The fact that these posts have been fewer and far between speaks louder to how busy I've been. I'm still trying to keep up with this blog yet time has not been easy to find.
Someone very close to my heart passed away recently. The best aspect about this person was the manner in which he lived. He lived at the pace he liked. He was happy with what he had. A lesson I have taken from him is that you really do need to consider the bigger picture and remind yourself what you're working towards and why.
There is so much I want to know and I really do need to get over the fact that I will never know everything that I want to know. I need to focus more on what I truly want to know above other knowledge. It seems more and more that my passions are directed towards data management.
For the past two years I have been focused on infrastructure. Learning the physical means by which information and data is created, stored, and exchanged. I've gained much insight, though a daunting realization that the more I learn about hardware that I will never fully understand all the facets of hardware. Still I try to chip away at these subjects in order to better understand them. More and more I feel the urge to pursue a computer engineering degree of sorts.
As for present time I think databases are next on the menu for my studies. I still have a few weeks left of preparation before I plan to attempt the Security+ exam and must try my best to refrain from pouring into this next interest. Focus.
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Enjoy your day.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
Data structures, boolean stuff
What am I reading?
The Unix Operating System by Kaare Christian
What am I working on?
Security+
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Sponge-mode
I tripped and fell into a new job. Much better than the old job I must say! This is a great opportunity to learn. My co-workers are incredibly knowledgeable across many different spheres of knowledge. I am officially in sponge-mode.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
machine code and assembly
What am I reading?
The Unix Operating System by Kaare Christian
What am I working on?
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
machine code and assembly
What am I reading?
The Unix Operating System by Kaare Christian
What am I working on?
Security+
Thursday, March 16, 2017
And on and on and on...
Today was a good day. Life has been on one of those turbulent sections of the roller-coaster; not necessarily in a bad way either. I feel lately like my life has been more full of life than it has in a long time, both in ups and downs. Truly you cannot clearly perceive one without the other for contrast.
I find myself occupying a mental state that I have not been in since my early twenties. That was a time when I basked in multiplicity and being more fearless in my approach to other humans.
One thing that I have now which I lacked in my early years is a better sense of people. I used to be a very naive person. People aren't bad, they just make bad choices. That was a very loud thought in my head. While fundamentally I still do not disagree with that thought, today I am much more aware of the sort of bad choices some people are capable of.
What am I curious about today?
Federal Communication Commission device indexing, Read-only Memories
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
What am I working on?
Security+, Gentoo refresher
I find myself occupying a mental state that I have not been in since my early twenties. That was a time when I basked in multiplicity and being more fearless in my approach to other humans.
One thing that I have now which I lacked in my early years is a better sense of people. I used to be a very naive person. People aren't bad, they just make bad choices. That was a very loud thought in my head. While fundamentally I still do not disagree with that thought, today I am much more aware of the sort of bad choices some people are capable of.
Fast forward today, blogging, getting it all out there. A constructive outlet, just pouring out my mind.
I'm learning more about mobile devices and their architecture. I have a few phones that I would like crack and put a custom OS on. I'm feeling Gentoo call again but I also feel the need to stay focus on my current study path. So much to learn, so little time. Focus.
Speaking of focus, back to study.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
Federal Communication Commission device indexing, Read-only Memories
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
What am I working on?
Security+, Gentoo refresher
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Day 7 is the new Day 6
Slipped up. Sorry. It was literally the last thing I thought about before falling asleep last night. I promise to make up for it with an extra post at the end of this streak.
Life is just too jam-packed with stuff these days. We really need to find a way to overclock our brains. Imagine being able to achieve 100 hours of study in a few moments. That would be a major shift in our evolution as a species.
I have finally hit my first lull in study motivation. I want to play games. I want to sleep. I want to make origami. Focus Jon. Focus.
Found a really interesting document that I have the high hopes of reading, despite how daunting it seems. Lots of sub-sections and reference notation.... but the knowledge will be very useful. I'll be attacking this one a small chew at a time.
Looking forward to the end of all this snow. We got hit by what I hope is the last March blizzard. They've declared a state-of-emergency south of the border. Life up here is just the same as ever.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
Space and time
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
What am I working on?
Life is just too jam-packed with stuff these days. We really need to find a way to overclock our brains. Imagine being able to achieve 100 hours of study in a few moments. That would be a major shift in our evolution as a species.
I have finally hit my first lull in study motivation. I want to play games. I want to sleep. I want to make origami. Focus Jon. Focus.
Found a really interesting document that I have the high hopes of reading, despite how daunting it seems. Lots of sub-sections and reference notation.... but the knowledge will be very useful. I'll be attacking this one a small chew at a time.
Looking forward to the end of all this snow. We got hit by what I hope is the last March blizzard. They've declared a state-of-emergency south of the border. Life up here is just the same as ever.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
Space and time
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
What am I working on?
Security+
Monday, March 13, 2017
Day 5. Still Alive.
Day 5 is Monday. I don't mind Mondays. Today was actually a pretty damn good Monday I must say.
Still carrying on with the Security+ study. I feel that I'm starting to get traction on the material and have been noting many topics which I need to explore in more depth to gain familiarity.
It is very cold outside. March is a cruel month in this part of the world. It teases you with the promise of winter's end then blows a chilly -10° Celsius wind in your face. While most of the snow has subsided there plenty of dirt-infused ice clinging to the sidewalk curbs.
I'm learning a bit about .htaccess in order to broaden my web knowledge.
Hello? Anyone there? Just testing the line. Adios for now.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
.htaccess
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland (which I have not picked up in days despite the fact I still claim to be 'reading' it... note to self: go to bed 15 mins earlier and read in that time)
What am I working on?
Security+, line drawing
Still carrying on with the Security+ study. I feel that I'm starting to get traction on the material and have been noting many topics which I need to explore in more depth to gain familiarity.
It is very cold outside. March is a cruel month in this part of the world. It teases you with the promise of winter's end then blows a chilly -10° Celsius wind in your face. While most of the snow has subsided there plenty of dirt-infused ice clinging to the sidewalk curbs.
I'm learning a bit about .htaccess in order to broaden my web knowledge.
Hello? Anyone there? Just testing the line. Adios for now.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
.htaccess
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland (which I have not picked up in days despite the fact I still claim to be 'reading' it... note to self: go to bed 15 mins earlier and read in that time)
What am I working on?
Security+, line drawing
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Day 4 - Focus
It'll be a short one today as I have a lot on the plate. It is the first weekend in a while that we've had a chance to tidy up the apartment. Making more strides towards the Security+. The material is sticking a lot better than that active directory crap... sorry, active directory is an essential service... I didn't mean it.
I really would like to play some Rust today! Seems I never have time for gaming anymore. When I do I end up feeling guilty after playing for an hour or so and go back to studying.
Side-note: I want to make a text-based adventure game in Python. Something like Colossal Cave Adventure by William Crowther and Don Woods but a bit more refined.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
Fortran and assembly language
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
What am I working on?
I really would like to play some Rust today! Seems I never have time for gaming anymore. When I do I end up feeling guilty after playing for an hour or so and go back to studying.
Side-note: I want to make a text-based adventure game in Python. Something like Colossal Cave Adventure by William Crowther and Don Woods but a bit more refined.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
Fortran and assembly language
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
What am I working on?
Security+
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Solid Day 3
I think a key to building a successful habit is traction that two passing bits of matter need to amalgamate which results in a chain reaction. More mass equals more gravity, which means more mass, momentum, accumulation, complexification, etc.
On that note, I've decided to pause my MCSA study. I would still like very much to pursue the Microsoft cert path, though at this moment I feel it would be wise to be especially selective with which certifications I choose to pursue. I also feel that the Security+ will pair rather well with my CCNA R&S and serve as good preparation for the CCNA Security exam.
Having decided to switch gears I find, much to my benefit, that I enjoy the material much more than the MCSA stuff. That has definitely resulted in a higher rate of absorption into my neurons. While diving into the depths of Server 2012 does yield useful insight it is painfully dull at times. Powershell is pretty cool though.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
PCI-DSS and other security compliance standards
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
What am I working on?
Studying for Security+, cleaning the apartment, finishing a painting
On that note, I've decided to pause my MCSA study. I would still like very much to pursue the Microsoft cert path, though at this moment I feel it would be wise to be especially selective with which certifications I choose to pursue. I also feel that the Security+ will pair rather well with my CCNA R&S and serve as good preparation for the CCNA Security exam.
Having decided to switch gears I find, much to my benefit, that I enjoy the material much more than the MCSA stuff. That has definitely resulted in a higher rate of absorption into my neurons. While diving into the depths of Server 2012 does yield useful insight it is painfully dull at times. Powershell is pretty cool though.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
PCI-DSS and other security compliance standards
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
What am I working on?
Studying for Security+, cleaning the apartment, finishing a painting
Friday, March 10, 2017
Day...2?
So much for that seven day commitment I promised in the last post. I think that I am starting to get to the crux as to why I am unable to focus on blogging. It is definitely related on a lack of structure in my life.
I didn't give myself much time this morning, so I will spit out a few thoughts. I've decided to include a loose template for my subsequent posts. I will be highlighting what I am curious about on the day I post, what I am reading, and what I am working on. I feel this will be a good way to keep on task and aggregate my independent study into fruitful results.
Language is another huge interest of mine. At the moment I speak fluent English, semi-fluent French, and I can spit out basic dialog and read in German, Russian, and Arabic. I would like to bolster the languages that I know as well as add Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese to the mix. Japanese makes more sense because study will pair well with my love of anime films, plus I would like to read and write Kanji.
So many interests, so little time.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
Nginx vs. Apache, Jekyll and Mandarin
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
What am I working on?
Studying for 70-410, paintings for art show, album art for friend's band
I didn't give myself much time this morning, so I will spit out a few thoughts. I've decided to include a loose template for my subsequent posts. I will be highlighting what I am curious about on the day I post, what I am reading, and what I am working on. I feel this will be a good way to keep on task and aggregate my independent study into fruitful results.
Language is another huge interest of mine. At the moment I speak fluent English, semi-fluent French, and I can spit out basic dialog and read in German, Russian, and Arabic. I would like to bolster the languages that I know as well as add Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese to the mix. Japanese makes more sense because study will pair well with my love of anime films, plus I would like to read and write Kanji.
So many interests, so little time.
- Jon
What am I curious about today?
Nginx vs. Apache, Jekyll and Mandarin
What am I reading?
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
What am I working on?
Studying for 70-410, paintings for art show, album art for friend's band
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Day 1
So the blog... yes... I will be talking about what I am doing as a means to keep me on task. At present I work as a PC technician at a small computer store. Before that I was a stone mason, but that is the past. I still dabble with stone but I've chosen to pursue an IT career. Computers have always been something I've enjoyed, since a very early age. My first computer was a VIC-20. I really miss that thing.
I truly love learning and there is so much to learn in the world of information technology. Masonry did have its rewards. Hard good for good pay and the feeling that comes after building something that will last longer than you. I've definitely carried over many lessons learned in my previous vocation to my current.
The plan is to stick with this blog. A good friend of mine suggested once that the best way to build momentum is iteration. Focusing on instant quality can impede one from pushing forward. In the spirit of that I will make an effort to post on here at least once a day for the first week. That should get the ball rolling.
Ttfn.
- J
I truly love learning and there is so much to learn in the world of information technology. Masonry did have its rewards. Hard good for good pay and the feeling that comes after building something that will last longer than you. I've definitely carried over many lessons learned in my previous vocation to my current.
The plan is to stick with this blog. A good friend of mine suggested once that the best way to build momentum is iteration. Focusing on instant quality can impede one from pushing forward. In the spirit of that I will make an effort to post on here at least once a day for the first week. That should get the ball rolling.
Ttfn.
- J
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Coming soon...
Welcome!
At the moment there is not much to see. My hope for this blog is to augment my studies while sharing my learning experiences. That being said, there is a good chance this may very well just evolve into a repository for awesome cat images.
Full disclosure, this is an edit. I originally felt this blog would remain on the single topic of block-chain technology... thus the name. After some further consideration I have decided to abandon such limiting ways of thinking and opted to just fill this blog with whatever. At least I got a neat name from the brain-storming.
Cheers.
- J
At the moment there is not much to see. My hope for this blog is to augment my studies while sharing my learning experiences. That being said, there is a good chance this may very well just evolve into a repository for awesome cat images.
Full disclosure, this is an edit. I originally felt this blog would remain on the single topic of block-chain technology... thus the name. After some further consideration I have decided to abandon such limiting ways of thinking and opted to just fill this blog with whatever. At least I got a neat name from the brain-storming.
Cheers.
- J
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