Racism, Fascism, and other Human Problems on Mastodon

November 27, 2022 - 2 mins read

I am continually fascinated by the amount of users from the Twitter Diaspora who are decrying the lack of robust fixes for socialogical issues within the Fediverse at large, but specifically within the Mastodon social media realm. It is not any surprise to those of us that have studied human behavior or history that bigots and other practicers of vile “-isms” are to be found on the fediverse as every where else.

Mastodon Privacy for Small Instances

November 26, 2022 - 3 mins read

Mastodon, one of many social media platforms on the Fediverse, has attracted a lot of attention since the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk. With some instances growing by tens of thousands of users in as little as a week, and new personal instances popping up everywhere, I thought I’d take a moment to look at some of the security and privacy features. As instances are usually ran by a tech savvy individual and service a small group of friends, family, and colleagues, it seems imperative that privacy be at the forefront, especially for marginalized groups.

Impostor Syndrome

November 11, 2022 - 2 mins read

“Do you not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?” ― Axel Oxenstierna, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden to his son who feared holding his own as a peace delegate at the Peace of Westphalia I find that people in the Information Security field often believe that others are smarter than them, or more educated or experienced than them. But my experience has been the opposite.

Host Identification through WPAD (Web Proxy Auto Discovery) DNS Queries

February 22, 2022 - 1 min read

DNS is by far my favorite passive way to identify required resources and to perform reconnaissaince against a host. DNS is one of the least secured protocols and runs as a fairly untrusted WPAD can be a great resource for identifying hosts home domains without a lot of DNS

HEAR Model

July 17, 2021 - 6 mins read

Photo by Oladimeji Ajegbile from Pexels This method of Bible study was handed down to me in 2008 at The University of Tennessee Chattanooga’s Baptist Collegiate Ministries (UTC-BCM). At the time Robbie Gallaty was leading Brainerd Baptist and had an intense focus on discipleship and relationship in the church family. His dedication to discipleship led to a resurgence of strong Godly men and families leading small groups in the community.

EndleSSH by Chris Wellens (github:skeeto)

January 29, 2021 - 2 mins read

“Los Angeles CA ~ La Brea Tar Pits” by Onasill ~ Bill Badzo - - 70M Views is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 I recently completed the SANS SEC503: Network Intrusion Detection course and while there is more than enough information to melt your brain, I picked up a few tricks I’d never seen before. I’d like to share one of the quickest and most practical here. EndleSSH by Chris Wellens is a tarpit for would be SSH brute force attackers.

The Eisenhower Matrix

December 7, 2018 - 6 mins read

The Eisenhower Matrix was formalized and popularized by Business Thinker Stephen Covey in his book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” based on a quote and life advice from President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower, a General famous for his mastery of Operation Torch, the invasion of Northern Africa during World War II and later the approving authority for NASA, understood the importance of prioritization at every level. From commanding troops on the battlefield, to beating the Soviets in space, Eisenhower understood the long and short game and used it to become one of the most successful Presidents in America’s history.

The Productive Man’s Guide To Journaling

December 7, 2018 - 11 mins read

Who Am I and Why Should You Care? I am a specialist in process analysis and design with a background in automation. After serving six years in a Special Operations military occupational specialty, I brought my skills to the private sector. Since then I have specialized in helping small businesses and charitable organizations with process definition, documentation, and engineering. This skill has helped insure that my clients are able to prioritize and focus costs on what matters most while saving time and money.

Food List

October 9, 2018 - 2 mins read

Originally published in 2016, here is a list of the things I keep in my home pantry. Note, we have re-acquired chickens and now hold around 125-150 birds at any given time. I keep 12-15 cans of the following in my pantry at all times and rotate the oldest forward. Throughout the week we make a list on the fridge of any cans we use. Weekly my wife and I go to the store and replace what ever we’ve taken out of the stores.

Psychologist Programs

August 22, 2018 - 0 min read