Given the 2 options, the saleswoman in the suit or the jogging outfit, I'm going to go with the one in the jogging outfit. My perception is that she is going to be less likely to try to rip me off so she can go buy more expensive suits.
Reminds me of a Paul Graham essay about startups spending money of fancy, new age furniture and not having enough left for their business or just using old, cheap curbside freebies so they can spend more money on their business. I'm going with the one who doesn't care about looking good, but cares about being good.
These wearable USB (watches, wristbands, necklace, whatever) devices would be useful for storing secure keys and the like. For SSH public key authentication, PGP email or encrypted laptops, this would be a nice method of conveniently storing private key files with less worry about misplacing a standard USB drive. If someone were to steal my laptop with SSH keys stored locally, there is a potential security problem there. Of course, keys should be password protected, but this seems like a good additional security idea. Of the "something you are, something you have and something you know" levels of security, this is a simple and convenient way to add "something you have." I suppose the "biker geeks" could just put their USB drive on their bulky wallet chain, but I'd prefer to use one of these unobtrusive wearable drives.
has given me a pretty clear indication of AO's hostile attitude towards open source. I have heard this from other sources as well. Is AO really listening to it's engineer's this time or is this just a PR stunt by a company looking for exposure? After past experiences with AO never even considering OSS as part of a solution, I wouldn't think they'd have much credibility here, though I'd love to hear differently.
The Defense Reaquisition Marketing Office is a great place to find miscellaneous items dirt cheap. In Dayton, WPAFB has an office open to the public. http://www.wpafb.af.mil/drmo/index.htm for more details.
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Please identify the shape ABC:
A) Octagon
B) Triangle
C) Square
D) Circle
No better said than by this guy: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6253122084 108451360
How can you call a truce with someone who isn't fighting you?
Given the 2 options, the saleswoman in the suit or the jogging outfit, I'm going to go with the one in the jogging outfit. My perception is that she is going to be less likely to try to rip me off so she can go buy more expensive suits.
Reminds me of a Paul Graham essay about startups spending money of fancy, new age furniture and not having enough left for their business or just using old, cheap curbside freebies so they can spend more money on their business. I'm going with the one who doesn't care about looking good, but cares about being good.
These wearable USB (watches, wristbands, necklace, whatever) devices would be useful for storing secure keys and the like. For SSH public key authentication, PGP email or encrypted laptops, this would be a nice method of conveniently storing private key files with less worry about misplacing a standard USB drive. If someone were to steal my laptop with SSH keys stored locally, there is a potential security problem there. Of course, keys should be password protected, but this seems like a good additional security idea. Of the "something you are, something you have and something you know" levels of security, this is a simple and convenient way to add "something you have." I suppose the "biker geeks" could just put their USB drive on their bulky wallet chain, but I'd prefer to use one of these unobtrusive wearable drives.
has given me a pretty clear indication of AO's hostile attitude towards open source. I have heard this from other sources as well. Is AO really listening to it's engineer's this time or is this just a PR stunt by a company looking for exposure? After past experiences with AO never even considering OSS as part of a solution, I wouldn't think they'd have much credibility here, though I'd love to hear differently.
Reaquisition = Reutilization
The Defense Reaquisition Marketing Office is a great place to find miscellaneous items dirt cheap. In Dayton, WPAFB has an office open to the public. http://www.wpafb.af.mil/drmo/index.htm for more details.