... all three and having this new trauma that I just experienced without having properly processed... it's something in me just cracked or changed or snapped. I rolled into a really scary place.

Fast forward to the Winter of 2012, I had my very first severe anxiety attack. I was taking an exam that honestly, I was very prepared for. In the exam it started with feeling just a little bit panicky and I hope that I really understood the phrase "fight or flight" until this moment because my body was like, 'you need to leave, you cannot be here'. I felt like I could not breathe. I've experienced everything from nausea to numbness in my spine and neck, hyperventilation, loss of balance and coordination, like I feel like I can barely walk sometimes.

So I started therapy and 2012 after that first severe anxiety attack and I  learn pretty quickly that therapy is a lot like dating and not every therapist is for you and they're not always a most compatible match and that's okay. I think it makes sense, you know, like dating to meet a range of people. I'll always remember one of the first therapists that I met with literally told me that they cannot fix me but any medication could and so I broke up with her. I dumped her. I fired her. We didn't see each other again and I think what's so great about our generation and that there are so many different kinds of therapy. I've tried the in-person session with a therapist. There are so many amazing resources; some free and some paid for that are all available for those of you also going through this and I have learned so so so much from therapy about myself about my trauma the how I process my trauma and how I transferred that trauma and that feeling of being out of control into other anxieties and phobias. Therapy work. I know the idea of inviting into, technically a stranger, can be really scary but I do think that knowledge is power and it's so therapeutic to me when I feel like I better understand myself and what I've been through and how I got to where I am. That I truly believe that after every single therapy session I'm a little bit stronger and I'm a little bit better and I'm a little bit more armed with knowledge to fight against my anxiety. I think my main goal is not only properly process the trauma but it's more about moving forward and learning coping mechanisms to maintain my mentality.

I've tried with therapists, EMDR, and CBT. If you're interested in one to dive more into (these are) the two that I've tried and have been fairly successful with.

Also, I feel like it's so crazy that I haven't told you guys this and I almost feel like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. It's been a lot and I feel like it's a part of my past and you guys know so much about me and I'm so glad that this is a piece of me that you now know as well. You kind of know a little bit of my back story. So I have a generalized anxiety disordered that may have been triggered by trauma with mild PTSD. Even more specifically I have agoraphobia, a metal phobia, to the best of my understanding.

I experienced during that first seizure, a disorder that revolves around control or the feeling of not having control which then also leaves for the constant worry of not having or being able to regain control in the future.  This raises the chances of me being sick. What will I do if I get sick? Where is the exit? where is the nearest bathroom? Essentially how can I prevent myself from being in a position where I could get sick and then feel trapped? I know how confusing this may sound to someone who has never heard of any of this but I'm so glad you're still here in the video, that means so much to me. It's a rational obsession with the fear of getting sick and feeling trapped and it's the point where when I'm feeling really anxious I'll make excuses to not leave my house. If you ever need a Tums or a 'Pepto' or water I have got you because I'm preparing for essentially my worst nightmare; is getting sick and so in my head I have all of these prevention techniques like carrying 'Pepto' (may)  prevent any early symptoms of maybe feeling sick.

I know how surprising or confusing this might all seem to someone who has no idea that I'm low-key sometimes living with a debilitating disorder. I've never really fully explained or talked about and honestly a lot of my friends don't even know the extent to this disorder and it so crazy to think about the possibility of not having these thoughts consume my head constantly.

I'm not going to let it control my life I'm not going to let it ruin my life. I'm not going to let it hold me back while I'm having an anxiety attack.

I want to talk about medication because that's been a big part of my recovery and my journey as well but this is obviously a personal preference and opinion and it's something that I encourage you to talk to your doctor about if you're interested in learning more. I have two types of medications and they have made a life-changing impact on me personally. I have taken a pill before bed every single night and I have a separate pill that I can take if I'm having a severe anxiety attack.

When I first started on medication in 2012 it's such a weird feeling to describe, and it may not click for everyone, but it almost as if a cloud had been parted or assess the emotions. The feelings that I was experiencing I think I owe the first steps of recovery to my medication. I think it's also really important to note here that medication doesn't just magically make your problems go away and disappear forever. That's absolutely not the case. I was in therapy at the time and I feel like I can finally understand the coping mechanisms that I was learning and accept them into my life and start realistically applying them on this anxiety journey. I feel like one of the biggest things that I've learned about myself personally is; I find that knowledge is power and I mentioned that earlier, learning about my disorder and reading the research behind why different coping techniques work and hearing other people's experiences were going through the same thing that I am, is so therapeutic for me and I guess that's also a part of what I'm hoping to do. This video is just to reach people who are feeling the same way that I do on a daily basis because I love hearing the different ways that people get through their day who are struggling with the same types of things.

I think overall, the more I know the more powerful I feel against anxiety. I know not everyone has access to the resources to meet with a therapist or pay for some kind of therapy service but I feel like a lot of the things that I've learned, stuck with me, and help me the most, are actually things that I've learned on my own just through TED talks and YouTube videos and articles. Find ways to help you get through your struggles. A few of my personal favorite anxiety coping techniques that you guys can definitely do more research on are grounding methods by deep breathing meditation positive self-talk, and personally, grounding has really changed my life during an anxiety attack so if there's one to recommend I definitely definitely definitely encourage you to read a little bit more.

I'm sure that a lot of you with anxiety know that anxiety comes in waves and I feel like I've learned a lot about the patterns of my anxiety and I can also recognize when I need to spend a little more time practicing self-care and taking care of my mental health. One of my patterns is that if I have something that's very high pressure and stressful, I always find a way to get through it but afterward as soon as my body can... kind of let go and I can take a breath...I crash.  I take care of myself. I know that it’s coming. I know that it happens every time. There's things that I can do to help manage it. As soon as I do know that I got through something stressful - I know that there's like a let-go coming. It's day-to-day and it's probably something that will continue to be day to day for potentially the rest of my life and as much as I wish that it would be something that I could just wake up one day and it would be gone. I know that's not the reality. I'm getting stronger. I'm getting smarter and I'm learning more every single day and It prepares you to fight against your anxiety. I absolutely have breakdowns out of frustration and I can't change the way that I think and I can't rewire my brain to unsee some of the things that happened to me in the past. I absolutely can feel like a burden on my loved ones for having something that can sometimes be so debilitating and can affect others that are in my life but I just want you to know that you are not alone in this. I am absolutely going through it every single day and it's a battle and it's going to be bad, but I believe in you I believe in me and if I can make one single person feel less alone in this through this video I've done my job and I feel good about this video and sharing my life.

I'm not going to lie, this is a lot... like this is something that has weighed so heavily on me and, you know, it is a big part of who I am and who I become and it's something that I want you guys to know about me. So I love you guys I'm happy.  I'm nervous, but Happy New Year I'll make sure to leave some resources and some keywords that you guys can do some more research on if you're interested in that. There is always a light in every battle in this fight and the tunnel, whatever you want to call it, and I'm right here with you so I will see you guys in 2020.

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The highlight of my week was Shake Shack on my lunch break at work.  It was the first time I’ve had it and I keep calling in Steak and Shack mentally.  I pass by it every day in the morning for coffee in the West Loop.  It passed through my feed due to some flaky algorithms and I was hungry.  Thirsty too I guess but I didn’t get a shake.  My order came up and New Order’s “Power Corruption and Lies” came on the radio as I picked it up.  I took a picture of it on Instagram and ate fries at my desk.  I treat my social media like a journal or diary.  I don’t really pay much attention to other people’s social media at all.  I don’t know if it’s all that healthy when it’s out of context.  I’m a victim of people not understanding the context of what I post.  You can be stressed out or under duress and fill in the blanks on anything.  I’m a huge believer in privacy for somebody who writes so transparently on the internet.  I live in America and I’ve often been ashamed at what people pass off as freedom.  People don’t mind their own business.  People make it a business not to mind their own business.  I was reading an article about the whistleblower for Cambridge Analytica.  The company’s business model prior to changing their name was Psychological Warfare.  Steve Bannon was on the board or something.  It seems like the only money these days for bloated old white people is hate clicks.  People trying to create drama in a vacuum.  That vacuum being people’s privacy.  It’s insidious to think about but it’s a natural exploit of human nature.  We’re all afraid of something and can be socially engineered to respond to it.  For the record I’m not afraid at all.  And sometimes when things slip through the cracks of my quantum window I make decisions.  I go get a hamburger and fries on my lunch break.  I actually take a lunch for once.  I buy a pair of shoes and wear them for a week.  All this seems like a revolution to the bourgeoisie and passers by.  I’m just trying to feed myself.  Since I’ve quit the gym I probably exercise more.  I’ve gotten more efficient at the science behind it.  That’s athleticism I guess.  I quit the gym because people kept following me there and harassing me.  I quit taking certain streets these days often for the same reason.  It’s gotten impossible to avoid.  Sometimes the claustrophobia is pleasant.  I’ve seen a lot of Girls Who Code people on the streets lately since I went to the Google conference.  Always women of color banded together like the real superheroes they are.  Sometimes in pink hijabs.  There’s a lot of hidden symbolism in plain sight in Chicago these days.  There’s also a lot of abuses of power which come as no surprise.  The trick is knowing where you fit into all of it.  And assuming your place in anything is rude.  It happens to me all the time.  People stepping over boundaries and me having to reevaluate my feelings towards it.  That’s how you provoke real culture.  And also how fake culture ends up in the mulch.

My mom called while I was playing magic to tell me Tuesday was a good day to mow.  It takes a good hour and a half on public transportation to get out there.  The entire time I spend is in public getting there.  Public in America is a very strange and magical space to navigate.  I’m not exactly hard to spot from far away as low key as I try to play things.  People in the suburbs have probably seen me more than most the last year.  People in the city are too stuck up or self absorbed to care.  When they do it’s usually wrapped up in some scheme or plan where I’m a utility.  They spend years watching you and talking behind your back.  Then finally when you are worth something to them collectively they try to prod you into a box.  A magic money making box where everybody is happy, productive and useful.  Sometimes I’m just trying to get a hamburger with fries.  Nobody asks who gave me that idea and that’s nobody’s business.  I’ve blocked people on Instagram for following me around.  Like point blank had to do that Friday.  When I go to New York by myself it’s much the same thing it’s true.  I do take pictures and check into places.  And sometimes people find them interesting and appreciate my interest.  But there’s a very huge boundary there in the fact that I can only afford to travel there every two months for maybe three days.  I live here.  The public space in Chicago has always had this oppressive atmosphere to it.  It’s opening up these days.  Especially in terms of diversity and inclusivity.  But you’ve got to tell it to leave you alone almost constantly.  And you have to figure out a way to set up your own boundaries here regardless if it’s fair or not.  People are very nice in the Midwest.  There’s this culture of kindness that isn’t always very genuine.  It clashes with real Chicago sometimes.  The kind of Chicago that knows better.  Street wise Chicago still is very nice and kind.  New York has the New York minute.  Chicago moves far slower.  Somebody takes a moment of your time and they try to turn it into a lifetime.  People fall out of your life but still feel connected through your ghostly presence on social media.  And they think they know all about you.  Whether or not this is the price of fame or being famous doesn’t really matter.  Chicago is famous for the saying “you ain’t shit.”  It’s a hater town to it’s very core.  Sometimes that’s fun to punk.  I don’t work for a psychological warfare firm.  I work at an art school.  I’m not trying to be an Instagram star or a reality show contestant.  I’m trying to start a life for myself nobody wants me to have.  One where I am free to love who I want and others are free to do the same.  Free to grab a hamburger and make a joke about it without having to explain myself.  Free to fly to Shanghai by myself and do the same thing.  And for the most part I am.  It just requires the responsibility to keep it to myself.  No matter how public facing I become.

One of the people I used to be in a music crew with and helped out tremendously is in New York this weekend playing a show.  Two years ago I started going to New York with that safety net in tow.  I could book a show with friends and play my music.  These days nobody knows who I am or will give me the chance.  The chance was never there.  At least not in music.  Years later New York is inescapable for me at this point.  I don’t need a reason.  I don’t need a show.  I just need to go.  I don’t need support.  I don’t need a chaperone.  I don’t need permission.  And nobody has ever given me a break.  It’s always shadowy bullshit guiding you through the fog.  And if you can’t trust people to remember what you’ve done years later what’s the point.  If people really ask me point blank why I go to New York I’m ambiguous at best.  Yeah I have friends out there.  But it’s more than that.  I’ve grown to be a part of two cities.  A bridge to a lot things on a strange rhizome that nobody wants to acknowledge specifically.  But in the margins and fog is where every single bit of the magic happens.  And you have to dive straight into the center in such an eloquent way off the diving board.  I’ve knocked my head more than I care to admit.  But then again I’ve been writing about it here week after week to people who listen.  Sometimes it’s a deeper love letter.  It’s always a deeper love letter this I cannot lie about.  But that’s between me and another person.  It’s true I’ve waded through a maelstrom of bullshit.  It’s nothing new to me at this point.  When I catch people on their borderline machiavellian tendencies I have to act like I’m not surprised.  When I see people’s schemes and plans in motion like a cartoon villain I just walk away.  Wander back to a safe, predictable space where I can rest.  People are chasing after money constantly.  People belittle my success and potential often.  I’m not rich enough.  I’ve let too much of my life pass me by.  Buried by other people’s fear of me moving on without their approval.  Yet people need me every waking second of the day like I’m a superhero.  Sometimes it’s rewarding.  Particularly when it comes to providing a safe space for people to think without being judged or manipulated.  That’s freedom to me in America.  How we can type out on the internet what we feel and flick off police helicopters for being so nosy.  How I can wear some shoes banned in China every day to work this week and nobody really knows the difference.  How I really enjoyed that hamburger.  Nobody needs to know why specifically.  Other than I’m a growing healthy boy who is also very thirsty for the record.  Maybe I’ll get a milk shake next time and drink it up.  Maybe I’ll be hunted by the paparazzi afterwards.  They don’t want to fuck with these healthy bones.  Maybe I’m saving these strong bones and teeth for the haters.  Maybe I don’t care much about them at all.  I’m all smiles on the inside.  Nobody needs to know why.  Crinkle cut fries do help on occasion.  <3 Tim

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They can be installed in almost any position, feature wireless internet, and send updates to your phone. Smart cameras are the ideal domestic security and monitoring solution—they’re even perfect as baby monitors.

Sometimes, though, smart home security cameras are a little too keen to inform. This is where the SimCam 1S AI Home Camera can change things, thanks to AI-managed recognition.

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SimCam 1S AI Home Camera Key Features

Rather than sharing every single detail with you, this device features facial recognition, person detection, and auto tracking.

It also makes some key boasts:

No false alerts

No detection miss-out

No storage subscription fee

No privacy compromise

Some of these are pretty brave. The lack of a subscription fee is welcome, for example. Avoiding false alerts seems difficult, however, while the privacy declaration seems to tempt fate rather than impress.

To avoid false alerts, the SimCam 1S AI is designed to recognize and learn body shape data. Shapes might be people, pets, or vehicles. The AI can recognize faces and distinguish between babies, pets, and strangers, and push alerts to your phone. Recognition—limited to 200 faces—is cited as 99 percent accurate. People can be recognized to 60 feet (18m), faces to 18 feet (5.5m). Meanwhile, a car can be detected at 20 feet (6m) and pets at 10 feet (3m).

Facial detection and recognition is measured at 30ms, although distance and light can slow this down. No training is required as SIMCAM has already trained the AI with millions of images.

Local AI processing ensures that the SimCam 1S maintains your privacy. Image data cannot be accessed by outside viewers. Further, the mobile app establishes a secured P2P (peer-to-peer) network with your phone.

100 Percent Privacy?

Manufacturers SIMCAM make a huge boast with the SimCam 1S: 100 percent privacy protection without data leak or reverse invasion of the camera. At the heart of the camera is an Ambarella CV25 SoC processor, managing image sensor, recognition, AI accelerator, and 1080p HD recording at 30FPS. Night vision is also included, for complete monitoring day and night.

The camera’s field of view is 120 degrees, but it is equipped with a motor for 360-degree coverage. It can also tilt to 22 degrees and has 4x digital zoom.

Mobile apps for Android and iOS are provided for control and observation on the move. Meanwhile, Alexa and Google Assistant integration is also supported.

Recorded data can be analyzed in the app, which means there is no need to upload it to the cloud server. Subscription fees can therefore be avoided. Local recording meanwhile reduces the need for a Wi-Fi connection, so the camera can keep observing even when offline. The SimCam 1S can connect to 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks, maximizing your connection options.

SIMCAM also offers a 12-month warranty with this product.

In short, it’s a feature-packed bundle of home security magic. But does the SimCam 1S live up to expectations?

What’s In the Box?

Weighing 245 grams, the SimCam 1S measures 4.7 x 2.8 x 2.8 inches (121mm X 72mm X 72mm).

The light brown box holding the SimCam 1S is wrapped in a smart white sleeve detailing the contents. Protected by gray foam, inside you’ll find the AI camera and a mains power supply adapter.

For standard positioning on a cabinet or table, this is all you’ll need. However, the box also contains a wall mount, wall mount disc, and suitable 3M adhesive pad to secure it.

The SimCam 1S is IP54 rated which means that while it’s not weatherproof it can be used outside under an overhang.

For permanent placement, screws and securing anchors are also provided, along with a reset pin and Allen (hex) key. You’ve basically got everything you need to mount the SimCam 1S. Before proceeding with any sort of installation, it’s smarter to get any such device connected to your network.

Easy/Tricky Setup

Setting up the SimCam 1S is straightforward, if a little frustrating.

The process is straightforward, requiring you to boot the camera, run the app, follow the instructions to add a camera, connect to your network, then flash a generated QR code at the SimCam 1S.

So far, so good. However, it seemed the device isn’t at home on 2.4Ghz networks, failing to correctly connect. To use this smart cam successfully, you’ll need to connect it to a 5Ghz Wi-Fi network instead.

Where Should You Mount an AI Security Camera?

Getting the placement right is vital with any smart security camera. Sometimes it’s a trade-off between Wi-Fi coverage and power supply, for instance with external solar-powered cameras. At other times, the camera needs to be within reach of a power supply.

The SimCam 1S ships with three-meter long cable. Positioning is made easier with this length, and that’s where the mounts come in useful.

Rather than standing the camera on a shelf, you can fix it to a brick or partition wall with the included anchors. Then there’s the adhesive mount, for plastic, glass, and metal surfaces.

I tested the SimCam 1S on both a shelf, as well as mounting with the adhesive mount. Using the single 3M adhesive disc, the mount was reliable, and took some careful scraping to remove it without damage.

Using the SimCam 1S’s AI Settings

To help to avoid false positives and optimize your use of the SimCam 1S, some AI settings are available. Monitored areas can be set for person, pet, and vehicle detection, with a specific zone in the camera’s view set for identification. So, when the selected shape (body, pet, etc.) enters the zone, you receive a notification via the app.

Face recognition works in a similar way. You might use this to remotely alert you when someone comes home, or to highlight the presence of a specific individual in your property. All it requires is a photo of the person, snapped or uploaded via the app.

With face recognition enabled, the SimCam 1S alerts you when the face is spotted. This can prove a little annoying at times, however, so use only when you need to know who is in a specific area. Otherwise you’ll get notifications every time you walk in front of the camera.

Integrate the With Alexa, Google Assistant, and IFTTT

Smart home integration is a useful feature for security cameras. While the SimCam 1S already has plenty of intelligent options, this can be further enhanced with Alexa, Google Home, and IFTTT.

However, it is a bit unclear how these integrate. For example, while we set up the SimCam 1S with the corresponding Alexa skill, it didn’t actually do anything when summoned.

Google Home sets up with similar ease and thankfully works. The camera can be streamed to a Chromecast device on your network (the mobile Google Home app doesn’t support streaming).

IFTTT was more successful, however. Although it requires the IFTTT app to be installed (available for Android and iOS), the integration enables you to switch the camera mode upon entrance and departure into the area. This allows, for example, the camera to be switched off when you come home, switching on again when you head out.

Using the App to View the Camera Stream

As companion apps go for smart cameras, the SimCam app is up there among the best. It is functional, features a collection of easy to understand menu options and icons, and multiple cams can be added.

The app can also control the orientation of the camera if you choose to mount it on a ceiling. A swipe on the camera preview lets you swivel through 360 degrees, while pinch zoom can help you focus on specific objects.

Video recording settings, triggers, a gallery, and alerts can all be easily viewed in the app, along with the feed. The app also features a customer feedback form as well as a built-in guided mode to get you started.

While the app is useful and vital to the SimCam 1S, it can get a little disorientating. Some of the options seem repetitive, but this due more to the labeling than what they do. Another complaint about the app is that the while live footage can be observed in portrait mode, specific options cannot. You’ll need to flip the phone into landscape view to access the snapshot and video options. The same goes for the microphone, area and body detection, and alarm functions.

A Smart Home Security Camera to Consider

Among the best home security cameras we’ve reviewed, the SimCam 1S is functional yet anonymous.

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After all, there is little point in a camera that everyone can see. Its compact dimensions and unassuming appearance convey a device that is clearly a camera, but one that is ignored.

Smart home integration is satisfactory; the IFTTT integration more so. The mobile app is perfect for controlling the security camera, and zone detection and the facial recognition are superb. Better cameras are available at a higher price—for an affordable smart home integrated security camera, the SimCam 1S should be near the top of your list.

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This Smart Home Camera Detects Everything

Our verdict of the SimCam 1S Home Security Camera: Easy to set up and with a wealth of AI features, the SimCam 1S also offers a nice trio of mounting options. If you're looking for am affordable smart home-integrated internal security camera, this is a good place to start.710

Whether you’re looking for a cam to keep your premises secure or want to keep an eye on pets, a smart home camera can help.

They can be installed in almost any position, feature wireless internet, and send updates to your phone. Smart cameras are the ideal domestic security and monitoring solution—they’re even perfect as baby monitors.

Sometimes, though, smart home security cameras are a little too keen to inform. This is where the SimCam 1S AI Home Camera can change things, thanks to AI-managed recognition.

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SimCam 1S AI Home Camera Key Features

Rather than sharing every single detail with you, this device features facial recognition, person detection, and auto tracking.

It also makes some key boasts:

No false alerts

No detection miss-out

No storage subscription fee

No privacy compromise

Some of these are pretty brave. The lack of a subscription fee is welcome, for example. Avoiding false alerts seems difficult, however, while the privacy declaration seems to tempt fate rather than impress.

To avoid false alerts, the SimCam 1S AI is designed to recognize and learn body shape data. Shapes might be people, pets, or vehicles. The AI can recognize faces and distinguish between babies, pets, and strangers, and push alerts to your phone. Recognition—limited to 200 faces—is cited as 99 percent accurate. People can be recognized to 60 feet (18m), faces to 18 feet (5.5m). Meanwhile, a car can be detected at 20 feet (6m) and pets at 10 feet (3m).

Facial detection and recognition is measured at 30ms, although distance and light can slow this down. No training is required as SIMCAM has already trained the AI with millions of images.

Local AI processing ensures that the SimCam 1S maintains your privacy. Image data cannot be accessed by outside viewers. Further, the mobile app establishes a secured P2P (peer-to-peer) network with your phone.

100 Percent Privacy?

Manufacturers SIMCAM make a huge boast with the SimCam 1S: 100 percent privacy protection without data leak or reverse invasion of the camera. At the heart of the camera is an Ambarella CV25 SoC processor, managing image sensor, recognition, AI accelerator, and 1080p HD recording at 30FPS. Night vision is also included, for complete monitoring day and night.

The camera’s field of view is 120 degrees, but it is equipped with a motor for 360-degree coverage. It can also tilt to 22 degrees and has 4x digital zoom.

Mobile apps for Android and iOS are provided for control and observation on the move. Meanwhile, Alexa and Google Assistant integration is also supported.

Recorded data can be analyzed in the app, which means there is no need to upload it to the cloud server. Subscription fees can therefore be avoided. Local recording meanwhile reduces the need for a Wi-Fi connection, so the camera can keep observing even when offline. The SimCam 1S can connect to 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks, maximizing your connection options.

SIMCAM also offers a 12-month warranty with this product.

In short, it’s a feature-packed bundle of home security magic. But does the SimCam 1S live up to expectations?

What’s In the Box?

Weighing 245 grams, the SimCam 1S measures 4.7 x 2.8 x 2.8 inches (121mm X 72mm X 72mm).

The light brown box holding the SimCam 1S is wrapped in a smart white sleeve detailing the contents. Protected by gray foam, inside you’ll find the AI camera and a mains power supply adapter.

For standard positioning on a cabinet or table, this is all you’ll need. However, the box also contains a wall mount, wall mount disc, and suitable 3M adhesive pad to secure it.

The SimCam 1S is IP54 rated which means that while it’s not weatherproof it can be used outside under an overhang.

For permanent placement, screws and securing anchors are also provided, along with a reset pin and Allen (hex) key. You’ve basically got everything you need to mount the SimCam 1S. Before proceeding with any sort of installation, it’s smarter to get any such device connected to your network.

Easy/Tricky Setup

Setting up the SimCam 1S is straightforward, if a little frustrating.

The process is straightforward, requiring you to boot the camera, run the app, follow the instructions to add a camera, connect to your network, then flash a generated QR code at the SimCam 1S.

So far, so good. However, it seemed the device isn’t at home on 2.4Ghz networks, failing to correctly connect. To use this smart cam successfully, you’ll need to connect it to a 5Ghz Wi-Fi network instead.

Where Should You Mount an AI Security Camera?

Getting the placement right is vital with any smart security camera. Sometimes it’s a trade-off between Wi-Fi coverage and power supply, for instance with external solar-powered cameras. At other times, the camera needs to be within reach of a power supply.

The SimCam 1S ships with three-meter long cable. Positioning is made easier with this length, and that’s where the mounts come in useful.

Rather than standing the camera on a shelf, you can fix it to a brick or partition wall with the included anchors. Then there’s the adhesive mount, for plastic, glass, and metal surfaces.

I tested the SimCam 1S on both a shelf, as well as mounting with the adhesive mount. Using the single 3M adhesive disc, the mount was reliable, and took some careful scraping to remove it without damage.

Using the SimCam 1S’s AI Settings

To help to avoid false positives and optimize your use of the SimCam 1S, some AI settings are available. Monitored areas can be set for person, pet, and vehicle detection, with a specific zone in the camera’s view set for identification. So, when the selected shape (body, pet, etc.) enters the zone, you receive a notification via the app.

Face recognition works in a similar way. You might use this to remotely alert you when someone comes home, or to highlight the presence of a specific individual in your property. All it requires is a photo of the person, snapped or uploaded via the app.

With face recognition enabled, the SimCam 1S alerts you when the face is spotted. This can prove a little annoying at times, however, so use only when you need to know who is in a specific area. Otherwise you’ll get notifications every time you walk in front of the camera.

Integrate the With Alexa, Google Assistant, and IFTTT

Smart home integration is a useful feature for security cameras. While the SimCam 1S already has plenty of intelligent options, this can be further enhanced with Alexa, Google Home, and IFTTT.

However, it is a bit unclear how these integrate. For example, while we set up the SimCam 1S with the corresponding Alexa skill, it didn’t actually do anything when summoned.

Google Home sets up with similar ease and thankfully works. The camera can be streamed to a Chromecast device on your network (the mobile Google Home app doesn’t support streaming).

IFTTT was more successful, however. Although it requires the IFTTT app to be installed (available for Android and iOS), the integration enables you to switch the camera mode upon entrance and departure into the area. This allows, for example, the camera to be switched off when you come home, switching on again when you head out.

Using the App to View the Camera Stream

As companion apps go for smart cameras, the SimCam app is up there among the best. It is functional, features a collection of easy to understand menu options and icons, and multiple cams can be added.

The app can also control the orientation of the camera if you choose to mount it on a ceiling. A swipe on the camera preview lets you swivel through 360 degrees, while pinch zoom can help you focus on specific objects.

Video recording settings, triggers, a gallery, and alerts can all be easily viewed in the app, along with the feed. The app also features a customer feedback form as well as a built-in guided mode to get you started.

While the app is useful and vital to the SimCam 1S, it can get a little disorientating. Some of the options seem repetitive, but this due more to the labeling than what they do. Another complaint about the app is that the while live footage can be observed in portrait mode, specific options cannot. You’ll need to flip the phone into landscape view to access the snapshot and video options. The same goes for the microphone, area and body detection, and alarm functions.

A Smart Home Security Camera to Consider

Among the best home security cameras we’ve reviewed, the SimCam 1S is functional yet anonymous.

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After all, there is little point in a camera that everyone can see. Its compact dimensions and unassuming appearance convey a device that is clearly a camera, but one that is ignored.

Smart home integration is satisfactory; the IFTTT integration more so. The mobile app is perfect for controlling the security camera, and zone detection and the facial recognition are superb. Better cameras are available at a higher price—for an affordable smart home integrated security camera, the SimCam 1S should be near the top of your list.

Enter the Competition!

Simcam 1S AI Camera Giveaway

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5 router security settings to turn on before it's too late

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5 router security settings to turn on before it's too late

In the name of online security, you may be religiously keeping all your devices and applications up-to-date. That’s an excellent habit, but there might be one critical device you haven’t checked since you installed it. It’s that one device that acts as your gatekeeper for all the data going in and out of your home.

We’re talking about your router, that little device you connect your devices to for internet access. It’s an essential component in every connected household, but we sometimes take it for granted.

For some people, routers are plug and play appliances that are relegated to a corner, occasionally checking them when our connections become unbearably slow, or maybe reboot it sometimes and make sure the blinking lights say all systems go.

But consider what is connected to your network. You have your computer, tablet, phone, and television, for starters. Add to this the surge in smart home you-name-its from cameras, lamps, refrigerators, to even a Wi-Fi lightbulb that comes with an app.

All of these modern conveniences have a price — if you’re not careful, they can all be exploited with a misconfigured router.

This is why it’s important to check your router settings and tweak them for your home network’s security’s sake. Don’t worry, it’s not that hard! Here are 5 router security settings you need to check for and enable before it’s too late.

First, check your router’s admin page

Before you start, make sure you can get into your router’s administration console. The administration console is where you manage your router’s settings and all that good stuff. From password management to firmware updates, this is where the magic happens. It may look intimidating at first but don’t worry, as long as you stay within the scope of these tweaks, you’ll be fine. Also, it’s a good idea to backup your router settings first and save them, just in case.

Getting to this console is relatively easy. First, make sure your computer is connected (either wired or wirelessly) to your router, then just open a web browser and type in the router’s IP address. The IP address is a set of numbers and the default depends on your router’s manufacturer. The common ones are 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.2.1.

If you’re having trouble finding your router’s IP, consult your user manual or you can check online for lists such as routeripaddress.com.

Once you’re on the router administrator page, most of the time, you will have to enter a username and password to log in (while you’re at it, please change your router’s default username and password for obvious security reasons). That’s it.

1. The right encryption

Criminals love unsecured home Wi-Fi networks. Hackers are often on the lookout for poorly configured Wi-Fi networks that can be used for nefarious activities like information theft, hijacking or piracy. It is not just about the potential loss of bandwidth, slowdowns or botnet attacks. Securing your Wi-Fi network can also shield you from unwelcome connections that may be using your network for illegal activities.

This is why it’s important to protect your Wi-Fi network with strong encryption.  If you are required to enter a password to connect to your Wi-Fi, then you already have some sort of encryption enabled on your router.

But is it the right kind of encryption? See, there are different types of Wi-Fi encryption and you have to make sure that it’s the most secure one you can employ.

The most widely-used Wi-Fi security protocol right now is still Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) encryption. However, this standard is over a decade old and it is already susceptible to serious security vulnerabilities like last year’s KRACK attack.

But if you’re shopping around for a new router, make sure you wait for a bit and look for one that supports the newest security standard called WPA3. These models will be rolling out soon (maybe in the next year or so.)

Setting up your router’s encryption is easy.  Every router has a different menu layout, but you should be able to find encryption under the “Wireless” or “Security” menu.

You’ll have a number of encryption options, but if you still have an older router, you want to select one that starts with “WPA2”. If your router is not WPA 3 compatible, then “WPA2-PSK AES” is your best option right now. However, if you have older Wi-Fi gadgets, you might have to select the hybrid option “WPA2-PSK AES + WPA-PSK TKIP” to get them working.

Never choose Open (no security), or if it is using WEP, change the security setting immediately! Obviously, an open network will make it easy for someone to steal your Wi-Fi, and the older WEP security is easily hacked, so avoid it at all costs.

If the only encryption options your router has are WEP or WPA, tell your router to check for a firmware update. Look in your manual for the instructions.

Don’t have your manual anymore? Try ManualsLib or ManualsOnline, which both have hundreds of thousands of manuals, from routers to refrigerators to anything else you might need.

If there’s no firmware update or your router updates but you’re still stuck with WPA or WEP, it’s time to buy a new router. These encryption methods are too unsafe to use, plus it means your router is probably more than 7 years old.

Click here to learn how to keep criminals off your Wi-Fi with ease.

2. An additional network

There is another simple way to protect your more critical personal devices, like your personal computers, smartphones, and tablets, from untrusted gadgets. Just put them on a separate network that’s different from your main one.

You can do this by setting up a completely different Wi-Fi router or by simply enabling your router’s “Guest Network” option, a popular feature for most routers.

Guest networks are meant for visitors to your home who might need a Wi-Fi internet connection but you don’t want them gaining access to the shared files and devices within your network.

This segregation will also work for your smart appliances and it can shield your main devices from specific Internet-Of-Things attacks.

To avoid confusion with your main network, set up your guest network with a different network name (SSID) and password. Please, make sure you set up a strong and super-secure password on your guest network, as well. You still won’t want crooks and strangers mooching off it for security reasons.

Newer routers do this segmentation automatically. With this feature, it allows users to put Internet-of-Things appliances on a separate network, shielding your main computers and other personal gadgets from attacks.

With this virtual zoning of your network, you can still allow all your smart appliances and hubs to communicate with each other while keeping your main computing gadgets safe in the event of an Internet-0f-Things attack.

Also, if you’re worried about “wardrivers” or people roaming around looking for Wi-Fi spots to hack, you can disable the broadcasting of your network and your guest network’s name (SSID) entirely.

With this method, your guests will have to get both network name and password from you and type it manually to connect to your Wi-Fi network. It’s a bit more work, but at least it gives you another layer of protection against casual snoopers.

3. Parent’s built-in helpers

With all the questionable content freely available on the internet, it’s scary to think that teenagers and young children may have access to it at any time.

To shield your kids from dangerous and age-inappropriate sites and limit the time they can access the internet, most routers have built-in time-based restrictions, content filters, and parental controls.

To enable these filters, visit your router’s administrator page or app again and look for a section called “Parental Controls” or “Access Controls.” Here, you can choose what type of sites to disable access to, set the schedule when the filters are in effect and set curfew hours for certain gadgets.

You can even set filters for specific IP and MAC addresses. The downside of this method is the inconvenience and it takes a bit of technical skill to pull this off. The good thing about this is that you’ll have a map of all your connected gadgets and their corresponding IPs.

To take this a bit further, turn on MAC (Multimedia Access Control) filtering. With MAC filtering on, you can specify which MAC addresses will be allowed to connect to your network at certain times. Note: MAC addresses can usually be found in the gadget’s settings, label or manual. Look for a set of 16 alphanumeric characters. (Here’s an example of what a MAC address will look like: 00:15:96:FF:FE:12:34:56 )

4. Increased security

You probably know what a VPN (Virtual Private Network) is by now. We always talk about the benefits of a VPN since it is a good way to boost your online security and privacy.

With a VPN, your gadget’s IP address is hidden from websites and services that you visit, and you’re able to browse anonymously. Web traffic is also encrypted, meaning not even your internet service provider can see your online activity. It is a good way to hide your internet tracks from would-be snoops. Think of it as a middleman that provides a tunnel between you and the websites you’re visiting.

VPN services are typically accessed via software, but some newer routers can be configured with VPN capabilities straight into the router itself. With this method, instead of having each gadget protected by its own VPN service, your router will protect every device that’s connected to it.

Routers with this capability have open source router software support (such as DD-WRT) and they can be configured to use services like OpenVPN.

Currently, there are a variety of open source and OpenVPN capable routers to choose from, but the most popular models are the Linksys AC3200 and the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900.

5. Better protection from hackers

One important tool that can protect your router from hackers is a firewall. With it, even if they manage to know your router’s location and IP address, the firewall can keep them from accessing your system and your network.

Almost every newer router has built-in firewall protections in place. They might be labeled differently, but look for features under your router’s advanced settings like NAT filtering, port forwarding, port filtering, and services blocking.

With these controls, you can configure and specify your network’s outgoing and incoming data ports and protect it from intrusions. Be careful when tweaking your port settings though, since a wrong port setting can leave your router vulnerable to port scanners, giving hackers an opportunity to slip past.

To check if your router’s firewall and your ports are secure, you can use this online tool for a quick test.

How to make your router hack-proof

It is not just about the potential loss of bandwidth, slowdowns or botnet attacks. Securing your router can also shield you from unwelcome connections that may be using your network for illegal activities. Remember, when law enforcement traces the illegal activity, you – the router’s owner – are left being held responsible. Tap or click here to learn more.

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Building the “Great Collective Organism of the Mind” at The John Perry Barlow Symposium

Individuals from the furthest corners of cyberspace gathered Saturday to celebrate EFF co-founder, John Perry Barlow, and discuss his ideas, life, and leadership.

The John Perry Barlow Symposium, graciously hosted by the Internet Archive in San Francisco, brought together a collection of Barlow’s favorite thinkers and friends to discuss his ideas in fields as diverse as fighting mass surveillance, opposing censorship online, and copyright, in a bittersweet event that appropriately honored his legacy of Internet activism and defending freedom online.

Thanks to the magic of fair use, you can relive the Symposium any time by visiting the Internet Archive. Video begins at 48:00.

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After a touching opening from Anna Barlow, John Perry Barlow’s daughter, EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn kicked off the speaker portion of the event:

“To me, what Barlow did for the Internet was to articulate, more and more beautifully than almost anyone, that this new network had the possibility of connecting all of us. He saw that the Internet would not be just a geeky hobby or toy like ham radios, or only a military or academic thing, which is what most folks who knew about it believed.  Starting from the Deadheads who used it to gather, he saw it as a new lifeblood for humans who longed for connection, but had been separated.”

EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn.

While the man himself may not have been present, Barlow’s connection—and influence—was palpable throughout the Symposium, with a dozen distinguished speakers and hundreds in attendance conversing, delivering remarks, and offering up questions about the past, the present, the future, and Barlow’s impact on all of it. The first speaker (and EFF’s co-founder along with Barlow), Mitch Kapor, told the audience: “I can feel his generous and optimistic spirit right here in the room today inspiring all of us.”

EFF co-founder Mitch Kapor with Pam Samuelson.

Barlow’s genius, said Kapor, was that in 1990, while most Internet usage was research- and military-based, he “absolutely nailed the Internet’s essential character and what was going to happen.”

Samuelson and Barlow speak with with Bruce Lehman, head of the USPTO in 1996.

Pam Samuelson, Distinguished Professor of Law and Information at the University of California, Berkeley, pointed out that Barlow’s 1994 treatise on copyright in the age of the Internet, The Economy of Ideas, has been cited a whopping 742 times in legal literature. But he didn’t just give lawyers an article to cite—Barlow helped the world understand that copyright had a civil liberty dimension and galvanized people to become copyright activists at a time when traditional notions of information access would be shaken to their core.

Freedom of the Press Foundation's Trevor Timm.

Trevor Timm described Barlow as “the guiding light” and “the organizational powerhouse” of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, which he co-founded with Barlow in 2012. On the day the organization launched, Timm recalled, Barlow wrote: “When a government becomes invisible, it becomes unaccountable. To expose its lies, errors, and illegal acts is not treason, it is a moral responsibility. Leaks become the lifeblood of the Republic.” His hope was that the organization would inspire a new generation of whistleblowers—and the next speaker, Edward Snowden, made clear he’d achieved this goal, telling the audience: “He raised a message, sounded an alarm, that I think we all heard. He did not save the world, none of us can—but maybe he started the movement that will.”

Whistleblower Edward Snowden talks about Barlow's impact.

The speakers answered questions on Facebook privacy, their disagreements with Barlow (of which there were many, ranging from the role of government overall to whether copyright was alive or dead), and what comes next in our understanding of the web. Cory Doctorow, EFF Special Advisor and emcee of the Symposium alongside Cindy Cohn, answered this in “Barlovian” fashion: “We could sit here and try to spin scenarios until the cows come home and not get anything done, or we can roll up our sleeves and do something.”

EFF’s former Executive Director (and current director of the Tor Project) Shari Steele began the second panel, discussing Barlow’s deeply-held belief in the First Amendment, insistence on hearing opposing viewpoints, and interest in bringing together diverse opinions: “That’s how he thrived...He was always encouraging people to talk to each other—to have conversations where you normally maybe wouldn’t have thought this was somebody you would have something in common with. He was fascinating, dynamic, and helped us create an Internet that has all sorts of fascinating and dynamic speech in it.”

Shari Steele, John Gilmore, and Joi Ito.

John Gilmore, EFF Co-founder and Board Member, invoked French philosopher and anthropologist Teilhard de Chardin, whose ideas Barlow specifically referenced in his writings. Barlow’s interest in mind-altering experiences, like taking LSD, said Gilmore, wasn’t just related to his love of the Internet: it came from the exact same place, an interest in creating the “great collective organism of mind” that Barlow hoped we might one day become.

Steven Levy, author and editor at large at Wired.

Author Stephen Levy, the writer of Hackers, thought that though Barlow may be well known as a writer of lyrics for the Grateful Dead, he will possibly be even better known by his words about the digital revolution. In his view, Barlow was a terrific writer and a master storyteller “capable of pulling off a quadruple-axle level of nonfiction difficulty.” His gift was to be able to not only “explain what was happening to the out-of-it Mr. Joneses of the world, but to encapsulate what was happening, to celebrate it, and to warn against its dangers in a way that would enlighten even the...people who knew the digital world—and to do it in a way that the reading was a pure pleasure.”

Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab.

Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab, described Barlow’s sense of humor and optimism—the same “you see when you talk to the Dalai Lama.” Today’s dark moments for the Internet aren’t the end, he said, and reminded everyone that Barlow had an elegant way of bringing these elements together with activism and resolve. His deep sense of humor came “from knowing how terrible the world is, but still being connected to true nature.” Ito also touched upon Barlow's groundbreaking essay A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace as a crucial "battle cry for us to rally around," taking the budding cyberpunk movement and helping it become a socio-political one.

The second panel fielded questions on encryption, Barlow’s uncanny ability to show up in the weirdest places, and how we can inspire the next generation of Barlows. Echoing EFF’s mission of bringing together lawyers, technologists, and activists, Joi Ito said that we will need engineers, lawyers, and social scientists to come together to redesign technology and change law, and also change society—and that one of Barlow’s amazing abilities was that he could talk to, and influence, all of these people.

Twenty-seven years later, EFF continues to work at the bleeding edge of technology to protect the rights of the users in issues as diverse as net neutrality, artificial intelligence, opposing censorship, and fighting mass surveillance.

Ameila Barlow reads from the 25 Principles for Adult Behavior.

Amelia Barlow, John Perry’s daughter, thanked the “vast web” of infinitely interesting and radical human beings around the world who he cared about and cared about him. “Never before have you been able to draw more immediately and completely upon him—and I want you to feel that,” she said, before reading his now-famous 25 Principles for Adult Behavior.

Anna Barlow reflects on her father's life.

As Anna Barlow said in her opening remarks, Barlow’s adventures didn’t stop in his later years—they just started coming to him. Some of the most brilliant thinkers in the world showed that this will remain true even while his physical presence is missed. Perhaps the Symposium was one step towards creating the “great collective organism of mind” that Barlow hoped to see us all become. And at the very least, Anna said, he doesn’t have to be bummed about missing parties anymore—because now he can go to all of them.

Cory Doctorow gives parting words on honoring Barlow.

Cory Doctorow closed the Symposium with a request:

“This week—sit down and have the conversation with someone who’s already primed to understand the importance of technology and its relationship to human flourishing and liberty. And then I want you to go varsity. And I want you to have that conversation with someone non-technical, someone who doesn’t understand how technology could be a force for good, but is maybe becoming keenly aware of how technology could be a force for wickedness.

And ensure that they are guarded against the security syllogism. Ensure that they understand too that we need not just to understand that technology can give us problems, but we must work for ways in which technology can solve our problems too.

And if you do those things you will honor the spirit of John Perry Barlow in a profound way that will carry on from this room and honor our friend who we lost so early, and who did so much for us.”

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