December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

more on twwells
by an234＠vox.xs4all.nl 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- The discussion we've seen here re the reputation of the anon server at twwells.com has found its way to the a.s.a.r. newsgroup. Most, if not all, of the thread has been posted there via the khijol anon-server, including Tim's repost of Mr. Wells' remarks to the list. These posts to a.s.a.r. evidently prompted this from Mr. Wells: >Sat, 19 Nov 1994 10:11:29 >alt.sexual.abuse.recovery >Phui! >bill(a)twwells.com <T. William Wells at None, Mt. Laurel, NJ> > >I'm having a nice time at a science fiction convention and a brand >new, well paying job to return to Monday, and other good things >are happening in my life. I'm not going to let Ed and the cohort >of Wells-bashers spoil things for me. I won't play, and that's >that. > >I know that some of you will be concerned about what they're >saying. If you are, you can send me e-mail and ask whatever you >want. Alternately, there are plenty of people on asar who are not >involved in this whole mess, who will give you straight, unbiased >answers. > >I can be reached at: bill(a)twwells.com, admin(a)anon.twwells.com, or, >anonymously, at anon-0(a)anon.twwells.com. > >Other than that, I'm out of this. The khijol server, being little >more than a blind for Ed and his own, I'm killfiling entirely, as >well as the threads concerning my server (including this one). If >there is going to be yet another (this has been going on for over >two years!) anon server flame-war, I will not be a part of it. > >Take care everyone, and may you find the healing you need. And the posts have apparently caused one user of Wells' service to become a former-user: >Sat, 19 Nov 1994 00:21:55 >alt.sexual.abuse.recovery >Re: T. Wells Anon Service--His Comments >laurahelen(a)delphi.com <Laura Helen at Delphi> > >T W Wells writes: >>> >>>I provide a service to people who, at least in specific areas, >>>are not rational, who are definitely irrational. I know of, for >>>example, one person who went into convulsions simply because they >>>received e-mail from a person who, many years ago, had abused a >>>child. >>> > >this sounds like my fucking father -- I want more respect than this. >No I am not the person he's referring to but I trust an anon server to >be neutral, forward messages and not make highly personal and judgemental >comments on survivors. Fuck him. I'm not using that server any more. > >I suppose this will be labelled "irrational" by some. > >I don't even believe in a separation between the head and the heart. > >It's pretty warped. > >I feel betrayed. > > Laura N. Cognito =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= N. Cognito "Don't put no constrictions on da people. an234(a)vox.xs4all.nl Leave 'em ta hell alone." -- J. Durante =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= public key available via keyserver -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBLtDWTqL3ipYu3mvVAQHa3wP+MqLly0c3PGbQKOOKI3cEjFVhMBx3aQYf P6/MAaim41+EoL7CTk1TQszSpTeGDwHm8axUeAhManAuPzEBRbLdh6pvFTrnZ3Om 0j2HXDH5zrRHvL8lTRrWtFnK5/VVWdttMGt4qe7YDbu4Ekm60MSagstly1DFfpo2 4l9wiUMEJtc= =MItJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: Admiral Inman
by frissell＠panix.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 08:30 PM 11/21/94 EST, Jim Grubs, W8GRT wrote: >> It does amaze me that what can be a victimless activity is such >> a hotbutton. > >Drugs are victimless? What about crack babies, which cost a million >dollars EACH in medical care, btw. > Just as I could not sue my parents for being dumb commies who would send me to government schools (not that they are or did), I could not sue my parents for using crack. One takes one's parents as one finds them (at Common Law in any case). The medical care cost *can* be blamed on the government that exacts payments for it. DCF

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Re: Admiral Inman
by jamiel＠sybase.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>replied that the governmental concern about wiretaps was and is primarily >and unambiguously about narcotics. and >Back to Narcotics. He gave the statistic that 90% of the narcotics leads >related to money laundering come from domestic wiretaps. Wow, this is easy then: legalize drugs and wiretaps are practically unessessary. Buy a copy of High Times today! ;) It does amaze me that what can be a victimless activity is such a hotbutton. A direct quote from him saying the above would be a nice tool the next time kiddie porn and terrorists are thrown out for the press to chew on. >Inman was surprised by the looming introduction of VoicePGP, and said that >that would be a big problem I like the sound of this. > So Inman >seems sensitive to issues of privacy, but in this case, they seem to be >primarily associated with invasions of privacy by the media rather than by >the government. Typical. Sounds like a very interesting talk. -j

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Re: NYT on MCI Net Shop
by habs＠warwick.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> > > Interestingly, our MCI salesman has told us they cannot offer Internet > > Access.. e.g, we can't buy a T1 line (for example) from them... > > Ack, Pfft! Little Garden is in the process of getting about 3 T1s from MCI. Now they finallly admited to offering the service... We had a meeting last week where they claimed not to offer this service... /hawkk

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Cell Phones Security??
by werewolf＠io.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

As one who will be shopping for a cell phone in the next week, what should I look for in terms of security? What features are available in phones on the market....if any?

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Re: Admiral Inman
by Rich Salz 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> I recall hearing that Inman lost a tremendous amount of credibility in the > government and the media during the confimation; He lost even more during his rambling, almost incoherent "I'm withdrawing my name" speech, which apparently took the administration by surprise and wherein he sounded like a paranoid Perot as a victim of drug experiments. Followup articles explained things like "hey, MCC isn't such a sterling success as we all first thought." Even if he were willing to be a spokesman, it'd probably hurt the cause. /r$

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NYT on DNA Compute
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

If anyone wants to know the NYT has a longish article today on Leonard Adleman's experiment using DNA as a molecular computer. It amplifies the Science article mentioned here earlier and quotes several computer scientists who praise the work. To see it, send a blank message with subject: DNA_la

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Borenstein Speech
by Rich Salz 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Nat Borenstein is speaking nearby on Monday. OPEN PROTOCOLS FOR INFORMATION COMMERCE Nathaniel Borenstein, Chief Scientist First Virtual Holdings Inc. Traditional one-way payment mechanisms, such as cash, credit cards, and digital cash, presuppose the necessity of payment validation in advance of the completion of a transaction. In contrast, a "closed loop" protocol that verifies both payment information and customer satisfaction permits a far simpler payment engine in an open Internet environment, and is well-suited to a broad sub-class of Internet commerce applications. In this talk, I will present the underlying philosophy, design rationale, and specification overview for a recently-developed set of open protocols for information commerce. Send me questions :-)

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Wired Whitehall
by m5＠vail.tivoli.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Has anyone heard off or seen a report by a UK firm called "Kable" entitled "Wired Whitehall 1999"? I've just been looking at a summary of parts of it, and it seems scary: national ID cards and a concept called "Single Citizen's Account" for management of money flow from (and certainly to) the government. This fits with what Levy described as the low-resistance path most likely to be taken for online money schemes: more visibility, less privacy. | GOOD TIME FOR MOVIE - GOING ||| Mike McNally <m5(a)tivoli.com> | | TAKE TWA TO CAIRO. ||| Tivoli Systems, Austin, TX: | | (actual fortune cookie) ||| "Like A Little Bit of Semi-Heaven" |

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A Chance Encounter with Brad Templeton, of ClariNet
by blancw＠pylon.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Responding to msg by Mike McNally: "Put yourself in his place. Mr. Templeton's attitude makes perfect sense. The entire fabric of his business is based upon state-supported protection of the "property" that's his stock in trade. I would think very little of him as a businessperson were he to simple roll over and give up." ........................................................ Businessmen must find a way to channel their goods & services so that they can reach their customers and receive the desired return on their efforts and their investments. It's a paradoxical quagmire, isn't it, to be both open, available, and accessible, while yet needing to be exclusive, particular, and restricted. Blanc

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