Below is the intro to the second issue of my short-form newsletter on weird stuff in cybersecurity; you can read the rest of it and subscribe if you like here. “When a storm is at its peak, and the world outside seems on the verge of tearing itself apart, a kind of radical openness comes…
New Newsletter: The Cybers Are Weird
Been a little empty here, I know. Quite a lot’s been going on in the background but I haven’t had much time or brain for writing. That ice seems to be thawing a bit now from a few directions, one of which is: I have a new newsletter through Revue (owned by Twitter) called “The…
On Switching To Mac
As an IT professional I’m often asked for recommendations when someone’s looking for a new computer. I’m uniquely suited here in some ways because I’ve been a dedicated cross-platformer most of my life. Something to do with my attention span, maybe. New and shiny aren’t always the order of the day, but they’re up there….
The Cybers are Weird, Issue 1
Below is the intro to the first issue of my short-form newsletter on weird stuff in cybersecurity; you can read the rest of it and subscribe if you like here. Notional spaces have always been weird. Artist Juliette Aristides described a notional space as “the rectangle formed around an object when you find its height…
Past Newsletter: Cutting My Teeth
In migrating my newsletter away from Substack, I’m tossing up a previous example here. This is from December 2019. —– Kenning knew from the start that the sawzall wouldn’t be enough. That’s not to say that it had failed its current purpose. The reciprocating sawblade chewed hungrily along the steel pole’s diameter and the pole…
A note on content
This blog is pretty neglected at the moment, but I wanted to mention something. There are a number of references to the writer Warren Ellis here. Recently, a number of women have relayed accounts of how he groomed and manipulated them, especially when they were younger. I believe these women. And have a hell of…
A Short List of Heartening Things
Here’s a short, ongoing list of heartening responses and initiatives around COVID-19 that I’ve seen so far, in no particular order: Techies in NYC and elsewhere working hard and combining resources to put together mesh networks allowing families without internet at home to access it, as long as they have a device capable. Yo-Yo Ma…
An Election Thought
I’ve been thinking about the election in terms of a student council race. Now, I’ve been out of school for exactly 20 years so things may have changed. -Joe is the average, sporty but not jock type whose parents are making him run to improve his transcripts. He’s not as smart as Liz and Bernie,…
What’s In My Bag
Taking some time to evaluate what goes in my daily gearbag. I’m a big fan of keeping all the small stuff in mesh bags for easy drag-and-drop into a different backpack if needed. 1 – Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon-II backpack 2 – iPad in keyboard case, Apple Pencil 3- Aukey USB-C 20000mAh battery 4- Folding…
In The Chair
A few years ago I found myself in the position of taking a pre-employment polygraph examination. I wrote most of this at the time and then sat on it for a few years due to the intensely private nature of the experience. It’s interesting to me to see how it’s aged. — In a slightly…