February 2020
Gelatin mold is amazing! https://www.instagram.com/p/B8A44ADhGzX/?igshid=1h842hc5jp5ng
Sing me a song piano man. @ Arttrap https://www.instagram.com/p/B8A47uphNIn/?igshid=yxia100sm6u5
OH: I consider myself a sexual Switzerland. I prefer one side, but I’ll get in bed with a nazi if there’s enough money. 😱
My real fear - how are believers of disinformation gonna process their deep shame at their misbelief. Will it even be possible to antidote the backfire effect? https://twitter.com/MalwareTechBlog/status/1223431414844014593
Found this amazing Tibetan singing bowl at the swap meet and re-met a vendor I knew 10 years ago. Now I my transformation to desert hippie/hipster is now complete. Free singing bowl meditations each afternoon at the… https://www.instagram.com/p/B8DcACTBDbP/?igshid=18pf8pdsmbtuw
Sunday morning. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8E6uD6B6t-/?igshid=un7925r8q7v7
A gorgeous day in the Mojave. Was up late having deep conversations with friends and cake. Morning calm, most depart, adventure time with one of my BFFs. Calm, breathing deep in the fresh air. Ahhhh.
It’s been so perfect today - taking my BFF @finamofo around desert institutions and installations in my convertible which we used to drive around in LA. The desert really is better top down. The sky is amazing.
I was that precocious teenager sitting in business class (thanks flight attendant mom for free upgrade) explaining to the business man that Kansas City was in both Kansas AND Missouri.
@evanpro Um, yeah.
Birthday celebrations are officially over. I was unusually bad at replying to emails in a timely manner this past week.
You know what's awesome? Hearing the story of how one of my friends stopped a $40M transfer of funds to a bank account via a phishing attack. If only we had some technology to confirm the wire transfer data before the wire transfer... Also, where is his $1M bonus?? #fraud
@doriantaylor I actually love email, and strive for inbox zero. Yes, I'm no millennial.
@jmlw1 Yeah - it's the social engineering attack surface that's exploded!!!
RT @robbysoave: They should declare the winner of Iowa is Bran the Broken and make everyone even madder.
Protip: Watch and learn.
Cacophonists were made for these times. #youmayalreadybeamember
@Cekent 🤮Doesn't look like there's any foresight expertise in that "Futurist" group.
@pinkyracr @babiejenks Cadillac Desert. The Mojave by DD is my fav. Lots of local old timey books/stories at the Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association in Goffs. https://www.mdhca.org/store Also lots of local history here in 29 Palms by homesteaders. And of course @DesertLadyDiary for podcasts.
@Cekent Yeah, sorry, I've kinda evolved beyond my future of payments work (now almost 10 years old).
@jmlw1 Spam emails followed a similar thread, but there was less money involved. With those kinds of numbers in the $MMs, it's high stakes!!
Are election systems more high stakes than financial systems?
After a slew of meetings this morning, I'm going to election supervisor training. Who are my poll worker fam? #pollworker #election2020 #volunteer
This thread might give some color to why some people are not fans of "self-sovereign" terminology. This thread (& doc) is a TRIP. I know guys like this. https://twitter.com/jjmacnab/status/1224733247164186624
Not reckless.... under resourced. Don't be coerced into a sensational perspective. In this case, money is the solution to many election security problems. Government funding comes from taxes - so you want better elections - make corporations pay their taxes! https://twitter.com/Public_Citizen/status/1224722755951693830
💯 this. We absolutely found this out while researching Securing Voter Data Systems. https://bit.ly/vdsreport https://twitter.com/doryowen/status/1224741054982901760
Calm & Drama free protip: There is a lot of sensational, drama churning energy in the media today. Don't get attached to it, but you can be curious & watch. Let it swirl around you, observe it, watch it flow away. You & your mental freedom, will remain. #litanyagainstdrama
@jmlw1 @EPAssoc Oh cool. Can you pop over a link? Would love to read it.
@jmlw1 @EPAssoc Thanks!
@doryowen Exactly!
RT @doryowen: @enmodo @heathervescent A $60k app that has to work Day One with no issues on all kinds of personal cell phones operated by s…
"Supply chain is the most important aspect for sustainable fashion," says consultant @pinkyracr in our interview on fast fashion's race to the bottom, enabling the circular supply chain & the High Index. Read our full interview --> https://medium.com/in-present-tense/how-supply-chain-enables-sustainable-fashion-1983da50e1f6 #sustainable #fashion
I’m sitting in poll worker supervisor training right now. Every media/pundit/journalist writing sensational negative media needs to sit through this. Maybe they would have more understanding and stop contributing to the decline of our democracy.
To be clear, media thinks they are “doing the right thing” by talking about these faults, but they miss important nuances and so contribute to the goals of all adversaries of democracy.
@ElectionBabe We honestly desperately need more young people.
A few brief comments about poll worker election supervisor training while I wait for my take out kebabs.
It’s the first year San Berdoo (Bernardino really but PK Dick called it berdoo, so I do too) is using electronic poll books. San Berdoo is the largest county in the whole US - extending from Inland Empire/Riverside to the CA/NV/AZ border.
These are iPad hardware with a couple apps. The voter roll app is awesome. Tons of pre-entered data. It’s gonna make all correctly registered voters a snap to vote!!!
We’ve spent the majority of training dealing with corner cases - people who moved or otherwise do not have correct registered data. Not gonna lie - these are complicated scenarios. Out of 17 people in class - 2 looked under 50 (me and another lady).
The instructors were not just amazing, but patient. Especially with IMO stupid technology issues. Have these private sector companies done sufficient user testing? For their paid target market, I think so... but government serves ALL citizens.
The digital divide is real - not just for poll workers, but for all. And voting must be accessible to all kinds of voters with disabilities.
I know from my research, how incredibly difficult voting is - there are a gazillion jurisdictions and they can all use different voting tech.
While I’m in this training, I’m seeing a lot of negativity about the results of Iowa. I know this reaction is out of fear, and it’s not helping. Media is actively contributing to democracy’s demise - by sowing FUD in our election systems. This makes me unbelievably sad.
We need to work together - private sector and government, humans and technology, Americans with Americans. To strengthen our trust and belief in each other. To move beyond fear, to overcome your petty cruel lashing out (from fear).
I don’t have much hope to be honest. My nation is infected with a mind virus that spreads fear, sows distrust, and many people don’t have emotional maturity to be grounded in this storm of disinformation or have the community to vaccinate themselves from.
My kebabs are ready so I go into my frigid Mojave.
This is scenario #9: Money, Cash, Hoes. It's one of 12 future of security scenarios @bobblakley & I are presenting at @RSAConference in this session: https://www.rsaconference.com/usa/agenda/imaging-the-future-of-security 🤑🤓💋💵💃 https://twitter.com/chrisrockhacker/status/1224796309527203841
Sry @_Kustodian_ #9 says Money Cash, Hoes to all the blue teams makes blackhat work no longer attractive. Criminal syndicates have a very hard time competing with white-hat employers. You may end up on the lightside! I'll make you cake.😢🕵️💻👊 #futureofsecurity
@_Kustodian_ @bobblakley @RSAConference Not everyone is a criminal like you! 😜
Getting started on my Wed todo list... do I break out a glass of wine or stay with my rose tea?
Everytime I see that hash tag, I read it as STFU.
That pause.... that pause. So much is said but nothing with words. https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1225137154470416385
This movie is everything you wish Burning Man was. https://twitter.com/criterionchannl/status/1225148547315662850
Kebab leftovers for lunch is delicious! Sometimes it's the simple things.
Farewell Spartacus.
@deztraction @_Kustodian_ @bobblakley @RSAConference ❤️❤️❤️
Sunday adventures with my bestie. #thepalms #glassouthouse @ The Glass Outhouse Art Gallery https://www.instagram.com/p/B8NsC9jBuZA/?igshid=1abn3nncvw0cj
Ghouls gym at the Glass Outhouse. #glassouthouse @ The Glass Outhouse Art Gallery https://www.instagram.com/p/B8NsS3cBLYV/?igshid=bx9y8jpmd1u
Looking for some white knuckle reading? -->"It was the fourth time the truck fishtailed and I braced for the 180 degree spin. But it never materialized, because I was driving across a dry lake bed with over a foot of water on it." https://hooniverse.com/surviving-laguna-salada/
imageWanna up your metta practice? Do it for the president. Because the suffering is so so apparent and desperately needed.
@gideonro Mastery is practice. All we can do is try. Compassion for the awakening mind.
@ShibumiKiDo He's already in the grasp of the Iron Hand of Karma!
@ShibumiKiDo Well with all the Christian's praying for him, you're probably right. But isn't metta for us, the practitioner?
RT @AlishaBhagat: Mark my words, this is the direction that men’s fashion will be going this decade.
image image image@Johannes_Ernst @TheRealSatanica @CarGuyDad @SpeedSportLife @jglucker That sounds like a fun story!
@ShibumiKiDo That sounds interesting. What I'm being drawn into more and more is a tantra practice. I'd really appreciate a group of likeminded people for that practice.
TFW you catch up with a friend - 2+ years have passed. She’s not surprised about my adventures in dating, is intrigued by my drive to the Arctic circle, and is absolutely floored that the queen of cheese plates (me) no longer eats cheese. Life continues, cherish your friends.
I’m floored. My mom’s best friend just told me my mom went to drama school with Michael Douglas in Santa Barbara and something almost happened between them? I am so angry I was not a Hollywood child actor!!!!! (Jk, I’m not.)
I mean, why in gods name did I end up growing up in the Midwest?! (I know why and I do appreciate it.) Who would I have been had I never left my beloved Los Angeles???
Honestly, I’m amazed I’m so well adjusted with my looks, the pressure for me to do something with them (like model), the forced perms, and all the preteen beauty pageants I did. I was never a girly girl. I knew being attractive only made what I really wanted harder.
@ShibumiKiDo That doesn’t take away from my jaw on the floor. She told me lots of other stories that were equally jaw dropping. Like the one where I could have been a sultans daughter. Alternate timelines.
@ShibumiKiDo One never knows for certain, but certainly not who I am today.
RT @hacks4pancakes: Everything is infosec in 2020. Your lightbulb ransoming your baby photos is infosec. Elections being considered illegit…
RT @CoreyAdler: OK, so it's taken me a couple of days to fully process the total meltdown that was the Iowa Caucus debacle. As a professi…
@busynessgirl Something in a shield. It could be an icon that you use elsewhere, but here you put it in a shield shape to show competency. I always google "<thing> icon" w/ my designer and end up w some good ideas.
How TF did my research assistant get invited to be a W3C observer and I have been rejected every single time?
Nope. It did its job - successfully create distrust in the election system. That way when your preferred candidate doesn't win, you blame the system causing social unrest. Because certain humans jump to fast conclusions & have no patience to understand the complex situation. https://twitter.com/jowyang/status/1225811015578705922
@TheKaryl @AlexRoy144 @Ford @TransmuteNews A++ @AlexRoy144, meet these ladies.
Interesting read. --> https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/06/joe-walsh-challenging-trump-gop-nomination-taught-me-my-party-is-cult/
A while back I did some mini-research on cult deprogramming & quickly realized the techniques don't scale to the scale of current cult programming. And the only thing I could do was to be kind to my friends/colleagues who are trapped in the cult belief. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprogramming
In other news, I'm really digging this Bryan Ferry-esque song https://youtu.be/mCa86s-z9Hc
RT @Oatmeal: Something to consider for the next decade. Written by @ASmallFiction.
image@battledancer It’s over rated.
The subtly of plant language - the communication method I use when pruning - just now. A combination of forgiveness, soothing, project management direction, appreciation, annoyance, awe, relief and respect. This is the year of garden nurturing.
It’s a dog’s life - Friday edition. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8RscAkhkHa/?igshid=153lmyy0t2kj8
Cut Copy has segued into Crystal Castles. Dancing like it's 15 years ago.
In other news, @bobblakley and I are putting the finishing touches on our @RSAConference deck, with 100% more images than in the draft! But unfortunately we had to ax the Spiderman pic due to potential copyright concerns. https://www.rsaconference.com/usa/agenda/imaging-the-future-of-security
@evanpro You gotta either start your own company, & if you were a true shaman in your skillz, you'd manifest it from the ether.
@evanpro PPS Protip Actual C level Shaman's do not call themselves Shamans.
@evanpro Copy that
Long weekend in LA and I’m almost totally booked!
But that decanter of wine! https://twitter.com/phuonghhle/status/1225782051514802179
"The technologies that underlie [SSI] are a game changing paradigm, but they will fail unless they are comprehensively viewed, not just from the functionality of the technology, but from the way it can be applied by non-technologists for positive & adversarial applications." -me https://twitter.com/trbouma/status/1225987163764019200
I am so in love 😻 with this guys shirt I might steal it. Jk. I’m gonna get one tomorrow. @ R Bar LA https://www.instagram.com/p/B8VgyCkhUoI/?igshid=rkrihzdj0371
@dgwbirch Are you drinking the kool-aid Dave??
@dgwbirch So you’re sipping the kool-aid then? 😜
IDK why I waited two decades to have my kimono hemmed. I might never take it off.
@dgwbirch Well... how are you using the term SSI? SSI tech is used for a lot of ID that is not self-asserted. It can be used for ID that is given by others. This is one problem calling it SSI.
@dgwbirch So I need a bit more context to your diagram. Happy to jump on a call this week.
@trbouma It was truly a pleasure!
@jstpwalsh 😂🤣❤️
Monday morning, after the rains, the Santa Ana’s in my beloved Los Angeles. How I have missed this magic wind in my lungs. I breathe deep and go in search of coffee.
@FrankMcG I might respectfully disagree that the stakes are higher when a government steals/uses your data — for example in information operations for propaganda and false narratives.
@IdentityWoman @Sheldrake @dgwbirch Kaliya - with all due respect your behavior creates obstacles to how you desire others to interact with and include you. Use the energy of your anger/fear on your own projects and double down.
@FrankMcG Well, I’m not so sure. I see your point, and I would appreciate an opportunity to explore pros/cons of both adversaries on individual/collective suffering (attacks).
@Sheldrake @IdentityWoman @dgwbirch It is a mistake to expect a nascent technology to deliver the full of its potential before it crosses the chasm.
@Sheldrake @dgwbirch 😂😂😂 let me one-up you with the Buddhist perspective of individual identity. 🙃
Toes poking out of the covers. Tink joined me for some morning snuggles after her 4am feeding. @ Silver Lake, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Zc85Qh8pq/?igshid=crz6bliv0hib
The silver lining to this infowar is increased emotional awareness. What will an America be/do with a higher EQ? Add that to your future prediction variables!!!! (And the reverse as well.)
@pinkyracr I think everyone can have more compassion. It's an ongoing practice. ❤️
In 2016, my town, 29 Palms passed legit AirBnB permit laws. It was no drama. I helped write the regulation. It's 4 years later & San Bernardino finally passed AirBnB permit laws for Joshua Tree (& unincorporated areas). Investors are complaining. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-10/joshua-tree-is-in-an-uproar-over-a-new-law-requiring-code-enforcement-inspections-of-vacation-rentals
Today’s long read —> https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/national-security/cia-crypto-encryption-machines-espionage
@BlackFish775 But the real question is - how does this change your trust in the US government and intelligence?
Anyone remember the very first web pages/sites being mapped to your “home.” And how idiotic mapping a real world paradigm was to a digital one? I think about this when people talk about digital identity and wallets. We’re fumbling in the dark.
@BlackFish775 Awesome. I’m also curious how this may be used to reinforce the deep state false narrative.
@Sbryen Traveling is over rated!
@BlackFish775 Exactly!
Queen Tink in the sunshine. It’s been a lovely three nights- each morning Tink woke me at 4 and 6 am. I meditated while I made her favorite freeze dried turkey. The last 2 nights she snuggled with me under the… https://www.instagram.com/p/B8cAnlDB9Uu/?igshid=1iej6sn9hoct3
Los Angeles, you will always be my Queen.
@kimdhamilton @Steve_Lockstep @EmLindley @iglazer @pamelarosiedee @Sbryen @trbouma @jonlehtinen @adamkcooper @sarahlwalton Same - did I accidentally post something I need to keep in my head?!
@jstpwalsh No, but I love that song!!!
No matter how much time I spend away, the moments in your arms, my tires on your pavement, familiar streets, sweet marine layer air, memories, possibilities, friends, your Vanilla Sky is a home unlike anywhere in the universe. Always in my heart. 💓💖🌎
@danpape @EmLindley @Steve_Lockstep @iglazer @pamelarosiedee @Sbryen @trbouma @kimdhamilton @jonlehtinen @adamkcooper @sarahlwalton ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ when Boston’s lay like that I die in cuteness.
@jonlehtinen @EmLindley @Steve_Lockstep @iglazer @pamelarosiedee @Sbryen @trbouma @kimdhamilton @adamkcooper @sarahlwalton 💖💖💖
@SuzeMorrow @EmLindley @Steve_Lockstep @iglazer @pamelarosiedee @Sbryen @trbouma @kimdhamilton @jonlehtinen @adamkcooper @sarahlwalton ❤️❤️❤️
@kimdhamilton @EmLindley @Steve_Lockstep @iglazer @pamelarosiedee @Sbryen @trbouma @jonlehtinen @adamkcooper @sarahlwalton Omg I die!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
@Sbryen @EmLindley @Steve_Lockstep @iglazer @pamelarosiedee @trbouma @kimdhamilton @jonlehtinen @adamkcooper @sarahlwalton Omg the best!
@Steve_Lockstep @DickHardt @EmLindley @iglazer @pamelarosiedee @Sbryen @trbouma @kimdhamilton @jonlehtinen @adamkcooper @sarahlwalton 😂😂😂
TFW you drive does hours not opening twitter only to find EPIC identity/dog thread and you must wub all the good boys and girls!!!! Also, can someone help me unload this pool from the back of my pickup?
Hey so, just a reminder if it all goes to hell, come to the Mojave and work at my restaurant, bar, nightclub, wormhole called The Trash Fence. 🙃
I love rice. So I thought I’d quit messing around with small bags. Now, how long will it take for little me to eat 40 pounds of rice?? Gonna make some right now. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ctFYlBsBA/?igshid=1hm5px7o8e9t5
@benontech @EmLindley @Steve_Lockstep @iglazer @pamelarosiedee @Sbryen @trbouma @kimdhamilton @jonlehtinen @adamkcooper @sarahlwalton A beautiful boy!
@EmLindley ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for bringing the ❤️ & 🐾!
@tripper_h I do - but I haven't written about this yet. https://medium.com/in-present-tense
@amosdoornbos @trbouma @darrello @drummondreed @IdentityWoman @dsearls Are you coming to IIW? You should - let's have this conversation there!
ICYMI, this is a good overview of my opinion of the state of self sovereign identity/decentralized identity/self asserted identity. Thanks for the great conversation @trbouma #digitalidentity https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1226193895425376257
Today is turning into conference prep day: final polish for @RSAConference & working on my @M3AAWG talk "Designing Robust IoT Identity Solutions for 50 Billion Identities". I also booked my @defcon hotel. I also have to figure out appropriate futurist security speaker wardrobe.
Grasping for certainty in uncertain times is madness. Better to find your inner core and base your certainty on that.
@ShibumiKiDo Gotta have one first, before you dissolve it. 🤓🤑👹 (PS. you're likely nonplussed with a lack of certainty, and if you are then, well, there's still work & time for it).
For my dear friend @ShibumiKiDo https://youtu.be/Pn9X0u7xYtg 💗
@ShibumiKiDo Good luck, bad luck, who knows?!
@ShibumiKiDo
image@windley Right now, most opinions are coming from people very familiar with & building) the tech, aka with tech biases. I'm curious as to other metaphors and ways of seeing this - I don't have the answers but I do have methods. (I'd be happy to run this session at #IIW too! Great idea!)
@darrello FTR I don't think you're an idiot. I just think we may be too narrowly focused using this as *the* metaphor.
@pinkyracr @RSAConference @M3AAWG @defcon Hey Pinky, we gotta get going on our conference submission so I can be the geek to your fashionista! 🤓😎
Local Stater Bros is overflowing with so much Vday stuff, I am eyeing the yellow roses cause I am so buying them Saturday.
Playing with my love to Bass Nectar. #dogsofinstagram #dogsofidentity https://www.instagram.com/p/B8fUejlhZVg/?igshid=1p9uf0e7iyz0a
@roxannedarling @BernieSanders Hmmmm.
I have a disco ball @michaelsherrill gave me. This time of year in the morning, the sun hits it, and the interior of the dome is all aglow with sparkles. And with my dog on my lap, I am so blessed and surrounded by beauty.
Supporting a calm and drama free lifestyle means not sharing (negatively) emotionally evoking words/tweets. If you want more ideas, you can sign up for my 7 tips for a calmer more drama free life: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/319178?v=7
@Cruftbox Thank's for the reminder. That was on my todo list today too.
@RuntimeErrorExe Do you watch old (b/w) foreign films? It reminded me of lots of non US films from like 50 years ago. Slow pacing, atmospheric, a bit French.
@gregcohn It’s also disingenuous—The real problem here is economics, jobs, and health care.
Is it time to play my Lizzo playlist? Cause it's another Vday and I'm single (again). But I'm not sad, at all, cause I've had the pleasure of dating so many amazing men. I look forward to meeting whomever I'm gonna fall in love with next. 🌪️🗺️💫💝 #foreverromantic
@RuntimeErrorExe If you like SciFi, Alphaville, Jean-Luc Goddard. Le Grande Illusion by Renoir. I am also a fan of most Fellini films: Nights of Cabiria, Satyricon, Juliet of the Spirits. And while we're here, The Holy Mountain by Jodorosky.
@RuntimeErrorExe These def have a certain flavor, may or not be your taste. I am also a fan of Japanese post-war right now, having re-watched Memoirs of a Geisha. Also, Jim Jarmusch. Have you not seen Dead Man? I love his Limits of Control - talk about a film that has no cohesive plot. I love it!
@evanpro Depends...
@RuntimeErrorExe I highly recommend a subscription to @criterionchannl !
@Criterion @criterionchannl When??
@nobantu ❤️❤️❤️😊😘 Same to you!
#weaksignals https://twitter.com/roseveleth/status/1228167789560524802
@evanpro I wrote a book on it. Actually maybe you should just pop on down to the dome and we can “do some work” in your chief shaman officer position. Also I had a thought, didn’t you already have that like a few years ago?
How to Get Your Heart's Desire --> this book outlines 6 simple steps (that also take discipline) to get what you want from the core of your being. Vescent tested & approved. Free for you today: http://bit.ly/2SIPcYy
@evanpro I made it a free download: http://bit.ly/2SIPcYy
If I ever write any spy history stuff, Duran Duran will be my musical writing companion. Swoon that beret! https://youtu.be/Fp4CR2HcHLQ
You're about as easy as a nuclear war. #lyricsgame
@TheRealSatanica @AmyKremer @BernieSanders Trolling the parents via banking.
A couple years ago, on Valentines Day, I recorded this piece on Till Death Do Us Part Relationships. It was just a few days after I said goodbye to Mr. Dog. It's a good one (if you like this sort of thing). https://www.facebook.com/heathervescent/videos/10159842113475580/ ❤️❤️❤️
RT @AlishaBhagat: Easy to be cynical on Valentines Day but there are so many opportunities for love and we take advantage of so few. So tod…
@pinkyracr That’s super depressing. Guess I am an anomaly in not lying. Or maybe explains why some are skeptical of everything I’ve done.
I should be either packing or working on conference stuff or biz dev stuff. Instead I planted 8 cups of wildflower seeds in two areas of my property and did other outside plant tending activities. Spring is coming. I won't want to be anywhere but home.
@nicoleradziwill Hugs
I am enjoying Giri/Haji more than I have any right too. It’s smart, well written, surprising, hard boiled, love the Japanese culture, fast action and Takehiro Hira is also super easy on the eyes!
@jerickso How?
Drinking coffee, baking my super spicy pumpkin spice loaf (for my dog watchers & SF hosts) and second guessing myself on the quality/content of my ppt decks. Send <3 and massages.
In other news, I found out my property is zoned where I can have up to 6 lamas/camels. Now, if I do pull the camel ownership trigger, that means very limited conference travel. But maybe worth it? WDYT @kimdhamilton?
@apperceptions @kimdhamilton Yeah War Camels!
@kimdhamilton I think that's called a farm manager...
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread. #lyricsgame
image@ccarfi @kimdhamilton But the whole thing is to happy well adjusted camels that I can ride around town, because if anyone is gonna ride a camel around the Mojave, it's Heather Vescent or some crusty Old Prospector.
@rick_cranston @darrello @kimdhamilton Hi Rick - let's talk. I do have my heart set on camels. But if I lived in Canada I would get Musk Ox!!!
@ccarfi @kimdhamilton Also, how do you know? Have you had camels???
@pinkyracr @ccarfi @kimdhamilton There's one in the OC.
@ccarfi @kimdhamilton Oooo, I wanna hear about your camel experiences!
Plum wins for first blooms. I love tending my plants. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mjL5lhynR/?igshid=1no5j2hosblyv
@LoginLlama @kimdhamilton Thanks for the info. Lama's are cool, but part of the appeal is to be able to ride one... which I believe you cannot with a lama. 😰
@inkgrrl I hate sunscreen, so I wear SPF sunblocking clothing from both cheapo Amazon but also nice but spendy from @patagonia.
@inkgrrl @patagonia Yup. I have a couple sets of arm sleeves from amazon, but Patagonia has great sunblocking clothing that you can trust.
I love last quarter moon the best. Days of skies darker than the new moon. Black cracked pavement, desert roads. Late winter, Orion is practically in Los Angeles.
@by_caballero @kimdhamilton @ccarfi Thanks for the tip.
Mornings with dog. Have pretty much spent the last two days in silent communication with this guy. He knows I’m headed out on a trip and is sticking close. I’m so attached to him and his quiet persistent non verbal… https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ouTDGh2Vx/?igshid=ywit0bhr3kuj
@roseveleth @jamesjyu the reverse of this is government investment in common infrastructure, and that infrastructure can be digital (like digital identity).
@LogTechEric Shhhhh. Let them stay in NY.
RT @EmLindley: You never know what people are dealing with behind closed doors or what’s hidden behind the smile. Its ok for things not to…
It's the practice phase of my conference prep. To date, I have spent about ~30 hours working on my RSA talk, not including worrying or the 4+ hours of practice I'll do. All unpaid. I'm even paying my way to SF. I don't have a big company that covers my expenses.
I'm not complaining. I'm super excited the talk got accepted and I can share the research (which was also not paid for). I'm hopeful that people will find it useful and maybe some security company will want me to help them do more of this work (paid work!).
But I also want to be transparent, because I am an entrepreneurial researcher/business owner and I barely survive - it's all feast or famine. And I recently pulled out of an identity conference because I couldn't afford to go there and not talk about my research.
I gotta trust that someone with budget will find my work/research valuable to hire me to do it for them. It's always happened, and there are always major month gaps between my clients. So ya know, next time you think you want to be your own boss.
Actually the 30 hours is probably low, but I didn't track actuals, so I tend to underestimate vs hyperbolize.
Buds breaking open on the plum branches. The pear tree has fat buds swelling before they burst - I have a feeling I’ll miss them this year. My favorite chaparral sage bush - huge in size - is already popping out a… https://www.instagram.com/p/B8p6ebNhC7f/?igshid=1ll30gcqbn12l
@NikolasFuturist I’ve been doing that for a decade+ and I even have a TED x talk that’s 8 years old. So yes exposure is good but I’d also like it if people would also pay me. I’ve been working in the tech industry for 20+ years and you’d think at some point my experience would be valuable.
My favorite guest room always feels like home. 💖💖💖 @ San Francisco, California https://www.instagram.com/p/B8so5VkBeDP/?igshid=1dxs0d49ksrcy
Bedside compassion. Beloved partners: Mr. Dog (mine) & Mindori (Ro’s) plus my traveling Joshua Tree painting which has been to SF so many times. New addition, my small singing bowl, which I like to practice playing.… https://www.instagram.com/p/B8srAgyhLcx/?igshid=1p3t7h3jjb39g
I found myself driving my favorite road today. I wasn’t driving the appropriate vehicle - which is either a sports car or motorcycle. But I enjoyed kissing it’s curves, pressed into my seat by the force of my driving, breath taken away by the views of verdant green hills. Bliss.
@NikolasFuturist @3RingSpeakers Really the only difference is the conferences paying you. It’s frankly easier for this to happen if you are a man. Men are believed and listened too. Women get mansplained and their expertise attacked. It’s systemic unconscious biases.
My morning has consisted of cleaning up coffee I spilled on my friend's ottoman, and putting the finishing touches on my @M3AAWG talk, Designing Robust IoT Identity for 50 Billion Identities. Woo-hoo!
@kimdhamilton @IdentityWoman @by_caballero @agropper Curious what inspired you to look into the archives.
San Francisco commute. @ Powell & Mason St Cable Cars https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ucgeUBvQb/?igshid=htul8vs3jii5
Flight analysis while Midori hangs out on my leg. Ps this is my favorite kimono! Life is good. @ San Francisco, California https://www.instagram.com/p/B8vJfYFhQr9/?igshid=1so312b6gwwu3
I love my nerdy friends! https://www.instagram.com/p/B8vLwBSB_M0/?igshid=1wrxo2vmmspcu
The dino-Midori is obsessed with me. @ San Francisco, California https://www.instagram.com/p/B8vN57Ahfuq/?igshid=13hrdau49v931
@0x7eff @M3AAWG I will! I take it you won't be able to make the talk...
@nicoleradziwill I am so sorry. FWIW I do like the cover. But if you don’t like it, you will not want to promote it or feel good and confident about it. Which will sabotage the book/ your work. Can you have a convo with the publisher?
"While it seems like it should be fairly easy to trace the origins of a fabric, it’s actually a nearly impossible challenge. The fashion industry relies on a massive global supply chain, with many, many middlemen along the way." https://www.fastcompany.com/90462995/want-to-know-if-your-clothes-are-ethically-sourced-theorys-new-labeling-system-is-for-you ht @pinkyracr
@pinkyracr I feel like this piece may have cribbed our conversation....
Thunderstorm at the Tonga Room. Also this Mai Tai is strong...
Srsly best commute ever is San Francisco cable car. Never did this when I lived here...... till now. Classic.
I am feeling so much nostalgia for painted lady San Francisco tonight. She can’t compare to La Dona - she’s of a different era. But her Victorian charm. And a different set of my own memories. No possibilities here - all reality. My dreams complete evolved.
But that SF air. These city lights. The dirty streets and Mission burritos. This place that feels as easy as home but isn’t. Friendship and love and heart break and possibilities exhausted. Sf will always have a beloved special place in my heart. What a great x to have.
@_Kustodian_ @defcon 😂😂😂
Taking a down day after couple conference days + speaking. Catch-up, mtgs and regroup before RSA.
RT @carlospache_co: @cindygallop Few? Maybe in Tom's circle. I'm a nobody and know at least half a dozen women @cindygallop @nilofer @missr…
😂😂😂 It's much easier for people to understand the impact of my security research than my foresight work (& ppl are either fascinated by my futures or bored). https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/1230777288800653317
For my #RSAprep diary - ran through my deck 2x this am with @bobblakley (6th and 7th practices). Feeling good. Also, I'd sure love this mac butterfly key issue on my spacebar to resolve itself.
Desert creature went to the ocean. It was bliss. https://www.instagram.com/p/B82VdBDh_JO/?igshid=16lfy4mgi7avv
"Here was an assassin, bathed in the blood of her enemies, turning steady eyes to the TV camera and offering her talents to the public." Yes, I'm in #TeamAssassin ht @Silona
Two-tone fishnets for a San Francisco Friday night. @ San Francisco, California https://www.instagram.com/p/B82mNtvhstu/?igshid=1ie6aotrd89np
TFW you see your friend sfroschauerart in a museum. While super cool to see the Burning Man experience in a museum, it was surreal to remember all the SF warehouses where you could experience Burning Man culture in… https://www.instagram.com/p/B84oHDoBrxw/?igshid=b2ye9q7gadbr
@KateRoseBee @IanColdwater @adversarialwear I already super looked into that but unfortunately nothing worked - maybe leggings or pants or a skirt- but that dress was too club for my RSA presto talk and I don’t do scarves. Would love to see you expand choices.
Adventures by the sea - Friday BFF version. @ Fitzgerald Marine Reserve https://www.instagram.com/p/B85PDViBXzH/?igshid=19roajy6sazaj
T-minus 1 day before my first @RSAConference. Want to see a glimpse of the #futureofsecurity including the "how"? Come to my talk: https://www.rsaconference.com/usa/agenda/imaging-the-future-of-security (Ps. This is the first time this is being publicly shared & it's some of my best foresight work!)
So this happened. It’s been a dream of mine for years. And one of the things I told myself I’d do when I moved out of LA. My dear friend @rosiepongracz had a crazy idea to gift me a flying lesson for my birthday,… https://www.instagram.com/p/B87tEUkBcX3/?igshid=1tmn318yabmhr
I was living the dream in Bezerkley, just bought a house in N Berkeley, was married, had two cats & worked in Silicon Valley. Sometimes I’d take one cat into the office. I also studied Chinese acrobatics at the circus school. https://twitter.com/brennx0r/status/1231484010963988480
@ShibumiKiDo Good luck, bad luck, who knows.... that was 20 years ago and my life is very (consciously) different today.
@ShibumiKiDo Oh so that’s what I’m feeling pre-I’m gonna have to be social and around people all week. Thank you for the advanced meditation/presence practice!!
Morning deep thought - what if "surveillance tech" was used to enrich our lives - provide feedback to better ourselves/increase consciousness/move to enlightenment.... rather than enslave us in the belief dreams of the rich & powerful.
@marshallk A kind of "be your own mentor"! I outlined a future product offering like that a decade ago!!
@marshallk I do that all the time. I imagine myself as my own hero - both younger and older Heather to give present Heather advice.
Seeing the reality of a situation and learning to live with it + plan for the future. This is a great example of managed retreat --> "There’s no point fighting, he said, a force as powerful as the ocean." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-24/marina-sea-level-rise #managedretreat #climatechange
@kimdhamilton Lol. I mapped a whole AI coaching product 10 years ago with a very geeky name - Trantor Mentors. Yup, that’s a foundation series shout out.
@marshallk I am for hire! 🤓
TFW you visit your publisher and your book is on display!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/B89yxRwhYSI/?igshid=m7ixw3ygkb7x
Went to Moscone to pick up badge and do pre- speaker stuff and getting sucked into this talk on Deep Fakes.
Over a week without morning dog snuggles and I definitely am deficient. Missing my snuggle pup a lot.
Meditated too long, now stuck in traffic, ain’t my fault that I’m out here getting loose/making news/blame it on my juice.
Almost showtime, I’ll be in Moscone West second floor room 2014-2016-2018 at 11am talking foresight + security mashup in red velvet pants. https://www.rsaconference.com/usa/agenda/imaging-the-future-of-security
@aaron_anderer Thank you!
RT @aaron_anderer: @heathervescent making Asimov references that are relevant to your session... wow, just wow. Best presentation I have…
@jmlw1 I hope I can live up to the anticipation....
Learning today, I can't handle more than 4 hours around people. I have really become a hermit.
@kimdhamilton What about camels? Or monkeys??
@lucas_gonze Yay! I just got my assignment today!
In other news, I confirmed my election supervisor shift for the primary on March 3, 2020. Who is with me pollworker fam?
RT @wendynather: Thanks to hand sanitizer, #RSAC this year has 40,000 people walking around rubbing their hands like plotting villains.
Yesterday I walked the #RSAC show floor. I started my career 20+ years ago working trade show Mgmt at a startup. It brought back so many memories - also I’m amazed how I faked an extrovert for years. Also, what a way to look at trends in an industry. I’m still processing.
Audio and slides from my, Imagining the Future of Security, presentation are live. For your viewing pleasure in the privacy of your own space: https://www.rsaconference.com/usa/agenda/imaging-the-future-of-security #futureofsecurity #computersecurity #foresight cc @dgwbirch @bobblakley
@lucas_gonze Well, each county has its own thing. San Bernardino is introducing ePoll books. There was a lot to cover in a short time. There's a lot of logistical stuff and of course, dealing with people of all kinds as well. I will do my best and learn.
@lucas_gonze That's by design. It has its pros and cons.
Pros/Cons of being a hermit: you don't compare yourself to others/you don't realize when you've leveled up.
Amplify the voices of 10+ women - a thread: @rosiepongracz @roxannedarling @ElectionBabe @nobantu @kimdhamilton @piratess @Blazenhoff @incognitosum @citizenrobot @pinkyracr I'm sure there are others I would put on this list, but here is 10 for now.
I met @rosiepongracz at my third startup in SV in the 90s. She taught me everything I know about product mgmt/strategy/strategic marketing. She has decades of experience, is a kind friend, and lives an amazing life. She always inspires me to do/be my best! ❤️ to you sister!
I met @roxannedarling in the early BlogHer/online video days. She inspires me with her compassion, her creative expression and authenticity to life. I love watching her creativity express itself and grow!
I've actually not met @ElectionBabe IRL, but have truly enjoyed her election insights, LA moments, and life sharing here on this app. I always enjoy her comments on & sharing of election info.
Heidi @nobantu is more than an unsung hero making @idworkshop happen without a hitch, I truly enjoy her instagram photos and poetry to introspection. She is like a cool breeze in my feed - and also when I get to share a moment or hug IRL. 💗
I don't know how she does it, but @kimdhamilton has a talent for humor and loads of grace for putting up with identity guys I want to flame throw. She's witty, got great taste in cocktails & bars, not to mention another dog lover! Kim, please teach me your secrets!
Next up @piratess - because we need more lady cacophonists and commentary on the subculture and just general delight.
I met @Blazenhoff 24 years ago, in a bar in Berkeley. She knows the future of pop culture, ghostwrites big name people, & has been my friend & companion in our journey to find/create our true selves. Also she should get waaay more shout outs for being a @burningman OG. 🌟
I very much appreciate @incognitosum for her excellently curated feed full of all things interesting to a foresight practitioner and eyes on the world. Thank you! 💫
Check out @citizenrobot if you like your pop culture references served with sass and subtweets. Or wine and pizza.
Last but not least, I met @pinkyracr the first month in LA, she's dedicated to fast, fashionable, environmental living. You've expanded my views in so many ways, and I cherish your experience and our friendship. Also, so proud of you following your dream to live in Spain!
I've been so 1 track mind with my 2 SF talks, my other todos have suffered. And now they are done... need to re-align myself on next steps on all these opportunities/possibilities/things to write.
I've spent the majority of today in silence. This is only unusual because I realized it's my default at home. I think my city exhaustion is due to all the noise.... there is plenty of noise inside my own head. I miss my calm desert.
@TheRealSatanica That’s probably why we get along so well!
@kimdhamilton I’ll gladly flame thrower whomever needs it so you don’t sully your reputation. 🔥🔥🔥
@LizaK I was saying this to myself all week. BTW have you seen the work of @SFroschauerArt ? If not, you may enjoy! ❤️ 💓🌿
@darrello When you started working with Europeans??? PS: hi!
Sunset over Los Angeles in the west, snow capped Big Bear to the south, pines and joshua trees and ancient cinder cones surround — my imminent return to the Mojave.
Nose. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9GWiVxBaa5/?igshid=7bgkztsan31a
San Francisco thinking is totally an elitist bubble. I mean, I love my friends there and I love visiting, but many of your pundits are sooooo misguided and clueless about the way the world works beyond + lack of compassion for Everyman. So happy I burst mine/left decades ago.
@ShibumiKiDo Don’t forget that according to Facebook you are a singular identity as well - for as long as you have your account!!
Tecate is clearly the correct choice. 😂😂😂 https://twitter.com/dgwbirch/status/1233364232680476674
@michaelsherrill I have a lot of comments about this.
The Mojave this morning is so beautiful. There’s a calm relaxation. I walk the dog and look at the spring growth. My blooming pear/apricot/plum/peach blooms literally take my breath away. This is the life.
So finally going through my RSA swag, and there is this USB extension cable in my bag!! I know I shouldn’t plug it in, but I am both so confused (why???) and so tempted. What should I do? How/why does one even use it?!
@jstpwalsh That’s awesome! Congrats!!
Best hacker film scene I’ve seen in a long time. Also totally digging that it’s all in Portuguese! #diamantino https://www.instagram.com/p/B9I4HuAh4Jj/?igshid=5efcrx7v3q76
It’s a dog’s life morning edition. #domelyfe #archibald https://www.instagram.com/p/B9KIhq0h8hj/?igshid=nbpo7n3gtkv
@chrismessina @OpenTable Apps & dogs, till death do us part.
MIT basically outlining scenario #4 A Canticle for Leibowitz as their cybersecurity event lead in.... *yawn*
Doing election supervisor prep, I realize how much an election costs to produce (& not even craft services). So when Bezos doesn't pay any taxes, he's the free rider on the commons of democracy. Kinda shitty to not even contribute to the land of the free market that spawned you.
Yesterday at the dog park Archibald met a fancy refined lady. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9K3utgBAjA/?igshid=l8lgtygoy7n0
