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<p>My previous intro post was a few years old, so behold, new intro post:</p><p>Mike. Live in the Seattle area having grown up in the UK as a full blown British. Have a wife (incredible), child (boy), and three dogs (golden retriver/cream retriver/fuck knows).</p><p>I work in information security, something I have done for about 20 years. By day I run corporate security, enterprise IT and various other bits and pieces for an EV charging startup. I am big into EV&#x27;s and currently drive one that is not a Tesla. I want an electric motorbike, so if anyone has a spare one please send it.</p><p>I also have a company of my own, Secure Being (<a href="https://securebeing.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>securebeing.com</a>), which does pen testing and digital forensic work - it&#x27;s my way of staying super hands on while still doing the management bits on the career path.</p><p>I have written books about information security things. Five of them. Two are non-fiction textbooks, and three are fiction based on real world <a href="/tags/infosec/" rel="tag">#infosec</a> things. Check out <a href="https://infosecdiaries.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>infosecdiaries.com</a> and your local bookstore to find them, just search for my name. I have been trying to write more stuff, but always seem to find myself distracted by other things, such as work. linktr.ee/secureowl has some mini stories I&#x27;ve written.</p><p>I love radio and everything RF. I have lots of antennas and various scanners and radios on my desk. I love intercepting and decoding things, like digital radio protocols.</p><p>I am a big aviation nerd. I always wanted to be a commercial pilot. I gained my private pilots license in the UK at 17, all self funded by my employment at the local Safeway/Morrisons store. I did the sim test and commercial assessments, but for some reason, at 18, I was unable to find the £100k needed to complete the commercial training, so I did computers. But do not worry, because those computers and love of aviation and radio/RF combined, and I run a project called ACARS Drama. <a href="https://acarsdrama.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>acarsdrama.com</a> has all the details.</p><p>I play guitar and am a big guitar/audio nerd as well. I record music under the moniker Operation: Anxiety, <a href="https://operationanxiety.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>operationanxiety.com</a> - the music is on all the normal places. </p><p>Finally, I am a massive fan of motorsport. I believe I have watched every F1 race for the last 30 years, maybe 25. I also follow F2, FE, Indycar and MotoGP closely. I average around 18 hours of Le Mans 24 hour racing watching per year.</p><p>So there you have it. If you are looking for a thought leader on the topics mentioned above, you&#x27;ve come to the wrong place - because this is where I shitpost, and shitposting is cheap therapy.</p><p><a href="/tags/infosec/" rel="tag">#infosec</a> <a href="/tags/dfir/" rel="tag">#dfir</a> <a href="/tags/pentesting/" rel="tag">#pentesting</a> <a href="/tags/acars/" rel="tag">#acars</a> <a href="/tags/vdlm2/" rel="tag">#vdlm2</a> <a href="/tags/sdr/" rel="tag">#sdr</a> <a href="/tags/rf/" rel="tag">#rf</a> <a href="/tags/f1/" rel="tag">#f1</a> <a href="/tags/seattle/" rel="tag">#seattle</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p>My <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a>.</p><p>I talk about life in <a href="/tags/cambridgema/" rel="tag">#CambridgeMA</a> and <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a>, <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#engineering</a>, <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a>, <a href="/tags/radios/" rel="tag">#radios</a> (<a href="/tags/sdr/" rel="tag">#SDR</a>, <a href="/tags/ham/" rel="tag">#HAM</a>, <a href="/tags/lora/" rel="tag">#LoRa</a>, <a href="/tags/meshcore/" rel="tag">#MeshCore</a>), <a href="/tags/pinball/" rel="tag">#pinball</a>, <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a>, retro computers/video games, and more.</p><p>I collect <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a>, <a href="/tags/laserdiscs/" rel="tag">#LaserDiscs</a>, study <a href="/tags/horology/" rel="tag">#horology</a>, visit museums (The Met, MFA, Harvard Art <a href="/tags/museum/" rel="tag">#Museum</a>) and support my local <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a>.</p><p>I read <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> and books on <a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#architecture</a>, <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a>, and <a href="/tags/urbanism/" rel="tag">#urbanism</a>.</p><p>I walk or take public <a href="/tags/transit/" rel="tag">#transit</a> everywhere.</p><p>I practice <a href="/tags/permacomputing/" rel="tag">#permacomputing</a> and self-hosting, running <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> where I can.</p>

<p>Finally pulled the trigger on an SDR kit. Can&#x27;t wait to see what signals I can pick up with this bad mamba jamba. 🛥️✈️🛰️🚨📻</p><p>But first, some tunes. 👨‍🎤</p><p><a href="/tags/sdr/" rel="tag">#SDR</a> <a href="/tags/softwaredefinedradio/" rel="tag">#SoftwareDefinedRadio</a> <a href="/tags/rtlsdr/" rel="tag">#RTLSDR</a> <a href="/tags/amateurradio/" rel="tag">#AmateurRadio</a></p>