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Eavesdropped!

In fact, vulnerabilities in the Web server have become so commonplace that some security administrators joke that IIS stands for “It Isn’t Secure.”

“…Microsoft Corp.’s IIS (Internet Information Services) Web server (see story), which has gained the reputation of having more holes than Swiss cheese.”

:As quoted in the article talking about Microsoft’s piss-poor job and building a secure Web Server.

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Eavesdropped!

“Meetings at Microsoft and with Bill are very much a class taught by the Socratic method. From that comes much clearer, much sharper ways of thinking.”

:Brad Silverberg (CEO of Ignition and former Microsoft VP) on the topic of failure as quoted in The Industry Standard article.

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“I have noted that possession of a drivers license permits one to drive an automobile only if the privilege is not abused; perhaps Ph.D.s should be withdrawable in science.”

:James Randi in Flim-Flam!

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