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Thanks for making that subtle but important distinction, and for calling Schneier on the straw man attack. I've been feeling a bit jaded with the Schneier post

by r0h1n 13y ago

Thanks for making that subtle but important distinction, and for calling Schneier on the straw man attack. I've been feeling a bit jaded with the Schneier posts on HN lately. Between the reposts of his columns from other newspapers (sometimes a couple of weeks later) and generic meta summary posts with a dozen links to what others are saying, I'm finding it a bit hard to pin down the really insightful Schenier pieces. Maybe it's impossible for him to keep posting superb stuff all so often. Or maybe many of us expect each of his posts to be superb nonetheless. Or maybe both :)

antsar 13y ago
I think some of his writing is brilliant, but it is impossible to consistently come up with brilliant material on a schedule. However, if he were to publish a post only when he has enough insightful, original, and quality material, his posts would probably be weeks apart. Perhaps he wants to keep his blog more active than that, and does so by linking to others' writing deemed "good enough" in lieu of his own. Personally, I like this approach because it exposes the reader to more sources which one can then subscribe to.