December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Network Associates' KRA Partner status
by Jim Gillogly 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Somebody said in response to my quoting the message from KRA to Dave Del Torto: > The membership applications they are referring to may just be the > paperwork needed to officially transfer the membership from TIS to NAI. > This would represent NAI's decision to continue to be a member of the > KRA but would not be a matter of joining anew; rather it would maintain > the existing relationship inherited from TIS. Whether or not KRA had a legal existence at the time NAI withdrew from it, my main points (and yours, assuming you're the same Somebody as before) still stand. NAI did announce after the PGP acquisition that they were withdrawing from KRA, whatever its legal status at the time, and they did take explicit action to join, rejoin, or transfer TIS's membership to themselves. It was <not> simply a passive acquisition of the TIS membership as a result of absorbing TIS. Our points of difference seem to be much smaller than our agreements, and the recent Schneier article doesn't appear to match this version of history. -- Jim Gillogly 26 Foreyule S.R. 1998, 21:29 12.19.5.13.19, 5 Cauac 12 Mac, Ninth Lord of Night

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Clinton Attacks Iraq
by Eric Cordian 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Looks like Bubba has launched a massive strike on Iraq to draw attention from his cocksucking problems. -- Eric Michael Cordian 0+ O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"

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Open Letter To William Klinton (fwd)
by Missouri FreeNet Administration 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 16:30:55 -0600 (CST) Dear Mr. Klinton, Your actions in bombing Bagdad, *solely* to distract from your own impeachment problems, is a Stalin-like crime against humanity. I am *astounded* that you are willing to throw away the lives of innocent people in your attempt to hold your [so often abused] power. Impeachment is no longer enough: only assasination could hope to bring Justice to the world at this point. I fervently pray that some heroic man or woman will have the courage and moral standing to answer the call and end your miserable Nazi existence, and once again allow us to hold our heads up when announcing that we are an American citizen. Right now, I am totally ashamed: of you, of the Country for allowing you to get to this point, of the system of putrid politicians that allows you to stay in an office which allows you to maim and murder in such a wanton and capricious manner. In short, I am ashamed of my citizenship. Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin(a)mfn.org -- If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Nitwits
by Harvey Rook (Exchange) 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Tim May Wrote... > > Some (Nitwits) are from Yahoo, some from MyDejaNews (tm), some from > HotMail. And then > there are the unilluminati from WebTV and AOL. > The depressing thing is that AOL as at least 14 million paying subscribers. It may even be up to 20 million. Hotmail has 30 million active accounts. The unilluminati are the future of the internet. Harv

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J. Lamarck, Advisors in Biotechnology
by lamarck＠sis.it 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Egr. Signore / Signora, Come è ormai ampiamente noto, è cominciato il grande processo di transizione dall'industria chimica, che per decenni ha trainato l'economia di molti paesi, a quella delle biotecnologie avanzate. Il fortissimo sviluppo di questo settore sta dando vita al più dinamico mercato azionario di fine secolo. La J. Lamarck è la prima società di consulenza finanziaria nata per soddisfare le esigenze di tutti coloro (privati, banche, istituzioni o grandi aziende) che vogliono investire in biotecnologia con cognizione e sicurezza. Offre un servizio altamente qualificato e personalizzato in cui la disciplina, la responsabilità ed il mantenimento della fiducia del Cliente rappresentano i cardini della sua politica di management. Il nostro programma consente di soddisfare la necessità di diversificazione di coloro che hanno intravisto la grande potenzialità del settore delle biotecnologie e desiderano perciò investire in questo segmento di mercato in continua crescita. La diversificata composizione del portafoglio comporta la riduzione del rischio che è normalmente associato agli investimenti in singole imprese del settore. Siamo continuamente orientati alla comunicazione con tutti coloro che operano nel settore "high-tech" e nella biotecnologia in particolare perché, come l'esperienza americana insegna, solo l'unione delle diverse discipline (scientifica, giuridica, finanziaria ed economica) può creare tutte le sinergie utili allo sviluppo di questo settore. Se gradisce maggiori informazioni sulla nostra attività può visitare il nostro sito internet: http://www.lamarck.com, oppure può contattarci alla nostra e-mail:lamarck@sis.it RingraziandoLa per l'attenzione accordataci Le inviamo i nostri più distinti saluti, J. Lamarck

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RE: Clinton Attacks Iraq
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Cordian [mailto:emc@wire.insync.net] > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 4:20 PM > To: cypherpunks(a)cyberpass.net > Subject: Clinton Attacks Iraq > > Looks like Bubba has launched a massive strike on Iraq to > draw attention > from his cocksucking problems. Spoken like a poet. First thought, best thought. Here's a loose haiku: Bubba launched a massive strike on Iraq blowjob snag go *poof* Excuse the abuse of style... C.G. -- sig space for lease

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RE: Nitwits
by HyperReal-Anon 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>The depressing thing is that AOL as at least 14 million paying subscribers. >It may even be up to 20 million. Hotmail has 30 million active accounts. The >unilluminati are the future of the internet. > >Harv Sites like AOL and Hotmail do a great service to the net: They hurd the unilluminati onto a select few sites, making it easier to blackhole them en masse.

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RE: Nitwits
by HyperReal-Anon 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Sites like AOL and Hotmail do a great service to the net: They hurd the >unilluminati onto a select few sites, making it easier to blackhole them en >masse. This is what happens when you read literature on GNU Hurd while you're posting.

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bears repeating, part 2
by Pallas Anonymous Remailer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

another try: An alternative to the pyramid form of organization is the cell system. In the past, many political groups (both left and right) have used the cell system to further their objectives. Two examples will suffice. During the American Revolution, "committees of correspondence" were formed throughout the Thirteen Colonies. Their purpose was to subvert the government and thereby aid the cause of independence. The "Sons of Liberty," who made a name for themselves by dumping government taxed tea into the harbor at Boston, were the action arm of the committees of correspondence. Each committee was a secret cell that operated totally independently of the other cells. Information on the government was passed from committee to committee, from colony to colony, and then acted upon on a local basis. Yet even in those bygone days of poor communication, of weeks to months for a letter to be delivered, the committees, without any central direction whatsoever, were remarkably similar in tactics employed to resist government tyranny. It was, as the first American Patriots knew, totally unnecessary for anyone to give an order for anything. Information was made available to each committee, and each committee acted as it saw fit. A recent example of the cell system taken from the left wing of politics are the Communists. The Communists, in order to get around the obvious problems involved in pyramidal organization, developed to an art the cell system. They had numerous independent cells which operated completely isolated from one another and particularly with no knowledge of each other, but were orchestrated together by a central headquarters. For instance, during WWII, in Washington, it is known that there were at least six secret Communist cells operating at high levels in the United States government (plus all the open Communists who were protected and promoted by President Roosevelt), however, only one of the cells was rooted out and destroyed. How many more actually were operating, no one can say for sure. The Communist cells which operated in the U.S. until late 1991 under Soviet control could have at their command a leader who held a social position which appeared to be very lowly. He could be, for example, a busboy in a restaurant, but in reality a colonel or a general in the Soviet Secret Service, the KGB. Under him could be a number of cells, and a person active in one cell would almost never have knowledge of individuals who were active in other cells; in fact, the members of the other cells would be supporting that cell which was under attack and ordinarily would lend very strong support to it in many ways. This is at least part of the reason, no doubt, that whenever in the past Communists were attacked in this country, support for them sprang up in many unexpected places. The effective and efficient operation of a cell system after the Communist model is, of course, dependent upon central direction, which means impressive organization, funding from the top, and outside support, all of which the Communists had. Obviously, American patriots have none of these things at the top or anywhere else, and so an effective cell organization based upon the Soviet system of operation is impossible. Two things become clear from the above discussion. First, that the pyramid form of organization can be penetrated quite easily and it thus is not a sound method of organization in situations where the government has the resources and desire to penetrate the structure, which is the situation in this country. Secondly, that the normal qualifications for the cell structure based upon the Red model does not exist in the U.S. for patriots. This understood, the question arises "What method is left for those resisting state tyranny?" The answer comes from Col. Amoss who proposed the "Phantom Cell" mode of organization which he described as Leaderless Resistance. A system of organization that is based upon the cell organization, but does not have any central control or direction, that is in fact almost identical to the methods used by the committees of correspondence during the American Revolution. Utilizing the Leaderless Resistance concept, all individuals and groups operate independently of each other, and never report to a central head-quarters or single leader for direction or instruction, as would those who belong to a typical pyramid organization. At first glance, such a form of organization seems unrealistic, primarily because there appears to be no organization. The natural question thus arises as to how are the "Phantom Cells" and individuals to cooperate with each other when there is no inter-communication or central direction? The answer to this question is that participants in a program of leaderless resistance through "Phantom Cell" or individual action must know exactly what they are doing and how to do it. It becomes the responsibility of the individual to acquire the necessary skills and information as to what is to be done. This is by no means as impractical as it appears, because it is certainly true that in any movement all persons involved have the same general outlook, are acquainted with the same philosophy, and generally react to given situations in similar ways. The previous history of the committees of correspondence during the American Revolution shows this to be true. Since the entire purpose of leaderless resistance is to defeat state tyranny (at least in so far as this essay is concerned), all members of phantom cells or individuals will tend to react to objective events in the same way through usual tactics of resistance. Organs of information distribution such as newspapers, leaflets, computers, etc., which are widely available to all, keep each person informed of events, allowing for a planned response that will take many variations. No one need issue an order to anyone. Those idealists truly committed to the cause of freedom will act when they feel the time is ripe, or will take their cue from others who precede them. While it is true that much could be said against this kind of structure as a method of resistance, it must be kept in mind that leaderless resistance is a child of necessity. The alternatives to it have been shown to be unworkable or impractical. Leaderless resistance has worked before in the American Revolution, and if the truly committed put it to use themselves, it will work now. #!/usr/local/bin/perl -0777-- -export-a-crypto-system-sig -RC4-3-lines-PERL @k=unpack('C*',pack('H*',shift));for(@t=@s=0..255){$y=($k[$_%@k]+$s[$x=$_ ]+$y)%256;&S}$x=$y=0;for(unpack('C*',<>)){$x++;$y=($s[$x%=256]+$y)%256; &S;print pack(C,$_^=$s[($s[$x]+$s[$y])%256])}sub S{@s[$x,$y]=@s[$y,$x]}

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