Dan Farmer

People don't want to talk about death, just like they don't want to talk about computer security. Maybe I should have named my workstation Fear. People are so motivated by fear. ↗

— Dan Farmer

#computer #death #fear #i #just

Breaking into a system or exposing its weaknesses is a good thing because truth and knowledge must win out. ↗

— Dan Farmer

#because #breaking #exposing #good #good thing

I can write a program that lets you break the copy protection on a music file. But I can't write a program that solders new connections onto a chip for you. ↗

— Dan Farmer

#chip #connections #copy #file #i

I was fairly solitary. I didn't like structured learning. People didn't seem to be my cup of tea. ↗

— Dan Farmer

#fairly #i #learning #like #people

I was interested in implements of mass destruction - from an academic point of view. ↗

— Dan Farmer

#destruction #i #implements #interested #mass

I'm bisexual. ↗

— Dan Farmer

#i

If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them. ↗

— Dan Farmer

#dealing #fine #hamper #other #people

Napster was predicating its business model on violation of copyright. ↗

— Dan Farmer

#business model #copyright #model #napster #violation

Silicon Valley is constantly saying that the government is irrelevant and powerless. But that's because most people there have never seen it get serious. ↗

— Dan Farmer

#constantly #get #government #irrelevant #most

The whole idea that what is not normal should be kept secret - that's really distasteful to me. ↗

— Dan Farmer

#idea #kept #me #normal #really