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READ THIS FIRST!
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Besides the device, the box should contain: * Eight little rectangular snippets of paper that say "WARNING" * A plastic packet containing four 5/17 inch pilfer grommets and two club-ended 6/93 inch boxcar prawns. YOU WILL NEED TO SUPPLY: a matrix wrench and 60,000 feet of tram cable. IF ANYTHING IS DAMAGED OR MISSING: You IMMEDIATELY should turn to your spouse and say: "Margaret, you know why this country can't make a car that can get all the way through the drive-through at Burger King without a major transmission overhaul? Because nobody cares, that's why." WARNING: This is assuming your spouse's name is Margaret. -- Dave Barry, "Read This First!"

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Your Papers, Please
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Network World, November 15, 1997: Welcome To Cyberspace. Your Papers Please? About a year ago, the Treasury Department issued a little-noticed discussion document entitled "Selected Tax Policy Implications of Global Electronic Commerce" (www.ustreas.gov) Beavering away in obscurity, these unelected technocrats have almost finished turning the broad "implications" into detailed regulations. Like most tax rulings, these regulations require no further congressional action to have the force of law. So, while rehabilitated Clinton apparatchik Ira Magaziner was out mesmerizing the digerati with his "Framework for Global Electronic Commerce," promising free markets and no new taxes, the green-eyeshade boys were quietly laying the groundwork to launch the IRS into cyberspace. ... The classic strategy of forcing reporting requirements on key "taxing points," such as banks, clearinghouses and other financial institutions, is not likely to work as the need for intermediation on the Internet will be vastly reduced. In many ways, that's the whole point of electronic commerce. Any reporting burdens must be pushed out to the end points of each transaction. How will this be done? This is where Big Brother may arrive big time. Under active consideration is a plan to require taxpayers to obtain digital IDs for all electronic transactions, keeping records that could be examined on audit. The IDs would be issued by IRS certified agencies, subject to government developed standards to ensure that proper identity checks are performed before anyone is allowed to shop online. The IRS would enforce this by issuing its own digital certificates to issuers of digital IDs so that they can electronically prove that they have received IRS certification. The technology they need to make this happen is available. All that's missing are the regulations forcing compliance. So, stay tuned. If you enjoyed the encryption key escrow debate, you'll love this one. Bill Frezza -----

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Government's reply in Bernstein appeal; Dec 8 hearing coming
by John Gilmore 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The Government's 38-page reply argues that: * The EAR's Export Controls Are Not a Facially Unconstitutional Prior Restraint * The EAR's Export Controls Satisfy the First Amendment Standards Governing Content-Neutral Regulations * The District Court's Declaratory and Injunctive Relief is Too Broad The brief is available in graphical page images in: http://www.eff.org/pub/Legal/Cases/Bernstein_v_DoS/Legal/ (Reload the page in your browser if you have an older version cached.) Several amicus briefs, filed on November 10 along with Professor Bernstein's appeal brief, are also newly on the Web. The full set of filings for this appeal includes: Government's appeal brief Bernstein's appeal brief Amicus briefs from: Law professors EPIC & civil liberties organizations American Assoc. for the Advencement of Science (missing) Thomas Jefferson Center, re Founders' use of crypto RSA & NCSA & others, re reduced security from controls Government's reply brief The Court will now digest this large meal of cellulose, then hold a hearing in which the judges can question the lawyers from both sides, about anything they are unclear about. They will then deliberate, and write and issue their decision. The appeal hearing is on December 8, at 9AM at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 95 Seventh Street, San Francisco. This is *not* the same location as earlier hearings in the case. We hope you can come, to witness the struggle for civil rights for cryptographers, to speak with the press who attend, to meet with other people concerned about cryptography policy, and to show the judges that the public cares how they decide this case. John Gilmore Electronic Frontier Foundation

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No Subject
by trim＠lovinlife.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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"What the murderous, sodomizing kidnapper *meant* to say, was..."
by Spin Doctor 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* An ad, from an Atlanta Journal story in May on the increasing number of Internet Web pages devoted to classified ads from prison inmates seeking romantic relationships: "Aren't you fed up with meeting all the wrong men?" [asked California inmate Ronald E. Mays, who also asked] "[Are you] In search of a truly honest and good man . . . ?" (Mays is serving life without parole for first-degree murder, second-degree murder, sodomy with force, and kidnapping.) >From News of the Weird: ^ |

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following cypher algorithm ?
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Does anybody know following cypher algorithm ? Symmetric cipher : BATON , JUNIPER Public key cipher : KEA , MAYFLY

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Nonookie Masturbatshi beats Dimitri's time with the 'babes'...
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* Several news organizations reported in March and April on Japanese men's increasing sexual fascination with high school and junior-high school girls. One expert interviewed by the New York Times, Hiroyuki Fukuda, 30, editor of a magazine whose title can be translated Anatomical Illustrations of Junior High School Girls, said, "The age at which the girls seem interesting is clearly dropping. But it's only the maniacs who go for girls below the third grade." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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spy_1.html
by Harka 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Reuters New Media [Click here for MCA Home Video] [ Yahoo | Write Us | Search | Info ] [ Index | News | World | Biz | Tech | Politic | Sport | Scoreboard | Entertain | Health ] _________________________________________________________________ Previous Story: Crocodile attacks man, gets poked in the eyes Next Story: Mantle auction to proceed with lock of hair _________________________________________________________________ Friday November 21 4:56 PM EST Spy cameras -- latest motivational tool? SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore firm is selling what it says is the latest motivational tool to get the best from staff -- spy cameras. "Productivity really does go up with this system. You see a very quick return on your investment in any business," said Jeffrey Tan, whose company ABC Asia Pacific markets 'Spy Eyes'. "It is a deterrent for staff who are lazy or who might want to steal from the cash register," he said. Tan told Reuters Friday he became the Asian distribution agent for the U.S.-made Spy Eyes camera surveillance system after installing it at his own firm to halt sliding sales and cut staff turnover. The system can achieve the latter effect by showing bosses that their staff is indeed working -- or has few customers to sell to -- and thus reduce unjustified management complaints. Tan has already sold at least 10 systems, which can also be fitted at homes for those who want to make sure the thousands of domestic maids employed in Singapore work hard on household chores while their employers are at the office. Costing about Singapore $3,500 (US$2,200) for a single camera starter system, Tan said he was running a special introductory offer for a free second camera for people who wanted to be in more than two places at once. "It's a helpful tool for people who want to stay in control," Tan said. _________________________________________________________________ ________________________ Search News Help _________________________________________________________________ Previous Story: Crocodile attacks man, gets poked in the eyes Next Story: Mantle auction to proceed with lock of hair [Click here for MCA Home Video] _________________________________________________________________ [ Index | News | World | Biz | Tech | Politic | Sport | Scoreboard | Entertain | Health ] _________________________________________________________________ Reuters Limited Questions or Comments

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State Department Advisory Group
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I'm surprised they don't want a sperm sample, too. Ooops. That's right. Sexism... Cheers, Bob Hettinga --- begin forwarded text X-Sender: aboss(a)vm.temple.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 10:15:31 -0500 Reply-To: Digital Signature discussion <DIGSIG(a)VM.TEMPLE.EDU> Sender: Digital Signature discussion <DIGSIG(a)VM.TEMPLE.EDU> From: Amelia Boss <ABOSS(a)VM.TEMPLE.EDU> Subject: State Department Advisory Group To: DIGSIG(a)VM.TEMPLE.EDU The meeting of the State Department Advisory Committee on Private International Law Study Group on Electronic Commerce will be held from 10am to 5pm Monday December 15 and 9am to 5pm on Tuesday December 16 in Washington DC. The meeting will be held at the Department of State, Conference Room 1107. Use the 21st and D Street entrance. To expedite admission for those of you wishing to attend, please provide your name, affiliation, address, telephone number, date of birth and social security number by close of business, Wednesday, December 10. Please provide this information to the Office of the Legal Adviser (L/PIL), Department of State, Suite 355 South Building, 2430 E Street NW, Washington DC 20037-2800, fax 202-776-8482, or by telephone 202-776-8420, attention Rosalie Gonzales. Hotel Accommodations: There are two hotels that have agreed to offer, on a space-available basis, rooms at the government rate ($108/single; 128/double). However, you must advise the hotel when making arrangements that you are a State Department invitee and that the government rate should be applied. They, in turn, will contact the L/PIL to verify (authenticate?) that you are on the list of attendees, so please make sure that you have followed the procedures in the previous paragraph. The two hotels are the Windham Bristol Hotel at 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue NW (walking distance to State and two blocks from Foggy Bottom metro) [202-955-6400; fax 202-955-5765] and the State Plaza Hotel at 2117 E Street NW (across from the State Department) [phone 202-861-8200; fax 202-659-8601]. Hope to see many of you there. --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/ Ask me about FC98 in Anguilla!: <http://www.fc98.ai/>

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H.R. 2991 The Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act (fwd)
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 18:18:50 -0500 (EST) From: Frank Sudia <aurelius(a)panix.com> To: Digital Commerce Society of Boston <dcsb(a)ai.mit.edu> Subject: H.R. 2991 The Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act (fwd) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: bounce-dcsb(a)ai.mit.edu Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Frank Sudia <aurelius(a)panix.com> >From the Am Bar Assn d/s list... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 13:57:18 -0500 From: "Bennett, Daniel" <Daniel.Bennett(a)mail.house.gov> To: "'st-isc(a)abanet.org'" <st-isc(a)abanet.org> Subject: H.R. 2991 The Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Rep. W.J. (Billy) Tauzin (R-LA) have introduced the Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act (H.R. 2991), which would instruct federal agencies to make versions of their forms available online and allow people to sign the forms using digital signatures--the online equivalent of written signatures. At present, only some government documents are available online, and most agencies accept only physical signatures to verify the authenticity of forms sent to them. Rep. Eshoo serves on the House Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, which is chaired by Rep. Tauzin. >Bill Text is at >http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2991: >Bill Summary is at >http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:h.r.02991: Rep. Anna Eshoo http://www-eshoo.house.gov/ Rep. Billy Tauzin http://www.house.gov/tauzin/ Daniel Bennett Technology Liaison Rep. Anna Eshoo 308 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-8104 http://www-eshoo.house.gov/ daniel.bennett(a)mail.house.gov -------------------------------------------------------------- Frank W. Sudia, Consultant, Strategic Ventures 1 Bankers Trust Plaza, MS 2371, New York, NY 10006 Tel: 212-250-5242 Fax: 212-250-9347 Home: 212-786-1356 frank.sudia(a)bankerstrust.com -------------------------------------------------------------- For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "dcsb-request(a)ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/ Ask me about FC98 in Anguilla!: <http://www.fc98.ai/>

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