Jack

Simple.Devoted.True

[Akintola Steve @Akintola_steve]

You’re probably storing your users’ phone numbers, email addresses and home addresses in plain text.

If someone gains access to your database today, they’ll read them just as easily as you can.

The scary part?

Many developers don’t realize this can become a security issue, a compliance issue, and in some industries, a very expensive legal issue.

This thread will give you lots of insights towards what you need to know and not.

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

You don’t find yourself. You build yourself. And your actions are both the hammer and nails.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

One of the worst lies you tell yourself: “I just need to gather more information.”

Carl Jung coined the archetype of Puer Aeternus (Latin for the "eternal boy") as an adult who lives in a constant state of boyhood, with a fear of commitment and an obsession with preparation for action that never comes.

The modern world has made it easier than ever to fall into the Puer Aeturnus trap. Information gathering has become sport. Research, studying, learning, planning. All of it jammed into neat little dopamine feedback loops that convince you that you're doing something productive and valuable.

You're just one piece of information away from the big breakthrough. You'll start the business when your business plan is perfected. You'll meet your partner when you've scrolled through another round of profiles. You'll get that dream job when you have one more degree in hand.

I've been there. I was Puer Aeternus. Until I realized that the world wasn't being run by a bunch of geniuses with 47 PhDs and 170 IQs. The world was being run by a bunch of normal people with abnormal bias for action.

The opportunity you seek is floating around at all times. But you have to take action to seize it. Dopamine from information gathering is a dangerous drug. Get your dopamine from action.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Life advice nobody told you: Fear feeds on inaction. The longer you wait to act, the stronger your fear becomes. When you take action, you starve fear of the oxygen it needs to survive. The answer is found in the action.

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

Your brain will invent fake problems for you if you don't go out and find real ones

[Node.js @nodejs]

⚠️ We're encouraging all users to temporarily downgrade to Node.js v22.4.1 due to a bug in v22.5.0.

Full details here: https://t.co/N0UFoLqoak

[Hammed A. Akande @drhammed]

If you want to transition to Cybersecurity in 2024, you can register for ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity Entry-Level Certification (for FREE).

The exam voucher for 2024 is: CC1M12312024

It's an entry-level exam, and no work experience is required.

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[Mungai Kihanya @mungaikihanya]

Dear university students, lecturers, employers and government,

Please note that university is NOT intended to teach students SKILLS! If you want SKILLS, go to TVET colleges.

Universities teach KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge that will change you, the way you think, the way you interact>>>

[cheruiyotkb @cheruiyotkb]

A newly employed 25 year-old should begin with the basics. These include having own space, basic furniture, kitchenware, good quality electronics, good clothes and shoes (office & casual), etc.

Once through with the basics, he or she should invest in further knowledge and skills. This will increase the capacity to earn more.

Next, improving parents and siblings' situations - ensure parents are enrolled in NHIF. Medical expenses are recurrent in old age. Support siblings through school or college.

Finally, two other important areas to consider are:

Social capital - building lasting friendships that would help at times of need.

Financial capital - building assets for passive income and future stability.

[Zain Kahn @heykahn]

10 harsh career truths I know at 29 that I wish I knew at 19:

[CatherineK @CatherineKiiru]

Google Summer of Code is a great way to build Open Source projects from scratch🧵

The minimum stipend for contributors living in Kenya is $1,500 - $3,000, & can go higher depending on the project size and location. Checkout the stipends below:

https://t.co/JTTMxyyxMq

[Jack @M2Kris]

Is your area affected by power outages today? Check this out

cc @KenyaPower_Care

[Eric Githinji @eric_githinji]

I've added a dashboard to Power Map: https://t.co/1LPbcTqka9

In addition to a real time heat map of power outage complaints, you can now see how the complaints trend over time and also which areas generate the most complaints.

Let me know which new features you'd like to see!

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

The Productivity Paradox

Work longer, get less done.

Parkinson's Law says that work expands to fill the time available for its completion.

When you establish fixed hours to your work, you find unproductive ways to fill it.

Work like a lion instead—sprint, rest, repeat.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

You must avoid at all cost the idea that you can manage learning several skills at a time. You need to develop your powers of concentration, and understand that trying to multitask will be the death of the process.

[Jack @M2Kris]

Sometimes being naive helps you take action that you normally wouldn't

[Dr Rowena @footsoldierRow]

Here is a list of all, and I mean ALL 622 hospitals in Kenya approved by @MOH_Kenya as #Covidvaccination sites. Stop making your elderly parents travel to queue at Mbagathi whilst their nearest sub-counties can offer the service. Skim through and share to anyone over 58 yrs old.

[Jack @M2Kris]

"May you live every day of your life."

~Jonathan Swift

[Jack @M2Kris]

@dnjaga1 @threadreaderapp unroll

[Jack @M2Kris]

@theazdaq @LarryMadowo Read the date below the statement 'For immediate release' slowly and try to understand

[Jack @M2Kris]

@telegram's emoji animations are 🔥