"The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards."

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Source : "Computer Recreations: Of Worms, Viruses and Core War" by A. K. Dewdney, Scientific American, www.koth.org. March 1989.

Gene Spafford

#Block Quotes #Rooms Quotes #Concrete Quotes

“We roared. We were one big animal throat, roaring.”
“Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.”
“I think he [Heidegger] sets the question up in a useful way and, despite appearances, he's not 'against' technology. He just wants us to have a questioning and thoughtful relation to it. This must be relevant to any approach.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“Have courage, pursue your dreams, and make it happen!”
“Even with artists I love, only about a third of their music is what really hits the sweet spot for me.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“There is no practice more dangerous than that of borrowing money”
“If appearances are deceitful, then they do not deserve any confidence when they assert what appears to them to be true.”
“Loyal companions are an unequaled grace, stanching fear before it bleeds you numb, a reliable antidote for creeping despair.”

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