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  • With great power comes great responsibility

    On July 12, 2012, Yahoo revealed the theft of information from more than 400,000 accounts, including email addresses and passwords. On June 6, over six million passwords were stolen in a hack of the professional networking site LinkedIn.com, and it was reported that a user in a Russian forum uploaded...

  • Holding on to Reality

    The ability to mold reality to our desires is very tempting. Many video games attempt to give us just such an ability. Games like SecondLife and The Sims allow gamers to create lives and worlds according to their whims. Sadly, virtual reality becomes reality for some gamers. Many more games...

  • A Nobler Cause

    My skills as a software engineer offer me a wide range of job possibilities in nearly every industry, but I don’t want just any job. I want to go to work every day knowing that I help people with what is most important—their relationships with other people. Creating great technology...

  • Breaking down the barriers to Collective Action

    Technology does not change the world—our use of it does. No matter how fast my PC boots up or how high my monitor’s resolution is, I go to sleep at night reflecting on what I’ve accomplished that day. It is not the awesomeness of technology that moves our souls and...

  • Don't sell yourself short

    As a web developer and full-time computer science major, I spend a great deal of time on the computer, and consequently, on the Internet. At home and at school, I frequently check up on my friends and family members through social media. At work I often communicate with individuals located...

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