Cautioning Against Technological Pitfalls – Part 11

Encouraging Hope and Striving with Strategy and Skill

When there is reliance upon God, then hope, then knowledge, then diligent striving within a clear work plan, there is success without a doubt, and we have in the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre a good example, beginning with the creation of the DubaiSat-1 satellite, then DubaiSat-2, then the preparation for the Hope Probe project, which will reach Mars in 2021, God willing, and the launch of KhalifaSat and Nayif-1, and the project of the two astronauts Hazza Al Mansouri and Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, and the historic achievement of going to the International Space Station in the year 2019, and the creation of an environment of scientists, experts, and specialists in space sciences from the sons of the Emirates, is a great message of hope to every Arab and Muslim that nothing is impossible, God willing. Everyone is capable of achievement and innovation, and all he must do is rely upon God, then have hope and arm himself with knowledge, learning, and the necessary skills, and strive with strategy and planning, tirelessly and without boredom, and to set for yourself a segmented plan containing alternative plans for every point in it so that you never come to a halt, and do not pay heed to the corruptors who seek to spread corruption on earth, and do not be saddened by the ill-intentioned and the discouragers, and do not look to the environment around you whatever it may be, for you are responsible for yourself, so bind it to continuing in development toward beneficial, useful hope.

Encouraging the Production and Release of Games That Are Useful and Beneficial to Society

We are still in severe poverty in Arabic content across all technological fronts in general, and among the greatest content that severely lacks the Arabic language is electronic games. I do not mean here the translation and dubbing of games, which is a wonderful thing, but what we lack is the existence of studios producing beneficial electronic games. This reminds me of the Gulf Cooperation Council States Joint Program Production Institution, that institution which left an imprint on the hearts of millions. We hope there will be institutions that produce beneficial and beautiful games at varying levels and across all platforms as well, and the games market is very profitable and the ideas in it are limitless.

Cautioning Against Phone Charger Incompatibility

Unfortunately, great fragmentation and divergence has arisen between phone companies, indeed even within the same company there are differences in the type of phone charger, its power, the wattage it provides, and the technology it uses, even though the majority rely on the "USB-C" port, yet the amount of power and its speed differ from one cable to another and from one adapter to another, and everyone evades the standard specifications of "USB PD," which allows up to 100 watts! And the severe, varying manipulation even within the same type of phone, and there is a big difference between the charger included in the box and the more powerful type that is sold separately for the same phone!

And the trend has begun to increase people's confusion and bewilderment, as there is much fuss about discontinuing the inclusion of the charger with the phone and that you must buy it, and this will certainly add to people's confusion upon confusion. Among the downsides of this matter is that you charge your phone with a charger incompatible with it and it gives you a charge of 100%, but in reality you find that it loses its charge faster and even the charging duration is much slower than if you had used the version designated for it, and this is noticeable on all phones, unfortunately!

Encouraging the Writing of Useful and Beneficial Articles

Writing articles consolidates knowledge, develops many skills, and broadens horizons. It is beautiful to see the number of writers growing, each in his own field, sports then technology then medicine, engineering, construction, agriculture, education, marketing, development, eloquence, and many other specializations. You can write on several sites such as WordPress, Blogger, or even the distinguished Emirati platform Hesabati, linkconnects.com. As we mentioned previously, tie it and rely upon God, and begin writing, for it has delight, eloquence, and magic that benefit people and refine your knowledge.

Cautioning Against Filming at a Quality Lower Than 720p

Many people lament the absence of photos or videos of themselves from the past, or their existence in very poor quality, especially the filming of videos. Therefore, be keen to make the quality usually 1080p with 30 or 60 frames/second or higher, or at the very least 720p with 60 frames/second, so that you can return to the video even after a period of time and recover your beautiful memories in good quality. The world has reached 8k and 12k, but filming at this quality is costly in terms of storage. The highest common quality today is very high 4k with 60 frames/second, and high-end phones now provide 8k as well.

Cautioning Against Film and Series Services

Many people know the danger and the nature of the orientations of many film and video platforms and the negative effects they contain for society, the deviation in the time-honored customs and traditions of conservative society, and the many degraded beliefs and behaviors that these films and series contain. As for if we were to address the messages concealed within these productions, dozens of pages would not suffice for me to recount them. One should beware and pay attention to this temptation and not leave the boat with what it carries to the children without continuous follow-up, monitoring, and guidance, and warning against the deviations, malicious ideas, and heresies.

Eng. Ahmed Al Zarouni, Al Roeya Newspaper