Category Archives: Science & Tech

Interesting topics re. science, computer technology & online life.

What Exactly is a Storm Surge?


Posted on October 8, 2024 by Bill Kochman

#HurricaneMilton #StormSurge #Asheville I was inspired to write this short commentary after discovering that some of my friends didn’t quite understand how a town or city which is located many miles from a coastal area, and which is hundreds or … Continue reading →

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ChatGPT Does Not Deny the Possibility of God’s Existence


Posted on June 2, 2024 by Bill Kochman

Following is a brief verbatim conversation I had with ChatGPT 4o on the afternoon of June 2, 2024 in which it does not exclude the possibility of God’s existence as the intelligence and cause behind the so-called Big Bang and … Continue reading →

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ChatGPT Knows Me ….. Kind of.


Posted on February 3, 2024 by Bill Kochman

CORRECTIONS: Technically speaking, I am NOT an Internet entrepreneur, because Bill’s Bible Basics is NOT — and has NEVER been — a business. All of the study materials on my website are freely available to read, download and share, such … Continue reading →

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How to Install a Simple, Independent SMTPD Server on Your macOS Computer


Posted on October 14, 2023 by Bill Kochman

As a web designer, have you been stymied by your inability to get sendmail/postfix working on more recent versions of macOS? If so, maybe you need to take a different route. This step-by-step tutorial will help you install an SMTPD … Continue reading →

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THIS IS GOING TO BE CATASTROPHIC: Forecasters Say Super Typhoon Mawar Could Be Worse Than Pongsona


Posted on May 24, 2023 by Bill Kochman

NOTE: Super Typhoon Pongsona struck us in 2002. It was the worst typhoon I have ever been through. I was without power for 32 days afterwards, and it took five months to replace the glass in my two bedroom windows … Continue reading →

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Super Typhoon Mawar Bears Down on Guam With 155 mph Winds!


Posted on May 23, 2023 by Bill Kochman

As of 10:00 PM May 23, 2023 Guam local time, Super Typhoon Mawar has maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. It is currently 120 miles southeast of Guam and is moving northwest — right towards us — at 7 mph. … Continue reading →

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Guam Typhoon Alert


Posted on May 23, 2023 by Bill Kochman

https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/guam-typhoon-alert/ When you see this image posted on my social network account, this means that we are currently being threatened by a typhoon, a.k.a. hurricane. For the latest details regarding the current threat, please go to the URL below: https://www.billkochman.com/Guam_Typhoon_URLs.html

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Amazing Animation: Watch Hurricane Ian in This 4-Minute Video


Posted on October 3, 2022 by Bill Kochman

Made from 2,350 GOES-East satellite images, this 4-minute video shows Ian over a period of 10 days from its birth as TD9 near the coast of Venezuela, to the destructive Category 4 monster that it eventually became. Watch it as … Continue reading →

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Are You Hoping to See Venus?


Posted on February 11, 2022 by Bill Kochman

As I mentioned in a previous post, this month the planet Venus is putting on a spectacular show in the early morning, pre-dawn sky. You can very easily see it with the unaided eye. That is to say, without the … Continue reading →

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Moral Dilemma – The Foreign Sweatshops


Posted on January 22, 2022 by Bill Kochman

I think this issue presents a moral dilemma for all of us. Why? Because if we are honest with ourselves, we all use products on a daily basis which are mass-produced in foreign countries, in factories which are often described … Continue reading →

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Are You Cautious and Compassionate?


Posted on January 22, 2022 by Bill Kochman

I am sure that we can all agree that we need to be on guard against the scammers, spammers, get-rich-quick schemers and porn star wannabes who invade the social networks on a regular basis. Many of us have already had … Continue reading →

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Guess What? You Are the Guinea Pigs!


Posted on November 18, 2021 by Bill Kochman
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Stop Sending Those Silly Chain Messages


Posted on April 28, 2021 by Bill Kochman

#SocialNetworks #Facebook #ChainMessages #ChainLetters https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/stop-sending-those-silly-chain-messages/ For those of you who may not yet be aware of it, for the record, I do NOT engage in chain letter or chain message activity on Facebook, or anywhere else on the Internet for … Continue reading →

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Social Networks vs. the People


Posted on April 28, 2021 by Bill Kochman

#SocialNetworks #DataMining #Discrimination #Censorship This morning I dedicated some time to try to understand why certain third party blogging tools — such as auto-posters and re-posters — no longer work on some of the popular social networks. A person may … Continue reading →

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Science-Related Articles on Bill’s Bible Basics


Posted on April 28, 2021 by Bill Kochman

#BillsBibleBasics #ScienceRelated #Articles Since I first began the Bill’s Bible Basics writing ministry back in 1993-1994, I have written over three hundred articles. Of these, a substantial amount — over three dozen to date — delve into a wide range … Continue reading →

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Protect Your Social Network Contact Info Data


Posted on April 28, 2021 by Bill Kochman

#Protect #ContactInfo #Data #SocialNetworks #DataMining https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/protect-your-social-network-contact-info-data/ Note: This commentary was originally written in March of 2018. Given how quickly the situation changes with the different social networks, some of the information below — such as the URLs — may no … Continue reading →

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Please Be Careful About Propagating Fake News


Posted on April 28, 2021 by Bill Kochman

#BeCareful #FakeNews #Propagate #Misinformation #Disinformation Dear friends, I just wanted to remind you again to please be very careful about propagating fake news and misinformation, on Facebook, and elsewhere on the Internet. Pranksters and manipulators just love to use social … Continue reading →

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Guam Tropical Storm and Typhoon Warnings, Watches and Updates


Posted on April 7, 2021 by Bill Kochman

#Guam #TropicalStorm #Typhoon #Updates #Advisories Aside from serving as an interesting educational tool, the purpose of my “Guam Tropical Storm and Typhoon Warnings, Watches and Updates” page is to keep my online friends informed of my status here on Guam, … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes: Don’t Spread Fear!


Posted on April 7, 2021 by Bill Kochman

https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/earthquakes-dont-spread-fear/ Being as I live in an earthquake-prone area of the world not far from the convergence of two tectonic plates, some time ago, I installed a number of earthquake-related apps on my iMac, as well as on my iPhone. … Continue reading →

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Discrimination on the Social Networks


Posted on April 7, 2021 by Bill Kochman

Let’s be honest here. Despite how much we enjoy using them, some social networks are really becoming unbearable. They continuously plaster us with ads we really don’t want to see. They are constantly pushing us and pressuring us to spend … Continue reading →

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