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The Google Empire: Why we need more search engines other than Google

The usage of “network” effect to basically dismiss calls for other search engines or any other institution is a common phrase. The people who use it to say there is something transhistorical about Google and that people should be just accept Google. The thing that Google has is the ability to just control the access to information and also installing their search services on every Android device here. Microsoft got in trouble for the same thing, but now they are basically the underdogs here in the search space with Bing, which is good but is basically unable to gain traction because Google keeps people within their systems. This means that people only see Google and not other competitors.

I use Google’s products as they are not incompetent at making email services such as Gmail. However, they are often used as the only service and the “nerds” or power” users are trying to use other products. For example, think about DuckDuckGo or other search engines such as Bing as I mentioned earlier. However, Bing is the only one that is capable of challenging Google. In the early 2010s, its market share was higher than it is now but it is unable to get beyond a small percentage.

We need more search engine choices.

Why is that we allow people to congregate in the “best”

This best is being propped up with all sorts of trickery and manipulations. The most important thing that can happen now is that we need to break up the app stores of both Google and Apple. This duopoly has allowed for the ossification of many aspects of the internet. It has led to the decline in the quality of desktop sites. Previously, desktop sites had all their charm and qualities. Now it the same throughout and it is not interesting now. Even the corporate sites, the front page of a company’s brand have become little more than portals to their social media sites.

We need competition and while we may have alternatives, we do not currently have competition.

Search engines should be an area of competition and growth and not beholden to only one company. The internet is a space without any limit in space only bandwidth. We should have many choices.

Battlefield 2042: A Compromise between COD Gamers and Battlefield Gamers

Battlefield 2042 is considered by many to be a dark horse in the franchise. I would even say that it is dark age. While the game was successful on launch, it seems that the streamers and video makers on YouTube have been more negative on it than in comparison to Battlefield 1. Even on the Battlefield subreddit, there is more negative reactions to it than positive reactions. Here are my thoughts on the game.

Battlefield 2042 is a game that seeks to replicate 2006’s Battlefield 2142 without it going into far future history. One of the reasons I speculate this is because to the ossification of the modern warfare themes in FPS games since the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The 2007 release of Modern Warfare was immensely successful and turned Call of Duty from a game about World War 2 to a game series that just happened to have World War 2 as an occasional setting.

Battlefield 2042 is a intriguing game with some flaws in it. My main issue with it is the skins in the game. While some people may say that is mostly about aesthetics, I see it as how the games have been becoming less serious. Running around with women soldiers who shoot you in the back or in close quarters isn’t believable even with all the various science-fiction elements in it.

The thing that I like about it is the maps in the game.

One of the maps take place in a South Korean city which is centered around the struggle for a data center.

The data center looks likes more futuristic in comparison to the rest of the map here. It has a great atmosphere which contrasts with the rest of everything else you see here.

In many ways, the old Battlefield games before Battlefield 3 were rather bland graphically. With the Frostbite engine, Battlefield 2142 would have looked much better and more stylistically interesting here at representing the 22nd Century. With AI becoming more important in our society, it may be possible to remake these games.

The DreamGaze Glasses Review: Protecting your Eyes from the Blue Light images.

 The DreamGaze Glasses are among one of the most useful things that I have purchased on Amazon site. 

The glasses which have a tinted color on the lenses are very useful at blocking out blue light on multiple types of electronics such as cell phones, tablets and computers.

I use my computer heavily and I used many brands, but they were often insufficient to protect my eyes from the blue light. I would often be exhausted and tired after using some glasses. This did not occur when I was using the DreamGaze glasses. They are lightweight and easy to use. Unlike some I got from Walmart which were breaking after using them for a bit, the DreamGaze glasses are very durable.

The glasses are not that expensive. The Gaming version of the DreamGaze glasses were only $12.99 on the site. There are also other version such as “Clear” and “Night Vision”.

Considering the price of these glasses. I think they are worth the money. The Gaming glasses are considered “Amazon Choice” which means they are highly rated by the company and ready to ship quickly to your house.

I recommend buying the DreamGaze Glasses if you use your computer alot in the evening or in the morning hours.