My Blog

Thoughts, experiences, and insights from my journey in technology, automation, and the occasional failed experiment.

Jul 13, 2026

6 min read

They Didn't Buy an Election. They Bought the Word for It.

The first in a short series about one pattern: nothing gets hacked, something gets trusted that shouldn't. Bernie Sanders sat down with WIRED, got asked why we call Russian billionaires oligarchs but call ours entrepreneurs, and accidentally described a social-engineering attack running at the scale of a whole democracy's vocabulary. A nearly 30-year cybersecurity veteran reads Citizens United, Super PACs, and the AI automation push as one unpatched exploit wearing three costumes.

CybersecuritySocial EngineeringPolicy Analysis

Jul 07, 2026

7 min read

It Was Never Confusing. It Was Designed. And the Confusion Is the Point.

A Car Coach Reports video gets the first half right: the corner gas station is not gouging you. Then it hands you a respectable lie, that it is all taxes and California. That is the next layer of the same con. Part 3 of the series is about who is holding the valve, and why they need you confused to keep holding it.

Economic PolicyEnergyPersonal Story

Jun 29, 2026

7 min read

It Was Never a Dream. It Was a Subscription. And You Can't Cancel.

First they repealed the middle class. Now they're renting it back to you, one month at a time. Musician and analyst Benn Jordan calls it Leveragism. I've spent almost thirty years inside the software industry that pioneered the model, and I watched it spread from the server room to your driveway and living room. Here's where the keys are.

Economic PolicyTechnologyPersonal Story

Jun 25, 2026

6 min read

It Was Never a Dream. It Was a Policy. And They Repealed It.

A. Mechele Dickerson went on The Daily Show to explain how America engineered its middle class through deliberate policy, then dismantled it the same way. I filed Chapter 7 on October 15, 2025. Here's what that looks like up close, and why my fall wasn't a moral failing but a predictable output.

Economic PolicyPersonal Story

Mar 10, 2026

8 min read

The Lethal Trifecta: AI Agents Are the Biggest PII/BII Threat Nobody's Prepared For

Security researcher Simon Willison's Lethal Trifecta framework explains why virtually every AI agent deployment is already a PII/BII timebomb: private data access + exposure to untrusted content + the ability to communicate externally. All three conditions exist in your environment right now.

CybersecurityAIPrivacyAI Agents

Mar 08, 2026

10 min read

The Clock Is Ticking: AI Can Find Your Software Vulnerabilities, and It's Learning to Exploit Them

AI just found 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox in two weeks. It's better at finding bugs than exploiting them, for now. That gap is closing faster than anyone is prepared for.

CybersecurityAIPolicy Analysis

Mar 03, 2026

20 min read

An Open Letter to Every Lawmaker Who Has Never Felt Chronic Pain

I'm a 49-year-old chronic pain patient with a fused spine, a late-in-life AuDHD diagnosis, and nearly a decade of opioid dependency behind me. Medical cannabis gave me my life back. In return, my home state of Texas won't let me legally access it, federal law calls me a criminal for crossing state lines to get it, and the same government that approves pharmaceutical cannabis derivatives wants to strip my Second Amendment rights over a plant. I'm done being quiet.

Medical CannabisChronic PainPolicy AnalysisPersonal Story

Feb 20, 2026

8 min read

The Information Noose: The Systemic Erasure of the First Amendment

The First Amendment was never just a suggestion; it was the sacred realization by the authors of the American Revolution that the government must not control the flow of information. Today, we are watching a systemic pincer movement where the billionaires buy the pipes and the Presidency squeezes the valves.

First AmendmentFree SpeechPolicy Analysis

Feb 11, 2026

16 min read

Six Zero-Days and a Side of AI Risk: The February 2026 Patch Reality Check

Microsoft just dropped the February 2026 Patch Tuesday bundle, and it is not a 'we'll get to it next week' situation. We're looking at more than 50 vulnerabilities, including six zero-days that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild.

CybersecurityPatch ManagementZero-DayAI Safety

Feb 10, 2026

14 min read

The Privacy Crisis: Surveillance Technology and Its Impact on American Cities

ALPRs aren't just traffic cameras; they're corporate-owned surveillance machines systematically building detailed movement dossiers on everyday Americans. A critical analysis of how surveillance disproportionately targets marginalized communities.

PrivacySurveillancePolicy Analysis

Jan 28, 2026

18 min read

DOGE: The Data Consolidation Operation Disguised as Efficiency

DOGE wasn't an efficiency project. It was a power-and-data consolidation machine dressed up in budget cosplay. A technical analysis of how surveillance infrastructure was built under the guise of government reform.

PrivacySurveillancePolicy Analysis

Jan 13, 2026

8 min read

Why is my favicon still the classic BigFix logo?

Because it's a badge of honor, a conversation starter, and a nod to one of the best chapters of my career. The story behind a tattoo, community support, and the lasting impact of BigFix.

BigFixCareer StoryTech Community

Dec 15, 2025

16 min read

When Trump 2.0 Goes Cyber: Why We Need a New CISA and a Bigger Cyber Playbook

A year-long coordinated assault on U.S. cyber-infrastructure demonstrates why we need to restore CISA and raise the bar on cybersecurity. From policy prescriptions to practical solutions, here's what national resilience requires.

CybersecurityPolicyTechnology

Jan 15, 2025

9 min read

When a Church Nails AI Ethics (From a Privacy Hawk Who's Agnostic)

I didn't expect to find common ground with a church on AI ethics. But their four principles offer surprisingly practical guidance for responsible AI use, privacy protection, and maintaining human autonomy.

AI EthicsPrivacyTechnology

Dec 08, 2025

14 min read

Goodbye Price Tags, Hello Dynamic Gouging: How Grocers and Algorithms Are Quietly Taxing Your Life

The classic price tag is dying, replaced by data-driven algorithmic price steering. As someone who worked on early digital shelf tags at America's largest grocery chain, I can tell you: it was scary then, it's much scarier now.

PrivacySurveillanceTechnology

Nov 29, 2025

10 min read

When "AI Safety" Becomes a Weapon: Lessons from Anthropic's Claude Hack Story

How 'AI safety' is being rebranded into a narrative weapon that centralizes control while the same systems remain fundamentally exploitable. A critical look at what really happened with Anthropic's Claude hack.

AI SafetyCybersecurityTechnology

Sep 23, 2025

12 min read

Breaking the "Safe" Illusion: Why AI-Powered Police Cameras Threaten Your Privacy

All across the U.S., cameras you barely notice are logging license plates and building a dossier on everyday movement. These aren't just traffic cams anymore - they're corporate-owned surveillance systems that threaten your privacy.

PrivacyAI & SurveillanceTechnology

Apr 24, 2025

15 min read

Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: What's Changing

How artificial intelligence is transforming the cybersecurity landscape and what organizations need to know to stay ahead.

Technology

Jan 04, 2024

12 min read

BigFix Automation: Beyond the Basics

Advanced techniques for automating enterprise endpoint management with HCL BigFix that I've developed over years of practice.

Technology

Dec 16, 2023

7 min read

The RV Manufacturing Dream: Technology Meets Mobility

My vision for integrating advanced technology into RV manufacturing and services - a look into the future of mobile living.

From My Experiences

Dec 30, 2022

8 min read

What the Hell is a BigFox?

BigFox is the nickname lovingly given to our tiny home and is the amalgamation of BigFix & Arctic Fox. She's based on a fully-customized 2016 Northwood Arctic Fox 31D travel trailer.

RV LifeNomadic LifeOff-GridFrom My Experiences