Author Archives: chocolateandfruit
Bending the rules to uphold the rules
Wappingers Fall, NY — In case you’re not a news addict like me, Wikileaks (no relation to Wikipedia, other than the desire to disseminate information) is a self-described nonprofit media organization that somehow gets access to and publishes confidential, classified, … Continue reading
Filed under News, Technology, The internet
How not to buy a computer
Wappingers Falls, NY — One of the more exciting purchases for a college freshman is the laptop that will hopefully last at least four years. I bought a Toshiba Satellite in 2005 with my dad, and all it took to … Continue reading
Filed under Business, College life, Technology
Back to where Islam was hijacked
Wappingers Falls, NY — As a Muslim American and a New Yorker, I have been keenly observing the firestorm over the proposed Islamic center two blocks from Ground Zero. The protests and the hostility prove why the country needs something … Continue reading
Blood Computer? I want a choice
New York, NY — The Enough Project recently did a blitz campaign to highlight the technology industry’s alleged role in exacerbating the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The minerals that make up those glossy Macbooks and cell … Continue reading
Filed under Apple products, Business, News, Technology