Oh, I've said my piece... On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 17:08, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah I read it but they all seem to be partially missing the scope. The > Fed's have proven repeatly that they can not be trusted. Several of the > "private companies" actually do a lot of work for the Fed's including > selling them software and doing the front end hiring for their IT people > both in country and out of country. > > I hate to say this but we really need to make this an OT conversation. > Sorry to the rest of the group for not doing so sooner > > Jon > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Don't forget to read the linked article, and in particular the comments on >> it. >> >> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 15:47, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: >> > He sounds like a very smart man this H. L. Mencken. >> > >> > Jon >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 14:40, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Anyone seeing “We need GREEN DAM software filters: American-syle” >> >> > here? >> >> > >> >> > http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10458759-245.html?tag=mncol;title >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Wouldn’t shock me to see requests for NAC-like requirements to hit >> >> > the >> >> > Internet. >> >> >> >> The first, and most relevant quote, then a link, then a few more >> >> quotes to top it off... >> >> >> >> The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed >> >> (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an >> >> endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. >> >> H. L. Mencken >> >> >> >> http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8272 >> >> >> >> The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge >> >> to >> >> rule. >> >> H. L. Mencken >> >> >> >> Most people want security in this world, not liberty. >> >> H. L. Mencken >> >> >> >> The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to >> >> think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and >> >> taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the >> >> government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable. >> >> H. L. Mencken >> >> >> >> Kurt >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > > >
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