More REAL ID Stuff

Here’s some select reading. The first 3 articles are from Bruce Schneier’s “Crypto-Gram” newsletter; the other one is an EPIC article. Enjoy.

Real ID Summary

Because most people are too lazy to read the bill itself, (and frankly, it’s filled with so much legalese that most people can’t understand it) here’s an honest, unbiased breakdown of the bill’s ID-relevant sections.

Joel on Software – Back to Basics

This article makes a good point about something very important; namely, that to be a good software programmer, you have to know a lot about the nuts & bolts of how the computer works – from raw CPU instructions right up to drivers & other high-level nonsense.

Goodbye, America

Goodbye, America – Hello, REAL ID. Welcome to a world where you have to PROVE your citizenship… again… and again… and again.

The Triumph of Evil

“It’s sad, but our government has become evil – and ‘all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.'” And are you “good men?”