Digital Dopamine

Ever wondered what actually happens when you type a URL into your browser? In this episode, I break down the fundamentals of networking — from the OSI model to raw TCP connections — no prior experience required. 📌 What we cover: - The OSI network model - IP addresses, subnets, and routing - TCP vs UDP and port numbers - Connecting to a TCP port from the CLI Whether you're studying for a cert, sta...

I Thought We Had More Time.... It feels like not too long ago, when I published my article and 5th episode of the Digital Dopamine podcast, “ Tokenizing Private Credit, Real Estate, National Debt, and Everything Else “, where I warned about institutional efforts t start tokenizing assets and little did I know, some major players were relatively low key but making move swiftly. The biggest players...

Ohh, Where Have You Been, Obsidian… Very rocky life over the last month and a half, and I was kinda in a funk due to my recent layoff. I wasn’t able to avoid the fade this round 😭 Fuggin’ AI…. But I’m looking at this as a new chapter in my life to force my hand in exploring new opportunities while also being able to spend more time on Digital Dopamine. That being said, I realized that a lot of th...

One Step Closer to Sustainable AI Today, we are going to give props where props are due, and that’s with Google’s new Gemma 4 models. The Gemma 4 models are open source with an Apache 2.0 license; Anyone can use this model commercially or personally with no restrictions, allowing folks to build and sell applications, embed the model in their product, or clone and build upon the core model code wit...

This Is Where We Are…… It pains me to see society slowly but predictably corrode. We’ve had scammers and thieves long before the age of technology, but there’s just something uniquely dark about Deepfake technology, where many people can’t decipher the difference between the deepfake and the real person. Visual deception was the limit with deepfakes for a while; it was possible to mimic a face wit...

Intro Sup folks, my last completed module was about the basics of Linux, so that’s what this episode will be about. However, I’ll be covering a bit more than we covered in the module. Within TryHackMe, we covered basic commands, working with the filesystem, shell operations, flags & switches, and automation, to name a few. But what I also want to cover is how to get a Virtual Machine booted up usi...

Blockchain and Tokenization Popularity Boom Tokenization has become one of the new buzzwords in the world of finance. Your 401(k) may already be invested in assets you've never heard of, through technology you don't understand — and the people making those decisions didn't ask your permission. There are a lot of people who barely know much about blockchain, and it’s been around even before cryptoc...

So What Is the Coruna Exploit? The Coruna iOS exploit framework is a new and powerful exploit kit targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS 13.0 (released in September 2019) up to version 17.2.1 (released in December 2023). It was identified by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and iVerify. The exploit contained five full iOS exploit chains and a total of 23 exploits. The core technical valu...

Intro Sup folks! Today, we will be discussing what was learned after finishing the Search Skills room in TryHackMe. Honestly, I went into this room thinking, “This is gonna be a bunch of filler that I already know, I should just skim through it.” But I quickly realized that there were plenty of VERY useful tips, tricks, and resources that I never knew. So with that, here’s a quick overview of the...

Let's dive into how OpenAI and AI in general is hemorrhaging money, our environment, and the economy. Check out my Substack for the full video & full written article that contains all of the sources: https://open.substack.com/pub/digitaldopaminellc/p/open-season-on-openai-and-the-crumbling Follow Me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/digital_dopamine_llc Peep the Linktree for all other socials: http...

Intro (2 minutes) [Music Intro] What’s up, folks, and welcome to the second episode of the Digital Dopamine podcast! One of these days, I’m gonna get a sponsor lol and have a quick standard intro for everyone. In due time, in due time 😂. But people who follow me on IG have already seen what today’s episode is gonna be about, and that’s the AT Protocol, or Authenticated Transfer Protocol, atproto....

Intro (2 minutes) * * [Music Intro] Welcome everyone, to the first podcast of Digital Dopamine! Where I’ll be delivering a weekly dose of tech news, app demos, tips, and tricks, tailored to tech enthusiasts and developers of all levels. On today’s Episode we’re gonna focus on the Tech Billionaire’s wet dream…” Greenland”. As a lot of you probably know by now, there’s this feverish push to “buy” Gr...