TheAnonymousConsultant
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Just another faceless consultant destroying the planet with my rampant capitalist ways. Opinions are mine only, and not the opinion of any major consulting firm. They generally don't have good opinions.
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A US newspaper published a list of recommended books for summer reading - entirely AI-generated and completely fake. Easy to blame someone who didn't check it before publication, but the story is a bit more interesting than that, says @404media.co ...
www.404media.co/viral-ai-gen...
www.404media.co/viral-ai-gen...
Viral AI-Generated Summer Guide Printed by Chicago Sun-Times Was Made by Magazine Giant Hearst
The Chicago Sun-Times said "we understand this is unacceptable for us to distribute."
www.404media.co
May 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A US newspaper published a list of recommended books for summer reading - entirely AI-generated and completely fake. Easy to blame someone who didn't check it before publication, but the story is a bit more interesting than that, says @404media.co ...
www.404media.co/viral-ai-gen...
www.404media.co/viral-ai-gen...
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$134,531,511 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2025. $0 yesterday. {1453} - https://politicalgadgets.com
May 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
$134,531,511 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2025. $0 yesterday. {1453} - https://politicalgadgets.com
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Political advertising in Google in the last 24 hours: ($150. - https://politicalgadgets.com/
May 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Political advertising in Google in the last 24 hours: ($150. - https://politicalgadgets.com/
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Political advertising on Facebook yesterday: $1,664,038 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
May 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Political advertising on Facebook yesterday: $1,664,038 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
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“Fraudsters exploit video interview vulnerabilities to dupe employers, Palo Alto Networks said, but employers may be able to spot suspicious candidates.” www.hrdive.com/news/fake-jo...
A job applicant can be deepfaked into existence in 70 minutes, cybersecurity firm finds
Fraudsters exploit video interview vulnerabilities to dupe employers, Palo Alto Networks said, but employers may be able to spot suspicious candidates.
www.hrdive.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“Fraudsters exploit video interview vulnerabilities to dupe employers, Palo Alto Networks said, but employers may be able to spot suspicious candidates.” www.hrdive.com/news/fake-jo...
Most companies are evil in some way. People are utterly obsessed with entertainment companies. As a consultant, I haven't worked in a single org that doesn't have a sex pest, fraud, or a professional bully. But this guy that choreographs fights in his underwear is where we need to focus.
I'm mostly indifferent to CM Punk at this point, but I do think that CM Punk, known job quitter, more or less saying in an interview this week "people think the company I work for is bad, but what am I supposed to do, quit my job???????" is pretty funny. Real voice of the voiceless there.
April 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Most companies are evil in some way. People are utterly obsessed with entertainment companies. As a consultant, I haven't worked in a single org that doesn't have a sex pest, fraud, or a professional bully. But this guy that choreographs fights in his underwear is where we need to focus.
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$127,835,421 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2025. $0 yesterday. {1799} - https://politicalgadgets.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
$127,835,421 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2025. $0 yesterday. {1799} - https://politicalgadgets.com
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An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy www.wired.com/story/...
An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For
An unsecured database used by a generative AI app revealed prompts and tens of thousands of explicit images—some of which are likely illegal. The company deleted its websites after WIRED reached out.
www.wired.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy www.wired.com/story/...
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My employer spent $23M to have recent IT grads working for Deloitte reinstall PeopleSoft as a “vanilla” platform. It took 18 months and cost us another $9M to make whole every employee whose leave accumulations were negatively impacted by the new version. This will be a disaster.
March 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My employer spent $23M to have recent IT grads working for Deloitte reinstall PeopleSoft as a “vanilla” platform. It took 18 months and cost us another $9M to make whole every employee whose leave accumulations were negatively impacted by the new version. This will be a disaster.
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I'd love to read something on the rise & function of the very young SPAD, too.
I've heard some hair-raising stories from former students - good people, bright but straight out of undergraduate study - who found themselves involved in really big decisions. I'm not sure that's conducive to good govt.
I've heard some hair-raising stories from former students - good people, bright but straight out of undergraduate study - who found themselves involved in really big decisions. I'm not sure that's conducive to good govt.
There is an overdue UK politics book on the role of the Prime Minister's senior advisors in the last 30 years, how they got the role, their influence, and effectiveness. Not a new phenomenon of course, but one seemingly growing more important.
March 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I'd love to read something on the rise & function of the very young SPAD, too.
I've heard some hair-raising stories from former students - good people, bright but straight out of undergraduate study - who found themselves involved in really big decisions. I'm not sure that's conducive to good govt.
I've heard some hair-raising stories from former students - good people, bright but straight out of undergraduate study - who found themselves involved in really big decisions. I'm not sure that's conducive to good govt.
Daily reminder that most consulting services do not scale. There's only so many junior consultants you can throw at a four foot wall, and that's how Partners leverage the system to make money. It's not sustainable or a good idea.
I agree. My experience of this phenomenon was in companies that have invited one of the top 5 Accounting Companies (PWC, KPMG etc) in to deliver a project. Full of extremely bright graduates who did not have a clue on how to interact with the process/workforce. Chaos ofter followed.
March 31, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Daily reminder that most consulting services do not scale. There's only so many junior consultants you can throw at a four foot wall, and that's how Partners leverage the system to make money. It's not sustainable or a good idea.
Your daily reminder that Partners in large firms delegate to juniors, and often don't have the time or knowledge to carry out work properly. There are *good* Partners, but so many have so little over sight that they just phone it in from Mars and hide behind their engagement agreements.
Another illustration of why consultants reports are useless. If the client had wanted it, KPMG would have produced an correct analysis showing that this project is a typical boondoggle, or an opposite but equally bogus analysis predicting that it would ruin the state.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
KPMG exposed for dodgy Hobart stadium report
Economist Nicholas Gruen has rubbished the work of big four auditor KPMG for the Tasmanian government on the controversial proposal to build a new stadium in Hobart.
www.crikey.com.au
March 31, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Your daily reminder that Partners in large firms delegate to juniors, and often don't have the time or knowledge to carry out work properly. There are *good* Partners, but so many have so little over sight that they just phone it in from Mars and hide behind their engagement agreements.
March 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Daily reminder that Big4 tech consulting never make their own toys. #digitalforensics #big4consulting #consulting
March 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Daily reminder that Big4 tech consulting never make their own toys. #digitalforensics #big4consulting #consulting
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November 14, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Political advertising in Google in the last 24 hours: $211,200 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
March 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Political advertising in Google in the last 24 hours: $211,200 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
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March 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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$102,360,082 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2025. $330,000 yesterday. - KPMG: $330,000 {1101} - https://politicalgadgets.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
$102,360,082 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2025. $330,000 yesterday. - KPMG: $330,000 {1101} - https://politicalgadgets.com
Just your daily reminder that major consultancies like PwC provide barely any training in most disciplines. You're paying for their large buildings and extensive top heavy management structure. Hire a boutique. Pay less. Get the same.
How about if we tackle the scourge and waste of outsourcing instead? I mean Horizon/Fujitsu, all the PWC and McKinsey crap, and so on and so on, always charging more than agreed and never responsible for failure www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Civil Service told by government to slash running costs by 15%
The target is said to be administrative costs - but unions have challenged ministers to be upfront about what areas of work they are prepared to sacrifice as a result.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just your daily reminder that major consultancies like PwC provide barely any training in most disciplines. You're paying for their large buildings and extensive top heavy management structure. Hire a boutique. Pay less. Get the same.
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whereas the criminality of PwC and EY never seems to make the papers at all these days.
March 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
whereas the criminality of PwC and EY never seems to make the papers at all these days.
Cost of "artificial intelligence":
It censors intent. It makes everything a bit like LinkedIn.
Professionally I should be allowed to call someone a tool publicly, and social media blocking me from doing so makes being a corporate psychopath too easy.
#AI #Consulting #HaveStandards
It censors intent. It makes everything a bit like LinkedIn.
Professionally I should be allowed to call someone a tool publicly, and social media blocking me from doing so makes being a corporate psychopath too easy.
#AI #Consulting #HaveStandards
March 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Cost of "artificial intelligence":
It censors intent. It makes everything a bit like LinkedIn.
Professionally I should be allowed to call someone a tool publicly, and social media blocking me from doing so makes being a corporate psychopath too easy.
#AI #Consulting #HaveStandards
It censors intent. It makes everything a bit like LinkedIn.
Professionally I should be allowed to call someone a tool publicly, and social media blocking me from doing so makes being a corporate psychopath too easy.
#AI #Consulting #HaveStandards
People need to stop writing about Cellebrite (forensic phone tool) as if it's some black magic elite hacking tool.
It's a widely available tool that doesn't need breathless write ups by news reporters.
#DFIR #DigitalForensics #Consulting #CyberSecurity
It's a widely available tool that doesn't need breathless write ups by news reporters.
#DFIR #DigitalForensics #Consulting #CyberSecurity
March 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
People need to stop writing about Cellebrite (forensic phone tool) as if it's some black magic elite hacking tool.
It's a widely available tool that doesn't need breathless write ups by news reporters.
#DFIR #DigitalForensics #Consulting #CyberSecurity
It's a widely available tool that doesn't need breathless write ups by news reporters.
#DFIR #DigitalForensics #Consulting #CyberSecurity