Ethics in Selection – Product, Personnel, and Testing

Ethics plays an important role in Merchant Services, so does Fines and Imprisonment. This stems back to a girl I once served in the US Military with. She referred to animal fecies as “presents” and her husband’s pet name was a can of fish. She buys and sells on ebay and he is in charge…

Brain Science

The brain is an amazing big fat piece of tissue, we don't fully understand.  In fact, as I study it closer, surveying the subject from several notable universities, I'm glad they are at least saying the same thing, for the most part. I'm studying the Neuron Firing System closely and have only learned the basics…

Observations (Clones) – DANGER

I want to start with my most fascinating observation of the week, but part of me wants to start at the cause of the encounter.  I'll refrain from that otherwise it will just get lost as a story of an Improper Arrest; another demonstration of misuse of power where words get in the way and…

Neuron Firing and the “Firewall”

This is a short comparison of the Neurological Firing System and the Computer Intrusion Protection called the "Firewall."  It briefly discusses the functions of Neurotransmitters and the Synapse. In computers, the firewall protects from intrusions, or other computers or users stealing resources or information.  It relates to the Brain by the use of its terminology…

Relativity in Communications

I sat back this morning after waking and had a 10 minute conversation with a non-technical person about Brain Wave Technologies, the interface the computer with the mind to assist in communications and to change what we call in AA & NA, personality defects.  At age 26, I was silently pondering the way the computer…

Scary File Sharing

I was just getting out of the military, finishing up my college degree, breaking up with my boyfriend, and moved into my own place.  It was the first time I'd lived alone in 6 years, getting a new job in the civilian world and living life in my 20s.  I was taking a class on…

Peer to Peer (P2P)

Do you remember Napster, Gnutella, and Kazaa?  These were popular peer to peer file sharing networks, where resources were pooled through a distributed network application that partitioned tasks or workloads between peers.  It was a great way to share files for free.  Peers made a portion of their resources, such as processing power, disk storage or…

Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a new currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown person using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Transactions are made with no middle men – meaning, no banks! There are no transaction fees and no need to give your real name.  It is a form of Digital Currency, created and held electronically.  Supposedly, no one…

Cloud Computing

What is it?  Cloud computing is computing in the clouds or using software as a service, hosted and stored somewhere else; accessible from the Internet.  My idea of "cloud computing" was to host a software package, such as Microsoft Office onto a server, where multiple users could access, use, and store files, without the need…

ITIL Lifecycle

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL):  Framework focusing on Design, Strategy, Transition, Operation, and Continual Service Improvement. ITSM:  Information Technology Service Management.  The set of activities required to deliver service to an organization including policies and strategies to Plan, Design, Deliver, Operate and Control. Other frameworks similar to ITIL: 1.  Controlled Objectives for Information and Related…