No, we’re not going to tell you about the dangers of artificial intelligence and the consequences of reaching for self-awareness and giving you to read Nietzsche or any ashen misanthrope. Otherwise something that gives a lot more terror to being worldly. And that’s because they say that what really frightens isn’t what comes from the imagination, but from within the world of the possible and the real. That is why, and without wanting to scare you, although maybe yes, we have decided to remember a series of things that can happen with our computer and that make hair look like spikes.
What material horror stories can we tell?
One of the most false computer feelings is that of security, you think that nothing will happen to you and suddenly phew, you realize that someone has stolen your credit card data or those photos spices that you took with your last date Although the latter should only concern you if you are a politician or someone who is a public figure. In its day, when a machine broke down and no explanation was given, it was said to be the product of goblins, a story that was innocent to say the least today, but which in ancient times was scary to our ancestors. As of today? These goblins exist and are as human as we are, but their intentions are not good at all.
devices that spy on you
The first of the horror stories has nothing to do directly with our PC. Nowadays, every device connected to the network has the potential to be hacked, not only our computer, but also things like our Amazon Alexa, the webcam or even the baby monitor camera. All of this can relay our lives to third parties and these don’t have to be the government or a government agency, it can be a perfectly degenerate who is on the other side.
This does not happen, as fortunately there are few of these people with sufficient knowledge, however, it is important to note that your devices are full of backdoors to sneak through. Your computer with enough knowledge, you can control it, on the other hand, other devices cannot. Since they are self-managed by their built-in hardware and software, there are no tools to manage them, but they have the same potential open doors as a PC. After all, they are still computers and are governed by the same rules.
Windows 95 and the Blue Screen Terror
Nowadays BSODs are a huge rarity and Windows has improved qualitatively compared to what we had in the second half of the 90s, moreover, today there are applications that, when we return, remind us that they saved our work when suddenly there was a power failure or worse, a crash with the blue screen of death. So much so that all we did was press the key combination to save or the floppy disk icon.
Out of curiosity, one of the most famous commercials to evangelize people to the Mac that Apple did and which was very successful was that of a girl who commented precisely on this experience. Not anymore, but back then the blue screen was a real terror and the worst thing is that its occurrence was unpredictable and completely erratic.
And why do we consider it one of the hardware horror stories if Windows is a program? Well, due to the fact the reason was much more hardware related than you might think. Windows multitasking was cooperative, so the same apps were in control. The fact is that if there was a small runtime error in a program, the whole computer crashed, because the application could not transmit the testimony for a second because it was completely out of order.
Compromising documents that do not disappear
Automatic cloud storage systems are sometimes quite compromising. You may want to hide your stay in a place, or there may simply be a photo that is too embarrassing or revealing, or failing that, any type of document, which can commit you and sometimes be revealing. The problem is compounded when many of these cloud servers have backdoors and become what we call open directories. Are you sure you’re not sharing a folder with compromising information that you shouldn’t? Perhaps your secrets have already been revealed.
The horror comes when after formatting the storage unit or even destroying the hard drive, you see how when you restart and reconfigure everything they come back, like the villain of a horror movie, they are there, eternally, invincible and immortal. The worst part is when you back up with a virus running on a timer unknowingly.
Beware of pre-built computers
Many pre-made models sold in large malls usually have very nice designs in a photo, but are not very functional, not only are they priced much higher than what their components would cost separately, but they also suffer from the use food sources and even box designs that are ultimately not functional. You wouldn’t be the first to find that your computer, which looks so good on the desk, suddenly stops working due to poor case cooling design or poor quality power supply.
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