In 1953 a lead physicist lost the project of the H Bomb on a train (physicstoday.scitation.org) 23 points by 01acheru 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] andrew_ 4y ago ↗ "US physicist John Archibald Wheeler Lost H-Bomb Documents on a Train in 1953"Original submission title was a little hard to parse.
[–] fifilura 4y ago ↗ There is some kind of lesson to learn here I think.It is not obvious what is the best, but the fact that he was required to carry the envelope with him at all times was itself a huge risk.At least I forget things like that 10 times/day, but I guess I am a walking security hazard in lots of ways.Maybe it would have been better to leave the letter anonymously in the suitcase? [–] EricE 4y ago ↗ How about not being cheap and renting a private hotel room for starters? [–] fifilura 4y ago ↗ Yeah, that would certainly be an option although I think he was optimizing for (precious) time.To continue my thinking... the analogue here is password renew policies. A well meaning and locally reasonable rule, actually leads to worse security.
[–] EricE 4y ago ↗ How about not being cheap and renting a private hotel room for starters? [–] fifilura 4y ago ↗ Yeah, that would certainly be an option although I think he was optimizing for (precious) time.To continue my thinking... the analogue here is password renew policies. A well meaning and locally reasonable rule, actually leads to worse security.
[–] fifilura 4y ago ↗ Yeah, that would certainly be an option although I think he was optimizing for (precious) time.To continue my thinking... the analogue here is password renew policies. A well meaning and locally reasonable rule, actually leads to worse security.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 22.7 ms ] threadOriginal submission title was a little hard to parse.
It is not obvious what is the best, but the fact that he was required to carry the envelope with him at all times was itself a huge risk.
At least I forget things like that 10 times/day, but I guess I am a walking security hazard in lots of ways.
Maybe it would have been better to leave the letter anonymously in the suitcase?
To continue my thinking... the analogue here is password renew policies. A well meaning and locally reasonable rule, actually leads to worse security.