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Schneier on Obama Discussing Security Trade-Offs
- sabat 18y agoUnfortunately, 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 18y agoName anyone else who is similarly (or more) qualified that started writing about complicated security issues that laymen and management can understand.
- evilneanderthal 18y agoFor that matter, name anyone else who expects the Spanish Inquisition.
- sabat 18y agoThere 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 18y 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.
- bestes 18y agoThe 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 18y agoSchneier 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 18y agoIt is a little funny though to write a post praising Obama, and then ban all political comments.