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A Strongly Opinionanted Blog

I don't write too often, but when I do, i'm probably ranting about the state of things today and how the world is turning to sh*t.

Poverty Might Not Look the Way You Think

Bogdan BOTEZATU •

Poverty Might Not Look the Way You Think

Sometimes wealth is not measured in money, but in time and quiet.

Ring’s Super Bowl Ad and the Real Story of Surveillance Among Us

Bogdan BOTEZATU •

Ring’s Super Bowl Ad and the Real Story of Surveillance Among Us

Mass surveillance is already the norm and guess what? You're paying for it.

New Number, Who Dis? The Ghosts of Someone Else's Past

Bogdan BOTEZATU •

New Number, Who Dis? The Ghosts of Someone Else's Past

Why phone number recycling is a privacy disaster waiting to happen.

Dear Lean Six Sigma Rizz

Bogdan BOTEZATU •

Dear Lean Six Sigma Rizz

When you have time for that much personal branding, it means there’s nothing real left to show.

When Cloudflare Isn't Cloudflare: Dissecting a Fake Validation Attack Hidden in a WordPress Theme

Bogdan BOTEZATU •

When Cloudflare Isn't Cloudflare: Dissecting a Fake Validation Attack Hidden in a WordPress Theme

A malicious JavaScript hidden in a WordPress theme impersonated Cloudflare's bot verification to steal user data.

Fractional Non-Directional

Bogdan BOTEZATU •

Fractional Non-Directional

f you’ve spent more than 5 minutes on LinkedIn lately, you’ve probably seen fractional CxOs sold by fractions of the kilo

Yo, stranger, that's my email address

Bogdan BOTEZATU •

Yo, stranger, that's my email address

A cautionary tale about mistaken digital identities and people who don't understand how dangerous email can be.

Born Too Early to Explore Minecraft in VR, But Just in Time for VR Meetings in Teams

Bogdan BOTEZATU •

Born Too Early to Explore Minecraft in VR, But Just in Time for VR Meetings in Teams

Microsoft killed Minecraft VR but gave us VR PowerPoint meetings instead. Truly, a company of vision.

I am Officially Too Old for the Internet (and Apparently, VR Too)

Bogdan BOTEZATU •

I am Officially Too Old for the Internet (and Apparently, VR Too)

middle-aged tech dad finds himself lost in a surreal world of hand-walking avatars, meme dialects, and the crushing realization that he's no longer the main character of the internet.

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