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How would Sun Tzu defend computer systems? Poorly. A new era needs new thinking.

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 6 Comments / 19 June 2015 25 June 2015

Summary: The theft of the Federal government’s personnel data has brought information security back to the front pages. Along with the usual cries of “off with their heads” for the guilty and promises of Total Information Security in the future, as the signal to noise ratio in the media drops towards zero. To help restore …

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A look at climate science written in a cooler and more skeptical day

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 5 Comments / 23 November 2009 11 May 2019

The hacked emails and papers from the UK’s Climate Research Unit reveal the underside of climate science (as the many bizarre conclusions do the same for the anti-AGW mob). Spinning data to conceal contrary evidence, avoiding freedom of information requests, purging the profession of skeptical voices. All familiar things to anyone familiar with the history …

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A look at the science and politics of global warming

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 14 Comments / 12 June 2008 11 May 2019

There are few more important global public policy issues today than if and how to address Anthropological Global Warming (AGW). Not only might it require public investments on a scale not seen except in wars, but efforts to control AGW will clash with preparations for peak oil. The combination of could be catastrophic, in many …

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