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geopoker
by Optimizzin Al-gorithm 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

>"The GBU-28 is a 5,000-pound laser-guided conventional munition..." I see your gps-bbuster and raise you a railcar of phosgene upwind of a city. Or the first domestic FAM using unodorized gas in a metro area. Etc. What part of "asymmetric warfare" don't you understand?

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sinister beards
by Optimizzin Al-gorithm 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

At 03:45 AM 10/13/01 -0000, Dr. Evil wrote: >obvious question: if you're firing an AK left-handed, how do you avoid >getting brass stuck in your beard? > Hmm. Gas masks don't fit over beards too well.

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Safeweb Hotmail Question
by John Young 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

Safeweb principally offers web browsing anonymity. Our source for the RIAA meeting allegations used a hotmail address which resolved to a Safeweb IP address. However, I don't see on Safeweb's site an anonymizing mail service. Is there such a service by Safeweb or does it sell an anonymizing e-mail program? The source last wrote that "multiple" Safeweb protection was used to cloak the messages. Is there a way to chain Hotmail to Safeweb, or some other way to "multiple" Safeway protection as preamble to Hotmail? It would be intriguing to learn that the source is connected to Safeweb itself, or Safeweb's backers.

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Travelling Salesman Problem solved! (Was: One-way tickets)
by Secret Squirrel 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

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anthrax down under
by mattd 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

Its probably sweet and lo,sprinkle some on your vote next month,also your ISP bill for broadband. When is the chicken shit US federal fuckhead govt of united snakes going to encrypt the everlovin' reward money for the evel one? AP NOW,if not now,When?

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anthrax down under?
by cpaul 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

http://www.smh.com.au/news/0110/14/national/national102.html Anthrax scare evacuates Sydney Airport Parts of the International Terminal at Sydney Airport have been evacuated following the discovery of a suspicious package. A Qantas spokeswoman says the international counter was closed after a white powder-like substance was found in some meal vouchers about 4:30 this afternoon. She says no flights have been affected. Australian Protective Services are now investigating the area. It's believed some shops have been evacuated but the spokeswoman could not confirm that. AAP

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Missing details on Afghanistan: Natural Gas (fwd)
by Eugene Leitl 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

-- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://www.lrz.de/~ui22204/">leitl</a> ______________________________________________________________ ICBMTO: N48 04'14.8'' E11 36'41.2'' http://www.lrz.de/~ui22204 57F9CFD3: ED90 0433 EB74 E4A9 537F CFF5 86E7 629B 57F9 CFD3 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 13 Oct 2001 14:29:45 -0400 From: Gary Lawrence Murphy <garym(a)canada.com> To: fork <fork(a)xent.com> Subject: Missing details on Afghanistan: Natural Gas Something I haven't seen appear on this list before but which may or may not be significant: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/afghan.html "Afghanistan's significance from an energy standpoint stems from its geographical position as a potential transit route for oil and natural gas exports from Central Asia to the Arabian Sea. This potential includes the possible construction of oil and natural gas export pipelines through Afghanistan, which was under serious consideration in the mid-1990s. The idea has since been undermined by Afghanistan's instability. ... "The Soviets had estimated Afghanistan's proven and probable natural gas reserves at up to 5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in the 1970s. Afghan natural gas production reached 275 million cubic feet per day (Mmcf/d) in the mid-1970s. However, due to declining reserves from producing fields, output gradually fell to about 220 Mmcf/d by 1980. At that time, the Jorquduq field was brought online and was expected to boost Afghan natural gas output to 385 Mmcf/d by the early 1980s. However, sabotage of infrastructure by the anti-Soviet mujaheddin fighters limited the country's total production to 290 Mmcf/d, an output level that was held fairly steady until the Soviet withdrawal in 1989. After the Soviet pullout and subsequent Afghan civil war, roughly 31 producing wells at Sheberghan area fields were shut in pending the restart of natural gas sales to the former Soviet Union. "At its peak in the late 1970s, Afghanistan supplied 70%-90% of its natural gas output to the Soviet Union's natural gas grid via a link through Uzbekistan. In 1992, Afghan President Najibullah indicated that a new natural gas sales agreement with Russia was in progress. However, several former Soviet republics raised price and distribution issues and negotiations stalled. In the early 1990s, Afghanistan also discussed possible natural gas supply arrangements with Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and several Western European countries, but these talks never progressed further. Afghan natural gas fields include Jorqaduq, Khowaja Gogerdak, and Yatimtaq, all of which are located within 20 miles of the northern town of Sheberghan in Jowzjan province. Natural gas production and distribution is the responsibility of the Taliban-controlled Afghan Gas Enterprise. In 1999, work resumed on the repair of a distribution pipeline to Mazar-i-Sharif. Spur pipelines to a small power plant and fertilizer plant also were repaired and completed. Mazar-i-Sharif is now receiving natural gas from the pipeline, as well as some other surrounding areas. Rehabilitation of damaged natural gas wells has been undertaken at the Khowaja Gogerak field, which has increased natural gas production." http://xent.com/mailman/listinfo/fork

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by Support USA 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

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Annual Linux Showcase Nov 8-10 Oakland Marriott http://www.linuxshowcase.org/
by Bill Stewart 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

Free registration until 10/15 for exhibits - the whole show is Nov 5-10, with exhibits on Nov 8-10. It's related to Usenix.

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All your Olympics are belong to us!!
by Nob Odie 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 15:22:39 +0800, Xiu Yuan allegedly wrote: >Homepage: Http://www.Tangfeng.org > >Dear Sir or Madam, > Succeed!Hope!Ambition! > Everybody who wants to do business in China,please contact with >us .Here has a 1,200,000,000 population,here has a wide market.With >the development of economy and reformation ,there are too many >opportunities in China.You know,China has succeeded in applying for >holding the 2008 Olympic Game.In the coming seven years,China must >be the golden point in the world.It is full of competition in the >21th century. > [snip] Any one-else think that him Engrish am too 'creatively poor',for someone who want to velly,much trade with America? Ahso!?! I wonder how Beijing will react when hundreds of foreign citizens descend on Tiananmen Square during the 2008 Olympics? [Reposted legibly, I hope] http://www.smh.com.au/news/0107/19/world/world6.html Gruesome (anti cult) photo display turns spotlight back on Falun Gong By John Schauble, Herald Correspondent in Beijing [..] "We have won a great victory in struggling against Falun Gong, but this cult will not be reconciled to its defeat," a solemn Mr Li said. "We have won the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games. This shows that the international community has acknowledged the fact that China is marked by social stability and progress, its economy is prospering, and its people are living a peaceful and comfortable life." [..] http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010719/dcth025.html Thursday July 19, 9:47 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Family Research Council Stop the Killing! Human Rights Advocates Rally for an End to Chinese Torture 'We're Appalled by Beijing's Oppression Against the Falun Gong. It's The Same Radical Position They Hold Against Christians, Buddhists And Hindus,' said Bob Maginnis, FRC's Vice President of Policy WASHINGTON, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In the past month more than 260 men, women and children have been tortured to death in Chinese prisons, for their religious beliefs. Tens of millions of people in China are still at risk, in a country with an egregious human rights record, perhaps the worst in the world. ``Unfortunately, a government with such an appalling human rights record has just received the crown jewel of world sporting events, the 2008 Olympics. At the same time, the U.S. Congress may soon rubber stamp the renewal of ''permanent`` normal trade relations with China. The Chinese communist government harasses, imprisons and tortures people because of their faith. The communists are trying to replace the teachings of Christ with that of Mao. Government run Christian seminaries replace Bible study with communist party religious policy,'' said Maginnis. On Thursday, July 19, more than 3,000 people are expected to attend a commemorative rally at the U.S. Capitol (Lower West Terrace, Noon-2 p.m.), to call for an immediate end to the abuses. Speakers include FRC's Vice President of Policy, Bob Maginnis, several members of Congress and leaders of various human rights organizations. Horrifying stories are being reported on a daily basis. Female prisoners are stripped and beaten with bamboo sticks and their genitals are shocked with electric batons. Many are gang raped by male prisoners and guards. A few weeks ago, a Falun Gong practitioner was burned alive. Last year, a mother and her 8-month son were hung upside down by handcuffs, before their skulls were crushed to death. Others have been tied to cars and dragged to their deaths. ``We need to demand that Beijing stop its brutal repression of religious believers before they are welcomed into the world of nations by countries that respect human rights.'' SOURCE: Family Research Council Attached image: A vision from Tiananmen Square 2008? Demimed for lne users. Check the archives if you want it.

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