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Can You Make a Living as a Hacker? (White Hat) – Work To The Wise It’s true. There really is a way to make a living as a white hat hacker (also known as an ethical hacker). Although when we think of hacker we usually associate it with the dark side, there are now le...

Hacking has a bad reputation. And in many cases well earned. But did you know that hacking is now a legit career choice? #tech #career #hacking

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Such a simple yet powerful thought. Just imagine if...

Free speech and free expression are not a left or right thing ... they're an American thing the world has long envied. We cannot jeopardize what was long fought for and still must be.

Smile-worthy story. I love the Wayback Machine and have used it more than once to find pages in a website I no longer own. History deserves to be preserved and not deleted or tampered with just to serve political purposes.

There are some technologies that also offer business opportunities we need to take far more seriously...

One more reason we need to keep funding medical research, even if we can't be sure where each and every bit if research will eventually wind up. Science is not the enemy. It holds the key to finding cures for people we love!

So true, Maria! Something that's easy for other folks to forget. And even I forget sometimes when making plans. :)

Eating Healthy Foods Is a Crazy-Making Juggling Act! - Grumpy Old Me We all want to eat healthy foods. Or at least think about doing that from time to time. But it's not so easy to know what works for you!

Healthy eating is often prescribed as a way to help safeguard & enhance #health. And for someone like me with #ME/CFS it can be key to daily energy. But it ain't easy figuring out what "eating healthy" in all its combinations and permutations actually means for you!

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Nature's Oddities: The Hummingbird Moth - Grumpy Old Me Is it a fat bee? A butterfly? A small hummingbird? None of those. It's a hummingbird moth. Something I never knew about until...

Is it a hummingbird? No! It's a weird (but highly useful) moth.

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Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn't Happen. In less than two decades, Earth has tilted 31.5 inches. That shouldn't happen. So why did it?

"Water has power. So much power, in fact, that pumping Earth’s groundwater can change the planet’s tilt and rotation. It can also impact sea-level rise and other consequences of climate change."
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I Got a Publisher Rejection Email Today - Grumpy Old Me Getting a publisher rejection letter can be frustrating for writers. But here's why this one didn't bother me as much as usual.

Something for aspiring writers. Well ... any writer. We all feel the doubt and frustration at times.

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AI gives us easy answers, though not always totally right ones. But no easy answers for the soaring energy needs they require.

We can't always stop cruelty, but we can continue to shine a bright light on it.

I so get that, Kristin. I blame a lot on screwed-up circadian rhythms. I know that doesn't answer in a way that's useful, but it's the best answer I've found. I like to tell my body "If you can do this now you can do it during the day!" Alas it doesn't usually listen. But oh how sweet when it does!

Letting Hurtful Things Take Control at Work – Work To The Wise It's natural to focus on things that hurt us, wherever they occur, But hurtful things that happen at work can be especially hard to let go.

Sometimes our feelings run wild, even with concrete reasons giving root to them. A good first step is to stop, take some calming breaths, and acknowledge that there's stuff going on inside with a life of its own, apart from outside forces.

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This is sad and unnecessary. The tiniest increase in upper tax brackets can help put food in hungry bellies. And help sustain small farms and hardworking farmers throughout this country.

Why AI Resume Scanners Miss Out On Good Candidates – Work To The Wise Companies have been using some form of automated resume screening for a long time, so the idea of AI resume scanners isn't new. But...

Just some IMHO thoughts on using AI resume scanners / screening. While there are admittedly some good reasons to automate processes, is there a better way to not miss out on good candidates?
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Inspiring story. The kind of scientific determination and perseverance I fear we may be dampening.

The Indefinable Power of Determination – Work To The Wise "I think I can't. I think I can't." Odds are that little engine wouldn't have made it up the mountain. It took self-belief AND determination!

Thinking you can is a key element of success. But there's more to the formula...

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Interesting segment from Science Friday on childhood trauma. Unfortunately, existing research has a number of flaws but there is some potential good news about mitigating factors.

Job Interviews: What Does “Be Yourself” Mean? – Work To The Wise I'm sure you've heard "be yourself" when it comes to job interviews. So what does that really mean? And why is it so important?

Job seekers are bombarded with advice as to how to act and basically who they should be to impress an interviewer. But people who impressed me most were just being themselves.
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This is lovely. Thank you, Emma, for posting it!

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Good post with helpful how-tos! "If you can find a strong ally, supporter, cheerleader, or advocate inside the company with an opening, it will increase the odds of your resume getting reviewed."

Thanks for finding this, Dorlee! Setting boundaries ... so difficult for some and yet so essential.

12 Bits of "Insider" Info For Beginning a New Job Search – Work To The Wise Beginning a new job search? Odds are there are some key things you don't know that could help. Especially in today's job market.

What you don't know can hurt your job search!

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Big yes!!!! Thanks for sharing this, Hannah. Invisible job search all too common nowadays. It's a different hiring world now.

Your Job Search is Stuck Because You’re Too Passive Before you begin, thank you for the feedback to everyone who tested out my app.

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Thanks, Dorlee!

Sometimes we need to be reminded, especially when things start to feel so friggin' heavy all around us. Thx for finding this, Dorlee @swcareer.bsky.social