Newbie reading: Bamberg
Newbie cypheroids and cypherettes, Tim May has pointed to _The Puzzle Palace_ by Bamberg several times here and on the Extropians list. If like me you're a newbie, it's a quick, excellent read. Don't miss it. It'll give context for the quote, "gentlemen don't read each other's mail." -- ................................ Jamie Dinkelacker Palo Alto CA Jamie@netcom.com 415.941.4782
Newbie cypheroids and cypherettes,
Tim May has pointed to _The Puzzle Palace_ by Bamberg several times here ^^^^^^^ and on the Extropians list. If like me you're a newbie, it's a quick, excellent read. Don't miss it. It'll give context for the quote, "gentlemen don't read each other's mail."
"My name is Bamford, _James_ Bamford." Bamford's "The Puzzle Palace" is a bit dry in places, but is very well-researched. I first read it in hardback in 1982 and the stuff about intercepts of commercial intelligence (stock trades, corporate secrets, etc.) got me to thinking about how the NSA may be _using_ the fruits of its corporate intercepts. This motivated the plot of the novel I've been working on, and my interest in the "BlackNet" aspects of crypto, so I can honestly say Bamford's book changed my life. He also describes in previously-nonpublicized detail the "Harvest" and "Lodestone" systems installed at NSA headquarters at Fort Meade around 1963. Our own Norm Hardy was involved in this and will be describing his "Harvest" experiences at this Saturday's Cypherpunks meeting. See (some of) you there! --Tim -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^756839 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. Note: I put time and money into writing this posting. I hope you enjoy it.
He also describes in previously-nonpublicized detail the "Harvest" and "Lodestone" systems installed at NSA headquarters at Fort Meade around 1963. Our own Norm Hardy was involved in this and will be describing his "Harvest" experiences at this Saturday's Cypherpunks meeting.
See (some of) you there!
Maybe. ,-) I've wanted to "cut loose" and post a gut-load before this moment, but perhaps it just wasn't appropriate at the time. Now that I've seen all the puking about excessive posts etc., I've got to reiterate why it is that list is important. It is certainly not a community bulletin board for folks to just happen-in and check out what's going on -- the traffic has always been too high for that! I've been here and will remain here through the mail-bombs (remember our friend George?) and implicit/oblivious core dumps that result in 5 mb mail sorties. ,-) I live in an agenda called technology. Tim understands the implications on the development of governments, cultures and history. I can only hope that theose of you that tag along understand the extreme importance that goes hand in hand, mano a mano. Peter Honeyman, John Draper, John Gilmore, Eric Hughes, and the list of luminaries (no pun intended) that DO hang on should clue you folks on the situation. We're here. We're shifting -- forever, to secure our foundation in cypherspace. Where we were two or six or twelve months ago is no longer sufficient. We move into positions which galvanize our foothold and grip on the platforms which propel us.
From pauper to pawn. From knight to provocatuer.
The keepers of the keep. ,-)
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