Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I was going to avoid CrowdStrike in today’s “Because It’s Friday”, which is why I ran this on Wednesday: In the aftermath of CrowdStrike… Sharks! But then Randall Munroe got involved on xkcd: xkcd: CrowdStrike If you want something that is not “Global IT Outage” related, this is what this …
I know this looks like an IT post about the cost of inkjet ink verses everything else you have to pay for when printing a page – (DEC inserted) including the environmental cost, but it isn’t. How many printers do you need to print Wikipedia? For today’s “Because It’s Friday” …
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I have a history of science lesson for today’s “Because It’s Friday”. Roberta Angioi – a Postdoctoral Researcher in Analytical Chemistry, Dublin City University – has an article on The Conversation discussing Tapputi-belat-ekalle, who was probably the worlds first documented chemist – she was formulating perfumes 3000 years ago, in …
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We will start with something smooth. I am a regular viewer of Adam Savage’s YouTube channel and was reminded this week of a previous “Because It’s Friday” post that I thought was worth bringing forward in case you missed it first time round. Adam – (Yes Mythbuster’s Adam) – discusses …
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“Because It’s Friday”, something to ease you into the weekend, after a week of “bad” cyber security news. This week something quick from Randall Munroe. Scary Triangles – xkcd Have a good weekend – I am spending mine building IKEA furniture! Clive Photo by Adrien Olichon
