Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Great quote
"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts"
Charles Dickens, British Novelist (1812-1870)
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Security never ends
1. Trend Micro speaks again - http://bit.ly/8X4RYW
2. Predators hacked - http://bit.ly/7k3JPw
3. How to avoid getting your Google account hacked - http://bit.ly/6yg51l
2. Predators hacked - http://bit.ly/7k3JPw
3. How to avoid getting your Google account hacked - http://bit.ly/6yg51l
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
This week's security posts
1. Predictions - http://bit.ly/4QD0oy
2. Closer to home - http://bit.ly/8floaP
3. Trend Micro's look to 2010 - http://bit.ly/74UQ3S
4. Gifts of the season - http://bit.ly/5B7CLe
5. CA's reflections on 2009 and look to 2010 - http://bit.ly/5npMxg
6. This report should keep every security professional up at night! - http://bit.ly/8D6duk
2. Closer to home - http://bit.ly/8floaP
3. Trend Micro's look to 2010 - http://bit.ly/74UQ3S
4. Gifts of the season - http://bit.ly/5B7CLe
5. CA's reflections on 2009 and look to 2010 - http://bit.ly/5npMxg
6. This report should keep every security professional up at night! - http://bit.ly/8D6duk
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Ben Stein's Reflections on Religion
The following was written by Ben Stein and
recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning
Commentary.
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish.
And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up,bejewelled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated Against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me.
I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto.
In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display
at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a crèche, it's just as fine
with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed
around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed
around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country.
I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities
and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him?. I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.
But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America
we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different:
This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayton asked her:
'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina).
Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said:
'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God
to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God
to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare
(she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and
We said OK.
Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill,
thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little
personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide).
We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong,
and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do
with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW'.
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.
Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.
Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start
sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public
discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because
you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it.
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it..... no one will know you did.
But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein
recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning
Commentary.
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish.
And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up,bejewelled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated Against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me.
I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto.
In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display
at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a crèche, it's just as fine
with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed
around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed
around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country.
I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities
and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him?. I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.
But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America
we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different:
This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayton asked her:
'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina).
Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said:
'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God
to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God
to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare
(she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and
We said OK.
Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill,
thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little
personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide).
We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong,
and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do
with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW'.
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.
Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.
Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start
sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public
discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because
you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it.
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it..... no one will know you did.
But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein
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