FallFormal1976-1

“Thank you” is not enough

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A few weeks ago I made a very personal, and very public announcement- that I had lost my wife to cancer a few days before Christmas. I debated how to share the news, especially since we had largely kept it quiet- she was as private a person as I am ... Read More

Wrong About Presentations

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But first- this series is a bit off-the-cuff and lacking in polish, but I’ve been meaning to do it for ages and if I wait, well, this blog continues to look abandoned.  So please forgive the rambling and read on. Today let’s start talking about presentations. I have heard and ... Read More

Wrong About Conferences, part 3

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Thought I’d get tired of this topic?  No way, I’m just getting warmed up. Today’s installment continues on the events themselves: A lot of people complain about the commercialization, the sales pitches, the circus-like atmosphere of some vendor areas.  I’m not a big fan of these things myself (OK, I ... Read More

Wrong About Conferences, part 2

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Today let’s start with a look at the conferences and events themselves.  One of the cyclical things I see is dismissing events people don’t like as irrelevant or worse. “The big commercial cons are irrelevant…” as tens of thousands of people go to them, learn, share and yes, do the ... Read More
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Everyone is wrong about conferences

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In the past couple of years there have been many blog posts and articles on the topics of what’s wrong with InfoSec and hacker conferences, which events are or are not relevant, and what’s wrong with the talks and panels at those conferences.  A lot of good points have been ... Read More

Debunking fuel in the gas tank, case closed.

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Picking up from yesterday’s post: Imagine a time when carburetors ruled the earth (or at least car’s fuel systems), and a time before emissions controls extended to evaporating fuel vapor, say perhaps in the 70s when I began my career as a mechanic, working on cars of that era and ... Read More

Debunked debunking, part 2

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Another “debunked” automotive urban legend is the “Sugar in the gas tank will destroy your engine!!!11!” story.  Let’s take a look at this tale, and look at a few angles folks often miss when discussing it.  This myth has been thoroughly debunked, by people both smart and not-so-smart, but let’s ... Read More