CDR: RE: CRYPTIC SEDUCTION -- CYPHERPUNK SPECIAL

[Declan McCullagh]

We ran a review of it at Wired, and I showed it at my CFP'99 event. It's 
worth buying, if just for the this-is-a-first-and-sort-of-strange value.

-Declan


At 17:16 9/24/2000 -0400, Templeton, Stuart wrote:

>here's something i dug up... at......
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>http://www.techweek.com/articles/3-8-99/needle.htm
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>it's down there....
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>"McPherson says she gets excited by the drive-by shootings. "It takes me
>about a half hour afterwards to calm down," she says.
>
>Cryptic seduction
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>Juicy Mango is one of thousands of porn sites on that geek-inspired
>communications platform known as the Internet. Now, the more traditional
>(video) porn industry is starting to take notice of geeks. "Cryptic
>Seduction" is the name of a geek-centered porn flick coming, perhaps, to a
>screen near you. The film was screened for a meeting of Cypherpunks in
>Oakland where it received raucous approval, according to Wired News.
>Cypherpunks is a group of privacy advocates and encryption developers who
>support a strong code to safeguard one's personal data on the Net.
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>hey, guys, is this uhm, wasn't there a "Cryptic Seduction II" in '99 , i
>think i saw it in the archive???????
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-cypherpunks at Algebra.COM
>[mailto:owner-cypherpunks at Algebra.COM]On Behalf Of jim bell
>Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 2:51 PM
>To: Sandy Sandfort; cypherpunks at cyberpass.net
>Subject: Re: CRYPTIC SEDUCTION -- CYPHERPUNK SPECIAL
>
>
>
>So what's "Cryptic Seduction"?   Sorry, but I've been, uh, "away."
>
>Jim Bell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Sandy Sandfort <sandfort at mindspring.com>
>To: <cypherpunks at cyberpass.net>
>Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 10:37 AM
>Subject: CRYPTIC SEDUCTION -- CYPHERPUNK SPECIAL
>
>
> > C'punks,
> >
> > Many of you have asked when CRYPTIC SEDUCTION would be available on video.
> > I have held off making copies available because I have been looking for a
> > good deal with a distributor.  I've decided not to wait any longer.  It
>will
> > soon be available through several sites on the Web.
> >
> > Because of the heavy Cypherpunk influence/involvement in the making of
> > CRYPTIC SEDUCTION, I've decided to make a special Cypherpunk offer.  If
>you
> > would like to get an advance copy of CRYPTIC SEDUCTION, send a check or
> > money order for $19.95 (plus appropriate sales tax if you are in
>California)
> > to:
> >
> > Desdaemona Film Production Trust
> > 123 Bay Place, #301
> > Oakland, CA 94610
> >
> > Your check or money order should be made out to "Desdaemona Film
>Production
> > Trust."  If you have any questions, e-mail me or call me at 510-839-3441.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >  S a n d y
> >
> > P.S.  Many of you have seen the soft-core version of CRYPTIC SEDUCTION on
> > the Spice Channel.  The video version, however, is hard-core.
> >