Thanks Alex, Wisdom is universal among the wise. Lou On 1/30/2013 12:59 AM, Alex Gakuru wrote: > > IN KENYA the Agikuyu say, “*/Mundu utari nguku ona imwe ndagiriiruo ni > gutuithia ciira wa nguku./*” 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? ;-) > > 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. > > So much for cultural cross pollination in one day. > > enjoy, > > Alex > > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:54 AM, Michael Haffely <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > It concerns me that "I don't use email, some would call me a > Luddite <http://mashable.com/2012/09/28/janet-napolitano-email/>" > Napalitano wants DHS to have "/greater access to internet and > cybersecurity information from the private sector/" 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" "/There are things we can > and should be doing right now that, if not prevent, would mitigate > the extent of the damage" /What things? What isn't being done? > > 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. > > It's an incomplete thought but just my two cents. > > > > > On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Carl Smith > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > Homeland Security's Napolitano invokes 9/11 to push for > CISPA 2.0 > > Link https://rt.com/usa/news/napolitano-us-cyber-attack-761/ > > Lou > > >