How to Befriend a Crow Often Mistaken Bird

The crows play hide-and-seek with Nicole Steinke after her older kids head to school. She feeds a family of the birds from her apartment balcony in Alexandria, Virginia, twice daily (usually peanuts, but walnuts and cashews are valued treats). Once there’s no food left, they’ll look for her as she walks around her neighborhood. When [...]

Is Spirituality a Component of Wisdom?

Wisdom has gained increasing interest among researchers over the last few decades as a biologically based personality trait relevant to physical well-being and mental health. Previous studies have identified six common, measurable components of wisdom: pro-social behaviors (empathy, compassion, altruism and a sense of fairness), emotional regulation, self-reflection or insight, acceptance of divergent perspectives, decisiveness [...]

A Handy Guide for Choosing a Managed Detection & Response (MDR) Service

October 07, 2020 The Hacker News Every company needs help with cybersecurity. No CISO ever said, "I have everything I need and am fully confident that our organization is fully protected against breaches." This is especially true for small and mid-sized enterprises that don't have the luxury of enormous cybersecurity budgets and a deep bench [...]

Hackers Leaked 269 GB of U.S. Police and Fusion Centers Data Online

June 22, 2020 Swati Khandelwal A group of hacktivists and transparency advocates has published a massive 269 GB of data allegedly stolen from more than 200 police departments, fusion centers, and other law enforcement agencies across the United States. Dubbed BlueLeaks, the exposed data leaked by the DDoSecrets group contains hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents from the [...]

Has Your Path in Life Meandered? Why It’s Okay to Take the Nonlinear Route

Has Your Path in Life Meandered? Why It’s Okay to Take the Nonlinear Route https://thomasplibbyblog.wordpress.com/2023/03/15/has-your-path-in-life-meandered-why-its-okay-to-take-the-nonlinear-route/ — Read on thomasplibbyblog.wordpress.com/2023/03/15/has-your-path-in-life-meandered-why-its-okay-to-take-the-nonlinear-route/