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Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Spotting a Phishing Scam: Discord Edition!  Note: Please note I am not a professional security analyst. I am sharing what I've learned from my experiences. This post is not limited to Discord chat only. It can be applied for emails, other chat platforms, social media, phone calls, and more! It's just aimed more toward the Discord platform in general.  You've just landed in a new Discord server or you just had someone land in your own personal Discord! The moment is exciting as you're ready to explore or be explored. All of a sudden, someone provides a link aiming toward an offer for a free game key/code, free Nitro (monthly membership), or a gift card. Sounds super exciting but before you click that link, keep reading!  What's likely happening here So what's going on in this kind of situation? The most probable would be a scam! In some situati...

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Ben's Pool Care Guide: Making Your Chlorine Stick! Pools sound like a wonderful idea but can easily turn into a nightmare! It can get costly, time consuming, and even dangerous. In some cases it can take as much time and maintenance as a pet or child. Thankfully, through experience, heart ache, blood and tears, I have figured out how to tame the swimming pool beast! Welcome to my pool care series where I'll take you through some tips, tricks, and overall guidance to get your swimming pool in beautifully clean condition. These guides are going to be brief and made for "easy swimming" 😉. Disclaimer:   These series of guides are 100% suggestions and opinions. I am not a professional however, I am sharing what really works for me. If this guide does not relate to your current p...

Photo by aftab chandsha on Unsplash Ben's Pool Care Guide: Less Chlorine, More Ionization! Pools sound like a wonderful idea but can easily turn into a nightmare! It can get costly, time consuming, and even dangerous. In some cases, it can take as much time and maintenance as a pet or child. Thankfully, through experience, heart ache, blood and tears, I have figured out how to tame the swimming pool beast! Welcome to my pool care series where I'll take you through some tips, tricks, and overall guidance to get your swimming pool in beautifully clean condition. These guides are going to be brief and made for "easy swimming" 😉. Disclaimer: These series of guides are 100% suggestions and opinions. I am not a professional however, I am sharing what really works for me. If this guide does not relate to your current pool setup, plea...

Photo by  Pixabay  from  Pexels Beginners Guide To Being A Game Streamer! (Baby Steps) About myself: First I will tell you that I'm not a pro-streamer who made partner or has sponsorships at this current time however, I am an affiliate. I myself feel I am a "journeymen" streamer with a decent amount of experience under my belt to be able to get you started. As I am learning, I would like to share my knowledge with you on how to succeed!  Related to this tutorial: There is a starting point for everything. This is the second installment of my streamer tutorial series. If you haven't read the first article, please click here: ( Learning to Crawl )  About this guide: This guide is intended to encourage you and get you more refined with your stream and content. If you've read my first article, let's do the next step and ramp up your content. I believe absolutely anyone can be a streamer! Let's start taking some confident baby steps! Get Excited, Get Obsessed...

Ben by Ben from RidiculouslyBen.com Beginners Guide To Being A Game Streamer! (Learning To Crawl) About myself: First I will tell you that I'm not a pro-streamer who made partner or has sponsorships at this current time however, I am an affiliate. I myself feel I am a "journeyman" streamer with a decent amount of experience under my belt to be able to get you started. As I am learning, I would like to share my knowledge with you on how to succeed!  About this guide: We must learn to crawl before we can walk! This guide is intended to encourage you and get you started on streaming. This will be the start of a series I plan to contribute to the streaming world. I'll be going over some basic first needs with a focus on the idea that absolutely anyone can be a streamer!    What does it mean to be a streamer? Photo by  cottonbro  from  Pexels So you want to be a streamer? Well, if you are not entirely sure if you want to be a streamer or if you don't even know ...

Photo by Dariusz Sankowski on Unsplash The School From Home Survival Guide! Round Two! It's that time of year again! School is starting and students, as well as, parents are preparing to learn again. Brighter futures lie ahead. This year however is very different than the 2020 catastrophe and even more different than the years prior due to the changes in the COVID-19 progression.  We are currently living in hybrid ways of learning where some schools have in-person learning, in-person with restrictions, half and half virtual learning, and 100% virtual learning. It's a little hard to manage but we need to do what we need to do for our children. This survival guide is essentially a Ridiculously Ben re-run episode for virtual classes only. It'll contain everything I've learned all in one place and with some extra bonus content. As this is going to be a long post, I'll make a little index for us! Disclaimer: This guide is for those who believe that COVID-19 exists and ...