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The anarchist metaverse is emerging
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

Its seen in viral ideas like " Its free and always will be '. Thank you Mark Zuckerberg! Its seen and appreciated as easy-peasy identity management - a seamless user experience praised recently by the man who launched Ethereum and held out as a model for its type. Thank you Vinay Gupta!* The anarchist metaverse will take over and run with ideas and systems like this just as they did with electronic P2P cash. Ask any cypherpunk and they'll tell you. If you can't stand the metaverse heat then get out of the cryptoanarchist kitchen. *Once strong AI and the quantum-encrypted net arrive it the core cypherpunk ideal of ' privacy for the poor and transparency for the powerful ' will be easily enabled. This will supersede the Facebook model of ID management. But youse knew that!

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Cryptocurrency: Revelations - CryptoFreedom vs WarOnCashCBDC
by grarpamp 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

Some look to various books and history for insight into Crypto vs Fiat, one such book that is often cited... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bitcoin+in+the+bible https://duckduckgo.com/?q=crypto+in+the+bible https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cryptocurrency+in+the+bible https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+13:16-17&version=NA… https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=freedom&version=NASB https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=slavery&version=NASB https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=money&version=NASB https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=gold&version=NASB https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=silver&version=NASB The Beast from the Earth Rev13:16 And he causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six. Doom for Worshipers of the Beast Rev14:9 Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name." The Bowls of Wrath Rev16:2 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and a harmful and painful sore afflicted the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. Doom of the Beast and False Prophet Rev19:20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire, which burns with brimstone. Satan Bound Rev20:4 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their foreheads and on their hands; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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Holocracy, Futarchy, Privacy, State-Capacity - ANYTHING BUT ANARCHY!
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

Buterin spoke at length about the similarities and differences between the cypherpunk movement and RadicalxChange movement https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/03/26/the-radicalxchange-movements-cr… Sure Saylor promotes drivel from from REASON about c-punks. But thats relatively honest bullshit next to the crap shoveled by the likes of Vinay Gupta and Buttface Buterin. If Buttface has any friends they may want to arrange an intervention Its not healthy preening, posing and posturing with plastic-toy-imitation c-punks. Just ask govt-registered journalist, Julian Assmange.

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Phony cypherpunk, Vitalik Buterin's lies precede him
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

A core cypherpunk idea is … hunker in the bunker? https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1291237571461169153 Who is this clown!? When cypherpunks are called terrorists we will have done our job - old cryptoanarchist proverb

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Buttface Buterin knows so much about being a total-clown from constant practice
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

If there ever was a clowncar for carpet-bagger 'cypherpunks' then Vitalik could drive it. Both he and Michael Sayler are part of an insane clown posse if they think they can split cypherpunk crypto-currency off from crypto-anarchy. And both these two assclowns are often caught marching in lock-step against the global anarchist revolution. They may be shot on sight - good riddance to bad rubbish and welcome to the revolution.

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Alleged " noted cypherpunk' described as clownlike!?
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

Another day - another assault on our brand >>> Daniel "robust against quantum attacks" Goldman on Twitter ... https://twitter.com › DZack23 › status Noted cypherpunk Michael Saylor on why Ethereum is inherently unethical because its existence violates securities laws which have their basis in the 10 ... vitalik.eth on Twitter: "Why do maximalists keep picking heroes ... https://twitter.com › VitalikButerin › status 1 day ago — Noted cypherpunk Michael Saylor on why Ethereum is inherently unethical because its existence violates securities laws which have their ... @VitalikButerin Why do maximalists keep picking heroes that turn out to be total clowns? <<< Reposts etc

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Cybersecurity professor shares tips on how to protect yourself from hackers
by professor rat 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

Professor Paul Haskell-Dowland says cyber threats come from organised operations that are "incredibly well-resourced" but there are steps you can take to protect yourself. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-01/cyber-crime-how-to-keep-safe-protect… Reposts etc

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Cryptocurrency: Israel Implements Brutal Ban and War On Cash
by grarpamp 31 Jul '22

31 Jul '22

Gimp countries of the WEF Bilderburg Davos and US are rapidly rolling out criminal charges for using cash, up to and including firm plans to completely kill and end cash... You fools were warned about this coming of 1984, and to fight it, and you ignored it. Very soon the big G-5/7/8/10 countries including the US will do this, and you will be fucked. Israel's War On Cash Gets Drastic https://themedialine.org/by-region/israel-bans-use-of-large-sums-of-cash/ https://y-tax.co.il/en/cash-reduction-law/ https://www.pymnts.com/cash/2022/israels-lower-threshold-on-cash-transactio… https://schiffgold.com/key-gold-news/creepy-imf-paper-teaches-governments-w… https://www.ledgerinsights.com/israel-cbdc-blockchain-privacy/ https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-middle-east-health-jerusale… https://www.biometricupdate.com/202201/israeli-interior-ministry-asks-to-ex… https://www.zdnet.com/article/eight-countries-jointly-propose-digital-id-pr… https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20211110-how-israel-uses-facial-rec… https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1457799945344339977 Starting Monday, it will be a criminal offense in Israel to pay more than the equivalent of $1,700 in cash to a business or $4,360 in cash to individual, as the government intensifies its ongoing war on tangible money. It's a war that began in earnest with the 2018 passage of the Law for the Reduction in the Use of Cash. Israeli businesses and individuals began facing limits on cash transactions in January 2019. However, on Aug 1, those limits are being slashed nearly in half. “We want the public to reduce the use of cash money,” Tamar Bracha, who's responsible for carrying out the law for Israel’s Tax Authority, told The Media Line. “The goal is to reduce cash fluidity in the market, mainly because crime organizations tend to rely on cash. By limiting the use of it, criminal activity is much harder to carry out.” Israel also limits the extent to which cash is used in transactions involving multiple payment methods. If the total transaction value is more than the above thresholds, cash may only be used for 10% of the purchase. Car purchases are given a higher, 50,000 NIS (New Israeli Shekels) limit -- about $14,700. Violators are subject to penalties that can reach 25% of the transaction for individuals and 30% for businesses. According to Israel National News, the government has amassed the equivalent of $5 billion in fines since restrictions began in 2019. Not all transactions are affected, as The Media Line explains: There are some exemptions to the new law: charitable institutions, which are most common in ultra-Orthodox society; and trade with Palestinians from the West Bank, who are not citizens of Israel. In the case of the latter, deals including large amounts of cash will be allowed, yet they will require a detailed report to Israel’s Tax Authority. However, in Israel's phased approach to eliminating cash from society, those exceptions are destined to expire. Next, Israel's finance ministry plans to deliver a proposal to parliament to criminalize the mere possession of cash exceeding a certain sum. One version of the proposal set the possession cap at the shekel equivalent of just $14,700. Limits like Israel's are just one way to work toward "de-cashing" a population. A 2017 International Monetary Fund paper outlined other tactics, including abolishing large-denomination bills, imposing reporting requirements on cash transactions over a certain threshold, requiring the declaration of cash when entering or leaving a country, or applying an additional tax when cash is used. Various countries and economic blocs have already started implementing measures from this menu. A war on cash isn't the only way Israel is leading the way to an authoritarian future; it has also: Started technical trials for a central bank digital currency, which could help eradicate cash and maximize control Implemented digital vaccination passports that helped bar the unvaxxed -- including those who were unboosted -- from participating in various aspects of life. Maintained a controversial database storing the biometric data of millions of citizens. Joined a group of eight countries working toward development of "digital identities." Aggressively implemented facial recognition programs. I once warned that the architecture of oppression was near. It has arrived.https://t.co/Ph9s3qhlwH — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) November 8, 2021

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[ot][spam][personal] status
by Undiscussed Past Horrific Abuse, One Victim Of Many 31 Jul '22

31 Jul '22

I'm on my trebled hot pepper serrano phone with k-9 mail. I'm having some trouble using k-9 mail. In addition to the interface being unfamiliar to me, different sets of emails show up in the search results and in the folders than on Gmail. This may be mostly due to me not configuring it to behave like Gmail, not sure. I'd like to get off closed source mail clients where reasonable, so I'd like to stick to k-9 mail unless there's something better (like mutt ;p) but these difficulties will be slowing me for a bit. I've been using my mail client to influence my life, by spamming stuff. The name of k-9 mail is unpleasant to me. During my psychotic political targetting experience, I developed the belief that the phrases "dogs" and "cats" referred to men and women respectively who had their lives taken by organized crime or similar in some way. I'd ideally like an email client that resisted these labels. I wonder if there is something I could debug without access to a desktop system.

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Cryptocurrency: BTC Maxi's Begin to Admit BCH Was Right re Blocksize, Lightning, Cash, Adoption
by grarpamp 31 Jul '22

31 Jul '22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Js1tBoTOI P2P Cash Onboarding In a recent Twitter Space with Udiverse, Eric Wall looks back at the bitcoin blocksize war and asks, "Were we the bad guys?" https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/1532723681293737984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjaUks5id0?t=3758 If you don't have a usable private p2p cash, all you have is a pile of the same old useless serialized datamined gold bricks fraught with lightning problems, adoption time lost, and an unaccomplished mission. "A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" That definition applies to the ones that succeed as such, and in 20 years that might not be any of today's coins. Thus hidden exchanges, swaps, DEX, etc are much in need to enable users adoption via cross-layer1 coin agility. In the races that matter, only less than 1% of cryptos are doing anything that matters, let alone anything that will win, either the short or long game. That is precious time wasted. 99.9% of coins are not doing cash, they're doing unusable insecure censorable centralized profiteering premined taxed datamined permissioned gatekept middlemanned governed unscalable policied compute smart... bloatware. https://bitcoincashpodcast.com/faqs/BCH-vs-BTC/what-if-btc-raises-block-size https://www.nngroup.com/articles/law-of-bandwidth/ https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-June/008412.ht… https://old.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/v9ddb3/in_a_recent_twitter_space_with…

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