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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thanks Alex,<br>
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Wisdom is universal among the wise.<br>
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Lou<br>
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On 1/30/2013 12:59 AM, Alex Gakuru wrote:<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">IN KENYA the Agikuyu say, “<b><i>Mundu
utari nguku
ona imwe ndagiriiruo ni gutuithia ciira wa nguku.</i></b>”
Loosely
translated, “A person who does not have even a single hen is not
supposed to be elevated to adjudicate over matters
poultry/disputes.
If more contextually put, a parent is wiser if entrusts their
child
to the care of another parent than to an individual who does not
have
a child -- thus lack the full experience of having and raising a
child. Is
is not common knowledge that kids are such bundles of joy? ;-)</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">Should the child under
their watch falter or err, such an individual is likely to
impulsively meter out terribly harsh
punishments – unlike a fellow parent whom would otherwise
hesitate before
taking such drastic punitive actions.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">So much for cultural cross
pollination
in one day.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">enjoy,</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">Alex</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:54 AM, Michael
Haffely <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ncuc@jollyrogers.com" target="_blank">ncuc@jollyrogers.com</a>></span>
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It concerns me that "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://mashable.com/2012/09/28/janet-napolitano-email/"
target="_blank">I don't use email, some would call me a
Luddite</a>" Napalitano wants DHS to have "<i>greater access
to internet and cybersecurity information from the private
sector</i>" She doesn't have anything to be concerned about
or lose as she isn't a participant of/in either the internet
or the private sector. She also said of a potential "Digital
9/11" "<i>There are things we can and should be doing right
now that, if not prevent, would mitigate the extent of the
damage" </i>What things? What isn't being done?<br>
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I also have doubts about the "Cyber Pearl Harbor that will
occur and be as bad as the September 11 attacks" meme that is
thrown about. In my opinion there has not been a Cyber Pearl
Harbor threat model that isn't akin to a movie plot, and the
security community is, for the most part, very good with
sharing/alerting when a weird problem arises (CERT, SANS ISC,
Mitre's CVE, informal lines of communication, etc.). I would
encourage United States citizens to contact your
representatives and let them know that this not the direction
we should go, the proposed measures do little to pro-actively
protect the internet as giving DHS access to "internet and
cybersecurity information" will not protect, nor prevent an
attack (and what would they do with it? Raid offices of
companies with unpatched equipment/servers? Force them to
upgrade? Require attestation of compliance?). Information of
this type would probably only be useful to attempt prosecution
after an event.<br>
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It's an incomplete thought but just my two cents.
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 11:55 AM,
Carl Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a
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href="mailto:lectriclou@hotmail.com" target="_blank">lectriclou@hotmail.com</a>></span>
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<h2>Homeland Security's Napolitano invokes 9/11 to
push for CISPA 2.0</h2>
<p>Link <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://rt.com/usa/news/napolitano-us-cyber-attack-761/"
target="_blank">https://rt.com/usa/news/napolitano-us-cyber-attack-761/</a><br>
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<p>Lou<br>
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