So I’ve made a bit of a change up to my normal routine recently. Instead of sitting on the trains and playing video games, I’ve decided to get my read on, instead. At the moment, all of the reading is focussed on work and continueing my education since I haven’t had any training since I came to Groove. That being said, I’ve decided to start with Michael Howard and David LeBlanc’s Writing Secure Code 2nd Edition. I took their four hour training seminar while I was in Redmond, and, try as I might, I could only take so much of Sedgewick’s Algorithms in C++. But it’s a good book, and it has some really great quotes. I know that ‘Tos will get a kick out of these at the least.
A handful of knowledgeable people is more effective than an army of fools
Software never dies; it just becomes insecure.
My favorite of the bunch:
Security flaws are like cockroaches: you see one in the kitchen, so you et rid of it. The problem is that the creature has many brothers, sisters, grandkids, cousins, nieces, nephews, and so on.
Yeah, it’s a pretty good book. I’m enjoying it so far, and it’s a pretty quick read (at least the first part). Anyway, sorry to geek out like that, but I wanted to get some of these quotes recorded.
Programming, Quotes, Security, Software
I’ve just started watching the Colbert Report and these two quotes were sad last night (I’m watching off of DVR).
From “The Word”:
You’ll be placed on a reservation somewhere in the United States, but not in America
The tag line on screen: Massachusetts (Brilliant!)
And on the Ohio State vs Florida BCS Game:
I couldn’t be happier with this matchup. After all, these schools represent the two states that gave us President George W Bush’s two election victories. It is no wonder that electronic voting put them on top.
So funny.
And I swear, I will be making a real post soon. I promise.
College Football, Quotes, Sports
I saw Jim Valvano‘s 1993 ESPY speech last night. I had to hold back tears. Some parts of it really struck me, and I wanted to put them down here.
And when people say to me how do you get through life or each day, it’s the same thing. To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.
And this:
I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you’re emotions going. To be enthusiastic every day and [as] Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Nothing great could be accomplished without enthusiasm” — to keep your dreams alive in spite of problems whatever you have. The ability to be able to work hard for your dreams to come true, to become a reality.
Just good, strong advice.
Quotes
“Live to the point of tears.”
-Albert Camus
Just really struck me. I’ve been on a quote kick recently.
Quotes
13: Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
14: Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15: and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;
16: above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
17: And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the spoken word of God
-Ephesians 6:13-17
(The wall only had 15, but I liked all of this)
Quotes
