A technology journalist. I like data. I am also @fyrashid here, BlueSky, Post, Mastodon, etc. Or ping me over at [email protected] #blacklivesmatter
Joined February 2009
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I liked the “we’re all in this together” phase of the pandemic better than the “you’re on your own” one
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Americans intentionally misunderstood and misrepresented Marie Kondo's methods which were based in Shinto in the most Evangelical way of "if I am not minimalist I am bad" instead of the actual non-minimalist sentiment that was "hey, keep things that give you eneergy"
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work with Kim! She is awesome.
Journalist friends: Come work with me! We're looking for a reporter on our Cybersecurity team with a good news sense, familiarity with enterprise tech and the ambition to cover corporate cybersecurity better than anyone else.
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A reckoning with why trust in news is so low – by Alan Henry niemanlab.org/2022/12/a-reck… via NiemanLab
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In case you missed it: Dark Reading is hiring. A great opportunity for an aspiring or newcomer cybersecurity journalist. bit.ly/3VBI4gl
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Dark Reading is looking for an aspiring cybersecurity journalist with strong editing, writing, and communications skills who will support the day-to-day content operations. An opportunity for a newcomer, & with plenty of opportunity for career advancement: bit.ly/3VBI4gl
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🤖🚨WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT🚨🤖 We bargained into the night and we’ve REACHED A DEAL! Thank you for all your support and solidarity. Feel free to click away @WIRED on Tuesday and Wednesday for Prime Day. @wiredunion forever...when we fight, WE WIN!✊
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All I have is thanks to this state. Now, it is my turn to reinvest what I have gained to create a better future for Arkansas. Join me in giving back to this state with a financial contribution. #weARone
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This time is different. If it prevents just one school shooting or stops one person from dying by everyday gun violence, it's a step in the right direction.
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Note to @NYCMayor: sending our children to @NYCSchools should not = getting Covid. Your comments today about waiting until hospitals are in a state of emergency to mandate masks tells us you are fine with thousands of students and hundreds of teachers out each week. WTF, @necs?
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As Governor, I’ll fight for ALL Arkansans. Whether you support me or not and irrespective of how fiercely we agree or disagree, I want the best for you. We have serious problems to fix and life changing opportunities to create - for ALL Arkansans. Let’s go. 🦾 #WeARone #FaithInAR
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Napping as an adult is an act of rebellion. When we were little we used to GET naps. Now we have to TAKE naps.
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Normalize gap years in your 30s/40s and avoid cliche mid-life crises (ie, it'll be a much more interesting mid-life crisis).
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Please, folks, if you live anywhere in the West, don't use fireworks this July 4. I'm begging you. The chances of starting a huge fire, destroying hundreds of homes, and killing hundreds of people is just too high.
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So we've all seen those tweets. The ones where a well-meaning editor has been told to "reach diverse audiences" with their job postings, so they do what they've seen everyone else do: The Alphabet CC Train.
I'm here to tell you: this isn't working and it's not good enough.
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My 2-year-old daughter's favorite stuffed animal, "Meow-Meow," is a critical service in my house, so I run a highly available three-node Meow-Meow cluster.
Here's how it works:
1. Three observer processes monitor the current Meow-Meow leader (wife, oldest daughter, and me)
