by Greg Scott | Jul 1, 2024 | Cybersecurity, Slice of Life
I started using Facebook back in 2009. A few friends greeted me. It was fun. I connected with my sister, T, and her family in Idaho and we’ve traded hundreds, or maybe thousands of messages since then. T was 11 when I was born. She spent much of her teenage...
by Greg Scott | May 20, 2024 | Slice of Life, Technology
For the latest in big company insanity, look to the recent Dell scheme to get rid of employees who work remotely. I snapped this picture while fighting rush-hour traffic in May, 2004. Now, Dell employees can look forward to more traffic fun. Dell has undergone quite...
by Greg Scott | May 5, 2024 | Phish collection, Slice of Life
Somebody generated an accurate credit report for me and used it in a phone phishing scam. They put on a worthy effort. My phone rang at 2:09 PM on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The Caller ID said “CHASE,” all uppercase, with phone number 800-955-9060. The caller,...
by Greg Scott | May 23, 2023 | Slice of Life
This story illustrates how the power dynamics in the traditional publishing industry are out of whack. I doubt this will change any time soon. As I write this in late May, 2023, I’m querying my new novel, Traffic School. For people outside the publishing...
by Greg Scott | Jun 14, 2022 | Slice of Life
I’ve been a gravel-in-the-belly DIY enthusiast my entire adult life. It’s a trust issue and goes back to high school and my very first car. It was a 1965 Pontiac Tempest convertible, and the switch to put the top up and down went bad. I took it to a...
by Greg Scott | Feb 25, 2022 | Slice of Life
Like billions of people around the world, I watched a madman direct the Russian military to crush Ukraine on Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, 2022. As I compose this on Friday morning, Feb. 25 US Central time, Russian soldiers are fighting across Ukraine while millions of...
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