I just received the IriusRisk Secure-By-Design (SBD) Essentials certification.

Behold, my latest contribution to the English language:

stan·dard·speak /ˈstæn.dɚd.spiːk/

noun [uncountable]

1. (disapproving, linguistic slang) The formal, highly stylized, and wooden jargon characteristic of technical standards, regulatory frameworks, and specifications. It is marked by rigid modal verbs (shall, should, may), passive voice, excessive precision, and legalistic phrasing designed to minimize ambiguity at the expense of readability.

Fun thing I learned today:

TCL (Tool Command Language) used to be pronounced "tickle".

I just received the IriusRisk Threat Modeling Foundations (IR-TMF) certification.

Ignore the clickbait title and cover image: this is simply a little technique for being more likable.

Might be useful to those of us who have a deficit in this area, people in the autistic spectrum who are mistaken for narcissists, etc.

Leonard Cohen died in November of 2016, a mere few weeks after the release of his last record, You Want it Darker. The homonymous song of that record greatly surprised me, and revealed to me a Leonard Cohen that I was previously unaware of.