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an emergent basis for ethics (Jaak Panksepp, Jordan Peterson)
by Zenaan Harkness 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Perhaps this is an easier to digest approach: Jaak Panksepp studied rats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaak_Panksepp Why do rats laugh? Interview with Jaak Panksepp... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ICY6-7hJo He not only discovered that rats laugh and giggle (just in frequencies above what we humans can normally hear), he discovered that in repeated play-bouts, rats enjoy "rough and tumble" playing (just like human children, and dogs). Further, rather than stop after one round of playing and evidencing that larger rats dominate smaller rats, he studied specific pairs of rats over repeated play bouts (amongst other things). A larger rat will always show its physical prowess by dominating a smaller rat, in the first (and perhaps first few) play bouts, but these rats enjoy playing, and if a larger rat of the studied pair does not allow the smaller of the pair in a play bout to "win" at least 30% of the time, the smaller rat will not continue to play with the larger rat - it won't do that crouching type of invitation to play, that dogs and some humans also do when they want to play rough and tumble. So to get maximum play time (which these rats will hammer away on a button in order to obtain - they really do like playing rough and tumble with each other), larger rats must allow smaller rats to win at least 30% of the time, and, they generally do learn to do this. So the ethic here is not "winning a play bout" but how to "win the most across all play bouts, or, how to get more play time" which requires some level of treating your play partners (or "opponents") fairly. Thus, emergent ethics. Sam Harris and "scientific" "pure existentialists" who wish to base their ethics purely on facts (and not on religious hogwash or "air") would, I imagine, be lapping this up. Pretty cool stuff. And Jordan Peterson has been bringing an awareness of Jaak Panksepp and his rat play bout studies, and the consequent theory of an emergent basis for ethics, to an audience of millions - Peterson presents Panksepp's work in a compelling, comprehendable, (evidently) accessible, and enjoyable way. It is easy to appreciate and be grateful for this fact. So, how's that for a starter - tasty and accessible enough?

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Cryptocurrency: Music
by grarpamp 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

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Freedom Fest 2018: Passports, Voting, Basic Income, Bitcoin and More
by grarpamp 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

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Russell • Jim Powell Antonio Gramsci and the Cultural Revolution: How Marxists Took over Higher Education, and How to Take it Back (Introduced by Mark Skousen) Mark Skousen • Daniele C. Struppa FREEDOMFESTSCHRIFT Adam Smith: Father of Free-Market Capitalism? Elizabeth Ames • Gene Epstein • Deirdre Nansen McCloskey How to Spot Dishonest Arguments and Keep Your Own Thinking Straight (Introduced by Ed Hudgins) Edward Hudgins • John T. Reed Too Many Laws! The Overcriminalization of the Average American Citizen (Introduced by Bob Chitester) Bob Chitester • Rafael Mangual • Manhattan Institute Wednesday Meeting with Grover Norquist (Book signing to follow) Grover Norquist 2:00pm FREEDOMFESTSCHRIFT Murray Rothbard, Pro and Con followed by a book signing Hunter Hastings • Walter Block • Mark Skousen • Jeffrey Tucker Jury Nullification: A Little Known Way to Negate Bad Laws (Introduced by Ken Schoolland) Ken Schoolland • James Green Milton Friedman’s Maple Sugaring Adventure Bob Chitester • Milton's Own Maple Sugar Social Media: Secrets for Winning Online Ned Ryun • American Majority The Libertarian Outlook: Here and Abroad Luke Rudkowski • Nicholas Sarwark • Li Schoolland • Thomas D. Walls Wall Street versus Main Street: Which Is Better for Making Money? Chris Casey • Alexander Green • Gena Lofton • John T. Reed Sweden: Lessons for America? (57 min.) James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty, dirs. dirs • Sweden: Lessons for America? 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How We Can Take Back Our Privacy and Our Freedom to Make Money and Inspire Liberty in Social Media Floyd Brown • Kat Murti • Avens O'Brien • Dave Sussman The Case For Hope: How Young People Change the World! Dr. Wolf von Laer • Students For Liberty The Deep State: 12 Surprising Dangers You Should Know Craig Huey When Guns Are Outlawed, Will Only the Government, Politicians and Hollywood Elites Have Guns? Ben Swann • Bob Barr • Deneen Borelli • Doug Casey • John Iannarelli ROUNDTABLE The Business of Art and the Art of Liberty (Introduced by Sterling Henton) Sterling Henton • Monique Flanary • Zaq Flanary • Nightlife Network Northwest 11:15am Eight Lessons of Investing in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America Mark Mobius • Jim Rogers • Eagle Financial Publications • Fast Money Summit 11:50am Danger Zones: How America Is on the Brink of Losing Its Soul Through Its Foreign Policy Veronique de Rugy • Doug Casey • Representative Thomas Massie • Ed Rush • Nicholas Sarwark Skid Row Marathon (85 min.) Mark Hayes, dir. dir. • Skid Row Marathon (85 min) Mark Hayes • Anthem Libertarian Film Festival 12:20pm CLOSING PANEL Mark Skousen • David Boaz • Heather Mac Donald • Steve Forbes • Jenny Beth Martin 12:50pm Lunch 1:00pm HOSTED LUNCHEON Rpost Pre-IPO Tech: Profit from Today's Cyber Security Mega-Trend (RSVP at booth #799) Zafar Khan • RPost HOSTED LUNCHEON Valaurum (RSVP at booth #699) Valaurum Lunch (Bring Your Own) Our America Initiative Symposium Stop the Political Duopoly Jim Gray • Bill Weld • Our America Initiative 1:15pm PANEL Redeemed from the Streets: A New Approach to Re-Entry and Rehabilitation Jo Ann Skousen • Rafael Cabrera • Gabriele Hayes • Mark Hayes • Pratik Khandhadiya 2:00pm Gandhi vs Justice (25 min.) Pratik Khandhadiya, dir. DEBATE Can Anything Good Come from Being Super Rich? Gene Epstein • Lanny Ebenstein • Alexander Green • Eagle Financial Publications • Fast Money Summit Free the People, Free the Ideas, Fight the Algorithm: How Storytelling Can Cut Through Social Media Censors Matt Battaglia • Matt Kibbe • Terry Kibbe • Kara Pally • Free the People How to Turn a Bestseller into a Classic Daniel Peterson • Socky O'Sullivan • Daniele C. Struppa Leave Us Alone: Ending Asset Forfeiture and the Overcriminalization of Everything Pat Nolan • Senator Mike Lee • Erik Luna • Jason Pye • American Conservative Union Foundation Our America Initiative Symposium Stop the Political Duopoly Jim Gray • Bill Weld • Our America Initiative Political Intimidation Tactics Go to the Extreme Tom Borelli • Larry Elder • John Fund • Jeff Hewitt REASON DAY Reaching Young People Paul Detrick • Nick Gillespie • Nolan Gray • Brittany Hunter • Katherine Mangu-Ward • Nick Sibilla • Reason Whole Foods Diet: The Life-Saving Plan for Health and Longevity (Introduced by Dr. Jack Wolfson) Dr. Jack M. Wolfson • John Mackey 2:25pm PANEL Finding Justice in an Unjust World Jeffrey Tucker • Rafael Cabrera • Gandhi vs Justice (25 min) Pratik Khandhadiya • Anthem Libertarian Film Festival Make Money While Having A Life Eric Gemelli • Learn2invest.co • Fast Money Summit 3:00pm Puzzles and Paradoxes in Finance: How to Profit from CRAZY Anomalies on Wall Street Rodolfo Milani • Rob Arnott • Gary Smith • Joel Stern • Eagle Financial Publications • Fast Money Summit A Vicious Racket or a Failed Experiment? Either Way, Time to End the Federal Government (Intro by Gary Alexander) Gary Alexander • Adam Kokesh • Kokesh for President End Poverty Overnight? Pros and Cons of Universal Basic Income Veronique de Rugy • Zoltan Istvan • Barbara Kolm Leviathan and the Age of Reason: Why Life After Locke Is No Longer Nasty, Brutish, and Short (Intro by Elizabeth Ames) Elizabeth Ames • David Boaz Our America Initiative Symposium Stop the Political Duopoly Jim Gray • Bill Weld • Our America Initiative REASON DAY Reason Editors: Ask Us Anything Ronald Bailey • Nick Gillespie • Katherine Mangu-Ward • Jacob Sullum • Matt Welch • Reason Time to Panic! How Business, Government and Even Your Doctor are Surveiling You, Mining Your Data and Why It Is So Dangerous for You Steve Sanchez • Twila Brase • Terry Easton • Representative Tom Garrett • John Iannarelli Women From the Blockchain: How Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Businesses Are Upending Traditional Power Structure Naomi Brockwell • Shannon Ewing • Elizabeth Hunker • Tiffany Madison No Safe Spaces (70 min) Mark Joseph, prod. (work-in-progress, audience feedback screening) dir. (not in competition) • No Safe Spaces (70 min) Justin Folk • Anthem Libertarian Film Festival 3:25pm How to Use EVA to Multiply Your Profits in Business and Investing *mod TBD Joel Stern 4:00pm Investing on the Run: How I Became a Successful Part-Time Investor Running a Full-Time Business Mark Skousen • John Mackey • Eagle Financial Publications • Fast Money Summit How to Grow Your Company Under Trump: 12 New Trends in Marketing and Advertising Craig Huey EDUTAINMENT Episode 1: A New Hope Dave Sussman • Bill Whittle Free Speech on Campus: What It Means for the Future Ben Swann • Ari Cohn • Heather Mac Donald • Representative Tom Garrett • Lisa Sparks How the Entrepreneurial Creation of New Jurisdictions Is Creating New Havens of Freedom Globally (Intro by Vit Jedlicka) Vit Jedlicka • Michael Strong Our America Initiative Symposium Stop the Political Duopoly Jim Gray • Bill Weld • Our America Initiative Robin Hood: Libertarian Hero or Socialist Thug? (Intro Chris Casey) Chris Casey • Adrian Day The Death of Death: Anti-aging and Rejuvenation (Intro by Joel Wade) Joel F. Wade • Jose Cordeiro 4:25pm An Optimist’s Guide to Investing in Capitalism Steve Forbes • Eagle Financial Publications • Fast Money Summit 4:50pm Fast Money Summit Meet and Greet with Steve Forbes (cash bar) Steve Forbes 6:00pm Farewell Reception (Ticket Required) 7:00pm Saturday Night Banquet with Reason Media Awards, Anthem Film Awards, and The Salamanders (Ticket Required)

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Privacy Apps: WhatsApp vs Signal vs Telegram vs Telcos
by grarpamp 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fvzjf2349c https://www.reddit.com/r/restorethefourth/comments/62f1kc/which_american_mo… https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/936h5r/question_best_phonecarrier…

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15+ Years of Illegal Surveillance: Govts w Guns vs Judges, In Secret
by grarpamp 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/23/investigatory_powers_tribunal_gchq…

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Forced Decrypt: Compelled Capability Building and other Human Work, 10 Years, Breach Bug Remote Access, Etc
by grarpamp 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/consultations/assistance-and-access-bi… And jail time upped to ten years for refusing passphrases. Details in pdfs. More in Compelled news https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/consultations/telecommunications-secto… Got Anarchy yet?

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[PEACE] Donbass Cowboy: getting the government you want and deserve, not imposed by McCain/CIA
by Zenaan Harkness 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Essential reading for the interested. Donbass getting the government they want rather than that which McCain and the CIA tried to impose: "Sometimes you have to fight, even if you don’t expect to win. Ask the Spartans at Thermopylae, ask the Texicans at the Alamo. Or the people of the Donetsk People’s Republic. Because sometimes you win, even when you don’t expect to, even when the odds are stacked against you. But you will never know unless you try." "(The book) is a primer, a nuts and bolts instruction manual, a very honest and real glimpse of what it is like for a People's Militia to rise up and form itself, and to face a real national military ..." "We all die in the end, but it is up to each of us to choose how we live. We are what we do. This book is about what I and the Defenders of Donbass did. You can do the same." ** Texan Soldier Fighting on Pro-Russia Side in Ukraine Tells His Story in New Book - 'Donbass Cowboy' https://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413… ------------------------------------------------------------ by Russell Bentley (1,109 views) on Mon, Aug 13, 2018 This book is my record of day to day life as a soldier in the Novorussian Armed Forces (NAF) at Yasynuvata, Spartak, and the Donetsk Airport during the times of the heaviest battles in 2015. It is not just a personal account, it is a unique part of the historical record of the Donbass War. There is not, nor will there be, another book like it, written in English by an American volunteer who served as a front line combat soldier in the war. Those who were not there cannot claim to know what it was like, the suffering, the struggles and sacrifices, why they were made, and who made them.

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AP deconstructed: Why it has not happened yet, and will not
by Steve Kinney 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

Listen up you punks... I will assume that readers already know how "Assasination Politics" a.k.a. AP works. If not, look it up: I consider it a brilliant idea. But like many brilliant ideas, one can find structural flaws if one looks closely enough. Here's my set: 1) AP treats anonymity on the networks as a 'primitive', that is, a Platonic ideal: One either has anonymity or not, and if one does, nobody can remove it regardless of resources brought to bear. I see anonymity on the networks as nearly always relative and nearly never absolute. To achieve absolute anonymity, an individual must commit "the perfect crime" by connecting to the networks once, briefly, by physically breaking in at an access point not personally associated with him or herself. If not seen coming or going (a tricky prospect in 'civilized' countries these days), and all digital fingerprints left behind present a generic, non-traceable profile, success: Unbreakable anonymity. But any lesser feat of operational cyber-warfare leaves some smaller or larger probability that the message in question will be attributed to the right person. I say "message" rather than "messages" because each instance of 100% anonymous network access presents a fresh challenge. Re-using the same access point and/or techniques could potentially create an identifiable profile. "Really anonymous" network access presents as a job for well trained intelligence officers and/or assets, not John and Jane Q. Public looking to fund the removal of a politician they don't like. Designers and operators of anonymizing overlay networks generally agree, their tools do not by themselves provide "life safety" grade protection against an adversary with global network surveillance capability. Within the borders of a given State with a highly funded intelligence establishment, such global adversaries already exist. If AP rears its very interesting head, the first response from the community targeted for termination would include command directives and blank checks to turn the AP process inside out. Thus would exploitable gaps in network surveillance close up fast. AP depends on the ready availability of anonymity to thousands or millions bettors, and dozens or hundreds of professional assassins. Participation in any 'lottery of the doomed' (RIP Spain Rodriguez - and Trashman, agent of the 6th International) would immediately become a Federal felony with stiff minimum mandatory sentences. The unavailability of absolute anonymity for assassins, or even half-assed anonymity for John and Jane Q. Public, would at best seriously degrade the whole program. 2) Large numbers make fools of us all. AP appears to presume that abusive politicians. and the cartels of billionaires who elect and direct them, can not out-spend 'honest' participants in AP by orders of magnitude at need. Well... they can. And if required, they will. Bounties on actual and perceived "enemies of the State and ruling class" participating in the AP process would greatly exceed bounties on State and corporate offenders within weeks of the first pay-out by an honest AP game. Massive bounties for "information leading to the arrest and conviction" of AP operators and anyone collecting bets made in that lottery would greatly exceed those available to "honest" assassins who play by the rules of AP. (Anyone here naive enough to believe that AP lotteries can not and will not be outlawed within days of a perceived reason to do so?) Combined with top priority directives to /all/ intelligence and law enforcement agencies to shut that shit down PRONTO, hostile AP-like games would create a steep uphill climb for honest AP participants and winners. For a quick correction to "common sense" assumptions about income disparity in the USA - which is less than asset disparity by a couple of orders of magnitude - see http//lcurve.org 3) As a general conclusion, I think that for AP to work as intended and usher in an age of NAP based Anarchist society - an objective no truly sane individual could oppose IMO - it would be necessary for only "honest" lotteries that deny targeting of "Libertarian" figures to present games. But two can play at any game, as long as the second players in question happen to be filthy rich. In real life, "Operate an AP lottery, die within weeks of announcing it to the public and getting enough capital under management to motivate an assassin." Or in a best case scenario, pull 20 years without parole in a Federal prison. That same sentence would also be available to any random participant who happens to get "outed" by any of several technical means readily available to the NSA and comparable signals intelligence services. I do believe that the above factors explain why Assassination Politics has not been implemented in the 20 or so years the instructions have been floating around. As far as I know, nobody has even tried. Alas, for those who want to Change The World from the bottom up, it looks to me like conventional populist political warfare - the darkest of the Dark Arts - in the sense that nearly nobody outside agencies tasked to prevent it knows the first damn thing about how it works - remains the only game in town. :o/

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Cryptocurrency: Central Banks of
by grarpamp 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjbQmlYq0FE

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Re: [tor-talk] Curious about the Zwiebelfreunde incident - are there any updates?
by grarpamp 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 1:47 AM, Anders Andersson <pipatron(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I recently went through the mailing list archive to catch up on events > in the Tor world, and one thing that worried me a lot was the June 20 > police raid on Zwiebelfreunde[1]. > > According to the blog entry, the initial request for returning the > equipment was denied. Are there any further updates to the case that > you can share to those of us who are overly curious? > > > > [1] https://blog.torservers.net/20180704/coordinated-raids-of-zwiebelfreunde-at… It has proven been curated in the hands of the lawyers and committees since from the date of raid two weeks before even the announcement was made. So do not expect to hear anything beyond what you might find on twitter. tor-talk is also not the TS, ZF, RU principals to ask. Red 3d printed bombs. Riseup and Zwiebelfreunde activists infos added to State's lifetime secret investigation database. So carry on activist as usual. But without your own optional seizable databases this time, please.

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