Comments on: Schneier on the “terrorist as idiot” http://stevereads.com/weblog/2007/06/14/schneier-on-the-terrorist-as-idiot/ Books and policy from an endlessly curious perspective Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:04:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Seth http://stevereads.com/weblog/2007/06/14/schneier-on-the-terrorist-as-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Seth Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://stevereads.com/weblog/civil_liberties_and_human_rights/schneier/terrorist_as_idiot.html#comment-246 <p>I was at first confused and then impressed that The New York Times decided to run the story on page 30, precisely because there was no imminent threat. <p> Of course, they got blasted by some readers, but they had a good <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/04/business/media/04asktheeditors.html#jfk">response</a>.</p> <p>Their <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/opinion/10hoyt.html">ombudsman</a> chimed in later.</p> I was at first confused and then impressed that The New York Times decided to run the story on page 30, precisely because there was no imminent threat.

Of course, they got blasted by some readers, but they had a good response.

Their ombudsman chimed in later.

]]> By: Seth http://stevereads.com/weblog/2007/06/14/schneier-on-the-terrorist-as-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Seth Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://stevereads.com/weblog/civil_liberties_and_human_rights/schneier/terrorist_as_idiot.html#comment-247 <p>[Swedish, from Old Norse umbodhsmadhr, deputy, plenipotentiary : umbodh, commission (um, about + bodh, command) + madhr, man.] <p> Ombudsman, ombudsman, ombudsman!!!</p> [Swedish, from Old Norse umbodhsmadhr, deputy, plenipotentiary : umbodh, commission (um, about + bodh, command) + madhr, man.]

Ombudsman, ombudsman, ombudsman!!!

]]> By: mrz http://stevereads.com/weblog/2007/06/14/schneier-on-the-terrorist-as-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-248 mrz Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://stevereads.com/weblog/civil_liberties_and_human_rights/schneier/terrorist_as_idiot.html#comment-248 <p>Isn't it <em>ombudsman</em>? Wouldn't an <em>ombusman</em> be a bus driver that does yoga?<br/></p> Isn’t it ombudsman? Wouldn’t an ombusman be a bus driver that does yoga?

]]> By: Steve Laniel http://stevereads.com/weblog/2007/06/14/schneier-on-the-terrorist-as-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Steve Laniel Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://stevereads.com/weblog/civil_liberties_and_human_rights/schneier/terrorist_as_idiot.html#comment-249 <p>Typo fixed at Seth's request. :-)</p> Typo fixed at Seth’s request. :-)

]]> By: mrz http://stevereads.com/weblog/2007/06/14/schneier-on-the-terrorist-as-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-250 mrz Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://stevereads.com/weblog/civil_liberties_and_human_rights/schneier/terrorist_as_idiot.html#comment-250 <p>I had this weird image of a guy dressed like the maytag repair man, in the driver's seat of a bus, cross legged, eyes closed, slightly floating above the seat while the bus drove along on its own, all while soothing indian music was playing.<br/></p> I had this weird image of a guy dressed like the maytag repair man, in the driver’s seat of a bus, cross legged, eyes closed, slightly floating above the seat while the bus drove along on its own, all while soothing indian music was playing.

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