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Things That I Tell my Daughter (and inversely, things my son can learn from)

Or… How society’s views are changing, and how I go about fighting those embedded influences starting from a young age. TL;DR¹ I try to counteract all of the things that society repeatedly embeds into her, through the movies, books, the way people speak to her, the ways that those act around…

Life Lessons

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Things That I Tell my Daughter (and inversely, things my son can learn from)
Things That I Tell my Daughter (and inversely, things my son can learn from)

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Cybersecurity — Curiosity May Be The Source Of Your Biggest Attack Vector

Or… Why curiosity of the people on the internet at large makes it almost impossible to secure a site completely. — I am an IT Consultant and have worked in a range of industries from start-ups to blue-chip large multinationals. Throughout my journey, I have found that no client has been immune from the simple curiosity of people. Table Of Contents 1. The Bad Actors 2. The Skills Required 3. Some Examples Of Breaches Of Cybersecurity…

Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity — Curiosity May Be The Source Of Your Biggest Attack Vector
Cybersecurity — Curiosity May Be The Source Of Your Biggest Attack Vector

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Technology Evaluation Framework

Or… When working on technical projects/programmes, what are the questions that I would ask to determine what is the best fit for the client and the team? — TL;DR¹ Technology is an ever-evolving, constantly changing landscape, how do you determine which technology is the best² choice? Any technology choice has to meet somewhere in the middle: What the stakeholder needs inputs into ⋙ System that meets stakeholder needs efficiently an economically ⋘ Input from what the technical and operational…

Technology

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Technology Evaluation Framework
Technology Evaluation Framework

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Garrett Ziegler — Thank Goodness He Is Not Racist —Because He Sure Is A Mysoginistic, Sexist Prig

Or… Any of the ‘-isms’ and ‘-ists’ are just as bad as each other — chances are, if you have one, you have a lot more. TL;DR¹ Mr. Ziegler says that he isn’t a racist (which he probably is) but he certainly indicated that he is a sexist mysogist. In a…

Sexism

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Garrett Ziegler — Thank Goodness He Is Not Racist —Because He Sure Is A Mysoginistic, Sexist Prig
Garrett Ziegler — Thank Goodness He Is Not Racist —Because He Sure Is A Mysoginistic, Sexist Prig

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Same-Sex Marriage: Voting With Polarised Politics

Or… 157 house Republicans voted against protections for same-sex marriage and the reasoning is just bulls**t. — TL;DR¹ For the vast majority of republicans who voted against the same sex marriage bill, they are not voting the will of the people, they are making up ridiculous excuses to hide behind. The ony question that every journalist should be asking to each of these senators is “Does the way…

US Politics

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Same-Sex Marriage: Voting With Polarised Politics
Same-Sex Marriage: Voting With Polarised Politics

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Fair Use And The Internet [IV]

Or… Understanding exactly what it is, and how it may affect you. — Quoting A Copyrighted Work I am not a lawyer, this is NOT legal advice… I wanted to utilise a quotation from a book for one of my 150-word articles, so I did a bit of research into the Fair Use Doctrine. When re-using copyrighted material (in this case, using a quotation from the book)…

150 Word Article

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Fair Use And The Internet [IV]
Fair Use And The Internet [IV]

8 hours ago

“Where The Crawdads Sing” — My Favourite Quote [III]

Or… The thirty-eight words which struck a chord with me, and that every father should say to their sons — How To Be A Real Man A truly engrossing and fantastic read, so much so, that I was looking forward to seeing the movie. However, the trailer left a lot to be desired. The writing is beautiful, the character development sublime, and it is only towards the latter part of the book that you can see…

150 Word Article

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“Where The Crawdads Sing” — My Favourite Quote [III]
“Where The Crawdads Sing” — My Favourite Quote [III]

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Apple eBooks — Please May We Have Fair Use [II]

Or… Whatever happened to the fair use clause with digital books? — Quoting The Unquotable Reading is one of the true luxuries of life, it takes time, but gives back so much. There is still something quite pleasurable and visceral about having a physical book in my hands, the smell, the feel, the touch —however, I have semi-migrated to reading books on digital platforms Now…

150 Word Article

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Apple eBooks — Please May We Have Fair Use [II]
Apple eBooks — Please May We Have Fair Use [II]

1 day ago

150 Articles At 150 Words Each Challenge [I]

Or… How to challenge myself to write more — The Short Form Two things I like about this challenge: getting my point across in as few words as possible, writing more so this is about writing 150 articles — each of only 150 words. I have already some articles — see the list here if you are interested: synapticloop’s list of 150-word…

150 Word Article

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150 Articles At 150 Words Each Challenge [I]
150 Articles At 150 Words Each Challenge [I]

1 day ago

The Difference Between A Developer And A Software Engineer

Or… Why you should call yourself an ‘engineer’ — or lift your game from just being a ‘developer’ — Defining Developer vs. Engineer If we head on over to any dictionary — here is what they will say: Developer: (noun) a person or thing that develops or innovates Engineer: (noun) a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering

Programming

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The Difference Between A Developer And A Software Engineer
The Difference Between A Developer And A Software Engineer
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