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The History of Bitcoin

Lawrence Lau

Technology has improved our lives ten-fold these past years due to the virus, so here are some fun facts about technology.

  1. Did you know that on average people read 10% slower on a device than in a real book?

  2. The first computer was designed by Charles Babbage in 1822

  3. Computer Security day is on November 30th

  4. Over 6,000 new computer viruses are created each month

  5. The first iPhone was released on June 29, 2007

  6. 90% of the world’s currency is digital

  7. Some people fear technology and the term for that is having technophobia!

  8. Did you know that in 2010 carrier pigeons were faster than the internet?

  9. The first website is still up and running

  10. Most internet traffic doesn’t come from humans, it comes from bots and hackers

  11. Did you know that the most common passwords are 12345678, 123456, and password?

  12. The first computer virus was harmless, it was used to test the security of computers

  13. A single Bitcoin is worth around $42,000!

  14. There are 3.8 billion internet users per day!

  15. Did you know that the average american has 2-8 devices

  16. 1 million new websites are created every minute

  17. As time goes by, more and more jobs are being replaced by robots

  18. The young and the old are more inclined to use technology today

  19. SpaceX is developing a system for space travel for normal citizens

  20. The waste of technology is called E-waste

 

Those are 20 facts about technology. I hope you learned something new!

The Latest New Tech

 Edwin Tam and Lawrence L.

With this new technology in this age, we are going into a time where technology will be everywhere. In your house, in your school, and in your city. We will be interviewing 7th graders and other people that we know about new technology in and around the area. 

 

Random kid: The new technology that I have is awesome! I just got a brand new Nintendo switch. I honestly don’t know why every console manufacturer sells the games separately, but it’s still great! 

 

Interviewers (Us): So then why didn’t you buy an Xbox or PS5? 

 

Random Kid: Pokemon games are exclusive to the nintendo switch. I like pokemon.

 

Another random kid: I just got the new Samsung Galaxy S22! It is awesome! It has so much battery life and an amazing camera! When I made the switch, I wasn’t sure if this phone would live up to my expectations, but it surpassed them! 

 

Another awesome person: I got the new Apple Series Watch Series 7 GPS! When I am taking a walk, it can show that I walked 2 miles! Also has other features like a heart beat monitor, texts, calls, and other stuff. Very cool. I love it. 

 

Another person: Some new technology I have gotten recently is an Iphone 11. It might not be the best but at least I have a newer Iphone! My old one was an Iphone nothing because I didn’t even have an Iphone before.

 

We have made several interviews, audio calls, and facetimes to tell you that with this new age of tech, it is easy to tell from our statistics that soon robots will rule the world.

Video Game Review: Krunker

Edwin Tam

    Krunker is one of the greatest browser games that I know of. It is an amazing game that you don’t have to install or buy. In Krunker, you can change your avatar with items of different rarities, play different maps and modes, and customize your game with over 150 settings. Krunker is, as people define it, a movement-based first-player shooter. It has wall jumps (for certain classes), b-hop (jump, when you hit the ground shift and then jump back into the air, repeat), and wall grinds (for certain classes; hold shift to grind down a wall). In Krunker, there is no specific gun, there are classes. Some classes include machine gun (Spray n’ Pray), Assault Rifle/Ak 47 (Triggerman), Sniper Rifle (Hunter), and Detective (Revolver). Some classes are insanely bad, like Runner (Knife guy. Obvious why he’s bad). But other classes are really cracked such as Detective (98 damage per headshot can literally two-shot any class. The Highest (HP) class is Spray N’ Pra. In Krunker, there are a lot of hackers. Hacks are widely available for Krunker and there are usually guest hacking on Semi-Auto. You can vote-kick these people, but you can’t ban them. Only people with actual accounts can be banned. There are also a lot of pros who get tired of playing on their main and switch to an alt. Personally, I see a lot of alts nuking (25 killstreaks) on an entire server. Such a common, beautiful sight. But this is a review, not a description. Overall, Krunker is a fun game. The hitboxes are huge, and customization is a big part of the game. But there are too many hackers and alts to make the game. Krunker recently got FACEIT ranked which is supposed to be fair matchmaking, but I’m getting diamonds in my matches (I’m a gold 2, ranks are bronze, silver, diamond, and master). Overall, I think Krunker is a great fps game, but the security needs to be better, and it is getting better with the deputy system. But Krunker still has its ways to go to become a game safe from hackers.

The Metaverse

 Lawrence Lau

The metaverse. You have probably heard of it somewhere. It is the idea of having a 3D world inside of a computer or machine, and founder of the company Meta (formerly Facebook), Mark Zuckerberg. He has created this program that would let you go into this virtual world using a VR headset. This world inside will consist of a 3D area that you can design into however you want. You will be able to work, play and chat in it. Mark has also been working on an Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can handle all the interactions in it for the past 10 years, and is planning to make it the fastest AI supercomputer by mid 2022. This new “Metaverse” will help employ around 10,000 people, but some people have doubts about it. They say that users might not be safe because since the “Metaverse” will be used by millions of people there is a chance that people will use it for bad things such as hate speech and misinformation. Also, some say since the company Meta in the past has failed to keep user data private you should wait until this technology is more advanced, but if this is a hit and it is safe the “Metaverse” will change technology forever. With all the hype around this it is usually under a microscope and every mistake or perfection will affect how this is seen by the people. If it were my choice I would say this is too much too soon, and Meta should release this in smaller bits over some time.

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