Skip Navigation
Off-Topic Friday
  • I’ve been sick since mid January. I really, really miss the gym. Lifting heavy shit or going for a run is so important for my mental health. And without it, I feel like I’m losing my grip on reality.

  • Former top NSA cyber official: Probationary firings ‘devastating’ to cyber, national security
  • I went to school with many SFS students. While the people I know are no longer probationary, any new SFS hires are. These people are some of the brightest people I’ve met. And including other new hires, yes this is devastating.

  • Amazon Shopping Alternatives
  • I’ve ordered from uncommon goods in the past. This is not being critical of them, just want to put my experience. It’s all shipped from China, so set expectations on quality and shipping time. It took 4 weeks for my gift to come.

  • how's your week going, Beehaw
  • Beautiful photography!!

    How do you like PixelFed?

    I’m in the process of establishing a nonprofit. I know I’ll have to manage the usual social media sites, but I’m looking at starting accounts on alternatives too.

  • Mentorship Monday - Discussions for career and learning!
  • Have you had success with other certs in the past?

    I know some people have poor test taking skills, which can make these tests harder. A old friend of mine took 3 tries to get CISSP.

    If you’ve had success in the past, then maybe these exams are just giving you issues. But you mentioned attention/focus issues.

    If your ADHD isn’t treated, first step is to go see a dr. Then you should be able to attend all the classes without skipping.

    You could just not be a great test taker because of . Getting your mental health treated and being stable will help you with keeping focus during the test too.

    You also need to understand that many of these cert exams ask questions and expect specific answers solely based on the materials taught. This means you must forget any of your other experiences and knowledge when takes these tests.

    Certifications are like gate keeping. Some are more difficult so they keep “prestige” because the less people that can earn it means it carries more weight. Usually the marketing is something like “get this cert so you can prove x amount of knowledge”. And that’s not really the mindset you need going into the test - that’s just marketing.

  • how's your week going, Beehaw
  • Sinclair Lewis said “When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”

    It’s hard to feel like me as a singular person can do much is this ocean of horrifying things. I even find my kindness and empathy wearing thin - all in the name of “they voted for this crap and now I will be dragged along”.

    I remind myself to be kind, stand up for what is right, and do what I can. Which mostly involves contacting my congress people and representatives to also do the right thing for the people.

    Every day is terrifying. Stay safe.

  • New HHS nondiscrimination guidelines on AI use in Healthcare
  • The link does not say anything about AI, nor does it give an option to submit a complaint about AI. I also cannot find the quote you posted. Not saying I don’t believe you, but did your quote come from a different page? Or did you link the wrong page?

    As an aside, this is probably best posted to a privacy community or a healthcare community.

  • Q: how long would protein smoothie last
  • I agree with this. As someone who is super lazy, I’ve tried this, with multiple recipes. It’s just gets gross, even after like 4 hours in the fridge.

    Doesn’t matter if the base is just water, or some type of milk. And if you add in fruits or other stuff, just forget it. Make it fresh and wash out that blender.

    I haven’t tried to freeze it, you might get decent results from that.

  • www.techspot.com Unclassified letter reveals NSA's warrantless purchase of Americans' internet browsing data

    In an unclassified December 11 letter addressed to Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden obtained by the New York Times, NSA director Paul Nakasone confirms the agency buys...

    Unclassified letter reveals NSA's warrantless purchase of Americans' internet browsing data

    My data is already bought and sold by companies. But when government agencies do it, suddenly we only need to stop them. Stop this madness. It shouldn’t matter if it’s corporations or a government, why not stop the sale of people’s data?

    17
    InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)PA
    PaddleMaster @beehaw.org
    Posts 2
    Comments 121