Re: DON'T DO STUPID THINGS!

["Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>]

I was about to ask "what's 'conkers'?", but that's what Wikipedia is
for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conker

Here in America things are simpler. Kids just throw rocks at each other.

Larry Seltzer
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larry_seltzer () ziffdavis com 
http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/


-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Drsolly
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:56 PM
To: David Harley
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org; 'Alex Eckelberry'; rMslade () shaw ca
Subject: Re: [funsec] DON'T DO STUPID THINGS!

It isn't conkers that's the problem, it's people insufficiently trained
in 
the safe use of conkers that's the problem. If conkers were banned, then

only criminals would play conkers.

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009, David Harley wrote:

> > OTH, if we remove all danger from society, there's not much 
> > life left in that society.  
> >
> > (Not disagreeing about stupid people, just pointing out the 
> > other side, such as the UK's obsession with safety which has 
> > resulted in nonsense like children not being able to play on 
> > playground equipment in some
> > areas.) 
>
> I'm not sure that sort of nonsense is restricted to the UK. However,
> nannying like schools banning the playing of conkers hasn't done our
public
> image any good. :( 
>
> First person to mention guns gets a chestnut stake through the heart,
> though.
>
> --
> David Harley BA CISSP FBCS CITP
> Director of Malware Intelligence, ESET
>
>
>
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