I just came across another post on Hacker News talking about why you shouldn’t…
I’ve Been Too Sloppy in the Past
I’ve needed to write this post for around 10 years or so. I guess today…
Worst Damage Theory
I recently wrote about a theory about how people have a single, Primary Concern…
Our Problem is Gullibility, Not Disinformation
I think we’ve lost the plot on disinformation. It’s not the attacks that…
Primary Concern Theory
I have a model I’m using to explain how good people can support Trump. I…
The Original Meaning of ‘Begging the Question’
You probably hear the phrase, “that begs the question…” a few times…
Is Anxiety Freedom Without Direction?
Anxiety—as we’ve all seen throughout 2020—can be extremely debilitating.…
Zuboff vs. Doctorow vs. Miessler: What’s the Greatest Threat to Human Privacy?
Shoshana Zuboff came out with a brilliant work called Surveillance Capitalism…
Why Creators Should Move to Direct Support Monetization
I’m on a personal mission to get the creators in our InfoSec community to…
Algorithmic vs. Faith-based Learning
I think there are two primary ways to learn something. You can expose yourself…
Google is Encouraging Bad Behavior By Not Listing Updated Content Dates
Google has a problem with not parsing updated content dates in search results.…
Mechanizing The Methodology
Download the Slides. I presented at DEFCON’s Red Team Village on August…
How to Initiate Contact With a Mentor
I’ve been in security for over 20 years now and have received thousands of emails…
What They Don’t Tell You About Being a Bounty Hunter or Content Creator
I have been following the bug bounty and security creator/influencer scenes since…
Another Way to Think About Consciousness and the Lack of Self
I’ve been studying meditation—and by extension, consciousness—over…
Positive Nationalism
I think so much of life is about bell curves. And by that I mean, so much of life…
Why I’m Staying in the Stock Market
I’ll probably be staying in the stock market for quite some time, and I…
Blueprint + Blueprint = Behave
I just read three fascinating books that talk about how people become who they…
The Left Can Lose This Election by Becoming as Unlikeable as Clinton
It takes a lot of revulsion to overcome one’s distaste for Donald Trump,…
Reverse Threat Modeling for Pursuing Attribution
I was thinking about the recent Twitter hack the other day and thought of a simple…
A Historical Cycle That Limits Progress
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent…
I Want to Make Art
I’m coming to the realization that I badly want to make art. Not art like…
The Human Obsession With Rarity
Humans are obsessed with rarity, and I want to explore why. But before we get…
Strange SSH Denial of Service on AWS
I run this site on AWS and have been having issues with the site going down periodically.…
Our Lighted Path to Totalitarianism
I think there are five natural trends that are pushing us—and every other…
