June 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Cryptobox (was Re: Edupage, June 20, 2001)
by Jim Choate 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

Tell them to stop as it already exists, get Plan 9. http://plan9.bell-labs.com On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, R. A. Hettinga wrote: > At 5:08 PM -0600 on 6/20/01, EDUCAUSE wrote: > > > > PRIVATE LIFE > > Researchers at Ottawa University are developing Cryptobox, a > > program that encrypts e-mail, instant messages, and other Internet > > communications. The program works by sending transmissions over > > a peer-to-peer network, scrambling each end of the transmission > > with an encryption code and hiding it underneath a stream of junk > > traffic. The system automatically decodes the transmissions once > > they reach their destinations. The researchers have already > > tested Cryptobox in a network of 40 real and 200 virtual clients > > and report that the test succeeded. Independent researchers are > > skeptical, however. Richard Clayton, a computer scientist at > > Cambridge University, noted, "It's unclear whether they can make > > this work and keep it stable in the real world with millions of > > systems." The program could, if successful on a large scale, > > solve one of the main security vulnerabilities of the Internet. > > Currently, e-mails, instant messages, and many other transmissions > > can be easily intercepted by those with access to key areas of a > > network. > > (New Scientist Online, 18 June 2001) > > -- > ----------------- > R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)ibuc.com> > The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> > 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA > "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, > [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to > experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Cryptography Mailing List > Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo(a)wasabisystems.com > -- ____________________________________________________________________ "...where annual election ends, tyranny begins;" Thomas Jefferson & Samuel Adams The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Solaris Opera
by Jim Windle 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:30:39 Trei, Peter wrote: : >- twice >I've >accidentally flipped to TV onto subtitled Russian movies partway through, >gotten >fascinated by the film, only to later find that it was by Tartovsky (Andrei >Rublyov, >Ivan's Childhood). I also strongly reccomend Solaris and especially Stalker. > I picked up Solaris a number of years ago at Tower Records where it was on sale for something like $5. Definitely worthwhile. I have never seen "Stalker" though I suppose now I will have to make the effort to do so. >Tartovsky's not for everyone though. Things happen slowly. Tartovsky's films >make '2001' seem like 'Raders of the lost ark'. > Yea, it took me a while to get into it, but once I did the movie is almost mesmerizing. Jim Windle Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

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Re: Solaris Opera
by Jim Windle 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

-- On Fri, 22 Jun 2001 00:23:37 Eugene.Leitl wrote: > >It's not a Russian movie, it's a Tarkovski movie The movie is in Russian and Trakovski was a Russian and still lived in the USSR when the movie was made I beleive. > a story by Stanislaw Lem). a novel actually >Another highlight is "Stalker", covering a (even better) story by the very >wonderful Strugazki Bros. > I have not seen "Stalker" it but given that recommendation and Tarkovski's reputation I am going to look for it in the video store. Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

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RE: Solaris Opera
by Trei, Peter 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

> Jim Windle[SMTP:jim_windle@eudoramail.com] wrote: > > On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:44:06 Trei, Peter wrote: > > >.... and here I was thinking that someone (perhaps Glass?) had written an > > >opera based on Lem's book.... > > > There is a Russian movie of "Solaris" which is weird but interesting. An > opera though, that definitely sounds like Philip Glass. After writing > "Nixon > in China" and "The Death of Klinghoffer" maybe someone could interest > John Adams in the Jim Bell trial. > > Jim Windle > Andrei Tartovsky directed Solaris. He's one of my favorite directors - twice I've accidentally flipped to TV onto subtitled Russian movies partway through, gotten fascinated by the film, only to later find that it was by Tartovsky (Andrei Rublyov, Ivan's Childhood). I also strongly reccomend Solaris and especially Stalker. Tartovsky's not for everyone though. Things happen slowly. Tartovsky's films make '2001' seem like 'Raders of the lost ark'. Peter Trei

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Car rental company tracks customer
by A. Melon 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

In a case that could help set the bar for the amount of privacy drivers of rental cars can expect, a Connecticut man is suing a local rental company, Acme Rent-a-Car, after it used GPS (Global Positioning System) technology to track him and then fined him $450 for speeding three times. [...] http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2778752,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnew…

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RE: Solaris Opera
by Jim Windle 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:44:06 Trei, Peter wrote: > >.... and here I was thinking that someone (perhaps Glass?) had written an >opera based on Lem's book.... > There is a Russian movie of "Solaris" which is weird but interesting. An opera though, that definitely sounds like Philip Glass. After writing "Nixon in China" and "The Death of Klinghoffer" maybe someone could interest John Adams in the Jim Bell trial. Jim Windle Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

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Thought-A-Day
by Fountain Of Joy 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

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RE: Steele's brain on intelligence
by a3495＠cotse.com 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

Greg Newby wrote: > In case it's not already obvious, Steele has a clue. > I heard him speak at H2K last year. He's either the world's > greatest liar, or has a tremendous background and authority > on how the goverment handles secret and subversive activities. I'd definitely put my money on the latter--he has excellent sources and knows a lot of tremendously cool people. For example, you might be interested in the following book by a man who used to be on the Church Committee who spoke at Steele's conference a couple of months ago. Serious analysis by a brilliant thinker and a real pro. Worth a look! Reshaping National Intelligence for an Age of Information Gregory F. Treverton Description Government intelligence today has many targets, numerous consumers - not all of whom are American or in the government - and too much information, most of which is not owned by the US government and of widely varying reliability. In this bold and penetrating study, Gregory Treverton, former Vice Chair of the National Intelligence Council and Senate investigator, offers his insider's views on how intelligence gathering and analysis must change. He suggests why intelligence needs to be both contrarian, leaning against the conventional wisdom, and attentive to the longer term, leaning against the growing shorter time horizons of Washington policy makers. He urges that the solving of intelligence puzzles tap expertise outside government - in the academy, think tanks, and Wall Street - to make these parties colleagues and co-consumers of intelligence, befitting the changed role of government from doer to convener, mediator, and coalition-builder. Chapter Contents 1. The imperative of reshaping; 2. The world of intelligence beyond 2010; 3. The militarization of intelligence; 4. Designated readers: the open source revolution; 5. Spying, looking and catching criminals; 6. The intelligence of policy; 7. A reshaped intelligence. Price: GBP 24.95 ISBN: 052158096X http://uk.cambridge.org/politics/catalogue/052158096X/default.htm

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History of Economic Thought
by Jim Choate 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/home.htm James Choate Product Certification - Operating Systems Staff Engineer 512-436-1062 jchoate(a)tivoli.com

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Re: Steele's brain on intelligence
by Ken Brown 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

"Trei, Peter" wrote: > > > ---------- > > From: Aimee Farr[SMTP:aimee.farr@pobox.com] > > > > [...] My "Intellagora" (I made > > up a word) and Steele's... literary references... isn't an infobroker, it > > would munch AND crunch, and be very human. Is a 3-5-7-year end state > > scenario with a transcontinental private thing-of-some-sort -- resulting > > in > > establishment-displacement in ways we might not contemplate -- so > > far-fetched? > [...] > > > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 03:00:51PM -0500, Aimee Farr wrote: > > > > > > http://www.oss.net/Papers/white/TheNewCraftofIntelligence.doc > > > > The New Craft of Intelligence > > > > Robert David Steele > > > Methinks Aimee has been channeling John Young. > > Peter Trei More like Hettinga crossed with Tony Hollick (anduril@cix - he featured in some instantiations of the old net.legends FAQ). Ken

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