Beyond fear

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1. steelframeDec 2024
   > Stop making reactive decisions. If something bad happened on a total, extremely unlikely lark, don't act like it's going to happen again next week.

   This is a central theme in Bruce Schneier's 2003 book Beyond Fear, which I continue to recommend 20 years after I first read it.

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2. happosaiDec 2024
   Because security at airports is mostly security theater to make passengers feel safe.

   People are generally not afraid of terrorists hijacking or bombing trains, so security theater isn't necessary there.

   Bruce Schneier book "beyond fear" is over 20 years old and not outdated a bit.

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3. zdwOct 2021
   Schneier at least has substantial experience and analysis on public policy - his "Beyond Fear" book published over a decade ago is one example.
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4. soheilMar 2017
   Why do you not believe in the political system and the power that comes with that? We the people can change laws if we choose to, to sit on the bench and cry foul however will not get you anywhere. You live in (presumably US) the freest country in the world and want to take things in your hand while not believing in democracy and convincing your fellow citizens to see eye to eye with you on issues like this? No one said changing the system is easy it takes dedication and effort if you truly believe evil companies are the problem force them to follow the law if you think the laws are in adequate lobby for new ones. Political passivity is not the answer. I highly recommend reading Beyond Fear by Bruce Schneier [1].

   [1] https://www.schneier.com/books/beyond_fear/

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5. mstocktonNov 2013
   I made a goal to read 100 books this year. I'm through 87 so far. Most of them have been non-fiction. Using this year to learn things outside of technology has been time very well spent for me. Here are some of my top books this year.

   - Currency Wars, James Rickards

   - The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein

   - What Technology Wants, Kevin Kelly

   - The Art Of Happiness, Dalai Lama

   - Lies My Teacher Told Me, James Loewen

   - The Four Agreements, Miguel Ruiz

   - Man's Search For Meaning, Viktor Frankl

   - Understanding Power, Noam Chomsky

   - The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander

   - Good To Great, Jim Collins

   - Abundance, Peter Diamandis

   - The Mystery Of Capital, Hernando De Soto

   - Pathologies Of Power, Paul Farmer

   - Metaphors We Live By, George Lakoff

   - Seeing Like A State, James Scott

   - Ishmael, Daniel Quinn

   - Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman, Richard Feynman

   - Beyond Fear, Bruce Schneier

   - The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan

   - The Birth Of Plenty, William Bernstein

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6. a1aMay 2013
   I would recommend the following book:

   Bruce Schneier - Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World

   http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Fear-Thinking-Sensibly-Uncertai...

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