Context For the mid-career professional, the field of AI governance can appear opaque, often obscured by technical jargon and rapid regulatory changes. However, when viewed through the lens of traditional risk management, the requirements become clear. This article deconstructs the vague concept of ‘governance’ into six tangible skill domains. Whether you are looking to pivot your career into AI oversight or are building a team to manage these risks, understanding this breadth of necessary skills is the first step toward competence. ...
How to Add Tailscale to Your Raspberry Pi (and Build a Zero-Trust Network at Home)
I’ve been expanding my homelab lately — and one of the biggest upgrades is adding Tailscale, a rare tool that’s elegant, pragmatic, and just works. Tailscale turns the Zero Trust concept into something you can actually use. It creates a mesh network between your devices, using WireGuard tunnels for encryption (the data plane), and a cloud-based control plane for device coordination and key management. Each device proves its identity before it can talk to another — verify explicitly, assume breach, and minimise implicit trust. That’s Zero Trust in action, even at home. ...
Explaining Complex Ideas Clearly - Steven Pinker on Overcoming the Curse of Knowledge
Harvard professor and author Steven Pinker writes about language, cognition, and how the mind works. He argues for writing that is clear, direct, and intellectually honest - especially in academic and professional settings. In a recent interview with David Perell, he explores why writing often becomes needlessly complex - and how that complexity can obscure meaning and lose the reader. One common pitfall in writing is the curse of knowledge - the unconscious tendency to assume others know what you know. When you forget that your readers may not share your background, context, or terminology, your explanations can become confusing, alienating, and difficult to follow. You lose the reader without realising it. The curse of knowledge is a silent killer of clarity and connection, especially in corporate and institutional settings where insider jargon often goes unchecked. ...
How to Use the NICE Framework to Plan Cybersecurity Careers and Teams
A Compass for Navigating Cyber Careers When someone says they work in cybersecurity, it could mean anything from cloud engineering to incident response, from red teams to risk governance. The field is vast and only getting more complex. Despite all the frameworks we use to secure systems, most organisations still lack a shared language for describing the people who do the work. That’s what the NICE Framework offers: a way to map roles, skills, and development pathways across the full cyber landscape. ...
How to Fix Chinese Font Errors on the reMarkable 2 Tablet (Step-by-Step Guide)
Why I Needed Chinese Font Support The reMarkable 2 is an A4-ish-sized eInk tablet made by a Norwegian company, also called reMarkable. It’s designed for reading, writing, and thinking — without the usual notifications, distractions or temptations of a typical smartphone or tablet. I use mine to read and annotate longer documents like standards, regulations, essays, and articles. Over time, it’s become a quiet but essential part of how I do deep work. And the kind of work I do involves more than just English: documents and regulations are often written in or include Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters — especially in global firms or cross-border risk contexts. So getting proper font support isn’t just a nice-to-have. It’s part of making the tools I rely on actually work in the world I’m working in. ...