December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Is this list alive?
by elbert2＠darmstadt.gmd.de 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> >> Is this mailing list still alive? >> I do not get any message for about one week. > >Well, technically it's working. Just doesn't seem to be much traffic... > > Julf > > es scheint, ich bin nicht der einzige der Probleme hat. Es kommen zwar rund fuenfzig mail taeglich :-) hier an, aber manchmal fehlen Mails, zu denen ich replys sehe. Hat wahrscheinlich mit der Umstellung der Mailreflectorsoftware zu tun. mfG Andreas

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IR Blocking.
by Peter Murphy 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

One idea that I thought about is to simply use frosted glass. The police/ /FBI/CIA/other using the IR cameras don't just want to recieve IR light; they want it in a coherent pattern. Using frosted glass, the light is dispersed in (mostly) all directions. The spooks should then only be able to percieve some fuzzy shapes. Oh, they'll be able to know if the lights are on, but for all they know, you are just having a quiet game of bridge. (I am not absolutely certain about the va .. veracity of this method, but I gathered that if frosted glass disperses normal light, it should do the same for IR. The range of refractive indices would be different, and that's about it.) Any criticisms of this method would be appreciated. Peter Murphy.

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Re: Is this list alive?
by elbert2＠darmstadt.gmd.de 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

i'm very sorry, this should not have gone to the list.

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Re: your mail
by rarachel＠prism.poly.edu 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> > Make sure the drapes block IR. There are instances of even local > > police forces flooding the front of a house with IR light, and > > viewing the activities inside with IR viewers -- all of this > > through closed drapes. > > What sort of materials DO block IR ? Lycra ? Wool ? Cotton ? > > And how do we test drapes without buying them first ? > My guess would be that something like aluminum foil would do just fine I remember seeing some ads for some space age drapes that block all IR as to prevent your room forom overheating from sunlight in the summer and from your room leaking heat to the outside in the winter... looked a lot like aluminum foil to me... any idea on whether this stuff can still be found today?

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[hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes): Don Listwin, flaming idiot of the month]
by Paul Traina 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

------- Forwarded Message Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 23:19:36 -0800 From: hughes(a)ah.com (Eric Hughes) To: pst(a)cisco.com Subject: Don Listwin, flaming idiot of the month >cypherpunk friends, and proto-cypherpunks (before John's first meeting). The first meeting was at my house, and organized by myself and Tim May. A correction would be welcome. Eric ------- End of Forwarded Message I stand corrected.

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Bcc header added to my remailer
by miron＠extropia.wimsey.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I have implemented the "Bcc:" header in my remailer. It can be used instead (or in addition) to the "Request-remailing-to:" header. Addresses on the "Bcc:" line will not be added to the outgoing mail headers. The remailer is remail(a)extropia.wimsey.com. -- Miron Cuperman <miron(a)extropia.wimsey.com> | NeXTmail/Mime ok Unix/C++/DSP, consulting/contracting | Public key avail

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re: re: re: digital cash
by Mark Hittinger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Mark Hittinger writes: > The global monetary system is notbased on immutable metals prices. > You cannot guarantee that gold will track the inflation of the dollar, > which itself can only be measured relative to other currencies. Even > during times of widespread inflation, some things don't track Uh - I didn't write that. Just for the record. Some other cp did, I think Perry. I didn't really want to start a gold standard debate I just wanted to get an idea of where the people implementing practical digital cash were going. I still don't have an answer for that, will it essentially be a checking account denominated in dollars or will the digital cash unit be detach from the dollar in some way? Another thought, could digital cash become more valuable than other forms of cash because of its unique characteristics? As more people see the advantages of digital cash then there might be bidding for the available pool. If digital cash supply is restricted in some way, early converters would gain advantage. I'm not advocating gold, or 1972 dollars, or 1974 dollars, or 1979 dollars, or ..... --------- I'd like a 250 Mhz 128 bit hybrid processor with 64 meg of 8 way interleaved memory, a 10 megabyte per second i/o channel, two 3 gig hard disks, two dat drives with compression, and a large diet coke. -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.3a mQCNAiz4FWMAAAEEALBCb7HZS7V4gbsp9yJ7Yty49jQ9wcgRhkLjNNgdyJbrJZCq 5/sv4Ljy/4AhVhjlJyZS8L3owS8l0ClZVzWw4/kO3KN7MPz4YPPR7+qIlPQVM0yv gWpJ43EZZ8b8cvAkE9HATCKWktY2ReRSX5DLnScDH/n5jivw+MD/UO8fURCVAAUR tCBNYXJrIEhpdHRpbmdlciA8YnVnc0BuZXRzeXMuY29tPg== =VbKi -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

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Health Record Privacy
by Proskauer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Back in November, Rep Condit (D, CA) held hearings on "Implications of Health Care REvision on the Confidentiality of Health Records." IE, the use of the 'smart card' to encode health records, as part of 'portability' of health care. Has anyone kept up on this? I'm looking for articles, studies, monographs, rants, and screeds. Thanks. James O'Meara Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn E-mail: prgm(a)class.org 1585 Broadway Voice: 212-969-5021 New York, NY 10036 Fax: 212-969-2900

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Re: IR Blocking.
by Black Unicorn 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-> BTW: What's the FBI, Cops, etc. supposed to do when their "suspect" is aware that they're being watched? Do they knock down your door and stop you from attempting to foil their investigation because they have a warrant?? Or do they just go home with their tails between their legs? <- They get a real attitude and start to break the rules because "Now we're gonna get this smart ass and show him good." "Yeah boss.... right." -uni- (Dark)

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Radio networking
by dwomack＠runner.utsa.edu 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>>I wish it was easier to do things like that... Has anyone made any >>progress with networking over unliscensed radio spectrum? Why worry about unliscensed? I believe I've seen a laser (low power Helium/Neon), possibly in the Edmund Scientific catalog, that you can modulate. You'd have a nearly impenetrable, highly directional signal. Failing that, stick to 250mw or less; unless I'm mistaken, that's almost completely unregulated, and certainly doesn't require a license. Lots of hand held CB units, and the Maxon headsets fall in this category. For higher powers, you might consider getting a Ham license, probably at the technician grade. It's true that you aren't permitted to send encrypted messages...but did you know that many hams use SSTV (Slow scan Television) to send still photographs around the *_World_* on long wave (i.e. 10 meter) bands? Of course, only a shamefully irresponsible person would think of violating their duties as a Citizen-Unit (per Mr. May) and use Stegonography to include an encrypted message... You can also legally send unencrypted teletype messages over the Ham waves. Darn modems...sometimes we all have a "bad modem" day when everything comes out garbage. Must be the cables. Regards..

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