July 2020
@queritor That’s why I have coyotes and scorpion friends. 😊
RT @ElectionBabe: A good election is a boring election. The less tension and drama, the better.
@EmLindley See you on animal crossing??
@PJManney You got this PJ! Just get off Twitter! ❤️❤️❤️
RT @OracleRDiaz: How can #SSI save lives and protect our basic human right to privacy? A Who's Who of Decentralized Identity are gatheri…
If you’re ever wondering how women can multi-task so well.... (love this) https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1278358093710217216
In the end, it's all about surrendering to emptiness.
Please watch this video. https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1278434731454017536
Looks like _Rigged_ is the summer double feature read with _Active Measures_. https://www.amazon.com/Rigged-America-Hundred-Electoral-Interference/dp/0525659005/ & https://www.amazon.com/Active-Measures-History-Disinformation-Political/dp/0374287260/ https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/1278017576367525888
@pinkyracr I'm working on that. I'm in my truck, so I need to find another person.
@darrello ❤️❤️❤️ my friend. Standing strong with you!
I miss my dogs.
Protip: Check in on your friends. Send some texts, give a call, see how they are doing, give a virtual hug.
@fatemehx2 Interesting idea. Are they good for long term? Meaning do they hold up for months set up?
Here's a link to my piece about this: https://medium.com/in-present-tense/its-the-end-of-the-beginning-of-self-sovereign-identity-18722f1c13b4 https://twitter.com/IdentityReview/status/1278795456181678082
Current status: In a tent. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCKcHcyBhOu/?igshid=1irliwg3o3ltt
All the flavors of Yerba mate in Alameda. @ Alameda, California https://www.instagram.com/p/CCKcjLTBzwk/?igshid=hcsqctg39n00
I don’t know my future after this weekend.... #lyricsgame (and I don’t know my future this weekend either)
Oh the halcyon days when Silicon Valley VC drama was the most drama I came across on the internet.
The replies! https://twitter.com/laureenbazzi/status/1278397559925624832
On Tuesday, July 7th, the Credentials Community Group at the W3C will have "What's in a wallet?" part 1 (w/ @manusporny, @ChristopherA, @csuwildcat & @kylekemper) moderated by @kimdhamilton. Anyone can join. Agenda + connection details: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2020Jul/0002.html #CCG #W3C #wallets
Thank you to @OracleRDiaz for the opportunity to opine about the future of #SSI yesterday. We have a long way to go & a lot of possibilities in our future.
@octopushat Chase Mulholland Drive with Inland Empire. No, neither gets easier. Also go for Chinatown if you haven’t seen it. For lighter LA appeal - LA Story. Enjoy!
I blame this earworm on @Blazenhoff. That 80s fashion! https://youtu.be/ZHwVBirqD2s
RT @Schwarzenegger: Happy birthday, America. Thank you for letting me live the American Dream. We must fight every day to make sure that dr…
Freedom from fear. And cake. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCPng9ChScL/?igshid=1myrvpn9n96li
Oakland doesn’t give a fuck. Channeling burn night in a backyard burner tent in Alameda complete with some Chill dance music. (Honestly feels like a very typical East LA July 4.) Also I’m used to Marine Corps bombing practice so feels like home.
RT @citizenrobot: Hi from Los Angeles
imageRT @citizenrobot: Hi
imageRT @InnuendoStudios: audible has been playing the same ad in front of 90% of video essays I watch for all of social distancing because they…
@vaisfourlovers How do you get your data? I’m waiting for immediate results via a wearable actually.
@vaisfourlovers I think we’d learn so much about ourselves if we could have hormonal information like we have heart rate!! Foods, people, stress, pain reaction, etc. I think these all shift based on our current cocktail of hormones.
@BethanCantrell That’s a live oak.
When you've spent years creating your life like you're on vacation, coming home from "vacation" is a breath of fresh air. Ahhhhhh. My desert, my dogs, my solitude, my love. See you in 2021.
@GETJolocom Awesome! Looking forward to seeing you there in the conversation!!
@NewOrchardMedia I was! (One of my besties lives there, so I get there often.)
@EmLindley @katrynadow @na_alice Heya @katrynadow & @na_alice check your DMs for details. Would love to include your voice/perspectives/expertise in this conversation!
This is perfect timing with the re-aligning we're going through. Please check this out. I read an early draft of this book and it's A++! https://twitter.com/askpang/status/1280179702079074304
The sunsets were purple and red and yellow and on fire.... #lyricsgame #noplacelikehome
Reminder the CCG is discussing "What's a wallet?" tomorrow. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in the conversation. If you have an opinion on identity wallets, get in touch if you want to present in a subsequent meeting. #w3c #ccg #digitalidentity #wallets https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1279153380326141952
@NewOrchardMedia Oh good to know. I'm normally down the street from Nob Hill. LOL.
cc @IdentityWoman - were you the one who told me about the Japanese way of building a university by listening to what the land wanted? https://twitter.com/LuisalyJi/status/1280207520909471749
I am reminded yet again, how my truck makes all my dreams come true. I am truly blessed.
Also, fake chicken nuggets are waaaay better than real chicken chicken nuggets. #batcheloreating
@Cannibal They are sooooo good with a squirt of ketchup and siracha. Don’t get real meat - fake ones are sooo much better and have lots of bonus for the environment!
@Cannibal Also in that vein may I suggest rice crispy cereal and marshmallows?!?!
Reminder, this is kicking off in just under 2 hours at 9am Pacific. If you are building/interested in identity wallets, please consider joining to listen/learn/participate. https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1279153380326141952
This is an inspiring read. <3 you LA! https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-06/la-surge-hospital-coronavirus-pandemic-st-vincent
Thanks to the 60+ attendees of today's CCG call. It was a great discussion and we'll do it again next week. #digitalidentity #wallets #w3c #ccg
Great reading. Thanks for the tip @by_caballero https://gvnshtn.com/maersk-me-notpetya/
Whew, feels great to stretch muscles I haven't in like 20 years. Maybe I should make splits a new pandemic goal for 2nd half of 2020.
@canislatrans I saw that when I passed through on Sunday but didn’t fully understand it.
Today I witnessed two different individuals in the identity community make separate digs at another person/platform. This is not mature human behavior and it reflects poorly on the individual.
One was personally directed at me by someone I have gone out of my way to help amplify their voice by sharing opportunities directly and recommending them. No more. I’m not taking it personally but those interactions don’t bring me joy. I’m done with them.
I was gonna revise my 2020 goals in lieu of the pandemic year, but reviewing them, I am pretty much on track except for my revenue goals. Unless a miracle happens & a real client appears this will be my second worst year financially. PS. I don't get unemployment or PPP support.
I've been able to weather this this long because I seriously saved for a rainy day & left LA/own my residence. After almost 15 years in business, I know the ebbs and flow. I long for stability - or at least a balancing wave & a place to excel, get things done with more resources.
It's not like I'm not trying. My most recent gov proposal was not accepted, another is in limbo. 5 potential clients (multiple talks, many with project $$$s) are MIA, pushed out to the fall, or ???. It was fine because I was cranking on the spy book. But I've got open cycles now.
So back to the business development board. Some new awesome project will come in, I know it. I hope it's sooner than later, cause the world needs my talents and deliverables and my anxiety would appreciate some paid work.
All that aside, the financial is the one goal of many, I'm not on track for. My other goals with my health, mental state, relationships, dome improvements, writing & leadership are right on track and I've already accomplished so much.
It makes me wonder, wouldn't life be better if we didn't have to scramble for money all the time? If we had a universal basic income that covered basic needs? Basic income can be funded if we properly tax the legal entities that benefit from a capitalist system. But I digress...
My hot take: It's time to remove religious exception from the tax code. Religious organizations take from a government commons that they do not contribute back to with a net negative to humanity. This goes not support freedom for religion or state. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-07-08/supreme-court-religious-employers-from-providing-contraceptives
@futureidentity Thanks Robin. I know they are doing the best they can. Onward.
100 degrees afternoon, I sit outside working, music pumping, laptop on fire, I'm sweating, why not? The heat strips the bs out of my lungs, my body, my writing, my memories. Cold winters, biting wind blasting through my jacket, damp snow in my boots. The Mojave has won.
My water is the color of green jacaranda, orange mexican bird of paradise, bright fuschia bougainvillea, a red tomato, yellow palo verde blooms, in contrast with desert dun, sand, sun bleached yellow, weathered white wood, the freckled yellow-pink of my skin. #lifeinthemojave
Mid-July quarantine celebrations. Heirloom tomato, drag giant leaf basil from my greenhouse, Aperol spritz. Black beans and sausage are in the instapot and will be had over white rice from last night. A feast for… https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZtS1ZhhDo/?igshid=1fvxb3o2u5r8u
@jerickso I have a reverse osmosis filter for my kombucha. 😊
Gringa feijoada. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZy7brhLLS/?igshid=1jq38dsg05f7p
Big News: I just got word, we're doing a revision of the Cyber Attack Survival Manual. If you read it, what can we improve? If you haven't, what's most important include/add from the past 3 years. Written for a smart layperson not infosec pro. Thanks! https://www.amazon.com/Cyber-Attack-Survival-Manual-Apocalypse/dp/1681881756/
image@Zxzllo That's a great suggestion. I don't think we included much of this in the first edition. I'll note to add it. And Thank you!!
@amoration Great suggestions! Thanks Amo!
@windley Thanks so much for your kind words Phil!
@windley LMK where I can improve it for this next edition.
@by_caballero Thanks Juan!
It's 103. How does one survive the afternoons from 2-6pm? Take at least one several hour nap. The temps will hopefully drop to the low 80s by 4am. #lifeintheMojave
Mojave protip: rice crispy treats are the 100 degree desert! Can add all kinds of delish things to them.
The ICE thing? Democratic sabotage. Plain and simple. They won't win, but they'll blow through our resources and waste our time which is the whole point. Death by a thousand cuts. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-becomes-first-state-sue-trump-administration-over-student-visa-n1233381
What is so appealing about conspiracy theories?
@t3dy Thanks for the clarification- I understood. But is it really? It appeals to some thing...
@t3dy Oooooo please continue
@askpang I’m down.
@taoeffect Oh right we talked about that. I was intrigued but you post too much conspiracy theory for me. Idk if you believe them, but it comes off to me that you do which ... concerns me. I don’t need to drink poison to prove how healthy my body is.
@taoeffect Well I only interact w you here and your posts sometimes come off as you into them (I don’t see you post caveats). Anyway you can believe what you want, who cares what I think. 😂😂😂🤡💩‼️
@t3dy @zota I need you to explain that or I revisit in the am with coffee!! I see a lot of possibilities some of the. Even plausible and most full of total shit!!
@Zxzllo You may already be a member! 😂😂😂 (love it!)
@taoeffect @nytimes You’re bringing a lot of your own perceptions to this conversation and attributing them to things I didn’t say in very trollish way (my perception of your tweet). Let’s just agree to leave this here and keep following each other. 😊
@emalinus4 Ooo I like it. Thank you!
In other news, I feel like I’ve finally got the understanding of “emptiness.” It would have taken less time if the word used to describe it actually reflected what it is: potential. But bliss and potential doesn’t have quite the same ring.
@taoeffect @nytimes
image@Zxzllo You’re on your way!
@t3dy @zota I think about this a lot. How I have the bs detector I have. I’m OG cacophonist, subgenius adjacent. And I lived in Berkeley- must be something in the water lol.
@t3dy @FutureCon Unless your goal is the absurd! 🤡
@zota @t3dy Omg I love it! I have a different take on the creation of a collective entity but Fascist Santa is a great costume idea (and I think I’ve seen him!)
@zota @t3dy I have so many thoughts about this. Probably my Santacon experiences (over a decade of organizing them) is a big factor in my bs detector. 🎅 thank you for this gift of insight! HO!
@okanaga86 Oh wow, Sohail wrote about conspiracy theories! I gotta read that whole piece. Thank you!
@pinkyracr Siesta schedule in the Mojave too! Miss you.
@okanaga86 Thank you! I love his work.
Doing yoga stretch to a rando playlist and GnR comes on. Oh yeah, yoga works with Paradise City.
I’m kind of addicted to the sweetness of Netflix’s Midnight Diner. I may be brushing up on my Japanese in the process.
103, overcast sky, doesn’t even feel hot. Nice to drink a cold la Croix and enjoy the heat. Happy Friday all.
@n3rd1ty Lol I’m wearing my down jacket at 70 degrees, 60 is downright freezing. But my temp resets at 0. I love the heat, but this is a dry heat, today is 10% humidity so that helps. I do miss the rain at times.
Oh, that was retaliation for the Supreme Court decision. Kinda inspires me to think bigger of what is possible today.
8am, 94 degrees. Today is gonna be a scorcher.
Oh hi, it's 10am and 100 degrees, wheeeeee! No hiking or outdoor working today. (I am nice and cool inside at 76 with my swamp blowing high!)
I've started research for the diversity strategic planning at the #CCG. I'm gonna have to write up my opinion on the one thing companies need to do to advance women & POC because I consistently see it missing from what I read. And yes, I'll be sharing everything.
And yes, once I do my initial research, I'll be asking for help and advice and feedback. I need to do some heavy lifting first. However if you have examples of successful diversity programs at your fingertips, send em my way. ❤️
One thing to note, for those not familiar with the desert heat, is this is a dry heat. We've got high humidity today at 17%. We are usually ~10%. The more water in the air, the hotter it feels. So low humidity is how desert dwellers can stand such sweltering oven baked goodness.
It's actually really cool to live in an area where the environment can kill you. I highly suggest anyone who wants to live on Mars to spend a summer in Wonder Valley. I like living out here because it reminds me my planet has power over my humanity.
@SuchiPahi Yeah, the Southern states in the US are my no-go zone. Humidity over 60% is very confusing to me, unless I am in the liquid form of water.
I like this article that focuses on gender diversity in the workforce. Flexibility is key, & you know what COVID may have forced organizations to address this concern more directly. Other great suggestions. https://www.bcg.com/publications/2017/people-organization-behavior-culture-proven-measures-hidden-gems-improving-gender-diversity.aspx
Reading this now, it occurs to me, we as a species are undoing thousands of years of unconscious evolution. No wonder it's hard. How could we be conscious about decisions our genes make? https://www.bcg.com/publications/2019/diversity-first-step-inclusion-comes-next.aspx
The Roger Stone thing? Emotional sabotage of your trust/belief in a democratic US. It's an emotional attack. My advice --> "Nolite te Bastardes Carborundorum." Be like water, the attack can never land.
Swamp doing it’s thing. This is the hottest it’s gotten at the dome this year. Once you crack 110, or really 105, you can’t really tell the difference - sauna level, until it cracks 120 aka blast furnace level.… https://www.instagram.com/p/CChDuoQhNZg/?igshid=10f8u4fw5cowo
RT @brhodes: None of this lawlessness, racism, and destruction of a government that could deal with COVID would be happening without the Se…
Is anyone surprised at the large number of selfish entitled Americans who lack long term thinking and impulse control? The home of toxic capitalism. I can’t say that I am. https://twitter.com/NinaStrohminger/status/1281727524939149320
A++ ROI on those donations --> "Ms. Grace said that the organization was able to steer funds toward Ms. Kizer’s case after it was “flooded with donations over the past several weeks,”" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/us/chrystul-kizer-free-bond.html ht @finamofo #BLM
I'm belatedly reviewing the final spreads for half the spy book and OMG I am drunk with power because there are pictures of Fiona Hill and Christopher Wylie in it at my direction!!!! My favorite spreads, can't wait for you to see em! 🕵️♀️💖
Life goal: Pay a 6 figure IRS tax bill. Story: a few years back a friend mentioned she paid a 6 figure tax bill & was happy to do so (it was a bumper crop year). I thought, I want to be so successful that my tax bill is 6 figures too. Today, I wrote an IRS check for 5 figures.
Also, can I say I'd really love some financial stability someday? I've made less $$ this year during the past 6 months, than I did in 1 month last year. Ah, entrepreneur life! I'll have paid work again soon!🌻
14, it was in BASIC in summer school. I loved it, but they didn’t have a class during the regular school year and my family couldn’t afford a computer. So I became a writer/poet instead. https://twitter.com/WomenWhoCode/status/1282148941723729921
I finally made time to watch this video in full. It's very powerful. Required watching for all Americans. I advise you watch it with kindness for yourself and detachment to what you think you believe. The ending is especially powerful. https://youtu.be/QOPGpE-sXh0 ht @Ruth666
@NewOrchardMedia Not at all. But I like an experiment and evidence to know.
I’m in love with this guy. I was super obsessed with making authentic chai a few years (10?) back. Great recipe and reactions! ❤️❤️❤️ https://twitter.com/JeremyMorrell/status/1282015831711453184
Great thread on microaggressions and how they fail diversity goals through alienation. https://twitter.com/ErinLThomasPhD/status/1282329629706027009
Also I guess I'll make this my diversity research thread and post things here (if I remember) that I come across in my research.
"the debate on COVID-19 is not about the truth of the illness, but the selling of cures." --> Interesting piece on Futures Studies and Conspiracy Theories by one of my favorite futurists, #Sohail_Inayatullah https://en.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/ideas-lab/inayatullah-conspiracy-theories-destroy-or-create-better-futures #futurestudies
Saw a gopher snake crossing the road on the dog walk last night, woke up to snake "tracks" in my driveway today. Ah, life in the Mojave! Can't wait for tarantula season this fall!
Bee inspection at 98 degrees. I stole a knife nick of honey to taste. I had to wait until I finished the inspection - everyone was doing great. The honey so sweet, a tiny bit of wax still in my teeth. #lifeinthemojave #mondaymorning
Spacesuit inspiration. I’m living my best Mars life out in the Mojave in 2020. Who needs to leave the planet for an off world experience. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCl1BpUhpQq/?igshid=5qxaicfnqu6h
RT @berkun: It’s funny how sci-fi movies like the Terminator make a big deal about a computer becoming self-aware. It’d be more impressive…
Everyone loves the swamp cooler -- just found baby snakie outside the patio door! And busy bee taking a nap on the mesh! Ah, summers in the Mojave.
@the_real_Twan Not until November!
Maybe it's the human/s who has bonded with the dog during pandemic WFH and dogs should be allowed at work, amirite?
On Tuesday, July 14, the Credentials Community Group at the W3C will have "What's in a wallet?" part 2 (w/ @IdentityWoman, @OR13b, Daniel Hardman, @darrello, @GETJolocom, @katrynadow, & @learnonomy) moderated by @wycdd. Anyone can join: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2020Jul/0011.html #CCG #W3C #wallets
Yours Truly has been behind the scenes for these meetings, researching presenters and coordinating with them, but I'll be out front at the July 21 meeting. 🤹♀️
Gringa feijoada was so good the first time round, I made it again. I also may be converted to chicken sausage (I didn’t buy it - it was left in my fridge!)
Gringa feijoada is black beans in the instapot with two sausages, spices, an onion wedge, served over white rice with Trader Joe’s Zhaos sauce. Yeah no oranges or farofa but it’s gringa feijoada! Might be my new summer staple.
RT @lillie_arghn: TL CLEANSE. IT IS NOT CAKE.
imageUnpopular opinion: if it has fondant on it, it's not cake.
@fernandogaldino Wha??? strawberry soju caipirinha?!? Now that's some culture-mashing. 😆
This is me over here drooling, definitely checking out every one that drives through Joshua Tree in the coming years. https://twitter.com/Ford/status/1282829663409188865
@fernandogaldino That's called creativity!!!
@fernandogaldino 😂 Yeah, I see your point. I'm personally down with calling it something new, but maybe the original branding is too strong or hip or something. Anyway, I am desiring a normal caipirinha now.
I have never been so confused and so delighted simultaneously. What is this film Certified Copy @criterionchannl ?!?!?! Is this life a reality? No! It is a film!
@BriannaWu Might fill the gap left by the FJ and Xterra.
Thanks to everyone who attended. Thread following of the decks/links given in today's meeting. https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1282849393024962560
From @IdentityWoman, What's in a Wallet: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vB50Ta7H86_PopLaDE_yhJlCLhA9TiO2zQUutKiFmTQ/edit#slide=id.g752184a474_0_4 #ccg #w3c #wallets
From @OR13b, Universal Wallet: https://github.com/transmute-industries/universal-wallet #ccg #w3c #wallets
From Daniel Hardman, What goes in a Wallet? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZoD9njc0USS6Qr3O7WXmd-3Nmxmz0pVyBFEjkM4p9C4/edit#slide=id.p #ccg #w3c #wallets
From @darrello, The State of Digital Wallets: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1shW4GzjG0HE2uxLCcYdSkaG-nCRBVZrwRFpa8Gs709U/edit #ccg #w3c #wallets
From Charles @GETJolocom, What's in a Wallet: https://jolocom.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Jolocom-WhatisinaWallet-CCG-W3C.pdf #ccg #w3c #wallets
From @katrynadow at @meeco_me: What's in a wallet: https://www.meeco.me/ #ccg #w3c #wallets
From Nathan @Learnonomy, What's in a wallet: https://docs.google.com/document/u/4/d/e/2PACX-1vR6GMNrBzDuMvhHGlVeENEMZjijHTVKUueG5f6KshFlsIfcqt1QjsTGNgB8vjEGfDVFRB-dWhe5-Hxc/pub #ccg #w3c #wallets
Thank you to everyone for presenting and attending. Shout out to Dave Longley of @digitalbazaar for scribing and my co-chair @wycdd for running a firehose of a meeting! #ccg #w3c #wallets
No bail, ICE rescinds. Not a bad day in court.
@GETJolocom Thank you! It was a 3 co-chair lead project with @kimdhamilton and @wycdd! We make a good team!
@evanpro Yeah, that's the first thing I thought.
Note to self: you're still living through a pandemic.
I like, totally love this, especially the pink short suit. cc @finamofo https://twitter.com/chadandjt/status/1283093315441750021
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG. https://twitter.com/chadandjt/status/1283094171553677312
TFW you were gonna practice your Identiverse talk but then your dogs puked variously today during circus class so you're emergency steam cleaning the carpet after addressing the cause of the dog puking. I need hugs and a massage please.
Nice piece on viewing NEOWISE. I caught it at 4am a few mornings ago with my naked eye. Tonight it's too hazy, but my friends Jupiter and Saturn have begun their journey across the Mojave night. https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2020-07-14/best-way-to-see-comet-neowise
@timoni I’ve gotten into the guided meditations on Insight Timer. Right now I am all about the silence.
@danpape Thanks Dan.
@anthomsec You can formalize that a bit with Mr. Gecko or Sir Gecko. My last dog was Mr. Dog and everyone was delighted with his name. Ps it will likely get nicknames! Sounds like a fun time!!!
@missrogue @phlywheel Congrats and Happy Birthday! You look radiant.
Simply a peach from my tree. Sweet and tart. With more fuzz. #lifeinthemojave https://www.instagram.com/p/CCq-j__B0-I/?igshid=a6zrfw2zxui5
I have unintentionally created Jock Island in Animal Crossing. But the big question is, does Nooks' Cranny they carry pilates reformers??? cc @Blazenhoff
"coordinated social engineering attack" https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/1283591846464233474
@citizenrobot Same here. As a buxom lady, I side eye every ad that says it's for a "bra-free bra" Give me my underwire or anti-gravity boob technology.
I have eaten an entire bag of vanilla smashmallows in the past 24 hours.
Scenes from it’s a dog’s life. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCsOcBjn7OU/?igshid=1lw9u2ormlu6a
@SarahSch5field Please talk to @rosiepongracz
Excellent read on Russia/China influence operations. China's influence operations are economically motivated, while Russia's is cold war loser bad romance/fatal attraction. Or a quote I found in my research, "China wants to be US, Russia wants to destroy US." https://twitter.com/DavidPriess/status/1283788826188685312
Current feels: https://youtu.be/2LntQlbvu_o
Yes it is. My beloved Mojave. https://twitter.com/JoshuaTreeNPS/status/1283861576999530501
Well, today was frustrating due to first world problems re: a piece of spendy furniture I bought last Thanksgiving, that is still not in my house despite two attempts. Le sigh @CB2 I'm only annoyed because our country is a dumpster fire and we're all doing our best.
Something suspect is going on. A bunch of people who don’t follow me are liking this one tweet? What algo manipulation or worse is this?
I’ve noticed a weird skin thing this summer when I sit outside in the evenings & it’s still 95-103, I often have this popping sensation on my arms. Like tiny drops of water, like overspray, on my skin. But there’s no external water source. Is this sweat immediately evaporating?
@SpeedSportLife You already follow me! 😊
Had some big realizations today about a certain leader’s worldview: it *is* all about loyalty - nothing else, but not to the nation. Also no ability to think second & third order impacts or from a systems perspective. All suffering comes from ignorance, cultivate beginner mind.
@wendyinfutures Ohhhhhhhh......
300ml of sake and what pandemic? Time to redecorate the dome.
And plan my move to Seoul.
@pacoid Indeed
Checked in with some friends in PDX to get any local news, apparently it's blackwater trained merc's disappearing people in downtown PDX. WITAF with this administration's overreaction on this nonthreat and under reaction on the real threat?
@jstpwalsh Apparently blackwater trained hired by the feds. I'll DM you the image.
@jstpwalsh More on the political theatre: https://www.facebook.com/oregongovernor/posts/2633061310285736
@jstpwalsh The whole thing seemed totally outrageous and unbelievable to me, in this world of deep fakes, which is why I tapped my local peeps for info.
@jstpwalsh Thread from U.S. Senator from Oregon. https://twitter.com/SenJeffMerkley/status/1284205879961821186
Thread https://twitter.com/Johnnthelefty/status/1283582644639264768
Taking a stand against 47 coats of paint. Wish they were this serious about the spread of covid. https://twitter.com/DHS_Wolf/status/1284081029683257344
New flags at the dome thanks to @dawnpdavis. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwr3ZuB0Fy/?igshid=1h3xw4pl55yr2
Do we have a Friday night dump yet? Since we're all so distracted with Portland?
In other news, I'm proofing the last batch of chapters in the Spy book, which includes my chapter on the Future of Spies.... perfect timing, because I start the revision of the Cyber Attack Survival Manual on Monday.
@GlenHiemstra @donwinslow Thanks! I hope we learn more in the next week or two so I can put it in the revision!
@inkgrrl @sblackmoore AAAAHhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Think I may dig out my stompy boots this weekend, cause you know GenX and all that.
Just sitting in the Mojave twilight, prayer flags in the wind, Jupiter rising, some Earth Wind and Fire on the stereo, dog at my feet, white claw in hand. A++ end of the world experience. Would have again.
@amoration Omg I love the 6 ft one!!!
ATTN my fellow Samurai Champloo fans, this live action version is really well done! https://youtu.be/JaqGNg6WD5k
@kimdhamilton @windley @hackylawyER @SovrinID One way to help increase diversity is to compensate people for their time. Decades of systemic sexism in tech has reduced my income in real terms, while simultaneously requiring me to prove myself. It’s a lose lose on top of systemic biases.
@kimdhamilton @windley @hackylawyER @SovrinID Ps I’m actively researching/working in a realistic and actionable for real change diversity plan. Maybe some companies wanna kick in some funds???
@windley @hackylawyER @SovrinID Phil, volunteering doesn’t always work to increase diversity. Sometimes you have to recruit/champion/protect and pay. I know you/Sovrin have the best of intentions but have the strategies gotten you the results you desire? Idk? There’s got to be a better way. 😊
Today in life in the Mojave, found two dead on the property, that unmistakable sweet sick smell of decay. That explains all the flies.
FYI, mentoring won't solve the diversity problem. TL, DR: Champion/sponsor for high profile projects + P&L responsibility, pay, give credit & protect when shit goes down. #increasediversityin4steps
Just when I had one dog issue under control, another one comes up and I just hope it doesn’t require the 8 hour round trip to San Diego. These dogs!
My recurring Palm Springs nightmare is the emergency vet in Indio. Headed there now, all I can do is breathe and surrender to the dumbassness of Archibald.
I’m in Indio, waiting for news from the vet. Just ear and eyeball issues - should be fixable. Watching Palm Springs w/ a friend - the movie & loving it. Can confirm 💯 this is what it’s like to live in the Mojave. #blissandemptiness #pandemic2020
Also IDK why they called Palm Springs Palm Springs, cause it’s not shot in PS. Should have been called Gamma Gulch. Also A++ distraction from the emergency vet.
Update: we’re back and eyes and ears have been medicated. I look forward to giving 6 kinds of meds daily. What I do for this dog.
@danpape Thanks. We are on a path to recovery now and getting better!
@kengoodall Thanks and I did. Could have been worse and I guess could have also. It occurred at all. Glad for trained animal docs especially in this time of covid.
Just recorded my #Identiverse session on Deep Fakes, Digital Identity & Democracy (with a healthy dose of information operations), which is airing this Wed, July 22 at 11am PT/Noon MT/2pm ET. Details and how you can register (for free): https://onlinexperiences.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=L:0&AI=1&ShowKey=96675 #elections #infowar
@Zxzllo Video provenance. Comes straight from the supply chain industry! ;-)
Felt cute, might delete later. (First time wearing make-up in ??????months). https://www.instagram.com/p/CC4G8sLhzvI/?igshid=nvc73pyomvpd
WTAF Feds attacking #portlandmoms? This is some BS political theatre/fictional narrative evidence creation.
Scroll down the thread for video of moms singling lullaby “hands up, please don’t shoot me.” Go Portland! https://twitter.com/MrOlmos/status/1285418677278355457
@hacks4pancakes @audiblevideo @thebiologistisn I recommend a pee funnel as well! Finally got to break out the one in my Burning Man kit on a roadtrip. 😁
I know everyone is all about that washed out pastel comet in the sky, but where I live, the Milky Way is on full gorgeous OMG all the way across the sky mind blowingness. We also got Jupiter and Saturn and maybe some heat lightning. 💫✨🪐🪐
@IAMAtWork @vaisfourlovers I’ve got a guest room and may well have a guest yurt when your passing through. Be sure to lmk when you plan to be in the vicinity. Summer is hot af in the day but nights are a sky full of stars!
@michaelsherrill Ooo, I will check it out! Thanks for the tip! :-)
@bobblakley flying-cow lightning?!
I can't stop watching this. So beautiful. ht @roxannedarling
This is some good innovation/problem solving re: Covid & opening school. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/opinion/coronavirus-reopen-schools-economy.html ht @busynessgirl
I wish I didn't tie my self-worth to how much money I make, but that's American brainwashing, and this is the pandemic economy. So tired of always money for devs, when they build shit without thinking about the broader impact & fuck things up long term.
I'm also upset because I wrote more of the spy book than the other authors & the designer/layout person put my name last because it starts with a V. Feeling just totally not valued/my work erased today.
imageWindy as all f today, fine blow it all down. #mood
@cycryptr Maybe try meditation
This is one whistleblower I’d like to see released. https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1285748478711345154
@michaelsherrill I had an OG GT's Kombucha Grape today. It was sooooo good. I'll check those out next time I see em.
@rosiepongracz Wish you were here! And thanks for the love.
Today's the day, watch my latest talk on Information Operations and Election Vulnerabilities (and digital identity). Free to register and watch. 11am PT / Noon MT / 2pm ET #informationoperations #electionsecurity #electionoperations https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1285284034633850881
@IdentityMonk Yes, but whyyyyyyyy?
I put on a new dress and my favorite boots for my Identiverse session - not that you'll see it behind the chat, but felt like I needed to swap out the yoga pants.
@IdentityMonk Of course, time travel. (Time is an illusion and the future isn't what we think it is.)
@KimZetter Show me a story about how elections are safe and secure? How many clickbait titles shared the $14M that went to improve Illinois' voter database security?
@KimZetter The press is complicit in spreading fear and incomplete information and not doing follow-ups on what was fixed/done right. It actually plays into the Russian info operations playbook.
@KimZetter My talk on this topic is just about to go live at 11am. (Ps. I don't mean to dis journalists covering the space, but it's a biased/sensational view - although you Kim often do a better job than most other journalists.)
Today I am mainlining Blues for Allah.
@KimZetter @CISAgov Of course not! But where are the stories of jurisdictions that have solved problems? Sure some are still making the same mistakes, but can we not cover the positive steps forward? Also, maybe some of the blame of these things are due to bad access management vendor UI?
@KimZetter @CISAgov I'd like to see a more comprehensive, complex story that sure, doesn't pull punches, but also includes the challenges and what is being done to overcome them. I haven't seen that story. Just a bunch of FUD that feeds into Russian information operation strategies.
@KimZetter @CISAgov Have you done a story on Albert sensors?
@KimZetter Also, maybe these "solutions" are counter-intuitive and don't actually consider the reality of the operating situation. Or are only from a tech solution bias.
BURN --> "We're dealing with a shiny object that the president is waving around to distract from his outrageous failures in many other areas. And to use his usual tactics of neo-fascist division, hate, and racism to improve his almost deceased campaign." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-22/philly-d-a-threatens-to-arrest-federal-agents
Friends, how are you surviving this insanity?
@pacoid I've gotten to the point where no vice soothes anymore.
@taykendesign I wish wine worked the way it did a few months ago. I have lost complete interest.
@briandusablon Yeah, I always feel better when I do some exercise/stretching, but motivation is waning.
Wait, these are all swing states?
@briandusablon Yeah for real some days are easier than others. It does feel better to know I'm not alone in the struggle.
@taykendesign @briandusablon @SongExploder @lorepodcast I have about a 45 minute window when it's nice to walk outside during the daylight at sunset. While I do really love the heat, it does limit outdoor daytime activities... :-/
@darrello Yeah, when I usually feel bad about myself, I reach out to others to check in on them. But something has shifted lately.
Good time to review The Moscow Rules 2020. 1. You are a target 2. Be wary of anything that triggers your emotions 3. Everything is propaganda More: https://medium.com/@heathervescent/the-internet-2020-rules-cda65d3b1098
Not only is this political theatre, it's psyops.
Current #mood https://youtu.be/ERoS6y5zE0Y
@Cruftbox Lots of bearding every night. I’m a little worried about them in the 100 plus heat actually.
RT @NZdrama_llama: Deadly pandemic: the states don’t need my help, they can handle it on their own. Peaceful protests: OMG the states can…
Ok, tonight it is quarantine wine beverage after all - half a glass of bad box wine, a splash of good ginger beer, top with your flavor of la croix.
Sometimes we have to reach back to a better time on the internet for some og memes. Here's Hope is Emo on the misuse of words. https://youtu.be/JMvMzQ4Vu-8
@patrick99e99 Beautiful! 💖
@Johannes_Ernst exactly! I would love some boredom right about now.
@enmodo 🩹
There are only 11 & 1/2, 14 day self imposed quarantines left in 2020.
@leashless The solutions to past problems always create new problems. If we had an awareness of this, we might 1. Make different/better/sustainable/flexible solutions and 2. View problem solving in a different way to increase effectiveness of 1.
Saw another snake track by the house this am.
Let's see with our heart These things our eyes have seen And know the truth will still lie Somewhere in between #lyricsgame
@billy74919063 @leashless It's important to note this is a feature, not a bug. This piece I wrote is 8 years old. It's a shift to include a systems thinking approach with sustained long term problem solving. https://medium.com/@heathervescent/how-to-save-the-world-6985fab277b6
@jdunck @leashless This is a standard systems archetype called "Fixes that fail." It happens all the time. There are variations with delayed feedback loops. This is why it's important to have a systems view.
I was just starting to feel like I belonged at #DEFCON. Feeling sad to miss out on Vegas antics and adventures with friends new and old this year. 😢
RT @ASlavitt: It’s easy to spot people who want the economy to open the fastest. They’re wearing a mask.
#goals https://twitter.com/ellenjdasilva/status/1286278764532465671
RT @chakenbake: My original intention for this was to ask all of you to complete the Indigenous Futures Survey: http://indigenousfutures.illuminatives.org/ Ou…
@briecode I found it underwhelming but I live under the milky way.
RT @ASlavitt: 7,100 people just died from COVID in a single day. We can’t really be numb to that, can we?
RT @busynessgirl: I have a joke about product roadmaps, but we never released it
Hard to believe it's only been 4 months with the new rescue pup, Shoog. She feels like family (and clearly got a new name).
Since 2020 is the year of WTF IDGAF I put on patchouli today.
Launched my Patreon today. Get research insights & help me cover my rescue dog costs. Feedback welcome, this is an experiment. https://www.patreon.com/vescent
Really interesting @hopeconf session on hacking wifi (like all those IoT wifi devices that might be along your supply chain or whatever else you want to have a wifi connected IoT device) https://hope.net/stream.html
Streaming now --> Hacking non-computer systems at @hopeconf, @schneierblog starts out talking about hacking the tax code. (I fully expect him to talk about hacking information operations - I quote his info operations kill chain in my work.) https://hope.net/stream.html
@leimer @wadearnold @petervan There are people trying to build the vision we had of the DAG with Decentralized Identity and Verifiable Credentials.
@leimer @wadearnold @petervan Also thanks for the shout out.
Well, he didn't talk about info ops, and instead I was a little disappointed at his definition of how everything is hacking... :-/
I forget how much I love a private impromptu piano concert. So much joy.
🤯 Yeah, but never gonna give them up 🎶 https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1287159165618659328
@leimer @petervan @wadearnold And that's what a lot of us are trying to build using Verifiable Credentials... a lot of folks who worked on DAG haven't given up the dream. :-)
@geminica A++ serious take vs my flippant one.
@LALeVasseur No, I think we have at least 5 more months to go. But it sure feels like it.
@BethanCantrell Hah! I was just massively pruning this epic creosote. Basically I prune the suckers off and anything that is pulling it down plus whatever shape is most appropriate for the location.
@LALeVasseur Yup, this is a marathon, that I do not expect to end on Jan 1, 2021. Take care of yourself Lisa! <3
I'm writing some posts in prep for the Spy book release. What questions do you have about current and future espionage?
You got to have a con in this land of milk and honey. #lyricsgame
@bradbellaver Yup, they are totally coming back. Tuned into numbers stations while I was researching. Lots of OG cold war spycraft is being used again, e.g. dead drops. Hey, this is a good idea for a piece - thank you!
@bradbellaver I finally understood all those behind enemy lines radio operations from the British SOC. The radio tech back then (& the batteries) was kinda insane.
@summer_burkes Ancestors?
@summer_burkes Copy. Thanks.
@geminica Well, I certainly do not believe the feds in Portland are "keeping the peace." More like evidence for election psyops.
@Johannes_Ernst Yup. Lots of Maskirovka. 2020 is Entrepreneur mode. Great suggestion and one of my current obsessions!
@wycdd Sure, but IDK you will like my hot take. In research government "spying" programs (metadata anyone) I actually came to support it more than say, private sector "data collection" which is sold to whomever has the cash. Great suggestion, going on my list.
@geminica And I appreciate your very serious take. Thanks. I felt very insensitive by sharing it in such a flippant way.
I can't stop watching this. Of c it used to freak me out but now I think it's pretty absurd to have a silly little mouth coming out of a bigger mouth. https://twitter.com/feelwelcome/status/1287430863920287745
102 and hard to find motivation.
@battledancer I like turtles.
@pacoid A@f I would like to expand that to include AI as well! Great question!!!
@battledancer Bring back crystal pepsi!
@doomcircusclown Day 2 of wearing Patchouli - I like it! Yeah yeah, I like the verte vert, ylang ylang, rosemary, sandalwood, palo santo, rosewood... but patchouli is OG IDGAF. 🙃
@iglazer Yeah or maybe a pool or something. LOL
@darrello The answer is in the private sector or Hollywood!
I was a poll supervisor for the March California Primary - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. We need smart younger people to do this work. Just DO IT. This is a great site to find where you can volunteer in your local jurisdiction. If you care about democracy --> JUST DO IT! https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1287559262948880384
Please, if you love democracy, vote. Do not be swayed by the conspiracy theories or disinformation to which you have been targeted, even if you have given up living here forever. (Yes, I am judging my ex-pat friends who flippantly did not vote & thus enabled the current reality.) https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1287462036159504386
RT @ElectionBabe: Here’s where I differ from many of the people begging younger folks to serve as pollworkers: I’m asking you to serve alon…
How long will it take to get my first patreon? Am I doing this wrong? https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1287141399037526016
Diversity and Inclusion twitter: is there a community of D&I professionals? This is for my research into the CCG Diversity & Inclusion strategy research. Thank you!
@futureidentity LOVE THIS TOPIC! I wrote a whole spread on this in the book, but yeah, lots more to be said. Of course there are strategies and of course I want to break SSI this way thanks to my hacker mind.
ICYMI: I want to know your questions about current and future spies & espionage for future posts. Thanks! #espionage #futureofspying #futureofespionage #spies #spying https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1287466310566256640
@evanwolf Well it will someday, the question is timing.
RT @ASlavitt: The good news— and it is good news— is we are always 4-6 weeks from being able to do what countries around the world have don…
@fatemehx2 Oooh, great idea. Thanks Fati!
@wendyinfutures I did come across insect drones... but I think the most curious one will not be a technology vector. :-)
@wendyinfutures Reflecting on your question and my quip, I would say the weirdest new capability that gives an advantage is Authoritarianism itself. It has definite advantages over Democracy especially in terms of espionage.
@bronwynwilliams @wendyinfutures Yes I did.
@wendyinfutures Well it was new to me. It's counter intuitive to think that transparency is a negative.
Planning my day around pilates zoom class and @hopeconf, while I wait for this legal document before I start writing some more on this thing.
@gregcohn Great question!
@helenyung Thanks. That's a great tip.
Today I mixed patchouli with my normal sandalwood and amber. Delicious. #day3 #patchoulichallenge #2020quarantine
RT @KBAndersen: At “http://Vote.org, find out instantly if your voter registration’s current. If not, follow the instructions to re…
On Tuesday July 8, 2020 9am PT/Noon ET/5pm BST/6pm CET, the Credentials Community Group will have a diversity update by @heathervescent & intro to Global Legal Identifiers @GLEIF by Karla McKenna & Christoph Schneider moderated by @wycdd. Anyone can join: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2020Jul/0068.html
Watching @hopeconf now --> A History of Social Engineering https://hope.net/stream.html from the comfort of my own home with my dogs by my side. #socialengineering #disinformation #phreaking #hacking #hope2020
This is the lamest cache of "weapons" I've ever seen. Political psyops bullshitting. https://twitter.com/USAO_OR/status/1287883448862912512
Sometimes I really really miss my grandmother. I’ll come across something that was hers and want to know the story of it. These days, I think about a Sari that is at least 50 years old and brand new in the packaging. What was the story behind that? And also how do I wear a sari?
Desert sunset, wind blowing in the pines and palms, laying in the hammock, half moon to my left, Big Dipper to my right, cerveja in hand, my mind wanders and it’s easy to get nostalgic. Bliss and emptiness and potential and love and death and now.
This is actually today (doh typo). See you in 15 min! https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1287853767895859201
@pacoid Thank you Paco! Much appreciated. Say hello to your orchard for me!
Glut of books on disinformation. Guess I'm not surprised.
Note to self, do not eat indian food less than 4 hours before stretch class. (Or actually any kind of food.) 🤢
Hard to believe this was in one of my very first #futureofmoney scenarios. It's a decade old now. https://vimeo.com/52354666 https://twitter.com/AP/status/1288285378424836096
How to fight Russian manipulation? Know you are their target. Simply notice when you are emotionally triggered, pause, & do not hit send (my advice, it's not in the below article, which you can read about Active Measures a strategy under the Maskirovka Russian Info War umbrella.) https://twitter.com/RANDCorporation/status/1288349536474234880
RT @OregonGovBrown: After my discussions with VP Pence and others, the federal government has agreed to withdraw federal officers from Port…
Decided to check out the new Dua Lipa album today. Definitely danceable.
This is a beautiful piece. Thank you. https://twitter.com/everestpipkin/status/1285747202384633856
@SuchiPahi Assume every thing is propaganda. Take a deep breath. Continue on.
Like I've been saying, it's the Startup Competition of disinformation ops. An analogy: startups, Silicon Valley; information operations, present day Russia. https://twitter.com/john_sipher/status/1288566599360880641
imageFree will is the pause, the ability to chose not to retweet the propaganda or truth or any negatively contagious emotion. Most of us don’t have it, but we can practice it many times daily. 💓🙏💫
Watching now. Interesting to start out with the context of what is really critical & maslow's hierarchy of needs. https://hope.net/stream.html #electionsecurity https://twitter.com/hackerxbella/status/1288821651350724608
Espionage via Silicon Valley insider threat. https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-provides-new-expanded-set-of-espionage-charges-against-former-twitter-employees/ ht @lizhenry #insiderthreat #espionage #siliconvalley #twitter
There are 95 days before our election. Check your registration (important if you have moved) and register to vote right here. Super easy! https://www.vote.org/ #justvote
Wanna vote by mail? Sign up to get your absentee/vote by mail ballot here. I have voted by mail for a decade. It's comfortable, you can fill it out at your kitchen table & can mail it or deposit it at your polling location on election day: https://www.vote.org/absentee-ballot/
And even if you signed up for a vote by mail ballot, you can bring it into your election day polling location and "spoil" it and use a machine (or whatever is offered) to vote on election day. In the March 2020 primary, someone came into my election location & did just that.
Are you really dedicated to free and fair and accessible US elections? Stop RTing & take action. Volunteer to be a poll worker. Elections are run by local jurisdictions and this site will help you connect to yours and volunteer: https://www.workelections.com/
Thanks and see you on the flipside!
@pinkyracr Provisional votes count! But it's better to use your mail in ballot or vote in person (by spoiling your mail in ballot). This ensures no one votes twice!
Of course the economy shrank, and it will continue until we face the reality of covid-19 and create realistic long term solutions considering the needs of humans not profits. https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1288846073730039809
Today has been a scorcher, still 102 and the sun is about to set. I have no motivation for anything anymore.
I’m other news, I now have a resident roadrunner, and at least 30 gambel quail in three distinct flocks.
