The Dark Side of Management – EpII – Embrace the Power
My second episode in this series. I cover how, by rising through the ranks of a bad system, it’s near impossible to not be shaped and ruined by that system. Whatever ideals you might have once held can become twisted and you become what you once hated.
Make no mistake, the DOJ redactions are illegal
When I was trained as a Classification Advisory Officer with the NSA, I learned that the most important factor in terms of releasing or redacting information were the exceptions. For example, with the Freedom of Information Act, all information is releasable to US persons upon request barring 9 mostly boring exceptions that don't apply to the .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Accountability, cao, classification, crimes, doj, epstein, exemptions, NSA, trumpGive Ring the Finger for that Superbowl Ad
I saw the most horrifying ad ever during the Super Bowl this last weekend. Ring (the company that makes camera doorbells) tried to convince us that their AI-assisted image recognition software would help save the PWOOR WIDDLE PUBBIES! when it's clear as day that they're building a surveillance network using customers who are opted in to the .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: bluesky, Data Brokering, Privacy, ring, Safety, surviellanceThe DARK SIDE of management
I have a new series on Youtube I’ll be doing highlighting some of the things managers like to say that are often misplaced, tone-deaf, and lead to trust and respect issues. Not that these things can never be said, there’s a right and wrong way
Life Security (LifeSec)! How to protect yourselves and others from everyday threats
As a continuation of my LifeSec series, I recorded my presentation on the topic to Youtube. Check it out!
.If a company allows you to block tracking IDs, you should
Targeted ads is abusive by design. A website, app, or service can advertise just fine by knowing themselves and their customer base. Otherwise, ads can be “targeted” to the content of the page.
While tracking people like animals certainly does improve targeting, it’s a violation of privacy, unnecessary for the customer, and creates opportunities for abuse.
Disable tracking IDs on any system you use, Windows, Android, etc.
- https://www.thewindowsclub.com/stop-microsoft-from-tracking-you-on-windows-computer
- https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/05/how-disable-ad-id-tracking-ios-and-android-and-why-you-should-do-it-now .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
How I made almost $40,000 selling my card collection on Ebay
Bottom line, I found out my card collection was worth a LOT which made me nervous. I couldn't afford to insure them properly and I didn't want the risk of them getting stolen, damaged, etc. So I sold them and made enough money to buy my wife the truck she'd always dreamed of!
Obviously, my process might not work for you the same way, but I'm sharing my .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: collectible cards, collections, eBay, magic the gathering, mtgScreaming Goats in City of Heroes? Yup!
One of the more useful things you can do in the game is modify the sounds. Make the objective noise louder (and easier to find), quiet the ones that are weirdly too loud, or silence the ones that annoy you endlessly. Or, if you want to have fun, replace the sounds with anything you want! Goats, Cats, Laser beams… whatever!
. .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: city of heroes, city of heroes rebirth, city of villains, Gaming, moddingCity of Heroes – Character bindfile customization guide
I wanted to create this video for a long time, but knew it was going to take a lot of work (and it did). But I’m happy with it in the end! It’s mostly the same for any of the servers, but I play on Rebirth (https://play.cityofheroesrebirth.com/public/) if you want to check it out!
. .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: city of heroes, GamingCity of Heroes – Making a generic Vulcan hero with Phaser rifle
I made a video explaining how to make a Star Trek Original Series Vulcan with Phaser rifle in City of Heroes. It’s fun to run around and blast things in character while saying on-theme things like “illogical” and “beam me up” 🙂
