Vegas 2012 | Daniel Miessler
Attended a ton of great talks that will get parsed into additions to our testing methodologies Had valuable face time with the team Saw Daniel…
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Avoid Junk Information Like You Avoid Junk Food
Smart, educated people tend to avoid junk food. They tend to be thinner and have better diets because they’re simply more aware of the downsides…
Friends in Vegas | Daniel Miessler
I already did a post on my recent Vegas trip, but there’s a piece of it that I didn’t mention. Working in my current job…
Go Through Your Address Book and Contact Everyone You Care About
I’ll try to avoid cliché, but for this post it’ll be difficult. I have a friend named Brad. I met him in my first job…
The Answer to Terrorism is Resilience
Here’s what we should be saying to people who attack us, and to those who panic when we are attacked. Risk is often calculated as…
The iPhone 5 Doesn’t Need to be Revolutionary
This video is an entertaining look at the hype and reality leading up to today’s iPhone 5 release. I think they get a lot right,…
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…
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?…