Control Yourself, or at Least Your Core Self

Toward Delegated Democracy: Vote by Yourself, or Trust Your Network

The recent development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enables new ways of "democratic" decision-making such as a page-ranking system, which estimates the importance of a web page based on indirect trust on that page shared by diverse group of unorganized individuals. These kinds of "democracy" have not been acclaimed yet in the world of real politics. On the other hand, a lar...

Implementing Least Privilege at your Enterprise

Enterprise security involves people, process and technology. The principle of least privilege can and should be applied to all of those areas An expansion of the topic of 'least privilege' has some importance because, those responsible for information security, have had some past difficulty explaining it or gaining acceptance for this important principle. It is often referenced and occasionally...

Taking Charge of Yourself and Your Work

The Subversive Copy Editor: Advice from Chicago (Or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself)

Protecting yourself at work

You need to look after your body when you are at work. This not only prevents you from being injured but it also prevents you from living the remainder of your life with a long-term injury. If you do get injured at work, it may reduce your ability to continue to do that job – which means you might not be able to bring the same amount of money home to support your family. Therefore, anything you...