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Exploring "Why" questions about Technology
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Why does most articles in the internet tend to be cut by a ‘Continue Reading’ button?
Knowing that the person is actually reading the page allows higher advertising rates to be charged. I mean, if you were an advertiser, wouldn't you pay more for a page that had proof that it was being
Why Hotels need your address and phone # even if you pay by Cash?
Because if you trash the room or something happens they still need a way to contact you.
Why do videos run better than video games on computer?
Lets say you get hired to do a job. This job involves taking papers and holding it up for people to see. Sometimes you get tasks where you're given a stack of papers with stuff on them and you just ho
Why do UK cinemas have advanced screenings instead of just releasing the film?
To get people talking and blogging (etc.) about it, and gauge the audience response. Advanced screening audiences are generally a mix of reviewers and self-selected fans of the movie franchise who are
Why are actual download speeds 20x slower than what is shown by the service provider?
They aren't unless your service provider is an asshole that hugely oversells capacity. But they usually *are* 8x slower than most people expect. That's not because of anything deceptive or misleading
Why don’t phone batteries limit charging after reaching some threshold charge percent?
They do. Any device powered by a rechargeable lithium ion battery has a charge controller. Batteries are charged by applying a voltage greater than the cell voltage of the battery.
Why does a mobil’s GPS need mobile data and data connection to work?
Your phone doesn't need a mobile connection to receive GPS signals. As you rightly suggested, these are constantly transmitted from orbiting satellites, and no internet connection is necessary to rece
why you would buy spf30 sunscreen when spf50 is the same price and same time of protection?
SPF30 is likely to be less thick than SPF50. That is one selling point to a lower SPF. SPF30 is usually cheaper than SPF50, however, this is not always the case.
Why is it that I visit websites and Facebook/Google automatically know that and give me targeted ads?
When you visit websites that link to pages of interest, they send your pseudo identity and your interest profile to central ad servers. When you visit another page that has an ad spot for a remarketin
Why does the connection strength between a phone and a wifi router fluxuate, even when neither are being touched?
Your connection strength isn't just determined by the strength of the signal between you and your phone, it is also impacted by the noise in the environment While the signal strength may remain consta