Learning about #cybersecurity is scary af.

The idea that there are full-time hackers with botnets just scouring the Internet looking for IP addresses with open ports to poke around in... I guess I always knew something like that was probably the case, but it's as if learning more about HOW it happens makes it more real. 👀

Really makes you want to build a digital bunker. And I was already someone who self-hosts anything I can figure out how to. GAH

#opsec

#sec

Also, pitch solutions not code. Clients don’t care about what you do day to day , but about what you can accomplish.

I can relate. I'm burning out (healthcare) and am taking 5 months later this year to travel with the family and regroup. Ideally never go back, but plenty of water to go under the bridge before then. Will network during those months, and may reduce hours back at the fiat mines in anticipation of a career change.

I have heard this so many times (the part about taking up time and mental energy) it’s a common thing.

As for freelance, I started on Upwork back when it was ok and built up contacts over time. I also built up a mailing list so when I needed work I’d just let everyone I know I’m available. That and some combination of referrals, Twitter and LinkedIn also did the trick.

For development work I imagine you’d have longer contracts. Mine were fixed engagement contracts.

About a month ago I accidentally deleted my account that had my mailing list so if I go back to freelancing I’ll be starting from scratch 😂 😭

TLDR; make good work. Make noise about it and share far and wide. Then let people know you are accepting work. Otherwise they won’t have a clue if you don’t make it known.

Asian markets now either know more than we do about an ETF, or are being coaxed into getting rekt.

My sats are in cold storage. So pass the popcorn.

I never went back

I’ve never had a fixed design career - it was always freelance and I had the luxury of switching context often - working on interesting things. I can imagine why someone might want a change of scenery once in a while for the sake of switching things up a bit.

Greg Maxwell makes a compelling argument that the 26.9 BTC sent to the Genesis reward address is Calvin Ayre forcing Craig Wright to either prove he is Satoshi or short circuit the COPA case before Craig loses in a more expensive manner.

Facts:

* Calvin Ayre has publicly and privately stated he believes Craig Wright is Satoshi, but that Craig is too autisticly obsessed with proving it "his way" to use the Genesis block private key, which is what Calvin wants Craig to do.

* Craig Wright owes the court £900,000 or, roughly, 26.9 BTC at the time the Satoshi address was recently funded

* Craig Wright does not fund his own legal adventurism -- he relies on Calvin

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GM 🤧🥵☕🐶

I'm sick of being sick.

#coffeechain

Remember when Bitcoin Twitter was a thing?

I n s o m n I a

I wonder if I will ever be able to sleep "normal" again after this passes.

If things get really weird, is it better to ride this out

A. In a city

B. On the coast

C. In the mountains

D. On a boat

E. In a Hawaiian bunker

F. Ride what out?