Supply Chain Attack: an Explainer

I have told you to Do Your Updates, twice. A good example of why is the recent news about supply chain attacks in popular npm packages, which may mean nothing to you, and I figured I'd break it down. Firstly, most folks understand that a supply chain is... a…

Do Your Updates, Part II

Firstly: a new Apple iOS update is out for phones/pads/Macs, and you want to take it *as soon as possible*. Not only does it have a zero day in it, that zero day is under active exploit. This means that a problem is/was identified before a fix was identified (zero days to…

Burner

I recently had the opportunity to travel internationally, and to test a few things. Namely, using a "burner" phone. To be super clear: it is very hard to do this perfectly and I did not do it perfectly. We'll discuss some hypotheticals further down, but I felt the need to start with that.…

Now What, Part III

They say history does not repeat itself but boy howdy does it rhyme. Another quarter, and another batch of layoffs. This builds on previous guidance. If you are Leaving Firstly, I am sorry. I really am. Go check out Now What, and Now What II, for some initial guidance…

Ripping

Ask any sewist or person who works with fabric what their feelings are about their seam ripper, and they will either tell you it's complicated or that it's their favorite. Most of us think it's complicated. A seam ripper is a little tool with a sharpish-hooked edge that you use to rip…

I didn’t know I needed @timharford.ft.com channeling Dr. Doofenshmirtz until now. Much needed levity in another sombre #cautionarytales

Do your updates.

Usually I try to figure out a pithy title as a draw, but for the love of whichever entities you respect and/or follow, please do your software updates. Specifically do your platform updates: on your iPhones/Pads/Macs, on your Windows machines. Update your apps. When the little red…

Every factory on earth, except those located in the United States, can get the inputs they need from China, without paying an additional 145 percent markup.

And by extension…

I'm tired. It's mostly a good tired, like the tired you get after a long but positive (either in productivity or just vibes) day. It has the same quality as the soreness you get from working out really hard, not the soreness you get from twisting an ankle or (as time marches on)…

(Yes I donate)

What % of APMs budget comes from the federal government?

Privacy

Firstly, and this is super depressing to write, understand that you will never be 100% private, and that privacy is also a never ending game. Everything we do online has an electronic trail that leads back to us and relies on the infrastructure of the entities we interact with to keep us…

Security

It's important to understand that the personal security space - that is, how you lock down your stuff - is a constant game of whack a mole. "For each fine cat, a fine rat" - as you close down some things, enterprising bad actors will find new ways in. Your very best option is to approach…

DMV Beige

I want you to imagine a color, a very specific color, that I think most US-based folks would recognize and it may have an international bent (I haven't been to the motor vehicle licensing offices in other countries). This color is that sad, slightly icky beige color reminiscent of the…

6gal Donation pin for blood donation

If you can, do.

Deleted my Amazon account and closed my card. Chase will move your credit to a different card so you don’t take a hit on your score. #justsayin

lol. That should read re-certing.

Re-creating for scuba (cos it’s been 14 years since I last dove), and the snark in the tutorial is palpable. “The best way to manage an out of air or low air situation is to simply not have one “. Indeed.

Well, what you don’t want, though, is a mope imbalance. Or even moped debt. Gotta be careful about financing your mopes.

As someone that worked on IE back in the day I endorse this message. 😂

At some point very soon, republicans in Congress will have to choose between pleasing Trump to avoid being primaried, and helping their constituents to avoid being primaried.

Now What, Part II

We've discussed before of what to do when you're facing a layoff/Reduction In Force (RIF). It would appear that "the market" has decided the latest vogue is to do straight firing, based on "performance". I put those in scare quotes because there is no small amount of evidence…

As long as I don’t have to wear pleather bodysuits I’m good.

Like a Zoom or Teams breakout. Where we will get swooped out too early and then have to articulate our group experience. And update a power point.

What if life is just the breakout room of a larger experience?

ITS 5:30 A.M. YOUR ONLY CHOICES ARE CRYING OR KICKING ASS.

OR COFFEE. YOU COULD ALSO COFFEE.

Do it tired. Do it sore. Do it anyway.

Getting ready to run 13.1 underprepared but with enough ibuprofen and k-tape to assist a small team.

Pentagon Warns China Developing Love, The Greatest Weapon Of All

Pentagon Warns China Developing Love, The Greatest Weapon Of All
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Doctors appt supposed to start at 10:15. It’s 10:52 and still waiting. And once it starts it’s going to be three hours. I… don’t have enough coffee.