I’m taking some time off from my day job to hit reset. Five years ago I was a leader in Enterprise Security, speaking at conferences like SXSW and GLXP team summits, telling great stories and making a difference. Somehow I’ve settled for working for the weekend. And by time off I mean busting my ass.Continue reading “Taking some time off”
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Detecting spins in small aircraft
Here are three spins. The first I intentionally recovered poorly. The other two were more “textbook” recoveries. This is just the graph of the slip/skid sensors. Interesting that there is a clear pattern and threshold. The goal here is to detect and give enough warning to a pilot to avoid and intervene on an impendingContinue reading “Detecting spins in small aircraft”
Go first
For years I’ve been saying that I need a tattoo with the phrase You become what you think about. – Earl Nightingale This simple phrase has kept me on track in placing the important things in my life on the top of everything else. When you think about negative things you become negative. When you thinkContinue reading “Go first”
Digging out after vacation is wrong
“I just got back from vacation, I need a little time to dig out of the hole I’m in now” <– I really hate this phrase. Is it really vacation if your return to work means twice as much work for the same amount of time you were gone? A sound strategy would include properContinue reading “Digging out after vacation is wrong”
Don’t be comfortable
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. The went out and happened to things ” — Leonardo Da Vinci “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. TheContinue reading “Don’t be comfortable”
A hard left turn for me
I think a lot about direction lately. My trip to Daytona to meet with other EAA leaders has really solidified what I’m looking for. This sums it up perfectly in so many ways: Hey, once upon a younger yearWhen all our shadows disappearedThe animals inside came out to playHey, when face to face with allContinue reading “A hard left turn for me”
A new moleskin
My note taking is usually done old school with a modern twist. I use a medium sized moleskin to take notes and then scan the pages into Evernote. Over the years I’ve collected quite a few of them. Sometimes they last a few months before filling up. Sometimes they take longer. My current notebook wasContinue reading “A new moleskin”
Don’t forget who works for who
The DMV is a government agency, and we live in a democratic republic. All power resides in “the people”, who elect representatives to serve them in government. If you’re a citizen, you’re part owner of the DMV and your representatives control it, you should be able to walk in and get what you need.Continue reading “Don’t forget who works for who”
Philip Zimmerman on why he wrote PGP
This is actually from 1999 (updated from 1991), but I love this part: The right to privacy is spread implicitly throughout the Bill of Rights. But when the United States Constitution was framed, the Founding Fathers saw no need to explicitly spell out the right to a private conversation. That would have been silly. TwoContinue reading “Philip Zimmerman on why he wrote PGP”
Oats
Whoever came up with the idea of selling oatmeal at fast food places as a genius. And yes, Starbucks is fast food. What’s the food cost for a 1/2 cup of oats and some flavoring? Like 4 cents. I’ll bet the cup they serve it in costs as much as the food. I don’t understandContinue reading “Oats”
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