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  I have always found the world of computer hacking very interesting. I remember reading about a famous hacker named Kevin Mitnick a few years ago and being fascinated. What really intrigued me was how Mitnick went about hacking. He focused on “social engineering” at first  and I don’t think the average person would’ve guessed […]

The video about the sampling of “Amen Break” was very interesting to me. I have heard about the piece of music before and I find the whole concept of sampling music important to more than just the music world.  The narrator of the youtube video, Nate Harrison, does a good job of explaining how this one piece of music […]

    I know what you are thinking…How could a guy who really seems like more of a fairy be a vampire? I mean REALLY? Let me point out first that the above statement and some more of this article may be considered offensive to some people. Oh, and let me point out that I […]

I really did like this little tutorial on the wikipedia page of the heavy metal umlaut and how pages on wikipedia are formed over time. The first thing I have to point out is the format of the video. I honestly love it. When I have been given the oppurtunity to learn like this, I […]

I’ve decided that I want to do my research paper on the History of Apple. I am going to go back and look at how the company shaped the consumer world of technology and try and make sense of why they are now a 700 billion (and yes thats billion with a “B”) company. LC […]

Talking Hockey History: Wayne Gretzky It is impossible to talk about the history of hockey without mentioning Wayne Gretzky. There’s a reason he is known as “The Great One.” At the time of his retirement, Gretzky held 61 NHL records. He played 20 years in the NHL (from 1979-1999) and amassed 2,857 points which included […]

History The video “” talked about how the internet was slowly formed over time and this was really eye opening to me. I was unaware that the internet was formed through a series of countries having completely different intentions but all wanted to make communication easier in some way. The fact that the U.S. advanced […]