Dotcommers once excited prospective investors by touting the potential of ubiquitous connectivity. "Imagine a world where ... ," the refrain began. Players in the security industry usually preface their pitches with "God forbid that ... ," and close with a call for government money to prevent this or that inevitable catastrophe. "In a perfect world it would be nice not to have to spend these dollars," McMillen says. "There are very few industries that have a constitutional imperative. It doesn't say in the preamble to provide for health care, to provide for welfare, to provide for education. But it does say to provide for the common defense."

Now that's a quote bumblefuck Republicans in backwoods Arkansas can get behind. While it's amazing to me that this tard can sleep at night, what's even more amazing is that the government and everyone else investing millions in companies with no business model and no product are turning a blind eye to the striking similarities to the dot-com boom and bust.

-janelane, wired