Scot Finnie

Biz & tech writer/editor, thought leader, former Computerworld EIC, leadership, IT, infosec, AI/ML, analytics, science, media. MacOS, Windows & Dragon expert

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@H3KTlC Absolutely you should be proud! But there are two tales here and the other isn’t one anyone should be proud of. At least there is some progress.

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@abbyfuller Password managers, the good ones, also make it easy to apply your password (unless some jerk blocks paste in the login fields). Someday we will eliminate passwords. In the meantime, products like 1Password, LastPass and others are the only realistic alternative.

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

.@Globe_Tara: To Bill Belichick: Don’t go to Washington and accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom https://t.co/BUH9nxV9Vi

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

The Disqualification Question https://t.co/agX5qPlmW9 This is what we should be focused on.

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@RBReich 27 ... 26 ... 25 ...

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@Anne_Michels Ok I’m a husband but I think we all should make it a point to celebrate life. It sounds to me that you’re not a whiskey fan. So we have to convince your husband to spring for extravagances that you can both enjoy — together.

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@spunkydbc @bambismusings Fran was among the most giving and kind people I have ever known. I wish I could thank her one more time for her generosity and sound judgment in managing the forums. But it was her friendship I treasured most. I can’t believe she’s gone.

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

That’s for sure

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

The perfect pitch will get through; easier said then done.

[Kelsey Ogletree @KelseyOgletree]

I've heard from two top editors the last few days that they liked my pitches but are literally too inundated with pitches/content right now to assign anything new. Just food for thought... sometimes it's not you, it's them. (But also, this is scary.)

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

Just another day at the Trump Funny Farm. Vote, people. Please. Make it happen. Your vote counts. Encourage friends and family to vote too. Together we can elect a change.

[Katie🌻Moussouris (she/her/she-ra/she-hulk) 🪷 @k8em0]

They removed the NOAA acting chief scientist for asking the new political appointees to acknowledge the scientific INTEGRITY policy.

They
Fired
A
Scientist
For
A
Request
For
Scientific

Integrity

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@kmingis Thanks so much! Belated Happy Birthday!

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

An old friend who is a generous and caring soul is battling macular degeneration. She’s having surgery today. Please help her pay the bills. https://t.co/LLV5NhF9uJ

[Ben Rhodes @brhodes]

Vote for Joe Biden like your life and democracy depends on it.

[Esther Choo, MD MPH @choo_ek]

Nothing in recent memory has broken my heart as much as gradually realizing that a family of a shattered man

whose chief concerns should have been - when can i see him, when does he get out of surgery, do you know his meds and allergies, his mama gets to go in first...

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@ParallelsCares Thanks. I'll do that.

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@ParallelsCares I can't get into my Win10 VM. For 5 hours empty black screen or "deleting snapshot." If force quit and relaunch, goes right back to deleting snapshot. Installed recent upate didnt help.

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@ParallelsCares Thanks. That's going to be difficult but I'll be mindful to shut it down when I can. The VM has been remarkably reliable until this, and it's been running for almost 3 years. Appreciate the help.

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@ParallelsCares That seems to have worked. Thanks. Is there any sort of maintenance that I can perform that would avoid this kind of situation in future?

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@ParallelsCares Hold on. Just tried those exact steps for the 2nd time this AM. It didn’t launch into snapshot deleting, but screen is just black

[Scot Finnie @ScotFinnie]

@ParallelsCares yes, I have time machine running