Schneier on Obama Discussing Security Trade-Offs

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/10/barak_obama_dis.html

by saikat • 18 years ago

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bestes• 18 years ago

The ability to understand and explain the 'big picture' of security that Obama displays in this comment is certainly confidence inspiring. To me, at least!

tdoggette• 18 years ago

Schneier has purged all purely political comments, restricting the thread to discussion of security trade-offs only.

I wish that more people in charge of blogs and discussion sites maintained a focus like that: While Slashdot's anything-goes discussions have their place, so do focused conversations in which irrelevancies aren't allowed to intrude.

lacker• 18 years ago

It is a little funny though to write a post praising Obama, and then ban all political comments.

sabat2• 18 years ago

Unfortunately, Schneier is not a security expert, just a layman. He's a mathematician who somehow believes he's qualified to talk about a wide range of security topics. He's not.

yan• 18 years ago

Name anyone else who is similarly (or more) qualified that started writing about complicated security issues that laymen and management can understand.

evilneanderthal• 18 years ago

For that matter, name anyone else who expects the Spanish Inquisition.

sabat2• 18 years ago

There is no one. But that doesn't mean Bruce is qualified. An English prof could start writing about security, but it doesn't mean he's qualified.

jumper• 18 years ago

"DH1. Ad Hominem." "What does he know, he's just a mathematician!"

If you disagree with his thoughts on the matter, feel free to share your low opinion of him, but do try to back it up with real reasoning.

Schneier on Obama Discussing Security Trade-Offs

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