cpunk-like meeting report

[proclus at gnu-darwin.org]

Hi, I've been admiring your and Tim's contributions, and I was wondering if
either of you were planning to subscribe to the (new) news list.

http://lists.cryptnet.net/mailman/listinfo/cpunx-news

Be sure and check the archive before posting.  It is still small.

Otherwise, if anyone could recommend additional good sources for
cypherpunk-related news, I'd be very grateful, because I don't feel
right about cross-posting news items to cypherpunks list.  I'm already
subscribed to the Cryptome rdf channel, Politech, and GNU-Darwin of
course.  I don't think I'm interesting enough for Interesting
People ;-}.  Please feel free to write back to me on- or off-list
for whatever reason you like.

Regards,
proclus
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/



On 14 Dec, Major Variola (ret.) wrote:
> 
> I went to a meeting of the Irvine Underground (irvineunderground.org)
> which reminded me of late-90s SF CP meatings.  Although the overall
> tech level was probably lower and social implications weren't a big
> topic.
> Also, at this meeting, there were far more cameras or videocams than
> were present (at least overtly :-) at the few CP meats I attended.
> However,
> nyms were used more than they were (overtly :-) at CP meatings; this may
> 
> have been due to a "introduce yourself" poll.  The IU
> group seems to be a bit more social, going to movies for instance, than
> the
> topic-only CPs were.  The meeting was held in a room at an IHOP (pancake
> restaurant
> for furriners)
> 
> The exploit mentioned in
> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-12-11-microsoft2_x.htm
> was demonstrated, we were debriefed on the recent LA 802.11b War Flying
> mission
> (and the EMI resistance of 1960's era single-engine airplane instruments
> :-).
> Toorcon organizers were present.  About 30+ people
> were there, with what appeared to me to be a bimodal distribution of
> skills,
> some advanced, some admitted unix newbies, etc.  There was even
> recreational
> lock picking.  A WiFi LAN, net connectivity through someone's cell phone
> eventually.
> A video projector.
> 
> I didn't notice persons with exceptional Euler numbers,
> though black was definately the color of choice for garments.  Ages
> appeared
> well distributed from undergrad to hoary.  One gent noticed a certain
> TLA on my
> cypherpunks T-shirt and admitted that he had once worked in Ft Meade,
> though
> he wouldn't say on what :-)
> 

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