I worked in electronics at 19, this man's Navy for 9 years. Got out, worked repairing instruments in the oil patch, got a TRS-80 in 1978.
Went to work as data entry clerk in another oil patch in 1982, doing Lotus 123 on DOS using an Arnold Schwarzenegger portable with two floppy disk drives.
My computer obsession, savvy and curiosity placed me in Reston, Va. in front of the financial CEO.
He said, "People love you no matter where you go in our organization, but I have a big problem: You have no formal training and never went to college and you're not certified on anything."
I told him, "In your position, I would want the best college graduates I could find and I'd pay for their certification in whatever I needed, so I agree with you.
"However, you've heard that there's always an exception.
"I don't have a degree, but I'm teaching your people who do.
"I, sir, am that exception."
I was in.
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I think the problem is that you were barking up the wrong tree. Systems is not in your comfort zone.
If it were, you'd have a job where you were at least sweeping the floor in a building that had some computers.
If you're interested in security and want to do something useful, and profitable, code "preventative/predictive" software that does for the user what the IT department preaches to the users:
1.) Don't click on phishing links in emails. You and I know what that means; usually an executable (.exe,.com,.bat,.scr,.whatever) wrapped in a,zip.
Start raising flags. Block forward progress until a systems analyst arrives.
2.) Use something like Web of Trust to provide first-flag and even then (and this is important for 1.) as well) have the computer examine the consequences of a download of an attachment or link.
It's a goddam computer. Have it read the code and determine intent.
Look: Users don't encrypt local files. Why is that even happening?
Or, the file/link is a dropper. Users don't do droppers.
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Predictive analysis and foreseeing consequences:
Work to get on the front line of security and build a better mousetrap.
It's not a technical issue in the sense that IT has been recommending best practices for years, but local management's risk analysis proves that the expense is not necessary.
We are approaching a tipping point where deep pockets are going to start paying for minor manufacturing/implementation procedures.
I've argued for years that litigation is the answer, just as it created fire codes after enough lawsuits changed some risk analysts' minds.
And take note that we are acknowledging that the US government don't know bullshit from wild honey about security and is forced to crowdsource competence.
The solution is to ban all non-secure devices. They said no policy, so that means they aren't going to accept a solution that kicks the problem in the balls.
I'm sure much better, easier and cheaper system can be invented by security experts.
Apparently not.
... will be judged by a panel which includes two computer science professors and a vulnerability researcher from Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Coordination Center.
I have seriously fucked over some majorly big people in my career who came, in a subtle way, to discover a direct correlation between their computing experience and their treatment of me.
Nice people had a lot less trouble than the assholes did.
My point is that laypersons look at most renewable energy sources as the starting point of a life filled with unicorns.
It's so cool to own a brand new wind turbine, or electric car or a shiny solar panel.
As scientists, you and I know there's a back story and a future history that has to be added into the equation that will give us energy yield from cradle to grave.
We don't have to do any deep diving to learn the basics of production, maintenance, and disposal.
We know that conservation of energy coupled with the 2nd law of thermodynamics predicts we will never come close to breaking even.
Additionally, we can quickly determine current extraction methods of raw materials, look at molding and manufacturing techniques, add in shipping stuff from place to place, and we find that our shiny object is very dirty to begin with.
Then lets look at maintenance and see if there's anything dirty about that. There is.
Finally, the best we can do is recycle the crap at end of life and you know that's very inefficient, as well.
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In summary, renewable energy is born dirty and it dies dirty.
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Like they haven't thought of that.
It will come with instructions that point out that it will be crippled unless you can get it hooked up to the Internet.
For reference, see this:
A website is telling me to disable AdBlock before it will show content.
I don't give a goddam rat's ass about LinkedIn.
It's a spammy piece of shit that's been hacked over and over again and it's useless a tits on a boar.
It's business model is just like the fucking dating sites.
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Russian is a sovereign country and can do whatever the shit they want.
I'm in another sovereign country and I convinced management that LinkedIn is crappy.
It's banned.
Trump uses iPhone. His team uses an Android.
I'm 71 years old.
I worked in electronics at 19, this man's Navy for 9 years. Got out, worked repairing instruments in the oil patch, got a TRS-80 in 1978.
Went to work as data entry clerk in another oil patch in 1982, doing Lotus 123 on DOS using an Arnold Schwarzenegger portable with two floppy disk drives.
My computer obsession, savvy and curiosity placed me in Reston, Va. in front of the financial CEO.
He said, "People love you no matter where you go in our organization, but I have a big problem: You have no formal training and never went to college and you're not certified on anything."
I told him, "In your position, I would want the best college graduates I could find and I'd pay for their certification in whatever I needed, so I agree with you.
"However, you've heard that there's always an exception.
"I don't have a degree, but I'm teaching your people who do.
"I, sir, am that exception."
I was in.
--
I think the problem is that you were barking up the wrong tree. Systems is not in your comfort zone.
If it were, you'd have a job where you were at least sweeping the floor in a building that had some computers.
Good luck.
If you're interested in security and want to do something useful, and profitable, code "preventative/predictive" software that does for the user what the IT department preaches to the users:
1.) Don't click on phishing links in emails. You and I know what that means; usually an executable (.exe, .com, .bat, .scr, .whatever) wrapped in a ,zip.
Start raising flags. Block forward progress until a systems analyst arrives.
2.) Use something like Web of Trust to provide first-flag and even then (and this is important for 1.) as well) have the computer examine the consequences of a download of an attachment or link.
It's a goddam computer. Have it read the code and determine intent.
Look: Users don't encrypt local files. Why is that even happening?
Or, the file/link is a dropper. Users don't do droppers.
--
Predictive analysis and foreseeing consequences:
Work to get on the front line of security and build a better mousetrap.
... The Red Hat Society?
... stop this forward-progress shit.
I agree.
It's not a technical issue in the sense that IT has been recommending best practices for years, but local management's risk analysis proves that the expense is not necessary.
We are approaching a tipping point where deep pockets are going to start paying for minor manufacturing/implementation procedures.
I've argued for years that litigation is the answer, just as it created fire codes after enough lawsuits changed some risk analysts' minds.
This.
And take note that we are acknowledging that the US government don't know bullshit from wild honey about security and is forced to crowdsource competence.
The solution is to ban all non-secure devices. They said no policy, so that means they aren't going to accept a solution that kicks the problem in the balls.
I'm sure much better, easier and cheaper system can be invented by security experts.
Apparently not.
... will be judged by a panel which includes two computer science professors and a vulnerability researcher from Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Coordination Center.
... you're not in IT.
I have seriously fucked over some majorly big people in my career who came, in a subtle way, to discover a direct correlation between their computing experience and their treatment of me.
Nice people had a lot less trouble than the assholes did.
See BOFH.
... being operative.
... because the "rules" only allow for banning a Twitter account.
The Terms of Service have no legal standing outside the twittersphere.
... or even worse, misremembering and calling someone I've known for years by the wrong name ...
During sex.
... meet more people.
I never Meta key I didn't like.
I'd like a non-GUI DOS machine for basic work functions like Lotus 123, Dbase3, Wordperfect, etc.
That shit would scream.
... no layoffs will occur as a direct result ,,,
... dogs bark during that goddam Weight Watchers commercial!
... don't give a shit about the media form.
Try oranges next time.
~ Yogi Berra
My point is that laypersons look at most renewable energy sources as the starting point of a life filled with unicorns.
It's so cool to own a brand new wind turbine, or electric car or a shiny solar panel.
As scientists, you and I know there's a back story and a future history that has to be added into the equation that will give us energy yield from cradle to grave.
We don't have to do any deep diving to learn the basics of production, maintenance, and disposal.
We know that conservation of energy coupled with the 2nd law of thermodynamics predicts we will never come close to breaking even.
Additionally, we can quickly determine current extraction methods of raw materials, look at molding and manufacturing techniques, add in shipping stuff from place to place, and we find that our shiny object is very dirty to begin with.
Then lets look at maintenance and see if there's anything dirty about that. There is.
Finally, the best we can do is recycle the crap at end of life and you know that's very inefficient, as well.
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In summary, renewable energy is born dirty and it dies dirty.
It's not a judgement call.
It's science.
It's simple physics and you know it.
"Clean" energy has its DNA in "dirty" energy and there's no free lunch.
Not ever.