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Assassination Politics AP
by grarpamp 05 Jan '20

05 Jan '20

> limited funds The first number of successful AP influences (proving runs) might be performed via AP boards that allow users to specify runoff of their donations, but that do not show that computation to potential predictors. Such that the influence funds shown as available to predictors might put every target of influence at the same rate, or at least raise the apparent reward for all targets across the board on average given the variety of runoff donations expected. This might give the initial handful of proving predictors equal incentive to prove the system. ie: Whereas a pool of willing predictors might not be in regional proximity to the hot targets, this could also serve to level that out, if again, helpful for the proving case. Similar to leveling soft and hard targets into easier proofs. On the other hand, such runoff and or levelling systems may be seen as artificial market regulations that should not be implemented.

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Wccftech: Intel Releases the Horse Ridge Chip for Quantum Computing!
by jim bell 05 Jan '20

05 Jan '20

Wccftech: Intel Releases the Horse Ridge Chip for Quantum Computing!. https://wccftech.com/intel-releases-the-horse-ridge-chip-for-quantum-comput… Jim Bell's comment:. Things look to be getting quite real, here.

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Sapiens Deux: More Guns Germs and Steel (Books)
by grarpamp 05 Jan '20

05 Jan '20

Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari infohash:60CBFD06E31E5F17F60F9BE593765A2690656786 Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond infohash:664BAFDF2B5358CCC993EB6DAB2F61E11090FEBE

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Re: [tor-relays] Exit Concentration vs Bulk filters?
by grarpamp 05 Jan '20

05 Jan '20

> So what can we do to achieve the ideal distributed network? > Throttle all (nodes) to the slowest... to get the best diversity? > We need all (nodes), whether high or small capacity. Don't we? Tor is a form of gravity well. If the cloud is not saturated, adding more nodes increases odds of traffic analysis. Among other things, tor's utilization falloff curve should probably not give many users and use cases much comfy feels. Tor's design doesn't provide a way to distributively utilize excess nodes safely, it cannot, so it tries to game and manage that as best it can. Such global throttle could help, but access to throughput will disappear, and it's still subject to same class of analysis. Tor's design can't really do much here while still being called tor. Look elsewhere for other designs.

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Feeling a draft yet?
by Razer 05 Jan '20

05 Jan '20

In the 60s we'd mail in change of address cards in massive amounts to fuck them. They had big stacks of them at the post office, pre-stamped, and you were reuired to report any change of address IMMEDIATELY. We changed addresses ... ALOT. Unfortunately that's no longer operational, like the selective service is, so this MIGHT be a good time to pass on your bestest hacking techniques to your antiwar activist friends. It appears there's already action on that front. "'Business as usual': Selective Service System clarifies draft process amid escalation in Iran tensions The Selective Service System, which maintains a list of potential recruits in the event of a military draft, clarified the process in a Friday Twitter post following increased tensions between the United States and Iran. The killing of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in a Thursday airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump sparked concerns about a broader military conflict with Iran and what appeared to be online fears about the return of the draft. "The Selective Service System is conducting business as usual. In the event that a national emergency necessitates a draft, Congress and the President would need to pass official legislation to authorize a draft," the Selective Service System wrote. The Service later wrote that its website was experiencing "high traffic volumes" that disrupted website functions because of "the spread of misinformation." The Service, however, did not specify what the misinformation was or what exactly caused the website crash. The Service's website was still down Saturday morning. The killing of Soleimani was the latest action in long-simmering tensions between the United States and Iran, including the United States' withdrawal from an accord limiting Iran's nuclear program and the reimposing of sanctions on the country. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday morning on CNN that the airstrike on Soleimani's convoy had come in response to an "imminent attack." Iran has vowed "harsh retaliation" for those responsible for Soleimani's killing, and the country's ambassador to the United Nations said Saturday, "the response for a military action is military action." The last draft ended after the Vietnam War as the U.S. military transitioned to become an all-volunteer service. Currently, all male U.S. residents between the ages of 18 and 25 must register with the Selective Service, though registration with the Selective Service does not necessarily mean all registrants will be drafted. Women cannot be drafted as current legislation governing the Selective Service only refers to "male persons," so the drafting of women would require new legislation, the Selective Service says. If troops are mobilized, "A lottery drawing would be conducted to determine the order in which men would be called, and induction orders would be issued, in lottery number order, by means of the U.S. Postal Service," a Selective Service history explains." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/04/draft-agency-select…

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ScienceAlert: Scientists Find Evidence a Strange Group of Quantum Particles Are Basically Immortal
by jim bell 05 Jan '20

05 Jan '20

ScienceAlert: Scientists Find Evidence a Strange Group of Quantum Particles Are Basically Immortal. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-evidence-a-strange-group-of-qu…

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trolls - Trolls -- TROLLLLSSSSS!!!!! - "democracy"'s greatest threat, keyboard gimp jockeys - [PEACE]
by Zigger the N.gger 04 Jan '20

04 Jan '20

Witness: the awesome power of Kek! The Great Russian Election-Hacking Myth https://theduran.com/the-great-russian-election-hacking-myth/ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/great-russian-election-hacking-myth ... Are we now to believe James Bond’s deadliest enemy is a troll who sits behind a keyboard all day long hoping to dissuade people from voting Democrat by posting cartoons augmented by subtle propaganda? Apparently so. ... Scotsman Gary McKinnon hacked into no fewer than 97 US military and NASA computers over a thirteen month period in 2001–2002. He said he was looking for evidence of UFOs and other fringe subjects. His was said to have been the biggest military hack of all time. Gimp on, muffas :D Caitlin Johnstone ever apropos: What Upstanding Citizens Believe Vs. What Crazy Conspiracy Theorists Believe https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/what-upstanding-citizens-believe-vs-… https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/what-upstanding-citizens-believe-vs-what… Crazy, stupid conspiracy theorists believe that powerful people sometimes make immoral plans in secret. Smart upstanding citizens believe the TV always tells the truth and the CIA exists for no reason. Crazy, stupid conspiracy theorists believe that extreme government secrecy makes it necessary to discuss possible theories about what might be going on behind that veil of opacity. Smart upstanding citizens believe that just because a world-dominating government with the most powerful military in the history of civilization has no transparency and zero accountability to the public, that doesn’t mean you’ve got to get all paranoid about it. Crazy, stupid conspiracy theorists believe it’s okay to ask questions about important events that happen in the world, even if their government tells them they shouldn’t. Smart upstanding citizens believe everything they need to know about reality comes out of Mike Pompeo’s angelic mouth. ... On a lighter note, their day is coming: "Their Day Is Coming, I Promise You": Durham Probe To Contain "Very Problematic Findings", Meadows Warns https://www.zerohedge.com/political/their-day-coming-i-promise-you-warns-me… ... "When we look at the investigation that is going on now with Mr. Durham, he is finding things that will be very problematic," said Meadows - who will not be seeking reelection in 2020. "And where they’re problematic is not just in the initial investigation, it is after January of 2017 before the president is actually sworn into office, they’re still operating on trying to take him down when they know they had no case," Meadows added. Durham, appointed by Attorney General Bill Bar to examine the origins of the Russia investigation, has reportedly been focusing on former CIA Director John Brennan's communications in regards to the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment which concluded that Vladimir Putin meddled in the last election to help President Trump. Barr, who has been directly involved in the investigation, reportedly traveled to London over the summer to discuss matters with UK intelligence officials - telling NBC that he was there "to introduce Durham to the appropriate people and set up a channel through which he could work with these countries." ... R-NC Meadows and Bannon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKS5B9fo2f4 Now, I wonder, why does Hilary "We came, we saw, he died" Clinton, get a chill down her spine when she looks into Durham's inquisitorial eyes? Nope. No idea. Couldn't possibly have anything to do with years of evil, illegal, unlawful, unconstitutional actions. Not possible. Durham: My -eyes-, nigger! Look in, to muh -eyes-!! You is face music! I just love it when dey plan comes togedder :D

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ZDNet: Company shuts down because of ransomware, leaves 300 without jobs just before holidays
by jim bell 04 Jan '20

04 Jan '20

ZDNet: Company shuts down because of ransomware, leaves 300 without jobs just before holidays. https://www.zdnet.com/article/company-shuts-down-because-of-ransomware-leav… Jim Bell's comments: Why not have an AP-like system set up to target ransomware pirates? Traditional law-enforcement systems haven't demonstrated much ability to solve that problem. Enforcing laws against such actions, especially across national borders, is difficult. There are probably thousands of people with the computer skills to attempt this, but they may not have the motivation. Or, they hesitate to stand up and take credit for their accomplishment.

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Mega Triggers of the 2010s - [PEACE]
by Zigga da Trigga N.gga 04 Jan '20

04 Jan '20

Trigger warning: "trigger warnings" may be mentioned in this email, and all trigger warnings, let alone triggers, have been declared, in and of themselves, triggers: https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/06/trigger-warning-everday-feminism/ The rest of the inglorious list: The Most Absurd PC Moments Of The 2010s https://www.zerohedge.com/political/most-absurd-pc-moments-2010s https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/most-absurd-politically-correct-mome…

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Repeat of the XYZ Affair?
by Ryan Carboni 04 Jan '20

04 Jan '20

Something reminded me of the XYZ Affair, something I read from the chapters of my history textbook that my middle school class skipped. No one is going to condemn our government for behaving like the old corrupt monarchies that the American spirit inherently despises. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_inquiry_against_Donald_Trump Sondland, Volker, and Perry, who called themselves the "three amigos" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZ_Affair An American diplomatic commission was sent to France in July 1797 to negotiate a solution to problems that were threatening to break out into war. The diplomats, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry, were approached through informal channels by agents of the French foreign minister, Talleyrand, who demanded bribes and a loan before formal negotiations could begin. Although such demands were not uncommon in mainland European diplomacy of the time, the Americans were offended by them, and eventually left France without ever engaging in formal negotiations.

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