Pundits love to make New Year predictions. Here are a few of my thoughts, predictions, and reminiscences for 2025.
Chatting Up ChatGPT
Check out my webcast all about using ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs). I cover basics about popular LLMs, tips for using them safely, and how to make prompts to get the best results.
LLMs and Prompt Engineering
I spoke at this year’s LayerOne conference about how to craft good prompts when working with LLMs like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, and Ollama.
Sanitize Before You Share
I hate it when people share links that have tons of tracking codes attached. It’s especially annoying when the people doing it work in cybersecurity like I do.
Why Developers Hate Cybersecurity
Before I switched career paths to work in cybersecurity, I worked primarily as a web developer, but I have also worked on desktop and mobile app projects. Because of this, I have a keen sensitivity for how people on the receiving end of a penetration test report will view the findings.
Why I Am and Am Not Afraid of AI
Generative AI systems like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Midjourney are good mashing-up what they’ve been fed, but ultimately, they are just tools.
Blessed Are the Worker Bees
I was recently told that when I referred to some of my coworkers as “worker bees,” they felt it was offensive. Given how our society undervalues ordinary people, I can see how that might be that case for some. Not for me.
Memorial Day Musings
I am lucky. No one in my immediate family died in military service to our country. Other families are not so lucky.