Securosis Blog

The 24 hour news cycle has officially killed the Fourth Estate.

Seriously, if there is, tell us in the comments. I’m sick of the exploitation, just give me the damn news.

Question for Writers

Rich · April 12, 2007

Do you ever have days where you feel that you’re not so much writing as you are psychically channeling the obscure hallucinations of an illiterate eight year old?

(Physical security, that is)

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Road House

“Be Nice.” “Until when?” “Until it’s time to not be nice.”

Don’t forget the rest of the quotes.

This is so stupid.

Terrorism is a tactic, which is also defined as a particularly nasty crime. There are a lot of definitions, but I tend to use various versions of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations:

Seen at the Library

Rich · March 30, 2007

Noweapons

Working from the library today and they have this on every door. Boulder was pretty liberal, but even they didn’t have a gun check at the library.

troll 1 |trōl| noun: 1. A cowardly creature that hides behind anonymity to demean, harass, or threaten others (sometimes illegally) because they lack the intelligence to engage in real dialog or debate. 2. A pathetic, almost-life form that leaches off society without contributing anything of value.

We Cannot Tolerate This

Rich · March 27, 2007

I read a few posts today on the deplorable harassment of Kathy Sierra (read Scoble, Feld, Kathy’s Site). Basically, Kathy is giving up on blogging and public speaking out of fear due to a series of death threats and online sexual harassment.

If You Have HDTV Check This Out

Rich · March 26, 2007

I watched Planet Earth on the HD version of the Discovery Channel last night.

It’s friggen awesome- the best use of my HDTV since the World Cup. I mean, where else can you watch a 20 foot Great White shark launch itself out of the water in slow motion in high definition as it munches on a sea lion fur seal? Only thing better would be sharks with freaking lasers on their heads.

BeanSec with the Hoff

Rich · March 22, 2007

Nope, not the lifeguard dude. Someone a bit more interesting. I bet that Night Rider dude never climbed Kilimanjaro despite some serious leg injuries.

Heading to the Boston Area

Rich · March 19, 2007

Not the city, but just outside.

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