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We are all Wallfacers
From: Dave Aitel <dave () immunityinc com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:22:28 -0400
So science fiction has long been the lymph node system of our career field. It exerts a mysterious, but powerful influence. And because the Chinese are our natural ally, especially in light of recent events, it probably is a good idea to read their science fiction as well. Particularly when it wins massive awards, even though as far as anyone can tell, the science fiction award-giving community is as corrupt as Miami politics, except in a more interesting way <http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/04/08/_2015_hugo_awards_how_the_sad_and_rabid_puppies_took_over_the_sci_fi_nominations.html>. So you need to Kindle these two books right away (clicky clicky!): http://www.amazon.com/Three-Body-Problem-Cixin-Liu-ebook/dp/B00IQO403K/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 http://www.amazon.com/The-Dark-Forest-Cixin-Liu-ebook/dp/B00R13OYU6/ref=pd_sim_351_1?ie=UTF8 Like almost all of you, I have read science fiction my whole life, and this is some of the best I've ever read. The translations leave enough of the original language to come through to give it a unique cant, but without anything being lost in the casting. You get some of that classic culture shock - for example, heroic "political officers" play a big part in the book, which to an American reader makes no sense whatsoever. In any case, back to The Grugq and his eternal search for the Jiu-Jitsu of OPSEC. Both books cover operational security at different levels, but the second book, the one the Grugq says is not nearly as good, covers the problem of what to do when your every move is surveilled by a much more technically sophisticated opponent. It is the OPSEC of asymmetric defense. And in many ways, it is a much better book. If you read both books in a row, it's the book that will stick with you. -dave
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