Warnings and Alerts for all.
This is the second in a series demonstrating how AI can help us investigate the systems shaping our world. The first looked outward, at ecosystems and economics, and who pays when natural systems fail. This one looks at something closer to home, that lands in your inbox every day, and asks why we are still…
Does MFA reduce overall risk, or does it merely shift liability while creating new points of catastrophic failure? Thoughts with real-world examples of Single Points of Failure.
This article deals with the first of two very emotional subjects and states which whilst are separate conditions/issues are extremely closely related, and in my unqualified non professional opinion, one can lead to the other and visa-versa. The second article covers Victim Mentality, Saviour and Martyr Complexes. Trauma Bonding Is Your Tightest Friendship Nothing More…
So this article is about the Zeta File System (ZFS) a relatively new file system and one that is supposedly very resilient to errors. It has some great features to prevent dataloss and is touted as the be-all and end-all of filesystems. Well my experience is varied, both good and bad, but the reality for…
Some of you will know I’ve been a diver for many years, the more astute of you will know of my love of underwater photography. So a little about my policy on gear.. I tend to choose a manufacturer after doing a bit of research and stick with it, for everything. Its called brand loyalty……
The Internet of Things So here I am seeing issues, reading about issues and trying to stop issues in the Internet of Things… Everyday someone seems to be publishing articles on the issues, people are getting more aware (you’d think!) but there seems to be no real movement. Some of my readers will know what…
Its been a long while since I’ve posted anything, but in todays news how many of you out there are on Facebook and how many of you like to respond to these little gems: Or perhaps statuses that ask you to cut/paste in your answers: Thursday Night fun… Six names. Real Name: Michelle Sullivan Soap…
So a rant about how a great project can go bad, and how it’s still doing stuff that should never be done and why I’ve decided to ‘fix it myself’ or move away from it completely. Back in 2003 Paul Vixie forced me into using FreeBSD on one of my servers, it was not a…
Well in light of the recent fascination and media-hype about spam from a new range of devices dubbed, the “Internet of Things” I thought I post some information. The media-hype is a little surprising in some ways as this ‘hack’ is old news, old technology and has been happening for years. I first identified and…
What is it with me, I seem to attract trouble at the moment, either that or I just don’t take s**t like others do… So I’m not going to talk about the ripoff known as Ebay seller StuffUSell who sells stuff that they know doesn’t match the description… that’s Ebay and par for the course… No…
A warning of bad service and the dangers of using online shopping services… WARNING: Do not use AIR MALTA’s online ticket booking system if you want to fly…. here’s why… First what happened to me, then I will paste response from Air Malta (and explain what they said for those that don’t ‘get it’.) You…
Well almost two years on but the abuse I suffered at the hands of my ex (Katie Crothers) is still affecting my life in a negative way.. Seems no matter what I do there is always someone that knows her, there is always someone that wants to know me that I have the suspicion is…