throwawayDC21

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by throwawayDC21 13y ago
The problem with trains is that the capital investment and up-front work that is needed becomes a political issue[1]. How do you decide on the route of a new train line? Who pays for the line to be built? Building railway infrastructure w
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by throwawayDC21 13y ago
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I can certainly understand the feelings of betrayal and injustice that comes from a government breaking the law to spy on its own citizens. I have been working in the information security industry
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by throwawayDC21 13y ago
Sure they do, I've had constructive conversations, advice and even patches submitted by feds (yes, I checked them thoroughly!). In my experience, vendors leech off the community more than the feds do.
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by throwawayDC21 13y ago
It's also a PR move by both DEF CON and Secure Ideas.
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by throwawayDC21 13y ago
> but if the very netsec community doesn't have the balls to stand up to the extreme over-reach of the NSA, then we are farked. I would agree with this much more if they had previously had a statement suggesting that feds from oppre
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by throwawayDC21 13y ago
Come on guys, you know we don't cancel DEF CON until the badge line reaches 200 people.
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by throwawayDC21 13y ago
The pump is not the only place that you pay for gas.
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by throwawayDC21 13y ago
Yes Gen. Alexander is still speaking at Black Hat. I'm not sure that DT has the influence inside Black Hat that he once did. I would be interested to see how that talk goes down, but then BH has never been about "hackers" i
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by throwawayDC21 13y ago
There is nothing to mark them as feds, payments are in cash and everyone is in plain clothes. I think this will make very little difference to who attends. It is also worth mentioning that Black Hat (the two days preceding DEF CON) has rep