August 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Lawyers, Guns, and Money
by Faustine 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

Tim wrote: >But people should do what really drives them. Anyone going into law this >late in the boom just to make money is probably going to be in for a >rude awakening. Ditto for anyone going into it in order to do pro bono >work on Cypherpunks issues. Great points. If you're looking to make a difference re: cypherpunk and pro- libertarian issues and have a scientific and practical streak, why not get an advanced degree in policy analysis instead? You get a rock-solid grounding in a number of critical disciplines, and put yourself in a position to seriously affect policy on the broadest possible stage. Not for the ideological "purists" out there, but personally I don't see anything at all wrong with wringing every ounce of information you can get from the real pros, whether they share your values or not. If there were a number of people committed to advancing libertarian issues who took this approach, I think it would be a great thing. Harvard is supposed to have the best program, but here's a little something I found online from the University of British Columbia which explains what it's all about. This one seems a little business-heavy, but other analysis programs have a lot more room to focus on technology policy. At least this gets you in the ballpark: Policy Analysis and Strategy Overview This PhD specialization covers both business strategy and public policy analysis. It draws strongly on underlying foundations in economics and in applied statistics. Topics in which faculty members have expertise include entrepreneurship and venture capital finance, international investment, the management of research and development, environmental management and policy, experimental tests of game theory, competitive strategy and competition policy, public enterprise and regulation, and international trade policy. Undergraduate or masters-level training in economics and/or quantitative disciplines such as mathematics, statistics or engineering would be a typical background for qualified students. Students with undergraduate backgrounds in commerce or business who have focused on the more quantitative areas would also be well qualified for the program. Once students are admitted they have extensive interaction with faculty members and attend a regular workshop run by the Policy Analysis Division, in addition to normal course work. The first major supervised research project is undertaken in the student's first summer. Except for those funded from outside sources, at least three years of funding is guaranteed to all admitted students. Program of Study There is considerable flexibility in the programs of individual students. All students are required to take a faculty-wide course in research methodology and a faculty wide course in teaching methods. Other required courses include: Economics 500 Microeconomic Theory Economics 565 Market Structure Commerce 581 or equivalent Statistical Methods Commerce 691 Advanced Topics in Policy Analysis The student will take at least four other courses to form two "fields" (two courses per field) and will normally take one or more additional courses in applied statistics or research methods. These courses will be chosen in consultation with the Graduate Advisor and may be in the Commerce Faculty or in other areas of study. Students normally complete their course work in two years and write comprehensive exams at the end of the second year. However, students who have taken prior graduate work may be able to complete course work requirements more quickly. Sample Program Sequence Year - 1 Fall COMM 693 (Research Methodology), COMM 581 (Statistical Methods), Econ 500 (Microeconomic Theory), Elective or Field Course Year - 1 Winter Econ 565, statistics course, 2 field courses Year - 1 Summer Summer research paper Year - 2 Fall EPSE 506 (Teaching), COMM 691 (Topics in Policy Analysis), statistics course, field course Year - 2 Winter Field courses, electives Year - 2 Summer Comprehensive exams Year - 3 Preparation and presentation of thesis proposal Year - 4 Preparation and defense of thesis

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Re: Re: NRC asks for reviewers for forthcoming Internet porn report
by James B. DiGriz 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, James B. DiGriz wrote: > On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote: > > > ----- Forwarded message from Declan McCullagh <declan(a)well.com> ----- > > > > From: Declan McCullagh <declan(a)well.com> > > Subject: FC: NRC asks for reviewers for forthcoming Internet porn report > > To: politech(a)politechbot.com > > Cc: HLin(a)nas.edu > > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:37:21 -0400 > > X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0.2 > > X-URL: Politech is at http://www.politechbot.com/ > > > > Background from Politech archives: > > > > "Net-sex NRC panel asks for testimony, will hold regional mtgs" > > http://www.politechbot.com/p-01852.html > > > > "Patricia Nell Warren's comments to NAS porn panel" > > http://www.politechbot.com/p-01615.html > > > > "National Academy of Sciences panel hears about porn & kids" > > http://www.politechbot.com/p-01571.html > > > > "Free speech advocates fret about NAS Net-porn commission" > > http://www.politechbot.com/p-01567.html > > > > This is science??? > > What I want to know is: what color should the pantaloons on the piano legs > be? > > jbdigriz > Let me elaborate: Panels, meetings, testimony...where's the research? What is even being studied here? This sounds like a "problem" fumbling around until it reaches a critical consensus of definition. The opportunities for shenanigans, for good or ill, should be evident. Personally, I was a horny little fucker as a kid. I won't say when exactly, but the the lurid pulp covers at my eye level at the time tended to focus on Ilsa the she-bitch of the SS S&M type themes. I DID find this somewhat disturbing, if fascinating. It was not till sometime later that a friend and I discovered his father's Playboy collection (my old man kept his stash a lot better hidden) and I was exposed to more gratifyingly wholesome images. I can't say that any of it did me any harm, though. Anecdotal, to be sure, but it tallies with my observations of children in recent years, whether watching cable, surfing, or whatever. I know there are folks who won't abide it, but they will be better served by Consumer Reports. And so I've said my say, jbdigriz

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RE: Bomb Law Reporter - special edition
by Faustine 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

anonymous wrote: >> Someone seriously does need to start a node which only accepts posts >> from remailers. >Or a list. One thing you know about an anonymous message - the poster >uses at least one cryptographic tool. Too many "cypherpunks" not only >don't write code, they can't even use code. So why is it that the vast majority of the technical and insightful contributions here seem to come from people who aren't averse to using a reasonable simulacrum of a real name and address? I made the deliberate choice not to use a remailer because I think it's more interesting to contribute while having a prior body of posts "attached" to me. People come to know more what to expect--and if I irritate/bore/piss them off too much, they stop reading me. Which is exactly as it should be. When I'm pressed for time here (as I usually am) I read people loosely ranked in order of how interesting I've found their posts to be in the past. I don't think I'd have the patience to wade through a big undifferentiated grab bag of irrelevant dross each day. And you know that's probably just what you'd end up with if no one had the slightest shred of accountability for any of their statements. There's too much discourse around here on the level of "you're a poopy head" "no, u r the poopy head" as it is. What does it really contribute? Besides a great example of Gresham's law in action, that is. For me, services like Hushmail and Cotse make for a nice compromise between full accountability (and full vulnerability) on one hand, and complete anonymity and privacy on the other. Though if you're after complete privacy re: your opinions and the details of your life, you're better off not writing them down in the first place, here or anywhere else. If what I "wanted" out of participating in the list were different, I can see myself making a different choice in either direction. I assume everyone here weighed those considerations for themselves before they got here: as far as I'm concerned, nobody has the slightest business deciding it for anyone else. ~Faustine.

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partnership request - sorry for the last message
by Jeff Dean 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

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partnership request - sorry for the last message
by Jeff Dean 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

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partnership request
by Jeff Dean 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

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by Jeff Dean 21 Aug '01

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by Matthew Gaylor 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

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Ex-MI6 agent put porn on police computer
by Matthew Gaylor 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

TUESDAY AUGUST 21 2001 Ex-MI6 agent put porn on police computer http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001290847,00.html BY JOANNA BALE A FORMER MI6 agent is facing prison after he admitted yesterday downloading pornographic images of children on to his office computer while working at a police headquarters. Alan Coates, 53, a Cleveland police communications manager, was found with hundreds of explicit pictures of young girls and boys. Coates, who is married, had earlier stood trial at Newcastle Crown Court on 15 specimen charges of making indecent photographs of children. The jury failed to reach a verdict and a fresh trial was fixed for November. But after protesting his innocence for more than three years, Coates pleaded guilty yesterday to three charges from the original indictment. The father of two, whose civilian responsibilities matched those of a superintendent, linked up to pornographic sites using the "America on Line" service and created personal electronic files on the system to store the images. Graham Reeds, for the prosecution, told the court that the charges related to 34 images found on Coates's laptop computer which had been created in June 1998. Mr Reeds said: "They were deliberately saved so that he could have them for his own gratification and purposes." Coates, of Redford, Bishop Auckland, who will be sentenced on September 14 after the preparation of reports, was granted unconditional bail. He worked for the British and American Governments for more than 30 years as an expert in the art of bugging and surveillance techniques. In the mid-80s his expertise had become so great that he was drafted into MI6, where he was involved in "extremely sensitive" government work. He was vetted in 1967, 1976 and 1980, the checks failing to reveal his weakness for child pornography. The computer images were discovered during an administrative check while Coates was in Berlin on business. ************************************************************************** Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a blank message to: freematt(a)coil.com with the words subscribe FA on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per week) Matthew Gaylor, (614) 313-5722 ICQ: 106212065 Archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fa/ **************************************************************************

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by Al Saxter 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

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