March 2019
My favorite new dog command: eyeballs. Because he takes eye meds 10x a day and I decided to make it fun times. Dog training ftw.
RT @fraying: Hope is scary, cynicism is easy.
@VickerySec Only stupid people put PII on the blockchain. No one in their right mind puts (or plans to put) PII on the blockchain for the quantum cracking situation. Putting numbers that point to endpoints in the cloud is a great use of distributed ledgers. Data is secured at the endpoint.
Cost of crashing with me at the dome? A pound (or two) of whole bean Arabian Moka Java from @peetscoffee .
Thread --> unintended consequences of misappropriated security clearances. Another attack on the confidence of intelligence systems. #sowingfud #infowar https://twitter.com/LorenRaeDeJ/status/1101458304503611393
Pretty sure when the buddhist text on karma and emptiness puts you to sleep, it's because you've got homework to do.
Can't stop eating these walnut stuffed Medjool dates. Pricing out planting my own personal date palm grove between work pomodoros...
The satisfaction of writing a report and you wrote or have copies of all the reference materials in your private digital library. So this is what excellence feels like.
Oh, and I can't forget the raw film footage on my offline backups either... ;-)
Oh no, RIP Sam's mom from Brazil! #KatherineHelmond
@nicoleradziwill Congrats!
The most beautiful skies. #wondervalley is not for everyone. @ Wonder Valley https://www.instagram.com/p/BufyG6SHqb0/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=jbdaqi69lq2q
The wind blew all night, whistling in the cracks and trees and rocks. The morning is cool but with a hint of warmth. Then the pitter patter of rain comes, releasing the fresh metallic moist scent of creosote. Sun breaks through the clouds, and I rise, looking for the rainbow.
Black and white and morning dog head. #archie #dogsofmanagement #archibald #bostonterrier #bostonbuddies https://www.instagram.com/p/BugwifTHwMC/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1q62zcutjxtg7
My cat girl superhero socks from last #Toronto trip. https://www.instagram.com/p/BugxBD_nk4P/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=kudhfnawjgxa
My dream!!! https://twitter.com/Livable79/status/1101879207737610241
I got dragged off to La Copine today and despite the wait it was a transcendent experience. Humbled. But only going back at secret o clock...
Now that’s a big rock, big truck for size. @ Giant Rock https://www.instagram.com/p/Buh669kHQ_c/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=vlti14znosgb
Desert adventures with @pinkyracr @ Noah Purifoy Foundation https://www.instagram.com/p/Buh7E91nfED/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=m6wae4zgzn1k
Throne of thrones. Desert art adventures. #noahpurifoy #mojavedesert @ Noah Purifoy Foundation https://www.instagram.com/p/Buh7SG6Hw_t/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1f9oullau9pj8
Desert adventures. Selfie with the throne of thrones. #noahpurifoy #mojavedesert https://www.instagram.com/p/Buh7gXCnEr0/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=9oyoxw11b5l9
I’ve got big balls. Cue AC/DC. @ Noah Purifoy Foundation https://www.instagram.com/p/Buh-MnMH4bD/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1vzqyn07s6s2z
RT @pinkyracr: Hangin’ with the sweetest little snuggle monster!!! @heathervescent ‘s new #BFF Sir Archibald from bostonbuddies 😻 #dogsofin…
Moon country with the fabulous @pinkyracr ! https://www.instagram.com/p/Buj_3pjHbGH/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1d9k6dwwkvfrr
Home Depot is my candy story. Stopped in to pick up a few things and an hour later...
Thank you and Godspeed. <3 https://youtu.be/ViugiVIyhOY #smackmyorinocoflow #enya #Prodigy
Really excited to be heading to #EIC19 this summer to share some very interesting research insights and be provocative about the #futureofidentity. Hope to see you there! https://twitter.com/kuppingercole/status/1102848990473846784
I'm "fighting" climate change digging one hole, planting one tree at a time. Except this spring, I'm planting 25.
As the weather has warmed, the mockingbird begins singing practicing at 7am. It's the only reminder I have of the city streets and the car alarms from the 00s that I left behind.
Morning Meditation, Breathe: https://youtu.be/rmHDhAohJlQ
Really excited to be at KNOW ID with the amazing @kimdhamilton to talk about #decentralizedidentity #ssi #ow1 #vegas https://twitter.com/biasmlopes/status/1102989418300813312
Woot! Another conference announcement. So excited to share the knowledge about #decentralizedidentity. https://twitter.com/LiminalStrategy/status/1102962136244981762
RT @FreeFolkMemes:
imageSo I'm dating this guy and he pretty much only wears @patagonia. I feel like with that wardrobe he should be a VC, but he's actually their real target market - climbing mountains with bloody knuckles... I'm amused.
LOLOL. Reminds me that there are only 2 routes to become a cybersecurity professional: A gazillions of years in industry with no respect or convicted hacker after serving prison time. https://twitter.com/markmilian/status/1103084084962635776
Interesting article, if only that some people are thinking about the impact of increasing life spans of certain customers... https://hbr.org/2019/03/how-merrill-lynch-is-planning-for-its-customers-to-live-to-100
@roxannedarling @patagonia TW? Yes, the activism is finally the straw for me, I'm gonna upgrade a bunch of my gear this year and buy their stuff (normally out of my price range). But if it support earth, then yeah...
Good company. https://twitter.com/WomeninID/status/1103218885669650433
@by_caballero @patagonia Good idea - they trace down - good use case. They start with a great product and give back and basically do everything great. If you're hanging onto a side of a mountain with your fingers, you need the best gear for your body...
@by_caballero @patagonia Yeah, we already watched that. El Capitan season opens late this year because of the snow...
For my fellow quality film lovers... https://twitter.com/Criterion/status/1103315192996421632
@roxannedarling @patagonia Yeah, I like that they take stuff back. I was a fan of GoLite, until they went out of business. :-(
@roxannedarling @patagonia I know!
Fascinating article about identity. Imagine if there was true, verified identity for these children??? --> https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/02/children-sex-tourists-leave-behind-fathers-visited-philippines
As @kimdhamilton and I put our session material together, I want to know what YOU want to know about #SSI / #decentralizedidentity? https://twitter.com/LiminalStrategy/status/1103352383692857344
Juggling 4 research projects in various states of post-production, pre-production, writing, analysis, interviewing... makes the tornado spin faster. Go intellectual stimulation go! I will find ALL THE ANSWERS for you!
Just spent 5 months researching ways to make our voting system more secure. There are already many great organizations working to improve our systems today. I hope we give them shout outs and more funding to continue their important work. https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1103422522836598784
Don’t talk to me about paper ballots. Talk to me about apple to apples comparison of auditing systems. Preferably RLAs.
RT @AmberMcReynolds: 3/3 So, let’s get it right this time. Let’s re-imagine this process - Look at what is working. Look at best practices…
Great piece about the benefits and challenges of building standards. #decentralizedidentity #SSI #blockcerts https://twitter.com/kimdhamilton/status/1103518241454907392
Desert black night, a few twinking pinpricks of light. The Mojave wind blows, gusting 37 mph, swirling around my round home, & in through the wind cracks. It reminds me that I live on a rock in the middle of a vacuum of space. I'm in awe we can even survive here in our paradise.
@darrello I would love to work with you!
I gotta wonder how my insurance rates would change if I downloaded that app... and what kind of impact it would have if a man downloaded it... 🤔 https://twitter.com/katiebindley/status/1101159377677893633
Buddhist inspired thought for today: All pleasure is suffering.
Ears are a language. I’ve really fallen for this guy. #bostonterrier #bostonbuddies https://www.instagram.com/p/BuuROutnuHq/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=16u2s9x72k87q
I am in the most disgusting BART car I have ever witnessed. I think this is the dystopian future of blade runner right here.
The doors are flapping and I’m expecting them to fly open at any moment!
I’m pretty sure there is a secret wormhole to Brooklyn under one of these seats.
@danpape Be sure to tell us what happens! Thank you for your research efforts!!
But hey, it got me to where I was going. And a cute guy almost sat down next to me until he noticed I had luggage kinda blocking the seat. Oh well, SF men so shy.
Yesterday I woke up in the Mojave, fed my birds, walked my dog, did some work before getting into my truck. A few hours later, I was riding Bart in San Francisco. It's amazing how fast I can context switch from desert dweller to city slicker with an airplane ride. #identity
So honored to wake up in the house of one of the most influential women in my life - @rosiepongracz. For over 20 years this woman has helped me be a better friend, a better product manager, a better boss, and a better human.
@angela_walch How do you feel about dogs?
Superman clothes change on Bart cause you can’t get your favorite mission burrito in your HK bespoke suit jacket. #shapeshifter
@angela_walch Just read and loved “A small furry prayer” about dogs and dog rescue. Loved it!!
@by_caballero El toro is my fav, but Pancho Villas is near the Bart stop and a memorable bar in my history. :-)
@by_caballero I know a lot of people are in the El Farolito camp but I’m with Pancho and the bull myself.
@dgwbirch Lolol. If you want a quiet place for a delicious burger and pint go to 24 diner! That’s my #Sxsw respite.
Elevators no longer have buttons... @ San Francisco, California https://www.instagram.com/p/BuxS75tnqFh/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=10aaey0unejh3
I <3 dogs. https://www.outsideonline.com/2390456/first-dog-ascent-baruntse-nepal
Hmmm.... do I need to cover my horrorshack in the Mojave with buttons from England??? https://twitter.com/AmyClareTasker/status/1103665067189506048
Teenage goth Heather would approve of tonight’s outfit/makeup. #goth4ever
@novysan How does traffic look? If you were in Burbank I’d say yes go!
When your friends take you to the chocolate place and you get the thing without chocolate... cappuccino with whipped cream. @ Dandelion Chocolate https://www.instagram.com/p/BuxtLrxHIir/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1lh4bmcdhsixp
RT @rosiepongracz: Friends, food, music. Always my 💗 in #SanFrancisco . I could see every night, every album in this @petermurphyinfo resi…
@novysan Leave the burritos to SF, tacos all the way in LA!
@michaelsherrill Right?! I can totally see that.
Such a small venue and his jacket was fabulous!!! A great show and amazing I was in town for the reschedule... perfect timing! https://twitter.com/rosiepongracz/status/1104334630549778432
Thread —> https://twitter.com/_nat_en/status/1103816859424563200
RT @lorena__reyna: Is our government irredeemable? AOC- no, if that was the case I wouldn’t have run. #SXSW #AOCintercept
This article has a lot of #identity related issues... but they are mainly hidden. PS. Not talking about human identity here. https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-ethiopia-airline-crash-20190310-story.html
Everything I've written the past 2 months has been to this song. https://youtu.be/emOKaGi8u5U So classic!
Objective truth/reality rarely exists from our limited human perspective. https://twitter.com/Criterion/status/1105116186382094337
Sleep is blissful, especially if you have a snuggly dog. https://www.futurity.org/sleep-loss-loneliness-2002502/
@sblackmoore YEAH!!!!! Can this be my AI spawn? Like maybe Identity theft, spawned a monster AI, who took over this brothel??? I approve of this future!
@WomeninID @SSIMeetup @IdentityWoman @kimdhamilton I don't have time to do unpaid work right now, & I couldn't hit your deadlines, & you rejected what I offered to write.
@avocoidentity @ChristopherA @philchen913 @kimdhamilton @IdentityWoman @trbouma @sherminvo LOLOLOLOL. Good luck including diverse opinions and skills sets in #RWOT stuff. I'm outta there. I got no respect. https://youtu.be/ZCVR_ajL_Eo
HOUSE ON THE ROCK! I remember this first time I went there as a kid. And how impressed I was when I read American Gods about it. Yeah, maybe I was a pagan midwest kid.... https://twitter.com/tundranaut/status/1105141270337343488
@tundranaut Nope. ;-)
@WomeninID @SSIMeetup @IdentityWoman @kimdhamilton Well I did co-write a "book" already... so whatvs. I got bigger fish to fry.
@rabbyte Agreed. The desert has equally weirdo places -- see East Jesus at Slab City, but my own local environment - Joshua Tree, etc has many sekrets. I switched from forest creature to desert creature. Desert creature is much more scary/creepy/weird. ;-) ps. Hi! How you doing?
wowowoow. While you are there, throw DIY happy hour (an x's threw a flash mob party in IKEA once as a cacophony-adjacent event). https://twitter.com/NekomimiScience/status/1104729808406265856
And some of us have ALREADY written good stuff about it. https://twitter.com/WomeninID/status/1105138743210663936
I think the most depressing thing for me about the #ssi community, is that it doesn't walk the walk about non-tech skillset inclusion. I wanted to help guide a set of standards for humans, but my non-technical methods/perspectives were ignored. I'm now looking for my new people. https://twitter.com/WomeninID/status/1105138743210663936
My research today has me fast and furiously stalking certain companies near ports that might be doing grey-markety things... LOLOLOLOL. I love my work.
Work todo https://twitter.com/by_caballero/status/1105193372971659271
@moonandserpent Well, part of it is my attitude to get obsessed with things that others might find bo-ring...
THIS --> + having successful working/collaborating processes that are not implicitly biased. This diversity will challenge the status quo way of thinking about things + cause discomfort w/ techies who are used to dealing w/ tech only. https://twitter.com/hackylawyER/status/1105209080631779328
@SSIMeetup @WomeninID @IdentityWoman @kimdhamilton @hackylawyER @pamelarosiedee @elenalitani @katrynadow Part of the challenge increasing diversity, is enabling people to participate. You often have to pay people and change your models to enable those voices to be heard/raised. It's not easy.
@SSIMeetup @WomeninID @IdentityWoman @kimdhamilton @hackylawyER @pamelarosiedee @elenalitani @katrynadow Also, I'm not angry or upset, I understand the challenges you have taken on. I tried to clearly communicate my boundaries (content I want to write, deadline you needed it, lack of payment = not a priority for me atm), which removes my participation.
@WomeninID @hackylawyER @SSIMeetup @IdentityWoman @kimdhamilton @pamelarosiedee @elenalitani @katrynadow There were something like 20 DID use cases... but few of them found their way into the documentation. I also volunteered to co-lead this effort and was ignored. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wz8sakevXzO2OSMP341w7M2LjAMZfEQaTQEm_AOs3_Q/edit
@WomeninID @hackylawyER @SSIMeetup @IdentityWoman @kimdhamilton @pamelarosiedee @elenalitani @katrynadow I'm limiting/reducing/being extremely discerning on what work I'm doing for free in the #ssi space now. That means I'm missing out on certain exposure opportunities, but I've doubled down on what's really important to my work & give attention to people who pay me to do it.
I'm done convincing people in tech my work should be taken seriously by doing it for free. I'd rather dig holes & plant a date orchard then write some industry stuff for free. Digging holes benefits my emotional health way more than someone stealing my IP. Dates are delicious.
When Sir Archibald wants attention/a walk, he sits and chuffs like a mixture between a muppet and a gremlin. I guess it's good I only have dog children.
@evanpro I find date shakes too sweet, but then again, I'm not impressed with ice cream. Ps. Hi!!! Love following your Austin adventures. We need another @YxYY
I want to start a new company called PHATy Containers. Damn, I missed my calling not going into logistics. But maybe there is still time...
I was like what is that weird noise, and looked out the window to see my front yard filled with the local t-rex, aka Desert Quail. They wear such silly hats.
The rains have come back to the Mojave. I have never in all my times in this beloved land, experienced this much rain. I love it. I embrae climate change with everything I am, listening to the land, planting, bringing the fecund. I will change the land to more support life.
Remembering how unimpressed I was with Mosaic and the internet when I first used it and promptly went back to BBS-land where there were people (1992). A few years later I was posting my radio show top 10 for CMJ on my website with blinking web ring images. #worldwideweb
A new hummingbird showed up at the feeder today - it wears a golden collar with cuffs and shimmers in the overcast light. I hope it decides to stay for the summer. It is beautiful.
Five hour marathon meetings over ... whooooooooooooo! Interviewing for a new topic of research started today and my mind is bloooooown. I love my work.
What a story! Definitely some Hitchcockian inspiration: https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-yorba-linda-pilot-pastini-20190312-story.html #identity #multipleidentities #taxfraud?
Best hashtag #butterflymigration https://twitter.com/bookishboogy23/status/1104886600243195906
When you're dating me & it's your birthday. Any excuse to bake/impress. https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/classic-birthday-cake-recipe
Fantastic thread. We're all creating the future whether we know it, or are paid for our contributions. ht @EmLindley https://twitter.com/oliviasolon/status/1105462598776971264
Can't stop thinking about something @leashless said to me years ago, that came up in an interview today... #cotton
Why is it the faces of two actresses when there were other people indicted?
@leashless Not unrelated to your day job. ;-)
Oh here this thread: https://twitter.com/bmcchgo/status/1105493840339890176
Here's my new guy at the window feeder. Very striking. http://www.hummingbirdsplus.org/species/rufous/
So Orange is the New Black for reals.
Winds blew all night, dawn breaking on another cold morning. Where are the hot kisses of my 100+ degree Mojave wind. I ache for the heat of September in my lungs, caressing my skin.
It must be hummingbird migration season... so many new brownish hummingbirds at the feeder and some fighter jet acrobatics as well. #lifeinthemojave
AirBnB needs to embrace their unintended consequences. A real 21st century company would take responsibility for both the upsides and downsides of their creation. https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airbnb-santa-monica-short-term-rental-20190313-story.html
@moonandserpent 😮
RT @fraying: I have been telling clients that login-via-Facebook was a bad idea for about a decade. It's nice to be right. It happens occ…
You know that gorey car wreck you witnessed you can’t stop thinking about? That’s me about capitalism after an interview yesterday.
Last night I skimmed an intelligence analyst training brief for light bedtime reading, & was both surprised/not surprised to find half the methods were variations on foresight methods I use - including one I specialize in. ;-)
This was an amazing film. Documenting a time when we came together to achieve something quite possibly impossible. I look forward to the United States having this attitude about solving climate change and our economic challenge. #firstturning https://twitter.com/criterionchannl/status/1106205608129253378
Five hours of meetings never felt so good!
FYI, this is my current pumping playlist: https://www.pandora.com/playlist/play/PL:1688849912236617:1427891
@rosiepongracz I need to hook up a hummingbird cam!
7pm is buff o’clock in the gym. These guys have serious super hero bodies!!
@pinkyracr @USMC Truly heros.
Butterfly migration and Desert wildflower superbloom - thank you Climate Change! xo #embraceclimatechange #positivefutures
This is an eye-opening list. I had identified many of these as bad management skills (that I work against), but seeing them together shows their inherent bias. I'm curious, though, how they are tied/connected to white supremacy? http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html ht @AOC
Note: It feels dangerous to ask the final question in the above tweet. I am honestly curious to learn/understand more about the connection - I've never heard this before - I'm not challenging the assertion. But in asking the question, I'm fairly confident I will come under fire.
Having trouble getting motivated this morning? Drop this: https://youtu.be/rp2g0T1jGq8
Butterfly migration lands in Joshua Tree.
There’s something unbelievable beautiful about a desert in bloom, filled with butterflies, framed by snow capped mountains. I could get used to this bliss. Thank you climate change!
@katrynadow Because no VC will fund them if they don't have a data selling business model, cause VCs must get their 100x return.
Half a case of La Croix later, I have planted (with major assistance) 16 new trees, and 7 desert shrubs/ 4' cacti. Sir Archibald inspected everything.
Thank you climate change. I love everything in the picture! @ The Windmills! https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFzeozHeol/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=158fw8h81nu27
@katrynadow I've heard this second hand from research interviews, so I can't for certain say. I agree w/ you, but many VCs have a different mindset. However, the tide is turning b/c of data breaches, security liability, increasing gov regulation, bad press, & user push back.
Just put the polishing touches on this 70+ page slide deck that @kimdhamilton & I are doing at @1WorldIdentity. Should be fun times! #selfsovereignidentity #decentralizedidentity
Also put the finishing touches on the 2018 Year in Review Credentials Community Group survey results report. Looking forward to sharing that with the community soon. #ccg #w3c
So yesterday I spent like 8 hours planting trees in my yard, and today I'll send at least 6 working to catch up before 10 days of traveling!!!! It's nice to be a force of nature.
This hashtag. Wow. #MissouriRiver
There is something exciting about possibilities in devastation. In destruction, that which we clung to is removed. That space opens possibilities we had not previously considered. Reserves for action. Good luck, bad luck, who knows? https://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/live-flood-updates-gavins-point-releases-to-even-drop-more/article_ed7383e0-b22a-5e38-8836-b09d4e00cff5.html #Omaha #MissouriRiver
Trying this new GT Kombucha flavor - Rose - and .... I just don't know. I feel like I should either be a 80 year old grandma, or a 28 year old instagram millennial. It's very Crabtree and Evelyn with Stevie Nicks flowing gauze dresses. Do I like it???
I have another ~3 hours of client work tonight, but this sunburn is really crimping my productivity.
New trees. Two sets of pines to battle the wind. Two new palo verdes to flank the front slab, and some cactus moved around. Domestic bliss. Life in the Mojave. And yes I have a sunburn… https://www.instagram.com/p/BvITdcLHCgs/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1cdpscb4y2g7n
This is a really cool story, and parenting technique. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/685533353/a-playful-way-to-teach-kids-to-control-their-anger?t=1552878682734
Great thread about complex systems and decision making and blame. https://twitter.com/trevorsumner/status/1106934362531155974
@Annaleen Lots of people who have no business to do so call themselves futurists. Those people also typically make predications. (An amateur move in the foresight biz.)
@rosiepongracz Right! I definitely know where I got some of my not so mature behavior. And how hard it is to be conscious and not triggered. We’ve lost the ability to not be outraged. :-/
Really excited for this! Thanks for organizing it! https://twitter.com/WomeninID/status/1107581309503836160
@fishfaceishi @WomeninID @biasmlopes @1WorldIdentity Please come!
Looks like some great research by @SavitaBailur & @cariboudigital. Keep me posted and LMK if I can assist. https://medium.com/caribou-digital/when-id-works-for-women-whats-the-role-of-identification-in-helping-women-get-access-to-work-2eeeabaf209a #identity #digitalidentity #women also cc @WomeninID
Two interesting perspectives on zero-trust and BYOD. https://duo.com/blog/using-a-zero-trust-framework-to-make-sure-everyone-is-part-of-security
This freaked me out at first too, but then I realized this was the future of seamless air travel. (It was used/tested on my flight to Hong Kong last year). https://www.airportfacescans.com/
@SavitaBailur @cariboudigital @WomeninID Sure! Shoot me a DM with your contact info.
Headed to our nation’s capital today to share some research on digital identity.
Remembering a Saturday hike in Shenandoah National Park, that turned into clubbing all night in DC after meeting cool people on the trail. Not expecting anything quite so surprising, but you never know what adventures await - say yes to them! #forceofnature
Sunset over Lake Michigan. Brief stop in flyover country to the other coast. I had forgotten how huge Midwest homes/yards were and echoes of a whole life I left behind. @ Chicago, Illinois https://www.instagram.com/p/BvK0rnZHMEZ/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=14ezt6f3dsn92
Even more fun when you’re a futurist looking at many futures. https://twitter.com/busynessgirl/status/1107803267927404545
@RandallGrahm Oooh. I’m waiting for the weather to warm up in the Mojave before I pop this.
I once recognized a very specific part of the Mojave desert based on the way the creosote bushes looked/moved in the wind. https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/1107688462239567873
@nicoleradziwill I’d love to do it.
This is in my hotel room. I love this place. All meetings in my room! I also have a spiral shower, soaking tub and huge king bed. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvLPFVjnSoi/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=n06opuhr05q9
@nicoleradziwill I love this hotel. I'll have to get some bath salts tomorrow for a post talk soak.
Present life is so amazing. I woke up in the Mojave, with my dog and birds and friends, then I drove, saw wind power, blooming flowers, and got in a big metal tube, and now I am in a gorgeously planned city with friends and colleagues.
I was so worried I would become a hermit/miss my city life when I moved to the Mojave. But it's become my launchpad/respite/playhouse to adventure all over this big magnificent blue sphere traveling through space.
@fishfaceishi @WomeninID @biasmlopes @1WorldIdentity Oh just realized maybe you were suggesting an #EIC2019 #womeninidentity meet up? cc @WomeninID yes? I'll be there.
@wendyinfutures Leaving Thursday. Are you here?
Hope to see you at most of these! https://twitter.com/WomeninID/status/1107930727721652225
I so desperately want to be on this Future of Cybersecurity panel. They are saying great stuff, but there are valuable provocative perspectives from the paper I wrote with @bobblakley guess I should shop that content around the conference circuit. #scitechshowcase
@leashless GenX saves the world.
Digital Bazaar receives the Most Significant Government Impact award for their work in blockchain and verifiable credentials. Very cool and well deserved. (We’re both presenting our projects tomorrow.) #blockchain #identity #verifiablecredentials #scitechshowcase2019
imageRT @AndrewYang: People are the answer not the problem.
@moodlenews They moved to the https://adlnet.gov/ domain.
@wendyinfutures Bummer. Whatcha doing in DC?
I get so annoyed by talk about dystopians and how to not make them happen. Can we instead talk about the futures we want to happen positively??? Dystopians so tired. Can we instead talk about being comfortable with uncertainty?
Who is envisioning the positive upsides of climate change? No one I know. Except I’m trying to appreciate the positive upsides in our climate change dystopian present. That takes courage, creativity and fearlessness. This is what I do, who I am & I want to hang with others.
@texmandie Fascinating! Thank you for the pointer! Also I need to learn about European wines!
@AllenWrench We are - and that’s why we’ll survive.
Hard to succinctly communicate complex situations into laws/regulation. It’s always a gasified escalating landscape. :-( https://twitter.com/hacks4pancakes/status/1108388130628005889
@texmandie Yeah I tend to stick to California wines - but I do come across EU wines on the east coast. And there are esoteric growers in California.
@EdwinaJohnson @WomeninID @biasmlopes @1WorldIdentity I think you can just show up.
@Johannes_Ernst Super bloom! More rain in my beloved desert!
Thanks for the opportunity to shared the insights on Gaps in NPE Identity in Banking and Finance. Be in touch if you want a copy of the report. https://twitter.com/jonibrennan/status/1108401821519732736
@garrygolden I clearly haven’t changed! 🤗
It’s not a night in DC without a couple Manhattans. Looking at you @kimdhamilton !!!! Pretty tame compared to our last outing.
@kimdhamilton There's this saying about what happens in Vegas....
Desert creature doesn’t need a raincoat. Rain = superbloom.
@trbouma You have a Boston? Love this breed (and have my own).
Good reading. Good advice. https://twitter.com/TaraRoss/status/1108048158171504641
@Catwoman69y2k @amoration Not sure I totally understand your comment. Are you getting flack cause you are not into dystopians? Or because you are?
@Catwoman69y2k @amoration Ah that makes sense. FTR, I still have trouble with uncertainty at times... it’s a practice in planning and non-attachment.
“What comes next? I see a light. I’m along for the ride as I’m taking flight.” #lyricsgame https://www.instagram.com/p/BvR4wkOHybn/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1b2u335m74qrt
My desert put on a dress for Spring. It is green and gold and purple and you can see it from the sky. @ Palm Springs, California https://www.instagram.com/p/BvSTJmwH66l/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=17e6c5mgrmoqo
Spent the morning on conference calls with Canadians so I of course had to wear my Canadian socks!! https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUf49xH0oP/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1pr9b0hkrx4nm
Working from Dome Sweet Dome w/ two friends (using Sir Archibald, Mgmt Consultant's services while I am traveling) we all work for our very serious companies on the couch, dining room table, and desk in the gorgeously super blooming Mojave Desert. This is the present-future. 😍
Mueller time? https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-robert-mueller-russia-investigation-report-filed-20190322-story.html
Trying to decide what to@pack for Vegas. My baton and home baked cookies are on the docket... hey, it’s only 3 hours from home so I’m bringing my favorite things. #vegas #identity #mojave #introvert #OWL2019
On my way to Vegas. Had to stop and check out the wildflower situation at my meth shack. Flowers and butterflies are popping! @ Wonder Valley, CA https://www.instagram.com/p/BvXeWPBHSj9/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=17oj7dqa4f70e
Three Blackhawk helicopters just buzzed me outside Amboy on Route 66. Can’t make this up!! #lifeinthemojave
8am in the casino Sunday morning. People watching.
Wildflowers in the Mojave. The Joshua Trees in the National preserve were unbelievable. The delicate scent of the flowers by the side of the road were heavenly. The desert is fecund. I… https://www.instagram.com/p/BvZZ4LxHDhG/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=khzbdo2ggod4
Party time in the speaker lounge! Woot! Woot! #know2010
Today’s work. And my awesome co-presenter. @ ARIA Resort & Casino https://www.instagram.com/p/Bva-kSWnJhY/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=qamk1rg7g4d8
Look into my eyes. Look deep into my eyes. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bva_T8zHeTC/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=119aq490a8srz
RT @WomeninID: Massive thank you to everyone at @1WorldIdentity for giving us the opportunity to have a meet up at #KNOW2019 want to meet o…
RT @theyblinked: #KNOW2019 Kicks off with @heathervescent and @kimdhamilton bringing the #SSI Master Class.
image image image imageSee you there! https://twitter.com/WomeninID/status/1110169700401598464
Fireside chat on data ethics w @fatemehx2 . Really excellent.
imageI am so in line with @fatemehx2 ‘s comments on regulation.
A picture of @dgwbirch tweeting a picture of @katrynadow tweeting a picture of @windley and @Steve_Lockstep. #know2019 #identity #recursive
imageCritical infrastructure with important security needs. https://twitter.com/Steve_Lockstep/status/1110213934705856512
A snap from our new report on Non Person Entity Identity funded by @dhsscitech. https://twitter.com/dgwbirch/status/1110251607969521665
RT @1WorldIdentity: @biasmlopes and @heathervescent on embracing the expertise of @WomeninID - “Women are told to be perfect, men are told…
RT @auntmel: A little lunch and a little #womeninidentity. Listening to the musings of @heathervescent on #blockchain, #ssi, and what it’s…
RT @EdwinaJohnson: Treat to hear from @heathervescent & @biasmlopes at a packed #womeninidentity lunch at #KNOW2019
imageRT @Sbryen: Action shot! #Know2019 @heathervescent & @biasmlopes discuss the future of Identity. @WomeninID - so glad to be here! htt…
RT @NishantK: Head to the media room at the back of the expo hall people. @biasmlopes and @heathervescent are having a fascinating discuss…
Amazing session. Thank you @1WorldIdentity and @biasmlopes! https://twitter.com/LiminalStrategy/status/1110267170565455872
RT @evacide: The world is a trash fire. You should probably still take your software updates, though. https://twitter.com/craiu/status/1110167343769051136
@fatemehx2 Yes. It was really hard not to say Amen like 50 times!
Loved it! Great convo! https://twitter.com/biasmlopes/status/1110311285449580544
Cc @pinkyracr https://twitter.com/mikamckinnon/status/1110313057463558146
RT @biasmlopes: Had an awesome and thought-provoking fireside chat with @heathervescent at the #womeninidentity lunch. Full LIVE video sav…
RT @cmaxmost: #KNOW19 @WomeninID luncheon with smart, sassy, kickass women in #identity like @biasmlopes @francesIDexpert @1WorldIdentity h…
Closing keynote with @RogerDingledine #know2019 #privacy
imageThere are tons of arms dealers, many of them in Sunnyvale, building software for totalitarian regimes. -@RogerDingledine #infowar #worldwar3
Censorship and surveillance arms race. From @RogerDingledine
imageRT @kimdhamilton: The purple tornado that is @heathervescent at a packed #womeninidentity lunch #KNOW2019
imageRT @pinkyracr: @heathervescent Thanks for sharing this, Heather. I’ve learned a lot about spacesuits prepping for my talk at @spaceportla…
@pinkyracr @spaceportla @NASA If anyone should design spacesuits for women - it’s you!
I’m having drinks in a chandelier. This is pretty great. Photos don’t do it justice. #know2019 #lexisnexis #threatmetrix
@pinkyracr @spaceportla @NASA @SpaceX I think we start our own company.
Women in Identity with @kimdhamilton @RuWomenInTech @rimma1 @IdentityWoman @WomeninID @ByTammyCohen
imageLife is really really absurd.
RT @pinkyracr: Join us this weekend! https://twitter.com/spaceportla/status/1110376628809457664
I took a little detour on the way home from #know2019. Thanks for the great time with friends and colleagues. See you next year.
image image image imageMy dog is half alien. This is how we play. #bostonterrier https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvf1r28A6Zd/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=c9l5600q23qa
Truth. If I had not done DC the prior week I would have had more stamina. Onward and see you at IIW or before! https://twitter.com/kimdhamilton/status/1110751174347632640
RT @GeorgeTakei: The all-female space walk is being canceled because of lack of enough space suits that fit women. And if that isn’t a meta…
@t3dy Nice!
@SophiaKunthara If it’s not on my calendar - it’s not happening. Work and play all go on my calendar.
I’m taking the afternoon off from intellectual pursuits to tend my desert acreage in the springtime. Pics forthcoming.
The almost silent sound of water absorbing into the desert resulting in blossoms of life.
Bee in a pear blossom. My home. #lifeinthemojave #pearblossom #bee #pollination https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvjjx-QHltD/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=zhpkid9ugrji
Pear blossoms. Slightly acidic scent. #pearblossom https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvjj78nnCeQ/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=se05rtskjuea
Bees in my pear blossoms. #lifeinthemojave #pollination https://www.instagram.com/p/BvjkOP-HSPv/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=gtiwop8jamuy
Belated congrats to @SovrinID and @windley on their KNOW2019 award! Well deserved! https://twitter.com/LedgerInsights/status/1111294264049311749
The new shipment of Tesla’s just arrived at the spaceport. You can pick them up across from the Stater Bros. #lifeinthemojave #truckingroute
Sunset, magic hour, walking the dog, the desert is filled with delicate white blooms, bushes of purple, pops of gold. I look for my favorite--chia, salvia columbariae variety; spiky, green purple balls. I spy desert quail running through the flowers wearing their formal top hats.
@carlospache_co I really wanted to take it, but the vibrant setting sun was backlighting the scene and would all but wash it out, plus I was headed to the gym... you'll just have to use your imagination! :-)
It's Friday, at 5am the wind woke me up blustering all around. Spied a slice of the moon rising in the eastern sky. Unbelievably I have no meetings on my calendar. A perfect day to dig into my new research & writing.
@JacquelynGill @SarahTaber_bww Another climate optimist over here (and futurist as well). I appreciate all that climate change gives us, including the opportunity to become more resilient. I also wrote about climate change & living on Mars & how to solve all these big wicked problems.
Research Thread --> A lot of the research I do becomes public (or not) months/years after I complete it. Instead of not talking about the research I'm doing now, I thought I'd talk about some research I did last year on the topic of #Cybersecurity and the #future.
First, here is the paper published: Shifting Paradigms: Using Strategic Foresight to Plan for Security Evolution co-authored by @bobblakley . https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3285013, so you can follow along. (PS. I'd really love to present this at a cybersecurity event/conference.)
The concept for this paper was basically, futurist + security researcher = ???. I'm a trained futurist and I can apply my 30+ methods to any topic area; but cybersecurity is a personal current obsession. So this was an opportunity to dig into this topic using my skillz.
Why research the future? --> "Everyone wants to know the future. Exploring the future is not to make predictions, but to anticipate which futures might happen, so we may make better decisions today." (Seriously do not get me started on predictions"
Point of the paper --> "This research is an initial look at what security could be in 2038—20 years from the date this paper was written." We follow with a baseline + 12 alternate scenarios and 13 new paradigms.
Methodology --> Survey, Two sets of Interviews, Appreciative Inquiry, Trend Analysis, Retrospective Review and a dash of Casual Layer Analysis/Post-Structuralist Analysis (one of my favorite hit you over the head methods I like to bash faux futurists with).
Prediction Disclaimer: "Visions of the future are not predictions." (see next tweet for my opinion on predictions, and why this paper does not do them, while showing many possible future visions."
"A prediction requires the ability to control or accurately estimate values of variables to ensure high confidence that a prediction comes true - in reality no one controls enough variables to successfully predict what will happen in complex situations."
OK, let's talk about the Future. Baseline future is basically our current situation pushed out the timeline. And yeah, more hacking, dumpster fires, more red team resources, blue teams barely keeping up, little funding, total pwnage.
Note: it is super easy and many people go dystopian when envisioning the future. Ok, yes I look at the downsides, but I am an optimist, so I see silver linings and positive wildcards everywhere, and I weave this into my work.
I'll cherry pick a few of my favorite future scenarios, you can read the paper for the rest: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3285013
Scenario 5: Cold War 2, basically only the government hires hackers for their red or blue teams in an ongoing electronic cold war. PS. This scenario assumes full employment & funding for security professionals. #cybersecurityfutures https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3285013
Scenario 8: Send Lawyers, Guns & Money: This is the world of major government regulation. Software is regulated and go through reviews before going on the market. This makes it reliable (& expensive) but much more secure. #cybersecurityfutures https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3285013
Scenario 11: Everyman is Iron Man: We embrace the user not as an attack surface, but augment with AI, ML and other technologies. Imagine eTetsuo Iron Man with security software & hardware. #cybersecurityfutures https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3285013
Scenario 1: Brazil (which feels like we're living tbh): Basically the fly/bug in all our systems are always malfunctioning, renegade repair guys fix our hardware, terrorism & technology, & your savior is a no-nonsense woman. #cybersecurityfutures https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3285013
While I was happy with our 13 visions of the future, in my analysis, I started to notice something else... the unchallenged beliefs we hold - the paradigms that are as invisible as the air we breath. So, we identified 13 old & new paradigms. I'll share a few of my favs.
Old Paradigm: Passwords; New Paradigm: No Passwords (ZKPs) #cybersecurityfutures #securityparadigms https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3285013
Old Paradigm: Defend Everything; New Paradigm: Shoot the wounded -- let weak systems die. #cybersecurityfutures #securityparadigms https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3285013
Old Paradigm: User is the weakest link; New Paradigm: User behavior is part of security. #cybersecurityfutures #securityparadigms https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3285013
Old Paradigm: Centralized Data/attack surface; New Paradigm: Decentralized data #cybersecurityfutures #securityparadigms https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3285013
Alright, hope you enjoyed this thread about this research. I'd love to collaborate with security professionals to do more future-security mashups, speak at events and explore other topic areas (regulation/environment/climate change/gender).
PPS. Thanks for reading to the end, here's a link to the paper you can download. ;-) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Heather_Vescent Have an awesome day!
Not so #weaksignal in #futureofmasculinity https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1111514868509753345
Srsly @Intuit I have been on the phone for almost an hour with your middle-woman to get a refund applied to your online service from your desktop bait and switch and you still have to do more research? Can I talk with a real empowered person? Your company is srsly borked.
Really excited to experience first hand, how @Intuit is #poweringprosperity by wasting my afternoon with no resolution. Great job, your systems are a mix between Brazil and Kafka's Trial.
@QBCares Please just put me in touch with a person who is empowered to take action, not type to someone else who "has to do more research."
Congrats! This excites me more than that $10M Darpa award. Let's finish this up, test it & roll it out to the 47 voting systems smaller than LA County. #electionsecurity #voteraccessibility #futureofelections https://twitter.com/MikeByrneHFHCI/status/1111694366869868544
My backyard in superbloom. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvnMGUjn5HB/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=rccamc7hdyct
Just had mind blown by this new (to me) classic: The Fabulous Baron Munchausen by Karel Zeman: https://youtu.be/Na1h7ozW9VQ, now streaming on the @criterionchannl. Perfect double feature with The Saragossa Manuscript, & also inspiration for Monty Python, Forbidden Zone & many more.
This little guy. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvndSXnnp6q/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=z32wu9kbzv92
@EmLindley What a good boy!
New security paradigm right here (ht @trbouma ) https://twitter.com/mrisher/status/1111651141090070528
Thinking that East Jesus needs to adjust their clothing optional shooting range to the shirt cocking shooting range. Thoughts? #softball
Yesterday was the end of the beginning of this new chapter in my life - I went out and promptly ran into several people I knew from various local politics stuff. I’m officially no longer a city slicker, I’m a local now. Think I’m ok with that. #lifeinthemojave
Guess I just need a camel to really make it complete! Cc @kimdhamilton
@kimdhamilton @danpape Lama friend.
Today’s adventures begin. #lifeinthemojave @ Palms Restaurant https://www.instagram.com/p/BvroKIfnGU8/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=qu4mk7xzb3o4
I’m sitting on top of a volcano surrounded by a super bloom. How’s your Sunday? #lifeinthemojave
