On the Argument That Conservatives Give More to Charity
I have many conservative friends who love to throw this argument at me when I speak of their lack of compassion for those who are…
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Three Types of Employees | Daniel Miessler
Typically, organizations tend toward a MacLeod hierarchy with three tiers: the Sociopaths, the Clueless, and the Losers, in that order from top to bottom. Sociopaths,…
The Moral Market Fallacy | Daniel Miessler
Many conservatives and libertarians are deeply confused about the morality of markets. They view markets as pure and benign forces with the ability to grant…
Email: Top vs. Bottom Posting
I’ve always been taught it’s polite to trim emails and type the reply below the text I’m responding to: Because it messes up the order…
Why Do We Respect Reading More Than Watching TV?
Everyone knows smart people read and lazy people watch TV, but aren’t they often doing the same thing? I’m reading Game of Thrones right now,…
Life, Friendship, and Ambition | Daniel Miessler
They say you are a composite of your closest friends, and given my ambition I often grapple with a balance between seeking to surround myself…
3-Phased Information Processing: The IT Meta-skill
Having worked in IT for a good bit of time I have thought a lot about various information technology skillsets and which will become more…
A Brilliant Commercial Sadly Misunderstood
Few terms are so misused as “racist”. People use it to describe everything from Jim Crow to fashion magazines with too many white women in…
Deleting Horizontal Lines From Word
If you’ve ever had a problem deleting a horizontal line in Microsoft Word, this post is for you. The answer is something of a trick,…
How to Explain SQL Injection to Anyone
There are many ways to explain SQL Injection, and the “best” way is clearly determined by who you’re talking to. For somewhat technical folks, I…
My Current Thoughts on Gun Control
Like many others, I’ve been in a number of debates about gun control in recent weeks. Here are my main thoughts on the topic: The…
Some Thoughts on the Events in Newtown
A few thoughts: Don’t incentivize what you don’t want more of Internationally, football is known for a zero-tolerance policy with regard to doping. You don’t…