December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

RE: Libel, Times v. Sullivan
by blanc 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

From: Greg Broiles Since we've now got Jim Bell arguing that it's obvious that a free and open society must tolerate anything which might be defamatory, and Jim Choate arguing that it's obvious that a free and open society cannot tolerate anything which might be defamatory, I think I'm going to wander away from this discussion confident that the answer is, at least, nonobvious. :) .................................................................. Heh - Jim B. and Jim C.: the Yin & Yang of Society At Large. What could a discussion between them produce. .. Blanc

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Re: Key Security Question
by wlkngowl＠unix.asb.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On 31 Jan 1997 15:37:01 -0500, you wrote: >My computer went into the shop a few days ago, and I was unable to take >my PGP keys off it before it went in. What are the security risks here? >If the repairman chooses to snoop through the files, what would he be >able to do with my key pair? Will I need to revoke the key and make a >new one, or will I be relatively safe since he doesn't have my >passphrase? Depends how paranoid you are, how good your passphrase is, how much you trust the repairman not to snoop, etc. For the hell of it I'd revoke my key and issue a new one though. It's not a minor inconvenience, and when people use your old key you can still decrypt the message... just send 'em a note that you prefer they use you're current (unrevoked) key. --Rob

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NOISE.SYS Home Page
by wlkngowl＠unix.asb.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I now have an under-construction home page for NOISE.SYS, in case you're interested: http://www.asb.com/usr/wlkngowl/software.htm#noise (NOISE.SYS is a crypto-RNG device for DOS boxes.) Rob ----- "The word to kill ain't dirty | Robert Rothenburg (WlkngOwl(a)unix.asb.com) I used it in the last line | http://www.asb.com/usr/wlkngowl/ but use a short word for lovin' | Se habla PGP: Reply with the subject and dad you wind up doin' time." | 'send pgp-key' for my public key.

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RE: Cyphernomicon by Tim May
by blanc 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

From: Toto What currently threatens the list, in my opinion, is not the dissension, but the rise of a cliquish sheep-mentality and the resulting dismissal of the opinions of people of Reason (and the opinions of 'anyone', in general, whom 'I' perceive as being on the 'other side' of an issue). ........................................................................ Who are these sheep you're talking about? At the end of the trial period, anyone still on the list who doesn't like the moderation can at their leisure either protest vehemently its continuation, producing masterly works of eloquence in favor of continuing the free-for-all, or they can unsubscribe (sp?). They *don't* have to take it, or identify with the cpunks any longer. I think what threatens the list is the absence of really major issues to fire up everyone's sense of indignation & imagination, plus the fact that many of the long-timers are pretty sophisticated on all the political issues which have been discussed before (how many of Tim May's long treatises, engaging, thorough, and relevant as they may be, can one read yet again without recognizing the repetitive themes therein), plus a lack of interest in engaging in rhetorical arguments with people who find it difficult to think in a straight line. Sometimes the posts on the list come to resemble more attempts at educating the clueless than discussions among peers which could truly advance an understanding of between fine points of difference. Whom can one blame for what does not exist (on the list) - there is no mechanism for its production; only the attractions of the subject and the aim, are what bring in the participants who could provide substance and depth. Perhaps waxing lyrical on the features of Eudora and regular reminders on the benefits of mail filtering would be encouraging to "the timid"? .. Blanc

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No Subject
by Bovine Remailer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Timmy May was born when his mother was on the toilet. O |'| /\ | | Timmy May /\ \-------| / / |-------|

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Biham on DES keysearch
by winsock＠rigel.cyberpass.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The arrival of warm weather is heralded by the pig shit getting soft in Dr.Desperado L[ingerie] Vinegar K[unt]OTM's mini-cranium and the resulting green slime seeping through his cocaine- and syphilis- damaged nose and onto his keyboard. (___) (o o)_____/ @@ ` \ Dr.Desperado L[ingerie] Vinegar K[unt]OTM \ ____, / // // ^^ ^^

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Re: Media seekers, reputation and banishment
by nobody＠huge.cajones.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dr.Dimwit Vibrator K>ock<OfTheMoment wears satin lingerie embroidered with pink swastikas, prancing around for his homosexual, AIDS infected lovers. D\___/\ (0_o) Dr.Dimwit Vibrator K>ock<OfTheMoment (V) ---oOo--U--oOo---

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Re: [IMPORTANT] Cypherpunks Shooting Club
by nobody＠huge.cajones.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dense Vomit is so in love with himself, he cries out his own name when orgasming. Then again, no one else is ever around. __[I]__ o-o' __oOo__(-)_oOo__ Dense Vomit V

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[IMPORTANT] Mondex
by nobody＠huge.cajones.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dr.Deceptive Vilest K[rud]OfTheMoment will fuck anything that moves, but he'd rather be fucking his own mother's dead body. /\_./o__ Dr.Deceptive Vilest K[rud]OfTheMoment (/^/(_^^' ._.(_.)_

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New Member Registration
by coryt＠rain.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Requested Account Name: ashley Requested Password: eyez THIS MEMBER HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE UPDATE LIST

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