Well heres a thing about that, I'd reckon that a full 1/4th of your US soldiers are in that full on "don't trust the Feds" category and about 3/4ths of the "right to bear arms" "militia" movement are ex military or law enforcement.
The one time in the last twenty years folks stood up to a government assault a number of law enforcement died and there was a long stand off before a ton of civilians died, which was the last time there was an attack on a civilian group by the Federal Government, so the right to bear arms sure keeps the government nervous.
Yes, the industry has done testing, the military and NASA have done testing. The testing and practical experiences show - don't fly in heavy ash clouds.
How the hell are you going to use volcanic ash for power when the main component is glass (SiO2)?
This guy took over this system because he felt entitled and a sense of ownership. He created a little fiefdom which grew in power as the department was gutted due to budge cuts.
Then he got all uppity because someone else was auditing the network, oh someone of higher rank than he was. And then he threatened that supervisor into running away from him and hiding in their office.
It sounds like he was full of himself, the hard work he had done and felt like he should have all the power over it.
This wasn't "sharing" which is what the policy discusses, this was demanding it because he was an administrator with the only password.
By this policy he shouldn't have given the password to the mayor of San Francisco, hell he still should have it and that part of the City's network should be unmanaged.
The "city" is the City of San San Francisco, his employer.
The city's representatives, who wanted the passwords, are Jeana Pieralde, the head of security for San Francisco DTIS and the DTIS CIO, not the janitor or anyone off the street.
His supervisors wanted the passwords. The Mayor wanted the passwords - secure or not if the Mayor of the city you work for wants a password, you give it to them. I work in the public sector and while the head of the agency isn't my supervisor, if she asked for a password that she didn't need, I'd write it down for her.
"First, despite the many news reports claiming that Childs had shut down all or part of the city and county of San Francisco's network, what actually happened was that Childs refused to provide his superiors the passwords to the city's core FiberWAN network, effectively preventing them from administering the network."
"Following the completion of the FiberWAN, Childs looked upon his creation as art -- so much so that he applied and was granted a copyright for the network design as technical artistry. Skeptical of his colleagues' abilities, Childs became the sole administrator of the FiberWAN, and the only person with the passwords to the routers and switches that comprised the network. This state of affairs was widely known throughout DTIS, and Childs was the only point of contact for changes, troubleshooting, and overall management of this network."
I've looked around and around and see no references to this written policy, just that he'd only agree to give them to the Mayor in person.
Did he do half of what the City of San Francisco said he might do? Nope, but should he have given up the passwords to his damned supervisors? Yes.
This is what the City of San Francisco gets for letting a felon run their network.
"The possession of ammunition may have raised flags with the police, because 25 years ago, at the age of 17, Childs was arrested and convicted of aggravated burglary, and spent four years in a Kansas prison. In 1995, prosecutors said, Childs was again arrested in Kansas and charged with aggravated assault and carrying a concealed weapon. The case was reduced to misdemeanor weapons possession"
"A verdict that, if rendered, puts all IT admins in danger."
He was an employee and this was the city's property and he refused to give up the passwords. Sweet Zombie Jesus, if anything a not-guilty verdict will do more damage because then IT Managers will be able to hold sway with the passwords.
If I were to lose my work laptop through fault of my own - leaving it in an airport or bar. I'll turn in my resignation.
Car stolen could happen and then insurance would cover it. I won't get mugged without getting badly wounded (I'm one of those open carry folks), house gets broken into and insurance will cover it.
I did almost lose my personal cell phone once, left it atop my truck, but it fell into the bed of the truck.
Its lax practice. Where is my work laptop? On me, at home or safely in the trunk of my car. When you are entrusted with work property you don't freaking leave it behind.
So developers shouldn't work at BWM, Daimler, any defense contractor in the world, iPhone/iPad/iPod, Phillips, Siemens or any biomedical developer in the world?
The list of companies that make "closed, locked down products" is vast and in comparison, Apple is pretty open with the iPad/iPhone, else the jailbreak people wouldn't have been doing it since launch.
He didn't just make a mistake. He left a prototype in a bar while out drinking. That's flat out incompetence and he should be fired for it. I have zero sympathy for the guy, this growing trend of business people and government officials leaving sensitive equipment and data behind is just pure incompetence and being lax.
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This is like the young earth creationists releasing their data to the public.
They found nothing in what...50 years? And 11 years of SETI@Home crunching data. I mean, its a cool screen saver though.
Yes they did and do. An Iraq each household may have 1 rifle, that includes military grade full-auto
Well heres a thing about that, I'd reckon that a full 1/4th of your US soldiers are in that full on "don't trust the Feds" category and about 3/4ths of the "right to bear arms" "militia" movement are ex military or law enforcement.
The one time in the last twenty years folks stood up to a government assault a number of law enforcement died and there was a long stand off before a ton of civilians died, which was the last time there was an attack on a civilian group by the Federal Government, so the right to bear arms sure keeps the government nervous.
Yes, the industry has done testing, the military and NASA have done testing. The testing and practical experiences show - don't fly in heavy ash clouds.
How the hell are you going to use volcanic ash for power when the main component is glass (SiO2)?
No, they are not immune to everything, the air filters have to be changed often when you deal with volcanic ash.
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ash/trans/index.php#vehicles
That would have been historically accurate. I'm sure Mohammed (PBUH) would drive a cargo van with "CANDY" spray painted on the side.
This guy took over this system because he felt entitled and a sense of ownership. He created a little fiefdom which grew in power as the department was gutted due to budge cuts.
http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?q=article/255165/sorting_facts_terry_childs_case
Then he got all uppity because someone else was auditing the network, oh someone of higher rank than he was. And then he threatened that supervisor into running away from him and hiding in their office.
It sounds like he was full of himself, the hard work he had done and felt like he should have all the power over it.
http://www.cio.com.au/article/253823/why_san_francisco_network_admin_went_rogue
I wish I were on the jury so I could vote guilty.
Only at places with open software and hardware. Are developers allowed to work at places with patents? Or use vi?
His boss was Information Security.
This wasn't "sharing" which is what the policy discusses, this was demanding it because he was an administrator with the only password.
By this policy he shouldn't have given the password to the mayor of San Francisco, hell he still should have it and that part of the City's network should be unmanaged.
The "city" is the City of San San Francisco, his employer.
The city's representatives, who wanted the passwords, are Jeana Pieralde, the head of security for San Francisco DTIS and the DTIS CIO, not the janitor or anyone off the street.
The people who demanded the passwords were Terry Child's supervisors.
His supervisors wanted the passwords.
The Mayor wanted the passwords - secure or not if the Mayor of the city you work for wants a password, you give it to them. I work in the public sector and while the head of the agency isn't my supervisor, if she asked for a password that she didn't need, I'd write it down for her.
http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?q=article/255165/sorting_facts_terry_childs_case&fp=&fpid=
"First, despite the many news reports claiming that Childs had shut down all or part of the city and county of San Francisco's network, what actually happened was that Childs refused to provide his superiors the passwords to the city's core FiberWAN network, effectively preventing them from administering the network."
"Following the completion of the FiberWAN, Childs looked upon his creation as art -- so much so that he applied and was granted a copyright for the network design as technical artistry. Skeptical of his colleagues' abilities, Childs became the sole administrator of the FiberWAN, and the only person with the passwords to the routers and switches that comprised the network. This state of affairs was widely known throughout DTIS, and Childs was the only point of contact for changes, troubleshooting, and overall management of this network."
I've looked around and around and see no references to this written policy, just that he'd only agree to give them to the Mayor in person.
Did he do half of what the City of San Francisco said he might do? Nope, but should he have given up the passwords to his damned supervisors? Yes.
This is what the City of San Francisco gets for letting a felon run their network.
"The possession of ammunition may have raised flags with the police, because 25 years ago, at the age of 17, Childs was arrested and convicted of aggravated burglary, and spent four years in a Kansas prison. In 1995, prosecutors said, Childs was again arrested in Kansas and charged with aggravated assault and carrying a concealed weapon. The case was reduced to misdemeanor weapons possession"
Has the decision come down yet?
If the answer is "no" then you are wrong.
"A verdict that, if rendered, puts all IT admins in danger."
He was an employee and this was the city's property and he refused to give up the passwords. Sweet Zombie Jesus, if anything a not-guilty verdict will do more damage because then IT Managers will be able to hold sway with the passwords.
If I were to lose my work laptop through fault of my own - leaving it in an airport or bar. I'll turn in my resignation.
Car stolen could happen and then insurance would cover it. I won't get mugged without getting badly wounded (I'm one of those open carry folks), house gets broken into and insurance will cover it.
I did almost lose my personal cell phone once, left it atop my truck, but it fell into the bed of the truck.
Cancer three times, a stroke and a war wound enough? Probably not.
Never said perfect at work, just don't lose crap.
Fine, don't fire him, hold him responsible for replacement cost, which in this case would include legal fees.
Than fire his ass.
Its lax practice. Where is my work laptop? On me, at home or safely in the trunk of my car. When you are entrusted with work property you don't freaking leave it behind.
"I imagine that you have never lost anything important?"
No. Never, no personal electronics, no work tools at work or taken home or taken into the field.
I've never lost anything of importance in over 25 years of working, that includes working in a pitch black wheat field at night while under vehicles.
Most expensive and valuable tool I've lost was a sheet rock hammer that got sheet rocked in a wall by a co-worker.
Personal responsibility and situational awareness.
Maybe they thought he'd have some damned personal responsibility?
Road test or field test doesn't mean drunken test.
So developers shouldn't work at BWM, Daimler, any defense contractor in the world, iPhone/iPad/iPod, Phillips, Siemens or any biomedical developer in the world?
The list of companies that make "closed, locked down products" is vast and in comparison, Apple is pretty open with the iPad/iPhone, else the jailbreak people wouldn't have been doing it since launch.
He didn't just make a mistake. He left a prototype in a bar while out drinking. That's flat out incompetence and he should be fired for it. I have zero sympathy for the guy, this growing trend of business people and government officials leaving sensitive equipment and data behind is just pure incompetence and being lax.
I agree, showing the hardware was cool and all, but outing the guy's name was pure asshat on gizmodo's part.
He is old, an expert in his field and dying.
He is, as others have said, both over-specialized and has a vested interest in the field he has expertise in.