So I’ve mentioned quite a few times that I use a program called newsboat as my primary way to access the internet. I use it to: Subscribe to all the blogs I love to read Subscribe to all the Subreddits that I like to see Subscribe to all the podcasts that I like to listen to (although Castero is good for this too) Subscribe to all the Youtube channels I love to view ...
Did you know that on average a CISO, the executive in an organization that focuses on cybersecurity, has a shelf life of 18 - 26 months? This number has been estimated to be as low as 17 months by other groups. Why do you suppose that is? Easy, because no general can win a war on multiple fronts. I have no numbers to back these claims up, only anecodatal experience: Vulnerabilities are discovered and found on systems faster than Remediation Teams can fix them. ...
A Tip for Python Noobs Hello friends, this article is the next in what is sure to be a long line of quick tech tip posts. In this one, we’re going to talk about one of python’s biggest pain points and how to gracefully deal with it. Python’s biggest problem In the deeply opinionated development landscape, you’re sure to find conflicting advice about what makes a programming language good or bad. I’m not interested in that. What I am interested in is why my programs keep breaking even though the script just worked last week. ...
My big problem: If it wasn’t clear by the blog already, I hate social media websites with a passion. I dislike Twitter and Mastodon equally. Facebook is my nemesis, and Instagram is my foe. That said, I have a soft spot for Youtube. Did I say soft spot? I mean, crippling addiction. I love Youtube. Whereas older generations turn on the tv and zone out, I pop open an incognito tab so that I get a fresh algorithm each time and ride the wave. ...
Introduction: Hello World. Well, it’s about time I started a technical blog to start sharing tips and tricks for how to navigate the increasingly complex digital landscape that we find ourselves in. I’ve talked myself out of writing this thing for a couple years. Fortunately for me … and depending on how you view my content… unfortunately for the web, LinkedIn refuses to accept my email address without a document signed in the presence of a notary public. So like it or not, I need to advertise my expertise, and I’m going to have to do it the way our forefathers did it: With text and a fandangled website. ...