Notices by Michael Kohlman (norombasic@mastodon.world)

@briankrebs I've been in IT since about 1993. Lot of history, lot of changes. This is one of the things that hasn't changed, and while after 30+ years I developed a few thoughts about why this career attracts these assholes, it saddens me how little progress has been made in lessening their impact.

@skinnylatte And for the Tech Geeks, Monterey is also using the first-in-the U.S. open-standards, open-loop contactless fare system. No passes, no accounts needed, automatic fare capping, automatic transfers, MasterCard, Visa, Smart Phones, pretty much any NFC payment device will work. Discover and Amex before the summer is out, looking into Zelle as well. if registered with login.gov, auto senior discounts, auto veteran discounts, plus some other cool stuff coming in the next 22 months.

For those that are seeking to understand what is going on the U.S., history, both ancient and recent, provides examples, if we just pay attention:

 
https://apnews.com/article/trump-orban-hungary-autocracy-authoritarian-republicans-dfdf6299a614ec4e364be37c1132e446

@TonyStark

Official Obscure Comic Book Reference:

{they} will look up and shout "Save us!"... and I'll look down and whisper "No.”

@briankrebs

Welcome to the Great Outsourcing of Public Service Information Technology Governance to Private Vendors...

Without beating up on the IRS IT folk (IMHO they have phenomenal people over there trying to change things), this is a story I see every day as a Public CIO. Agencies hand over the keys and accountability for technology solutions to vendors with very little in-house SME or time to dig into what they actually do. Then we act surprised when we find that they do these things