Before mid-life I used to think “how could he allow himself to become an alcoholic.”
After my mid-life started I think “how can anyone NOT plunge themselves into abject alcoholism.” #perspective
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I don't know why I never considered the current situation I am in as possible.
At mid-life, I am in full recognition of a significant lifestyle change. I'm pretty sure its all the fault of my new kid. But of course he's wonderful and amazing and so worth it :\ Before, I had more time than money. I would sacrifice time in favor of saving money. In other words, I tended to be very frugal. If I could save money by taking longer, then I took longer. Now, I have more money than time. Old habits are hard to break though. I have to sacrifice money in favor of gaining more time. "every man dies. not every man truly lives" goes the saying. Today is a great day for phishing.
But then again, every day is a great day for phishing for the typical cyber criminal. A pair of words from my father I used to hear (more often than any other guidance) was "safety first." In most endeavors of sending me off into the world for education, adventure, travel, or the unknown, I heard those words. Little did I know as a child, or teenager, or young adult that those two words would ring so true in my personal and professional online life. I find myself saying the same words to my 1.5yr old son too. You could say I'm trying the mantra on for size. It seems to fit well. I am late to write about the annual Father's Day event from this past Sunday, but the image of the email I got today is a prime example of "online safety first." The internet wasn't built with a heavy emphasis on security and privacy. We have to do extra work to use third party tools and services and encryption to make us operationally more secure in the internet-dominated world as it is today. To all my technical brethren out there: safety first! To my dad, whose family fled North Korea when he was a child seeking safety, who as a husband/father immigrated to the United States seeking opportunity for himself and his children, I give my undying love and deepest admiration of your bravery. -dhy Five quick ideas you can explore for more privacy, more security: Tenta Browser (created and founded by my good friends Jesse and Jen) https://tenta.com/ Comcast DDoS Protection for your Enterprise (as part of my day job) https://business.comcast.com/ethernet/dedicated-internet/threat-management Learn about blockchain technology and its built-in feature of pseudonymity https://www.ted.com/talks/don_tapscott_how_the_blockchain_is_changing_money_and_business Consider a new BlackBerry KeyOne that integrates Android and the legendary security capabilities of BlackBerry (aka Research in Motion) http://www.blackberrymobile.com/ Read as much as humanly possible, educate yourself, trust your gut. Be suspicious of any email that asks you to login with a provided hyperlink. ALWAYS mouse-over the hyperlink to see where it goes, like I did in the above image. 99% of the time, you don't want to click on it. |
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