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Unpacking Your Life

Exploring the crossroads of life, security, and self.

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Unpacking Your Life

Exploring the crossroads of life, security, and self.

Employee Distraction: The Hidden Security Threat No One Talks About

Posted on August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 By UPL Admin

When people picture a cyberattack, they often imagine some hoodie-wearing hacker hammering out lines of code to bypass firewalls. The truth is usually far less dramatic. Most breaches don’t come from sophisticated malware at all—they come from us. Distraction, fatigue, rushing to meet deadlines—these human factors now account for more…

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DigiByte: The Most Secure Blockchain No One Talks About

Posted on August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 By UPL Admin

While the crypto space gets distracted by meme coins, rug pulls, and whatever the Ethereum Foundation is debating this week, DigiByte keeps quietly doing what it’s done since 2014—securing its network with layered defenses that most projects only dream about. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if…

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So… About That 15.8 Million PayPal Credential Dump

Posted on August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 By UPL Admin

If you woke up this week and saw headlines about 15.8 million PayPal logins being dumped on the dark web, you might be wondering: “Did PayPal get hacked again?” The short answer? Not exactly. But the long answer is still worth your attention. Here’s what went down: A hacker going…

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The Mechanic’s Car Is Always Broken

Posted on August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 By UPL Admin

I was sitting with a good friend the other day, having one of those conversations that meanders through life, work, and all the messy pieces in between. At some point, he asked about the latest crypto theft—if I’d heard anything new from the forensics team. I sighed. “No. And honestly,…

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People. Process. Product. And… Getting Blocked

Posted on July 28, 2025July 30, 2025 By UPL Admin

Over a few months, I had been reaching out to someone I already knew—someone I genuinely respected and thought could be an amazing addition to something I was working on. This wasn’t some random cold outreach. We had a small relationship. We’d crossed paths before. My plan?✅ Grab some lunch…

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BUIDL: If You Build It, They Will Come – A Call to Action for #DigiByte – $DGB $BTC $LTC

Posted on July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 By UPL Admin

In the crypto world, HODL became the battle cry for holding onto your coins through thick and thin. But there’s another phrase that matters even more for long-term success: BUIDL. BUIDL isn’t just a clever misspelling—it’s a mindset. It means that instead of sitting around and waiting for mass adoption,…

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How Many Layers Deep? Corporate Responsibility, Data Breaches, and the High Cost of Digital Trust

Posted on July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 By UPL Admin

In the wake of yet another high-profile data breach, I find myself returning to a question that’s haunted me for years—long before it was a headline: How far does responsibility extend when a company’s security failure leads, indirectly or not, to your personal loss? For me, this isn’t an abstract…

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Targeted Again: Another Crypto Theft — This Time, I’m Exposing Everything

Posted on July 13, 2025July 13, 2025 By UPL Admin

On June 23, 2025, I was targeted once again. I mean really? This is getting old. Another direct hit. Another crypto theft. Another reminder that no matter how careful, how hardened, or how experienced we become—we are never off the radar of those who want what isn’t theirs. This time…

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DigiDollar and the Road Ahead: Why DigiByte’s Long Game is Just Getting Started – $DGB $LTC $BTC #DigiByte

Posted on July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 By UPL Admin

In the ever-shifting landscape of blockchain and digital currency, the noise can be deafening. Flashy token launches, influencer-driven pumps, and short-term thinking often dominate the headlines. But beneath the surface, true innovation and resilience are quietly at work. DigiByte has always been one of those quiet giants. Over the past…

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Two Writers, One Story: Dinner with Carrie Nyman

Posted on July 12, 2025July 13, 2025 By UPL Admin

Last night was one of those rare and unforgettable evenings that reminds you just how powerful human connection can be. After months of working together to bring Undermined into the world, I finally had the opportunity to meet Carrie Nyman—my ghostwriter, editor, and the emotional compass who helped shape my…

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Stay Weird. It`s kind of a hipster vibe. Lots of new-age, white guys with man buns in Hawaiian shirts. J/K lots of middle aged white guys with their kids. Good times will be had by all... And Al. See what I did there 😎

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Stay Weird. It's kind of a hipster vibe. Lots of new-age, white guys with man buns in Hawaiian shirts. J/K lots of middle aged white guys with their kids. Good times will be had by all... And Al. See what I did there 😎

It`s a double rainbow 🌈 man

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It's a double rainbow 🌈 man

Kind of a daddy daughter day. She wanted to race go karts. Did a really good job of blocking a middle aged white guy for most of the 2nd race. He was ticked. Then we had to go help a friend out and redo a horrible Spectrum install. Good help is hard to find. The tech did a really, really bad job. Then saw a double rainbow and took Emme, Oliver, Brandi, and Emme`s friend Kinsley out to dinner. Make every day and every moment count. 😎

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Kind of a daddy daughter day. She wanted to race go karts. Did a really good job of blocking a middle aged white guy for most of the 2nd race. He was ticked. Then we had to go help a friend out and redo a horrible Spectrum install. Good help is hard to find. The tech did a really, really bad job. Then saw a double rainbow and took Emme, Oliver, Brandi, and Emme's friend Kinsley out to dinner. Make every day and every moment count. 😎

Had to make a quick trip to Arkansas to take the side-by-side and bring the rhino back to Texas. Time to get the rhino ready for the desert. The tire tread looked a little weird. Thank you Discount Tire for a quick repair. Emme was my co-pilot for this adventure. She`s now 13. Where did time go?

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Had to make a quick trip to Arkansas to take the side-by-side and bring the rhino back to Texas. Time to get the rhino ready for the desert. The tire tread looked a little weird. Thank you Discount Tire for a quick repair. Emme was my co-pilot for this adventure. She's now 13. Where did time go?

ex-Microsoft. There is life on the other side...

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ex-Microsoft. There is life on the other side...

Live your best life every day 😎

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Live your best life every day 😎

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This weekend was a quick trip to our place in Arkansas. I needed to replace some shingles on the roof. I burned my butt through the jeans. Brandi arranged it so I had enough time to replace the exhaust on my 996 on Monday night.

For some reason this trip she took lots of pictures of me. Weird.

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This weekend was a quick trip to our place in Arkansas. I needed to replace some shingles on the roof. I burned my butt through the jeans. Brandi arranged it so I had enough time to replace the exhaust on my 996 on Monday night. 

For some reason this trip she took lots of pictures of me. Weird.
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