Highlights for the week
Got a great feeling about October, and from the looks of my calendar .. that is justified!! Mentee wants in on Pen Testing action. And I'm volunteering for BSidesNYC ... woot!
What We’re Grateful For
- I get to be here.
- Got a great family.
- Some money was given to us for good use.
- New opportunities showing up.
What We Loved
- Finally getting to go to BSidesNYC and volunteering.
- Gandalf Hacking posponed to next week.
- Got some great feedback with the AI prompt on "Husb.." fight scene.
- Re-assessed finances and consolidated a lot of balances down to two cards. Gotta make that money!!
- Got around to scheduling new appointment for DMV.
- Got a new doctor and hoping I can get to the new endo. This low-t thing is killing me
What We Learned
- Finished Module 4 for Google Prompt and came away learnig A LOT about prompts.
- Reading: WAHH Chapter 13 - [Status: In Progress]
- Hacking: TCM - Module 9 [Status: To Do!]
- Writing: Leveraged AI to expand on the fight scene between Mara and Dee. [Status: Done!] The feedback was amazing!
- Pen Testing (Bug Crowd): Need a new PT starting next week.
- Burp Suite: Bus. Logic flaws - [Status: Not Started!]. About to start CSRF, which aligns with the section in Chapter 13 of WAHH.
- QA Day: Continued work over the weekend [Status: In Progress]
- Gandalf AI - hacked around and did not find out! Prompt injection attack for level 1: [Status: In Progress!]
What We Longed For
- A great job doing cool sh**, with amazing people, making decent $$$ and benefits! Applied again to Perplexity (fingers crossed!)
What We Loathed
- Job Market in 2025. Unemployment is a real drag.
