firstinitiallastname http://www.filn.net/blog putting the 'er' in Internet Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:35:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hard Decisions are Hard http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firstinitiallastname/~3/0b_n3X1RcXE/ http://www.filn.net/blog/2011/06/01/hard-decisions-are-hard/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:35:45 +0000 Tim Erlin http://www.filn.net/blog/?p=127 I wonder what the list of things Bill Gates decided not to do looks like.



]]> http://www.filn.net/blog/2011/06/01/hard-decisions-are-hard/feed/ 0 http://www.filn.net/blog/2011/06/01/hard-decisions-are-hard/ Do Not Read This Book http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firstinitiallastname/~3/HmXO5u5XMaE/ http://www.filn.net/blog/2011/05/27/do-not-read-this-book/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 18:28:54 +0000 Tim Erlin http://www.filn.net/blog/?p=120 This book ruined my ability to enjoy watching soccer.

Ok, that’s not literally true. I still enjoy watching soccer as much as I did before, but it definitely ruined any chance of me following soccer as a sport. It turns out, shockingly, that the overall outcomes are largely predictable, at least to a level of confidence that makes being a fan hard to imagine. Of course, if you’re a fan of statistics and possibly money, and of failed businesses that won’t die, and even of sports gossip, the it’s a great book. Also, I learned to love multiple regression.

And definitely don’t but into this fallacy.

It may be true of the commentary, but not of the game. The numbers generated are hardly random.



]]> http://www.filn.net/blog/2011/05/27/do-not-read-this-book/feed/ 0 http://www.filn.net/blog/2011/05/27/do-not-read-this-book/ Tripwire Tripped http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firstinitiallastname/~3/XIasrml49Sc/ http://www.filn.net/blog/2011/05/26/tripwire-tripped/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 01:45:54 +0000 Tim Erlin http://www.filn.net/blog/?p=117 First this:

“Tripwire board of directors chairman William Lattin said the acquisition marks an exciting opportunity for Tripwire and is great news for Oregon business as it keeps the talent and expertise in Portland.”

Then this:

“Tripwire laid off about 50 employees Tuesday — nearly 15 percent of its total work force.”

I suppose he didn’t say they were keeping *jobs* in Portland, just talent and expertise.



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“Under current law, law enforcement does not need to acquire a search warrant to obtain email communications that have been stored for longer than 180 days.”



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Law 1: Reduce

Law 2: Organize

Law 3: Learn

Law 4: Time

Law 5: Differences

Law 6: Context

Law 7: Emotion

Law 8: Trust

Law 9: Failure

Law 10: The One



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]]> http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/09/29/video-interview-energysec/feed/ 0 http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/09/29/video-interview-energysec/ Thanks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firstinitiallastname/~3/TJcDz3pJ6YE/ http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/09/07/thanks/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:29:51 +0000 Tim Erlin http://www.filn.net/blog/?p=84 Thank you Squeaky Clean Laundry for your Wifi and Backroads Coffee for your coffee.



]]> http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/09/07/thanks/feed/ 0 http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/09/07/thanks/ Sloppy Sysadmin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firstinitiallastname/~3/KGGOYvyoyG4/ http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/08/30/sloppy-sysadmin/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:14:12 +0000 Tim Erlin http://www.filn.net/blog/?p=75 I just booked a room for an event at a Starwood hotel (Westin, W, Sheraton). I wanted to start the process over, so I just cut the URL back to the TLD and I got this page. Um…okay.



]]> http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/08/30/sloppy-sysadmin/feed/ 0 http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/08/30/sloppy-sysadmin/ Analyst 2.0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firstinitiallastname/~3/vHGcRUK5Ttk/ http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/08/30/analyst-2-0/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:38:34 +0000 Tim Erlin http://www.filn.net/blog/?p=70 If you need a laugh, and ever deal with analysts, take a look at the Harvester Fave, Magic Kingdom and DreamCycle in this report.



]]> http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/08/30/analyst-2-0/feed/ 0 http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/08/30/analyst-2-0/ Five Questions about Vulnerability Management http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firstinitiallastname/~3/jYH5lcG1GOs/ http://www.filn.net/blog/2010/08/23/five-questions-about-vulnerability-management/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:31:17 +0000 Tim Erlin http://www.filn.net/blog/?p=105 I answer five questions about vulnerability management for the nCircle site.



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