devnullmonkey

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   by devnullmonkey 9y ago

   Welders in my area can make > 100k easy. Houston area. Lots of work, not enough qualified welders.
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   by devnullmonkey 9y ago

   Ah, yes... the "paper tiger". While I do have certs myself, it's only because my employer has required them. Left to my own devices, I would never bother. I've been in IT for almost 20 years and I agree that the "no
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   by devnullmonkey 9y ago

   The problem is one of trust, methinks. Most certs require only that you "know" the material well enough to pass a test that uses your memory. If the tests were empirical, say like the Red Hat tests or the Cisco CCIE, then the trus
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   by devnullmonkey 9y ago

   I had to get the CEH when I was hired on by a security consulting firm back in Northern Virginia. I now do not include this cert on my CV for (perhaps irrational) fear that someone in some HR department may think "Oh, no! This guys is
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   by devnullmonkey 10y ago

   You can always use CryptDNS, which prevents this. CryptDNS plus OpenDNS and you're pretty good. Add a VPN and you're doing better than 99% of people online. Add uBlock Origin, Decentraleyes, Privacy Badger, and block http/s r
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   by devnullmonkey 10y ago

   I rang up Verizon Wireless this morning and asked to speak with a supervisor. I use a Google Pixel. I told the woman that came on the line my fear of AppFlash not only ruining the security of my mobile phone, but molesting the beauty that i