December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: rec.guns et.al. blocked by censorware
by Tim May 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 3:02 PM -0800 2/8/98, Igor Chudov @ home wrote: >In rec.guns, Dan <ywq(a)wco.com> wrote: >* I guess I should not be surprised but blocking software Cyber Patrol >apparently >* blocks rec.guns and rec.hunting because we are militant extremists, advocate >* violence and swear. The whole story starts at: >* http://www.spectacle.org/cwp/index.html >* You have to keep going until you get to newsgroups. >Examples of HUNDREDS of blocked newsgroups: > >rec.games.mecha Giant robot games. (Moderated) Quest/Illegal/Gamble >Violence/Profanity Intol >news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups. Intol >news.groups.questions Where can I find talk about topic X? Intol >rec.guns Discussions about firearms. (Moderated) Militant/Extreme >Violence/Profanity Interestingly, rec.guns is moderated (not that I like that), and there is virtually no profanity or discussion of anything remotely of a sexual nature. The discussion is on-topic, about revolvers, rifles, ammunition, target shooting, defense methods, etc. That the "cyber nannies" are blocking it (and other similarly nonsexual, nonprofane newsgroups) is exactly what was expected. These cyber nannies become tools for political correctness. Perhaps the strategy should be to post material to other newsgroups to get them blocked as well. (Though I expect the blocking is not being done using robots to monitor for illegal words, as rec.guns would not have been blocked this way. Rather, the cyber nannies are probably using their "PC judgment" to block groups they don't like. --Tim May Just Say No to "Big Brother Inside" ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, ComSec 3DES: 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^3,021,377 | black markets, collapse of governments.

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Zero Knowledge Access
by Secret Squirrel 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dumbfuck Rimjob (Dr.) Dimitri Vulis fucks apes with a spiked metal pole on the weekends and dreams of someone doing it to him. Buttfuck on, Dimitri.

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re: Driver Licenses
by WebWarrior3＠InfoWar.Com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

William H. Geiger III wrote: >My question is what is the best way to remove this information from the >cards? > >A few passes over a strong magnet sufficient or should a chemical solvent >be used? Either should work...I'll bet that scratching the shit off with his keys worked too ;) I'll have to remember that when it's time to get mine done. That was a good question, though, does anyone know how much data those little stripes can hold? Scott R. Brower http://www.infowar.com http://www.efflorida.org

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re: Driver Licenses (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 17:54:56 -0500 > From: "WebWarrior3(a)InfoWar.Com" <WebWarrior3(a)InfoWar.Com> > Subject: re: Driver Licenses > William H. Geiger III wrote: > >My question is what is the best way to remove this information from the > > >cards? > > > >A few passes over a strong magnet sufficient or should a chemical > solvent > >be used? > > Either should work...I'll bet that scratching the shit off with his keys > worked too ;) > I'll have to remember that when it's time to get mine done. My suggestion is not to alter the card such that a visual inspection would show. In most states it's a felony to modify or alter a drivers license, they are considered the property of the state and not yours personaly. Next time a cop asks for ID and you hand him your d.l. you could be in for a lot more than couple hundred dollars and a ticket. > That was a good question, though, does anyone know how much data those > little stripes can hold? Anywhere from a few hundred bytes to a k. Depends on the bit density of the tape. Go down to your local electronics or audio supply and get a polarized loupe and count them. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The most powerful passion in life is not love or hate, | | but the desire to edit somebody elses words. | | | | Sign in Ed Barsis' office | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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re: Drivers Licenses
by WebWarrior3＠InfoWar.Com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>In most states it's a felony to modify or alter a drivers license, >they are considered the property of the state and not yours personaly. > >Next time a cop asks for ID and you hand him your d.l. you could be in for a >lot more than couple hundred dollars and a ticket. That's silly! I mess up my credit card strips all the time by keeping them in my pocket with keys on motorcycle rides, or in my tool belt when I used to do carpentry, or even slipping them into my money clip the wrong side out....the tape has never lasted longer than a month on any of my cards...I doubt, seriously, that a cop will harrass anyone who does not come out and say, "Yes, officer, I intentionally defaced my DL. And ya know why, Mr. Poleesse Man? Well, I'll tell ya <yadda, yadda, yadda, privacy, yadda, yadda, biometrics, yadda....>" I do agree that it is proably better to do the damage without it being noticable. Less suspicion is ALWAYS better. Best, -S

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re: Drivers Licenses (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 20:44:58 -0500 > From: "WebWarrior3(a)InfoWar.Com" <WebWarrior3(a)InfoWar.Com> > Subject: re: Drivers Licenses > That's silly! I mess up my credit card strips all the time by keeping > them in my pocket with keys on motorcycle rides, or in my tool belt when > I used to do carpentry, or even slipping them into my money clip the > wrong side out....the tape has never lasted longer than a month on any > of my cards...I doubt, seriously, that a cop will harrass anyone who > does not come out and say, "Yes, officer, I intentionally defaced my > DL. And ya know why, Mr. Poleesse Man? Well, I'll tell ya <yadda, > yadda, yadda, privacy, yadda, yadda, biometrics, yadda....>" > > I do agree that it is proably better to do the damage without it being > noticable. Less suspicion is ALWAYS better. Well I just looked at my Tx. d.l. to make shure my memory was correct. At least on Texas d.l's the *only* way to get to the mag stripe is to break the clear plastic laminating cover. And I assure you that if that cover is broken or tampered with the officer will become much more suspicous. It has this nifty little seal embossed all over the laminating cover on both sides. So going down to the local laminating shop won't work either. Proceed at your own risk, it's your neck after all. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The most powerful passion in life is not love or hate, | | but the desire to edit somebody elses words. | | | | Sign in Ed Barsis' office | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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Re: re: Driver Licenses (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 04:22:54 +0100 (MET) > Subject: Re: re: Driver Licenses (fwd) > From: nobody(a)REPLAY.COM (Anonymous) > "Yeah, officer, I dropped my ID in the street and it got run over. Don't > give me such a hard time about it, I'm just glad I got it back..." > I really doubt you are going to get convicted for accidently dropping your > wallet because your ID got scraped up a little bit on the back side. See a previous post I submitted earlier in this regards... > Seriously, the best way is a strong magnet. You can also put it in your > shirt pocket and iron it, then apply a strong magnet. The heat will make > it lose its magnetism more quickly; just make shure you don't melt it. :) The 'Currie Point' (the point a magnetic material looses its magnetic behaviour) for Iron Oxide is 600F so I rather doubt your home clothing iron will significantly effect it. The plastic that the license is made of will melt at about 250 - 300. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The most powerful passion in life is not love or hate, | | but the desire to edit somebody elses words. | | | | Sign in Ed Barsis' office | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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re: Drivers Licenses (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > From: "William H. Geiger III" <whgiii(a)invweb.net> > Date: Sun, 08 Feb 98 21:25:30 -0500 > Subject: re: Drivers Licenses (fwd) > A couple of times through the washer and dryer and that lamination > seperates. Any cop that has worked traffic has seen plenty of DL's in this > shape (heh should have seen my old DL when I truned it in to get it > renewed <g>). I rather doubt that. I have had a Texas drivers license since I was 16, I'm now 38. I have washed them innumerable times and I have never had the lamination break or otherwise degrade. The lamination is quite heavy. I did have one crack at the seam one time because of a bad lamination and was specificaly instructed by the officer who wrote me a speeding ticket to get it replaced. I did so immediately. The law here is that if the license is damaged, you move, or otherwise make the information invalid you have 30 days to correct it. I suspect quite strongly that had I shown up at the court house to pay that ticket with the same damaged license (required to be shown at the time of payment) they would not have accepted the payment and might have asked to to discuss the situation with one of the officers they so thoughtfuly have placed about the room. Texas takes counterfeiting of licenses quite seriously. My suggestion would be don't try such juvenile tricks here, the DPS have seen it before and won't be pleasant people to deal with unless you're a juvenile. I have a proposal. Lucky is supposed to be in Austin for the CFP conference. If he is agreeable, he could ask to examine a Tx. d.l. We could leave it up to his opinion as to whether these would be easy to alter. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The most powerful passion in life is not love or hate, | | but the desire to edit somebody elses words. | | | | Sign in Ed Barsis' office | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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No Subject
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Odd. When I first got a card with the stripe, I was a little paranoid so >I took a bar magnet and erased it. Actually, I don't know whether my >eraser worked because nobody has ever asked to swipe my card thru a >reader. I got a wallet with a plastic fold-out so if someone asks to see >my id, I open my wallet and show it to them, then put it away. How many of us have done this? I nuked mine in the parking lot of the DMV.

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Re: Soft Tempest
by Ryan Lackey 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Anyone interested in working on this for linux? It should be fairly trivial to modify the linux console drivers, disk driver, and possibly keyboard driver to take these changes into account. At the same time, it might be nice to add the permanence counters for RAM and magnetic media. I'm a bit busy until at least after FC '98, or I'd do it myself. One of my goals is to keep my laptop as secure as possible, and that's an application where TEMPEST shielding is rather prohibitive. -- Ryan Lackey rdl(a)mit.edu http://mit.edu/rdl/

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