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Posted on July 22, 2019

Bordeaux and guacamole: That’s a valid pairing, right?

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Posted on July 22, 2019

From the standard footer of an accountant’s email: “Please Note: The word SECURE in the subject line of our email encrypts data when communicating client-specific information. Please leave the word SECURE in the subject line.”

(A) No it doesn’t. (B) This is why RelaNet exists.

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Posted on July 22, 2019

Remember the security fiasco that Zoom went through a few weeks ago? The vulnerability was publicly announced July 8. On July 9, Zoom’s stock went up 3.8%. As of today, Zoom’s stock is up 108% since July 8.

I guess P.T. Barnum was right: There’s no such thing as bad publicity.

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Posted on July 21, 2019

I unintentionally took a break from Twitter this week and it’s been refreshing. I might have to keep this up.

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Posted on July 20, 2019

Some times a prospective client says, “No thanks,” and you just breathe a sigh of relief.

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Posted on July 18, 2019

I’m driving to my parents in Northern Indiana, and it’s sad to see so many fields either lying fallow or with barely sprouted crops. Between the rains that flooded fields in May and June, and the trade tariffs, there are a lot of farmers who are going to be hurting this year.

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Posted on July 12, 2019

Yesterday my brother found a handwritten essay that my mom wrote in the 2nd or 3rd grade, describing her experience on the farm taking care of her pet pig. ?? https://dazeend.org/2019/07/my-pet-pig/

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Posted on July 3, 2019

Don’t put yourself in the position of competing with platform owners. Whether you’re competing with Apple on iOS, or Automattic on WordPress, you’ll lose every time.

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