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Category Archives: Personal
Week Wrap-up: 26 March 2018 – 01 April 2018
Ah, my friends, I do not have an April Fool’s post for you. Instead, a small wrapup of the last week: I started in on learning the Network+ certificate stuff. So far it’s all review, but that’s okay! It’s good … Continue reading
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Tagged failedtaxonomy, infosec, learning, podcast, weekwrapup
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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
Posted in Infosec, Learning, Personal, Technology
Tagged ianlearnsinfosec, infosec, jobs, learning
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Leaving Facebook
So, uh, this Cambridge Analytica thing, right? I mean, I think we all knew Facebook was being pretty shitty with our data. That data collection in general is used for a lot more than just selling us vacuums and whatnot. … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Personal, Technology
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The Stories I Tell About Myself
“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.” — Patrick Rothfuss in The Name of the Wind I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Technology
Tagged art, geezeianwhatisthisxanga, jobs, programming, writing
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Silly Jabberwocky Photopalooza
Hello, all you lovely people. While I am trying to blog daily, it is also hella late and I haven’t done any fiction writing either today. So, instead of a bunch of my words I will instead present you with … Continue reading
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Soon It Will Be Cold Enough To Build Fires
It was really cold in Seattle this week. Literally freezing, with a heavy sprinkle of snow on the side. Which I realize is child’s play compared to many places, but for thin-blooded me it was a shivery experience. Weather like … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Personal
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Sleepy Friday
Today was a day defined by accidental sleep. I fell asleep for an extra two hours or so after I woke up for the first time. Luckily I still made it to therapy on time with no issues. Then, after … Continue reading
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
On Social Media
I’ve been wanting to blog for the last while (beyond my posts about what I’ve been learning in the computer realm), but I haven’t had a good idea of what to write about. I’m still not sure I do, but … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, facebook, FOSS, instagram, mastodon, slack, social media, technology, twitter
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