Monday, February 18, 2019

MOM AND DAD FOR BEARING WITH THE LONG NIGHTS AT THE COMPUTER AND ALWAYS UNDERSTANDING

Mom And Dad For Bearing With The Long Nights At The Computer And Always Understanding

Acknowledgements

Somebody once said, “It takes a village to write a book.” This book is no different. I would like to thank my family for all of your support and help throughout this process. Mom and Dad for bearing with the long nights at the computer and always understanding my frustrations; Peter and Connor for avidly reading, editing and rereading sections I would send you late at night; Mary for always giving me a hug and words of encouragement; and William and Tricia for never failing to be interested in whatever section I was tackling.

This book wouldn’t have been possible without the countless doctors, researchers, and experts who agreed to talk with me. Specifically, Christian Herff, Matt Angle, Tim Brown, Jake Stauch, Charlie Matlack, Phil Kennedy, Adam Hoffman, and Maverick Nguyen to name a few.

I must acknowledge the real warriors who helped me edit the manuscript and provided critical feedback. Dr.Amy Kimmel; my brothers, Peter and Connor; Christian Herff; Matt Angle; Irfan Khan; and last but not least, Catriona Kendall. The book would not be what it is today without the thankless hours they spent pouring over every last word.

Last but certainly not least, I want to give a huge thanks to my publisher, the New Degree Press. To Eric Koester, who believed in my dream and let me tag along, and Brian Bies, who helped bring the book from draft to paper.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

and they shouldnt have to risk anything to get the word out

these kinds of cases bring up a few parallels

Misuse of Tor end nodes are fairly common. Back in 2008, a man was arrested by German police after bomb threats passed through his Tor node, and similarly, they confiscated all electronics--hardware, software, and threatened imprisonment because someone abused his generosity. These kinds of cases bring up a few parallels. Should the Austrian government sue Google for having illegal data flowing through its servers? Were not only talking about images or bomb threats. Warez, kidnapping, extortion, bribery, espionage, a long laundry list of crimes occur on a daily basis via their search engine, and though Google cooperates with law enforcement (as Weber did), when was the last time you heard Googles servers confiscated by a court order?

And then there is encryption. Should Drivecrypt and Truecrypt developers be held liable for helping illegal enterprises? Truecrypt is a software used quite heavily by Mexican cartels as well as organized crime in the United States. Law enforcement, particularly the FBI, tends to shoot first and ask questions later. Maybe. If theyre in a good mood (or ordered to by a judge). Meanwhile, your electronics are confiscated and your reputation damaged.

The entire ordeal has been setting dangerous precedent for years, as any average Joe who just happens to pass some part of an illegal data packet through his connection (or unsecured WiFi) can be prosecuted. Furthermore, police are not known for their technical aptitude, in Austria or anywhere else. They took his Xbox360 and anything else plugged in that looked about as complex as a toaster. We mustnt allow Tor node operators to be scapegoats. If Tor dies, innocent people die. They wont get the word out about corrupt government actions without risking their own lives. And they shouldnt have to risk anything to get the word out.

Bookmarking makes this operation an easy one

Bookmarking Makes This Operation An Easy One

The Kindle Paperwhite web browser displays, in either the address bar, the URL, or web address of the web page previously accessed using the bookmark feature.

How to Get Online

To be connected to the internet using the device browser, follow the following steps:

  • Tap the Menu icon from the Home screen.
  • The next step is tapping the Experimental Browser option.
  • Once this is done, a list of website bookmarks appears on the screen, some including Google, Wikipedia, New York Times and with Amazon at the top of the list. Therefore, to open a bookmarked page in the browser, tap one of the listed bookmarks.

Managing the Bookmarks

Other than saving the web pages, bookmarking also help to avoid re-entering extremely long URLs from the onscreen keyboard of the Kindle Paperwhite. This involves adding a bookmark, accessing the saved bookmark, bookmark editing and deleting a bookmark.

a) Adding a bookmark

To enhance this, first, tap the Menu then select the Bookmark This Page.

b) Accessing your saved bookmarks

It is possible to save web pages for future reference. Bookmarking makes this operation an easy one.

Tap the Menu icon

Click on the Bookmarks to visit the preloaded sample bookmarks by Amazon.

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Your Boss Goes To Work For One Reason To Make Money

most of them like to steal the credit for your work

If you think the answer to that one is yes, then go to work tomorrow and ask him. You better finish this book fast, though, because tomorrow night you are coming home with a cardboard box full of your stuff.

In my twenties, I worked for a host of bosses, and fortunately I had a few great ones. They were the exceptions, not the rule. Most bosses are nice enough people. Plenty of them are incompetent to one degree or another. Most of them like to steal the credit for your work. But overall, they aren’t evil.

At the end of the day, it’s every man for himself in the office. If your boss has to choose between firing you and quitting, he’s going to terminate you every time. Your boss goes to work for one reason - to make money. It’s the same reason that you go to work. He’s there for himself.

When you start to assume that your boss cares about you on an emotional level, you open yourself up to some serious heartbreak. When the money stops flowing, it doesn’t matter how much he likes you - you’re out the door.

It’s time to stop thinking of your boss as your life raft or even your lifejacket. If the ship starts sinking, you are going to find out just how cold the Atlantic gets in the winter.