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Will I Get Caught If I Download a Movie on BitTorrent?
Funny question Well if it's worth a consolation, It is NOT TRUE. But seriously: yes, the media companies are always on the prowl, looking for people downloading their content illegally. Your internet provider may even watch your traffic to see if you’re torrenting. The legal ramifications of doing sRead more
Funny question
Well if it’s worth a consolation, It is NOT TRUE.
But seriously: yes, the media companies are always on the prowl, looking for people downloading their content illegally.
Your internet provider may even watch your traffic to see if you’re torrenting. The legal ramifications of doing so aren’t as heavy as they used to be in previous times. With that being said, but you may still get letters from your ISP, reduced browsing speed in most cases, or any other mild punishments.
There are ways to keep yourself anonymous in such situations, of course, but its fail-proof. Applications like PeerBlock claim to block your internet provider from seeing exactly what you are downloading, but they’re not very reliable, and you can still easily get caught when using PeerBlock.
So it snow left to you to decide whether you want to download from torrent or not.
See lessIs it possible to live a complaint-free-life?
I would not completely be alienated from the fact that it is quite enigmatic to live a complain-free-life. But there are certain rules or guiding principles to help one live this kind of life. A complaint is whenever you talk negatively about something or someone without proposing a solution to theRead more
I would not completely be alienated from the fact that it is quite enigmatic to live a complain-free-life. But there are certain rules or guiding principles to help one live this kind of life.
A complaint is whenever you talk negatively about something or someone without proposing a solution to the problem.
Swearing and cursing count as “complaint qualifiers” and they are forbidden in these scenarios. Your quality of words often determines the quality of your thoughts.
Make the switch anytime you get flustered or annoyed, even if you don’t say it out loud. Self-control isn’t just about controlling your behaviour, but thoughts and emotions as well. If you don’t manage to stop yourself from complaining inside your head, make the switch.
The point is to stop getting worked up over nothing, not to just hide it from other people. If you start feeling annoyed, aim to immediately stop the thoughts from escalating and calm yourself down. Change your thoughts to “Okay, calm down. It’s not that important” and stop yourself from exploding (either internally or externally). If you manage to do this, do not make the switch.
In addition, once you see the possible need to complain, try to distract yourself. Do something that could ease you off mood to complain. It might be difficult to do, but, with continuous practise, one would gain mastery of not complaining.
See lessWhy Do I Need to Keep Resetting My Router?
This is a very common problem with routers. Your internet gets slow, so you unplug your router, plug it back in, and all of a sudden it’s magically working again. But why does this happen, really? It could be a number of things: maybe it’s overheating, maybe it’s getting bogged down from too much trRead more
This is a very common problem with routers.
Your internet gets slow, so you unplug your router, plug it back in, and all of a sudden it’s magically working again. But why does this happen, really?
It could be a number of things:
One common way to ease these constant network fluctuations is to make sure you reset it once in a while and wait for 10 seconds minimum when you unplug it before you put it on again. My colleague made me realise it helps the router to reconnect to the server as a fresh connection.
See lessWhat are the benefits of not complaining?
Look, you probably aren’t even aware of how much you actually complain. When I first tried out this method, I switched the bracelet every 10 minutes. Whaaat? This was super embarrassing and shameful to realize. I wasn’t even aware of how often I complain until I had visual feedback. But the more I fRead more
Look, you probably aren’t even aware of how much you actually complain. When I first tried out this method, I switched the bracelet every 10 minutes. Whaaat?
This was super embarrassing and shameful to realize. I wasn’t even aware of how often I complain until I had visual feedback. But the more I focused on keeping the bracelet on one hand, the more interesting it got. I turned it into a game.
I use a simple hair tie, because it’s elastic and I can take it into the shower.
The result were real, however. In just the first week, I would complain significantly less, felt calmer, and more positive as a result. Every time I wanted to snap at some minuscule inconvenience, the bracelet on my hand reminded me that “Hey, just chill dude. It’s not that important.”
According to the author of this challenge, Will Bowen, it takes about 6 months to go full 21 days without complaining. Even if you never make it full 21 days, you will feel stronger, more confident, and much calmer. Just because you won’t eradicate complaining completely, cutting it down will have a significant impact on your life. If you complain 30 times a day, cutting that number down to 10 is still a huge improvement.
You will also become better at judging whether something is actually a crisis or not. You will become focused on solving problems rather than just being outraged by everything. This will help you keep a cool head and make better decisions.
Don’t be one of those people who complain all the time and blame everybody else. Nobody respects those kinds of people. Instead, be someone with firm beliefs who accomplishes what they set out to do and thrive in the face of adversity.
Or just complain about how I am wrong and don’t know what I’m talking about. Either way, you will prove me right
See lessWhat Happens When a Site I Use Gets “Hacked?”
You’ve no doubt heard about all the sites that have gotten compromised in the last year, but what happens when they do? Usually, those hackers are after your username and password, but whether they can get it depends on how a site stores your password, as well as your password’s strength (weak passwRead more
You’ve no doubt heard about all the sites that have gotten compromised in the last year, but what happens when they do?
Usually, those hackers are after your username and password, but whether they can get it depends on how a site stores your password, as well as your password’s strength (weak passwords are much easier to crack than you think).
After you’ve read up on those things, get started on protecting yourself with a good password manager, a different strong password for every site you use, and backup plans in case someone gets into your account anyway.
Hope this clarifies things
See lessWhat Books can you recommend for an intending Entrepreneur?
The road to self-improvement is long and not always forward. As such, entrepreneurs and professionals are regularly seeking better ways to interact with others or to understand what motivates people, all while trying to improve themselves and their business. According to Forbes, here are their bestRead more
The road to self-improvement is long and not always forward. As such, entrepreneurs and professionals are regularly seeking better ways to interact with others or to understand what motivates people, all while trying to improve themselves and their business.
According to Forbes, here are their best suggestions with their direct link on Amazon;
1. The Alchemist, By Paulo Coelho
2. The Art Of Self Promotion: Tell Your Story, Transform Your Career, By Debby Stone
3. The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear And Take Life To The Next Level, By Gay Hendricks
4. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, By Daniel Pink
5. The Gifts Of Imperfection: Let Go Of Who You Think You’re Supposed To Be And Embrace Who You Are, By Brene Brown
6. Goals!: How To Get Everything You Want — Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible, By Brian Tracy
7. The High Achiever’s Guide To Happiness, By Vance and Carol Ann Caesar
8. Man’s Search For Meaning, By Viktor Frankl
9. Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets To Success, One Relationship At A Time, by Keith Ferrazzi
10. The Power of Now: A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment, By Eckhart Tolle
11. The Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? By Rick Warren
12. The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, By Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
13. The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons In Personal Change, By Dr. Stephen Covey
14. Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action, By Simon Sinek
15. Thinking Fast and Slow, By Daniel Kahneman
See lessDo people find fulfilment in Starting Businesses?
Starting a Business? Yes, it gives Fulfilment when there is a sense of direction and it is targetted at solving a need. The prime answer is knowing the purpose of starting that Business. If you know the why then there is bound to be a defined direction. For some people who dabble into business for fRead more
Starting a Business? Yes, it gives Fulfilment when there is a sense of direction and it is targetted at solving a need.
The prime answer is knowing the purpose of starting that Business. If you know the why then there is bound to be a defined direction. For some people who dabble into business for freedom from working for people, there are some WHYs you have to answer if you will get fulfilment.
What’s your WHY?
If you have a big enough WHY you’ll always figure out the What and the How. If you don’t have a BIG WHY, you’ll always use the What and the How as an excuse for not doing that thing you said you were going to do.
What’s the one most important thing to get done today/ this week/month?
Write this down on a Post-it note at the beginning of each day/week, and hold yourself accountable for completing this above all other Stuff To Do. when you keep doing this, you will find that you won’t waste your time on irrelevant things…
Honestly, nothing feels more refreshing than using your time judiciously.
See lessHow Can I Tell if an Email Is Spam?
Some spam is so obvious and painful to endure! I know a friend who lost #500,000 in less than 30 mins, but other messages are more subtle. A lot of spam relies upon oh “phishing,” in which a spammer will try to make their email look like it’s coming from a legitimate source in order to get your infoRead more
Some spam is so obvious and painful to endure!
I know a friend who lost #500,000 in less than 30 mins, but other messages are more subtle. A lot of spam relies upon oh “phishing,” in which a spammer will try to make their email look like it’s coming from a legitimate source in order to get your information
[noun: phishing]
They may tell you to click a link that looks like it’s going to a legit website or bank webpage, but if you take a little time to hover over the link, you’ll see that it’s really going somewhere else—likely a different disguised similar looking site where you least suspect fraud and willingly type in your information. Luckily, you can usually avoid those tricks by checking the URL and typing it in yourself instead.
Be careful, too—sometimes those links will cause you to unknowingly spam one of your friends, which only spreads the scam.
The earlier you apply caution, the safer you will be.
See lessWhat excuse do people give for complaining?
Lol! Complaining is very easy to do. See some reasons why people complain. You Have To Talk About Negative Things To Solve Them Analyzing an issue or criticizing bad behaviour in order to improve it is useful. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. What complaining implies is that there is no cRead more
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Complaining is very easy to do. See some reasons why people complain.
Analyzing an issue or criticizing bad behaviour in order to improve it is useful. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. What complaining implies is that there is no change as a result. It’s a negative talk for no purpose other than to talk negatively.
It always implies inaction. It doesn’t solve problems or change reality. It doesn’t provide solutions or life lessons to avoid the same problem in the future.
It simply places the blame on something and says “this sucks”. No shit, Sherlock. It’s easy to point fingers and blame everybody else for everything that’s wrong in the world. How about you try pointing that finger at yourself from time to time?
2. The World Can Be Negative And You Can’t Avoid It
Holy smokes, Batman. I’m the first guy who will agree with this and give you a high five.
However, what does that have to do with complaining? Yes, there will always be negative things in the world. This doesn’t mean you should talk about them all the time. You can just as easily say that there will always be positive things in the world and talk about them all the time. But you won’t, will you?
I’m not trying to say you should be deluded into always being positive and not recognizing when things are objectively shitty. I’m simply trying to say that, for the most part, the things you complain about on a daily basis are unimportant and you are better off simply letting them go. They literally don’t matter unless you make them matter.
Just take a look at my story from the beginning. It can be a meaningless incident or a “near-death experience”; it all depends on how I choose to interpret it. On one hand, shit happens and it’s not a big deal. On the other hand, I’m a poor victim who is the centre of attention and deserves praise and pity.
Which of these do you think makes you look better?
3. Everybody Needs To Vent Sometimes, It’s Just Blowing Off Steam
Venting is the same as complaining and, especially in moments like these, it does more harm than good. It may make you feel a bit better at the moment but, in the long-run, it has been shown to increase negative perception, make you angrier, more agitated, and likelier to focus on problems rather than solutions.
It forces you to relive that same event and spend more energy on it. It brings all of those negative emotions back every time you talk about them and makes you increasingly more negative in general. This, in turn, makes you actively look for things to complain about, even if you aren’t consciously aware of it.
After a while, this negativity becomes your default state of mind. You become a cynical and negative person who complains a lot, but never solves any problems.
See lessCan Marijuana cure asthma?
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that occurs when the airways in the chest get narrower or become inflamed. Symptoms of asthma include coughing, difficulty breathing, and wheezing. There is no cure for asthma, so treatment involves managing the symptoms and preventing complications. There is a growiRead more
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that occurs when the airways in the chest get narrower or become inflamed. Symptoms of asthma include coughing, difficulty breathing, and wheezing. There is no cure for asthma, so treatment involves managing the symptoms and preventing complications.
There is a growing interest in the use of medical marijuana to treat a range of health conditions, including asthma. But people who use marijuana, or cannabis usually do so through smoking. What does this mean for a person with asthma? Is there any other way to use marijuana, and can it help reduce the symptoms of asthma?
Studies have suggested that some of the components in marijuana may benefit people with asthma.
Medical marijuana can refer to the whole plant, or it can be an active ingredient of marijuana taken from the plant and turned into a medication. It is important to note the difference between recreational and medicinal uses of marijuana. Marijuana contains a range of active substances, known as cannabinoids. These include CBD and various types of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC is a psychoactive ingredient, but CBD is not. CBD does not have mind-altering properties. CBD, THC, and some other substances in marijuana appear to have various health benefits, including anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic properties. Research has found that THC can help suppress the immune system. This might help reduce symptoms that stem from autoimmune diseases, such as asthma. Since asthma is an allergy reaction, the immune system is over-reacting to something in the environment that is triggering the attack.
This is no yardstick to taking marijuana for recreational purpose, as using it without a medical practitioner’s description makes it harmful than perform the magic it could do
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