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FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 22h

Dear EU: you led the way on standardizing USB-C connectors. Now, please standardize printer drivers across manufacturers so we can install a printer driver once, change printers, and just select the new printer in the “Available Printers” list.

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 1d

Which came first, the infrastructure or the software?
I dunno.
But anyway, I budget, design, install, configure, and maintain the infrastructure the software can't live without.

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 2d

If your LinkedIn feed is full of posts that you complain are AI slop, here’s the solution. Review your list of connections, and other accounts you follow. Remove the accounts that are posting AI slop. Those accounts aren’t paying attention to your authentic posts anyway, so it’s no loss.

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 3d

When you have no choice but to conclude, "I have to take these social media threats seriously," I can help.
Licensed and insured.
Personal Cybersecurity: Evading the Stalker, Ditching the Ex

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Personal Cybersecurity: Evading the Stalker, Ditching the Ex

“I have to take these social media threats seriously.” “I think my ex-boyfriend has some way of knowing where I am.” “My ex-husband is somehow reading my personal emails.” “Does my ex h…

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FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 4d

The cough is not the disease.
Let's use DNS misconfiguration as an example. The root cause may be poor employee training, a poor change management system, or both. In either case, we can correctly say that DNS worked exactly as it was designed to work.
#CallMeIfYouNeedMe #FIFONetworks

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 7d

My smartwatch paid for itself today. I returned my rental car at LAS to fly to SEA. I was walking away from the rental car when my watch started vibrating. I looked at it, and it said, "Phone disconnected."
Whoops!
I walked back to the car and retrieved my phone.
Simple, easy.

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 8d

Simply by separating your data from your domain, you'll improve your security posture by orders of magnitude.

#CallMeIfYouNeedMe #FIFONetworks

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 16d

No kings.

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FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 26d

The Texas Governor has sent Texas National Guard soldiers to Illinois against the wishes of the Illinois Governor. The Second Civil War has begun. It's not theoretical. It's underway.
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Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's 'authoritarian march'

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FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 28d

You can easily spot the people that don’t have much depth of IT experience. Their comments on posts show that they think the example network scenarios they saw in their cert prep courses are the sum total of what real-world networks are like. Same goes for their confident opinions on policy.

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 29d

Last Friday I quit using Outlook for my main email account. I've gotten so frustrated with Outlook. Some of the issues have been around for years. So, I'm done. I still have some minor accounts in Outlook. I'll leave them there until I find what I love, and then I'll migrate the rest of them.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 29d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 29d

(Q) Why does Marco Rubio talk so fast on Meet the Press, and repeat himself so much?
(A) It's an intentional, well-thought-out strategy to minimize the total number of questions he can be asked during the interview.

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 29d

If the government is shut down, congress doesn't exist, and there is no president.
Cool!
Let's set up new leaders!

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · 29d

AI slop happens when people use AI incorrectly. If you use AI correctly, within the parameters of its capabilities, it's a useful tool.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Oct 4

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · Oct 4

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

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FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · Oct 4

My computer was beeping on the desk while I was working on something on the workbench. I thought, “Has someone gained remote access to my computer?!”

False alarm. It was a failing USB stick plugged into a hub that kept registering and de-registering at odd intervals.
“Beedoop.” “Boodeep.”

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · Oct 3

Paraphrased conversation with a prospect inquiring about my personal cybersecurity services:
Him: “So you can keep me safe?”
Me: “I can keep you safe from everyone but you.”

#CallMeIfYouNeedMe #FIFONetworks

#cybersecurity #privacy

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FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · Oct 1

When I see LinkedIn profiles where the person features blockchain in their header information like it's something current and amazing, I shake my head and think, "Don't you know yet? That ship sunk in the harbor, my friend. That is not the up and coming technology you think it is."

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · Sep 29

Do you understand yet why Trump is deploying the military in American cities? At some point he'll declare martial law. There will be no transfer of power in January 2029. There may not even be an election.

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · Sep 28

People aren't drinking less coffee. They're buying less Starbucks.
Entrepreneur, this is your chance. As Starbucks closes stores, you can move in.

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · Sep 23

I'm pro-science. I snort derisively at people who are anti-science.

FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · Sep 22

Janelle Monáe has the right to cover Earth Wind and Fire. Damn. Not everyone can pull that off.

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FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · Sep 21

While I fully support the Disney boycott, I'm also a big fan of facts. Here's a chart of Disney stock, year-to-date.

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FIFO Networks @fifonetworks.bsky.social · Sep 21

Airgap as much as possible.