by Greg Scott | Nov 3, 2026 | Slice of Life
If government should stand on its head to make anything convenient for the public, voting should be at the top of the list. I don’t begrudge others who want to vote early or by mail, but I like voting in person on or near election day. I’m not sure why....
by Greg Scott | Oct 30, 2026 | Cybersecurity, Phish collection
I collect the best and worst phishing samples that come my way. Recently, I’ve seen several AI phishing pitches targeting me as an author. They use Amazon and other online book listings as source material, compose language designed to stroke my ego, and then...
by Greg Scott | Oct 25, 2026 | Technology
Thanks to Jerry’s Garden Center in Eagan, Minnesota for letting me snap a picture of a needle in a haystack. Don’t tell anyone from Jerry’s, but I almost lost that needle after I set it in the hay. Fortunately for all of us, I found it again after...
by Greg Scott | Sep 28, 2026 | Phish collection
On May 19, 2018, I wrote “I’m a failure in more ways than I can count. And that’s a good thing,” and included a quote from a publication named Book Business Magazine. The URL hijack attempt in the screenshot below came in on September 25, 2026. It...
by Greg Scott | Mar 29, 2026 | Politics and Religion, Slice of Life
Writing a blog post about every No Kings rally I attend is becoming a tradition. Here is why I went to the first Hands Off rally in April, 2025. Here is why I attended No Kings in June, 2025 and October 2025. This was my fourth rally, or third with a No Kings title....
by Greg Scott | Mar 9, 2026 | Slice of Life
If you met a person at random on the street and they told you, “You don’t belong in this country,” how would you handle it? My youngest grandson, Zeke, almost 14 years old as of March 9, 2026, likes his long dark hair. I sometimes call him...
by Greg Scott | Feb 19, 2026 | Technology, Who Says IT is Boring?
Table of Contents Use cases Streaming Server YouTube Initial Setup Capture livestream content – simple with YouTube Go Live More sophisticated livestream content with Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Record Your Channel ID Livestream Portability with a cell phone...
by Greg Scott | Jan 29, 2026 | Politics and Religion
As I compose this in late January, 2026, more than 3000 armed and masked thugs from the United States Department of Homeland Security are trying to turn Minnesota into a dystopian nightmare. They will fail. Here is a grass-roots story illustrating why. I was talking...
by Greg Scott | Jan 8, 2026 | Politics and Religion
Final update, January 17, 2026. I wasn’t going to write a blog post about the ICE Minneapolis murder because I didn’t think I had anything unique or useful to contribute beyond the outrage I share with millions of Americans. But shortly after an ICE agent...
by Greg Scott | Dec 29, 2025 | Phish collection
Anytime somebody says, “I read your profile and decided to contact you for your advice and collaboration,” it has to be a scam. Which profile? Where? But, as a public service, I played along and asked a challenge question. “What do you think about...
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