Rumors of new ideas, and slightly bent philosophy
adamsb@un.org
Fri, 14 Oct 94 16:34:10 EST
Justin Lister, Your Most Esteemed Excellency,
yesterday, while I was throwing rocks at seagulls in Baltimore harbor,
I heard a rumor that you have voiced opinions that there are some areas
that present intrusion detection systems have not fully addressed,
particularly policy issues and integration with system management.
/British Bulls..t On
There are a couple of British (and therefore best) TV programs,
"Connections" and "Connections II", making the international rounds.
In one of them, the commentator points out that in every age there has been
"the conventional wisdom", "the accepted view" and that most of the time it
was totally wrong.
/British Bulls..t Off
While I do not mean to suggest that anything is totally wrong, I do agree
with you completely. In many of the areas that I work in, there are plenty
of people like myself who came in as young hot shots and are now counting
off the years to retirement, and there is a tendency to say "have you ever
tried it?" or "oh, we tried that and it didn't work" or "you shouldn't even
think about trying that!" It is also not uncommon for a young person to
come along who lacks the vast body of experience and more importantly, who
lacks the biases that have accumulated over the years, and to try something
(because he doesn't know any better) and find that it works beautifully.
I think that many of us would benefit from a discussion of new ideas.
Would you care to post your ideas about areas of intrusion detection
that have not been adequately addressed, on this list, for discussion?
By the time I retire, I will actually be able to hit the damn seagulls.
Hog Farmer
Tropical Hog Improvement Programme
British Bulls..t Corporation (Honorary Diploma)