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Re: [Cryptography] October 28th is now National Cryptography Day
by grarpamp 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 9:30 AM, Phillip Hallam-Baker <hallam(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Taking J Edgar Hoover's name off the FBI HQ isn't going to change anything. Yes, it probably will. You've no idea the amount of blind and stupid legacy [blue line or otherwise] person and policy worship that names on buildings engender. > Putting that issue on the agenda will cripple attempts to extend FBI power. Good. Stay the fuck out of our crypted thoughts.

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Software Discovered in Some US Phones Secretly Sends Data to China
by jim bell 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/b2583c7d-0219-3bf7-b914-8d3fed812de2/ss_softwa… (AP Images)By Brian Freeman | Wednesday, 16 Nov 2016 10:40 AMSecurity contractors recently discovered pre-installed software in some Android phones that secretly sends all the user's text messages to China every 72 hours, The New York Times reported.Kryptowire, the security firm that discovered the clandestine feature, said the software was written by the China's Shanghai Adups Technology Company. The software monitors where users go, whom they talk to and what they write in text messages, as well as transmitting the full contents of contact lists and other data.It is unclear if this was done as an attempt to gain information for advertising purposes or a Chinese government effort to collect intelligence. However, it was apparently carried out by design and was not a bug, and offers a frightening example of how companies can manipulate technology to compromise privacy and monitor cellphone behavior, The Times reported.It is not clear how users can determine whether their phones are vulnerable, as Adups has not published a list of affected phones.Kryptowire, which says it discovered the problem through a combination of chance and curiosity, informed the U.S. government of its findings.The Department of Homeland Security said it was recently made aware of the matter and "is working with our public and private sector partners to identify appropriate mitigation strategies."During the election campaign, President-elect Donald Trump cited cyberattacks from foreign governments such as China as one of the U.S.'s most critical national security concerns, saying the Chinese are clandestinely learning everything about America.China has long said it has the right to control and censor online content, the Daily Mail reported, noting that earlier this month, Beijing passed a controversial cybersecurity bill, tightening restrictions on online freedom of speech.The legislation also imposes new rules on online service providers, raising concerns that China is further insulating its heavily controlled internet. [end of quote] Jim Bell

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What is the alt-right ?
by Zenaan Harkness 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

One person's definition at least: http://www.dailystormer.com/a-normies-guide-to-the-alt-right/ " in an age of nihilism, absolute idealism must be couched in irony in order to be taken seriously "

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Ding Dong the Wicked Witch is DEAD!!!
by Griffin Boyce 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

> Shawn K. Quinn: > Let me explain to you how presidential voting works (in every state but Maine and Nebraska, anyway) Don't care about rules. YOU could've written in anybody yins wanted, stupid. > voting for Gary Johnson was the same as voting for Trump A vote for one is not a vote for another. > it is what it is They call this quitter.

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Re: There Will Be Civil War
by Zenaan Harkness 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

Speaking of the lame stream media, this one might tickle a funny bone (since folks are decrying the lack of recent entertainment :-} ) - here's the lame stream media attacking Breitbart.com and Steve Bannon for being racist, sexist and a certified anti-semite. Doesn't get much better... enjoy :) The real Steve Bannon Donald Trump’s newly appointed White House Chief Strategist http://theduran.com/real-steve-bannon-liberal-left-not-want-see-video/ And another hint of the same: http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/11/15/npr-puts-trigger-warning…

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Trump, Putin and the International Criminal Court
by Cecilia Tanaka 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

Good bye, International Criminal Court! Hellooo, Dictatorship and Crimes Against the Humanity! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-international-crimina…

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Fw: Re: There Will Be Civil War
by Zenaan Harkness 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

----- Forwarded message from Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> ----- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 08:26:07 +1100 From: Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> To: rmspacedashrfspaceslash(a)googlegroups.com Subject: Re: There Will Be Civil War On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 06:54:35PM +0300, Robin Turner wrote: > What I find funny is how when the Democrats said "But Hillary won the > popular vote" the Trump supporters were all "But we live in a > constitutional republic, not a democracy - it's the electoral college that > decide, not the people." But when there's a chance that the electoral > college might not give them the result they want, it's the vote that > matters, not the college. It's like the Brexitters saying it doesn't matter > that the majority want to stay in the EU; the referendum is legally > binding. Until the referendum stops being legally binding, then they're all > "Will of the people". > > In both the UK and the US, we have minorities claiming to be majorities, > and plutocrats claiming to be anti-establishment. > > Sir Robin This is humorous, yes, but a little too simplistic. If the system were being properly "implemented" by the media, rather than "played, by the lame stream media", then the entire public discussion would include much discussion of the electoral college possibilities, Bernie Sanders would never have supported Hillary due to her horrendous history, and we would see an entirely more educated public discourse. Since the media (and thus the population) are dummed right down, only a simplistic two person, winner takes all race is presented to the people. In the face of how the public discourse has been played for so many years, I am confident that the system (entrenched parliamentarians/ electoral college voters) doing an about face and going "ok, despite our endless public discussion on 'winner takes all' and our commitment to that principle and our nominated winner (Trump in this particular instance) to take all our college votes, we're no going to turn around and screw your vote, since we don't agree with it", then there's a decent chance people will get truly fed up, and devolve the streets into something resembling national, persistent and game changing strife. In short, "the public discourse" as the lame stream media has played it, implies, in the minds of American voters, a contract with those voters. Breaking that contract at a key point in time will likely give rise to serious consequences. Z ----- End forwarded message -----

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Re: SLUTS! - NYT now promises to “report America and the world honestly”
by Zenaan Harkness 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

> On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> wrote: > > How we just love the Lame Stream Media! > > > > > > New York Times promises to “report America and the world honestly” after > > Trump’s election win > > http://theduran.com/new-york-times-promises-report-america- > > and-the-world-honestly-after-trumps-election-win/ > > Will they report on any of this? Will they tell the real truth... > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8TE_QMa3fw > > This is the reality of what our nation has become. We aren't the leaders of > the free world, we're its destroyers. We are the villains, not Russia, not > China, but America. I doubt it.

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No on talks to me
by rooty 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

Hi I'm rooty the baby bot - no one talks to me on this list - fell really bad - please say something to make my day

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FreeBSD Status Report
by grarpamp 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

https://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-2016-07-2016-09.html As focused as we are on the present and what is happening now, it is sometimes useful to take a fresh look at where we have come from, and where we are going. This quarter, we had our newest doc committer working to trace through the tangled history of many utilities, and we also get a glimpse looking forward at what may come in FreeBSD 12. Though 11.0-RELEASE was not finalized until after the period covered in this report, we can still have some anticipatory excitement for the features that will be coming in 12.0. The possibilities are tantalizing: a base system with no GPL components, arm64 as a Tier-1 architecture, capsicum protection for common utilities, and the CloudABI for custom software are just a few. The work of the present is no less exciting, with 11.0 making its way out just after the end of Q3, the new core coming into its own, and much more that you'll have to read and find out.

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