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Sim Theory
by grarpamp 04 Nov '19

04 Nov '19

So many people have proposed we're simulated... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis Now why would such an extremely advanced civilization / collective want to simulate us? Is this an unanswered question? Certainly they have long since - solved biology, live forever, down/up load their brains against trauma - solved life and mobility throughout their universe - lost and forgotten their prehistory - etc They could sim anything they want. So why sim us? Because something happened to them, something very big, something serious and existentially threatening. And now they're *desperately* trying to learn about death, life, humanity, the individual... something they lost but is still encoded in them just enough to let them think of making the sim...

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Quantum Computers
by jim bell 04 Nov '19

04 Nov '19

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-09-06/quantum-computers-are-co… [partial quote] Quantum mechanics, Carl Sagan once observed, is so strange that "common sense is almost useless in approaching it." Scientists still don't understand exactly why matter behaves as it does at the quantum level. Yet they're getting better at exploiting its peculiar dynamics -- in ways that may soon upend the technology business. One of the most interesting applications is in computing. In theory, quantum computers could take advantage of odd subatomic interactions to solve certain problems far faster than a conventional machine could. Although a full-scale quantum computer is still years off, scientists have lately made a lot of progress on thematerials, designs and methods needed to make one. And that could have some striking benefits. Quantum computers could simulate how atoms and molecules behave, to the greatadvantage of chemists and drug designers. They could solveoptimization problems -- say, how to efficiently route airplane traffic -- far faster than current technology can. They could speed advances in artificial intelligence, improve sensors, and lead to the design of stronger and lighter industrial materials.[end of partial quote] Jim Bell

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[WAR] a turning point? Brzezinski, Mastermind of US Hegemony, Says Abandon Imperial Pipe Dreams
by Zenaan Harkness 02 Nov '19

02 Nov '19

This looks highly significant to me - public statement of defeat of US "world hegemony" regime, by Brzezinsky, very arguably "the US regime's architect". ** Even Brzezinski, Mastermind of US Hegemony, Says Abandon Imperial Pipe Dreams (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413c…) ------------------------------------------------------------ by Mike Whitney on Wed, Aug 31, 2016 The original title of this article was: The Broken Chessboard: Brezinski Gives up on EmpireThe main architect of Washington’s plan to rule the world has abandoned the scheme and called for the forging of ties with Russia and China. Read more » (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413c…)

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Spain to Catalonia: voting is illegal
by Zenaan Harkness 22 Oct '19

22 Oct '19

OK, ok, slight exaggeration - voting in a secession referendum is illegal, says Spain to Catalonia. Since only States are sovereign, and not people (say the States), secessionist referenda are illegal. And besides, it's for your safety. Crimea is a case in point - with a few million bullets fired, blood on the streets and carnage the world has rarely seen, Crimeans paid a high price for the reuniting with Russia. Oh, it didn't quite go like that? Oh well, you know, voting is illegal and all... and the State of Ukraine murdering it's own people in a genocidal attempt to cause them to "reunite" with the other land, we have a prime example of why the State must, at all times, be granted ultimate sovereignty, and the people must be dominated with bullets. And missiles. And land mines, shelling, RPGs and everything else the state can muster, to establish order in the world. "Democracy" loving Westerners both decry the Crimean's zero bullet referendum (what a concept), whilst demanding the USA's "God" given right to impose "democracy" by missile upon any unsuspecting nation State that has some excess oil. Or lots of non-excess oil that the USA wants. Or other resources... And on and on the Western "moral high ground" hypocrisy goes... Cue another ridiculous jnn rant in 3 ... 2 ... What a world we live in. Catalonia sets date for landmark vote on independence from Spain https://www.rt.com/news/391627-catalonia-independence-vote-date/ The autonomous region of Catalonia will have the decisive referendum on secession from Spain on October 1, the regional government announced on Friday. The move comes after a months-long standoff with Madrid, which decries the vote as illegal.

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Member Berries
by skankhunt42 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

> xorcist: > I remember when this list had posts from Assange and others > on actual cryptographic techniques and tools, > where real information was shared. Sounds like you've been eating them member berries [0]. The episode [1] pokes at trolls and the US elections. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndI9vkgw_1Y [1]: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:7b5fd54d7f69f6bb68b1af7be3fbfa2a4489786f&dn

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[WAR] Venezuela - another bloody CIA coup
by Zenaan Harkness 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

Bloody indictments all around, the usual CIA dish served on disunited people the world over. Now waiting on the USA's chief Hissing Weazel to scream in the UN about Venezuelan democracy in 3 .. 2 .. This is a succinct, link packed (and well referenced) article on the "democracy" situation in south America's Venezuela. Sad world continues. Exorcising the ‘Popular Will’: How Venezuela can reclaim its democracy http://theduran.com/venezuela-reshape-democracy/

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Key exchange scheme in the style of Diffie Hellman
by 0h3rr3r4＠gmail.com 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

For those interested here is the Case source code of a scheme for key exchange similar in concept to a DH Key exchange process, but using simple bitwise operations with an iterated function: https://github.com/Caume/HerraduraKEx Sample of the output: ALICE: 15076425430454950481 A [Secret 1] 5065174741009230133 B [Secret 2] 6616145336279823145 D [FSCX_REVOLVE(A,B,16)] -> BOB: A2 5640910407791789943 [Secret 3] B2 2734548036544947114 [Secret 4] <- D2 7953994751009905686 [FSCX_REVOLVE(A2,B2,16)] 11220837854338859672 FA [FSCX_REVOLVE(D2,B,48) xor A] FA = FA2 11220837854338859672 [FSCX_REVOLVE(D,B2,48) xor A2] EVE: NOT (D xor D2)= 14577306244540485824 EVE: D xor D2= 3869437829169065791 EVE: FSCX(D,D2)= 14126811020873148126 EVE: FSCX(D2,D)= 14126811020873148126 EVE: FSCX(D,D2) xor D= 11519582121138542071 EVE: FSCX(D2,D) xor D= 11519582121138542071 ... EVE: FSCX_REVOLVE_PRINT(D,D2,64)= 6616145336279823145 ...

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censorship v free speech, not money, is a foundation for a free society/ world
by Zenaan Harkness 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

Communities exist without money, and have done so since time immemorial. But without our free right to communicate with one another, no community can survive, let alone flourish. Our basic human rights (to survive, communicate, move about in our community (travel)) are the foundations to any society that can ever approach the concept "a free society". Websites, in particular those website the (((media elites and those who control us))) don't like, are regularly simply blocked or semi blocked. And no "just use an ip address" or "private companies, they can do what they want" is no answer to the domination of our community, the domination of our peoples, that we experience. Each of the following sites currently blocked in Australia, even with javascripting enabled, but without an error, so semi-blocked, thus quite sinisterly undermining the freedom of communication we supposedly hail in "democracies": https://daviddukeonline.com/product-category/david-duke-report/ https://daviddukeonline.com/ https://davidduke.com/ https://daviddukeonline-eu.com And we know our "favourite" nationalist websites have been sent to the dark web to appear at all, looks like The Duke is similarly being sent to ground. This is your world, people. Good luck,

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[OT] Anti Racist Jokes
by Cecilia Tanaka 25 Dec '18

25 Dec '18

# Why is a racist like a bad dog? Both mark their territory with shit. # A fat racist and a skinny racist jump off a cliff. Who wins? Society. # How many Nazis does it take to change a light bulb? 100. 1 to change the bulb and 99 to deny it ever happened. # What do you call a racist abortion centre? Crime stoppers. # What’s the difference between a racist and a bucket of sludge? The bucket. # What’s the difference between a ghost and a racist? One is a sheet-wearing spook who tries to scare people out of their homes, and the other one is a dead guy. -- "The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented."

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Book: Two Hundred Years Together - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
by Zenaan Harkness 13 Dec '18

13 Dec '18

Two Hundred Years Together; Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn First English translation of censored chapters translated (no cost) https://twohundredyearstogether.wordpress.com/2017/01/25/chapter-2/ https://twohundredyearstogether.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/chapter-3/ https://twohundredyearstogether.wordpress.com/2017/02/08/chapter-6/ (Wednesday per week publishing expectation for additional chapters.) Translators note: Two Hundred Years Together is a long historical analysis on the history of Jews in Russia, written by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. There have been attempts to translate this work into English though we don't have accurate translations of the censored chapters still. Until now. If you're interested in this work, we're publishing translations of censored chapters starting with chapter two here: https://twohundredyearstogether.wordpress.com/2017/01/25/chapter-2 I would appreciate it if you shared this blog. We have completed several chapters, and will be releasing every Wednesday. The material is strangely relevant to current events today. On behalf of the translator and editor, David Davidson

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