What a lesson of wisdom ! bro ... ;-) Cheers ! -Olevie- 2013/1/30, Carl Smith <[log in to unmask]>: > 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 >> >> >> > > -- Olévié (Olivier) A. A. KOUAMI Consultant et Formateur, Spécialiste en TIC Directeur Exécutif de INTIC4DEV (http://www.intic4dev.org et http://www.intic4dev.com) Secrétaire Général de ESTETIC (http://www.estetic.tg) Program Committee Co-Vice Chair ICANN-NPOC EC (http://www.npoc.org/) Boîte Postale 851 Tél.: (228) 23 20 65 01 Mob1.: (228) 90 98 86 50 Mob2.: (228) 97 18 36 09 Skype : olevie1 Facebook : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo