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Would you believe someone if they told you that they had four simple words that if asked honestly can make you successful?
I have those four words.
My grandpa gave them to me when I started my first job at 13 and came home complaining of being bored. He asked me if I had asked my boss “What can I do?”. I hadn’t… why would I… who asks for more work? Not me… I just wanted to work long enough to make enough money to buy a Super Nintendo.
He told me something I won’t forget. He told me that asking “What can I do?” and then doing it had made him successful in anything he had ever tried.
Why am I telling you my secret of success? Mostly because I didn’t know it was a secret and because there was this question on twitter last night:
If you had 15 minutes with your company’s Chief Executive, what would you say… RIGHT NOW. Curious on answers…
— Rafał Łoś (@Wh1t3Rabbit)
My answer was:
@Wh1t3Rabbit "What can I do to help you do your job better?”
— Jerry Gamblin (@JGamblin)
His respone was telling:
@JGamblin Interesting. Love the idea but how do you say that without the hint of “you don’t do your job well enough” creeping in?
— Rafał Łoś (@Wh1t3Rabbit)
I see where he is coming from. I will admit sometimes I ask my wife “What can I do?” while I am sitting on the couch watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle reruns and surfing the web while she cooks dinner. Hoping she says “Nothing… I am just doing the dishes, negotiating world peace and cooking dinner…just finish watching TV” when I know in honesty I am not doing all I can.
Asking “What Can I Do?” is a dangerous question it can lead to all kinds of unattended consequences like having to take out the trash or having your boss give you more responsibilities.
So please be careful with those four words and dont tell anyone I told you.
The Missouri Capitol.
Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.
Today is the 250th anniversary of the founding of St.Louis. I called St.Louis home for most of my youth and still think of it as my hometown.
I figured I would celebrate by sharing a few of my favorite things about the city.
This view:
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard:
Baseball (of course):
The Square Beyond Compare:
I dont know who Dale Hansen is but I agree with 99% of the stuff he says in this video about Michael Sam.
How most users respond to updates.
First off I must admit one of my all time favorite movies is bloodsport.
I was watching it recently and it struck me that I have seen this Dim Mak scene play out at countless infosec cons:
No, I haven’t seen anyone break a brick with a secret move at an underground martial arts tournament (that I am telling you about) but I have seen people prove they can do amazing things only to be greeted with a room full of “not impressed” faces.
KOMU is the local NBC affiliate out of Columbia. To be honest I really love their news broadcasts and their website and rely on them for the majority of my news. Sorry KRCG and KMIZ.
Yesterday I got a couple of calls from people who were getting this when they visited the website:
After looking at the diagnostic page here it was clear that their ad network was distributing malicious software. It happens when you outsource your ads. It has happened to the NY Times, Yahoo and Wall-Street Journal. You clean it up, apologize and move on.
What is inexcusable to me is their social media team telling people to ignore what is a very valid warning:
http://t.co/B6A1jCvvs6 is safe to use. If you get a malware or “attack” warning, direct your browser to continue. We are working to correct.
— KOMU 8 News (@KOMUnews)
We are working with Google and our CMS provider to resolve the issue. There is no malware, http://t.co/4d7cNojOD7 is safe to use.
— KOMU 8 News (@KOMUnews)
This is putting their viewers PC’s at a very unnecessary risk. As someone who deals with this stuff for a living it is mind boggling that a company would do this.The software that is being distributed by those servers can lead to broken PCs, lost files and identity theft.
I like KOMU and I want them to get their website fixed but I dont like it when they lie to their customers.