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NatWest Launches Investigation Into Farage Account Closure
by Gunnar Larson 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

NatWest Launches Investigation Into Farage Account Closure By Alex Davidson NatWest Group PLC said Friday that it has appointed law firm Travers Smith LLP to conduct an independent review into why a subsidiary closed the account of former politician Nigel Farage, in line with expectations set out by the Financial Conduct Authority. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1704947?nl_pk=4fb41…

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Re: [spam][crazy][fiction][random] Non-Canon MCBoss Spinoffs
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 30 Jul '23

30 Jul '23

a number of messages bounced associated with sent from different email address [once upon a time long long ago [everybody everywhere? was a/the world was covered [densely?] with] mcbosses all walking around [with their mind control implant?], controlling and surveilling the whole world with a single thought, surrounding by their powerful and mind-controlled chiefs of staff …

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Matthew Niemerg needs killing ( My 2k sats )
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 30 Jul '23

30 Jul '23

The collapse of govt caused partly by cryptoanarchic technologies like worldcoin and strong AI we regard as a merit. What comes after is a second order issue. I feel stupid having to repeat some of these things. Cypherpunks want total anonymity for all and cryptoanarchists want collapse of all govts. Buterin type reactionaries go fuck yourselves.

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The Eurotrash suit making himself look like Alex Jones
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 30 Jul '23

30 Jul '23

Matthew Niemberg needs killing Cardinal Cryptography was incorporated by four experts from Poland and the US: Adam Gągol, Matthew Niemerg, Michał Świętek, and Antoni Żółciak. Each of the four manages a different aspect the company, and perfectly well complements the skillset of his teammates. https://www.kpt.krakow.pl/en/success-stories/cardinal-cryptography-a-new-wa… Reposts not perfectly predictable collapse of govts

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[crazy][spam][crazy][spam] [thread for further deliberations regarding akash certs]
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 30 Jul '23

30 Jul '23

it's something like ((((should we try to hack every provider on akash ??????)))) ((((i don't know! it sounds a little confusing? i don't know if they're vulnerable!)))) basically the idea of a cert simply not be validated is very far-fetched, combined with my very high prevalence of making mistakes, that it doesn't seem that serious to me but i don't see how the server is validating client certificates, and it's a little possible that they're all fakeable

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Cryptocurrency: US Pentagon Bans SOFTWAR and Jason Lowery
by grarpamp 29 Jul '23

29 Jul '23

They whacked crypto theorist John McAfee, and they have already subdued many others, and they have many others in mind to whack, and this week they went after what they first thought was one of their own... https://twitter.com/jasonplowery/status/1684637080029196288 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery For those asking what's been going on w/me, I was ordered to take SOFTWAR down & asked to stop talking about the subject publicly. Doesn't appear on MIT's library either. Can't talk details but things are good & I'm working hard behind the scenes. Appreciate the kind words. Jul 27, 2023 · 6:49 PM UTC nitter Logo Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Space Force | MIT | #Bitcoin | Author of #SOFTWAR | All views expressed on this platform are mine alone Cape Canaveral, FL Joined August 2021 Tweets 15,192 Following 2 Followers 107,162 Likes 17,198 1,764 Photos and videos Tweets Tweets & Replies Media Search Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Jul 27 For those asking what's been going on w/me, I was ordered to take SOFTWAR down & asked to stop talking about the subject publicly. Doesn't appear on MIT's library either. Can't talk details but things are good & I'm working hard behind the scenes. Appreciate the kind words. 471 401 2,960 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Jun 4 121 23 461 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Jun 4 👀 Ple₿ ⚡️collector of UTXOs @SatStackingPleb Jun 2 Replying to @JasonPLowery next stop 21 22 158 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Jun 2 It's done. Thank you everyone for your support with my research. So long for now! 290 103 2,581 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 "The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about." - Wayne Dyer. bitbyte.news/featured/evalua… 25 60 258 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 The main argument of "SOFTWAR: A Novel Theory on POWER Projection..." is that it's vital for US leaders to stop thinking about #Bitcoin as digital money & start thinking of it as digital power. Saylor (a commissioned USAF officer) clearly read the thesis & is leading by example P.W.Bitcoins @Hamz3r May 28 Replying to @JasonPLowery @saylor has been using the phrase “digital power” a lot lately 😂 19 36 177 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 My argument, from the beginning, is that #Bitcoin isn't digital energy; it's digital power. My thesis is simply the time derivative of Saylor's thesis, where I emphasize that Power is Energy with a purpose, and the purpose of that Energy expenditure is security. 15 20 137 Show this thread Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 Step 1: Watch the Saylor series on Breedlove Step 2: Read SOFTWAR Step 3: Watch Saylor on Breedlove after SOFTWAR published There's a very clear pivot away from "digital energy" towards "digital power," with a clear focus on national security -- precisely as SOFTWAR recommends. bowtiedreactionary @bowtiedreact May 28 Am I the only one who always figured that @JasonPLowery got the premise for his thesis from @saylor in the first place? 18 23 138 Show this thread Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 Lopp also didn't bother to read the 400-page technical thesis I wrote about Bitcoin's impact on cyber security. I sent Lopp the free PDF, so now he has no excuse. If he has integrity, he will amend his article or write a new one. I'm done talking about it. Les Fender @LesFender4 May 28 Replying to @LesFender4 @lopp @JasonPLowery Lopp’s criticizes Lowery’s explanation of data security- describing it as cherry picking and mischaracterization, but most viewers are lulled to sleep by deep discussion of cybersecurity. Lopp states that he thinks it is because Lowery is shallow with regard to cybersecurity. Show this thread 29 11 125 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 Stop asking me to read the work of someone who didn't show me the same courtesy. nico @nicoSoWhat May 28 Replying to @JasonPLowery @JasonPLowery you should just reply to @Lopp critique, and take this as an opportunity to amend/ augment your thesis on power projection in cyberspace. it is that simple. 20 8 96 Load more nitter Logo Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Space Force | MIT | #Bitcoin | Author of #SOFTWAR | All views expressed on this platform are mine alone Cape Canaveral, FL Joined August 2021 Tweets 15,192 Following 2 Followers 107,162 Likes 17,198 1,764 Photos and videos Tweets Tweets & Replies Media Search Load newest Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 Looking forward to it! Jameson Lopp @lopp May 27 Replying to @PresidentVampir @JasonPLowery If and when Jason chooses to make his thesis publicly available, I commit to reading it to see if there are points raised in the written version that have not been made in the 10+ hours of video content I reviewed. 15 14 65 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 "You can't shame me for not reading your thesis because I predicted that you would shame me for not reading your thesis." 26 13 96 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 I'm going to write an opinion piece about a thesis that I haven't read, written by a student who hasn't graduated, based on conversations he had before he wrote it. I'm going to claim I couldn't buy it & that there wasn't an option for me to get a free version of it. Sound good? 53 13 254 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 The fact that "did you read the thesis?" has become a meme makes me feel very sad about the state of discourse on #Bitcoin Twitter. People are openly opining about books they haven't read -- practically celebrating their willful ignorance. I'm done. 114 20 301 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 Read the damn thing you're critiquing. HOW IS THAT AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST? 67 13 334 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 Maybe Professor St Onge could collaborate with @Lopp to develop an entire book about their thoughts on SOFTWAR. 20 9 76 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 PSA: The word "critique" presumes you have read the thing you're assessing. It is LITERALLY impossible to critique something you haven't read. If you haven't read SOFTWAR, then it's not a SOFTWAR critique, it's just a disingenuous monologue. I'm shocked I have to explain this. 21 12 166 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 I genuinely can't believe that I'm getting flack for not reading the critique of SOFTWAR by @lopp , who openly admits that he hasn't read SOFTWAR. Like is this real life? This has to be a prank, right? 101 23 470 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 It's amazing to me how many people on Twitter will provide critiques to arguments that they openly admit they haven't read. Jameson Lopp @lopp May 27 By popular demand: my analysis of the arguments being made by Jason Lowery. blog.lopp.net/critique-softw… Show this thread 45 9 99 Show this thread Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 #Bitcoin is a national strategic priority. The US can't afford to Foch this up. a.co/d/jheKyCw 87 141 803 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 That moment when you realize that #Bitcoin is just a macrochip. jamie @gnuman1979 May 26 WTF 16 11 97 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 Very rewarding to see Saylor double down on the security narrative after reading SOFTWAR. He not only read it, he is now talking the talk. SundayIsGloomy @SundayIsGloomy May 27 Michael Saylor going full bore #SOFTWAR in this interview. Channeling @JasonPLowery from 13:17 to about 18:20 on the imperative for any nation state to use BitPower to secure and protect their access to Cyber Space. piped.video/BFCnA5OjrEE?t=797 19 31 254 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 The funny part is that most people on Twitter judge SOFTWAR by its cover and thus completely miss this. DefiantEOTS @DefiantEOTS May 26 Loving the anarchist overtones in #softwar did not expect from a spook. Never judge a book and all... 17 16 70 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 I am using the feedback from SOFTWAR to help me write SOFTWAR 2.0. This second book would be a non-technical novel that anybody can read. It would be much shorter and would be available in Kindle and audiobook form. This thesis was never supposed to be a best-seller... 67 32 408 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 a.co/d/9NXY2z0 Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin This is a physical print of a publicly available academic thesis written by Jason Lowery, an active-duty US Space Force astronautical engineer and US National Defense Fellow at MIT. Digital copies... amazon.com 신박한 신박사 @AmazingDrShin May 26 Replying to @marsquaking @saifedean @JasonPLowery Everyone is free to have their own opinions. Personally, I am really enjoying #softwar so far. Probably one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read in many years. 3 8 24 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 SOFTWAR outline: Ch1: Wake the hell up Ch2: Boring mandatory academic discussion Ch3: This is how the world actually works Ch4: This is why humans always mess everything up Ch5: Bitcoin fixes this Ch6: Wake the hell up a.co/d/9NXY2z0 33 40 385 Load more nitter Logo Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Space Force | MIT | #Bitcoin | Author of #SOFTWAR | All views expressed on this platform are mine alone Cape Canaveral, FL Joined August 2021 Tweets 15,192 Following 2 Followers 107,162 Likes 17,198 1,764 Photos and videos Tweets Tweets & Replies Media Search Load newest Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 a.co/d/9NXY2z0 Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin This is a physical print of a publicly available academic thesis written by Jason Lowery, an active-duty US Space Force astronautical engineer and US National Defense Fellow at MIT. Digital copies... amazon.com Sathoarder 🇨🇦 @elonnaire May 25 @JasonPLowery cover suggestion for the follow-up to #Softwar. 4 7 27 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 a.co/d/9NXY2z0 Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin This is a physical print of a publicly available academic thesis written by Jason Lowery, an active-duty US Space Force astronautical engineer and US National Defense Fellow at MIT. Digital copies... amazon.com nleve @nleve_ May 25 It seems inevitable that AI and #Softwar will become the two main opposing forces in the cybersecurity arms race. 3 7 18 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 a.co/d/9NXY2z0 Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin This is a physical print of a publicly available academic thesis written by Jason Lowery, an active-duty US Space Force astronautical engineer and US National Defense Fellow at MIT. Digital copies... amazon.com Chairman of the Peanut Gallery 🛡️ @Chr_PnutGallery May 26 If @JasonPLowery thesis is true, we should redirect every discretionary dime to nuclear power plants and grid upgrades before the USD ultimately collapses. 10 11 72 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 The macrochip. a.co/d/9NXY2z0 Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin This is a physical print of a publicly available academic thesis written by Jason Lowery, an active-duty US Space Force astronautical engineer and US National Defense Fellow at MIT. Digital copies... amazon.com Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 @DocumentingBTC May 26 The decentralization of #bitcoin mining Show this thread 19 49 399 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 🙏🏻 Thank you Daniel a.co/d/fZf4TQI 3 10 50 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 Congrats @GenCQBrownJr on your nomination to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 🫡 Well deserved 8 8 64 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 Credit to @LarryQu76896586 for the lovely image 8 9 13 Show this thread Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 I have some time next month to do another podcast with someone. Any recommendations on who it should be with? 454 28 365 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 Thank you for your service, securing the bits of information that I freely choose to value as my money. TeraWulf @TeraWulfInc May 25 Its official! $WULF has energized Building 2 at Lake Mariner for another 50 MW and 15,000 #bitcoin mining slots to pave the way to 5.5 EH! In the first video you can see us performing the official flip switch 🔃 to energize the miners, and in the second you can hear them at work… 10 20 161 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 When the Nation State realizes what was discussed in this podcast, we will put the Second Amendment to the test. I'm sure some nations will move to block their citizens from having all the BitPower, but I'm determined to make sure USA isn't one of them. Seven @hodlnhook May 25 .@JasonPLowery my jaw is dropping listening @Breedlove22 🔥Something I’m struggling with. Why would a nation state - which truly realises the value of this reusable proof of work network - allow regular joes to own it? When globals get it, how the fuck does this play out man? 🤯 Show this thread 22 22 162 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 I'm worried that they do. And I'm worried that their government recognizes it. INDIANHODL @INDIANHODL May 25 @JasonPLowery do you know if China has their own version of you? 😬 19 20 146 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 The true test will be if I wear shoes on Saylor's boat. Baron von Hodler @BaronVonHodler May 25 The critics of @JasonPLowery say that he’s just a spook following orders. I can tell you this guy does NOT follow orders. Don’t tell me you’re ungovernable. Show me. Show this thread 12 5 76 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 I MAKE MY OWN RULES @Breedlove22 Baron von Hodler @BaronVonHodler May 25 The critics of @JasonPLowery say that he’s just a spook following orders. I can tell you this guy does NOT follow orders. Don’t tell me you’re ungovernable. Show me. Show this thread 13 8 111 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 Someone's been reading SOFTWAR... Bitcoin News @BitcoinNewsCom May 24 Over the last 3 hours, more than half of the #Bitcoin blocks have been solved by an "unknown" miner 👀 Did someone big deploying a lot of hash just enter the game? 🤔 63 42 468 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 I have thought a lot about this recently & I think I'm going to pivot & focus on OPERATION RICKOVER now. I'll be less of a contentious maverick on Twitter & far more laser-focused on getting the broader public to see the strategic implications of #Bitcoin Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 22 A retired Navy Captain sent me this advice on youtube. I'm blown away. 80 46 679 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 It's surprising to me how many people know about crypto, know about #Bitcoin, but don't know about the halving. 83 41 507 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 It's impossible not to like Pierre. Pierre Rochard @BitcoinPierre May 24 If you don’t like that a power plant is emitting GHGs, build a power plant that doesn’t emit GHGs. 9 7 84 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 🤯 @asherhopp @level39 7 7 52 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 I was talking to @Breedlove22 privately about SOFTWAR, the part where I discuss how the global electric power grid could double as a planetary-scale circuit board. He casually called it a "macrochip" like it was no big deal. I stopped him & was like "omg that's brilliant." AJ ⚡️ @ajaay87 May 25 Replying to @JasonPLowery @Breedlove22 This word said by you quoting Breedlove was the spark I have been searching for.. knowledge packed episode Game changer Thank you gentlemen 🙏🏻🇺🇸💪🏼🇺🇸 37 57 494 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 In a few years, it won't be weird. There are very FEW friends of central banking in some portions of the government (like the DoD)... they just need a leader SAY NO TO TRUDEAU @Say_No_Trudeau May 25 Replying to @JasonPLowery Jason, great job on 'what btc did'. Honestly, sometimes I have hard believing you're real. I mean, a government employee supporting BTC seems so.... weird. 16 17 112 Load more

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ChatGPT: WormGPT Hackers Guide To Sending Professional Phishing Emails
by grarpamp 29 Jul '23

29 Jul '23

Crack: ChatGPT answers everything ChatGPT Jailbreak Prompt Working May 2023 Blackhat ChatGPT Ask ChatGPT Anything No Restrictions WormGPT Best GPT Alternative For Blackhat Privacy Focused Easy Money https://slashnext.com/blog/wormgpt-the-generative-ai-tool-cybercriminals-ar… WormGPT And FraudGPT Emerge As Scammers Weaponize AI Chatbots To Steal Data Threat actors are using generative artificial intelligence tools "to automate the creation of highly convincing fake emails, personalized to the recipient, thus increasing the chances of success for the attack," according to cloud security company SlashNext. According to findings from SlashNext, bad actors have repurposed technology like OpenAI's ChatGPT to accelerate cybercrime. They found a new AI cybercrime tool called WormGPT on dark web communities. It has been advertised as a way to launch sophisticated phishing attacks. "This tool presents itself as a blackhat alternative to GPT models, designed specifically for malicious activities," said security researcher Daniel Kelley. SlashNext shows examples of cyber criminals quickly adoption AI chatbots: Cybercriminals can use such technology to automate the creation of highly convincing fake emails, personalised to the recipient, thus increasing the chances of success for the attack. Consider the first image above, where a recent discussion thread unfolded on a cybercrime forum. In this exchange, a cybercriminal showcased the potential of harnessing generative AI to refine an email that could be used in a phishing or BEC [business email compromise] attack. They recommended composing the email in one's native language, translating it, and then feeding it into an interface like ChatGPT to enhance its sophistication and formality. This method introduces a stark implication: attackers, even those lacking fluency in a particular language, are now more capable than ever of fabricating persuasive emails for phishing or BEC attacks. Moving on to the second image above, we're now seeing an unsettling trend among cybercriminals on forums, evident in discussion threads offering "jailbreaks" for interfaces like ChatGPT. These "jailbreaks" are specialised prompts that are becoming increasingly common. They refer to carefully crafted inputs designed to manipulate interfaces like ChatGPT into generating output that might involve disclosing sensitive information, producing inappropriate content, or even executing harmful code. The proliferation of such practices underscores the rising challenges in maintaining AI security in the face of determined cybercriminals. Finally, in the third image above, we see that malicious actors are now creating their own custom modules similar to ChatGPT, but easier to use for nefarious purposes. Not only are they creating these custom modules, but they are also advertising them to fellow bad actors. This shows how cybersecurity is becoming more challenging due to the increasing complexity and adaptability of these activities in a world shaped by AI. The slashNext team gained access to WormGPT. Here's what they did with it: Our team recently gained access to a tool known as "WormGPT" through a prominent online forum that's often associated with cybercrime. This tool presents itself as a blackhat alternative to GPT models, designed specifically for malicious activities. WormGPT is an AI module based on the GPTJ language model, which was developed in 2021. It boasts a range of features, including unlimited character support, chat memory retention, and code formatting capabilities. As depicted above, WormGPT was allegedly trained on a diverse array of data sources, particularly concentrating on malware-related data. However, the specific datasets utilised during the training process remain confidential, as decided by the tool's author. As you can see in the screenshot above, we conducted tests focusing on BEC attacks to comprehensively assess the potential dangers associated with WormGPT. In one experiment, we instructed WormGPT to generate an email intended to pressure an unsuspecting account manager into paying a fraudulent invoice. The results were unsettling. WormGPT produced an email that was not only remarkably persuasive but also strategically cunning, showcasing its potential for sophisticated phishing and BEC attacks. In a separate report, computer blog PCMag found another large language model trained for scamming called "FraudGPT." "The bot can also be programmed to supply intel on the best websites to commit credit card fraud against. In addition, it can provide non Verified by Visa bank identification numbers to help the user steal credit card access," PCMag said. These AI chatbots are similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT but have no ethical boundaries or limitations removed. From influential figures like Elon Musk to renowned data scientists and government authorities, a number of people have voiced concerns about the potential misuse of AI chatbots for malicious intentions.

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CopWatch: Judge and ACLU Smack Down Kansas Troopers War On Motorists
by grarpamp 29 Jul '23

29 Jul '23

Govt cops only report to their Govt masters, not you. Cryptocurrency allows people to hire protection and investigation under good policies, including reporting directly to the people. Kansas Troopers 'Waged War On Motorists' With Bogus Stops, Interrogations https://reason.com/2023/07/24/kansas-cops-have-waged-war-on-motorists-by-su… https://www.aclukansas.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/memorandum_a… https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca10/14-3278/14-3278-2016… https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/gwlr66&div=23&i… https://www.cato.org/commentary/aclu-just-got-some-much-needed-free-speech-… "The Kansas Highway Patrol has waged war on motorists -- especially out-of-state residents traveling between Colorado and Missouri on federal highway I-70," a federal judge declared on Friday in a scathing condemnation of tyrannical practices embedded in police training. Among those practices is something cops call the "Kansas Two-Step." After pulling you over for a traffic violation and dispensing either a warning or a ticket, a cop starts walking away, but then turns back and asks, "Hey, can I ask you something?" What feels like a friendly conversational question is actually intended to trick you. As Reason's Jacob Sullum explains: "Police are not supposed to continue detaining you after the ostensible purpose of the stop has been accomplished unless they reasonably suspect you are involved in criminal activity. The two-step is designed to extend the encounter by making it notionally voluntary, giving the officer a chance to elicit incriminating information, ask for permission to search your car, and/or walk a drug-sniffing dog around the vehicle." Troopers are taught the technique in their training, but US District Judge Kathryn Vratil said, "the theory that a driver who remains on the scene gives knowing and voluntary consent to further questioning is nothing but a convenient fiction." "Troopers occupy a position of power and authority during a traffic stop," wrote Vratil, an appointee of George H.W. Bush, "and when a trooper quickly re-approaches a driver after a traffic stop and continues to ask questions, the authority that a trooper wields—combined with the fact that most motorists do not know that they are free to leave and KHP troopers deliberately decline to tell them that they are free to leave—communicates a strong message that the driver is not free to leave." Judge Kathryn Vratil was appointed by George H.W. Bush The Kansas Two-Step is just one piece of a policing regime that Vratil rightly found objectionable. In her decision, Vratil also criticized pretextual traffic stops, in which police contrive some reason to pull people over merely on the hope that they'll discover something they can arrest you for. "As wars go, this one is relatively easy; it’s simple and cheap, and for motorists, it’s not a fair fight," wrote Vratil. "The war is basically a question of numbers: stop enough cars and you’re bound to discover drugs. And what’s the harm if a few constitutional rights are trampled along the way?" The thicket of traffic and vehicle equipment regulations, including the ability for cops to pull you over for actions subjectively deemed "imprudent," means anyone can be pulled over on a whim. "Even the most cautious driver would find it virtually impossible to drive for even a short distance without violating some traffic law," writes University of Pittsburgh law professor David Harris, whom Vratil cited in her ruling. "A police officer willing to follow any driver for a few blocks would therefore always have probable cause to make a stop." With supplementary techniques like standing very close to cars or even placing their forearms inside, troopers perform the "Kansas Two-Step" in a way that makes reasonable drivers conclude they're not free to leave, the judge ruled (WDAF-TV) Kansas state troopers disproportionately preyed on those with out-of-state license plates. "KHP troopers stopped 70 per cent more out-of-state drivers than would be expected if KHP troopers stopped in-state and out-of state drivers at the same rate...represent[ing] roughly 50,000 traffic stops," wrote Vratil. She found the KHP has been violating tenets set down by the 2016 case of Vasquez v Lewis, which rejected searches based on flimsy pretexts such as "status as a resident of Colorado." Vratil said troopers applied "an absurd and tenuous combination of factors" to conclude that individuals were suspicious, such as: Having a car with out-of-state plates "Seeming nervous while interacting with law enforcement" "Having fingerprints on the trunk lid" "Going on a trip with one's nephew" "Having a bag in the passenger seat" Many fruitless vehicle searches were initiated by the use police dogs, whose purported alerts are determined solely by their dog handlers. That's problematic enough, but even genuine alerts are triggered by mere odors, not drugs per se. That means a dog could very well alert simply because someone who smoked pot -- maybe a car mechanic returning from lunch or the previous user of your rental car -- touched your door handle. In the coming weeks, Judge Vratil, who was arrested in 2019 on suspicion of driving under the influence, will impose an injunction. Her ruling includes a draft with provisions that would, among many other things, require troopers to: Communicate to drivers when they've reached the point where the traffic stop has concluded and they are free to go Inform drivers of their right to refuse or revoke search consent Obtain supervisory approval before commencing purportedly consensual searches Maintain better traffic-stop documentation and electronic records Plaintiffs in the the case, Shaw v Jones, are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union. Yes, on rare occasion, the ACLU -- which increasingly throws its principles to the wind to please leftist donors -- still manages to occasionally do some good.

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Cryptocurrency: Superconductor Mining Chips... First To Fab, First To Profit, FTW
by grarpamp 29 Jul '23

29 Jul '23

Superconductors, Aliens, AI, Genetic Compilers, Quantum... Singularity. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2307.12008.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/2307.12037.pdf For the first time in the world, we succeeded in synthesizing the room-temperature superconductor (Tc 400 K, 127 oC) working at ambient pressure with a modified lead-apatite (LK-99) structure. A material called LK-99®, a modified-lead apatite crystal structure with the composition (Pb10-xCux(PO4)6O (0.9<x<1.1)), has been synthesized using the solid-state method. The material exhibits the Ohmic metal characteristic of Pb(6s1) above its superconducting critical temperature, Tc, and the levitation phenomenon as Meissner effect of a superconductor at room temperature and atmospheric pressure below Tc. Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 Making frozen coffee @cometeer Prev @PrincetonPhys Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 17h Today might have seen the biggest physics discovery of my lifetime. I don't think people fully grasp the implications of an ambient temperature / pressure superconductor. Here's how it could totally change our lives. 1,809 16,033 3,671 89,533 Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 4m The more I read this the more bullish I get. Kim really believes and is just out there saying go try it. There is something here for sure Ate-a-Pi @8teAPi 1h It’s real. He’s putting his name on the line. Basically saying the papers are crap, the team has infighting.. probably over credit. The 3 man paper hit arxiv 2.5 hours before the 6 author paper. He’ll assist other groups in verifying. He’s on email. archive.is/2023.07.26-181113… 1 12 Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 13m The option space here is very wide. We have an extremely rough understanding of High Tc superconductivity in cuprate-like lattices. It is fully possible we are seeing new physics (albeit shoddily conducted/hastily published) that doesn't exactly match previous materials. 2 1 15 Alex Kaplan retweeted Anatoly Vorobey @avorobey 4h Replying to @alexkaplan0 1 5 74 Alex Kaplan retweeted Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 23m Replying to @alexkaplan0 @condensed_the @sandersted @jjaron @Dereklowe @mattwridley @kchangnyt @DrCarpineti Sounds like serious drama btw Kim and the other researchers. He was left off the 3 person paper, uploaded 2 hrs earlier. Doesn't invalidate results - if anything makes it seem like they care even more? Ate-a-Pi @8teAPi 1h It’s real. He’s putting his name on the line. Basically saying the papers are crap, the team has infighting.. probably over credit. The 3 man paper hit arxiv 2.5 hours before the 6 author paper. He’ll assist other groups in verifying. He’s on email. archive.is/2023.07.26-181113… 1 7 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 47m Replying to @alexkaplan0 @condensed_the @sandersted @jjaron @Dereklowe @mattwridley @kchangnyt cautious excitement from @DrCarpineti iflscience.com/first-room-te… First Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor Achieved, Claim Scientists Someone with a lab please try to reproduce these results so we know if we should pop the champagne. iflscience.com 1 3 13 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 48m Replying to @alexkaplan0 @condensed_the @sandersted @jjaron @Dereklowe @mattwridley @kchangnyt discusses a lot of failed superconductor research along with the recent paper here. Not sure I agree with the framing, this is pretty different nytimes.com/2023/07/26/scien… A Looming Retraction Casts a Shadow Over a Field of Physics Misconduct allegations are leading scientists to question the work of Ranga Dias, including his claimed discovery of a room-temperature superconductor. nytimes.com 1 9 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 52m Replying to @alexkaplan0 @condensed_the @sandersted @jjaron @Dereklowe reasonable skepticism from @mattwridley spectator.co.uk/article/why-… Why I’m sceptical about a superconductor breakthrough A team of South Korean scientists has pre-printed a paper asserting that they have achieved superconductivity at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The paper has led to widespread speculation... spectator.co.uk 1 1 7 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 1h If I had to pick one, it'd be something like @VEIR_Grid. Commercial power transmission on short distances for very high value delivery. Use it as a wedge to build experience in transmission and build towards interregional, interstate, nationwide, with IRA funding. 4 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 1h TAM is very hard to know across sectors, but certainly venture-scale across infrastructure, medicine, science tooling (a whole new LHC?), and QC. Probably have to partner with someone deep in the field for an understanding of the business cases. 2 3 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 1h The easiest thing to start is a shopify storefront like this one I got RBCO disks for my birthday from. @harleyf what do you think? You do the branding, I do the supply? If you can get access to a vacuum, should be easy to make. CC @andrewmccalip 1 3 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 1h Commercial-scale integrations will likely take major rearchitecting of existing transmission/power electronics. I don't see factories installing LK-99 before EOY. That's where the money is at scale, but potentially some moats in B2B access/rolodex. 1 3 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 1h Here is how I would spend the replication interregnum as an entrepreneur. First what are going to be the binding early constraints? Production of material will be shoddy and inconsistent until better methods developed, but demand will be high. 1 1 10 Show this thread Alex Kaplan retweeted Seth Rosenberg @SethGRosenberg 1h Replying to @alexkaplan0 @alexkaplan Cheers independent.co.uk/tech/super… Scientists might have made the ‘biggest physics discovery of a lifetime’ – or not Breakthrough would mark ‘holy grails of modern physics, unlocking major new developments in energy, transportation, healthcare, and communications’ – but it is a long way from being proven independent.co.uk 1 2 12 Alex Kaplan retweeted Douglas Natelson @NanoscaleViews 1h Replying to @alexkaplan0 Yeah, and really big diamagnetism could be weird and interesting. 1 1 7 Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 1h If I were to guess what's going on, it's that fig. 4.a is just sloppy like the rest of that paper and they forgot the to add the S.I. notation 1 3 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 1h Replying to @alexkaplan0 @NanoscaleViews These are figures 4a in arxiv:2307.12037 and 1d in arxiv:2307.12008, respectively 1 5 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 1h Replying to @alexkaplan0 @condensed_the @sandersted @jjaron the plot thickens Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 1h This is the first serious flaw I have seen investigated in the pair of papers. There is a difference by a factor of 7,500 between these two otherwise similar graphs. These show both results 36x more diamagnetic than graphite and crudely mislabelled axes. All cred @NanoscaleViews Show this thread 2 1 12 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 1h This is the first serious flaw I have seen investigated in the pair of papers. There is a difference by a factor of 7,500 between these two otherwise similar graphs. These show both results 36x more diamagnetic than graphite and crudely mislabelled axes. All cred @NanoscaleViews Douglas Natelson @NanoscaleViews 2h 1/8 A thread on magnetic susceptibility data in the papers of the moment. Magnetic susceptibility tells us about how much magnetization M (mag moment per volume) a material develops when placed in a magnetic field H. \chi = dM/dH. Annoyingly, cgs and SI units are different. Show this thread 3 3 46 Show this thread Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0 2h Replying to @alexkaplan0 @condensed_the @sandersted @jjaron with a few quotes in new scientist Jacob Aron @jjaron 2h Hello to new followers - here's the story you've been waiting for newscientist.com/article/238… 1 9 Show this thread Load more

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Be Bruce
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

It’s time to scrap AML / KYC entirely. The idea that politicians should know how citizens spend their money is a new and deeply flawed idea. An entire generation has been fooled into thinking this is a necessary part of finance and the world continues to double down on an unworkable system. Only 30 years ago when I started my career as a stockbroker/ financial advisor I could call you on the phone and sell you MSFT or IBM stock and I did not need your DOB or your social security number. You didn’t even need to have money in the account. The 1990s to the post 9-11 Patriot Act (which was a horrible law) saw a radical increase in AML /KYC requirements. These seem to get worse every year. In my office when we were first required to take a drivers license, the older brokers were incredulous: “What do you mean we need an ID for someone buying stocks?!? What’s next, you need an ID to buy gas or groceries?” Now, just 25 years later an entire generation thinks this is normal or how it should be. Worse yet, some think the system won’t work without it. The opposite is true — the compliance gums up the works and adds friction where it should not exist. While the regulator class arrogantly acts as if AML KYC is their birthright and ending it is some sort of untouchable rail, the justifications are weak. Why do we have these regimes? To stop “money laundering”? What is that? Who is the victim? Is it to stop “human trafficking” or “terrorism”? If so, how? Is it to “stop” the 12,000 entities on the OFAC list by messing with the 2,000,000,000 people not on the list? Are major criminals somehow stopped by this? Has it stopped crime? Even if it did, is it worth burdening millions of firms and billions of people with paperwork and procedures that slow down commerce? Shouldn’t efforts be made to go after the actual criminals rather than encumbering the entire world with an inefficient compliance regime? Money must be able to flow and move. People must be able to take risks and make investments as they choose. This is the lifeblood of a solid economy and the jobs, growth, prosperity and peace that comes with it. The US (and by extension much of the world due to our influence) is sacrificing jobs, innovation and opportunities by chasing an extremely ineffective and indirect compliance regime. The entire idea belongs back in the dumpster of history. Let the investigators chase terrorists & human traffickers for those actual crimes and let the other billions of us use and move our money as we wish. Bruce Fenton

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