September 2000 - cypherpunks-legacy

CDR: Re: Treatment of subjugated people (and bagpipes)
by A. Melon 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

ocorrain(a)esatclear.ie wrote: > It's very easy, from a post-religious > perspective, to be nostalgic about paganism, since we understand almost > nothing of it. Neo-pagan movements are generally comic, not in their > internal ideas, but in the notion that they are somehow recapturing > an old religion, a religion without scriptures or documents or a > continuous tradition. Humph, said the camel... indeed! Nonsense, says religionmonger. You obviously haven't researched the pagan world to much depth. Druids, for instance, have a strong, clear line going way back, as do Wiccans. Because of persecution by the God-damned church, they spent a long time underground, but there's never been a time when they weren't active and working. *You* understand nothing of it, and never will unless you could somehow convince some group to initiate you, which is unlikely. Scriptures and documents, dear one, play no part in earth and goddess centered religions. Shamans, for instance, are called personally by their spirits, taught by the same, etc., and it's all very much a personalized experience. Experiential religions have no need of scripture -- that's the bailiwick of the later, false, paternalistic, religions of the dominator cultures.

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CDR: Re: 128-bit netscaoe v4 for bellsouth.net
by David Marshall 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

Sonny <wrober20(a)bellsouth.net> writes: > hello I would like to know if Netscape communictor version 4.* is > available for bellsouth.net with 128-bit encryption. Pleas Email me Is there a message hidden in these messages of blithe idiocy, possibly hidden in the typos? Maybe revealable by some odd algorithm run against a grammatically-correct version of the message?

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CDR: europe physical meeting
by Tom Vogt 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

sorry for the delays - I've been very busy with this DeCSS stuff. back to the meeting: I'm looking for 3 more things: - a time - a place - an agenda here's the rundown: - a time ======== my current plan says: Friday, 29th. September 2000 that is close enough to actually happen, and still long enough to allow for planning and travel arrangements. if anyone wants to come, but can't on that specific date, please yell NOW and make an alternative suggestion. - a place ========= since the number of participants is a total variable, that's a difficult part. I'm currently looking for some kind of cafe or other place with both indoors and outdoors seats/tables that's large enough, has an acceptable atmosphere and is otherwise suitable. - an agenda =========== there should be at least a rough outline and a topic or two. if anyone wants to speak about a specific topic, tell me.

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CDR: Re: de minimus non curat lex
by David Marshall 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

TIGGGGERMOM(a)aol.com writes: > what does this mean???? The law cares not for the small [things].

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CDR: jerry boutelle
by billp＠nmol.com 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

http://members.tripod.com/bill_3_2/load2.htm We are moving ahead. Keep up-wind.

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CDR: U.S. Justice Department, Leading Technology Association Launch Web Site...
by Declan McCullagh 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

>Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:27:04 -0400 (EDT) >From: mds(a)mds.prwire.com >To: mds(a)mds02.prwire.com >Reply-To: mds(a)mds02.prwire.com, news(a)prwire.com >X-JID: 602169 >Subject: U.S. Justice Department, Leading Technology Association Launch >Web Site... > > > > U.S. Justice Department, Leading Technology Association Launch Web Site > To Teach Children Responsible Computer Use > > Offers Parents, Educators Back-To-School Tools To > Teach Kids About Online Ethics > > ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- As America's children go back to >school, The Cybercitizen Partnership, a joint effort by the U.S. Department of >Justice and the Information Technology Association of America Foundation >(ITAA), the nation's leading technology association, today launched a new Web >site for parents and educators designed to teach kids the right ways to use >the Internet. > The new Web site -- http://www.cybercitizenship.org -- represents a major >national effort to provide teachers, parents and their children with a new >learning tool -- responsible computer use. The Web site is initially focused >on providing support for parents, and will expand to assist teachers and >appeal to kids. > "Young people are growing up in a society where the Internet is > central to >everything from commerce to recreation," said U.S. Attorney General Janet >Reno. "Unfortunately, criminal activity exists online just as it does on the >streets. As children learn basic rules about right and wrong in the off-line >world, they must also learn about acceptable behavior on the Internet." > "This is a first-of-its kind government/private sector initiative to help >kids realize that the rules of the road in the off-line world also apply in >the online world," said ITAA President Harris N. Miller. "As the Internet >becomes more important to our daily lives, this initiative will help kids make >informed decisions about online behavior." > The Cybercitizen Partnership was formed last year to focus national >attention on cyber social behavior and the importance of teaching young >computer users to recognize that, in addition to protecting themselves from >the more unsavory and potentially dangerous behavior found in parts of the >Internet, they must understand that, when online, they are responsible for >their own actions and that these actions have consequences both for themselves >and others. The same standards of ethics expected in the off-line world must >be applied to the online world. The Web site will provide parents with >several tools including: > > * Teachable Moments: Tips to help parents use real-life events, news >stories and examples to help them talk to their kids about the >responsibilities they must accept when using the Internet; > > * Links: Relevant sites to connect parents to other programs and >organizations offering helpful information; > > * Logo: A kid-friendly character, created specifically for The >Cybercitizen Partnership, that reminds young computer users to "Surf Like A >Hero, Not A Zero" > > * Current Events: Useful news coverage on cyber ethics and cyber crimes >and a calendar of events for educational programs; > > * White Paper: A situation analysis and call-to-action addressing the >need to educate children about responsible cyber social behavior; > > * Ask The Experts: A list of experts on cyber ethics, who will be >available to respond to email inquiries from visitors to the site. > > "Now that students have rapidly increasing access to the Internet at >school and at home, the key is to excite them while teaching them the right >way to use the new medium," said Van B. Honeycutt, president and CEO of >Computer Sciences Corporation and chairman of The Cybercitizen Partnership. >"Our children represent the future technology workforce, which is why it's so >important for industry to play a major role in helping kids learn responsible >cyber behavior." > The Web site will evolve and eventually include: a directory of >educational initiatives across the country dedicated to integrating messages >about responsible cyber social behavior; new links to valuable Web sites; and >interactive tools for parents and teachers on cyber ethics. > Announced in March of 1999 by the U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, The >Cybercitizen Partnership serves as an umbrella organization to identify cyber >social behavior initiatives and to help create a movement to address legal and >ethical issues online. Current supporters of the program include: Computer >Sciences Corporation (www.csc.com ); Oracle (www.oracle.com ); >www.onehealthbank.com ; MERANT (www.merant.com ); Mirus Information Systems >(www.mirusinfo.com ); Stanford Consulting Group, Cyveillance, Inc., iDefense >(www.idefense.com ), the Recording Industry Association of America >(www.RIAA.com ) and BITS, the Technology Group for the Financial Services >sector (www.bankersround.org ). > > About ITAA > The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) provides global >public policy, business networking, and national leadership to promote the >continued rapid growth of the IT industry. ITAA consists of 400 direct and >26,000 affiliate corporate members throughout the U.S., and a global network >of 41 countries' IT associations. The Association plays the leading role in >issues of IT industry concern including information security, taxes and >finance policy, digital intellectual property protection, telecommunications >competition, workforce and education, immigration, online privacy and consumer >protection, government IT procurement, human resources and e-commerce policy. >ITAA members range from the smallest IT start-ups to industry leaders in the >Internet, software, IT services, ASP, digital content, systems integration, >telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields. For more information >visit www.itaa.org . > >SOURCE Information Technology Association of America > -0- 09/05/2000 > /CONTACT: Bob Cohen of Information Technology Association of America, >703-284-5301, bcohen(a)itaa.org; Elissa Lumley of Fleishman-Hillard, >202-828-8845, lumleye(a)fleishman.com, for Information Technology Association of >America; or Chris Watney of U.S. Justice Department, 202-514-2007, >chris.j.watney(a)usdoj.gov/ > /Web sites: http://www.cybercitizenship.org > http://www.itaa.org/

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CDR: Re: Is kerberos broken?
by BENHAM TIMOTHY JAMES 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

> > At 12:00 PM 8/31/00 -0400, Joseph Ashwood wrote: > >No but I feel free to type a hundred or so, but that's beside the > >point. The claim made was that anything a human can remember, a > >computer can brute force, this was simply one very clear example that > >it simply was not true, as I rather thoroughly established. > > Anything large that a human can remember has enough structure so that you > don't need brute force, you use a dictionary-based attack. A human can easily remember 26 random letters from a 32 character alphabet with a little mnemonic method (eg map each character to a word so that it makes up some sort of dumb story). 5*26==130 which is more bits than computers can currently exhaust over.

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CDR: Re: Whipped Europeans
by brflgnk＠cotse.com 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

Said by Sampo Syreeni <decoy(a)iki.fi>: -- begin quote -- >Crack cocaine is made using a relatively simple procedure which changes >that equilibrium to where almost all of it blows into the brain at >once. This is why crack cocaine is considered worse than the "regular" >powder. 'Freebasing' wasn't it? Cook in high pH to release the free alcaloid form from the salt. What I do not remember is the precise reason for the high permeability - water solubility? -- end quote -- I don't think so. The hydrochloride form (regular "powder") is water-soluble, but the free alkaloid is fat-soluble. That's why it's smoked instead of snorted. But the process not only converts the cocaine, it also loses any dilution material ("cut"). So the final dose is, for all practical purposes, pure cocaine that needs no additional conversion in the bloodstream. It might not be permeability that's responsible for the different effect. Could be a simple matter of delivering a higher quantity of ready-to-permeate material.

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CDR: AtomFilms Insider Membership
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05 Sep '00

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CDR: Black Rock, Nev
by David Honig 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

Black Rock, Nev (Routers) Air Force spokeswoman Jane Denning apologized for the accidental detonation of a fuel-air munition above the "Burning Man" campgrounds, blaming the error on outdated National Imagery and Mapping Agency maps that showed the area as part of an active nearby bombing range. Bureau of Land Management rangers on the scene said there were no survivors. Department of Justice spokesman Louis Slaveh said that although there will be no compensation from the government, officials are taking steps to see that this doesn't happen again. A DEA official on the scene commented "We should have thought of this earlier."

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