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So science fiction has long been the lymph node system of our career
field. It exerts a mysterious, but powerful influence. And because
the Chinese are our natural ally, especially in light of recent
events, it probably is a good idea to read their science fiction as
well. Particularly when it wins massive awards, even though as far
as anyone can tell, the science fiction award-giving community is as
corrupt as Miami politics, <a
href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/04/08/_2015_hugo_awards_how_the_sad_and_rabid_puppies_took_over_the_sci_fi_nominations.html">except
in a more interesting way</a>.<br>
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So you need to Kindle these two books right away (clicky clicky!):<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Body-Problem-Cixin-Liu-ebook/dp/B00IQO403K/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">http://www.amazon.com/Three-Body-Problem-Cixin-Liu-ebook/dp/B00IQO403K/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Dark-Forest-Cixin-Liu-ebook/dp/B00R13OYU6/ref=pd_sim_351_1?ie=UTF8">http://www.amazon.com/The-Dark-Forest-Cixin-Liu-ebook/dp/B00R13OYU6/ref=pd_sim_351_1?ie=UTF8</a><br>
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Like almost all of you, I have read science fiction my whole life,
and this is some of the best I've ever read. The translations leave
enough of the original language to come through to give it a unique
cant, but without anything being lost in the casting. You get some
of that classic culture shock - for example, heroic "political
officers" play a big part in the book, which to an American reader
makes no sense whatsoever. <br>
<br>
In any case, back to The Grugq and his eternal search for the
Jiu-Jitsu of OPSEC. Both books cover operational security at
different levels, but the second book, the one the Grugq says is not
nearly as good, covers the problem of what to do when your every
move is surveilled by a much more technically sophisticated
opponent. It is the OPSEC of asymmetric defense. And in many ways,
it is a much better book. If you read both books in a row, it's the
book that will stick with you.<br>
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-dave<br>
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