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Putin Documentary by Russian state
by Zenaan Harkness 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

For those who wish to balance their Western media consumption levels. This version contains 8 parts of about 40MiB each, and has the English subtitles inbuilt: http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/president-putins-15-years-power-en-su… This a single file version, about 1.5GiB, but no subtitles appear to be available as at today, which is unfortunate since the quality is great, but if you speak Russian, this is the one for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyNcbVuDJyA Enjoy, Zenaan

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Re: Shiny stuff and designer societies
by Shelley 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

On October 28, 2015 8:09:08 AM Lodewijk andré de la porte <l(a)odewijk.nl> wrote: > New threat, this is offtopic. [Snipping as needed. Warning: it is lengthy.] I facepalmed so hard when I read this. I support and agree with both Razer's and Juan's replies to this post; I just didn't want to offend the netiquette-sensitive by posting +1 to both replies. All of these: > I feel like you are ignoring the cost of time, underestimating people's > expenses, and arbitrarily hate cars and meat. > > For most "the latest iCrap" is not a significant expense. 200 euro's a > month or so (phone + laptop) is quite doable, especially given how much > time one spends with iCrap devices. Resale value is nonzero, too, so > really, quite doable. > > I know how to fix/repurpose most things. Actually fixing things often > doesn't compare favorably with just buying a new one - time spent at 10 > euro's per hour makes most repairs very borderline effective. > Totally miss the point. Totally. You seem to be speaking from a position where it sounds like money is the focal point, the most important factor. To me, it is the least important part of the equation. Ever heard of voluntary simplicity? It's a concept I have embraced for all of my adult life. I don't have much money because I don't want it. I don't use many resources because I like to tread lightly upon the earth, and I don't think it's fair if I have an abundance of something while others have none. I'm not a capitalist, never have been nor will I ever be. I agree with Razor's view of capitalism. Juan's, too. Nor do I have a god delusion that lets me shit all over the earth, be horrible to people and do whatever else I want as long as I say the magic words in a prayer and put an offering of filthy lucre in a basket for absolution. This is the only shot I get at not being a totally useless garbage person. My conscience won't allow me to mindlessly consume at the expense of the planet and other people. I'm not sorry for that. One aspect of the human cost of "shiny new crap" has already been pointed out by Razer. I wasn't talking about the monetary cost to you (although paying €200/mo for a phone and laptop is incredibly unnecessary, imho. But I like to have control over the operating systems of my devices, and see no reason to upgrade hardware to newer models if they're in good working order and meeting my needs.) Do you get no sense of personal satisfaction from repairing something that would have gone into a landfill? Or of building something exactly how you want it instead of buying overpriced, pressed particleboard crap that is toxic to both humans and the environment? Where is your hacker ethic, man? > > - Freecycle, trade with others > > Trade what? I do secondhand shopping and selling when appropriate, that > should be good too. > More appropriate is the question, what wouldn't you trade? Things you no longer use or need for something you do. Skills you have, for some your neighbor has (can be as simple as I'll help you repair and paint your porch, you help me sow and plant my garden.) Trading child/ elder/ pet care, shared meals, errands... do you really have no friends or neighbors with whom you do this? > > - Shop at second hand and thrift stores for most things. > > Do, for the things it makes sense for. It takes more effort as you > frequently will not find what you were looking for. (protip: great for > amplifiers and speakers) > The list of what one wouldn't buy secondhand is much shorter. Yes, you can go into the Gap and buy a pair of pants for €70... but why would you want to? So what if it takes me an hour to look through thrift store racks - for that $70, I'd come out with several pairs of perfectly nice pants, skirts, shirts... it's madness. I have a dresser for which I paid $20 at a thrift store, over 20 years ago. It is made of sturdy, solid wood and in excellent condition, has survived cross-country trips and countless local moves. Good luck with your Walmart junk! That hour I "wasted" saving hundreds of $ or € in a thrift store? I'll get it back by using commute time to read and catch up on things while taking the bus or train. You'd be stuck driving in traffic (if you lived in my city; not sure how it is where you live), all stressed out. What I don't buy used: undergarments, pillows, etc. But I won't ever buy them at Walmart, either. > > - Think before you buy. Try to support true fair trade/fair wages and buy > > locally whenever possible. Hint: it's usually possible. > > > Fair trade/wages are determined by the capitalist market, not by me. I'm > simply not that arrogant. If you don't believe in markts you have more work > cut out for you than just buying fair trade branded products. (Protip: > fairtrade is just another way for things to be shiny) No. That's why I said *true* fair trade, a living fucking wage. Not a bag of coffee from a corporate behemoth with a fake stamp on it. Please, tell me you knew that and are just being cheeky? > > Buying local is even more meaningless. If transport costs do not outweigh > production costs, go ferry it in from Australia, China, Chile, etc. You're > making the efficient choice by doing so. > So are you saying that you're okay with people working in slave labor conditions & being paid subhuman wages, polluting the atmosphere by transporting this stuff for thousands of miles... instead of supporting the local businesses in your own community, if the price is right? I can't even answer this. Not without flaming. I can't. > > Public transport or Zip Carring add to stress, cost more time, are not > reliable and are not portable storage. I'd like an electric car, but the > initial purchase is so high it skews things like tax and insurance. > > Idk why you hate cars so much. They're pretty damn useful, give you lots of > freedom and independence, and just help you get around so much better than > public transport. Their prices also compare with other forms of transport. > > (bikes are slow and only really work in villages or compatible cities) > I don't intrinsically hate cars. As was already mentioned, does everyone really need one (or more) of them, though? Your CBA is flawed because, again, you're only thinking of yourself. Your convenience, your money. There is an entire world around you. You could start by cutting back on the amount of damage you do to it. Public transport sucks sometimes, no doubt. Get involved to make it better. It's not wasted time if you use it to read, learn something new, chat with someone, or post random bullshit to public internet lists ;) On nice days, biking is good exercise for those who are able. Most of us don't get enough exercise as it is. > > Preparing my own food is a waste of time, other people are cheaper, mass > production is cheaper, I'm very mediocre at cooking. It is not ANY of these things. Use that time on the bus to learn how to cook basic stuff! Cook on the weekend while hanging out with friends/family or rocking out to music and make your lunches and dinner main dishes for the entire next week. How is that not saving time, money and being good for your health? > > Going vegan is an interesting choice, all evidence points to it being much > much much better for the environment, etc. It is, and much better for your health as well (not to mention, better for the animals!) > but meat is still quite > affordable and quite complimentary to meals. If it truly were 100x easier > on the environment I'd expect to see that in the price, and I hardly do. I > assume there's some sort of sponsoring going on, and until it stops I'll > keep on eating delicious and healthy meat. If the meat industry wasn't subsidized, you'd be paying $20/lb for hamburger. If you're truly interested, read Diet for a New America by John Robbins (who was heir to The Baskin-Robbins ice cream fortune and walked away from it all to lead a vegan, ethical life.) It has America in the title but is applicable to all (we are just among the worst offenders, as with most things.) There are several documentaries that show the horrors of factory farming; I'll list some if you'd like. Not only is it barbaric, it is extremely unhealthy for you. > > Razer mentioned a TV, I don't own one. Razer and Juan answered the rest of this with much more grace than I would. Wouldnt want my "fuck" counter to push me higher on the offensiveness list ;) -Shelley

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strange coincidences - largest ever drugs bust at Rafik Hariri International Airport
by Zenaan Harkness 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

Short and sweet with plenty of sarcasm: http://russia-insider.com/en/saudi-prince-arrested-2-tons-delicious-ampheta… The real question, should all drugs be legalised, would that help or hinder the Russian Syrian Iranian effort?

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The ENTIRE World (Minus Israel, Obviously) Just Voted to Condemn the US Embargo Against Cuba
by Zenaan Harkness 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

USA actually considered abstaining for the first time ever. http://russia-insider.com/en/breaking-entire-un-minus-israel-obviously-just… http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bbf65503c10d47558075e427fac988d4/us-says-it-… "The General Assembly voted 191-2 to condemn the commercial, economic and financial embargo against Cuba, the highest number of votes ever for the measure. Only Israel joined the United States in opposing the resolution, and when the vote lit up on the screen many diplomats jumped to their feet in a standing ovation."

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U.S. Congresswoman: CIA Must Stop Illegal, Counterproductive War to Overthrow Assad
by Zenaan Harkness 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

U.S. Congresswoman: CIA Must Stop Illegal, Counterproductive War to Overthrow Assad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHkher6ceaA Rare to hear a USA politician talk in this way. The fact she got such air time is another indicator that the fascist military regime running America is having to have a game change.

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The $24B Secret Telco Data Biz
by grarpamp 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

http://adage.com/article/datadriven-marketing/24-billion-data-business-telc… SAP's Consumer Insight 365 ingests regularly updated data representing as many as 300 cellphone events per day for each of the 20 million to 25 million mobile subscribers. SAP won't disclose the carriers providing this data. It "tells you where your consumers are coming from, because obviously the mobile operator knows their home location," Us... 10 more, you... fuct.

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US Senate Passes the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act 74-21
by grarpamp 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

The U.S. Senate voted 74-21 in favor of CISA, a controversial cybersecurity bill. All five amendments submitted in an attempt to bolster privacy failed to pass. From The Guardian's coverage: Try asking the bill’s sponsors how the bill will prevent cyberattacks or force companies and governments to improve their defenses. They can’t answer. They will use buzzwords like “info-sharing” yet will conveniently ignore the fact that companies and the government can already share information with each other as is. There were barely any actual cybersecurity experts who were for the bill. A large group of respected computer scientists and engineers were against it. So were cyberlaw professors. Civil liberties groups uniformly opposed (and were appalled by) the bill. So did consumer groups. So did the vast majority of giant tech companies. Yet it still sailed through the Senate, mostly because lawmakers - many of whom can barely operate their own email - know hardly anything about the technology that they’re crafting legislation about. In other words, you're all fucked again... us 10, you ZERO, hahaha! http://www.dailydot.com/politics/cisa-senate-passage-cybersecurity-informat… http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/27/1440874/-Senate-Shoots-Down-Four-A… http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/27/senate-ignorant-of-cyb… https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2015/04/technologists-oppose-cisainforma… https://www.elon.edu/e-net/Article/122816?cmsapifragment=1283 https://www.aclu.org/broad-coalition-opposes-cybersecurity-information-shar… https://cdt.org/insight/consumer-advocates-letter-to-senate-on-cybersecurit… http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/26/technology/cisa-cybersecurity-bill-senate/

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Fwd: [Cryptography] WhatApp metadata broken; on deck: voice encryption
by grarpamp 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 10:30 AM Subject: [Cryptography] WhatApp metadata broken; on deck: voice encryption FYI -- The authors seem very optimistic about capturing the voice encryption session keys soon. WhatsApp network forensics: Decrypting and understanding the WhatsApp call signaling messages http://www.fit.vutbr.cz/research/pubs/index.php?file=%2Fpub%2F10979%2FWhats… we were able to acquire the following artifacts from the network traffic: * WhatsApp phone numbers. * WhatsApp phone call establishment metadata and datetime stamps. * WhatsApp phone call termination metadata and datetime stamps. * WhatsApp phone call duration metadata and datetime stamps. * WhatsApp's phone call voice codec (Opus). * WhatsApp's relay server IP addresses used during the calls.

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Fwd: [Cryptography] EFF press release: Wednesday Hearing in NSA Spying Case
by grarpamp 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Gilmore <gnu(a)toad.com> Date: Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 2:36 AM Subject: [Cryptography] EFF press release: Wednesday Hearing in NSA Spying Case To: cryptography(a)metzdowd.com, gnu(a)toad.com [The public is invited to watch justice be done or undone. Remember our old cypherpunk dress-up days in the Bernstein case? The judges will notice if a polite, interested crowd shows up, and will probably pay more attention. --gnu] From: "EFF Press" <press(a)eff.org> Subject: EFF: Wednesday Hearing in NSA Spying Case Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 08:30:11 -0700 This is a friendly message from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. View it in a web browser [1]. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION MEDIA ALERT For Immediate Release: Monday, October 26, 2015 Contact: Rebecca Jeschke Media Relations Director and Digital Rights Analyst press(a)eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x177 Wednesday Hearing in NSA Spying Case EFF Battles Against Government Stalling in Jewel v. NSA Pasadena, CA - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will urge an appeals court Wednesday to reject the government's attempts to block an appeal in Jewel v. NSA, EFF's long-running lawsuit battling unconstitutional mass surveillance of Internet and phone communications. The hearing is set for 2:00 pm on October 28 before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena, California. At issue in the appeal is the NSA's tapping into the fiber optic cables of America's telecommunications companies--a digital dragnet that subjects millions of ordinary people to government spying on their online activities. A mountain of evidence from whistleblowers and the government itself confirms the Internet backbone spying, yet a district court judge ruled earlier this year that there wasn't enough publicly available information to rule if the program is constitutional. EFF appealed to the Ninth Circuit, but the government claims that the appeal is premature and entwined with other issues that are still being litigated in the lower court. EFF Special Counsel Richard Wiebe will argue Wednesday that the appeals court should reject the government's delay tactics, and finally address whether backbone spying is legal and constitutional. What: Jewel v. NSA [2] Who: EFF Special Counsel Richard Wiebe When: Wednesday, Oct. 28 2:00 pm Where: Richard H. Chambers US Court of Appeals Courtroom 1 125 South Grand Avenue Pasadena, CA 91105 For this release: https://www.eff.org/press/releases/wednesday-hearing-nsa-spying-case [3] About EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading organization protecting civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, we defend free speech online, fight illegal surveillance, promote the rights of digital innovators, and work to ensure that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are enhanced, rather than eroded, as our use of technology grows. EFF is a member-supported organization. Find out more at https://www.eff.org. Electronic Frontier Foundation, 815 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 USA Links: ------ [1] https://supporters.eff.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=1227 [2] https://www.eff.org/cases/jewel [3] https://www.eff.org/press/releases/wednesday-hearing-nsa-spying-case For those not in the LA area, it should be livestreamed. Pasadena 9th Circuit courthouse, courtroom 1, 2 pm tomorrow. Before 2, go the court's website, http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ The middle column, Live Streaming Oral Arguments, should have a link to the livestream from that courtroom/courthouse.

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list sans smtp spillage
by coderman 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

http://pastebin.com/Wy98Q3TJ --- Email filter update. This is a list with trolls, troublemakers and other nuts mostly on the security mailing lists. Since I filter those the discussion is much more civil. And with far less conspiracies. mk(a)dee.su nadim(a)nadim.cc adrelanos(a)riseup.net l(a)odewijk.nl rysiek(a)hackerspace.pl @koplitz.net jerzyma(a)interia.eu theusernameiwantistaken(a)gmail.com eugen(a)leitl.org ruiz(a)iit.edu anonymous.coward(a)posteo.de njloof(a)gmail.com vladimir.teplouhov(a)gmail.com joebtfsplk(a)gmx.com silentswede2(a)gmail.com elrippo(a)elrippoisland.net electromagnetize(a)gmail.com coderman(a)gmail.com data(a)kuketz.de joseph(a)josephholsten.com an0n102968(a)gmail.com torance.ca(a)gmail.com risko(a)csl.sri.com jamesdbell8(a)yahoo.com jamesd(a)echeque.com author(a)anonymousbitcoinbook.com ricardcolorado(a)gmail.com kattitov(a)yandex.com themindwaregroup(a)gmail.com dahal.saurav(a)gmail.com maimun.rizal(a)googlemail.com muhammed_gokce(a)hotmail.com unknown(a)pgpru.com juan.g71(a)gmail.com mark.mccarron(a)live.co.uk crypto(a)jpunix.net waywardgeek(a)gmail.com ideasbuenas(a)gmail.com zen(a)freedbms.net scott(a)arciszewski.me K.Chambers(a)openmailbox.org blade.vp2020(a)gmail.com davidvargas1(a)mac.com lakbk89(a)gmail.com maestro(a)openmailbox.org riley(a)openmailbox.org shiretoko(a)web.de adfeno(a)openmailbox.org amenex(a)amenex.com calmstorm(a)openmailbox.org chaosesqueteam(a)yahoo.com christian(a)priest.com davesamcdxv(a)openmailbox.org gary02121993(a)openmailbox.org golyn(a)openmailbox.org jabjabs(a)fastmail.com.au janosch.adams(a)runbox.com lakbk89(a)openmailbox.org lcerf(a)dcc.ufmg.br mail(a)jadedfs.net marioxcc.MT(a)yandex.com myself600(a)opmbx.org noordinaryspider(a)gmail.com onpon4(a)riseup.net rafi.panoyan(a)hotmail.fr rainteller(a)eemajine.com t8mf4nu6lizp(a)canaglie.net thunderstormpolska(a)o2.pl tomlukeywood(a)fastmail.co.uk a1716479(a)trbvm.com cyrus_the_great(a)riseup.net gnorcie(a)umail.iu.edu kevinsisco61784(a)gmail.com whonixqubes(a)riseup.net afalex169(a)gmail.com andre76(a)fastmail.fm a.krey(a)gmx.de komachi(a)openmailbox.org ATorUser(a)mail2tor.com vitteaymeric(a)gmail.com art.istom(a)yandex.ru list(a)sysfu.com patrick-mailinglists(a)whonix.org mike(a)confidantmail.org martink(a)posteo.de luisg(a)riseup.net lynX(a)time.to.get.psyced.org tor(a)tengu.ch dewaj(a)garlic.com grarpamp(a)gmail.com burdges(a)gmail.com KevinB(a)ruggedinbox.com ter.one.leeboi(a)hush.com lpwzi9i84(a)use.startmail.com adrienj(a)adrienj.com domenico.andreoli(a)linux.com isacdaavid(a)gmail.com leemalek(a)Safe-mail.net mbm(a)rlogin.net mirimir(a)riseup.net tlbean(a)tlbean.com tbiehn(a)gmail.com torbirdyfoo(a)ruggedinbox.com aiwanski(a)cox.net zolar1(a)hush.com twim(a)riseup.net hha4491(a)web.de watau(a)t-online.de tim(a)teamsammut.com when2plus2is5(a)riseup.net schoen(a)eff.org mraboqht(a)gmail.com iznogoud(a)neomailbox.ch akademiker1(a)googlemail.com alexiswattel(a)gmail.com 123bltc(a)gmail.com barberb(a)barberb.com ben(a)bentasker.co.uk blobby(a)openmailbox.org BM-2cUqBqHFVDHuY34ZcpL3PNgkpLUEEer8ev(a)bitmessage.ch cinaed.simson(a)gmail.com darlingsuzy444(a)gmail.com domi3821(a)gmail.com drhardy84(a)gmail.com micaroni(a)gmail.com jgoltz(a)mail.nih.gov goofyzrnssm(a)vfemail.net beatthebastards(a)inbox.com jancsika(a)yahoo.com JS733NknRj6J(a)protonmail.com libertas(a)mykolab.com marcoskehl(a)hotmail.com max.o.bond(a)gmail.com michaelballriseup(a)gmail.com nasunorahl(a)gmail.com naz(a)gassiep.com paul(a)crable.us paul.syverson(a)nrl.navy.mil rekha13102(a)iiitd.ac.in rishabn.uci(a)gmail.com social(a)sponsor-privacy.com teor2345(a)gmail.com thomaswhite(a)riseup.net ---end-cut--- [ this encountered through paste crawlers searching for email addrs; not always indicative of a spill it turns out! ] best regards,

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