Cypherpunks physical meeting Noon sharp, Saturday, February 13, 1993 Cygnus Support Offices, Mt. View, California, USA I apologize for not getting out an announcement for the the last meeting. It showed, both in attendance and organization. My regrets. I make a solemn promise to be there before 12:00 p.m. Let's start on time for a change. I hear that photographers are going to be there, so if you don't want to be photographed, bring your favorite mask. They're nice photographers and they'll ask your permission first so that you don't have to wear your mask at all times. Eric ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ====== -- The Ultra random number generator. I presume Scott Collins is going to talk on this, since he mentioned this, but I have not heard from him. (Hint, hint) Ultra is a new random number generator designed by some statisticians. It allegedly has extremely long period, good distribution properties, and a fast implementation, since it is based on the borrow from a subtract operation. -- Eric Messick will present his posting on envelopes. If any of you need another copy of this, the address of his that I remember is eric@toad.com. -- Arthur Abraham will present on hash functions. The talk will include discussion of generally desirable properties and some specific algorithms. -- Some people wanted to talk about the Sidelnikov comments on PGP, but I don't have a presenter yet. -- And the usual progress reports and chat. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS ========== Cygnus Support 1937 Landings Drive Mt. View, CA 94043 +1 415 903 1400 switchboard +1 415 903 1418 John Gilmore Take US 101 toward Mt. View. From San Francisco, it's about a 40-minute drive. Get off at the Rengstorff Ave/Amphitheatre Parkway exit. If you were heading south on 101, you curve around to the right, cross over the freeway, and get to a stoplight. If you were heading north on 101, you just come right off the exit to the stoplight. The light is the intersection of Amphitheatre and Charleston Rd. Take a right on Charleston; there's a right-turn-only lane. Follow Charleston for a short distance. You'll pass the Metaphor/Kaleida buildings on the right. At a clump of palm trees and a "Landmark Deli" sign, take a right into Landings Drive. At the end of the road, turn left into the complex with the big concrete "Landmark" sign. Follow the road past the deli til you are in front of the clock tower that rises out of one of the buildings, facing you. Enter through the doors immediately under the clock tower. They'll be open between noon and 1PM at least. (See below if you're late.) Once inside, take the stairs up, immediately to your right. At the top of the stairs, turn right past the treetops, and we'll be in 1937 on your left. The door is marked "Cygnus". If you are late and the door under the clock tower is locked, you can walk to the deli (which will be around the building on your left, as you face the door). Go through the gate in the fence to the right of the deli, and into the back lawns between the complex and the farm behind it. Walk forward and right around the buildings until you see a satellite dish in the lawn. Go up the stairs next to the dish, which are the back stairs into the Cygnus office space. We'll prop the door (or you can bang on it if we forget). Or, you can find the guard who's wandering around the complex, who knows there's a meeting happening and will let you in. They can be beeped at 965 5250, though you'll have trouble finding a phone. Don't forget to eat first, or bring food at noon! I recommend hitting the burrito place on Rengstorff (La Costen~a) at about 11:45. To get there, when you get off 101, take Rengstorff (toward the hills) rather than Amphitheatre (toward the bay). Follow it about ten blocks until the major intersection at Middlefield Road. La Costen~a is the store on your left at the corner. You can turn left into the narrow lane behind the store, which leads to a parking lot, and enter by the front door, which faces the intersection. To get to the meeting from there, just retrace your route on Rengstorff, go straight over the freeway, and turn right at the stoplight onto Charleston; see above. See you there! John Gilmore