August 2022 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Lets go Brandon!
by professor rat 15 Aug '22

15 Aug '22

There’s a Glorious Website Where You Can Bet on Politics https://slate.com/business/2022/08/predictit-cftc-shut-down-politics-foreca… Reposts etc

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[spam][crazy][log] idea: relearning to write code
by Undiscussed Groomed for Male Slavery, One Victim of Many 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

one cool thing about the second chapter of that cult book is how the author, just like me, had to struggle so hard to just read single lines of non-cult things they wanted to read. and then they learned to read pages. and to demonstrate comprehension of what was on the pages. and then they got a degree in psychology. i've been trying for some time to relearn to write code, but i'm thinking maybe i can go about it other ways, inspired by this story. i still want to try to do the random writes thing. i found an interesting step for me is to reorganize my audio dataformat to be more flexible. there are other approaches too. another thing, talking with my therapist, one thing he says is kinda like "so what if it is scary, so what if you have a psychotic break, so what if you perceive yourself as damaging your cognition?" and there are pros and cons to that idea, as i have experienced cognitive damage in my opinion, when i've pushed myself too hard to go against my grain, and i have various stories and patterns around that that i haven't found an ear for yet: but regarding pros, it opens up another space where one can try things from a place of increased potential for insanity. and if you know the things really well, and have gotten them really simple, then you can maybe do them without going insane in those more edgy spaces. just ideas, but i get the impression they might be near mainstream stuff. so i was thinking like: - practicing smaller parts of the work. just keeping at it. like in the book how the guy relearned to read. - studying computer science. algorithm theory, proofs. i never studied much of this cause i learned so young i didn't really need a degree. - trying to figure out patterns in the work that can help one engage it when more dissociated i.e. that just make it simpler basically, relearning it, as if one is an idiot and never knew it. i may be "an idiot" you never know for certain right [and may even demonstrate some things clearly]? and kind of finding ways maybe to sustain energy on it that somehow develops, in ways that work. the difference between me and what the author wrote is that i have psychotic breaks, dyskinesia, amnesia, etc etc when i focus hard on [things i want to focus on]. so i take it a little carefully and have coping strategies like posting to this list as a way to hold some.

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xNY.io - Bank.org
by Gunnar Larson 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

Historic!

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Re: Adam Back backstabbing cypherpunks
by professor rat 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

Karl - I think you're projecting since there is more evidence you are a bot than me. For example - I think I provide more signal than noise here than you. I can prove that. And my particular where-abouts are bravely known whereas yours remain a cowardly generality. But if it bothers you that I may be a bot them I'm happy enough with that situation moving forward. Those whom the Deadpool Gods wish to destroy they first make mad. You mad, K?

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Is Karl Semich on the autistic spectrum?
by professor rat 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

It might be worth establishing the truth or otherwise of that in light of cypherpunks, Craig Wright and Julian Assmange both recently establishing in sworn testimony that they are on the autistic spectrum. Long time list target, William Henry Gates, is often described as being autistic. And any *NOISE* attack on our environment calls for a measured response. Especially one involving anarchist-hating cypherpunks.

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If you can't stand the heat then get the fuck out of our anarchists cookbook
by professor rat 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

Mr. Trump wanted Mr. Garland to know he had been checking in with people around the country and found them to be enraged by the search. “The country is on fire,” Mr. Trump said, according to a person familiar with the exchange. “What can I do to reduce the heat?” https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/what-does-donald-trump-think-hes-gett… Reposts etc

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Kaspersky lost business after a sustained attack by major American newspapers
by professor rat 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

Not all journalists are scumbags - but most journalists are scumbags >>> Kaspersky lost its business with the US public sector a few years ago after a sustained attack by major American newspapers, claiming it was leaking data to Russian intelligence services, a claim the company strongly denied. Since then the firm has cut back operations in that country and set up so-called transparency centres where companies can sign up to look at the source code of its products. <<< https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/german-call-for-replacement-of… Reposts etc

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No evidence exists to show Kaspersky supports any government's military or political objectives
by professor rat 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

>>> Rob Rosenberger @vmyths This is an open tweet to @Kaspersky who may quote me: No evidence exists to show Kaspersky supports any government's military or political objectives. I have documented how McAfee, Symantec, and Trend Micro each did this, but not Kaspersky. . . . <<< https://twitter.com/vmyths/status/1503482703454388230 Reposts etc

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Kaspersky AV provided a way to identify a computer storing known NSA hacking tools?
by professor rat 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

>>> WSJ reported in 2017 that the Kaspersky Anti-Virus software Pho was running on his home computer led the Russian security firm to discover that Pho had the NSA’s hacking tools on the machine. Somehow (the implication is that Kaspersky alerted the Russian government) that discovery led Russian hackers to subsequently target Pho’s computer and steal the files. In response to the WSJ report, Kaspersky issued their own report (here’s a summary from Kim Zetter). It acknowledged that Kaspersky AV had pulled in NSA tools after triggering on a known indicator of NSA compromise (the report claimed, and you can choose to believe that or not, that Kaspersky had deleted the most interesting parts of the files obtained). But it also revealed that in that same period, Pho had briefly disabled his Kaspersky AV and downloaded a pirated copy of Microsoft Office, which led to at least one backdoor being loaded onto his computer via which hostile actors would have been able to steal the NSA’s crown jewels <<< https://www.emptywheel.net/2022/08/14/18-usc-793e-in-the-time-of-shadow-bro… Reposts etc

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A . onion domain is a website that can only be accessed through the Tor anonymity browser.
by professor rat 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

>>> octal · 4h Lol a .onion address on a big electronic billboard on the strip outside Caesar’s forum shops <<< https://nordvpn.com/blog/how-to-register-onion-domain/#:~:text=does%20it%20…. Reposts etc

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