June 2002 - cypherpunks-legacy

RE: Degrees of Freedom vs. Hollywood Control Freaks
by Trei, Peter 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

> Jim Choate[SMTP:ravage@ssz.com] wrote: > > On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Trei, Peter wrote: > > > Well, I'm convinced - I guess that's why every single album today is > > released on both CD *and* vinyl - can't piss off the tens of millions of > > > turntable owners, after all. > > That's not correct. There are lots of albums (aimed at DJ's for example) > that are -NEVER- available except on vinyl. Also, if you'll actually check > the 'yellow book' at your record store you'll find that over the last 4-5 > years a growing number of albums are available on CD only; no LP, no > cassette. Start in the techno and related genre. Hint, they are -not- hit > records. > Jimbo wouldn't recognize irony if it came up and bit him in the ass. Peter

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The Register - NY Times sicks FBI on MSNBC journo...
by Jim Choate 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/25574.html -- -- ____________________________________________________________________ When I die, I would like to be born again as me. Hugh Hefner ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com jchoate(a)open-forge.org www.open-forge.org --------------------------------------------------------------------

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URGENT ASSISTANCE
by MRS M SESE SEKO 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

DEAR FRIEND, I AM MRS. SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE? NOW KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER, THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION. I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS SOLOMON AND BASHER OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE MY FAMILY AND I SETTLED, WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN MORROCO WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER DIED OF CANCER DISEASE. HOWEVER DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO CHANGED MOST OF MY HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES INTO OTHER FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE NEW HEAD OF STATE OF (DR) MR LAURENT KABILA HAS MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. HENCE MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO STUDY THE SITUATION TILL WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER, LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD AND THE SON TAKING OVER (JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY IDENTITY SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED AND CONFISCATED. I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$18,000,000,00.) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY , FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE FUNDS ARE SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE CONTENT. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF.ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE, SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON (SOLOMON) WHO HAS THE OUT MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS. I WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL NOT WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I WILL ALSO WANT TO BUY PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU. IN CONCLUSION, IF YOU WANT TO ASSIST US , MY SON SHALL PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE OF THE BUSINESS, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES INCLUDING REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES. FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE. BEST REGARDS, MRS M. SESE SEKO

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URGENT ASSISTANCE
by MRS M SESE SEKO 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

DEAR FRIEND, I AM MRS. SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE? NOW KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER, THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION. I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS SOLOMON AND BASHER OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE MY FAMILY AND I SETTLED, WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN MORROCO WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER DIED OF CANCER DISEASE. HOWEVER DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO CHANGED MOST OF MY HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES INTO OTHER FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE NEW HEAD OF STATE OF (DR) MR LAURENT KABILA HAS MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. HENCE MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO STUDY THE SITUATION TILL WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER, LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD AND THE SON TAKING OVER (JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY IDENTITY SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED AND CONFISCATED. I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$18,000,000,00.) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY , FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE FUNDS ARE SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE CONTENT. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF.ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE, SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON (SOLOMON) WHO HAS THE OUT MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS. I WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL NOT WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I WILL ALSO WANT TO BUY PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU. IN CONCLUSION, IF YOU WANT TO ASSIST US , MY SON SHALL PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE OF THE BUSINESS, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES INCLUDING REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES. FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE. BEST REGARDS, MRS M. SESE SEKO

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Palm security
by Adam Shostack 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

I find myself storing a pile of vaugely sensitive information on my palm. Where do I find the competent analysis of this? Ideally, I'd like to be able to protect things that I move into a "sensitive" area (passwords), and maybe select items in other places that I want to encrypt. I don't really want to have to enter a password each time I look at my schedule and todo lists. Someone suggested YAPS (http://www.palmblvd.com/software/pc/Yaps-2000-11-7-palm-pc.html) are there others I should look at? Adam -- -- "It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once." -Hume

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Slashdot | Crack a Password, Save Norwegian History (Invitation to hack)
by Jim Choate 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

http://slashdot.org/articles/02/06/05/0650234.shtml?tid=172 -- -- ____________________________________________________________________ When I die, I would like to be born again as me. Hugh Hefner ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com jchoate(a)open-forge.org www.open-forge.org --------------------------------------------------------------------

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[9fans] Final Call for Papers: ICONIP'02-SEAL'02-FSK'02 (fwd)
by Jim Choate 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:04:51 GMT From: hepu(a)spock.bf.rmit.edu.au Reply-To: 9fans(a)cse.psu.edu To: 9fans(a)cse.psu.edu Subject: [9fans] Final Call for Papers: ICONIP'02-SEAL'02-FSK'02 [Apologies if you receive this announcement more than once.] [We have so far received about 600 submissions, not including about 30 special sessions currently being organized. Due to numerous requests, especially from participants to some major conferences held in May 2002, we are pleased to revise the submission deadline as below.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP'02) 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Simulated Evolution And Learning (SEAL'02) International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD'02) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- November 18 - 22, 2002, Orchid Country Club, Singapore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Home Page: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/nef Mirror Page: http://www.cic.unb.br/~weigang/nef ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** (NEW!) Submission Deadline: June 30, 2002 *** Organized by: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Sponsored by: Asia-Pacific Neural Network Assembly SEAL & FSKD Steering Committees Singapore Neuroscience Association In Co-Operation with: IEEE Neural Network Society International Neural Network Society European Neural Network Society SPIE Supported by: Lee Foundation US AOARD, ARO-FE Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau Novartis Pharmaceuticals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS, SPONSORSHIPS, AND SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICONIP'02, SEAL'02, and FSKD'02 will be jointly held in Orchid Country Club, Singapore from November 18 to 22, 2002. The conferences will not only feature the most up-to-date research results in natural and arti- ficial neural systems, evolutionary computation, fuzzy systems, and knowledge discovery, but also promote cross-fertilization over these exciting and yet closely-related areas. Registration to any one of the conferences will entitle a participant to the technical sessions and the proceedings of all three conferences, as well as the conference banquet, buffet lunches, and tours to two of the major attractions in Singapore, i.e., Night Safari and Sentosa Resort Island. Many well- known researchers will present keynote speeches, panel discussions, invited lectures, and tutorials. About Singapore --------------- Located at one of the most important crossroads of the world, Singapore is truly a place where East and West come together. Here you will find Chinese, Indian, and Malay communities living together, their long established cultures forming a unique backdrop to a clean and modern garden city. English is spoken everywhere and is the common business language of all. Few places on earth promise such a delight for the palate, with gourmet cuisine from over 30 countries. Exotic resorts in neighboring countries are only a short bus/ferry ride away. Orchid Country Club (OCC) ------------------------- The venue for this year's conferences is at one of Singapore's premier country clubs, a 25-minute bus ride from the city. Away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Singapore, the tranquil setting of the resort is ideal for serious technical discussions with an accommodating space and ambience for relaxation. Not to miss out on the splendor of downtown Singapore, the organizer has also secured good quality and affordable accommodation in the heart of the city with pre-arranged transport to/from the OCC. For golf enthusiasts, OCC is equipped with the largest computerized driving range in South East Asia and boasts of a 27-hole golf course with facilities for night golfing, ideal for relaxation after each day of technical discussions. Visit the OCC website at http://www.orchidclub.com Night Safari and Sentosa Resort Island -------------------------------------- It is said that a visit to Singapore is not complete without making a trip to two of the Republic's famous attractions. The only one of its kind in the world, the Night Safari provides a setting for visitors to experience what it is like to observe animals in their nocturnal habitat. The island of Sentosa offers some unique attractions and a visit there will also provide a glimpse and imagery of Singapore's past and present. Visits to these two attractions will be included as recreation for the joint conference. (Websites: http://www.zoo.com.sg/safari/, http://www.sentosa.com.sg) Topics of Interest ------------------ The joint conferences welcomes paper submissions from researchers, practitioners, and students worldwide in but not limited to the following areas. ICONIP'02: ~~~~~~~~~ ARTIFICIAL NEURAL MODELS - Learning algorithms, Neural modeling and architectures, Neurodynamics NATURAL NEURAL SYSTEMS - Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Neuro- physiology, Brain imaging, Learning and memory COGNITIVE SCIENCE - Perception, emotion, and cognition, Selective attention, Vision and auditory models HARDWARD IMPLEMENTATION - Artificial retina & cochlear chips HYBRID SYSTEMS - Neuro-fuzzy systems, Evolutionary neural nets, etc APPLICATIONS - Bioinformatics, Finance, Manufacturing, etc. SEAL'02: ~~~~~~~ THEORY - Co-evolution, Coding methods, Collective behavior METHODOLOGY - Evolution strategies, Genetic algorithms, Genetic programming, Molecular and quantum computing, Evolvable hardware, Multi-objective optimization, Ant colony, Artificial ecology EVOLUTIONARY LEARNING - Artificial life, Bayesian evolutionary algorithms HYBRID SYSTEMS - Evolutionary neuro-fuzzy systems, Soft computing APPLICATIONS - Scheduling, Operations research, Design, etc FSKD'02: ~~~~~~~ THEORY AND FOUNDATIONS - Fuzzy theory and models, Uncertainty management, Statistical & probabilistic data mining, Computing with words, Rough sets, Intelligent agents METHODS AND ALGORITHMS - Classification, Clustering, Information retrieval & fusion, Data warehousing & OLAP, Fuzzy hardware, Visualization, Decision trees, Data preprocessing HYBRID SYSTEMS - Evolutionary neuro-fuzzy systems, Soft computing APPLICATIONS - Control, Optimization, Natural language processing, Forecasting, Human-computer interaction, etc. Special Sessions ---------------- The conferences will feature special sessions on specialized topics to encourage in-depth discussions. To propose a special session, please follow the instructions on the conference web page. Sponsorship / Exhibition ------------------------ The conferences will offer product vendors a sponsorship package and/or an opportunity to interact with conference participants. Product demonstration and exhibition can also be arranged. For more information, please visit the conference web page. Keynote Speakers ---------------- Shun-ichi Amari, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan David Fogel, Natural Selection, Inc., USA Mitsuo Kawato, ATR, Japan Xin Yao, The University of Birmingham, UK Lotfi A. Zadeh, University of California, USA Panel Discussions: ------------------ "Future Challenges in Soft Computing: Theory? Cmputational Paradigms? Applications?" Organized by Jacek M. Zurada "Oh sure, my method is connectionist too. Who said it's not?" Organized by Asim Roy Registration ------------ The registration fee for regular participants before August 15, 2002 is S$680 (approximately US$370 as at February 6, 2002), which includes the proceedings, lunches, banquet, and tours. Submission of Papers -------------------- Authors are invited to submit electronic files (postscript, pdf or Word format) through the conference home page. Papers should be double-column and use 10 pt Times Roman or similar fonts. The final version of a paper should not exceed 5 pages in length. A selected number of accepted papers will be expanded and revised for possible inclusion in edited books and peer-reviewed journals, such as "Soft Computing" and "Knowledge and Information Systems: An International Journal" by Springer-Verlag. Honorary Conference Chairs -------------------------- Shun-ichi Amari, Japan Hans-Paul Schwefel, Germany Lotfi A. Zadeh, USA International Advisory Board ---------------------------- Sung-Yang Bang, Korea Meng Hwa Er, Singapore David B. Fogel, USA Toshio Fukuda, Japan A. Galushkin, Russia Tom Gedeon, Australia Zhenya He, China Mo Jamshidi, USA Nikola Kasabov, New Zealand Sun-Yuan Kung, USA Tong Heng Lee, Singapore Erkki Oja, Finland Nikhil R. Pal, India Enrique H. Ruspini,USA Harcharan Singh, Singapore Ah Chung Tsoi, Australia Shiro Usui, Toyohashi, Japan Lei Xu, China Benjamin W. Wah, USA Donald C. Wunsch II, USA Xindong Wu, USA Youshou Wu, China Yixin Zhong, China Jacek M. Zurada, USA Advisor ------- Alex C. Kot, Singapore General Chair ------------- Lipo Wang, Singapore Program Co-Chairs ----------------- ICONIP'02: Kunihiko Fukushima, Japan Soo-Young Lee, Korea Jagath C. Rajapakse, Singapore SEAL'02: Takeshi Furuhashi, Japan Jong-Hwan Kim, Korea Kay Chen Tan, Singapore FSKD'02: Saman Halgamuge, Australia Special Sessions: Xin Yao, UK Finance Chair ------------- Charoensak Charayaphan, Singapore Local Arrangement Chair ----------------------- Meng Hiot Lim, Singapore Proceedings Chair ----------------- Farook Sattar, Singapore Publicity Co-Chairs ------------------- Hepu Deng, Australia Chunru Wan, Singapore Li Weigang, Brazil Zili Zhang, Australia Sponsorship/Exhibition Chair ---------------------------- Tong Seng Quah, Singapore Tutorial Chair -------------- P. N. Suganthan, Singapore Support Team Leader ------------------- Sophia Kuo, Singapore Conference Secretariat ---------------------- FSKD'02-ICONIP'02-SEAL'02 Secretariat Conference Management Center/CCE, NTU Administration Annex Building #04-06 42 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639815 Phone: +65 6790 6372 Fax: +65 6793 0997 ............................................................... If you do not wish to receive this announcement in the future, please reply to this email, with the word "remove" in the email subject. Thank you. ...............................................................

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Welcome to telegraph.co.uk
by register＠info.telegraph.co.uk 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

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Missing pieces?
by Mister Heex 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

What are the fundamental building blocks that we're missing for a bright 'n' shiny crypto-future?

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If it's not here call me..
by John Smith 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

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