As I get older, I become more cranky. What used to excite me now frustrates me. Chief among these frustrations is social media. Once I poked my friends mercilessly on Facebook, now I can't stand TikTok or Instagram. I no longer have any social media, and it makes life hard, as everything from poetry slams... Continue Reading →
Not a Time Travel Story
I wrote this one to tell my girls that I wouldn't change a thing, so long as I had them in my life.
The Mystery of The Lost Heart
This was right after I separated from my ex-wife. I wrote this story to explain to my kids, why I left, and what it meant for us.
Stories for Kids: Adventures of Monkey Girl and Ferret Girl
I have two kids, and since they were born I have been telling them stories about Monkey Girl and Ferret Girl. Over the years, the stories evolved to include myself and our friends and neighbors. After my divorce from their mother, I started writing them in little notebooks. I plan to put some of them... Continue Reading →
NIS2 What it Means to Your Company
No it is not a sequel to a horror movie. It is a directive from EU (Directive 2022/2555) that was supposed to increase the security standards for essential and important entities. You can find the full text here (Thank you EU!). The directive is quite tick and not every part of it applies to everyone.... Continue Reading →
Social Media and Enshitification
There was a lot of frustration after Elon Musk purchased Twitter. He quickly eroded moderation on the platform, and made some questionable decisions. This month there was an uproar over third party app support in Reddit. What is going on? Both CEO's are basing their decisions on the need to turn a profit. The platform... Continue Reading →
Danes
The inuit have 100 words for snow. The Danes have 100 words for cake.
Having Fun With Teaching
I taught my first class back in 2009. I have taught many classes since. I think something I quickly learned was everybody had a better experience when I was enjoying myself. So I did things that made the class more fun for me. Things like explaining cryptography through Shakespeare, use case diagrams via method of... Continue Reading →
Painted the Mind Thief
First mini in 10 months.
Irfmeister's Adventures 