August 2019 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Trial by ordeal in perpetuity
by Ryan Carboni 01 Aug '19

01 Aug '19

Trial by ordeal is illegal, self-evidently so. Law enforcement has principally two means of catching an offender: being coy, and putting pressure on them. Being coy only works on unstable egoists. I could allege I don’t have much of an ego, but the FBI proved in the USS Iowa turret explosion that they just rationalize the psychological reasoning for a theory that other law enforcement agencies give them. Putting pressure on them depends on the type and nature of pressure placed upon them. I could say I am involved in something that is Mr Big scale, but involving welfare, but that sounds too absurd no one would believe me. Right now I’m 80% dependent on my parents so the situation will continue, unless I can actually achieve employment with a blank resume. Ultimately though, I’d like to get on with my life. Still absurd: this guy is acting like he has a bit of autism in the social situation, so he’s fairly silent or untalkative, lets bother him by insinuating one of the absurd crimes he is accused of that we never plan on charging him for. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile

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Exclusive: FBI document warns conspiracy theories are a new domestic terrorism threat
by jim bell 01 Aug '19

01 Aug '19

https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-documents-conspiracy-theories-terrorism-16000050… Jim Bell's comment:Mere opinions are becoming the new enemies now.

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Censors steer cryptography@metzdowd.com mailing list, kill free and open discussion
by grarpamp 01 Aug '19

01 Aug '19

Rethread from https://lists.cpunks.org/pipermail/cypherpunks/2019-July/075615.html Priv said: >> Subject: You have been unsubscribed from the cryptography mailing list > that looks a lot like an auto-remove due to bounces No. That's the admin unsubscribe button talking. cryptography(a)metzdowd.com is run by silly censors. > Perhaps this would be a good time to Call them out and quit that list for elsewhere. > You have been unsubscribed from the cryptography mailing list > 554 5.7.1 <cryptography(a)metzdowd.com>: Recipient address rejected: > you must be a subscriber to cryptography(a)metzdowd.com to post to the list. > The email address you supplied is banned from this mailing list. If > you think this restriction is erroneous, please contact the list > owners at cryptography-owner(a)metzdowd.com. To expand... there were *never* at any time any messages posted through to the list that in any way justify this laughable action by Perry the Censor, because the list is under total moderation... as such, said "moderaters" have personally approved every single poster, thread, and message to the list. Therefore every message posted to the list, including mine, has been *by exclusive logical definition* fully compliant with charter and fully endorsed by "moderator" and, regarding what did post, had every oppurtunity to be discussed, counter opined, even objected to by the list recipients publicly on list, to which there were effectively no substantive objections therein, either due to lack of cause, and or due to themselves being censored on objections, thus any of those objections were logically deemed invalid by moderator that action serving as a double approval by moderator. There is no reason to believe subjects of censorship will be permitted to open original thread discussion on list regarding such censorship, nor be successful in raising argument direct to censorious moderators... history shows both those as generally futile efforts... thus there can be no real expectation that the censored should even bother trying such avenues of recourse. To wit, who has succeeded with Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, etc... people have to quit them and move to better solutions. Instead of following on from the rare mentions of censorship that did made it on list by opening up a full original thread discussion with and for subscribers on list in public as to why Perry the Censor approved tens of one sided threads and posts through to the list, and then blocked counter opinion, reference links, conversation and data from being posted in reply to those very same threads and posts moderators approved in the first place, or by direct notice... Perry the Censor hit the ban button when proven and logged out as Biased Censor to the other topically related yet unmoderated and public cypherpunks list. Note the ban button clearly being laughably pointless, and supports above status, as again, the list is under total moderation whereby all posts must be approved, and the ban button has zero effect on other fora. At least now more people know the list is unreasonably biased and censored. ""Cryptography" is ... devoted to cryptographic technology and its political impact ... security and privacy technology and its impact ... technical aspects of cryptosystems, social repercussions of cryptosystems, and the politics of cryptography ... export ... laws ..." Surely Satoshi is a bit dissapointed at artificial curtailment of discussion in above areas regarding their cryptosystem Genesis. One would hope that no original leaks of Top Secret breaks to cryptosystems are being censored there, and that no other games are being played with crypto topics... who knows. I might reconsider claimed status in re censorship, bias, hypocrisy, etc upon such time as there is free and open discussion on the cryptography(a)metzdowd.com list such that the list membership may become apprised and participate as the ongoing source of moderation guidance, and upon such time as any reasonably mindful to charter original threads approved are able to enjoy reasonably full illumination thereafter by all subscribers interested in doing so respectably within thread topic as developed. Here's the censored post that caused the Censor's minds to explode... https://lists.cpunks.org/pipermail/cypherpunks/2019-July/075596.html For more fun... besides searching this list for more "cryptography(a)metzdowd.com" censorship logs, and the FUD and Anti posts moderator approved to be thrown at true cypherpunk cryptoanarchic cryptocurrencies and philosophy over time there... see all the random posts that then got approved even in just this OP thread, yet the sole one that plainly noted prophecy regarding both Orange's Twittered USD and Red's FB Libra Fiat GovBankCorp Regulator Coins... got censored, it's not there... https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2019-July/035180.html ... you have no idea what got censored in that thread, or in any other thread there over the years, because there's zero transparency there... it's readers are seemingly being steered by Censors tilting... seeded, fed, and programmed with a thought stream that is not permitted to be countered. Is this what we should have for a group of applied cryptographers, GovCorp consultants, open source devs, that at least part of the world might look to for, or receive in, their crypto things? And here's Serf and Order Follower Tamzen Cannoy doing Perry Metzger the Censors wetwork for him as usual... https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2019-July/035195.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roBgsXA77Zs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y9FpBAVuIc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZON5IlxyBkQ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=order+followers https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tommy+robinson+banned+speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpra3cFLmMo Don't be Silenced, Share the Risk, Speak Freely...

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Burner phone for international call from US
by Douglas Lucas 01 Aug '19

01 Aug '19

Dear cryptocurrency hoarders, aspiring cryptocurrency hoarders, and those discarded by -- or barely hanging on in -- a global (anti)society dedicated to assigning high status to those most adept at hoarding commodities, while exterminating those odd enough to, like, help others: In Seattle where I reside, I'd like to purchase a burner phone for less than $100 USD, though upper limit price is negotiable. Preferably purchase offline with cash. This phone will be used by a comrade, whom I will coach, to place an international call to a Western country, and a few calls within the United States. I do not want the recipients of the calls to associate them with me, my name, my voice, my phone number, etc. The recipients of the calls are low-level staffpeople at small/medium-sized enterprises and/or educational institutions. I do not care what super-duper state-level, corporate-level adversaries know about me and my comrade and the calls. So although juking the NSA and doing James Bond backflips is key to cryptofarters' masturbatory fantasies, please hew to the standard spiels about threat models, etc. Just trying to trick, er undercover interview, some low level staffpeople at small/medium firms and educational institutions. Not God. A key point is, it would be good if I could install onto the device one of those obscure Russian or otherwise seedy apps that record all the phone calls, so I may transcribe the phone calls later. If that's not an option, then the device needs a loud speakerphone so I can point a small digital audio recorder at it and record the calls for later transcription. The purpose is journalistic research which, sorry not sorry Russophile Zennadsfnsdjg Harkargfdsjkghsdkjg, I will not describe, even though last time I asked something research-y you tried to pry the purpose out of me, probably so you could use it a springboard to scream pro-Putin crap. Some folks in Seattle suggested I obtain, from another person, one of the government-funded smartphones that are sometimes handed out by social services here. I've used these devices before, so many millions of adverts clog the screens, they're a nightmare. Also they would betray the area code, which probably isn't a problem but it would be ideal to have at least a non-Seattle area code, maybe an area code in some other Washington state area? Also I'm not sure if they can make international calls, being government funded. Does anyone know? Also I'm not sure it's possible to install one of the seedy call-recording apps on one of these gov devices. I'll be out of state in a few days, travelling in the US Pacific Northwest for a few days, so if there's a model y'all would suggest I buy at an out-of-state 7-Eleven or something, please let me know. If you don't know, maybe you could suggest a subreddit where it would be more helpful to ask, or an up-to-date guide or FAQ about this sort of thing. Thanks! May all your cryptocurrency fantasies come true -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon%27s_obol -- may instead of gazing at Assange's face endlessly, we instead do things that are pro social. Doug

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PPIO: Decentralized Storage
by grarpamp 01 Aug '19

01 Aug '19

https://www.pp.io/ https://github.com/ppio https://medium.com/@ppio/differences-between-ppio-filecoin-storj-20cdf7b3b0… see also: ipfs sia maidsafe BlockDX PPIO is a decentralized programmable storage and delivery network. You can use PPIO to store and retrieve any amount of data at any time, from anywhere on the web. You can accomplish these tasks using the PPIO SDK or PPIO Command Line Interface (abbreviated as CLI in the following content). PPIO is similar to the existing cloud-based storage services such as AWS S3 regarding usage and function. However, it is more robust, efficient and offers better privacy protection. It also reduces cost significantly. PPIO's well-designed blockchain-based incentives allow it to make use of the vast amount of unused bandwidth and storage resources on the Internet, and to provide robust storage service at much lower cost. PPIO's unique decentralized file system prevents unauthorized access and ensures that all the data can be stored securely and privately. PPIO is designed from the ground up to perform efficiently on a global scale, by leveraging the experience of the founding team - PPLabs. The team designed and ran decentralized network with experience of managing hundreds of millions of users before. PPIO meets the storage needs of both today's Internet businesses and services, and the emerging decentralized applications (DApps). If you are interested in knowing why we want to design PPIO, check out the article Why Do We Want To Design PPIO

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