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On 01/10/2012 23:48, spike wrote:
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<pre wrap="">...Incidentally, while I am in fanboy mode, I should report that it was the paragraph on Brains' security clearance in The Atrocity Archives that gave
me a proper rationale to come out of the closet. It made complete sense. --
Anders Sandberg,
Intriguing, inquiring minds want to know. Charlie would you be opposed to
quoting that paragraph?
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I think this is fair use (journalism? history? security science?):<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">",,,Once a year Pinky drags Brains out to
Pride so he can maintain his security clearance."
<p>"I <emphasis>see."</emphasis> She relaxes a little but looks
puzzled. "I thought the secret services sacked you for being
homosexual?"</p>
<p>"They used to, said it made you a security risk. Which was
silly, because it was the practice of firing homosexuals that
made them vulnerable to blackmail in the first place. So these
days they just insist on openness - the theory is you can only
be blackmailed if you're hiding something. Which is why the
Brain gets the day off for Gay Pride to maintain his security
clearance."</p>
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I like that security through openness approach. The less you really
try to hide, the less blackmail or embarassment potential. This is
also why I outed myself as an enhancer user in the Times. <br>
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Of course, not having any secrets at all is also deeply suspicious.
Hence my full disk encryption and occasional evasive maneouvers
against surveillance. I have hence made sure I have a suitable stock
of embarassents. Hakosote included.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Anders Sandberg,
Future of Humanity Institute
Philosophy Faculty of Oxford University </pre>
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