Revisiting the wisdom of W. Edwards Deming as it applies to Cybersecurity

 

Here is another link to an article I read over the weekend.  Although I disagree with about a third of Willis' recommendations about how we should approach cybersecurity, the (long) monograph is an interesting read.  Deming's principles are frequently applicable to new situations.

 

DevSecOps to "Platform Engineering" WTH?

 

It seems as if every few years, the Software Engineering Communities start hyping the next "Great! New! Thing"^TM We had Agile in 2001, DevOps in 2007, DevSecOps (almost), and now the hype cycle for "Platform Engineering" has become the popular mantra for faster, better, cheaper software development and maintenance.  I am grateful to Dan Bryant for writing this explanation; it's cogent and succinct.  Check it out.

 

 

 

 

 

Terminus by Peter Clines (2020)

Not nearly as terrible as the third book, but not quite as good as the first two books, 3/5 Stars.  I don't really recommend the last two books in the series.  The Lovecraft homages are not worth the bad story-telling.

Spin by Robert Charles Wilson (2006)

Fantastic!  I really enjoyed this story.  I didn't care about the terrible celestial mechanics or the inconsistencies in the magic system.  5/5 Stars.  I need to hunt down the sequels now.

Permutation City by Greg Egan (2014)

Greg Egan is  among the hard sci-fi authors I have been meaning to read for several decades (since the 1980s).  But I never got around to reading a single one of his books.  I really enjoyed this book, despite the overwhelming barrage of mind-blowing ideas per second.  I love the author's science and math.  I love the Australian slice-of-life personal relationships, values, and dialogue. The story is also amazing. 5/5 Stars.  I shall definitely read more of his books this year. I am also satisfied that I am now reading some good books after a string of bad ones.

Mehr als nur Atome von Sabine Hossenfelder (2023

Ich habe dieses Buch wirklich genossen. Der Autor macht einige absichtlich kontroverse und bissige Behauptungen. Sie kritisiert Physiker und ihre Finanzierungsquellen. Sie geht tief in die Metaphysik und die Philosophie dessen ein, was wir glauben sollten. 5/5 Sterne.

Fool me once by Harlan Coben (2016)

Fun, entertaining, interesting story with a big heart. 4/5 Stars.

The Forever World by Ethan Rhodes (2024)

This book is terrible.  I stopped reading about 1/3 of the way through. Bad physics, bad economics, cardboard characters, terrible cliché tropes, yuck, blech. 0/5 Stars.

Hacking the Hacker by Roger A Grimes (2017)

I know much too little about cybersecurity and this dense, simple, approachable book is a good overview with some useful information.  It's not really technical enough for me and there is too much attention to the older material of interviews the author had conducted previously. I am disappointed. 3/5 Stars.

New Earth by Ben Bova (2013)

In the last millenium, I used to read magazines that published Ben Bova's stories and I would sometimes read one of his books.  I am not a big fan of his characters, style, or world building because there are frequently too many pivotal moments that change everything too suddenly and I can't sustain my disbelief. I don't know why this one appeared in my stack; it is the 21st novel in a series, very few of which I read.  It's not that bad, but still not great. 3/5 Stars.  I shall not read the others.