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Beyond compliance: Maturity models

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 11:00:54 +0000

A lot of organizations equate security with regulatory compliance–they figure out what the law requires them to do, then do precisely that. Forward-thinking organizations don’t. They see security as a way to get and maintain a competitive advantage, and rather

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Synthetic oil + Marvel Mystery Oil = happy lawn mower

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:12:56 +0000

I’ve always hated my lawn mower. But once I started using Marvel Mystery Oil in a lawn mower, and putting synthetic 10w-30 oil in the crankcase, I’ve been much happier. It makes me feel like I discovered one of the secrets of

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An easy change to improve your city gas mileage by six percent

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:27:23 +0000

Would you like to improve your gas mileage in stop-and-go traffic by five or six percent without spending any money and without changing what you drive?

Shut off your car instead of letting it idle. I got this from Daily Fuel Economy Tip.

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Making a Marx run like a Marx again

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 03:28:00 +0000

After a couple of marathon days at work, I unwound on Martin Luther King Jr. Day by refurbishing an old Marx Canadian Pacific-style tinplate locomotive.

At first, its problem wasn't obvious.

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