Chiba was his stage name. He was born as Sadaho Maeda and adopted “Chiba” after Japan’s Chiba prefecture where he grew up. His Japanese stage name was Shinichi Chiba, but he was known internationally as Sonny. Chiba was a natural athlete and a contender for Japan’s Olympic gymnastics team until he was sidelined by an injury. He pivoted to study Karate under the venerated master Mas Oyama, a hardened full-contact fighter who was famous for killing bulls with his bare hands....

YouTube has been blocked many times, in way more places than an average person knows. The list is so long that it’s best to check out the complete YouTube censorship history on Wikipedia and not mention it here itself. Anyways, here’s a fact to show the significance of YouTube for millennials: And here’s another one to emphasize YouTube: Conclusively, it’s nothing less than a crime to take-away YouTube from people....

Breathing clean and fresh air is a basic necessity for everyone that one needs to stay healthy and fit. Even people around the world are living under the threat of increasing pollutants in the atmospheric air. Man-made pollution is the root cause of this threat. As a result, it has become quite important to monitor air quality to ensure good health and quality of life. Monitoring air quality is possible with various air quality monitoring devices available in the market....

Getting slapped by internet blocks when you’ve something crucial to do is frustrating. Nonetheless, these browsing errors happen to every one of us, and we search for speedy solutions. So, before going to the troubleshooting, it’s best the check the error page carefully: The first thing is to reload the web page–press F5. No luck? Check the domain name–ensure if it’s spelled correctly. Next, run the Windows diagnostics or check if it’s suggesting a solution....

Yes, at a time before the video game industry was nearly as standardized as it is now, developers would regularly release entirely different versions of the same game in various regions. While those different versions were usually the result of censorship requests, cultural confusion, or even copyright issues, some games were changed due to concerns about their difficulty level. While you probably know a few stories about some retro games that were deemed to be “too difficult” and were ultimately changed out of fear that people wouldn’t buy them, you may be surprised to learn that quite a few NES games were ultimately changed because their developers worried that they weren’t difficult enough....

And Apple doesn’t expect the business users to understand the terminal’s power like it doesn’t expect coders to utilize Pivot Tables. What we see in front of us, the MacOS, is a Graphical User Interface, beautified and polished for the consumers. Thus navigating through the terminal is more complicated than hovering the mouse on the trackpad. In this article, you will discover the Mac terminal commands and get a terminal command cheat sheet, in the end, so you never have to search the web again....

Artists sang the news, sometimes causing it, other times reacting. Rock and roll had grown up and rock musicians took on responsibilities. Rhythm and blues got loose and soul musicians took to the streets. A former University of California philosophy professor named Angela Davis was charged with aiding and abetting the murder of a judge and Aretha Franklin personally offered to post bail. The documentary series points out how The Beatles took the lead on youth culture movement during the 1960s, and how the elder society tried to beat it down in the 1970s, only to have John Lennon read the news and write “Gimme Some Truth,” before breakfast....

But if the initial doubters learned anything, it’s to never bet against a Nintendo handheld. Not only did the DS go on to be a massive success; its final sales figures made it Nintendo’s most successful console ever, handheld or otherwise. The addition of a second screen worked remarkably well and inspired developers to create one of the best libraries in gaming history. These are the 20 best Nintendo DS games ever....

While my research into this topic revealed quite a few N64 titles that were indeed as successful as they were innovative, I also quickly discovered that the N64 library ran so much deeper than I initially suspected. Personal ignorance aside, maybe it’s a testament to the innovations of some of the N64’s most overlooked titles that I only recently appreciated how ahead of their time some of those games were....

While it’s foolish to think that every PS2 game that was at least interesting enough to deserve a sequel would eventually get one, it’s sometimes tough to look at the PS2’s library and not wonder what could have been. At a time of yearly sequels and live-service games, the PS2’s collection of truly unique titles looks better than ever. Call it nostalgia or wishful thinking, but it’s just a bit too easy to dream of what modern versions of some long-ignored PS2 games might look like....

We interact with only a tiny portion of the internet. While nobody has concrete data about it, approximately 10% of the internet is open to the average user. This is called the open web or surface web which search engines index. The rest 90% is known as the Deep web. The majority of it is databases, academic publications, private documents, etc., which we have little to no business peeking into....

Unfortunately, many people don’t find registry cleaners to be important for PC cleaning. Mostly because they don’t show a boost in PC performance immediately. Furthermore, some people are also afraid to use them as the registry is such a sensitive component of Windows that could completely break Windows. In reality, registry cleaners are necessary for the smooth working of your PC. A clean registry ensures better performance and error-free working....

Microsoft SharePoint is a comprehensive platform for organizing, sharing, and communicating information. It provides various features to help users manage their data more effectively. SharePoint is also used to create intranets and extranets web portals. Users can collaborate on projects and share information with this web-based tool. You can track and share projects and create and manage documents, calendars, contacts, and groups. It includes a blog engine, collaboration tools, information management, task management, recordkeeping, security, and automation....

If you are a developer or into DevOps then its very unlikely that you haven’t heard about Jenkins. It’s an open-source automation tool to help with continuous integration and continue delivery in the software cycle. There are several plugins available to help you with building or deploying the code, automating the stuff. Jenkins can be installed on Windows, macOS or UNIX-based operating system. Continuous Integration (CI) is a Software development practice in which the developers can push their code to repository multiple times in a day....

You may want to use it for various reasons, for example, when you have assembled your own PC or when you’re planning to upgrade your existing one. It’s essential to draw comparisons between different processors and other elements when you’re looking for an upgrade, so in that regard, benchmark software is very handy. Many tools help you test the efficiency of your computer, but you only want to choose from the best, which is why this list exists....

What is a Point of Sale (POS) System? Point-of-sale (POS) systems are used in retail establishments such as stores, restaurants, and bars to maintain the sale transaction and to speed up the payment process. POS systems are composed of a computer, a monitor, a receipt printer, and a cash drawer at their fundamental level. Input equipment, including a keyboard, mouse, barcode scanner, and payment terminal, are also included in the POS system....

Businesses need to pay the correct value-added tax (VAT) to the tax authority where they operate and collect the tax amount from the consumers by adjusting the product/service pricing. VATs tend to change from time to time, and accordingly, merchants change their product rates. Furthermore, the VAT rates differ from state to state in the domestic market. If your business goes global, there are hundreds of different VAT rules and rates....

Flyers are one of the significant addition when it comes to marketing the product or making an announcement. However, one needs to understand the motive before jumping into creating the flyers. There are many things that a designer needs to keep in mind. However, baby flyers can be complicated depending on the occasion or announcement, such as baby shower flyers, mom and baby flyer design, baby announcements, baby product announcements, etc....

The best way to learn is by doing, and many websites allow for cybersecurity, programming, and exploit practice in a neutral environment where you won’t be judged for learning. The following platforms are a great deal and safe way to build your skills to put them to the test and challenge what you can do when put against other players. Hack This Site Hack This Site (also known as HTS) was founded back in 2003 and is considered one of the original players in the hacktivist sphere started by a group of curious individuals....

The overheating may be a cause of concern and won’t let you work properly. This is why cooling pads are famous in the market these days. It would help if you learned how to use a cooling pad to prevent your laptop from overheating. This article will cover all the problems associated with overheating a laptop, its causes, and some of the best laptop cooling pads that may help resolve the overheating issue....