tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post3168719092595277548..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Friday FourGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-65364766161664783742011-10-14T13:10:57.187-06:002011-10-14T13:10:57.187-06:00"[I]t can be used by con-men who need to buil..."<i>[I]t can be used by con-men who need to build trust.</i><br /><br />That is an excellent, and oft-overlooked point.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-8601667421073165282011-10-14T10:55:21.701-06:002011-10-14T10:55:21.701-06:00On privacy, ex-con Kevin Mitnick explains that the...On privacy, ex-con Kevin Mitnick explains that there are some things that we assume are only known to "insiders". Though the information -- as such -- is harmless, it can be used by con-men who need to build trust. In his book he gives examples of all sorts of things people are willing to do, as long as he comes across as an insider.<br /><br />On Dennis Ritchie: a good guy. Kernigan and Ritchie picked up Occam 's razor and gave existing languages the cleanest shave ever!Realist Theoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02443210652365042245noreply@blogger.com