Something I learned
SOC 2 makes sense?
It's probably not a good idea to speak my mind about this, given that we will do this, but here goes nothing. I've spent some time learning about SOC 2 and what we need for it. It honestly sounds like a huge red tape framework. I might be misunderstanding it, but from what I gathered, it ensures companies outline and follow best practices within each category. It's more about creating processes and tracking them than it is about actually doing it.
There are some aspects of it where you can just phone it in, set up whatever sub-org, head of whatever initiative, etc. For bigger companies, this makes sense, but for any small or medium company, it's mostly going to be play-acting. I'm not dismissing any of the cybersecurity practices that it promotes; those are important, and I wish there was a subcategory of those and the things directly related to them.
I understand the benefit of standardizing specific processes or initiatives across companies. It also sounds like a product waiting to be built. Given that there is some standard way to do certain processes and bookkeeping within a company, I can see how a product can achieve this. You use it to run and track your company, it gives you templates, recommendations, and integration for vendors, and you come out of the other end SOC 2 compliant by default. One can dream.
Germinating Seeds!
Last week, my partner and I germinated many flowers, sage, basil, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers. Watching them sprout and grow over the week has been so much fun. I learned a lot about the optimal humidity, light, and temperature for germinating seeds. It's fascinating how fast these plants start growing after sprouting. I guess they had to evolve to do so, or their chances of survival would be diminished.
The blog's name has the word seeds; I couldn't help but write about this.
Gratefulness
In recent years, the gaming industry has shifted away from local multiplayer or co-op games in favor of solo or online gameplay. This was really annoying because it made playing video games a solo activity. I own a PS5, and my game options to play with any guests I have over are limited to soccer, Rocket League, or JackBox. I don't play soccer, nor do I think playing it is entertaining. Fighting games like Mortal Combat are also fun in short bursts but lack variety.
This becomes worse if you're living with someone. I've played Rocket League with my roommates before; it's fun, but my god, the learning curve is awful, so not many people get into it. Recently, my partner and I played Luigi's Mansion and It Takes Two, and I was blown away by how well-made they were. The Switch is the exception when it comes to local multiplayer. The console has excellent options between Mario Kart, Smash Bros, and Overcooked, and there are more that I don't know about.
I'm mentioning this to say that I'm grateful that entertainment like video games exists. It's been a lot of fun playing with my partner and getting that local multiplayer experience again. It reminds me of the old days when my friends and I got together to play Halo or Zombies.
