August 2016 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

[RUS] CCP 95th speech: "in ten years, the key to the new world order will be the tandem of Russia and China" -- Chairman Xi Jinping
by Zenaan Harkness 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

The new world order may be all over but the shouting - as long as the dying USA hegemonic dragon does not manage to instigate World War 3! The Chinese may be upping their diplomatic subtlety, and anyway, truth is what it is. Also, I note the stark difference between China's almost but did not happen naval support of Russia in respect of the USA instigated Syrian crisis, yet recently in the South China Sea, Russia has pledged to join China in joint South China Sea naval exercises. Russia, at least under Putin, certainly demonstrates loyalty, which is a rare thing at a governmental level in the modern Western democratic fascist nations world we have lived in for substantial time now... It will be interesting to see how China conducts herself in the coming century or more, as a primary economic (and soon enough military) global power. The Chinese are very present to their most recent "century of humiliation" as they call it, and so their test is how they handle their power in the face of their history. One can hope they learn their diplomacy from Russia rather than the USA of course. Interesting times.. China openly offers Russia an alliance against NATO http://www.fort-russ.com/2016/08/china-openly-offers-russia-alliance.html

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IAAF, USA and Canada demand Russian athletes represent "no country" at Olympic games
by Zenaan Harkness 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

If anyone wanted an example of propaganda and political bullying: "The IAAF and now the sports bodies of the US and Canada are not only demanding that Russian athletes prove their innocence before they can take part in the Games. They also demand that even if athletes prove their innocence, they should only be allowed to take part in the Games as “neutrals” and not as Russians. Thus even if proved innocent Russian athletes would have to deny their nation and their country – foregoing the right to wear its colours or hear its anthem if they win." http://theduran.com/stalinist-witch-hunt-russian-athletes/ (I'm not sure anyone takes seriously the assertion that USA basically does not use propaganda, only speaks truth and righteousness - I find it quite amazing that such an assertion was even put in this mailing list but I guess it's possible -some- people do believe that...)

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justice, USA style: Personal Interview with US-designated Arms Dealer Reveals Torture and Secret Prisons
by Zenaan Harkness 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

Every last shred of honour, egalite and any semblance of 'the rule of law' has been irrevocably burned by North American government employees, military employees, justice department employees, 'diplomats' and politicians. The truth steadily comes out these days, for this much we can be grateful. Personal Interview with US-designated Arms Dealer Reveals Torture and Secret Prisons http://journal-neo.org/2016/08/06/personal-interview-with-us-designated-arm…

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[RUS] Why everything you think you know about Russia is wrong
by Zenaan Harkness 06 Aug '16

06 Aug '16

Why everything you think you know about Russia is wrong http://theduran.com/5-questions-peter-lavelle-just-everything-think-know-ru… "Russia functions as everything negative the west refuses to see in itself."

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CryptoParty (+ some great how-tos & list of privacy tools)
by Александр 06 Aug '16

06 Aug '16

*In case someone doesn't know...* https://www.cryptoparty.in/ *CryptoParties by location and date:* https://www.cryptoparty.in/location https://www.cryptoparty.in/parties/upcoming ___ *Some great crypto/privacy tools:* https://www.cryptoparty.in/learn/tools *How-tos* *:*https://www.cryptoparty.in/learn/how-tos *And the great handbook. Though outdated a bit**:* https://www.cryptoparty.in/learn/handbook Have fun. A.

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Re: Anarchist Bibliography, please? (was Re: Deconstructing an Institutional Slander...)
by Cecilia Tanaka 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Wow, lots of lovely references!!! Thank you with all my heart!!! (*-*) <3 <3 <3 Tender kisses and warm hugs!!! Much love and deep gratitude from Brazil!!! <3 Ceci (づ• - •)づ♥

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Judge Napolitano says NSA hacked the DNC. (Video Clip)
by jim bell 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

https://www.yahoo.com/news/napolitano-why-nsa-hack-dnc-041422395.html (Video clip).

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spanking / corporal punishment ?
by Zenaan Harkness 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

What do folks think? (For one viewpoint: http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-lawmakers-deserve-spanking-in… )

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[OT] What is the "imaginary mass" in a Tachyonic field?
by Georgi Guninski 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

This confuses me: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tachyonic_field&oldid=730595004 | A tachyonic field, or simply tachyon, is a quantum field with an imaginary mass. "imaginary" links to imaginary number, using i^2= -1. So far, as I read it, this means the mass can be say 1i grams. Later comes the confusion, wiki explains "imaginary" as real (in the math sense). | The "imaginary mass" really means that the system becomes unstable. IIRC relativity has formulas with factors of the form sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) which go imaginary when v>c and without doubt scientists know this. Someone knows what "imaginary" means in this context? AFAICT Tachyonic fields exist unconditionally.

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"Bounty" by Michael Byrnes, Kirkus review
by jim bell 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/michael-byrnes/bounty/ KIRKUS REVIEW Vigilantism goes viral in this thriller about a website that pays bounties for the killing of unpunished child abusers, financial scammers, human rights violators, and other bad actors. These are individuals such as Chase Lombardi, a Bernie Madoff–like investment banker, who days after his acquittal gets shot through the eye by a sniper in the name of "social justice" while gazing out the window of his posh Manhattan office. The price on his head, as he was informed in taunting text and email alerts: $530,000. More than 20 other people have been targeted by bounty4justice.com in the United States, Europe, and Asia. But even the savviest techs can't locate the host servers of the site, especially after it starts dealing in untraceable NcryptoCash. As brutal as the killings are—a bigoted white congressman is torched in his car by his Hispanic limo driver for cancelling insurance benefits, resulting in the death of the driver's asthmatic son—the people behind bounty4justice are hailed as "freedom fighters" à la Edward Snowden. Soon enough, the "proof of death" videos required by the site for payment go viral, a reality show–like fever grips the nation, and ordinary citizens are competing with professional assassins for prize money. Byrnes (The Genesis Plague, 2010, etc.) has a solid, if far-fetched, premise to work with, and he knows his way around secure message boards and such. But he spends so much time cataloging the assorted targets and the workings of the site that he risks wearing the reader out. And the book never delivers the kind of dramatic payoff its "cyber spring" promises. Charles Bronson's Death Watch meets the Internet, with little of the hand-wringing melodrama that might suggest. Pub Date: July 26th, 2016 ISBN: 978-0-8041-7834-1 Page count: 432pp Publisher: Ballantine Review Posted Online: May 4th, 2016 Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15th, 2016

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