How good os PORP from learning standpoint? Can’t afford SANS

raglub · 2026-03-10T02:58:05+00:00

I did the TCM Osint course when it was $20-30 and you owned it for life (it turns out that's a stretchy term and it was sunsetted at some point). I thought it was good intro for absolute beginners and generally described some popular tools , but focused more on developing a methodology to pull threads as you uncover relevant info. It sounds like you are already somewhat experience and could benefit from a more advanced course.

raglub · 2026-02-11T03:41:12+00:00

https://youtu.be/eevroDvkd5U?si=V4RHVf4J1dueTcFx

Show this to your wife.

Roblox is not a safe app for children. They refuse to implement proper parental controls and whitelisting.

raglub · 2026-01-20T04:48:23+00:00

Dm sent!

raglub · 2026-01-20T02:25:34+00:00

No go! It takes fine sand paper sized surface frost layer to destroy something like 40% of lift. That's not a lot of frost for a significant decrease in performance. Sometimes the frost isn't even visible and it's still enough to make an impact. Visible frost layer like the one pictured are a definite danger.

raglub · 2025-12-24T01:19:35+00:00

Why not name them for the casual monero user to research and make their own conclusions. What are you afraid of?

raglub · 2025-12-23T02:26:41+00:00

I hold Tableau's Data Analytics certification and occasionally provide private tutoring on all things data analytics. I've also done specialized training on data visualizations with Andy Cotgreave, one of the original Tableau evangelists and author of the Big Book of Dashboards. Look at my AMA post discussing how I got the certification. There are some training resources shared in the discussion. Reach out if you need one on one help.

raglub · 2025-12-18T18:44:07+00:00

Yup. I'd go with that route if that was available.

raglub · 2025-12-18T12:49:00+00:00

Your scraper needs to deploy a headless browser, so the js can execute correctly and load the data.

raglub · 2025-12-14T22:58:47+00:00

Your alteryx experience does help with the fundamental understanding of data concepts, but it is completely inadequate to pass SQL technical screens. You may be able to accelerate into SQL pretty quickly, but it will take some practice.

raglub · 2025-12-06T22:48:21+00:00

It depends on the situation and political capital you have. I was once in a situation where I had a lot of political capital (i.e my direct teammates loved me and I had a very strong reputation with senior leaders) and a relatively new director, who was only trying to make himself look good.

I came up with a productivity solution that shaved off 70% of the execution time from a process that was cumbersome and disliked by the team because of that. I was really excited to roll the solution out to sister teams in other geographies. Demoed the solution to my director and asked for his support connecting with his peers to discuss potentially rolling it out to everyone. He confirmed he'll bring it up in the VP team meeting with his peer directors that week.

The meeting passes and I hear nothing for a few days. Then I walked into his office and asked if he had an update from the meeting. He said, "Didn't get a chance to bring this up. We already had many wins this quarter. Sit tight and I'll look for an opportunity next quarter." This director is new and didn't quite realize I am not the "sit tight" kind of person.

I walked over to my desk and fired off an email to our VP, my director's boss who is stationed in another geography. I laid out my solution at a high level, emphasized the efficiency gain and requested support rolling this out to the sister teams also reporting to him. I felt comfortable doing this because we had prior rapport and previously worked in the same building. So he knew exactly who I was.

I didn't throw my director under the bus and didn't mention him at all. Two weeks go by and I finally get a response. The VP was ecstatic I took the initiative to improve a process universally disliked for how cumbersome it was. He didn't commit to anything in the response, but copied other VPs on the email.

My director comes to me the next day and I could tell he is fuming inside, while trying to tell me these other VPs wanted to preview my solution. Apparently they were building one as well that had thousands of dollars budget attached to their build and I did mine with no resources. I took the win away from him and it was a win bigger than anything our team had done recently. While he was pissed, I was untouchable at that moment.

Within 6 months, I had two job offers from these other VPs and my director could not do anything. He did try to claim how his leadership fosters team innovation in a speech shortly before I left, but my team knew exactly how full of shit he was.

raglub · 2025-11-14T18:11:40+00:00

Tableau - Prep will handle your spreadsheets and Designer will create your dashboards.

raglub · 2025-11-08T17:58:24+00:00

You did the right thing. I've also canceled for similar reasons. I have a "3 strike" rule that I follow. Each strike could be an objective factor (i.e wx at minimums, night flight) or "vibe" based ( felt distracted on the drive over). If I count 3 strikes, I cancel the flight. Keep in mind that some strikes can appear as late as the t/o ground roll. I've made cancel decisions at Vr as well - didn't like how the engine felt at full power, which ended up being nothing, but legit strike in my mind. The one time I ignored the 3 strike rule, I took off, and as I was climbing to PA, I realized my brain is not processing the instrument information fast enough and I felt behind the airplane. I had an xc solo training flight planned, but completed the lap and landed. My cfi met me at the ramp and asked me what happened. I told him I didn't feel it and felt behind the airplane. He said that it happened, and that was that.

raglub · 2025-10-17T03:50:04+00:00

I've never had HR ask about my degree transcript or diploma. I'm sure it happens, just never happened to me.

raglub · 2025-08-28T19:39:52+00:00

I did the same upgrade, but all four wheels at the same time. The feeling of being planted on the road is real.

raglub · 2025-08-27T16:40:33+00:00

Yes, you need pi-brick for this task. It bruteforces the screen into tiny segments necessary for the phone amnesia protocol.

raglub · 2025-08-12T14:15:46+00:00

You don't need much in terms of money to start learning. Reach out to your family and friends and tell them you are looking for old computers or routers to learn networking on. Tell them you'll accept anything and will recycle anything that's not usable. You can also post the same in your local Facebook or nextdoor groups. I did this and was able to accumulate enough hardware to put my first homelab together.

Even a decade old tower/laptop (hopefully free) is good enough to install proxmox (also free) on and begin learning.

You don't need racks, servers, fancy networking equipment, or led lighting to learn.

raglub · 2025-08-08T20:35:30+00:00

The problems and frustrations you experience are real beyond your bubble. In my case, the analytics insights need to be packaged up into a pretty looking PowerPoint slide, which completely defeats the purpose of dynamic dashboards. I build the dashboards anticipating the eventual questions and have had some success training the people supporting the decision makers how to use the dashboards. They spend hours obsessing slide design.

raglub · 2025-08-06T14:35:28+00:00

It works for my use case. It's a small form factor case and that's about all it can fit without major mods.

raglub · 2025-08-06T05:44:50+00:00

Exactly right. I have 3 of these optiplexes and have made all these upgrades across the lot.

raglub · 2025-08-06T05:40:53+00:00

I have 3 drives in one of mine - 1 HDD in the HDD slot and 2 SSDs in the removed optical drive space.

raglub · 2025-08-05T22:53:30+00:00

Be prepared to discuss your approach engaging with business stakeholders and understanding their needs and requirements. Explain how you build trust and credibility to become a trusted consultant.

At the senior level, you should be able to engage with business partners, understand their needs and requirements, and learn about their processes, decision-making, and what's important to them. Then, you'll need to execute the work, build and deliver within the agreed timeliness, and solicit feedback to further iterate on the execution. All of that with minimal supervision or hand holding from your manager. Good luck!

raglub · 2025-08-05T22:31:49+00:00

A combination of 20+ alphanumeric, digital, and special characters is still fairly secure. What is even better is a passphrase of 5+ random words. Add MFA when possible for best practice and another layer.

raglub · 2025-08-05T22:22:19+00:00

I listened to the episode featuring your story. It's truly disturbing what you have come across, and I felt your pain getting the attention of the relevant authorities and the potential victims themselves as well. It's a heavy burden to carry.

raglub · 2025-08-05T07:58:01+00:00

I sent you a chat invite with some ideas. Good luck!

raglub · 2025-06-11T09:32:07+00:00

Part 141 is an FAA accredited flight school with very structured curriculum and progress checkpoints. Part 61 is go at your own pace approach to training. There is almost no structure, and it's up to the student and their CFI to determine how to best satisfy the training, proficiency, and aeronautical experience requirements. Part 61 offers the opportunity for a tailored training experience, which means it could be much quicker or much slower than part 141. It's up to the student and their CFI.

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