1) SST = supersonic transport (see Concorde, see Concorde on government life support, see Concorde in pretty orange and yellow.) 2) monorail = one rail, not elevated, or driver-less. The only running monorail I know of is in Seattle; it was left over after the 1962 Worlds Fair. All the airport people-movers I have seen run on two rails or on a roadway. 3) Videophone != Webcam (see Picturephone)
See also magnetic bubbles, cold fusion, Charles Atlas and Ginger. PKI is a great marketing gimmick. No doubt about it. Put that logo on your home page and all the hoi polloi feel warm and fuzzy. Flashing neon signs work better than drab old hand-lettered ones. But how much risk does it reduce? What is the insurance premium with it and what is it without it? How much underwriting is premised on PKI? Is there one instance where an insurance premium has been reduced by more than the cost of the PKI implementation and the ongoing cost of its administration? STP does a great business. So does Mary Kay. I don't knock 'em. But I do understand what kind of oil they are. Cheers, Scott -----Original Message----- From: Phillip Hallam-Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 2:34 PM To: Peter Gutmann; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: CFP: PKI research workshop Let us see. Monorails are commonplace in airports these days. Web cams for online chat are used by millions of teenagers SST ? What is that Phill -----Original Message----- From: Peter Gutmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 27 December 2001 21:42 Subject: Re: CFP: PKI research workshop >>As I never tire of saying, "PKI is the ATM of security." > >Naah, it's the monorail/videophone/SST of security. Looks great at the World >Fair, but a bit difficult to turn into a reality outside the fairgrounds. > >Peter (who would like to say that observation was original, but it was actually > stolen from Scott Guthery). > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >The SPKI Mailing List >Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe spki" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]