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Category Archives: Infosec
The Future (2020, at least)
Ed note: It took a little longer than I expected to get to it, but here’s the post about looking towards the future, also known as 2020. Which is 1/12th done now, but hey, another month of existential dread wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Infosec, Learning, Personal, Video Games, Writing
Tagged accountability, community, depression, exercise, gender, ianlearnsinfosec, jobs, learning, making games, mental health, python, queer, relationships, scottish gaelic, self care, self improvement, support network, video games
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Open Loops
Whoops, it’s been a minute. Life happens, you know? I’ve been doing some thinking and I think I’m bogged down recently by having too many open loops. I’m borrowing the term from Getting Things Done, which basically means “things I … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Infosec, Learning, Personal, Writing
Tagged accountability, anarchism, anxiety, brain, cars, computers, dayjob, depression, editing, feelings, ianlearnsinfosec, infosec, jobhunt, organization, school, shivering deeps, stress, technology, writing
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Summer Projects
In theory, this list could be pretty much infinite, because I’m me and I always want to do more than I can. But I thought it’d be good to put some of my project ideas out into the world. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Art, Infosec, Learning, Notes, Personal, Technology, Writing
Tagged accountability, art, computers, drawing, fixingthings, gradschool, ianlearnsinfosec, japanese, jobs, librarianship, programming, python, retrocomputing, self improvement, shiveringdeeps, technology, writing, zines
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Updates Most Foul
It’s been a while since I posted, so I wanted to just give a general smattering of life updates. For extra fun, this post is being written on my “brand new” Alphasmart Neo 2, the very latest in early-2000s technology.
Posted in Books, Infosec, Personal, Video Games, Writing
Tagged audiobooks, biking, books, cleaning, ianlearnsinfosec, jobhunt, reading, weightlifting
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Computer Learnin’s: April 2018
I’ve fallen behind on tracking my computer learning! But we’re back and better than ever, mostly in a dash to absorb as much knowledge as I can before an upcoming technical interview. Because of that, some of the infosec stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Infosec, Learning
Tagged accountability, computers, ianlearnsinfosec, infosec, learning, technology
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Coming Soon
I gotta admit, I’m pretty excited these days. Well, as excited as I get. Which is usually about as much as molasses is fast. Still! A nice change from being frozen…molasses? That broke down quickly. Anyway! Some fun stuff coming … Continue reading
Refocusing
I’ve been unexpectedly away for a couple days. Had a bit of blog-writer’s block, but I think I was also quite stressed. I did something I didn’t really expect to do on Friday: I turned down a job. Now, don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged ianlearnsinfosec, infosec, jobs, learning
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Updates, Updates, Read All About Ian
I’ve felt remiss not updating this blog for the last bit. Lack of sleep kept getting in the way. Or, rather, lack of sleep lead to lack of focus which lead to not updating. Blah! As such, a bunch of … Continue reading
Computer Learnin’s: February 2018
This month is a month of trying to plow through things and earn some certs, which I’m sure won’t be disastrous AT ALL. Focusing on A+ and Networking+ first, as both of those should have some good overlap with stuff … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, computers, ianlearnsinfosec, infosec, learning
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Computer Learnin’s, January 2018
New year, more driven job search, and time for a new month of recording the computer skills building/learning I do! Things got derailed pretty hard due to the holidays, but I’m hoping to get back on track and be more … Continue reading