This is a silly bunch of pedantic twaddle along the lines of "never assume, when you assume you make an ass out of u and me". The tacit assumption is that we're

This is a silly bunch of pedantic twaddle along the lines of "never assume, when you assume you make an ass out of u and me". The tacit assumption is that we're trusting (or not) Bruce Schneier as a source of information in his subject domain, and not as a mental health professional or holder of ladders. Do you breathe? Wait -- breathe what? Is the sky blue? Which sky? Where? Let's define our terms! Was this message written in English or are you misreading fluent Alienese?