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FUCK Wikileaks
by professor rat 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

Stealthing: California bans non-consensual condom removal FUCK Wikileaks!

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Dishonest Tor relay math question - tor-talk is to lazy
by PrivacyArms 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

Dear Cypherpunks community, I came across a post on the Whonix forum recently. Since I am also interested in this question I copied it here: https://forums.whonix.org/t/math-behind-honest-tor-nodes/12464 http://forums.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onio… The question (edited): How can I calculate how much impact X honest Tor relays have? Is it better to calculate with bandwidth consumed (250Gbps), despite the number of relays (~7000)? Basically, I want to get the mathematical equation to this statement: I run X Tor relays at Y Mb/s each and by doing so I secure Z % of the Tor network! Starting thoughts: - Each “normal” route has three nodes involved: Guard, Middle, Exit - I am aware of guard pinning and vanguard protection for middle relay pinning - Maybe it is easier to assume an infinite usage time of the network to eliminate guard and vanguard pinning - I guess the best is to assume a scenario with 1%, 5%, 10%, etc. dishonest relays My take on this: Tor has approximately 7000 relays. If I consider a number of 5% malicious relays, this would be: 350 My calculation: (1/(7000/350))*(1/(7000/349))*(1/(7000/348)) = 0.000123931 = 0.0123931% 1) Is my approach correct? 2) Not every relay has the same bandwidth. How could I change the calculation to make it more realistic? 3) How can I add the effect of guard fixation? 4) How can I include the effect of mid-node fixation by the vanguard? I would love to hear your thoughts about it and a concrete math equation would be amazing.

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My apologies Goldmember
by professor rat 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

My apologies to all OG c-punks here who I may have accidentally mistaken for someone genuine about false allegations being made here against list contributors. I was in serious error in relation to this matter. My Bat.

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Imagine Gramps and Batshit trying to pass for C-punks
by professor rat 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

Actually you don't have to. Just take a gander at Jim Bell and Steve Schear They wouldn't know anarchist revolution from a hole in the ground.

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JIM Bell Goes on Unhinged Anti-Vax Tirade
by professor rat 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

Sorry Allen West Goes on Unhinged Anti-Vax Tirade Amid COVID Hospitalization The Daily Beast 3 hours ago Allen West, Texas gubernatorial candidate, hospitalized with Covid-19 POLITICO 6 hours ago Not Jim Bell. My Bat.

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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
by professor rat 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

Two main ways to do this ( and they can miscegenate ) 1) Basically peaceful coexistence with the powers-that-be - ' loyal opposition ', collaboration. Drift along - pretend there never were any anarchist revolutionaries - or they never did enough. Remain ignorant, conformist, craven. Its too hard to make anyone understand anarchist revolution when their identities depend on them not understanding it. Then there's 2) Substitution. Bait with " Peace, bread and freedom ' - then switch to crypto-fascism. Let that small army of batshit-crazy, inverse-Marxist Nazbols over-run the narrative. Give every mincing, bow-tied, gold-bug a microphone. Allow every wanna-be Dolfuss / Pinochet to take over every El Salvador and Ethiopia out there. Elevate all Randite, Paultard Austro-Libertarian nutcase to world-historical thought-leader status. Death to crypto-anarchy - LONG LIVE CYBER-LIBERTY! The best lack all convictions for assaulting police while the worst Wikileaks type chickenshits are filled with a passionate intensity. Hey - lets see it doesn't come to that.

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Don't hate the natural-rights anarchist
by professor rat 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

KILL the natural-rights anarchist https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/american-anarchist-j… Same goes for any self-described ' libertarian anarchist ' No one will miss them.

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Re: Fw: Stark difference in COVID-19 death rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated
by professor rat 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

Thank you Jim Dumb-Bell for muddying the waters between you and quack-cures for COVID like bleach and hydrogen-peroxide. Also for repeated failure to do any due diligence on Antivaxxer Jeff Berwick. These are far worse than mere crimes - they are fatal mistakes. And our world will be better off without you. John Filiss ' War by Assassination " can be promoted. You can be airbrushed out. RIP Moron.

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And when did Steven Schear stop beating his wife?
by professor rat 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

Steven Schear <schear.steve () gmail ! com> Date: 2015-07-30 ( SNIP ) During the early 90s I worked at Cylink, a Crypto AG competitor. We too received a NSA visit about weakening products sold to certain clients (e.g., so-called narco-terrorists). I and the other directors were told of this (because we had legal responsibilities and liabilities) at a meeting. I assume we made the changes requested (e.g., weakening the RNG to NSA specifications). The special units were sold through a selected distributor in Louisiana (probably also a NSA contractor). . . "

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[crazy] Undiscussed Secrets In Plain Sight
by Karl 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

I was thinking on parallel construction, and remembering two scenes from the Snowden movie. Movies are like a way to remember things that are a little similar to reality if you can't pay attention to anything more serious. In one scene, Snowden is learning how the NSA spies on people "lawfully". His instructor is teaching a bunch of newbie spies about this, and the instructor says something that is blatantly false but sounds kind of true if you don't go too deep into it. He claims that this spying is legal and constitutional. In another scene, Snowden is doing advanced work among surveillance workers, and he is referred to as "snow white" in parallel to having concerns around spying on people without due process. It is the introduction to engaging in illegal spying as a matter of course. What's notable here, is that a bunch of people are breaking the law, and are aware of doing so, but talking to each other as if they are not breaking the law. Additionally, people who come out around not wanting to do this, are persecuted on an international level by multiple governments and other organizations. I imagine there being wealthy or powerful people pulling strings and cleaning up, and the workers who do their work basically just adapting to this situation in various ways, maybe knowing or not knowing what it is, I don't know, so as to succeed. I'm thinking of that part where the newbie spies are taught that the illegal work is legal. There's a possibility there that the instructor knows it isn't legal. Meanwhile, each spy finds out in his or her own way, and many don't find out, that it is not actually legal. The situation seems to parallel many others. And this kind of situation has played a big role on this list. It's hard for me to think about. I think most people kind of "pick up" that you talk about it as if it is legal. I feel like this must be analogous to something socially normal, for so many people to pick it up, but I'm not sure what. Why would it be normal for so many people to comply with unspoken, constantly-changing rules? --> Maybe because the rules _are_ spoken. The instructor gave them to the newbie spies when he revealed by action that the entire system they were in was a part of it. This implies something. The thing it implies is very vague, and it seems to stay vague as far as the movie is concerned. But even though it is very vague, it is very clear that it is very real and very powerful. So the social norm would be like hushing about the weight of an obese + popular person. Maybe. It's hard to think about. But it could save one's life to comprehend it. It's never good to keep genocide secret, but I guess you can get killed when you talk about it to the people who are trying to cover it up.

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