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Afternoon event on avoiding crypto scams
I am going to an afternoon event next Friday 4th October called “How to Scam People in Crypto and Avoid being scammed). The speakers look interesting and I know On Yavin from Cointelligence. How to Scam People in Crypto (and How to Avoid Being Scammed) (affiliate link)
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Should Managers or HR hire?
Most of my work has been for smaller organisations in highly competitive environments. In these organisations HR is not an empowered function and most hiring is done personally by managers. In larger organisations and those that are not subject to much competition for example, the BBC or Microsoft, then HR and their hiring quotas and…
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Integrating Contractors into your O365
Setting up IT for consultants is always a challenge and in the past often the only workable solution was to give them a domain account. Microsoft has done great work over the the past few years in supporting external users better and has now created a toolkit to address this challenge. https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/blog/2018/12/06/introducing-microsoft-365-freelance-toolkit-a-solution-to-launch-and-scale-your-freelance-workforce/
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Passwords as an attack surface
Here is an interesting article by Microsoft about passwords as an attack surface. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Azure-Active-Directory-Identity/Your-Pa-word-doesn-t-matter/ba-p/731984 TLDR: Make your users use 2FA (this can include Windows Hello/Biometrics).
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When to use Docker containerisation
Most of my posts recently have been about crypto as I try to build up my SEO for my crypto directory. To redress this balance here is a very interesting link about how and why you might use Docker containerisation. https://www.linode.com/docs/applications/containers/when-and-why-to-use-docker/
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Alternative Identity Solutions Could Unite Crypto and Regulators
There is a fundamental difference of views between those building crypto products and those regulating them. Many of the most important crypto products (such as Bitcoin) were designed to be censorship resistant because the developers think that free-exchange is a human right. Regulators have a different opinion, they believe that the state (and most particularly…
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Nuclear Power is Dead – vote for a carbon-free future
I trained as a nuclear physicist and have followed the industry closely. I thought that nuclear power would have a key role in ensuring that we keep greenhouse gases to a minimum. The Fukushima disaster showed how safe nuclear power is – a modern power station got hit by a tidal wave and suffered an…
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Fixed: HP Photosmart C5100 Only Prints Last Page of Document
If your HP Photosmart C5100 or similar printer has started only printing the last page of any document then you have a issue with newly updated drivers. The standard steps to resolution are, Run the printing troubleshooter Delete the printer, remove the drivers and reinstall If you have tried these and they did not work…
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To the Moon: What will Bitcoin be worth in 12 years time?
Learn why proof of work is Bitcoin’s Achilles’ heel and what Bitcoin might be worth in 12 years’ time. read the full article To the Moon: What will Bitcoin be worth in 12 years time? on the crypto directory CRYPTOSTAR.MONEY.read the full article To the Moon: What will Bitcoin be worth in 12 years time?…
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The Title
America raises tariffs on China, and the stakes in a trade war Last week a deal seemed close. Now the fear is of full-blown commercial conflict MEETING IN WASHINGTON, Chinese and American trade negotiators made it through dinner without hurling the plates at each other. But there was no truce on the menu. One minute…
Dr James Bayley
Creating successful projects
Dr James Bayley 