, learned Wednesday that what he’s not going to do is try and tell Sen. Flowers that she needs to stop.


Oh, but he tried it.

“Senator, you need to stop,” Clark said.

“No, I don’t!” Flowers replied.

“Yes you do,” Clark shot back.

“No, I don’t!” Flowers said. “What the hell you gonna do? Shoot me?”

It is at this point that a single tear fell from my right eye. I didn’t even know that I was on the verge of tears but Sen. Flowers bullied it out of me. Maybe it was her passion or her willingness to speak up for those whose voices are usually silenced. Maybe it was just her full-on gangster, “I don’t give a fuck about anybody in this room” attitude. Or, maybe it was because any black man that has been raised by a strong black woman has seen this happen before. My mom acted like this for me all the time. It was indignant and embarrassing to me as a child, but it became the quality of my mom that I wished I had once I got older.


Flowers wasn’t talking as a legislator, she was talking as a mom; a black mom. She would leave the meeting to smoke a cigarette and, in the end, the measure failed as it has failed for the last 10 years.

Watch the gloriousness below, and in the words of rapper Tupac: Arkansas State Sen. Stephanie Flowers, you are appreciated. The 2013 National CCDC season ended in April 2013. One topic that I’ve sat on since this year’s CCDC season ended is feedback. Providing meaningful and specific feedback on a team-by-team basis is not easy. This year, I saw multiple attempts to solve this problem. These initial attempts instrumented the Metasploit Framework to collect as many data points as possible into a central database. I applaud these efforts and I’d like to add a few thoughts to help them mature for the 2014 season.

Instrumentation is good. It provides a lot of data. Data is good, but data is dangerous. Too much data with no interpretation is noise. As there are several efforts to collect data and turn it into information, I’d like to share my wish list of artifacts that I’d like to see students get at the end of a CCD
, learned Wednesday that what he ’s not going to do is try and assure Sen. Flowers that she need to stop. 


 Oh, but he tried it. 

 “ Senator, you need to break, ” Clark said. 

 “ No, I do n’t! ” flower replied. 

 “ Yes you do, ” Clark shoot back. 

 “ No, I do n’t! ” Flowers suppose. “ What the hell you gon na do? Shoot me? ” 

 It is at this point that a single tear fall from my right eye. I did n’t even know that I was on the scepter of tears but Sen. Flowers bullied it out of me. Maybe it was her passion or her willingness to talk up for those whose voices are usually silenced. Maybe it was just her wide - on gangster, “ I do n’t give a fuck about anybody in this room ” attitude. Or, maybe it was because any black man that has been raised by a strong black woman has seen this happen before. My mom acted like this for me all the time. It was indignant and embarrassing to me as a child, but it became the timbre of my ma that I wished I had once I got old. 


 Flowers was n’t talking as a legislator, she was talking as a ma; a black ma. She would leave the meeting to smoke a cigarette and, in the goal, the measure failed as it has failed for the last 10 years. 

 Watch the gloriousness below, and in the words of rapper Tupac: Arkansas State Sen. Stephanie Flowers, you are appreciated. The 2013 National CCDC season ended in April 2013. One topic that I ’ve sit on since this class ’s CCDC season end is feedback. Providing meaningful and specific feedback on a team - by - team basis is not easy. This year, I watch multiple attempts to solve this problem. These initial attempt instrumented the Metasploit Framework to collect as many data points as potential into a central database. I applaud these efforts and I ’d like to add a few thoughts to help oneself them mature for the 2014 season. 

 Instrumentation is full. It provides a bunch of data. datum is good, but data is dangerous. Too much datum with no interpretation is noise. As there are several efforts to collect data and turn it into information, I ’d like to share my wish tilt of artifacts that I ’d like to watch students get at the end of a CCD
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“No, I doN’t!” FLoWers said. “What THe Hell you gonNa dO? Shoot me?”

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Watch THe gloriousnesS BeLOW, aND in tHe wOrds of rappeR TupAC: ArkAnsaS stAte sEn. StePhaniE FLOwERs, you are appreciated. thE 2013 NatioNal CCdC season ended In April 2013. One TOPIc that I’vE sat ON sINce this year’s CCdC seaSon ended is FEedback. PRovidIng meaniNgful and sPECific feeDbaCk oN a tEam-BY-TeAm basis is not eASY. ThiS yEar, I saw MulTiple atTemPts To sOlvE tHis probleM. These inItIaL aTtEmpTs insTRumented ThE MeTaSplOit FrAMework To colLect As MaNY daTa pointS As POSsibLe InTo a cEntRaL dataBase. i AppLaud theSe efforts And i’D likE tO aDd a few tHoughts to help ThEm mature foR tHe 2014 sEason.

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“No ,I don’t!” Fl o we rs replied .
“Yes you do, ” C lark s ho t b a ck.
“No , I d on’t!” Flower s said. “ Wh a t theh ell you g on na d o? Shoot me?”

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Wa tch the g loriousn es sbe lo w,and i n  the wor ds  of  r app er Tu p ac: Ar kansa s St at eS en.  Stepha n ie F lowe rs ,youare  a pprec iate d . T he 2013  National  CC D C se as on  endedin April 2013 .One topicth atI’ve s a t  on sinc e this year’s CCDC seas o n ended  is  feed back . Providi ngmeanin gfu l  and s pecifi c fee db ack o n a t e a m- by- te am basis i s not  easy .This  year,I saw multiple att e mpt s to solve th isprob l e m.  Th e se ini ti a l a t t empts instrumen ted the Me ta s pl oit Framew o rkto  collec t as ma ny da t a point s as poss ible into  a  cen t r aldatabase.I applau d these e f forts an d I’d  li ke toad d a  fewthough t s t o hel p them  m aturefor t he  2014 se ason.

Instrumentationis goo d. It  pr ovides alot ofdata. Dat a is  good, but  da tais da nge r ous.Toom uc h d a ta wi th n o  interpre t at ion i snoise. As t h e r e a re se ver a l effo rtsto collect data a n d turn it into  inf o r mat ion ,  I’d  l ike to share m y w is h list ofar tifacts tha t I’d li ke to se e stud ents g et at t h e  e n d of a  CCD 
, learned_Wednesday that_what he’s not going_to do_is_try and_tell_Sen. Flowers that_she needs to_stop.


Oh, but he tried_it.

“Senator, you need_to_stop,” Clark said.

“No, I don’t!” Flowers replied.

“Yes you do,” Clark shot back.

“No, I don’t!”_Flowers_said. “What_the_hell_you gonna do? Shoot me?”

It_is at this point that_a single_tear fell from my right eye. I didn’t_even_know that I_was on the verge of tears but Sen. Flowers_bullied it out of me. Maybe_it was her_passion_or_her willingness to speak_up for those whose voices are_usually silenced. Maybe it was just_her full-on gangster, “I don’t give a_fuck about anybody in this room”_attitude. Or, maybe it was_because any_black man that has been_raised by a_strong black_woman has seen_this happen before. My mom acted_like this for_me all the time. It was_indignant_and embarrassing to_me_as_a child,_but it became_the_quality of_my_mom that I wished I had_once_I got older.


Flowers wasn’t talking as a_legislator, she was talking_as_a mom; a black_mom. She would leave the_meeting to smoke a cigarette and,_in the_end, the_measure failed as it has failed for the last 10 years.

Watch_the gloriousness below, and in the_words of rapper Tupac:_Arkansas State_Sen._Stephanie Flowers, you_are_appreciated. The_2013 National CCDC season ended in April_2013. One_topic that I’ve sat on since_this year’s CCDC season_ended_is feedback. Providing meaningful and specific_feedback on a team-by-team basis is_not easy. This year, I_saw_multiple_attempts to solve this problem._These initial attempts instrumented the Metasploit_Framework to collect_as many data points as possible into_a_central database. I applaud these efforts_and_I’d like to add a few_thoughts_to_help them mature for the_2014 season.

Instrumentation is good. It provides_a lot of data. Data is good, but data_is dangerous. Too_much data with no interpretation_is_noise._As there are several efforts to collect data and turn_it into_information, I’d like_to share my wish list of artifacts that I’d like_to see students get at the end_of a CCD