[PLUG-TALK] Truth can be depressing
Paul Heinlein
heinlein at madboa.com
Tue May 28 15:21:37 UTC 2013
Schneier's right, but his assessment does nothing to brighten my day:
"For any given politician, the implications of these four reasons are
straightforward. Overestimating the threat is better than
underestimating it. Doing something about the threat is better than
doing nothing. Doing something that is explicitly reactive is better
than being proactive. (If you're proactive and you're wrong, you've
wasted money. If you're proactive and you're right but no longer in
power, whoever is in power is going to get the credit for what you
did.) Visible is better than invisible. Creating something new is
better than fixing something old."
-> http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/05/the_politics_of_3.html
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Paul Heinlein
heinlein at madboa.com
45°38' N, 122°6' W
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