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The review should be about 300 words (a full page document). Please organize and elaborate your points. If you feel you need more than 300 words - you are free to do so (but make sure your points are not off-tangent). You will not get extra points for writing a mini-novel. Your grade is based on how well you synthesize the points in the article (including how you express your opinion, thoughts or understanding).
This dropbox utilizes an originality checker that will detect copied text. In your review, briefly summarize the article, provide things that you learned from the article, and then explain how the article might help you in your cyber security career. Since quality written communication skills are required in all cyber-related vocations, spelling and grammar will be graded in this assignment. Please insure that your review is written according to the highest grammatical standards.
Doing it wrong, or “us and them”
I was arguing with the wiring in a little RV over the weekend and it was the typical RV mix of automotive wiring, household wiring, and What The Expletive wiring. I fell back to my auto mechanic days and set about chasing the demons through the wires. Basic diagnostics: separate, isolate, test, reconnect, retest, repeat, until a path becomes clear. In this quest I used an old trick of mine (although I assume many other have used it) in using crimp connectors the “wrong” way. This made me think of being called out for it many years ago, “you’re doing it wrong you idiot!” or something like that. I tried to explain that I was just using the common butt connectors in a different way for a different situation, but he wouldn’t hear of it. “That’s not how you use them” was the answer.
This was long before my computer and hacker days, but the mindset is there in many car guys. “You’re not supposed to do that” is a warning to most, but an invitation to many of us.
I hate to say we can’t teach that, but with a lot of folks you either have that curiosity or you don’t. I do think a lot more folks have that kind of innate curiosity and desire to test boundaries, but sadly our modern education systems can’t handle those characteristics in kids- “do it our way or you are wrong” is great for standardized testing, but terrible for education. And in our little world of cyberthings we really need curious people, people who ask questions like
Why?
Why not?
What if?
Hold my beer…
OK, the last wasn’t a question, but a statement of willingness to try.
I don’t have the answer, but I have seen a lot of little things which help- hackerspaces, makerspaces, good STEM/STEAM programs, and youth programs at hacker/security cons are great steps, but I fear that these only serve to minimize the damage done by the state of education in the US lately.
So yeah, I guess I’m just complaining. Again.
Oh, and about using the connectors wrong, normally you put one stripped end of a wire in each end of the connector and create an inline splice. For problem situations I connect wires as shown in the image. This provides a good connection, arguably better than the inline method since the wires are directly touching, but more importantly the open ends of the connectors are shielded to prevent accidental contact, but open to provide handy test points as you chase the demons through the wires. Which reminds me of another story, but that’s one for the barstool…
Explanation / Answer
We can see a relation between different jobs which are available in the market. Whatever may be the job imagination is important as this is the only thing which gives rise to the new path. Here we can see that a guy is doing some RV wiring over the weekend which remind him of the past auto mechanic days where he was crossing all the barriers and learning different wirings and coming out with flying colors. In situation of the expletive wiring he uses a trick by using the crimp connectors in a different way. Many people have criticized him by telling him that it is wrong or like this is how you shouldn’t use them. But those people were not getting that the same butt connectors can be used differently in a different situation. Now days hacking is in the market where people need different way out or different path to solve the problem. So thinking different is what you need. This is happened lot before hacking. People should be encouraged on following a different route. There shouldn't be any restriction of using only the same old defined path. Different stem, /steam programs are there in the hacker space which are very good for developing the skills but the only barrier is the state education which can force the people to think in one particular way. Creative way is only path to get a vivid knowledge about a how a same thing can be solved in a different way. There will be people telling that this not the right way to or this is not right. Just take the leap then only you will learn the things. So whether it is simple wiring or is it hacking how you approach is the key thing. The path you are taking is not wrong it’s just a different approach to the program.
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