Quote from The 36 Stratagems in Ancient China War about “Blame”

February 25, 2024

“He who blames others has a long way to go on their journey.
He who blames himself is half way there.
He who blames no one has arrived.”

– The 36 Stratagems in Ancient China War: 三十六计
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9993888-he-who-blames-others-has-a-long-way-to-go

#quotes


A candle loses nothing…

February 24, 2024

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Using quote marks & commas in passwords to mess with identity thieves

February 24, 2024

There’s a thread on Mastodon talking about how folks should add “quote” marks and “commas” to their passwords to fuck up the .CSV files that they’ll be dumped to when the service you use is inevitably hacked, owned & exfiltrated of user account data.

Someone posted this & I’ve been chuckling all morning at the ingenuity of some folk in the InfoSec scene:

xkcd: Exploits of a Mom


Kids: History matters.

February 24, 2024

We can at least hope that the world’s children have teachers who are patient enough to share — and be allowed to share — clear and fact-based historical knowledge.

Kids: History matters.

Cartoon of a teacher standing in front of a History 101 class saying to her students, "Bottom line: pay attention in this class and you won't be as easily fooled as your parents are."


Worst. President. In. History.

February 24, 2024

The 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey was conducted online via Qualtrics from November 15 to December 31, 2023.

The survey is a poll of historians, social science experts in presidential politics and authors of relevant peer-reviewed academic research.

News articles/posts about the Qualtrics/Brandon Rottinghaus survey:

Full report here:
http://www.brandonrottinghaus.com/uploads/
1/0/8/7/108798321/presidential_greatness_white_paper_2024.pdf