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Effective remote teamwork with a global talent pool is a force multiplier for success. Zoom alone does not make an effective team

2021

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Tech Leadership “Fail”

The brief … True story. a VP of stuff at a large Silicon Valley tech business, stands in front of an all hands meeting and with a straight…

Apr 10, 2022

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First Principles solution to Data Breach

Data breaches are daily news, with worldwide business consequences. Data breach is solvable with a First Principles solution. Both…

Oct 20

First Principles solution to Data Breach

Oct 20

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Data Breach and Data driven innovation

In an epic cyber-own-goal; National Public Data (NPD), published its back-end database passwords on its homepage. Resulting in (possibly)…

Aug 23

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Cybersecurity … the thankless job

A day in the life of a Cybersecurity Pro

Jul 18

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Meetings … for the greater good

The greater good, as I see it, is working together to create something meaningful and significant. Emphasis on “working together”. Do…

May 27, 2023

May 27, 2023

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Pause AI … how about an alt? Simply flag vetted sources.

Open letter (link below) from Elon and others suggesting a pause in AI. This premise is so ridiculous, it doesn’t deserve a response.

Mar 29, 2023

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Innovation dies.

I posit — we deliver our best work when we want to; not when we are forced/threatened (think carrot and stick). Innovation dies in…

Mar 28, 2023

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THEM or YOU. It is about you.

$YOU = folks impacted by tech-sector layoffs. $THEM = the people behind the tech-sector layoffs and the financial predicaments leading to…

Feb 19, 2023

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I am wired to dislike Valentine’s Day

OMG, I dislike Valentine’s day. Do I buy a card? Do I buy dinner? Do I buy flowers? All three? Two of the three? And these feel insincere…

Feb 6, 2023

Feb 6, 2023

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Understanding LINUX drives, partitions, volumes, file systems

A unformatted disk drive is like a warehouse, like a big empty room.

Jan 22, 2023

Understanding LINUX drives, partitions, volumes, file systems

Jan 22, 2023

Featured Book

Stories

Tech Leadership “Fail”

The brief … True story. a VP of stuff at a large Silicon Valley tech business, stands in front of an all hands meeting and with a straight…

First Principles solution to Data Breach

Data breaches are daily news, with worldwide business consequences. Data breach is solvable with a First Principles solution. Both…

Data Breach and Data driven innovation

In an epic cyber-own-goal; National Public Data (NPD), published its back-end database passwords on its homepage. Resulting in (possibly)…

Cybersecurity … the thankless job

A day in the life of a Cybersecurity Pro

Meetings … for the greater good

The greater good, as I see it, is working together to create something meaningful and significant. Emphasis on “working together”. Do…

Pause AI … how about an alt? Simply flag vetted sources.

Open letter (link below) from Elon and others suggesting a pause in AI. This premise is so ridiculous, it doesn’t deserve a response.

Innovation dies.

I posit — we deliver our best work when we *want* to; not when we are *forced/threatened* (think carrot and stick). Innovation dies in…

THEM or YOU. It is about you.

$YOU = folks impacted by tech-sector layoffs. $THEM = the people behind the tech-sector layoffs and the financial predicaments leading to…

I am wired to dislike Valentine’s Day

OMG, I dislike Valentine’s day. Do I buy a card? Do I buy dinner? Do I buy flowers? All three? Two of the three? And these feel insincere…

Understanding LINUX drives, partitions, volumes, file systems

A unformatted disk drive is like a warehouse, like a big empty room.

I posit — we deliver our best work when we want to; not when we are forced/threatened (think carrot and stick). Innovation dies in…