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Now you can Rickroll people in 4k thanks to this hero who remastered Rick Astley’s classic “Never Gonna Give You Up” music video.
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Not all heroes wear capes. Some simply harness the power of neural networks to upscale ’80s music videos to 4k and 60fps.
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February 18, 2021 at 09:11AM
Stop what you’re doing and read this unbelievably epic statement from that Canadian church whose pastor was jailed for preaching
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This may be the best thing you’ve read since the start of the Coronasanity, so buckle up.
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February 18, 2021 at 10:03AM
Bitwarden Is Now the Best Free Alternative to LastPass
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Whether you’re looking to make a change in your password management just because, or you’re a LastPass user annoyed with the service’s recent changes to its free tier, switching to the much-loved (and free) Bitwarden service is a good choice. Bitwarden is now the best free password manager for most people—since it works across all of your devices to add convenience and security to your logins—and setting it up is quick and easy.
To get started, head to Bitwarden’s site and create an account. It’s free to do, and all you need to worry about is giving yourself a solid master password. Make it a good one, and one that you don’t use anywhere else, because it’ll be one of the gatekeepers for all of your other passwords that you’ll store on the service. Once you’ve created your account and logged in, make sure you verify your email address using the option in the upper-right corner.
If you’re coming from another service—like LastPass, for example—you’ll want to find a tool you can use to export your passwords. On LastPass, this is tucked away under the Advanced Options link at the bottom; exporting your passwords basically transforms them into a simple .CSV list.
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You then copy the list (which I’m not screen-shotting, for obvious reasons) directly into Bitwarden via the Tools menu > Import Data.
Your passwords will all appear in your main screen, and should also synchronize to your various Bitwarden apps the next time you go to use them. To edit any of your passwords, simply click on the hyperlink for a given site or service. You can also use the gear icon that appears when you hover over each listing to copy your user name or password directly to your clipboard.
Those are the basics of Bitwarden, but you’re not quite done yet. Click on the profile image in the upper-right corner and select My Account. From there, click on Two-step login in the left-most sidebar.
Here is where you’ll set up two-factor authentication for your account—this isn’t required in order for you to use Bitwarden, but it’s highly recommended to keep your account secure from unauthorized logins. You can choose to have 2FA codes emailed to you to verify any login attempts, but I recommend you use an authenticator app instead. They’re similarly easy to set up, and act like a password manager for all your two-factor authentication tokens.
You might also want to visit the Options link on the lefthand sidebar, which will let you adjust your Vault timeout—as in, how long it’ll stay open from the last time you accessed it. Go past that time, and you’ll have to enter your password once again. Turn this down if you’re on a shared computer, and consider turning it up a bit if you’re feeling especially secure in your setup.
After that, grab all the Bitwarden apps and extensions you’ll need for your devices and browsers. Installing them is easy, and they grant you access to everything you’ve stored in your Bitwarden vault. In the case of your browser, for example, you’ll simply need to right-click on a password prompt to pull up your Bitwarden autofill:
And that’s it. Bitwarden’s free version doesn’t offer a ton of features—no checking your saved passwords for leaks, for example—but it does give you an quick and easy way to synchronize passwords across all your devices. What’s not to like?
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February 18, 2021 at 10:21AM
10 Best Advanced Python Cheat Sheets
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Hey Finxters! I have another set of cheat sheets for you! This time, I am going to focus on the more advanced aspects of Python and what you can do with it! As you know Python is a flexible language used in web development, games, and desktop applications. I am not going to waste too much of your time so let’s hop right to it and dive into these more advanced Python cheat sheets!
This cheat sheet is from DataQuest and it shows all of the intermediate Python
Regular expressions, date/time module, and counter. This is one you will want to have pinned to the wall or in your developers binder to keep handy as you work.
Pros: Great for budding Python developers, keep it handy as you work.
Cons: None that I can see.
It is important to know how to import data during your career no matter what stage you are at. As an intermediate Pythoner, you should keep this cheat sheet handy when working an entry level job of data entry and developing you own projects.
Pros: Great for learning importing data sets in Python.
Cons: None that I can see.
You have to import data and you have to be able to plot it as a visual representation for businesses to understand and use to their benefit. This cheat sheet will help you to learn matplotlib and write some amazing graphical visualizations with Python.
Pros: Great to have for matplotlib development.
Cons: None that I can see.
This cheat sheet is for Machine learning and one you will want to keep in your developers binder as you work. Machine learning and Python go together like peanut butter and jelly, and Scikit is going to be your best friend. If your developers journey takes you to machine learning then make sure to keep this cheat handy for yourself.
Pros: Scikit is easily learnable with this cheat sheet
Cons: None that I can see.
SQL is a database system used in programming for all kinds of data sets and is extremely scalable. Keep this cheat sheet handy to you! BI and other business applications rely on you being able to use SQL!
Pros: Rated ‘E’ for everyone. Easy to read and implement
Cons: None that I can see.
This cheat sheet is more a tutorial that will teach you pytorch for deep learning projects. Here you will get hands on practice on pytorch.
Pros: You will get a deep understanding pytorch and how it used
Cons: It is an online tutorial.
Yet another from Datacamp!! This one is called SpaCy and allows you to understand the natural text from documents. This is one I have in my development folder and is used for Natural language programming.
Pros: Rated ‘E’ for everyone.
Cons: None that I can see.
This cheat sheet is also more a tutorial for you to learn image processing in Python. The best way to learn is to get your hands dirty! Ask Python is good for doing that so you can learn what you need to and boost your skills.
Pros: Rated ‘E’ for everyone.
Cons: None that I can see.
This cheat sheet is also a tutorial on learning database access with Python. This is an incredibly important skill when you freelance your skills or end up working for a company at a data entry position.
Pros: Rated ‘E’ for everyone. This tutorial is one I have used myself! It includes code snippets to learn from.
Cons: It is a tutorial, not a cheat sheet to print.
This is also a tutorial for you to learn from. This particular cheat sheet discusses Deployment of web applications in Python!! It has explanations that go into depth with tools, resources and learning checklist which is started off with an introductory on deployment what it is and why it is necessary.
Pros: Rated ‘E’ for everyone. This is important to know if you are a Pythoner in Web development.
Cons: Needs to be bookmarked on your browser.
These are the cheat sheets and tutorials I think you will find helpful as a Pythonista developing in your particular field. As you can see this time, I wanted to really give you a wide berth of cheat sheets that intermediate Pythonista use with their career choices. I hope at least one of these cheat sheets or tutorials is useful to you on your journey! Thank you once again for joining me and I can’t wait to see you again! 
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February 18, 2021 at 10:42AM
‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ in 4K Is an Eye-Melting Way to Rickroll Someone
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As powerful workstations slowly but surely work to remaster all the world’s old film and video footage to higher resolutions and frame rates using machine learning techniques, you’d assume that one piece of footage would have been a top priority. But apparently Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” music video has only just been given the 4K, 60 FPS upgrade, and your eyes may never forgive you.
Watching the original music video again, which boasts a respectable 871,696,897 views on YouTube at the time of writing, it looks like “Never Gonna Give You Up” was shot on professional-grade video tape, presumably Sony’s Betacam format, giving it that recognizable ‘80s video look.
The remastered version, which was created using Topaz Video Enhance AI to boost the resolution to 4K and the Flowframes video interpolation tool to boost the frame rate to 60 frames per second, looks like it was filmed on a modern smartphone just yesterday. We now have the ability to Rickroll someone so that they’re not only inconvenienced, but also feel like they’re actually on set with Astley while this video was being shot. Astley may never desert you, but your eyes will want to.
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February 18, 2021 at 12:21PM
Laravel Api Controller
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Basic CRUD API Methods that can be extended for your models by default has a list, show, update, add and delete endpoint to interact with your model.
Install via composer
composer require phpsa/laravel-api-controller
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Phpsa\LaravelApiController\ServiceProvider" --tag="config"
CLI Commands
artisan make:api {ControllerName} to generate the controllerartisan make:api:policy to generate a policy fileartisan make:api:resource to geneate the response resourceThis will create a Api/ModelNameController for you and you will have the basic routes in place as follows:
api/v1/{model_name} – list all/paged/filtered (class::index)api/v1/{model_name}/$id – Show a specified id (class::show)api/v1/{model_name} – Insert a new record (class::store)api/v1/{model_name}/$id – Update an existing record (class::update)api/v1/{model_name}/$id – Delete an existing record (class::destroy)You can override the methods by simply putting in your own methods to override – method names in braces above
Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Events\Created Event which has the new record available as $recordPhpsa\LaravelApiController\Events\Updated Event which has the updated record available as $recordPhpsa\LaravelApiController\Events\Deleted Event which has the deleted record available as $recordPolicies: https://laravel.com/docs/6.x/authorization#generating-policies
Generate with php artisan make:policy PostPolicy --model=Post
viewAny policyview policycreate policyupdate policydelete policyQuery/Data modifiers in policies for the api endpoints
qualifyCollectionQueryWithUser($user, $repository) -> return void – add any queries to the repository (ie ->where(‘x’,’))qualifyItemQueryWithUser($user, $repository)-> return void – add any queries to the repository (ie ->where(‘x’,’))qualifyStoreDataWithUser($data) – return the updated data arrayqualifyUpdateDataWithUser($data) – return the updated data arrayResources: https://laravel.com/docs/6.x/eloquent-resources
Generate with
php artisan make:apiresource UserResource and php artisan make:resource UserCollection
Change the Resource to extend from:
use Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Http\Resources\ApiResource for your resource
use Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Http\Resources\ApiCollection for your resource collection
in your controller override the following params:
protected $resourceSingle = UserResource::class; protected $resourceCollection = UserCollection::class;
Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Http\Middleware\SnakeCaseInputsX-Accept-Case-Type to either snake or camel to alter your data responseFor the get command you can filter by using the following url patterns
| Seperator | Description | Example | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
= |
Equals | ?filter[field]=hello | select … where field = ‘hello’ |
!= |
Not Equals | ?filter[field!]=hello | select … where field != ‘hello’ |
<> |
Not Equals (alt) | ?filter[field<>]=hello | select … where field != ‘hello’ |
> |
Greater Than | ?filter[field>]=5 | select … where field > 5 |
>= |
Greater Or Equal to | ?filter[field>=]=5 | select … where field >= 5 |
< |
Less Than | ?filter[field<]=5 | select … where field <> 5 |
<= |
Less Or Equal to | ?filter[field<=]=5 | select … where field <= 5 |
~ |
Contains (LIKE with wildcard on both sides) | ?filter[field~]=hello | select … where field like ‘%hello%’ |
^ |
Starts with (LIKE with wildcard on end) | ?filter[field^]=hello | select … where field like ‘hello%’ |
$ |
Ends with (LIKE with wildcard on start) | ?filter[field$]=hello | select … where field like ‘hello%’ |
!~ |
Not Contains (LIKE with wildcard on both sides) | ?filter[field!~]=hello | select … where field not like ‘%hello%’ |
!^ |
Not Starts with (LIKE with wildcard on end) | ?filter[field!^]=hello | select … where field not like ‘hello%’ |
!$ |
Not Ends with (LIKE with wildcard on start) | ?filter[field!$]=hello | select … where field not like ‘hello%’ |
You can pass to the filters an array of values
ie: filter[user_id]=1||2||||4||7 or filter[user_id!]=55||33
If you need to filter on whether a field is null or not null, you can use the filter param as of version 1.23.0 EG: filter[age]=NULL or filter[age!]=NULL. Note that NULL must be uppercase.
Older versions
Add a scope to your model: eg
public function scopeAgeNull(Builder $builder, $isNull = true){ $isNull ? $builder->whereNull('age') : $builder->whereNotNull('age'); }
Add to your allowedScopes and can then be called in url as ?ageNull=1 for where null and ?ageNull=0 for where age not null
In addition to filtering, you can use Laravel’s Eloquent Query Scopes to do more complex searches or filters.
Simply add an $allowedScopes to your ApiResource, and that scope will be exposed as a query parameter.
Assuming you have a scopeFullname defined on your Eloquent Model, you can expose this scope to your API as follows:
protected static $allowedScopes = [ 'fullname' ];
Given the above $allowedScopes array, your API consumers will now be able to request ?fullname=John. The query parameter value will be passed to your scope function in your Eloquent Model.
You can easily filter using any related model that is configured for include. Simply specify ?filter[model.field]=123 in your query string. The same filter options above apply to related fields.
By default all fields are returned, you can limit that to specific fields in the following ways:
$defaultFields default as protected $defaultFields = ['*']; – switch to include an array of fieldsfields=id,name,age = will only return those, this will also override the above.addfields and removefields params in url querystring will work with these.$appends property to automatically include custom attribute accessors.include=join1,join2 which will return those joins (one or many).Simply add a protected static $mapResources to your Resource to define which resources to assign your related data. E.e., for a one to many relationship, you should specify a collection, and a one-to-one relationship specify the related resource directly. This will allow the API to properly format the related record.
protected static $mapResources = [
'notes' => NotesCollection::class,
'owner' => OwnerResource::class
];
For BelongsToMany or MorphToMany relationships, you can choose the sync strategy. By default, this will take an additive strategy. That is to say, related records sent will be ADDED to any existing related records. On a request-by-request basis, you can opt for a sync strategy which will remove the pivot for any related records not listed in the request. Note the actual related record will not be removed, just the pivot entry.
To opt for the sync behavaiour, set ?sync[field]=true in your request.
sort=age asc or sort=age asc,name desc,eyes – generates sql of sort age asc and sort age asc, name desc, eyes asc respectivelyprotected $defaultSort = null; parameterprotected $defaultLimit = 25; on the controllerlimit=xx&page=yprotected $maximumLimit = false; parameterrulesForCreate method to your controller returning an array eg[
'email' => 'required|email',
'games' => 'required|numeric',
]
see https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/validation#conditionally-adding-rules
rulesForUpdate per above.The following parameters are set in the Base Api controller and can be overwritten by your Controller on a case by case basis:
DEPRECATED protected $resourceKeySingular = 'data';
DEPRECATED protected $resourceKeyPlural = 'data';
protected $resourceSingle = JsonResource::class; Collection to use for your single resource
protected $resourceCollection = ResourceCollection::class; Collection to use for your resource collection
protected $defaultFields = ['*']; Default Fields to respond with
protected $defaultSort = null; Set the default sorting for queries.
protected $defaultLimit = 25; Number of items displayed at once if not specified. (0 = maximumLimit)
protected $maximumLimit = 0; Maximum limit that can be set via $_GET[‘limit’]. – this ties in with the defaultLimit aswell, and if wanting to disable pagination , both should be 0. ) will allow all records to be returned in a single call.
protected $unguard = false; Do we need to unguard the model before create/update?
add the Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Model\Scopes\WithSoftDeletes trait to your model,
add to your resource file:
class MyModelResource extends ApiResource { protected static $allowedScopes = [ 'withTrashed', 'onlyTrashed' ];
you can now append withTrashed=1 or onlyTrashed=1 to your query.
you can override responses for each point by overriding the following protected methods:
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February 17, 2021 at 10:39PM
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February 17, 2021 at 03:30PM
Learn how to code in 2021 with training on the 12 most popular programming languages
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The more dependent we become on apps, the more demand there’ll be for skilled programmers. It just so happens that learning how to code is easier than ever in 2021. In fact, we’ve rounded up 12 amazing deals on courses and training programs that will teach you the skills you need to start creating your own software, and they’re on sale for a limited time!
Go, or GoLang, is Google’s open-source programming language that’s designed to simplify many programming tasks. This course is perfect for beginners, as Go is one of the fastest-growing languages in the industry thanks to its ease of use and familiar syntax.
Get Learn Google Go – Golang Programming for Beginners for $15 (reg. $119).
C# is an object-oriented programming language that’s incredibly popular for Windows, Android and iOS development, but it also finds its way into game design. This bundle comes with seven courses that will cover special features in C#, such as including pointers, header files and null-terminated strings. You’ll even learn how to build games in Unity.
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If you want to specialize in Android development, then you shouldn’t overlook Kotlin. At the beginning of the course, you’ll learn programming fundamentals like variables, strings and collections, but you also find advanced content such as how to build a Slack clone and submitting your apps to the Google Play Store as you progress.
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R isn’t particularly easy to learn, but it’s essential if you want to work in statistics or data analysis. These courses by bestselling Udemy instructor and data scientist, Minerva Singh, will show you how to use data science packages such as caret, tidyverse, dplyr and ggplot while working with data.
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February 17, 2021 at 11:03AM
The Tailwind CSS team released a new free course – Tailwind CSS: From Zero to Production
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The Tailwind CSS team released a brand new free course, Tailwind CSS: From Zero to Production, a new screencast series that teaches you everything you need to know to get up and running with Tailwind CSS v2.0 from scratch.
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February 16, 2021 at 01:25PM
7 Underground Torrent Sites for Getting Uncensored Content
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Everyone loves Google and Bing, but normal search engines only brush the surface of the internet. To dive into the underground internet, you need to use underground search engines.
In many cases, these search engines are tapped into what is currently termed the invisible web, also known as the dark web. It contains information available on the internet that standard search engines don’t have access to because they are buried behind query forms or directory requests.
The following specialized underground search engines let you access all those hidden areas of the internet, like a legal torrent search engine or public records. Note that none of these can get you in trouble.
If you aren’t familiar with torrents, it’s essentially a shared file that other nodes (computers) on the network can download. People access these networks using torrent clients like BitTorrent or uTorrent. Downloads take place in pieces so that even if you shut down your computer in the middle of a download, you can continue your download later.
With that said, finding available torrent files isn’t easy. To help, you can use a torrent search site like the ones on the list.
However, if you use any of the following popular torrent sites, you’ll have little trouble finding what you need.
The Pirate Bay has been a source for searching torrents for a long time. While other torrent search sites have shut down, this one remains.
You can search for anything from music and TV shows, to games, and applications.
For listings, you’ll see links to launch your torrent client to download.
Limetorrents is another one that’s been around for many years.
If you click on the Other or Browse links, you can sift through available torrent files (there are millions).
When you start browsing through the available torrent files, you’ll be surprised at the wide assortment of files available.
Torrent networks get a bad rap because of the illegal content you’ll find there, but you can also find useful things like free e-books, manuals, and other hard-to-find content.
There’s even an anime category!
RARBG has been a favorite among torrent fans for some time. You can click on the Torrents tab to use the torrent search engine (or browse the list of new additions).
Or you can browse specific categories by clicking any of the links along the left side of the main page. You’ll also find a frequently updated top 10 list or read any recent torrent news.
Torrentz2 has been around since around 2016 and sprung up when the original Torrentz site shut down. It’s what’s known as a "meta-search" engine, meaning that it scours through results from multiple torrent search engines so you don’t have to.
The main page touts over 61 million files in its database. So whether you’re looking to find something specific, or you’re just looking to browse, you’re likely to find what you want here.
Search results show you download size, user rating, and the estimated download time (based on the number of peers that are sharing).
AIO Search is another meta-search engine for torrent files.
What makes it unique is that you can select specific torrent search engines that you want to include.
The list of torrent sites this search engine plugs into is impressive. The results show up almost like an embedded web browser, with an individual tab showing search results from the individual torrent search engine.
You can also use it to search secret torrent search engines for images, videos, sub-titles, shared files, and even your favorite show.
Other Free Torrent Search Engines You Can Try:
If you search Google for cheap laptops or other gadgets, you’re likely to see results from standard corporate entities like Amazon or eBay.
However, there are databases of extremely cheap (or free!) stuff buried inside a multitude of website directories.
Prospector has been around for many years.
It’s like a massive yard sale where everyone is giving away stuff for free.
The site boasts thousands of links to websites that offer things like free file hosting, free stock photos, and free applications.
What’s the best way to get actual free goods from your local neighbors? Since most of them are on Facebook, the answer seems obvious.
Just visit Facebook Marketplace, and search for "free stuff" to see what your neighbors are giving away.
Since Facebook already knows where you live, all the listings are in your local area. Or you can set the search area by changing the location field.
If you don’t mind paying a little bit of money for even better stuff, just adjust the price min and max fields to add a price filter.
With so much waste in the world already, why let your neighbors throw away things that you need?
It would be foolish to overlook Craigslist if you’re looking for free stuff.
Nearly every community on Craigslist has a free category under the for sale section.
Instead of going to Walmart to buy something, why not check Craigslist to reuse someone else’s?
It’s better than adding even more items to the world’s growing landfills.
Other Good Freebie Sites You Can Try:
One of the easiest ways to get into a home at a below-market price is to shop for foreclosures.
There are piles of these properties sitting in official databases throughout the web, but no easy way to find them with Google.
Foreclosure Free Search is a search engine that sifts through various sources of foreclosure listings from across the country (U.S. only).
Unlike the paid sites—it offers price, address, and other information about the property.
Foreclosure Free Search is one of the unsung heroes of free foreclosure search engines.
Trulia has been around for many years now. It’s a real estate search engine that provides real estate information from various sources.
To get the best bargains, search in your desired neighborhood, and then click All For Sale from the menu. Choose Foreclosures.
If you prefer to avoid foreclosures, Trulia also shows recent price fluctuations up or down. This way you can jump on a good deal the moment a seller drops their price.
Another common search that isn’t easy to find are public records. Most public records search engines are disguised commercial companies trying to sell paid public records as search results to you.
The following search engines give you access to "secret" databases where you can search public records for free.
The Public Record Center is different. It’s more of an underground "portal" to government websites than a search engine.
However, it’s organized so well that it’ll save you a lot of time if you’re not sure where to go to find the public database.
Using the Public Record Center you can find government databases for court judgments and liens, conduct asset searches, and even look up copyright and trademark information.
Like the Public Record Center, the Public Record Authority is a trustworthy resource for links to your local and state public databases.
The site offers browsable lists of court records, federal agency databases, and unclaimed funds.
Make sure to check your state records for unclaimed funds under your name. You never know what might turn up!
Other Public Records Portals You Can Try:
Ever hear of a search engine that lets you dig up legal information from the web?
Neither did I, until I discovered Cornell’s Legal Information Institute.
This amazing little search engine digs through the institute’s extensive legal library and pulls out any information that you might need. This could include family law, criminal law, labor law and much more.
There are search engines buried throughout this excellent legal resource providing court opinion information, constitutional insights, and much more.
If you have any interest in law at all, take some time to check this one out.
Other Legal Search Engines You Can Try:
If you’re into UFOs, you’ll love the amazing stories you’ll read about in all the underground databases for UFO sightings.
All the private national UFO sightings centers maintain meticulous records of everyone who calls in a report.
The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is one of the nation’s central clearinghouses for UFO sightings.
MUFON investigators receive calls about sightings and then head out on field investigations. They then enter the information they gather into their reporting database.
This database is completely open to the public and searchable only through this case search form. Google has no idea any of these stories exist.
One of the most entertaining UFO databases is UFO Stalker. At this site, you’ll see an interactive map that shows most of the recent UFO sightings.
If the sighting was a UFO, it’ll have a UFO icon. If it’s a black triangle, it’ll show a stealth fighter… I mean a black triangle UFO, and so on.
When you click on any of the icons, you can click on the title to read the story.
Many of these sightings include lots of great blurry videos and photos as evidence!
Other UFO Databases You Can Try:
I hope you’ve enjoyed strolling through the deep, dark, depths of the underground internet.
If you’re hungry for more, continue on by exploring our list of the best dark web websites online with TOR search engines. Just remember that once you head down the rabbit hole, there’s no turning back.
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February 15, 2021 at 06:03PM