Alex Turing

  • They Know Too Much: How to Take Back Your Privacy Online in 2025

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    You opened your laptop.You Googled “silent wireless keyboard.”Now you’re being followed by ads for keyboards, desk lamps, ergonomic chairs, and somehow—scented candles. You didn’t buy anything.You just looked. Once. And now you feel watched. Welcome to the internet in 2025.Slicker, faster, creepier. Privacy is a luxury. Or at least that’s what they want you to…

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  • Gamification Is Everywhere (and You Didn’t Even Notice You Were Playing)

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    You think you’re done with games.You’ve uninstalled Candy Crush. You stopped playing Fortnite. You even ignored the new Zelda. But the truth is…you’re still playing.Just not on a console. You’re racking up points for your Starbucks card.You’re competing on your Duolingo streak.You’re checking boxes on Notion like it’s a level-up system. This is gamification.And it’s…

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  • The Internet in 2025: Freer Than Ever or Completely Domesticated?

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    The internet was supposed to be wild. A digital frontier.Open, decentralized, messy, loud, chaotic—in the best way. Now? You log in, and everything already knows what you want.What you’ll click.What you’ll skip.What will make you angry enough to stay a few more minutes. So here’s the question: Is the internet becoming freer in 2025… or…

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  • Games Are Getting Smarter (And Creepier): How AI Is Changing the Way You Play

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    It started with better NPCs.Now it’s watching how you move your mouse.Next? It’ll predict when you’re about to rage quit—and offer you a coupon. AI in games used to be about pathfinding and dumb enemy patrols.But now it’s… different.More personal.More adaptive.And—if we’re being honest—a little unsettling. So let’s unpack it. What’s really going on with…

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  • The Study App Survival Test: 7 Tools I Tried So You Don’t Have To

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    Here’s how it usually goes: You decide to “get serious” about studying.You open TikTok for five minutes.You wake up two hours later watching a tutorial on how to build a medieval crossbow from scrap. Productivity? Zero.Regret? Strong.Install another app? Sure, why not. I’ve downloaded more study apps than I care to admit.So I decided to…

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