"9/11 could join the Trojan Horse and Pearl Harbor among stratagems so uniquely surprising that their very success precludes their repetition"
~ (via Seitz via Schneier) Interesting sentiment. Lots to think of there when it comes to assessing one’s disposition to risk, our current security posture, and the importance of being first in order to succeed. (I shouldn’t have to say it but just in case, I’m measuring “success” as outcome / intended outcome, >=1 being exceptional, and I’m not saying that these attacks were good for the world.)
Sriram's Tumblr: Don't be so f*king strategic
One of the occupational hazards of working at Microsoft was attending offsites. These were 2-3 day affairs, typically cloistered watching endless sessions of Powerpoint in a out-of-the-way Washington resort with a bunch of execs. At one such shindig I was attending a few years ago, one of the…
Military Capabilities for Hybrid War; Insights from the Israel Defense Forces in Lebanon and Gaza
Newly released paper from the RAND Corporation commissioned by the US Army detailing some new lessons learned from the Israeli - Lebanon conflict. (via Defense Industry Daily)
Seth Godin on “Quieting the Lizard Brain”
Bottom line: Ship on time. Ship on budget. And Deliver, or go home. Thrash first, and then finish your objective. If you do it right, you will get the chance to do it again at some point.
EDIT: Interesting that a conference was set up around this - the above video was part of the 99% conference
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