Building a Home Lab: Why Physical Security Matters More Than You Think
Tom Harrington
A lost Black Lab mix recently turned up in someone’s neighborhood, collar still attached but no owner in sight. Animal control is working to reunite the dog with its family.…
Why the Raspberry Pi is Becoming the Heart of DIY Hardware Projects
David Nguyen
I recently came across a project called the Saturnix—a DIY camera that looks like it could have been pulled straight from the set of a sci-fi thriller. It’s sleek, intentional,…
When Coaching Ambitions Take a U-Turn: What Really Happened With the Pelicans Assistant and Siena
Laura Bennett
A coaching opportunity fell through this week, and on the surface, it’s just another story of athletic chairs moving around. But there’s something worth examining here—the moment when someone steps…
How AI is Reshaping Jira and the Way Engineering Teams Actually Work
Michael Torres
I shipped my first product in 2015 with a team of three people. We used Jira to track everything—features, bugs, debt, you name it. It was messy and brilliant. Fast…
When Your Cybersecurity Lifeline Nearly Breaks: What Banks Aren’t Telling You
A few months ago, something quietly terrifying happened in the world of banking security. The system that banks rely on to track software vulnerabilities—the digital equivalent of a disease registry…
When Geopolitics Breaks Your Supply Chain: What We’re Not Talking About
Chris Sullivan
I’ve been in IT long enough to know that most people don’t think about supply chains until something breaks. Then suddenly everyone’s an expert. We’re seeing that play out right…
Why AI-Generated Code Is Making Developers Exhausted (And What We’re Missing)
A few weeks ago, I sat down with a senior developer at a mid-sized tech company. He looked tired. Not the usual end-of-sprint tired, but something deeper—the kind of exhaustion…
Docker and AI Agents: Why Container Isolation Matters When You’re Giving AI System Access
There’s a strange moment happening right now in tech where we’re collectively deciding to give artificial intelligence agents direct access to our systems. It sounds futuristic and exciting. It also…
Understanding the Handala Hack Team: What the FBI Director Breach Tells Us About State-Linked Cyber Threats
When the FBI Director’s personal email gets compromised, it’s worth paying attention. Not because it’s sensational—though it certainly is—but because it reveals something important about how state-linked threat actors operate,…
How AI and Commercial Technology Are Fundamentally Changing Modern Warfare
Natalie Foster
When we talk about the future of conflict, most people imagine Hollywood-style scenarios with autonomous weapons and digital battles fought in the cloud. But the reality is much more interesting—and…