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The Red Couch Is Mine — and So Is the Lesson 🤔
You know that old story about the woman in the flood? She’s on the roof praying, convinced God will save her. A guy comes by in a boat and says, “Hop in.” She says, “No, I’m waiting—God will save me.” Then another boat. Then a helicopter. Same answer. And when it’s all over, she’s basically like, “Lord, why didn’t you save me?” And the reply is something like: I sent you a boat, and another boat, and a helicopter—what did you think I was doing? I’m not trying to get preachy h

Rich Washburn
Jan 203 min read


When the Safety Net Snaps
It happened again. The one thing that’s not supposed to go down … went down. This morning, Cloudflare — the safety net of the internet, the infrastructure under the infrastructure — tripped over itself and faceplanted. If AWS is the backbone, Cloudflare is the connective tissue. It’s the silent middle layer that makes sure your site doesn’t go dark when other things do. Except today, it did. And when Cloudflare stumbles, it’s not just one site that goes offline — it’s an ent

Rich Washburn
Nov 18, 20254 min read


Port Corio: Peru’s Bold Move to Counter Chinese Trade Dominance
In a strategic move to counterbalance the growing influence of China over maritime trade in South America, Peru is actively pitching a...

Rich Washburn
Jun 16, 20243 min read


The CISA Cybersecurity Breach: A Wake-Up Call for National Security
The recent hack of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which oversees cybersecurity and infrastructure...

Rich Washburn
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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