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Advertising And Zwick On Myspace
Ed Zwick (The Siege, Blood Diamond) is releasing his show “Quarterlife” on Myspace in early November in an effort to go independent. The problem is that he is relying on advertising inflow, reminiscent of a decade ago. The producers and … Continue reading
National Applications Office Platform
Kent’s Imperative has the logic behind sourcing the NAO to build a national intelligence platform: We believe that NAO would be a natural home for training outreach efforts designed to bring the best practices of the core community’s long history … Continue reading
Chinese Hackers Along The Long Tail
Forbes – Paller believes that the 10 most prominent U.S. defense contractors–including Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman–have, for the past 14 months, been the victims of the same sort of cyberespionage that has recently plagued the Pentagon. He … Continue reading
“The Threat Is Complexity Itself”
NYT – “We don’t need hackers to break the systems because they’re falling apart by themselves,” said Peter G. Neumann, an expert in computing risks and principal scientist at SRI International, a research institute in Menlo Park, Calif. Steven M. … Continue reading
Quick Note: Reform and Petri Dishes
Full reform will require this understanding: Worshipping the state is akin to exalting the Petri dish. The secret sauce is the complexity within the structure. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.