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There are new reports that Trump wants to invade Canada and take full control of the Great Lakes. It's been tried before and failed. The last time the US tried to invade Canada, it got its butt handed to it. Learn from history - Canada is no pushover.

I'm proud to be a Canadian, but these days, not so proud to be American as well. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-of-1812

War of 1812

The War of 1812 (which lasted from 1812 to 1814) was a military conflict between the United States and Great Britain. As a colony of Great Britain, Canada was s...

@estherschindler Why would anyone want to water down their espresso to begin with? It's a dumb American thing. Canadians have more taste than that. But yes, I do see the humor here.
@Mastodon Why did you hide my account? I've certainly not broken any rules here? I'm seriously not pleased to see a note that says this account was hidden by the moderators.

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I know a lot of my followers depend on @GottaLaff for breaking news - so note that she changed servers (it’s subtle):

Hi @Laffy Great to have you following me here. We follow each other on Twitter too where I'm @CoffeeGeekGuy (I use that name here for another account too, but it's hidden at the moment.) However, I doubt I'll be long for that platform (or Facebook, for that matter.) Just wanted to say hello and thanks for the follow.

In my latest piece for #DataCenterKnowledge I look at how to build a sustainable data center in the AI era. The story looks in detail at power consumption, AI spending for data centers, ESG programs, clean energy, and right-sizing data centers.

My thanks to Sean Farney at JLL, John Young MBA ISSAP ISSMP CISSP CBSP at CyberDef LLC, James Grice at Akerman LLP, Jonathan Meade at Meade Engineering, and Uwe Erlenwein from IONOS.

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/sustainability/building-a-more-sustainable-data-center-challenges-and-opportunities-in-the-ai-era

Building a More Sustainable Data Center: Challenges and Opportunities in the AI Era

Data centers are under pressure to meet the demands of AI while improving sustainability. Discover the challenges and opportunities shaping this transformation.

If you are a cybersecurity exec, board member or C-suite exec and you're concerned about being ready for quantum computing, check out my latest in @CSOonline. I offer up multiple actions you can take immediately to prepare for the potential PQC threats.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3552701/the-cisos-guide-to-establishing-quantum-resilience.html

The CISO’s guide to establishing quantum resilience

Security leaders must help their orgs prepare immediately for a post-quantum environment. Here are the steps and strategies CISOs, security teams, and C-suite colleagues must take and shape — starting with facilitating a board-down cultural shift.

CSO Online

In my latest @DarkReading story, I look at how #deepfakes work & what can be done to defend against them. I also touch on how they can be used legitimately in business. As Prof. Yu Chen said, "We cannot believe our eyes anymore. What you see is not real." #cybersecurity

https://www.darkreading.com/data-privacy/regulators-combat-deepfakes-anti-fraud-rules

Regulators Combat Deepfakes With Anti-Fraud Rules

Despite the absence of laws specifically covering AI-based attacks, regulators can use rules around fraud and deceptive business practices to fight AI-based fraud and deepfakes.

This thoroughly sick and disgustingly evil person is somehow convinced that everything in the world happens or exists for him to be abused in shameless self-gratification -- including the burial site of someone in whose death he may well have been instrumental. Look at him smirking! LOOK AT THAT SMIRK!!
Just a reminder to join me and my guest Debbie Reynolds, The Data Diva, for Tech-Channels.com's inaugural Expert Insights Series: The State of Privacy 2024, tomorrow, June 11, at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET. You can still register for this free webcast at https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/19557/616847?utm_campaign=communication_reminder_24hr_registrants&utm_medium=email&utm_source=brighttalk-transact&utm_content=title&player-preauth=yhnBVu10TXs5s%2BBOvq%2BrSZHzo6G3pyaZue70K7bT%2F74%3D
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