tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post4684680460813201223..comments2024-01-10T17:36:15.040-07:00Comments on The Lippard Blog: More InfraGard FUD and misinformationLippardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-91389439732191726082008-02-26T13:33:00.000-07:002008-02-26T13:33:00.000-07:00Jim... it's an honest comment and promoting the fe...Jim... it's an honest comment and promoting the feature of a direct connection to your reps on govit.com (no more phone calls, letters, or trying to figure out which reps to contact). Isn't that cool!!!<BR/><BR/>I am the founder, and would not try to hide that, or spam you. I honestly believe this is a great call to action for this article.<BR/><BR/>Would be great to talk offline.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>TaylorTaylor Norrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850432005403171441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-87975995653828727492008-02-26T07:26:00.000-07:002008-02-26T07:26:00.000-07:00Taylor: Looks like your comment is borderline com...Taylor: Looks like your comment is borderline comment spam to promote your site. Are you posting similar comments on any blog posts that mention bills in Congress? I'll let your comment stand because at least your site looks like an interesting idea, though clearly not yet at a critical mass of users to make it work. I think your system, being based on votes with weak user registration and authentication, is likely to be less accurate at gauging opinion than random polling, and less accurate at predicting outcomes than prediction markets like Intrade (based on betting rather than voting).<BR/><BR/>You have only one vote registered at your site on S.1959, and it's a vote against. I think that's certainly the way the vote *should* go in the actual Senate.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-41226036994224914102008-02-26T03:58:00.000-07:002008-02-26T03:58:00.000-07:00I would just like the basics... how should I vote ...I would just like the basics... how should I vote on this bill?<BR/><BR/>http://www.govit.com/S_1959/A_bill_to_establish_the_National_Commission_on_the_Preventio/Taylor Norrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850432005403171441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-76571429859677131202008-02-24T17:33:00.000-07:002008-02-24T17:33:00.000-07:00In email to me, Gary Barnett stated that he feels ...In email to me, Gary Barnett stated that he feels my response is deceptive on the basis of alleged errors. For example, he claims that InfraGard is part of the Department of Homeland Security, on the basis of a statement that "The FBI assigned national program responsibility of InfraGard to the former National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC)" and the fact that NIPC is now part of DHS. But this statement doesn't say that InfraGard is part of DHS or NIPC, it says that "national program responsibility of InfraGard" has been assigned to DHS. What this means is that DHS pays the bills for InfraGard's national website, VPN, online forums, and so forth--this is why the infragard.org DNS service is provided by DHS name servers. The actual hosting is provided by Louisiana State University, under DHS contract.<BR/><BR/>He also makes two claims in response to my statement that HR1955/S.1959 doesn't criminalize anything or create any law enforcement powers for the commission that it orders to solicit testimony and write a report. First is that this bill is part of the Homeland Security Act, and enforcement capability will come from there. Second is that the current administration isn't following the law, anyway. In response to the second, I agree, but that's not evidence that the bill changes the law in the way he claimed. In regard to the first, there's still nothing in the bill that amends the Homeland Security Act to add any new crimes or enforcement capabilities. No doubt the commission will make legislative recommendations (and I've already said I think having such a commission is a bad idea on this blog), but this bill itself doesn't do so.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.com