August 2002 - cypherpunks-legacy

Feeble Nazi rally in DC.
by Matthew X 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

http://www.ainfos.ca/ainfos12745.html A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E http://www.ainfos.ca/ http://ainfos.ca/index24.html ________________________________________________ I went to my first anti-nazi demo today. The occasion was the much ballyhooed National Alliance rally against Israel. The weather was probably the worst it has been all summer; hot and really humid. The nazis rallied on the front lawn of the Capitol and the good thing was that the anti-fascists outnumbered the fascists. There were tons of cops on hand to protect the fascists, which shows how pathetic these New Age fascists really are. I talked with a variety of Anti-Racist Action folks, local activists, and people who have been to many of these recent National Alliance rallies. They were all pleased with the turnout for our side, which I would estimate at around 300. If you add in the 30 ARA and anarchist activists arrested in Baltimore this morning, you could say that the turnout was pretty good for such a miserable day. The veteran organizers said that this was the best turnout of anti-fascists in several years. The National Alliance had predicted a turnout in the thousands, but when I counted them at Union Station and again on the Capitol lawn, I could only count slightly more than 250 of them. Most of these idiots were men, with half of them being skinheads and the rest being older, weird looking guys. I don't know, I didn't find these guys to be that scary, since they wer taunting the crowd from behind lines of riot cops. The weekend of anti-fascist events kicked off last night, when several anti-fascists <http://dc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=27833&group=webcast"> walked around a neighborhood in Edgewater, Maryland, where they passed out flyers to the neighbors of Steve Smith, owner of SS Regalia records, which is a nazi music label. Our guys even ran into Smith when he was jogging, which prompted him to run for the nearest tree. It seems like this action--raising awareness about where nazis live--is probably the most promising counter-fascist organizing tool. Early this morning, a group of ARA activists jumped a chartered National Alliance bus at a travel plaza outside of Baltimore, MD. This pre-emptive attack prompted the nazis to spill out of their bus and start fighting. The cops eventually showed up and around 30 anti-fascists were arrested. There was quite a turnout of anti-fascists in front of Union Station, where the police were helping the NA stage from. Folks were drumming and holding up banners. There was a pretty big ARA turnout from the East Coast and Midwest. Eventually the National Alliance marched down the parking ramp with a huge police escort. At this point I was across the street scouting, which put me in an interesting spot to watch what transpired ast the nazis marched in front of the counter-demo. There were lots of words exchanged between both sides.The anti-facists starting throwing projectiles. I had to move away from the street because I was in the line of fire. At one point I saw a cop drop a cobblestone behind his back that had been thrown by our side. I was kind fo surprised that more shit wasn't thrown, but the police presence was pretty large. The nazis shouted some really lame stuff at the anti-fascists, including lame lines like "Go home and smoke your dope" and "Take off your masks." The nazis marched up Deleware Avenue to the Capitol grounds with a huge police escort. The anti-fascists marched through the park and end up between the reflecting pool and the National Alliance rally. Not much transpired for an hour, other than some skinheads coming down the hill to incite the anti-fascists. After about an hour, the police marched the National Alliance back to Union Station where they were run through a guantlet of anti-fascists. The police were out in force today, both the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police. They had two choppers in the air and their equestrian unit. I spent most of my time trailing the undercover guys (we got pictures of many of these guys). I discovered undercover guys from the Fairfax County (VA) and Montgomery County (MD) police departments. The police were pretty restrained the entire day, relying on their numbers to intimidate both sides. Still, I found quite a few weaknesses in their scenario and deployment. It was good to see so many folks turn out for the counter-protest. I was pretty disappointed with the poor turnout by the National Alliance. If I had paid anything for this sorry spectacle, i'd be asking for my money back. The National Alliance will be having a show tonight at the Armory in Towson, Maryland. I've been told that quite a few anti-racists will be there to kick them out of Baltimore. Donate to Infoshop.org: http://www.infoshop.org/feed_infoshop.html _______________________________________________ infoshop-news mailing list infoshop-news(a)infoshop.org http://www.infoshop.org/mailman/listinfo/infoshop-news

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Replace Drives in 2cnd hand bargains.
by Matthew X 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

PC tracking to net thieves By Miranda Wood, Sun Herald Education Reporter August 25 2002 The Sun-Herald An innovative computer tracking system will be trialled at NSW public schools in an effort to reduce the number of machines stolen. The Education Department will test the ground-breaking software package at high-risk schools in Sydney and regional areas. PC PhoneHome software, developed in the US, finds missing computers through the internet. Every time a user logs on to the internet from anywhere in the world, a central monitoring system can identify it as a missing computer and log the unique internet protocol (IP) address being used, allowing police to trace the machine via the phone line being used and retrieve it. The new technology, known as "stealth" software, will be installed on about 100 school computers. The monitoring system will be based at the department's Security Unit at Blacktown, in Sydney's west. This comes as the department begins to roll 11,250 new machines out to schools across the State. The software company's Australian spokesman, Terry Quinn, said other NSW Government departments, universities and private schools were evaluating the product. "It is a deterrent to thieves," he said. About 8,000 computers have been stolen from NSW public schools in the past six years, costing taxpayers $15.8 million. Mr Quinn said the software worked by sending a burst of information to the monitoring base when a computer was connected to the internet. The information could then be passed on to police. Mr Quinn said the software can't be detected by thieves. "When you go into the computer, you can't see it," he said. "It also resists most reformatting, so when thieves clean the computer up it's still there." Mr Quinn said schools in New York tested the software this year and, of 40 computers stolen, all were retrieved. Apart from the software, the State Government is to use locks to secure computers to desks. Opposition education spokeswoman Patricia Forsythe said the software was not the solution. "It would be fine if the thieves always took whole computers," she said, "but some of the loss in schools includes parts going missing." Ms Forsythe said the Government should have introduced new security devices for computers sooner. "The best approach is the preventative approach," she said. A spokeswoman for NSW Education Minister John Watkins said he could not comment on new security measures. PC PhoneHome is available to individual users and costs $99, which includes three years' monitoring. END Something similar's just come in for cell phones. http://smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/24/1030052993538.html

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Apster lotto.
by Matthew X 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

Lotto is netted 25aug02 A MALVERN man is the first to win a major Tattslotto prize on the Internet. The health industry worker won the first division prize of $207,000 on Saturday, August 15 with a Take Five entry. "I've played Tattslotto for about 20 years and on the Internet since it started," he said. "I've found playing online really easy and, obviously, very lucky for me." OZ Lotto, Powerball and Tattersall's sports betting also are on the Net. http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,4963811%255E2862,… Sex fiends online? http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,4964642%255E2862,… Sex fiends to be put on register By IAN HABERFIELD and SHELLEY HODGSON 25aug02 SEX predators will have their names placed on a register and face continued monitoring on release from jail under tough new state laws. E-commerce is a killer app. Cards bounce cheques By PAULA BEAUCHAMP 25aug02 CHEQUES are going the way of the dinosaur. New figures show the value of electronic transactions, such as direct debits and credit card payments, have overtaken cheques in the past five years. http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,4963813%255E664,00 .html

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by Dr Bob 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

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Vic Police feel threatened.
by Matthew X 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

"...Police Association assistant secretary Graham Kent said the results showed that people believed no technology or strategy could beat having a good police presence." No technology or alternative strategy has even been proposed...unless you count professor rats canvassing of APster. http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,4964570%255E2862,… Get tough call on crime SHELLEY HODGSON 25aug02 VICTORIANS want a tougher stand on violent thugs and sex fiends. A resounding 82 per cent believe the courts should hand down harsher sentences for violent criminals and sex offenders. An extraordinary 88 per cent of country Victorians want the courts to get tougher.ETC...

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Mutant advances on Trantor.
by Matthew X 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

War of the worlds Essay exploring the theory that Osama bin Laden was influenced by Isaac Asimov's 1951 science fiction classic Foundation, which was translated into Arabic under the title 'al-Qaida' ( Giles Foden via Guardian ) See also this article by Dmitri Gusev from October, and this article by Nick Mamatas from February LINKS? http://www.hullocentral.demon.co.uk/site/anfin.htm Aide says Nidal confessed to Lockerbie bombing Write-through of an interview with Atef Abu Bakr, a 'former colleague' of recently deceased extremist and criminal Abu Nidal, in which he claims that prior to his death Nidal confessed to the 1988 Lockerbie bombing ( Guardian ) See also this Reuters coverage, the interview itself (PDF) in Arabic, this evaluation of the Lockerbie trial by Hans Köchler from 2001, and this blog entry from last month

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by jerry671425＠aol.com 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

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Bulk Help
by Bulk Help 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

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Re: U.S. Military Uses the Force
by Major Variola (ret) 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

At 08:11 AM 8/22/02 -0700, Mike Rosing wrote: >It sounds like it's just an MHD instability. The shaped charge of the RPG The specific heat of Cu is <blah> heat of vaporization is <blah> and the melting point is <blah> and the metal is already liquid. The metal is <blah> grams of liquid Cu so how many joules does it take to vaporize it? And, where does the momentum of <blah> grams x <blah-thousand> m/sec go? Also, just out of curiousity, what are the health effects of finely dispersed Cu oxide ? Does anyone make liners out of DU? Yummy.

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Free Pussy with a huge cock in it
by Free Pussy 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

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