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  • On the post: Police Follow Up Beating A 'Possibly Intoxicated' Man To Death By Seizing Witnesses' Cell Phones

    mister anderson ( profile ), 14 May, 2013 @ 10:33am

    Kern County Sheriff's Car

    Reminds me of a car that Kern county had a while back, based on a "joke" that a new Sheriff made. On the side of the car it said:

    "Kern County Sheriff's Department... We'll Kick Your Ass"

  • On the post: Defense Department Overclassifies Memo On Avoiding Overclassification

    mister anderson ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2012 @ 09:17pm

    FOUO and Public Release

    Here's something that you may not realize: everything created by the government (or government contractors, in some cases) is FOUO, unless there is a reason to classify the material. What does this mean? Not much really, just that it has to go through the proper channels (e.g. scrubbing for personal data, ITAR, etc.) before it is released to the public.

    Seriously, you have to send everything through a public relations review before you can send anything out for general public consumption. I've had to do so several times for technical presentations created while working at JPL.

  • On the post: The DHS And FBI Present: You Might Be A Terrorist If… (Hotel Guest Edition)

    mister anderson ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2012 @ 06:32pm

    Right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing

    I find this interesting... This contravenes the best practices for staying safe while traveling.

    One of the primary things to do is not make yourself a target. Ideally, this means keeping personal information to a minimum. A hotel does not need to know where I work or what I do when I am staying there. They may need to know where I live, for billing and what not. The more information that is divulged means the more information available to exploit, possibly making you a target.

    Another thing that is a best practice is to request a particular room. The ideal room, for security reasons, would be one that is on a middle floor. A few floors up means that access and observation of the room is more difficult while still being within easy reach of rescue crews in the event of a fire.

    I've personally had to extend my stay at a hotel several times. I was traveling on business, and things came up that required my input outside the dates I originally planned to stay.

    I also prefer to go down to the hotel desk should I need anything hotel related. For me, I prefer the personal contact of a face-to-face conversation over a telephone call.

    One final thing: Business travelers may not book their own hotels. Depending on company policy, people traveling on business may have to book through a preferred travel agency.

    On the whole, this list is asinine. It completely disregards common sense and best practices in order to increase the amount of information available for collection and exploitation by whomever is interested.

  • On the post: Navy SEALs Lose Their Military Careers By Consulting With EA On Videogame

    mister anderson ( profile ), 11 Nov, 2012 @ 12:12am

    Locking the Barn Door

    I've seen a large amount of behavior like this from the central government in this country as of late. I would consider it locking the barn door once the cows have gotten out.

    A few examples:

    1. A dude tries to blow up an airplane with explosives concealed in his show. Now all travelers must remove their shoes in the security line.

    2. Another dude tries to blow up an airplane with explosives concealed in his underwear. Now all travelers have to deal with humiliating pat-downs or unnecessary radiation exposure.

    3. A former SEAL publishes a book that contradicts the administrations narrative of the bin laden raid. Several other seals moonlight with a video game company and get the book thrown at them.

  • On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At BestNetTech

    mister anderson ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2012 @ 07:21pm

    "...and Huge asked for permission first. Notice how my movie actually got made."

    Proving once again that it is sometimes better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission.