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Privacy laws VS AI scraping in 2024
It’s my first blog of the year, and the topic is internet data safety – Part 2: Electric Boogaloo. If you read my earlier posts about internet safety and digital privacy, then you’re probably already aware of how the internet accesses and utilizes user data for third parties. Europe instituted specific laws to protect their
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Using Girl Math to Save Money
For years, I’ve been plagued with poor financial decision-making mistakes. Credit cards and loans have been the bane of my existence, along with shady banks trying to squeeze out every penny from my account. Even with a full-time job that offers benefits and part-time gigs, I still struggle to make ends meet and live paycheck-to-paycheck.
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Anime to show your Boomer parents
Sometimes it can be difficult trying to find common ground with your family. I watch a lot of anime and am involved in fandom communities, but my parents didn’t grow up on classic shows like Gundam Wing or Yu Yu Hakusho like I did. Toonami and Adult Swim raised me (when I wasn’t out riding
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Final Fantasy 16 Review: My New Favorite Game
While (patiently) waiting for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Ever Crisis to come out, I’ve been playing the latest installment in the franchise: Final Fantasy 16. And so far, I’m loving it! Here’s my review of Square Enix’s latest game, which I’m playing on the PS5. Warning: spoilers ahead. All about revenge If you know
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Blood and Glitter: Gay Pride in 2023
This post tackles some heavy subjects regarding how the LGBT community is treated. Please take care of yourself while reading. Let’s talk about pride. The month of June is usually a time of celebration for members of the LGBT community, with parades, parties, and plenty of merchandise thanks to rainbow capitalism. But in 2023, when
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May is for Melanoma
It’s almost summer! That means sun’s out, buns out, right? Maybe not. Did you know skin cancer is caused by UV light that comes from the sun and tanning beds? And that there are more than 200,000 cases of melanoma per year? If not, keep reading—it might just save a life. Skin Cancer & Melanoma
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Family Bonding with Animal Crossing: New Horizons
I’m obsessed with Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) for the Nintendo Switch. At the beginning of 2020 when it came out, I loved seeing everyone’s islands, their creativity, being able to visit each other, and a new AC game to play! I played it at a friend’s house when I was younger until I got
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I’m finally playing Kingdom Hearts 3
I know, I’m late to the game — literally. But since Kingdom Hearts 4 (IV) was announced, I figured now is as good a time as ever to play the third (well, more like thirteenth) installment in the series. I’ll preface this by saying I don’t remember much of the story from the earlier games
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The Batman (2022) Movie Review
Those who know me are aware of my love for The Bat. Batman is my favorite comic book character for a variety of reasons, so when the new movie from DC was announced, I knew I had to see it. Spoiler Alert: this review goes into some details of the movie and may reveal spoilers
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Wikipedia Project
As part of the digital media literacy course at ASU, students were tasked to become Wikipedia editors and help out with a WikiProject for local newspapers: News on Wiki. My part of this assignment involved doing some research about a newspaper that did not have a complete Wikipedia article, the Alachua Today in Alachua, Florida.
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