lcamtuf's blog: A bit more on firearms in the US
Perhaps not surprisingly, my previous blog post sparked several interesting discussions with my Polish friends who took a more decisive view of the social costs of firearm ownership, or who saw the...
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View ArticleLWN.net: Tuesday’s security advisories
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View Articlelcamtuf's blog: Poland vs the United States: civil liberties
[ This is a sixth entry in a short series of articles about Poland. To start from the beginning, click here. ] I opened my comparison of Poland and the US with the topic of firearm ownership. I...
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View ArticleSANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green: ISC StormCast for Wednesday, June...
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View ArticleRaspberry Pi: Mechanise your chickens
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View ArticleSchneier on Security: What is the DoD’s Position on Backdoors in Security...
In May, Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave an address at the Joint Service Academies Cyber Security Summit at West Point. After he spoke for twenty...
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