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Pauldotcom Episode 127 - Security Interview Failure
From: auto414356 () hushmail com
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:22:20 -0400
SO I just listened to the Pauldotcom show via their live streaming Ustream link or whatever it is. In anycase I decided to give it a listen, I read the previous threads about how Paul Asadoorian and Larry Pesce completely fail at life and I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. Boy was I wrong... First their interview style is ridiculous. They had the stream on before the show and all they did was make immature dick and fart jokes. They made at least 7 or 8 porno jokes. This coming from highly professional / enterprise pent testers. I hope their sponsors are watching the pre-show. It's one thing to be nutty and wacky in private, it's another to make jokes about masturbation and KY jelly 10 times in 5 minutes. So far I was unimpressed. Then the interview started with the guys from l0pht. Let's just say the interview was nothing too exciting, infact it was very boring. All they did was stroke the egos of the people being interviewed. No exciting questions, nothing. Even the guys from Lopht were getting bored and you could hear their frustrations in the tone of their voice. Then the show started with a ho-hum selection of stories they stole from other websites (woooo). I heard at least 3 or 4 obvious false statements. I don't think they know anything about Linux either, hearing them talk I'd say they worked as Windows IT guys or maybe Geek Squad? They had some ridiculous criticisms of how normal people can't use Linux because it's too hard. Well dug, normal people are stupid, you're a security professional and you're complaining about how Linux is too hard to use, just use a Mac then! But whatever, your audience is supposed to be security professionals, they shouldn't be afraid to use Linux so why bring that point up in the first place? Other things I didn't like: 17 minutes of ads and spots How can this be hard hitting journalism when you are sponsored by like 6 companies? Conflict of interest anyone? In anycase.. that show sucked. This is why I don't listen to podcasts. - Anonymous British Telcom Employee - Security Division. -- Click here to find old friends, lovers or family. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/Ioyw6h4fH5Tm2suXT4ep6KD7gNy859slK9TaVT3PulPBuPeKDXa7dm/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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