Tag: Technology
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End of Life
Scientists divide possible end-of-the-world scenarios into two categories: natural causes and human-made causes. Who even researches this stuff, by the way? I wish we were that kind of scientist. Devoting our lives to speculation. Neither wars would bother us, nor the economy. I wonder if it makes you paranoid? Throughout human history, apocalypse scenarios usually…
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Disruptive Technologies-8: Final
I am finally finishing the series on disruptive technologies. Although the word “disruptive” may sound negative, I mentioned that its meaning is actually “things that fundamentally change our lives.” In most of the previous examples, I talked about how these technologies carry many ethical issues alongside their benefits. Now, I will write about technologies that…
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Why I Bought Apple Products Despite Dislike
For years, my ongoing dislike of Apple ended because of two discounts. I first bought an iPhone 11 in 2020 or 2021. This year, I bought a MacBook Air for the first time. The reason was a discount offer so shamelessly good that I couldn’t refuse it — and iOS. My opinions about Apple haven’t…
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Disruptive Technologies-4: Military Technologies
No healthy person wants to kill. At their core, people are not inclined to kill or to engage in violent conflict. When you look at diaries and notes from the world’s bloodiest wars, you see the same thing. No matter how motivated they were, in the end they say that war is not a good…
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Disruptive Technologies-1: How Disruptive Technologies Reshape Our Lives
Türkce icin tıklayın: https://bahadirhancicek.com/2024/10/04/yikici-teknolojiler-nedir-ne-degildir/ I often complain about the constant flow of information in our era, unconscious social media usage, and the effects social media has on perception. This time, I want to open up this topic a bit more: how all of this is evaluated from a technological perspective, what kinds of problems await…
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Exploring the Impact of Meta Quest 3 on VR Technology
Last week, I added another unnecessary electronic purchase to my collection—I bought a Meta Quest 3. I’ve been talking about disruptive technologies lately, and I think VR is absolutely one of those technologies that will completely change our lives and our perspective on the world. Photo by Jessica Lewis 🦋 thepaintedsquare on Unsplash Even as…
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Understanding Modern Phone Habits: A Cultural Perspective
Do you remember rotary phones? We used to look up the number in the phonebook or enter it from memory. We lined up a series of digits one after another. The phone was fixed. If you didn’t catch it, you had no idea who was calling. Sometimes we ran to pick it up, sometimes we…
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Project Managent-12: the Final-Repeatable Success in Project Management
By now in this series, we’ve explored various stages and angles of project management. If you’ve gained even a bit of experience — and managed to read something other than the nonsense I write — you’ve likely noticed something: the processes are surprisingly systematic.Every field may bring its own intensity and quirks, but at the…
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Project Management-10: Avoiding Common Communication Pitfalls in Projects
Communication is one of the most overlooked aspects of work life. Yet, the true secret behind a successful project — and effective project management — boils down to just one thing: effective communication. In professional life, it’s not your technical expertise but your ability to present your work that often sets you apart. As long…
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Project Management-7: Optimizing Procurement Like Online Shopping
Project Management: What Ordering Online Taught Me About Procurement Before ordering anything online, we spend hours reading reviews, comparing prices, checking specs, reading more reviews, and double-checking if we made the right decision. And of course — we want that item to arrive as quickly as possible, at the perfect time. In project management, it’s…
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