June 2002 - cypherpunks-legacy

Insight on the News Email Edition
by Insight on the News 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

INSIGHT NEWS ALERT! A new issue of Insight on the News is now online. http://insightmag.com ---------------------------------------- Folks, you just wont believe how Canada has opened its doors to terrorists. John Berlau empties the whole can of beans in his latest expose, and you dont want to miss it! http://insightmag.com/news/254290.html And dont forget to check out Kelly OMearas new expose of the latest way Congress and the mental health profession are getting together to pick our pockets. http://insightmag.com/news/254286.html Until next time, from the Bunker, I remain your newsman in Washington. ---------------------------------------- THE CANADIAN TERRORIST CONDUIT John Berlau reveals that terrorists have been streaming into Canada because of highly permissive immigration policies and lax laws that allow them to raise money for extremist organizations. Guess where they go from there? http://insightmag.com/news/254290.html ............................................... CONGRESS, MONEY, AND MADNESS Do you have anxiety disorder up to the insurance cap? Kelly OMeara exposes the latest mental health fad, now pending in Congress. . . and once again youll pay for it. http://insightmag.com/news/254286.html ............................................... SUMMA CUM LIBERAL Hans Nichols writes that commencement speakers at America's elite colleges and universities continue to lean leftward, with pop-culture icons topping the list for the baccalaureates. http://insightmag.com/news/254236.html ======================================== Liberals & Homosexuals Conspire to Subvert Seminaries Liberals who blame celibacy for the Catholic Church's pedophilia scandals are missing the real cause: seminaries that actively encourage homosexuality, moral laxity, and theological dissent all in the name of post-Vatican II "renewal." In Goodbye, Good Men, Michael S. Rose demonstrates that such seminaries are by no means rare. Help defend Christianity from assault by those who would subvert its message from within. Save over 30%! Order now. http://www.conservativebookservice.com?sour_cd=INT002501 ======================================== IRONY OF THE WEEK: CARVILLE CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY Jennifer Hickey tells us about a memo written by Democracy Corpsmen James Carville, Stan Greenberg and Bob Shrum. The title: "Re: Defining the 2002 Election, Toward Greater Accountability." http://insightmag.com/news/254241.html ............................................... HIJACKER TARGETED THE WHITE HOUSE IN 1974 Sam MacDonald writes that for George and Hattie Jean Ramsburg, the events of Sept. 11 are painful reminders of a 1974 hijacker's plot to fly a jetliner into the White House and kill Nixon. http://insightmag.com/news/254287.html ............................................... DEFIANT TRAFICANT UPS THE RED-FACE FACTOR Jamie Dettmer writes that apparently James Traficant plans to become only the second member of Congress in U.S. history to be expelled from the House because of corruption. http://insightmag.com/news/254288.html ======================================== INSIGHT SUBSCRIPTION SPECIAL! Save $50.83 (Off Our Newsstand Price) https://www.collegepublisher.com/insightsub/subform1.cfm ======================================== You have received this newsletter because you have a user name and password at Insight on the News. To unsubscribe from this newsletter, visit "http://insightmag.com/main.cfm?include=unsubscribe". You may also log into Insight on the News and edit your account preferences on the Web. If you have forgotten or don't know your user name and password, it will be emailed to you after visiting the following link: http://insightmag.com/main.cfm?include=emailPassword&serialNumber=16oai891z…

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CEVIRI YAZILIMLARI
by bilsag 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

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Time to Stop the MLM Insanity
by Pplus 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

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The Register - Randomisation - IBM's answer to Web privacy (Sounds Cool so far...)
by Jim Choate 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/25551.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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RE: FC: Hollywood wants to plug "analog hole," regulate A-D
by Trei, Peter 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

> Dave Emery[SMTP:die@die.com] wrote: > > > On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 08:59:43PM -0500, Neil Johnson wrote: > > > Remember it only requires ONE high-quality non-watermarked analog to > digital > > copy to make it on the net and it's all over. > > And that is what this whole nonsensical scheme founders on. > > There are probably 300-500 million existing sound cards out > there and at least millions of existing NTSC analog capture cards. > Many if not most can do acceptable fidelity conversion of analog audio > and video to digital formats if programmed correctly. And there are even > a few tens of thousands (or more) of new generation PCI cards that > capture ATSC digital video (including HDTV) direct to disk in the clear. > > The MPAA cannot will these out of existance. > The MPAA does not have to 'will them out of existance', or even make them illegal. They plan to change the broadcast standard so they are not supported. At least, this is my interpretation: The FCC has mandated a change to all-digital formats over the next 5 years or so. After that, analog (NTSC) transmission will be phased out. There is currently a lot of work being done within the BPDG (Broadcast Protection Discussion Group) to provide watermark checking, cryptographic and physical protection of digital video and audio data all the way to the display device, and forbid 'complying devices' from having accessible unencrypted outputs or busses. There are even proposals that if a 'complying device' is found to be hackable, that there should be a backdoor to enable the manufacturer to modify or disable it remotely. Until these standards are settled one way or the other, anyone buying digital video equipment (HDTV or otherwise) runs a very substantial risk of finding themselves with a set of expensive and otherwise useless doorstops. Progress and innovation in electronics will occur only at the whim (and in the interest) of the entertainment industry. Check out the BPDG documents at http://bpdg.blogs.eff.org/archives/cat_bpdg_drafts.html Peter Trei Disclaimer: The above is my opinion only, and should not be misconstrued to represent the opinions of others.

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CNN.com - Workplace e-mail is not your own - June 3, 2002
by Jim Choate 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/06/03/e.mail.monitoring/index.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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CNN.com - Inmate released -- 2 years after judge wrote order - June 3, 2002
by Jim Choate 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/06/03/delayed.release.ap/index.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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please kindly get back to me
by JOSEPH EDWARD. 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

ATTN: I STUMBLED IN TO YOUR CONTACT BY STROCK OF LUCK AFRTER A LONG SEARCH FOR AN HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON WHO COULD HANDLE ISSUE WITH HIGH CONFIDENTIALITY. I WAS SO DELIGHTED WHEN I GOT YOUR CONTACT AND I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AND SOLICITE FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. I HOPE YOU WILL LET THIS ISSUE TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED BECAUSE OF MY STATUS. I PRESUME THIS MAIL WILL NOT BE A SURPRISE TO YOU. I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE MINISTRY OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ALSO A MEMBER OF CONTRACTS AWARDING COMMITTEE OF THIS MINISTRY UNDER SOUTH AFRICA GOVERNMENT. MANY YEARS AGO, SOUTH AFRICA GOVERNMENT ASKED THIS COMMITTEE TO AWARDS CONTRACTS TO FOREIGN FIRMS, WHICH I AND 2 OF MY PARTNERS ARE THE LEADER OF THIS COMMITTEE, WITH OUR GOOD POSITION , THIS CONTRACRS WAS OVER INVOICED TO THE TUNE OF US$25,600,000:00 AS A DEAL TO BE BENEFIT BY THE THREE TOP MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE. NOW THE CONTRACTS VALUE HAS BEEN PAID OFF TO THE ACTUAL CONTRACTORS THAT EXECUTED THIS JOBS, ALL WE WANT NOW IS A TRUSTED FOREIGN PARTNER LIKE YOU THAT WE SHALL FRONT WITH HIS BANKING ACCOUNT NUMBER TO CLAIM THE OVER INFLATED SUM. UPON OUR AGREEMEENT TO CARRY ON THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, THE SAID FUND WILL BE SHARE AS FOLLOWS. 75% WILL BE FOR US IN SOUTH AFRICA. 20% FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT AND OTHER CONTRIBUTION THAT MIGHT REQIURED FROM YOU. 5% IS SET ASIDE FOR THE UP FRONT EXPENCES THAT WILL BE ENCOUNTER BY BOTH PARTY TO GET ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND FORMARLITIES THAT WILL JUSTIFY YOU AS THE RIGHTFUL OWNER OF THIS FUND. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TRANSACTION, KINDLY REPLY THIS MASSEGE WITH ALL YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, TO ENABLE US FURNISH YOU WITH DETAILS AND PROCEDURES OF THIS TRANSACTION. GOD BLESS YOU YOURS FAITHFULLY. JOSEPH EDWARD.

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Slashdot | Data Quality Act (Is this evil?)
by Jim Choate 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

http://slashdot.org/articles/02/06/03/0455210.shtml?tid=103 -- -- ____________________________________________________________________ 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 NEEDED
by MRS MARIAM SESE SEKO 03 Jun '02

03 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 change 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$30,000,000,00.) With a security company for safe keeping. What I want you to do is to indicate your interest that you can assist us in receiving the money on our behalf, 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 acquire real/landed properties and stock in multi-national companies and to engage in other safe and non-speculative investments as advise by your good self. May I at this point emphasize the high level of confidentiality, which this upcoming project 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 (Benson) shall divulge to you all briefs regarding this project, tell you where the funds are currently being maintained and also discuss remuneration for your services.For this reason kindly furnish us your contact information,that is your personal telephone and fax number for validation purpose and acknowledge receipt of this mail using the above email address. Yours sincerely, Mrs. Mariam M. Seseseko.

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