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Layers of cyber security?

Again, in the quest for compliance with the wiles of cyber security I stumbled onto yet another “expert” who had broken down cyber security into seven layers. I have to admit that I can agree with these for the most part, but maybe not their strict definitions. The 7...

Hanna and Barbera lied to me…

100 years ago, when I was growing up and network television was alive and well with all three channels and one PBS channel and 3 local channels.  I watched cartoons (I still do, a lot of the same ones from my youth via DVD). One of my favorites was Yogi Bear. It...

Confiscated Property Proceeds

A woman wins her home-seizure case before the Supreme Court. Failing to pay home property taxes for several years can result in the county where you live confiscating the property and selling it at auction. But who is entitled to the excess amount if the sales...

Generative AI

I have been hearing more and more about Generative AI.  So, I watched a webinar to get a better understanding.  One I never received my CPE for the webinar, but even worse I never got a decent definition of Generative AI. So, I went to the internet and found the...

Surprise at passive income

I was wasting some time and had on a section of an Arnold Schwarzenegger biography.  He seemingly moved to the US in 1968 and as soon as possible he was investing in small rental properties. While he lived in a small sparse unit, every dollar he could he keep...

Crypto

As crypto currencies become more unstable, the IRS continues to increase their scrutiny. Virtual currency under the IRS continues to be treated as a stock purchase, but the basis reporting is required to be done by the individual.  We have seen more holding companies...

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