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December 2011
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Cargo Cult Security
Oh my, but I am glad that I work with some sharp folks. Mike Janke over at Last In - First Out wrote a post on Cargo Cult System Administration, or the practice of taking action without understanding why in hope that things will get better. Following a security recipe without understanding the risks you are addressing. If you don’t understand how hackers infiltrate your systems and...
Dec 3rd
Forbes on the Affordable Care Act
If you believe that the end of private, for-profit health insurance is some type of nefarious step towards a socialist society, then you might want to attend church this Sunday to mourn the loss of health insurers being able to worm out of covering the bills of a cancer patient because she forgot to write down on her application that she had skin acne for three months when she was a teenager. ...
Dec 3rd
November 2011
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sibilance: Helpful Amazon review of the day →
This review is from: Defense Technology 56895 MK-9 Stream, 1.3% Red Band/1.3% Blue Band Pepper Spray (Misc.) Whenever I need to breezily inflict discipline on unruly citizens, I know I can trust Defense Technology 56895 MK-9 Stream, 1.3% Red Band/1.3% Blue Band Pepper Spray to get the… I just ordered a few cans. Let the suppression begin! Now if only this was eligible for...
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October 2011
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“He added that he was disappointed that members of Congress from New York,...”
– this, in a nutshell, is what is wrong with america constituents are not the fatcats who give politicians the money they are the everyone In Private Conversation, Wall Street Is More Critical of Protesters - NYTimes.com (via fred-wilson) This.
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WatchWatch
Just favorited “Autumnmix” by jth on Mixcloud.com
Oct 8th
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“We keep wiping it off, and it keeps coming back. We think it’s benign. But we...”
– A virus that: A) knows about Predator and Reaper drone control systems; B) finds it’s way to drone control workstations; and C) keeps coming back? Yeah, I’m going to go ahead and say that this is not “benign” by any stretch. (Don’t forget these drones now often have...
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SAPPY ALERT! But I swear to jeebus, if you tell anyone about this I will gush with new-dad pride! Disgusting, isn’t it?
Oct 7th
“Said Workman: “I’m on a quest to seek and destroy unnecessary burdens on the...”
– I wish this were a joke. Lawmaker Wants to Legalize “Dwarf Tossing” (via tomelko)
Oct 6th
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“this is why I’m taking Occupy Wall Street — or, perhaps more specifically, the...”
– Who are the 99 percent? - The Washington Post (via felixsalmon)
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September 2011
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“So be Patriotic. Go out there and get rich. Get so obnoxiously rich that when...”
– Mark Cuban (via urban-fervor)
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merlin: … this is a 15-second excerpt from one of my favorite PIXAR scenes in one of my favorite PIXAR movies. It’s the bit with the POV shot while The Cleaner fixes Woody’s arm. And, it’s a one-second shot. …There’s no A/B test for awesome. I love it, that last quote. And the shot.
Sep 2nd
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“You spend your whole life practicing humor for the times when you really need...”
–  Jerome Cornfield, Bayesian.
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August 2011
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July 2011
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“Well, wake up to the national security threat. Only it’s not coming from abroad,...”
– Republicans, Zealots and Our Security - NYTimes.com Excellent article. (via wreckandsalvage)
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