Cyber threats now a daily reality for one in three businesses
Businesses are losing out on an average of $98.5 million a year as a consequence of cyber threats, fraud, regulatory hurdles and operational inefficiencies, according…
Month: April 2025
A Letter to a GOP Family Member Who is Against Obamacare
Hi $NAME, Basically, the role of the government is to provide for our welfare, to see that we flourish, etc. Note this part of the…
Does Modern Philosophy Fetishize The Classical Thinkers?
It seems to me that every time I come across real philosophers they have an extremely pompous view of non-academic, amateur, or overly modern or…
Flirting With Android Again: Galaxy S III
I am demoing a Samsung Galaxy S III. It’s the new flagship Android device, and I like a lot about it. The screen is stunning…
Planned vs. Random Leisure | Daniel Miessler
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the habits of productive people. When I say productive I mean successful–as in setting out to accomplish something…
Did DOGE “breach” Americans’ data? (Lock and Code S06E08)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… If you don’t know about the newly created US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), there’s a strong…
Annoying Things in OS X
I have a friend who is getting into OS X for the first time after being a lifetime poweruser in Windows. He has a number…
Buddhism’s Fundamental Contradiction
I apologize for being so late to the game here, but aren’t the Buddhist concepts of Karma and the inevitable unfolding of the universe inconsistent?…
Neil deGrasse Tyson Harms Science Education by Rejecting Atheism
Neil deGrasse Tyson (our generation’s Carl Sagan) takes what appears to be intellectual high ground by denying that the term “atheism” has any use in…
Basic Beliefs of the Modern Human
For most of human history people have been wrong about Earth’s place in the universe. Some thought we were the only thing here, others thought…
Why I’m Considering a Switch from Chrome to Safari
With the changes to Safari coming up in Mountain Lion I may abandon Chrome as my primary browser. Here are my main thoughts: Safari now…
Concepts vs. Convention | Daniel Miessler
I realized recently that I value most those who are able to step outside convention when living their lives. The most powerful manifestation of this…