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Apple iPhone - blatant crooks
by John Newman 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

There are lots of stories out there about this from the past few days, I'm just pasting in what I was just reading - https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2017/12/21/apple-iphone-battery-li… Basically, iOS has a "feature" that deliberately slows down the phone based on the age of the battery. Apple's incentive here is obvious - get you to upgrade to the latest & "greatest", because damn the current model is really starting to feel it's age... Of course they never publicized that they were doing this or that a far cheaper battery replacement would restore performance, a trade off that no doubt many users would've made rather than shell out for a whole new model they don't really need. Some of the most crass and blatant profit driven software engineering I can think of.... Cheers John

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Historic! Norway's Parliament Votes to Decriminalize ALL Drugs
by Zenaan Harkness 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

This is a "scientific" experiment I believe is worth conducting - is there more or less harm when drugs are decriminalized and /or legalized - I suspect that overall harm is minimized note for example the comment "drastically reducing crime". ----- Forwarded message from Jim <jim.sovereign(a)optusnet.com.au> ----- Subject: Historic! Norway's Parliament Votes to Decriminalize ALL Drugs Historic! Norway's Parliament Votes to Decriminalize ALL Drugs The Mind Unleashed Claire Bernish Dec 18, 2017 http://themindunleashed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ecsss-1440x814.jpg In a bid to assist addicts, rather than lock users in cages, Norway’s parliament voted last week to decriminalize all drugs — citing Portugal and its general success lowering addiction and incarceration rates, getting those who need it into treatment, and drastically reducing crime and other issues related to the illegality of substances for personal use — thus, becoming the first Scandinavian nation to do so. Four major political parties campaigned in favor of the revolutionary shift in policy, and a majority vote <http://mixmag.net/read/norway-votes-in-favour-of-drug-decriminalisation-news> in Storting, Norwegian parliament, brought to fruition their efforts to, as Nicolas Wilkinson, health spokesman for the Socialist Left (SV) party, explained <http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/norway-parliament-drugs-decriminal…> , “stop punishing people who struggle, but instead give them help and treatment.” “It is important to emphasise that we do not legalise cannabis and other drugs, but we decriminalise,” Storting Health Committee Deputy Chairman Sveinung Stensland told <https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/rusmidler/historisk-i-stortinget-slutt-…> national publication, VG. “The change will take some time, but that means a changed vision: those who have a substance abuse problem should be treated as ill, and not as criminals with classical sanctions such as fines and imprisonment.” The Independent reports <http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/norway-parliament-drugs-decriminal…> the parties backing the measure included the Conservatives (Hoyre), Liberals (Venstre), the Labor Party (Ap), and the Socialist Left (SV) — with those voting in favor of full decriminalization directing the Norwegian government to reform its drug policies accordingly. It wasn’t just the relative success <http://pontiactribune.com/2015/04/portugals-success-story-decriminalizing-a…> in Portugal that motivated Norwegian politicians to act in addicts’ better interests, but Norway’s own timid experimentations with decriminalization. Newsweek reports <http://www.newsweek.com/norway-wants-decriminalize-drugs-748356> of the historic vote, “It’s a big next step for the Scandinavian country, which has been dancing around the possibility of decriminalization for several years. In 2006, it started to test a program that would sentence drug users to treatment programs, rather than jail, in the cities Bergen and Oslo. In early 2016, the country gave Norwegian courts the option to do this on a national level.” “The goal is that more addicts will rid themselves of their drug dependency and fewer will return to crime,” Justice Minister Anders Anundsen, quoted by <http://www.newsweek.com/norway-wants-decriminalize-drugs-748356> Newsweek, asserted at the time. “But if the terms of the programme are violated, the convicts must serve an ordinary prison term.” In the broadest strokes, this mimicked what Portuguese officials initiated on July 1, 2001, with its groundbreaking — indeed, all but unheard of at the time — decision to offer compassion and effective patient care for addicts wanting treatment, while saying no to the U.S.-led and utterly failed planetary war on drugs. Mic elaborated <https://mic.com/articles/110344/14-years-after-portugal-decriminalized-all-…> on Portugal’s policies in February 2015, “If someone is found in the possession of less than a 10-day supply of anything from marijuana to heroin, he or she is sent to a three-person Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction, typically made up of a lawyer, a doctor and a social worker. The commission recommends treatment or a minor fine; otherwise, the person is sent off without any penalty. A vast majority of the time, there is no penalty.” With nonviolent drug offenders cramped into overcrowded prisons, decriminalization frees space for violent criminals and others most traditionally given lengthy prison terms, while clearing overstuffed court dockets and freeing resources needed in other areas of law enforcement. Portugal had experienced the worst of opioid crises and the highest proportion of drug-related AIDS deaths in the European Union prior to mass decriminalization, notes <http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/norway-parliament-drugs-decriminal…> the Independent — which notes the nation now ranks second lowest in the same for all drug-related deaths. Further, as journalist Glenn Greenwald, who authored an oft-cited Cato Institute white paper, Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies, published in April 2009, reiterated <http://www.newsweek.com/greenwald-what-portugal-can-teach-us-about-decrimin…> for Newsweek two years ago, “none of the nightmare scenarios touted by preenactment decriminalization opponents — from rampant increases in drug usage among the young to the transformation of Lisbon into a haven for ‘drug tourists’ — has occurred.” Nonetheless, decriminalization hasn’t garnered unanimous support among parliament — detractors cite both legitimate and propagandically false information in argument — and concerns linger over the ostensive message sent to criminals, addicts, and users, when punitive measures are considerably loosened. Portugal, the Netherlands, Uruguay, and a smattering of locations and cultures around the world — and, now, Norway — have opted for the common sense and proven efficacious treatment of addicts as patients in medical need, instead of wholly useless punishment and incarceration. Although a smattering of articles in the international press reporting on decriminalization in Norway included <http://www.ladbible.com/news/news-norway-has-just-decriminalised-drugs-to-g…> ‘several U.S. states’ among those having loosened drug laws, it must be noted the legalization and decriminalization measures in various states — and, almost exclusively pertaining to cannabis, only — come weighted with governmental red tape and sticky fingers in the form of questionable taxation codes, restrictions, and more. And the United States remains gripped in the dark vortex of a spiraling opioid crisis — a situation mirroring that of Portugal years ago. In September, economist and professor, Jeffrey Miron, of Harvard University and the Cato Institute, opined <https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/could-legalizing-all-drugs-sol…> for Fortune the probable benefits should America choose to examine the crisis sans the goggles of decades of anti-drug propaganda, asking, “Could Legalizing All Drugs Solve America’s Opioid Crisis?” Miron concludes <https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/could-legalizing-all-drugs-sol…> , appropriately, “Around the world, liberal drug policies have had great success in reducing the harms from drug addiction, such as HIV and overdoses. Faced with a raging opioid crisis, the U.S. would be wise to model its own drug policy after countries that have undergone similar experiences.” Indeed <https://merryjane.com/news/portugal-drug-decriminalization-more-effective-t…> . http://themindunleashed.com/2017/12/norways-parliament-votes-to-decriminali… _____ ----- End forwarded message -----

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RAYZER'S WET DREAM COME TRUE: BITCOIN CRASHES LOL
by Gaycoin 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

Coin went from ~20K to almost half it's value in a few days. 1,000,000.00 100,000.00 10,000.00 <--- You are here 1,000.00 100.00 10.00 1.00 0.01 Plebbit is in full meltdown. This faggot lost it all: reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7leq7t/bought_at_19500_ama/ Pic related. Should have invested in Gaycoin. Lol.

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Vinay Gupta (Ethereum Project ) on BTC
by g2s 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

"It's becoming increasingly necessary to split the "making the internet work properly" faction from the "holy shit free money" faction in the crypto-currency situation. THERE IS NO FREE MONEY. There's only risk: if we can't make the global economy more efficient, your BTC hits $0" Thread https://twitter.com/leashless/status/944379528322994176

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Fw: Fwd: Fw: WHAT HAPPENED?
by Happy Birthday ! 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

> Marina Brown catskillmarina at gmaíl.com > Fri Dec 22 13:03:42 PST 2017 > It would be ever so nice if the list got back > to talking about privacy and cryptography This is a political list. Privacy and Cryptography are two of many topics. Though Socialism and Gommunism are the same thing. > rather than worshipping hitler. You're the only one bringing up Hitler. Pic related. Some say he did nothing wrong. I disagree. Joyful Yuletide to you and your cats, Marina.

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Re: RAYZER'S WET DREAM COME TRUE: BITCOIN CRASHES LOL
by g2s 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

Read the Vinay Gupta post. null

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RAYZER'S WET DREAM COME TRUE: BITCOIN CRASHES LOL
by Happy Birthday ! 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

> grarpamp grarpamp at gmaíl.com > Fri Dec 22 13:33:54 PST 2017 > plebbit > non-broken links Lol. Pic related. > Cryptocurrency is still early days McAfee agrees. Though I think he might be a terrorist. Second pic related. Joyful Yuletide to you and your family, grarpamp.

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RAYZER'S WET DREAM COME TRUE: BITCOIN CRASHES LOL
by Happy Birthday ! 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

> John Newman jnn at synfin.org > Fri Dec 22 15:48:27 PST 2017 > proof of work calculation > do something useful It is useful, it is the transaction that pays you the reward. It is hashed by the previous cracker, added to the other transactions, and you have to crack it. Once you do, you hash a new one for the next block of transactions. It could be decrypting messages tho. > folding proteins Games do good things. Foldit: wikipedia.org/wiki/Foldit But the credit should go to Dr. Erik Demaine at MIT and his father, Martin Demaine, for their work on the math behind the folding and inspiring the game concept. > Burning carbon Makes the earth greener. Which increases the Oxygen saturation of the mixture of gases you call air. > an awful waste Etherium, and some others, use Proof of Stake, which might be interesting to you. I think any computational process works, like gaming and watching movies, iirc. > We are baking the earth quickly enough, > aren't we? We aren't. The earth was many degrees warmer in the middle ages. There is an increase in oscillation with a decrease in temperature. We are headed into another ice age. Also, China, India, and Africa cause the most pollution. Especially the actual shit into the ocean. Something like the 10 most polluting rivers that flow into the ocean are in those countries. express.co.uk/news/world/891361/Plastic-waste-pollution-90-per-cent-rivers-India-China-Africa And pic related. > feeling foolish now Don't. You used it like a currency, which is it's intention, specifically "cash-like". You should be proud. Buy in at the dip. Put half in flux and sit on the rest. Get at least a coin or two, ten is better, so you don't have to do the sharé̩blue gig forever. Joyful Yuletide to you and your family, John.

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Fw: Fwd: Fw: WHAT HAPPENED?
by Happy Birthday ! 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

> John Newman jnn at synfin.org > Fri Dec 22 15:30:57 PST 2017 > YubiKey was defective! I think that is by design. > The simplest method to secure login to > computers, networks and internet services."" > no oxford comma These faggots don't even know how to write a sentence. Yet you trust them with securing your shit ? > two-factor authentication Two ? 1. User Name 2. Pass Phrase 3. One-time / Stored Key These niggers can't even count. Yet you trust them with securing your shit ? They also don't tell you how it works, only how to use it. I am not sure they even know. Lol. Also, >> Yubico has replaced all open-source components in YubiKey 4 with >> closed-source code, which can no longer be independently reviewed >> for security flaws."" >> Yubikey NEOs are still using open-source code."" And, >> In October 2017, security researchers found a vulnerability (known as >> ROCA) in the implementation of RSA keypair generation in a >> cryptographic library used by a large number of Infineon security >> chips. The vulnerability allows an attacker to reconstruct the >> private key by using the public key.[18][19] All YubiKey 4, YubiKey >> 4C, and YubiKey 4 nano within the revisions 4.2.6 to 4.3.4 are >> affected by this vulnerability."" Did you get the networked one or the touch ?

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Fw: Fwd: Fw: WHAT HAPPENED?
by Sandal Snare 22 Dec '17

22 Dec '17

> Marina Brown catskillmarina at gmā́il.comm > Thu Dec 21 13:03:57 PST 2017 > pride to "White" nationalists The US government classifies Hispanics as "White", so I am not sure what kind of fucked up argument you are making. "White" also includes most of the Jewish community. I am beginning to realize that you don't know shit about politics, history, or even reality. > US political parties Are private, for-profit corporations. Yet you occupy wallstreet antifa anarcho-commies support one. The one that is historically racist. > and more cops. "Democrat"-lead cities and counties, such as Chicago IL and Alameda CA, have the greatest police presence. Because they are racists who see "color" like you. Please inform yourself instead of spreading lies on this list. > anti-privacy figures on the Trump admin side. > Disgusting. Correct. The Autist Formerly Known as Julian Assange is ante privacy. So are many of the people on this list. And ante freedom. Save for "juan", "zztop", and maybe "grarpamp".

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