Depends on the materials. Iād think aluminum and titanium not steel partsā¦ if so then itās probably not going to be an issue.
Thatās exactly what I did both times.
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āFFFFFFā lol
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somebody missed the how to use scissors 
lesson at kindergarten
But, if its ugly and works, thats all that mattersā¦Thats what my Mrs says to me anyway 
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It does look uncomfortableā¦ I wonder if you can feel the corners once itās under your skin?
TBH, Iād rather get a conversion from his Amalness but I donāt want to have an expiration date on a body part. Hopefully the Apex will get payment support one day but Iām ok with carrying a wallet.
Maybe Iām weird but I do think that RFID implants do become a part of you in a few ways.
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The OP *claimed they trimmed it better after the factā¦ I think otherwiseā¦ also thereās a pretty good shot of them ramming that sucker in with metal hemostats
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Just as I was trying to get some sleepā¦ Biofouling is the sort of thing that can give a cyborg nightmares!
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A bit of a silly question if you donāt mind.
I am about 10 years away from retiring but looking at going earlier. I am thinking of doing a masterās degree in cyber security or something similar. Basically something which will let me set myself up to work from home and at greatly reduced hours.
I am guessing there will be people here who have similar qualifications and/or experience. Any advice as to what field or area to consider going into would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
There are a couple that could probably answer that for you, but I think @Equipter is currently studying for that field (In the UK), so he is probably best placed to give you some up to date direction.
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I got the qualifications, but unfortunately donāt have the answers.
I got a B.S. in Cybersecurity, and Triple Minor in Information Technology, Information Systems, and Computer Science. Yet, I have no clue what I want to do yet in my life lol.
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Get in cloud security. Itās getting huge.
I work with Microsoft Azure. Iām not a cybersecurity guy but itās everywhere in our processes. Microsoft has tons of free material at Microsoft Learn, and you can easily book a training (virtual or physical) if you made a course with a trainer.
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Those jagged edges are hurting me just from looking at it!! O.O
But the sterile version looks almost as if there wasnāt any silicone there, so maybe it got rounded between first and last pic?
Do like the whimsicality of the heart shape, thoughā¦
Thatās quite close to my fieldā¦
If you want something to reliably bring income, at the moment the hotshot field is āDevopsā, as in āCloud Based Platform Engineeringā.
Itās the tech role in highest demand and, consequently, which pays better (at least in todayās UK)
Itās less glamorous than it sounds. Has a lot of āsetting up config files, clicking a button and seeing what happensā, but it does also keeps quite close to heart to cyber security best practicesā¦
And if you lose your wallet in a big city at the moment, odds are youāll get it mailed to you together with your contract for a devops role! 
Seriously, recruiters are desperate!
Cyber security on the other hand has been declining in demand. Mostly because a lot of what itās requested has been covered by Devops (not best way to do it, but who am I to judge)ā¦ or because there havenāt been any big cybersec scandals lately.
On the other hand, a comprehensive Cyber security course should set you up to work in Devops as well.
Pentesting is one of those āwho you knowā fields, unfortunately. Unless you go for bounty hunting.
In which case you work for free until you score a bountyā¦ and then you pray that the company will honour that and pay you! (Lately quite a few bounties have been ignored by the companies setting them. Think there was a recent lowkey scandal with an android bountyā¦ havenāt kept much up to date there)
I think one of the biggest issues with Cyber security is that at the same time itās hard to showcase what you know to a recruiter/HR person while at the same time carrying a heavy load of responsibility.
So similar to working on C++, it falls into the trap of āEntry level Role: Requirement: 15+ years of experience in this tech that came out yesterdayā (hence why it tends to be a āwho you knowā kinda job)
Now, despite my somewhat dark toneā¦
It is an intriguing field.
You would learn a lot of very handy stuff and the skills covered by a good cyber security course should be transferable into a bunch of other similar fields.
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Thanks. Great advice. I will certainly take it on board and do some more research. I donāt really care what I end up doing, so long as it keeps me in beer and wine!
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I agree. I get about 5 offers a week for the moment, as the market is apparently looking for a lot of Azure experts they donāt find, at least in Belgium.
I agree with DevOps being highly in demand, and it also included some part or a lot of security, hence the DevSecOps name being thrown around too.
We build a lot of stuff from code (IaC) and try to include security aspects in everything we deploy, either best practices or company requirements. Lately weāve been asked to consider more green aspects too, like deploying in low carbon score regions for instance.
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OK, I probably shouldnt be sharing this publiclyā¦
BUT
I will keep the details light and vague.
You are just going to have to trust me on this
You will be interested
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