Yeah, the only people left on the witness list are representatives from TSA and Homeland Security. Schneier was apparently the only voice of reason on the witness panel, and he's been scratched. If I had to guess, which I don't, I'd say the gub-mint scratched him.

I think that there's a decent bit of irony in the fact that he "hacked" the voting database of the State of Florida, and then laments the ability of the United States Government to keep its data secure. Apparently while he may or may not be a decent cracker, he doesn't know the difference between state and federal government.

Defensive firearms must be utterly reliable. This firearm, by definition, is not utterly reliable. I can see them being sued because their product didn't function at the one time it was desperately needed. I predict that it will sell a few copies, and then fizzle. However, that won't stop the anti-gun lobby and idiot Democrats from attempting to pass laws requiring that all firearms have this bug (I mean "feature).

They are mutually exclusive. The OP is taking the Wal-Mart approach. He's getting some of the cheapest shit possible, and then telling himself that it's just as good as "commercial grade" equipment.

Does not anonymity grant privacy?

Another possible 'whoosh'... but I think it's because she's married now, and no longer has to look good for the wedding. It happens EVERY time. Woman works out like crazy for months to fit into a particular dress size, then once the wedding cake hits her gullet, the fat starts piling on. To be fair, men get fatter too, but we don't "false advertise" for the wedding.

The author seems to have added a different example that gives more credence to his claims.

AC does have a bit of a point in his troll. There is a certain criminal element to the "researcher's" tactics. Is it ethical to break the law to study lawbreaking?

Am I to believe that the Cubs are going to win the World Series too?

you forgot to enclose your post with <pedantic> </pedantic> tags. If no one uses it, it will die.

I'm pretty sure that this also means the end of the Dewey Decimal system, since it links to copyrighted material.

Absolutely correct. However, I would take it a step further and say that you need a document management system that manages security, meta-data, retention, disposition, etc. Examples are Documentum, IBM FileNet P8, Alfresco, etc. Here's a place to start readin: http://www.cmswire.com/.

This is Disney's modus operandi. The differences are that Pixar films have great story lines and aren't musicals. Other than that, I for one totally expected that Disney would start making sequels. Guess what's next...limited re-releases.