Category: ICT

Growing Up Online: How Our Digital Selves Evolve (or Get Stuck) Through the Ages 👴💻

Alright! Remember the days of dial-up? That screeching modem sound was the soundtrack to our early online adventures. For us Gen X folks, we practically grew up with the internet, watching it morph from a clunky novelty into this omnipresent beast. We didn’t just join the internet; we evolved with it. But have you ever stopped to think about how… Read more →

Alien Hunting on Your PC: Remember When SETI Made Our Computers Search for ET? 👽💻

Alright! Cast your mind back to the late 90s, early 2000s, mate. Before TikTok dances and doomscrolling became our daily ritual. There was a time when millions of us, across the globe, united for one grand, mind-boggling mission: hunting for aliens using the spare processing power of our very own personal computers. XAXAXA I’m talking about SETI@home, that wildly ambitious… Read more →

Time Travel, Faith & FOMO: Do We Worship the Future Too Much? 😬

Alright! You ever feel like you’re constantly living for the next thing? That holiday, that promotion, the new iPhone or, an Android phone with a camera that rivals a DSLR, or even just the weekend? It’s like we’re all secretly hoping for a time machine to jump past the boring bits and land straight into the good stuff. For us… Read more →

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Doomscrolling Forever? How Our Phones Are Messing with Our Heads 😩

Alright, you ever just find yourself stuck, scrolling through your phone, eyes all glazed over, just soaking in all the rubbish news and negativity? Like, you know it’s making you feel a bit rubbish, but you just can’t seem to stop? Yeah, that’s doomscrolling, mate. And let me tell you, from a proper Gen X point of view, it’s a… Read more →

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The Dajjal vs. deepfake: is AI the beast?

He won’t come with horns.He’ll come with a blue checkmark.And you’ll follow him because the algorithm said he was “recommended for you.” 😵‍💫 Forget red robes and devil eyes.The Dajjal might just wear augmented reality glasses and speak in perfect influencer cadence.Flawless skin.No ums.Always trending. And we’ll believe every word. The One-eyed Beast 👁️ Muslim eschatology describes the Dajjal as… Read more →

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Vertical TV & Cinema? Just Tilt Your Screen Lah! The Future’s Looking Narrow, Brah! 📱➡️📺

Alright, dude! You know how we’re all glued to our Android phones and iPhones, scrolling through endless vertical feeds of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and whatnot? Ever stop to think, “Hey, why can’t my TV or cinema screen be like this?” XAXAXA It sounds a bit bonkers at first, right? Just tilt your current TV sideways, sudah siap? But Lenovo’s already… Read more →

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The Last Human Job: When AI Can Do Everything, What’s Left for Us?

Alright—so here we are, watching AI gradually tick off every job we once thought was “too human” for machines 🤖👣. First, it was factory work. Then, it crept into customer service, coding, even art and music. Now we’ve got AI writing poetry, painting like Van Gogh, diagnosing cancer, and even helping you flirt on dating apps (yes, that’s a real… Read more →

Artificial Intelligence & AI & Machine Learning

Should Siri Have a Lawyer? The Crazy (But Not-So-Crazy) Debate on AI Rights

Alright, let’s dive into something that sounds like it came straight out of a sci-fi movie—but hey, it’s becoming a real conversation in courtrooms, universities, and even your favourite geeky YouTube channel. Can Artificial Intelligence have rights? 🤖⚖️ Not just access rights or admin privileges… we’re talking actual legal or moral rights—like the kind humans (and sometimes animals) get. Okay,… Read more →

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Episode 1 of 2: AI Online – Welcome to the AI Internet: Where Nothing Is Real Anymore

Alright, let’s not sugar-coat it. We’re on the edge of something wild. Not just the usual “tech will change the world” kind of wild—but a deep, philosophical unraveling of what the internet used to be: a space for real people, real thoughts, real truth. Now? It’s quickly becoming something else entirely. The Internet Was Built on Trust—And That’s Cracking Fast… Read more →