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Taleb, Ulbricht and Plan B, oh my!
by professor rat 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

TSTBALAA >>> Andrew Keir 26 Followers 57 Following https://medium.com/@andrewkeir/following Garbage-in, garbage-out Gramps strikes again. Too Stupid To Be an Activist Let Alone Anarchist You suck arse, Gramps - go die.

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Cryptocurrency: the most significant political act of all time
by grarpamp 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

The Existence Of Bitcoin Is A Political Paradox https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoins-existence-is-a-political-parad… Bitcoin is an apolitical monetary protocol for humanity, birthed in a world so deeply entangled and confused by a captured system of political power, influence and violence... “Every time we witness an act that we feel to be unjust and do not act we become a party to injustice. Those who are repeatedly passive in the face of injustice soon find their character corroded into servility.“ - Jullian Assange, “Conspiracy as Governance,” 2006 A deep irony exists when we live in a world that has become so deeply polarized and politicized. So much so that an immutable, apolitical system of scarce information — of value — has manifested into existence. As a protocol, Bitcoin is absolutely apolitical. It is indifferent to any political beliefs or ideology. It is decisively neutral, which is a stark contrast to almost everything else in this clown world. Bitcoin is neutral to race, religion, ethnicity, gender, height, hair color, skin color, eye color, body type, body shape, name, language, location, wealth or any other myriad identifying and distinguishing factors. Bitcoin will process any transaction from any person and to any other person, regardless of everything else. The only exception is if you do not adhere to the rules of the network or if you don’t pay the appropriate fees to process your transaction — which is essentially a free-market bid to pay for the block space scarcity. Assuming these two items are met, your transaction will be processed. Where the political paradox lies is in Bitcoin’s very existence. The fact that it has come to be. Its existence implies that some cohort of individuals sought to create a technology with the very properties Bitcoin has. While the protocol itself is apolitical, this act of creation is a deeply political one. When someone really sees Bitcoin for the first time, many things about our current system are illuminated that were previously invisible. All of a sudden, you can no longer see the world in the same way as before. Prior to the inception of Bitcoin, we had no superior system or point of comparison, nothing that would highlight the broken characteristics of our system by providing an alternative perspective. We now have something to compare the current system to. It would seem the case that the creation of Bitcoin is the recognition that having a monetary system — a network of value — that is centralized and enables the weaponization of this network by those with administrative privileges against those without (the users), is a deeply flawed and immoral one. This system of incentives that rewards people for playing political games, specifically those who get closer toward the center of this system by playing these games, benefit disproportionately to those furthest away. The zero-sum nature of the current design would seem another fundamental flaw in the code of the central banking system, but perhaps to those who designed the system it is a feature? This dynamic of inequality only accelerates over time as those at the center of the system continue to increase the supply of monetary units at the expense of a large swath of users on the network and eventually to the demise of the network itself. The very creation of this technology we call “Bitcoin” is perhaps the most significant political act of all time. It is a technology that is diametrically opposed to the current system and everything this current system stands for. The notion that someone should be able to get between two individual humans and their right to transact with one another or that any entity or group should have that power over another? Bitcoin rejects this. That you should be required to identify yourself in order to access the network of value transfer and be subject to surveillance and a loss of privacy for that privilege? Bitcoin rejects this. That the imaginary borders formed by tribes of humans should have any impact over our ability to transact with one another? Bitcoin rejects this. The current system asserts that the right to transact freely is not a fundamental human right. Bitcoin rejects this. Bitcoin is a vote in opposition to the current system and the values this current system has attempted to install within the minds of many. It is, in its very essence, political. The beauty of Bitcoin is that it will never coerce you to use it, like the current system does. It will never impose its power upon you or any other. It will simply offer superior incentives. And no one can ever control the network, therefore no one can capture this power. Bitcoin is an immaculate system of incentive design that allows the flow of pure informational clarity from any node in the network to any other. A system that is owned by no one. Where no hierarchical structure exists and no imbalance in the distribution of this information affords any node power over another as a result. It’s impossible not to be completely in awe of its existence and to marvel at its very nature. An apolitical monetary protocol for humanity birthed in a world so deeply entangled and confused by a captured system of political power, influence and violence. As Jullian Assange hinted in the quote at the beginning, once an injustice is brought to the fore of our attention, we are offered a choice: Will we be passive and become party to the injustice — and in the process find our character corroded into servility — or will we take the necessary steps to act and oppose such an injustice by opting in to the freedom network that is Bitcoin? I know which one gets my vote.

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John McAfee dead by suicide after extradition approved by Spanish court.
by jim bell 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

There is an "opportunity cost" to NOT implementing my 'Assassination Politics' 1995 invention. http://jya.com/ap.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost?wprov=sfla1 How many tech people have been victimized by government in ways that would never have occurred had an AP-type system been functioning? Edward Snowden. Ross Ulbricht. Now John McAfee. Phil Zimmermann, author of PGP-1, was harassed for a few years. Even, dare I say, myself. The Internet has greatly changed the world in the last 25 years because people implemented ideas that hardly existed 30 years ago. Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Google. Smartphones. TOR. Encrypted phones. Dark Markets. Why not AP? Why not implement the one thing that has a good chance of taking down every government on the face of the Earth? No wars, no militaries, no taxes, no governments. Are those goals any less important than any of the other advances technology has brought us? U.S. software mogul John McAfee dies by hanging in Spanish prison - lawyer says | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. software mogul John McAfee dies by hanging in Spanish prison - lawyer says U.S. technology entrepreneur John McAfee apparently hanged himself in his prison cell on Wednesday after the Spanish high court authorised his extradition to the United States, his lawyer told Reuters. | | | |

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Interpol agent sighted at ' anarchist ' institute
by professor rat 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

https://twitter.com/4n6strider JINDRICH KARASEK SENIOR CYBER THREAT RESEARCHER WORKING FOR TREND MICRO https://last-shot.hcpp.cz/?mc_cid=b65225bc84&mc_eid=d6a56aa04a#luptak In September 2014, Trend Micro began a partnership with INTERPOL wherein Trend Micro shared with the international police organization information on cybercrime threats via the company's Threat Intelligence Service. According to INTERPOL, the information helped the international police organization and its 190 member countries decrease cybercrime on a global scale. Trend Micro also provided a cybercrime investigation training program to INTERPOL ( Wikipedia )

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Moscow anarchists give out best coordinates for atomic strike
by professor rat 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

They are being crazy brave - or this is all just another " TRUST " like the one that got Sydney Reilley https://avtonom.org/en/news/till-all-are-free-party-will-be-held-moscow-par… Reposts not suicide notes

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Fwd: Free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

Dear Treasury: We just need to know there is no Russian assertion to this with xNY.io - Bank.org. You know what we mean. Thank you, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: UNIC Open Metaverse Initiative <metaverse(a)unic.ac.cy> Date: Thu, Aug 25, 2022, 10:33 AM Subject: Free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse To: <g(a)xny.io> Starting on 3 October 2022! View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/556e1e116544/unic-open-metaverse-initiative?e=b9a58150fa> [image: Institute For the Future Logo] <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> START DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2022 An open introductory course to NFTs and the Metaverse, delivered on-chain and in the metaverse. 🎉 More than 10,000 course NFTs minted in less than 72 hours! 🎉 The 12-week free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse will be taught by the University of Nicosia faculty and *@punk6529 <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> *– a deeply influential thinker on NFTs and the metaverse and one of the largest NFT collectors in the world – along with an incredible array of guest panelists and lecturers. The course will take place in specially designed virtual auditoriums inside OM – Punk6529’s Open Metaverse – and is 100% free for everyone to attend. Upon course completion, successful participants will be able to mint an official "University of Nicosia Certificate of Completion" as an on-chain Ethereum NFT (0.25 ETH plus gas) *REGISTER NOW BY MINTING* THE COURSE NFT HERE* <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> **Want to learn how to mint an NFT? Check out our free starter pre-course below <#m_-3252883724312262805_starter>* *MEET THE COURSE INSTRUCTORS* [image: punk6529] *PUNK 6529* Punk6529 is among the world’s foremost collectors, investors and thought leaders in the NFT space, well-known for his extensive tweetstorms on NFTs and decentralization. 6529 is a leading advocate of the “open metaverse” – namely that the architecture of the metaverse should be decentralized and interoperable and, specifically, that NFTs could serve in this role. [image: Professor George Giaglis] *PROFESSOR G. GIAGLIS* Professor George M. Giaglis is the Executive Director of the Institute for the Future at the University of Nicosia. He teaches three MOOCs at UNIC: Introduction to Digital Currencies; Introduction to DeFi; Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse; and was instrumental in designing the curriculum of the world’s first academic programs in this space. *Learn more and see which world-renowned guest lecturers will be joining <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…>* *ETHEREUM USER STARTER PRE-COURSE* START DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 One of the prerequisites for registering for the Free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse, is the ability to mint an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain. For those who have not done this before, UNIC is offering a 1-week free starter pre-course on the mechanics of being able to transact on-chain in Ethereum. *Register to the pre-course here* <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> [image: Follow us on Twitter] <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> Follow us on Twitter <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> [image: Sign up for Courses or Contribute] <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> Sign up for Courses or Contribute <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> *Copyright © 2022 Institute For the Future of the University of Nicosia, All rights reserved.* *Our mailing address is:* metaverse(a)unic.ac.cy Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/profile?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&id=ab…> or unsubscribe from this list <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> .

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Fwd: Free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

They have done it again 👏 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: UNIC Open Metaverse Initiative <metaverse(a)unic.ac.cy> Date: Thu, Aug 25, 2022, 10:33 AM Subject: Free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse To: <g(a)xny.io> Starting on 3 October 2022! View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/556e1e116544/unic-open-metaverse-initiative?e=b9a58150fa> [image: Institute For the Future Logo] <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> START DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2022 An open introductory course to NFTs and the Metaverse, delivered on-chain and in the metaverse. 🎉 More than 10,000 course NFTs minted in less than 72 hours! 🎉 The 12-week free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse will be taught by the University of Nicosia faculty and *@punk6529 <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> *– a deeply influential thinker on NFTs and the metaverse and one of the largest NFT collectors in the world – along with an incredible array of guest panelists and lecturers. The course will take place in specially designed virtual auditoriums inside OM – Punk6529’s Open Metaverse – and is 100% free for everyone to attend. Upon course completion, successful participants will be able to mint an official "University of Nicosia Certificate of Completion" as an on-chain Ethereum NFT (0.25 ETH plus gas) *REGISTER NOW BY MINTING* THE COURSE NFT HERE* <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> **Want to learn how to mint an NFT? Check out our free starter pre-course below <#m_-3252883724312262805_starter>* *MEET THE COURSE INSTRUCTORS* [image: punk6529] *PUNK 6529* Punk6529 is among the world’s foremost collectors, investors and thought leaders in the NFT space, well-known for his extensive tweetstorms on NFTs and decentralization. 6529 is a leading advocate of the “open metaverse” – namely that the architecture of the metaverse should be decentralized and interoperable and, specifically, that NFTs could serve in this role. [image: Professor George Giaglis] *PROFESSOR G. GIAGLIS* Professor George M. Giaglis is the Executive Director of the Institute for the Future at the University of Nicosia. He teaches three MOOCs at UNIC: Introduction to Digital Currencies; Introduction to DeFi; Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse; and was instrumental in designing the curriculum of the world’s first academic programs in this space. *Learn more and see which world-renowned guest lecturers will be joining <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…>* *ETHEREUM USER STARTER PRE-COURSE* START DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 One of the prerequisites for registering for the Free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse, is the ability to mint an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain. For those who have not done this before, UNIC is offering a 1-week free starter pre-course on the mechanics of being able to transact on-chain in Ethereum. *Register to the pre-course here* <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> [image: Follow us on Twitter] <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> Follow us on Twitter <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> [image: Sign up for Courses or Contribute] <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> Sign up for Courses or Contribute <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> *Copyright © 2022 Institute For the Future of the University of Nicosia, All rights reserved.* *Our mailing address is:* metaverse(a)unic.ac.cy Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/profile?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&id=ab…> or unsubscribe from this list <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> .

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Fwd: Free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '22

26 Aug '22

John: What do you think for a little Blurb? Have you read the 33 highlights to Citigroup's, 'Metaverse and Money Report' : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1REoa87GCmt2uhDp7ZYswbTRw4ygQgjsL/view?usp=… Claims are NFTs these days, I cab talk about it? Let me know what you think. Thanks, Gunnar ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: UNIC Open Metaverse Initiative <metaverse(a)unic.ac.cy> Date: Thu, Aug 25, 2022, 10:33 AM Subject: Free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse To: <g(a)xny.io> Starting on 3 October 2022! View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/556e1e116544/unic-open-metaverse-initiative?e=b9a58150fa> [image: Institute For the Future Logo] <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> START DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2022 An open introductory course to NFTs and the Metaverse, delivered on-chain and in the metaverse. 🎉 More than 10,000 course NFTs minted in less than 72 hours! 🎉 The 12-week free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse will be taught by the University of Nicosia faculty and *@punk6529 <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> *– a deeply influential thinker on NFTs and the metaverse and one of the largest NFT collectors in the world – along with an incredible array of guest panelists and lecturers. The course will take place in specially designed virtual auditoriums inside OM – Punk6529’s Open Metaverse – and is 100% free for everyone to attend. Upon course completion, successful participants will be able to mint an official "University of Nicosia Certificate of Completion" as an on-chain Ethereum NFT (0.25 ETH plus gas) *REGISTER NOW BY MINTING* THE COURSE NFT HERE* <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> **Want to learn how to mint an NFT? Check out our free starter pre-course below <#m_-3252883724312262805_starter>* *MEET THE COURSE INSTRUCTORS* [image: punk6529] *PUNK 6529* Punk6529 is among the world’s foremost collectors, investors and thought leaders in the NFT space, well-known for his extensive tweetstorms on NFTs and decentralization. 6529 is a leading advocate of the “open metaverse” – namely that the architecture of the metaverse should be decentralized and interoperable and, specifically, that NFTs could serve in this role. [image: Professor George Giaglis] *PROFESSOR G. GIAGLIS* Professor George M. Giaglis is the Executive Director of the Institute for the Future at the University of Nicosia. He teaches three MOOCs at UNIC: Introduction to Digital Currencies; Introduction to DeFi; Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse; and was instrumental in designing the curriculum of the world’s first academic programs in this space. *Learn more and see which world-renowned guest lecturers will be joining <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…>* *ETHEREUM USER STARTER PRE-COURSE* START DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 One of the prerequisites for registering for the Free MOOC: Introduction to NFTs and the Metaverse, is the ability to mint an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain. For those who have not done this before, UNIC is offering a 1-week free starter pre-course on the mechanics of being able to transact on-chain in Ethereum. *Register to the pre-course here* <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> [image: Follow us on Twitter] <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> Follow us on Twitter <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> [image: Sign up for Courses or Contribute] <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> Sign up for Courses or Contribute <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> *Copyright © 2022 Institute For the Future of the University of Nicosia, All rights reserved.* *Our mailing address is:* metaverse(a)unic.ac.cy Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/profile?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&id=ab…> or unsubscribe from this list <https://unic.us18.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=9ed28d2c07a5971bfa0d5a121&i…> .

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Re: FW: Gunnar Larson Appeal DFS FOIL #2022-09119
by Gunnar Larson 25 Aug '22

25 Aug '22

Ms. Tomczak: Thank you for your email concerning the Superintendent and Brex relationship. Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 646-454-9107 On Fri, Aug 5, 2022, 4:04 PM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < christine.tomczak(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > Dear Mr. Larson, > > > > The DFS is treating your below appeal as a new FOIL request and it has > been submitted for processing. > > > > > > Christine M. Tomczak > > Assistant Counsel > > > > New York State Department of Financial Services > > 1 State Street, New York, New York 10004 > > > > > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Monday, August 1, 2022 6:11 PM > *To:* Bogdan, George (DFS) <George.Bogdan(a)dfs.ny.gov> > *Cc:* cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > *Subject:* Re: response to courtesy copy to DFS FOIL #2022-09119 > FOIL-2022-091109-017853 > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > > > Hello: > > > > xNY.io - Bank.org elects to appeal this decision on FOIL records access. > > > > Specifically, given the situation with New York State's former Lt. > Governor, xNY.io - Bank.org demands any and all records concerning the > Superintendent's said DFS role with Brex (Declaration on said disclosure > form). > > > > xNY.io - Bank.org may be sponsoring obstruction of justice without > lauching this DFS records appeal. > > > > Furthermore, DFS deflecting to the Executive Chamber has been found to be > problematic during the time-frame of the disclosure form period. > > > > DFS would be alludeing to a Cuomo Lacewell type scandal by withholding > said Brex records. > > > > If DFS denies this appeal, we will be forced to advance reasonable > resignation requests. > > > > We appreciate DFS cooperation on the matter of Brex records. > > > > Warm regards, > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 646-454-9107 > > > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022, 2:57 PM <George.Bogdan(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > > Dear Mr. Larson: > > You made a FOIL request to Executive Chamber and cc'd the DFS. Our > response letter is attached. > > Sincerely, > > George Bogdan > DFS Records Access Officer > > Tracking Number:FOIL-2022-091109-017853 > >

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Anglosphere Vs Euro justice systems
by professor rat 25 Aug '22

25 Aug '22

Comparing and contrasting them gets harder as the two merge, however, I personally prefer the jury-centered system to the Inquisitorial. I also see on a continued role for some conventional justice systems that are relatively uncontroversial albeit on a much smaller scale since there will be far fewer crimes on-the-books, no police and no more official lawmakers. I say this to minimize conflict moving forward since there will be plenty enough of that without adding to it. Btw grim news from the Nether regions . . . https://decrypt.co/108229/dutch-judge-orders-tornado-developer-stay-jail-3-… OG's here may remember the Sklywalker case from 2001 - surely we can get this freedom fighter out earlier than that. Juan would like to think so.

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