On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 09:59:20AM -0400, Michael Best wrote:

NatSecGeek=National Security Geek. Other than recent Cryptome stuff, it's mostly links to archives and datasets.

I still fail to understand the answer to the first question. In case of positive answer, please define "National". "nations" bomb/nuke each other AFAICT.

I assume "luser" is internet speak for "wild and crazy guy"? http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-festrunk-brothers/n8662 ;-)

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Georgi Guninski wrote:

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Are you this twatter luser:

NatSecGeek

https://twitter.com/NatSecGeek

Suggested by: http://www.dailydot.com/politics/cryptome-ip-leak-john-young-michael-best/

In case of positive answer, what does "Nat" mean?

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 10:14:57AM -0400, Michael Best wrote:

Here's the windup... and the pitch... It looks like it's gonna be an ad hominem! Best doesn't swing at it. Ball one.

In case you can't understand the question, are you this?: https://twitter.com/NatSecGeek According to: http://www.dailydot.com/politics/cryptome-ip-leak-john-young-michael-best/

Just had it pointed out to me "luser" was just internet slang, and not really an insult. Sorry I got a little defensive after that. For me, "national security" is anything a nation needs to prosper and survive, including national medical care, education, ensuring a healthy job market and that there's infrastructure for everyone to get food, water, information, and from place to place. A lot of my emphasis is on the intelligence aspects of national security, because I started off and got hooked on the subject while reading military history and ex-spook/spy memoirs. I'm fascinated by the economic side of things and think it's under represented, and we need more/better education (at least in the U.S.) that's gauged to a realistic job market and caters to the individual's actual capabilities. I generally don't talk about that part because I only understand it in the broadest terms, and the best I can do is try to listen to the experts in that field and people who are smarter than me. And then there's separating policy from politics... I hope that helps clarify some. Sorry again for assuming that your question was insincere/attacking. Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 10, 2015, at 10:23, Michael Best wrote:

Yep. Thought tacit acknowledgment in first answer was clear, but like it was lost in translation as too often happens with email. My fault. Ad hominem anticipation was in response to the bombing comment.

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On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Georgi Guninski wrote: On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 10:14:57AM -0400, Michael Best wrote:

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Here's the windup... and the pitch... It looks like it's gonna be an ad hominem! Best doesn't swing at it. Ball one.

In case you can't understand the question, are you this?: https://twitter.com/NatSecGeek According to: http://www.dailydot.com/politics/cryptome-ip-leak-john-young-michael-best/

The fucking wind is the biggest expert i know On Oct 10, 2015 11:34 PM, "Juan" wrote:

On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 13:38:47 -0400 Michael Best wrote:

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For me, "national security" is anything a nation needs to prosper and survive, including national medical care, education, ensuring a healthy job market and that there's infrastructure for everyone to get food, water, information, and from place to place.

I thought the reference to 'natsec' was derogative. Silly me.

You think all those wonderful things for the 'nation' should be done by the government mafia?

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generally don't talk about that part because I only understand it in the broadest terms, and the best I can do is try to listen to the experts in that field

ANd who are those experts...?

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and people who are smarter than me. And then there's separating policy from politics...

I hope that helps clarify some. Sorry again for assuming that your question was insincere/attacking.

Sent from my iPhone

On 10/10/15, Michael Best wrote:

Yep...

Michael the first rule of cypherpunks is to admit nothing. especially use of social media ;)

On October 11, 2015 3:42:14 PM coderman wrote:

On 10/10/15, Michael Best wrote:

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Yep...

Michael the first rule of cypherpunks is to admit nothing. especially use of social media ;)

You all already know I don't use Twatter, Failbook et al (Gord knows I bitch about them enough), but I do have one or two idiotbox indulgences and one happens to be airing tonight. So may I say, in the most respectful way possible: Go JTrig yourselves - I'm out for the night, bitches! ;) -Shelley

On October 12, 2015 9:31:40 AM Razer wrote:

His use of a sig with all his social networks is one of the reasons I earlier said Best has some income-related motive, and that he's most likely dealing in 'future rewards'. After all BB is a contributor to the intercept and even that cheap ass street panhandler "Commander X" aka 'curbhugger chris' got a whole damn writeup in the New Yorker.

RR

Razor, what has gotten into you? The only social network sig block I've seen is this: --- Twitter https://twitter.com/tbiehn | LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/travisbiehn | GitHub http://github.com/tbiehn | TravisBiehn.com http://www.travisbiehn.com | Google Plus https://plus.google.com/+TravisBiehn -- There has been a lot of noise on the list so I could have missed it, but I don't recall seeing Mike post anything like that (whereas the above is posted in each of Travis's replies, and I don't see you calling him out for it.) Georgi asked Mike if he was NatSecGeek, that's the only time I recall his Twatter being mentioned. If you're going to attack someone, at least get the facts straight. -S

On 10/12/2015 09:41 AM, Shelley wrote:

Razor, what has gotten into you?

The only social network sig block I've seen is this:

--- Twitter https://twitter.com/tbiehn | LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/travisbiehn | GitHub http://github.com/tbiehn | TravisBiehn.com http://www.travisbiehn.com | Google Plus https://plus.google.com/+TravisBiehn --

There has been a lot of noise on the list so I could have missed it, but I don't recall seeing Mike post anything like that (whereas the above is posted in each of Travis's replies, and I don't see you calling him out for it.) Georgi asked Mike if he was NatSecGeek, that's the only time I recall his Twatter being mentioned.

If you're going to attack someone, at least get the facts straight.

-S

On October 12, 2015 9:31:40 AM Razer wrote:

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His use of a sig with all his social networks is one of the reasons I earlier said Best has some income-related motive, and that he's most likely dealing in 'future rewards'. After all BB is a contributor to the intercept and even that cheap ass street panhandler "Commander X" aka 'curbhugger chris' got a whole damn writeup in the New Yorker.

RR

Mea Culpa regarding the presumption it was Best's sig (it was an html post with links obscured) but NO apology at all for the presumption of 'future rewards' or Best being a "Bird dog in a snipe hunt' who's not cognizant of who the 'hunters' are... or perhaps he is.