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	<title>Bret Piatt &#187; Politics</title>
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		<title>Cloud computing makes &#8220;blacklists&#8221; obsolete, now is the time for &#8220;digital identities&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.bretpiatt.com/blog/2009/07/25/cloud-computing-makes-blacklists-obsolete-now-is-the-time-for-digital-identities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common security technique is to classify attackers by IP addresses or reverse DNS lookup and blacklist the bad ones.  This technique has been falling in popularity with the increased usage of DHCP and NAT for Internet access and cloud computing will be its death knell.
Cloud computing allows attackers to rapidly switch IP addresses for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Big Government&#8221; isn&#8217;t the problem, lack of accountability for corruption is.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If &#8220;Big Government&#8221; is more wasteful, less efficient, and generally just not a good idea why is &#8220;Big Business&#8221; more efficient, more profitable, and generally able to succeed without groundbreaking nimble new inventions?
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		<title>Church of Washington, DC</title>
		<link>http://www.bretpiatt.com/blog/2009/03/15/church-of-washington-dc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piatt</dc:creator>
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		<title>Safety net could eliminate the middle class&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.bretpiatt.com/blog/2009/03/14/safety-net-could-eliminate-the-middle-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of a social safety net is great, nobody wants to see others homeless, hungry, and in need.  The drawback is it eliminates the need for people to really give it their all.  If you could go to work and take an entry level job, if it pays you the same as the safety [...]]]></description>
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