You know, this is bullshit. So often do you hear of the government or corporations complaining about “hackers” breaking into their systems and causing problems and yet when they are told right in their face what they need to do to keep people out they shrug their shoulders and say that it is not responsibility to keep the systems secure. I am sorry but if they are going to demand personal date from me, such as the data stored on the RFID chips, I want them to be responsible for every drop of that information that their insecure system leak to anywhere else. I want to be able to drag their behinds to a court and sue them for every penny they own because they did not do what they were suppose to do.
And now what I head is that not only are the RFID chips a security risk but also the voting machines are not as secure as they are suppose to be. You know if you can’t build a damn secure system than give me a wooden box that is nailed shut, I’ll take stat security over what they have to offer now any day. How can we call ourselves a country with democracy (by the way for those who do not know we are not a democracy we are a representative republic) when the very basis of it, free elections, are not protected.
What are they doing with my tax money?? Why are they saying that the spending of the $$ on this “new and improved and super secure something something” is reasonable when a kid who knows how to use a USB port can rip the whole system to shreds. They need to be putting my money to better use, such as paying the education of that kid who knows how to use the USB port because obviously he already knows how to build a more secure system than the one built by “professionals”.
Expect more ranting on the subject, I intend to follow this topic a little bit further.
Dea
Responce to:
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2007/08/securitymatters_0809
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
99 Red Balloons
99 Luftballons Lyrics
99 Red Balloons Lyrics
I am here again for yet another review, this time for the song that so many of us have heard, and probably like “99 Red Balloons”. Honestly, this is one of my all time favorites, both in German and in English. I understand that the lyrics of the two are slightly different, but I love the German version for itself, and the English for the message it contains.
It is no secret that the song was written during the age of the Cold War and the image the lyrics paint is something we would expect from the escalation of the situation between the two countries. But even though the cold war is over would’t we expect political powers over exaggerating a similar occurrence even now?? After all they exaggerate so many other things that are no big deal. Think about the Cuban missile crisis, now I know that it took place during the Cold War but still too many people on both sides got too antsy and exploded the situation into an almost world catastrophe. And when people get antsy about something and don't think things through terrible mistakes are made, for which other people, those that are innocent, have to pay. I mean what harm is there to take a step back and rethink the situation and the possible actions.
I guess I can see one positive thing about being hasty when you are political leader. The faster you do something the less chance there is for someone to notice what you are doing. Also, if the decision you are making is a very difficult one and there is no telling which action guarantees the correct response the faster you make the decision the less chance there is that someone will notice you mistake, if it was the mistake, in the future.
Laziness and fear for their own behinds are what drives hasty decisions of every politician, because when something that requires hard work and difficult negotiations, (like welfare reorganisation) comes to the table no one wants to be the first one to go after it. The instant leap and deadly strike of the "enemy" make you look more like a hero. The tedious work which is often required of political leaders doesn't give them enough time in the spot light, so no one wants to do it.
Thus, in our future we should expect more of the instantaneous attacks against "something" we do not understand rather than the work preformed on identifying and clarifying that "something". And hopefully we do not wind up like the end of the song where the civilization is brought down to dust. Even though the current direction we are heading predicts nothing other than dust in our future.
Dea
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99 Red Balloons Lyrics
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I am here again for yet another review, this time for the song that so many of us have heard, and probably like “99 Red Balloons”. Honestly, this is one of my all time favorites, both in German and in English. I understand that the lyrics of the two are slightly different, but I love the German version for itself, and the English for the message it contains.
It is no secret that the song was written during the age of the Cold War and the image the lyrics paint is something we would expect from the escalation of the situation between the two countries. But even though the cold war is over would’t we expect political powers over exaggerating a similar occurrence even now?? After all they exaggerate so many other things that are no big deal. Think about the Cuban missile crisis, now I know that it took place during the Cold War but still too many people on both sides got too antsy and exploded the situation into an almost world catastrophe. And when people get antsy about something and don't think things through terrible mistakes are made, for which other people, those that are innocent, have to pay. I mean what harm is there to take a step back and rethink the situation and the possible actions.
I guess I can see one positive thing about being hasty when you are political leader. The faster you do something the less chance there is for someone to notice what you are doing. Also, if the decision you are making is a very difficult one and there is no telling which action guarantees the correct response the faster you make the decision the less chance there is that someone will notice you mistake, if it was the mistake, in the future.
Laziness and fear for their own behinds are what drives hasty decisions of every politician, because when something that requires hard work and difficult negotiations, (like welfare reorganisation) comes to the table no one wants to be the first one to go after it. The instant leap and deadly strike of the "enemy" make you look more like a hero. The tedious work which is often required of political leaders doesn't give them enough time in the spot light, so no one wants to do it.
Thus, in our future we should expect more of the instantaneous attacks against "something" we do not understand rather than the work preformed on identifying and clarifying that "something". And hopefully we do not wind up like the end of the song where the civilization is brought down to dust. Even though the current direction we are heading predicts nothing other than dust in our future.
Dea
Friday, July 27, 2007
Flightplan
July 27, 2007 watched the movie Flightplan.
Interesting, somewhat exciting, not going to watch it again most definitely. Interesting enough that the production of plots for movies that have something to do with planes has become so difficult in the post 9/11 world. The subject is carefully tiptoed around, and the presence of a Muslim character(s) is highlighted.
However, let us return to the movie. there is not much action, and surprisingly one woman is able to defeat 2 evil doers by herself without even a scratch and without even using the power she has, superior knowledge of the plane design. There were a couple glimpses of her knowing the wiring and the access to certain areas, yet there was no obvious attempt to "play god" while the hijackers attempted to control the plane. I mean yeah the whole idea with blaming the hijacking on the insane woman that thinks she lost her daughter and getting away with $ is really smart, it does not leave room for the "god mode" plane tempering. Perhaps if the two ideas were used on two different occasions that would allow for the full exploration of the possibilities.
Speaking of exploring the possibilities to the fullest, the word on the net is "script writers will soon strike" so shouldn't the producers stretch ideas out as far as they possibly could instead of bungling a few ideas together throwing them into the blender and setting it to "liquefy". It would be much pleasant if the ideas were sampled like fine wine and not mixing in a belly of a partying college kid.
Well the rant has continued on far enough. in the end i would like to summarize, it is honestly not worth watching. It is OK to watch it on a Friday night when there is nothing else on TV and you are brain dead from the five days of work. But don't go out of your way to buy it, or illegally download it.
Thanks for reading,
Dea
Interesting, somewhat exciting, not going to watch it again most definitely. Interesting enough that the production of plots for movies that have something to do with planes has become so difficult in the post 9/11 world. The subject is carefully tiptoed around, and the presence of a Muslim character(s) is highlighted.
However, let us return to the movie. there is not much action, and surprisingly one woman is able to defeat 2 evil doers by herself without even a scratch and without even using the power she has, superior knowledge of the plane design. There were a couple glimpses of her knowing the wiring and the access to certain areas, yet there was no obvious attempt to "play god" while the hijackers attempted to control the plane. I mean yeah the whole idea with blaming the hijacking on the insane woman that thinks she lost her daughter and getting away with $ is really smart, it does not leave room for the "god mode" plane tempering. Perhaps if the two ideas were used on two different occasions that would allow for the full exploration of the possibilities.
Speaking of exploring the possibilities to the fullest, the word on the net is "script writers will soon strike" so shouldn't the producers stretch ideas out as far as they possibly could instead of bungling a few ideas together throwing them into the blender and setting it to "liquefy". It would be much pleasant if the ideas were sampled like fine wine and not mixing in a belly of a partying college kid.
Well the rant has continued on far enough. in the end i would like to summarize, it is honestly not worth watching. It is OK to watch it on a Friday night when there is nothing else on TV and you are brain dead from the five days of work. But don't go out of your way to buy it, or illegally download it.
Thanks for reading,
Dea
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