I've decided to do some changes to the blog

Since I started this blog all the way back in November 2023, I've never posted a post with an image. I did that to make this blog look as close as it can to a 2000s blog. But that will change today!

I realized that putting little icons and images in a block of text, really changes the mood of it and it adds to a enjoyment of reading.

I think that more blogs and websites in general should do the same.

If you're opposed to this decision, please tell me in the comments or send me an email at businessiulian@gmail.com.

I started exploring the "dark web"

 A couple of days ago, I installed the one and only Tor Browser, with the intention that if in the near future the internet in Romania (by extension the European Union) becomes locked down like it is now in the United Kingdom, I would still have some freedom of speech.

Little did I know that I would go down a rabbit hole so deep, that it became a pleasure to explore it. Now just to defend myself, in the time I was on the Tor network, I did not explore illegal content and I don't intend to use the Tor network to cause harm. This is only out of curiosity and ambiguity.

If you want to know what the Tor network is and how it works, check out this Wikipedia article right here. But if you're too lazy to do so, here's a brief explanation from me:

The Tor network is a network composed of millions of computers "talking" to each other, creating a separate network independent from the internet we all use on a daily basis. On the Tor network websites are not accessible using a normal TLD (top-level domain) like .com, .org, etc. Instead, websites are accessed using a .onion domain, this domain is composed of a hash generated by the server. This makes the Tor network private and inaccessible using a normal browser.

 Now that that's out of the way, I'll start documenting my findings! Because the "dark web" is speared, I can't use Google or any other search engine to search stuff, so I use Torch instead.

My first finding was by searching for a term which most people consider controversial... "furry". Upon searching for it, lots of websites popped up. After scrolling a bit, I've found a website titled "S-Config" (which has a normal counterpart as well) is a blog run by someone called S (as I understand). The website has a very "emo" look, like the ones from the 2000s (no offence to it). And in general, it seems like a very interesting website nonetheless!

After visiting S-Config, I searched the term "Google street view", which brought me to a transcript of a 2016 podcast called "Security Now!" and I'm gonna say it... HOLY YAP! Even I don't yap that much! Anyways, it was interesting seeing it and torturing ChatGPT into summarizing it!

The podcast talked about how Adobe Flash will die, and how a telemetry code was found in Microsoft's Visual Studio 2015. Other than that, they talked about data breaches, software bugs from big companies, how anyone can hack into a camera and watch you, etc. Now the interesting part was that they also talked about how this will become the norm in the future, and they were not wrong!

Flash is dead, telemetry is just everywhere, data breaches happen every week, software bugs are a daily occurrence, and Chinese cameras that connect to strange servers are popular now!

So yeah, these were the 2 things that caught my attention. I hope to find more stuff like this in the future, it really brings me back to the days when Flash games were a norm and exploring the internet wasn't a weird thing.

Being woke up in a village just feels wierd...

 Alright, it has been a good while since I've posted something on here. The reason behind it is that I've been grinding on a Minecraft server named SMPEarth, and in the meantime, I've also been working on my wiki, learning the MediaWiki software, and also learning how infoboxes work.

Now that I've said my reason for inactivity, let's get right into the topic!

When I'm writing this post is currently 4 AM, and I don't know why, also I've slept only 2 hours. Which is not good by any means for my body and brain, but at the same time I'm not feeling like my body needs sleep.

So, because I don't have any sleep, I've gotten to do a number 2, and then because I did not have any water in my room I decided to go to the local fountain here on the street.

The walk there was interesting nonetheless. I felt like being watched and followed by something, but there was nothing. There was also a slight layer of fog, which is strange because the village I'm in is a plains one and experiences temperatures up to 40℃.

Anyways, I've drunk my water and then headed home, because that was the most obvious thing to do.

So yeah, in conclusion, a pretty normal walk if we ignore that feeling of being watched out of the formula.

Oh by the way, I'm trying to post more often on here because it's the only place I could do that in my own style. With hyperlinks, photos, and without a character limit.

Also, if you know other languages besides English, you're welcome to translate my wiki! And if you only know English, don't worry! You can fix typos and gramatical errors on articles.