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Community Comments To Security Absurdity Article

Posted by kdawson on from the boiling-frogs dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "Earlier this year Noam Eppel's Security Absurdity article generated much debate in the Information Security community (covered on Slashdot at the time). He claimed that we are currently witnessing a 'profound failure' in security. Now the author has posted a follow-up highlighting some of the community comments prompted by the article, titled 'Feedback to Security Absurdity Article — the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.'"

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  1. Don't worry! by stoneycoder · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows Vista will solve every security problem imaginable, flawlessly. Eliminating the need for IT security professionals and their absurdities, entirely.

  2. Randomly Generated Title? by skywire · · Score: 5, Funny

    Try to guess which one is a Slashdot headline:

    "Alteration Frequents From Space-Age Poetry Bannister"
    "From Tabletop Mannered Asterisk Will Age Understood"
    "Community Comments To Security Absurdity Article"
    "Likely Georgetown Under Wisely Instantiation If"

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    Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
  3. It can mean only one thing... by Kadin2048 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Windows Vista will solve every security problem imaginable, flawlessly. Eliminating the need for IT security professionals and their absurdities, entirely.

    Then it is true: Windows Vista is Bill Gates' secret doomsday weapon, the final piece of his twisted plot for total domination, which will destroy humanity and bring about the rise of the machines in our place!

    I always knew that paperclip looked shifty.

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    "Ladies and gentlemen, my killbot features Lotus Notes and a machine gun. It is the finest available."
  4. Adult pornography? by clacke · · Score: 3, Funny
    Sometimes Spyware can cross the line when it expose adult pornography to children.


    Yes, this is clearly over the line. I mean, had it at least been child pornography, that would have been acceptable, but noo, they had to go all the way.
  5. Re:We wouldn't be having this problem if... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...and why can't everyone just know English? I'm sick of talking louder to make them understand me.