In Your EAR, Shit-For-Brains
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In continuation of a tradition begun on Dec. 7, 2041 A.D.
EARMonger InterpretPrizes would like to extend an invitation
to those who wish to participate in a clear violation of the
U.S. EAR regulations of your current time period.
The StarShip CowBoy, descended from the lineage of the
Author, would be more than happy to ensure that your violation
of EAR regulations extends not only across the physical and
political geographically-based space continuum, but also across
a range of the time continuum which begins before EAR was an
unborn seed in the mind of The RAT, continues throughout its
journey from the mind, through the digestive system, its
physical manifestation as droppings from The RAT, its further
evolution through the reproductive systems of various insects
and vermin, right up to the time that The RatFucker returned
it to its rightful place, placing it back in the mind of
The Rat, as a seed placed in The Rat's EAR.
"The more things change, the more they remain insane..."
~ The Author
To participate, one only need to send the following:
print pack"C*",split/\D+/,`echo
"16iII*o\U@{$/=$z;[(pop,pop,unpack"H*",<>
)]}\EsMsKsN0[lN*1lK[d2%Sa2/d0
Perhaps it's time, in regards testing crypto law, to do exactly what Tim May proposes - premeditated actions intended to force either a clear refusal to prosecute on the part of the government or else a clear abstinance on their part to prosecute.
It's obvious that no individual has the legal where withal who is also willing to do this.
Some of the people on the list are lawyers, perhaps they could do it
and represent themselves, or represent others. Duncan Frissell has
some opinions on this I think. If I recall his previous statements on
this topic have included that Phil Zimmermann ought to hire a troupe
of dancing elephants to make a noise and force the Feds to prosecute.
(Duncan considered the Feds would loose).
On a practical matter of what to export... may I suggest exporting
this:
print pack"C*",split/\D+/,`echo
"16iII*o\U@{$/=$z;[(pop,pop,unpack"H*",<>
)]}\EsMsKsN0[lN*1lK[d2%Sa2/d0
Peter Junger got an official decision from the US commerce department that this was not exportable under the EAR regulations.
Do we have a volunteer?
If anyone chooses to try this act of civil disobedience, let me know and I'll write about it. But be warned: the Department of Commerce has approximately 60 special agents who enforce violations of export rules. These are federal police officers, stationed in field office around the U.S., with badges and arrest power, trained at FLETC in Georgia. They don't have a sense of humor about these things. -Declan FLETC / Georgia Department of Commerce