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 Fall of the Google Glass I heard so many people talking about it before it was accessible. This project seemed as a leap into future and fast information access way. Unfortunately this hyped and promising project flopped hard. Product failed because creators failed to define and validate the users and what problems it was solving for them. Instead they assumed the product would sell itself even without real solutions or value, that its hype would be enough to appeal to everyone. Lack of scenarios when product can be used  There was no consensus among the creators about the core use cases of Google Glass. One group argued that it could be worn all day as a fashionable device while another thought it should be worn for specific utilitarian functions. Either way, both believed that Glass promising features would speak for themself and users would define the use cases entirely not caring about users needs and concerns. Product with questionable value Once Google Glass was rel...

 Don't abuse your power Knowledge is power and in case of human relations wielding sensitive knowledge can be very powerful. What is online blackmail? ‘Online blackmail’ is the act of threatening to share information about an individual (including images or video) to the public, their friends or family online, unless a demand is met. Online blackmail can take place in any online service, website or app. Blackmailers may be more likely to make threats on private messaging services where images and videos can be shared. However, they may threaten to share information or images in more public social media services - such as their favourite social media platform. Threats of defamation Defamation is the main tool of black mailers. Victims of black mailers are threated by defamation. Typically black mailer relies on victims ignorance on law and the fear of defamation.   Extortion Extortion and black mail are tightly bonded toghether. Acquired sensitive data by the black ma...

  Open Source Copyleft Licenses Both copyleft and permissive licenses allow developers to copy, modify, and redistribute code (derivative or otherwise) freely. The most important difference between the two, however, lies in how each approaches copyright privileges. While permissive licenses allow developers to include their own copyright statements, copyleft licenses provide no such privilege. Instead, copyleft license rules require all derivative works to be subject to the original license. This means that developers cannot make patent or copyright claims on the original software. Public domain This is the most permissive type of software license. When software is in the public domain, anyone can modify and use the software without any restrictions. Important to mention that a code that has not been licensed or code snippets on the internet are not automatically in public domain license. Public domain is a true representation of free/open .When copyright expires, copyrig...

 Music Copyright Complicated Copyright Many musicians encounter the intimidation of law, making music is an art and art can be very abstract . How can something that had been born inside someones head be unique and not anything like other people work. Law that relates to someone craft happens to be one of the most complex of law. Law is protecting, but what? The area of law that most impacts music is copyright.  While most musicians have surely heard the term copyright before, what is it exactly? Copyright protects various forms of creative  expression that are fixed in a tangible form. But in reality there is two forms of creativity that is protected by the law and are the most frequently envolved: musical works and sound recordings. That means that ownership of musical works are the authors alone, but when recording/releasing a song on a lable, the label recieives a copyright and a right to sell the work. Authors rights As the owner of a copyright, you are granted cer...

 Telegram, blessing or a curse? Telegram Initially introduced to public use in year 2013 and was advertised as a secure and simple instant messenger and media sharing application. Through out the years Telegram showed that it is reliable and secure. Dilemma of the anonymity Maintaining privacy and security in any environment is very important and maintains our basic rights for private life. This is very crucial in our modern era when privacy seems existing , but only in theory. The sad reality is that our devices collect personal data, metadata , location data etc. Considering all the factors anonymity is a fresh breath of freedom for those who realize the value of privacy.  On the other hand anonymity is a big factor for illicit actions. When real identity is hidden behind nicknames , location is unknown  people do not have the fear of legal consequences , they do not care about ethical and human interaction. Anonymity of Telegram allows people to sell child porn,drugs, ...

  Paper data storage   Paper the way we usually use is horrible inefficient. Handwriting and printing does not utilize full data capacity of the paper. It is about 10 000 characters per page.   A4 surface are is 0.06237 square meters compared to 1.3 terabits per 0.00064516 square meter is a significant difference. But before the invention of magnet data storage devices there was only one way to persistently store data and it was paper based data storage. Humans used paper for storing information for ages , but it was all human language and it indeed stored the data, but computers could not understand it , because they are all binary. As number grow bigger and technologies were improved and first cathode lamps were stitched up into a computer paper based punched cards were introduced. Punched card storage principle was evolved over a long time  and no one knows who was the inventor. In the 19th hundred punched cards were used in a carpet loom for its automation. The H...

 Why FireWire failed the market dominance Introduction FireWire allows users to connect storage devices and other peripherals to host computers, giving unparalled flexibility in data capture,storage, transportation, and backup capabilities. FireWire allows devices to be hot swapped from one computer to another. Hot swapping allows FireWire storage devices (as well as other peripherals, such as video cameras) to be physically attached to a FireWire port,automatically mounted on the desktop, accessed, and then unmounted /disconnected at the command of the user. Causes of failure Apple has been always greedy and charged 1$ per port royalty for devices using their technology. Later on the royalties claim was revoked , bad reputation can not be washed off that quickly. Year later USB 2.0 arrived that had no additional royalties claims if the 1.0 version was already paid and computer industry rapidly adopted the newcomer. With Apple serial ports, ethernet, SCSI, IDE, and USB, speed upg...