Nobody is both that bored and that motivated. Unless paid.

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Apparently not.

I got nothin

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Oof real. I love taking the 4Runner places off the beaten path (but still on a proper trail ofc). Get far enough out on a hard enough trail and it becomes zero to slight peopley

True. It is plausible. At the same time I have to think that if the human race hasn’t evolved to factor cooperation in tribes in most cases, we wouldn’t be here discussing this.

My cat told me not to believe these lies spread by dogs.

As a lifetime resident of the arid Western United States, I am also gonna nope on outta that damp hell.

Yes.

Idk what you’re into buddy

but I like it.

Inflation.

What the saying is trying to convey:

Sometimes people focus on a few small details of some problem to such a great degree that they completely fail to consider the larger context and purpose.

It isn’t trying to say details are unimportant. Only that the larger context matters and should be considered while investigating the details of a problem.

I am trying to think of a good example. The one I found online is something like, “the senator was so focused on the wording of one subsection of the bill he didn’t stop to consider the bill was too unpopular to ever pass regardless of the wording”.

Ok how about this. Let’s say a company is to unify access control across disparate systems. The overarching goal is to be able to set policy in one place not in each individual application.

A team is in the process of evaluating a candidate product. They want to complete the evaluation in a set time frame and focus on a particular scenario (web app, specific tech stack) for a proof of concept that isn’t representative of many of the typical scenarios in the company (web, database, API, etc).

The team spends their time focused on getting the evaluation done and discovers the product doesn’t integrate as well as originally expected with a key system. They focus on coming up with a solution so they can complete the proof of concept.

They consider their efforts a success when they finish up the eval on time.

But the evaluation wasn’t useful because it didn’t really consider the overarching project goals and in the end the solution didn’t even meet those goals!

Hope this helps.

I think you win.

If you haven’t yet, give Lief Ove Andsnes’ rendition a try.

Everyone has their favorite interpretations, I guess. This is one of mine. From a pianist that impressed the hell out of me when I first heard him.

(The album Horizons if the link doesn’t work or you’re boycotting Spotify or whatever)

Dvorak Symphony No 9, Largo

God I am getting crazy goosebumps just listening to this again. I love the 9th symphony so much.

Oh wow that is amazing. Thank you!

I forgot how much I love this kind of choral music.

Best I have ever had was this, but on cibatta with a spicy Cajun mayo type spread. From a local deli chain in Denver.

Not op and I don’t think they forfeit that right at all.

What I have wrestled with is: where is the line between taking precautions against known threats and victim blaming?

Maybe the line is temporal.

After someone is victimized, we can acknowledge that and maybe keep our mouths shut with victim blaming nonsense like, “you should have done XYZ”. Because that doesn’t help, further hurts the victim, and saying it makes you an asshole.

Prior to being victimized isn’t it up to each of us to evaluate and manage personal risks given all the threats we face every day? I think so and I think each of us is responsible for learning about and managing risk and deciding what precautions to take.

That isn’t to say we must take every precaution no matter how impractical or outrageous (like not walking on the sidewalk or never taking nude selfies).

It is never acceptable to tell someone else what their risk tolerance is or to dictate to them what precautions to take.

Doing that is being an asshole.

And I now believe that is where the line is drawn.

It is shitty to tell others how to live their life. It is good, however, to be willing to help people be aware of and understand the risks they face and offer advice if asked, on mitigating those risks. Provided your goal is to help and you don’t act like a sanctimonious ass.

Whatever we do, we may still be victimized and the blame always rests squarely on the shoulders of the perpetrator. They took the action that victimized us.

If you couldn’t tell I do cybersecurity as a living. My job isn’t to manage risk, it’s to help others achieve their objectives while understanding and managing risks they face.

“Lobsters on snowbanks in cute little mittens” would fit the theme and the meter better… Just sayin’

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Indeed. The message: you’re helpless. Just sit around and wait to be rescued. Any minute now…