August 2002 - cypherpunks-legacy

liquidation
by Palmcitywhol＠yahoo.com 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

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Disabled man who "stalked" police convicted,sentenced.
by Matthew X 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,4866297%255E2862,… A ONE-LEGGED man who stalked a young policeman using loud Irish music was yesterday sentenced to three months in jail. But the prison term was suspended for two years by magistrate James Mornane because of the man's age and disability. The Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard Constable Paul Sorbain was angered and scared after the man, whom he had previously dealt with, was seen on several occasions parked in a car in front of his home. Constable Sorbain said he even started to question his decision to join the police force when the problems started between Christmas and New Year's Day last year. He told the court he had visited David Baldwin, 58, of Flemington, about damage to Baldwin's car. But he said he became concerned when he saw Baldwin out the front of his suburban house in a red four-wheel drive, playing loud Irish music. The court heard Constable Sorbain had heard the loud music previously but thought nothing of it. The policeman's partner, Fiona McCall, told the court they were even advised to keep a piece of paper by their bed to keep track of the events. The court heard Baldwin took a photograph of Constable Sorbain on one occasion. The policeman said he decided to confront the man on January 13 this year, when he saw him parked in front of his house when walking home from work. He said he asked him what he was doing before telling him to f--- off. "My concern is for myself and my partner," Constable Sorbain told the court. Sgt Martin Hardy said police officers found several pieces of paper with car registration numbers - linked to the Flemington police station - when they arrested Baldwin at his home on January 13. He said people's addresses and times were also written on pieces of paper that were found in the man's kitchen and car. Sgt Hardy said a tape of Irish music and a camera were seized as evidence and a Melways book was found with a page book-marked, which showed where the policeman lived.

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Utah Blahs
by Matthew X 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

BOOK REVIEW ?JOE HILL¹ By Gibbs M. Smith, Peregrine Smith Books, Salt Lake City 1984, Originally Published 1969 HD8073 H55563 1984 ?Joe Hill¹ was published in 1969 to mark the 54th anniversary of the execution by firing squad in Utah in 1915 of Joe Hill I.W.W. songwriter and activist. Joe Hill (Hillstrom) a Norwegian immigrant entered the United States in 1902 and joined the I.W.W. in 1910. While working in Utah in 1913 he was arrested, tried and executed in 1915 for the murder of a Salt Lake City grocer in what was little more than a show trial. Tens of thousands of people, both in the United States and overseas including the President of the United States Woodrow Wilson, appealed to the Utah authorities for clemency with no success. Hill¹s execution was a direct consequence of the anti I.W.W. hysteria in Utah. He was convicted primarily on inconclusive circumstantial evidence. Interestingly two members of the I.W.W. in Golburn in New South Wales, Australia were executed in 1917 for the murder of a policeman as a consequence of the anti I.W.W. hysteria that was whipped up in Australia because the I.W.W. spearheaded the struggle against conscript in Australia. While their deaths were virtually ignored, the execution of Joe Hill in Utah made Hill into a working class legend. The legend of Joe Hill has survived as a consequence of the legacy of his songs, songs that in some cases have been incorporated into popular working class culture. Although other songwriters had written songs for the I.W.W., Joe Hill¹s songs encapsulated the mood of the times. His first song ¹The Preacher and the Slave¹ was a parody of the Salvation Army Hymn ?In the Sweet Bye and Bye¹. Hill¹s fading memory has been kept alive by the song ?I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night¹, a song set to music by Earl Robinson from a poem written in 1925 by Alfred Hayes. Paul Roberson¹s rendition of ?I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night¹ assured Hill of immortality. Gibbs M. Smith¹s ?Joe Hill¹ is a well researched 280 page analysis of the man and the legend. The book has over 70 pages of references and notes for any reader who is interested in doing further research on Joe Hill (Hillstrom). Gibbs M. Smith¹s book on Joe Hill could be available from the remainder bin of one or two radical bookshops. The difference between Gibbs¹ book on Joe Hill and other books on Hill is Joyce Kornbluh¹s introduction to Gibbs¹ book. In her introduction Kornbluh gives an excellent summary of the history of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.). http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=16707 DENVER A federal appeals court this week revived a lawsuit brought by animal activists who claimed they were protected by the First Amendment when handing out pro-vegetarian leaflets near a Utah school. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, appealed a ruling by a federal judge that animal-rights activists cannot picket on a sidewalk next to a school because it interferes with school activities. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 5 reversed a lower court's decision granting summary judgment to school officials. Maybe if they were preaching creationism they'd be getting fucking PAID.

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Hollywood-Mafia Links slammed.
by Matthew X 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Bollywood,sorry...Mumbai police chief slams film stars PTI [ FRIDAY, AUGUST 09, 2002 11:38:25 PM ] MUMBAI: The Mumbai police today rapped a section of film industry for their "nexus" with the underworld, saying threat to the stars was due to their own involvement and hobnobbing with underworld dons."They go to Dubai on chartered flights, entertain the dons. All these threats are because of this", city Police Commissioner M N Singh told newsmen here."Masala toh filmi hai (the plot is real fit enough for making films)", he said adding that the very idea to do films on dons like Chhota Shakeel or the now-famous J J Hospital shootout was unfortunate and not in good taste."On one side, we are fighting and police are sacrificing lives, on the other hand some people want to do films on dons and encounters and make money", he said. Meantime... Sikhs concerned about mistaken identities have been told the FBI's on it...As the American Sikh leaders stressed on increased cultural sensitivity towards the Sikhs among law enforcers, Rick Thornton, a senior member from the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) appreciated that their concerns were "important and legitimate".We all know how important and legit the civil rights of indigenous and african-americans have been to the FBI.in the past.No reason to think the Sikhs wont receive the same care and attention.Right? The other premier US law enforcement crew the SS have been busy...Beginning at Friday morning, eight blocks of downtown Washington's 17th Street - between H Street and Constitution - will be closed to trucks, said Secret Service spokesman John Gill. Also, on the four blocks closest to the White House, Gill said, "No parking, no stopping, no standing." and especially no e-mailing death threats like "KILL the PRESIDENT!" "Its a real pain in the ass," said agent Rick Walkinshore,"We have to check each one out every time,drives us ratty,I swear.Its better if they're anonymous"

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Tommy loses his toys (laptop stolen from MacDill SCIF)
by Major Variola (ret) 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Guess who wasn't using encrypted disks? MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE - Two laptop computers missing from Gen. Tommy Franks' headquarters were kept in an ultrasensitive locked and alarmed security room intended to safeguard some of the military's deepest secrets in the U.S. war on terrorism, officials said Wednesday. At least one of the laptops contained highly classified information, they said. The room is known in military shorthand as a SCIF, or Secure Compartmented Information Facility. The government uses them at installations worldwide and regulates their security features so closely that voluminous rules have been written on how they are to be built and protected. It sits deep inside the building that houses U.S. Central Command headquarters, which is running the war in Afghanistan and which is tightly guarded by troops armed with M-16s. The building stands inside the MacDill Air Force Base perimeter, which is well guarded, too. <snip> http://www.tampatrib.com/MGA4YPZ4M4D.html ....... Maybe Wen Ho Lee sold them to a pawn shop..

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Keywords trump Links shock.
by Matthew X 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

http://www.anarchy-online.com/ Play trumps politics everytime. Wed, 07 Aug, 2002 Clan Leader Missing! MONGO! 1st Amendment dead drop. http://www.bristolnews.com/front/MGBUSN1MK4D.html "There are some very important reasons behind the secrecy of this court's grand jury process," I would like to tell you more but... I am NOT your source for this story,you did not see me or know who I am.

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Wheres Mongo?
by Matthew X 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

http://www.simonforgovernor.com/speeches.php No.Too much competition for that big headed pissant,speaking of which...THE BIG HEADED ANT Charles Darwin is a name that¹s synonymous with evolution and the theory that evolution is based on the principle of "survival of the fittest". Peter Kropotkin¹s fame is much more limited, he¹s known in anarchist circles as a significant 19th century anarchist thinker and author. Few people even in the anarchist movement realize that he made a contribution to the theory of evolution that¹s on a par with Darwin¹s. He believed that Darwin¹s central evolutionary tenet was wrong and that evolution was based not on competition, but on Co-operation. In enters the big headed ant. The big headed ant was introduced to Australia from Africa over a hundred years ago. Since its introduction it has slowly displaced indigenous ant species and has had a major impact on other insect species and animals in the Australia bush. The big headed ant has turned ant to be a major threat to indigenous ant species. Green, bull and other Australian ant species are normally wiped out when the big headed ant colonies a new area. Currently Darwin the capital of the Northern Territory has became the new front line in the battle to stop the speed of the big headed ant. The big headed ant¹s evolutionary advantage is based on its social behavior. Indigenous ant groups display competitive behavior within their subspecies. If two colonies share the same resources they compete against each other for these resources. The big headed ants behavior is diametrically apposed to the behavior of indigenous ants. If two colonies are forced to share the same resources they merge and Co-operate and don¹t waste time and effort battling each other over who shall use these resources. The big headed ants Co-operative behavior gives it the edge it needs to survive and prosper in a world that¹s dominated by competitive behavior. The story of the big headed ant¹s evolutionary success mirrors the story of human society. Although competitive capitalism is currently on the ascending across the world, the destructive tendencies of competition hold the seeds of its demise. Co-operative forces will always win out against competitive forces. Anarchism¹s underlying message is one that promotes Co-operation and opposes competition. Anarchism is based on the principles of voluntary Co-operation, the very principle that has given the big headed ant into the evolutionary advantage it needs to displace its competitive neighbors.

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"WHAT ANARCHISM MEANS TO ME"
by Matthew X 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Anarchism, like any other political ideology, is a point of view about how we humans should organize our life in common. It argues that, rather than do this through governments, we should arrange our affairs through local co-operative organizations, federating when necessary on a regional, national or global scale. This sounds very mild, but is in fact revolutionary because it involves vast changes. It implies, for example, workers' control of industry, whether we are thinking about the post and its newest equivalents in managing human communications, or of transport, or of food production and distribution, or of, for example, the garment industry, dominated today by child labor in South Asia. Such a society would evolve enormously different priorities. It means, for example, that in the absence of a governmental machine for protecting them from the poor, the rich would have to share with the poor. Children in a playground have little difficulty in establishing the principle of Fair Shares. They know that it is grotesque that a few people should own almost everything, while vast numbers have nothing at all. They know perfectly well that the kid who insists on grabbing everything needs cutting down to size. Like the rest of us, he can have his fair share. What else could anyone expect? It also means that, in the absence of the military force of the so-called Great Powers, or of those tedious little local warlords, people would have to settle down to live with their neighbors without regard to religion, language, nationality or color. Once we have taken the giant leap forward in recognizing that need, what a liberation it would be for us all to set about arranging the complex necessities of an anarchist society. Colin Ward "WHAT ANARCHISM MEANS TO ME" "Freedom" the English Anarchist Fortnightly that was founded in 1886 has recently introduced a new section in its paper called "What Anarchism Means To Me". Always looking around for new ideas on how to improve the quality of the "Anarchist Age Weekly Review" we¹ve decided to introduce a "WHAT ANARCHISM MEANS TO ME" segment. We encourage as many of our readers as possible to put their thoughts down and send us an article for this segment. IN 500 WORDS OR LESS email, fax or post us your thoughts. DON¹T DELAY, PUT YOUR THOUGHTS DOWN AND SEND THEM TO US TODAY. Joseph TOSCANO/LibertarianWorkers for a Self-Managed Society. anarchistage(a)yahoo.com

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Re: Challenge to TCPA/Palladium detractors
by James A. Donald 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

-- On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Matt Crawford wrote: > > Unless the application author can predict the exact output of > > the compilers, he can't issue a signature on the object code. > > The On 9 Aug 2002 at 10:48, Eugen Leitl wrote: > Same version of compiler on same source using same build > produces identical binaries. This has not been my experience. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG vP+cB8hTnaqPfAtiGlYdo9QuJCpq884ER6Mo+F9m 2SkruXvZexqOoTAk6QuWuruF5x4fT0Rq4v/YSxLAt

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Re: Challenge to TCPA/Palladium detractors
by AARG!Anonymous 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Anon wrote: > You could even have each participant compile the program himself, > but still each app can recognize the others on the network and > cooperate with them. Matt Crawford replied: > Unless the application author can predict the exact output of the > compilers, he can't issue a signature on the object code. The > compilers then have to be inside the trusted base, checking a > signature on the source code and reflecting it somehow through a > signature they create for the object code. It's likely that only a limited number of compiler configurations would be in common use, and signatures on the executables produced by each of those could be provided. Then all the app writer has to do is to tell people, get compiler version so-and-so and compile with that, and your object will match the hash my app looks for. DEI --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo(a)wasabisystems.com

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