Destroying government computers

[Tyler Durden]

>The chairman of the Senate Judiciary  Committee said yesterday he favors 
>developing new technology to remotely  destroy the computers of people who 
>illegally download music from the Internet.

Well, even if they COULD develope such a technology, wouldn't it only work 
for about a day or two before a patch was made to block it? Sounds awfully 
Dilbert-like. Methinks Mr Hatch is not a very bright man.

>If Orrin Hatch proposes such a thing, we can propose technologies which  
>identify those from .gov or .mil or other Congress/Gov't. domains and  send 
>lethal viruses and suchlike back to them to destroy their machines  if they 
>illegally connect to our machines.

Why wait? And of course, such an act would be our patriotic duty, because if 
we didn't, then The Terrorists certainly would when we were least prepared 
for it.

-TD



>From: Tim May <timcmay at got.net>
>To: cypherpunks at lne.com
>Subject: Destroying government computers
>Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 20:16:57 -0700
>
>http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/business/ 
>news_1b18hatch.html
> >
> > June 18, 2003, WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary  
>Committee
> > said yesterday he favors developing new technology to remotely  destroy 
>the
> > computers of people who illegally download music from the Internet.
> >
> > "If that's the only way, then I'm all for destroying their machines.  If
>you
> > have a few hundred thousand of those, I think people would realize"  the
> > seriousness of their actions, he said.
>
>
>If Orrin Hatch proposes such a thing, we can propose technologies which  
>identify those from .gov or .mil or other Congress/Gov't. domains and  send 
>lethal viruses and suchlike back to them to destroy their machines  if they 
>illegally connect to our machines.
>
>(A simple warning that government stooges, lawyers, judges, clerks, and  
>any GS-xx employees are not allowed to connect should suffice. After  that, 
>if they connect, fuck their machines dead.)
>
>
>--Tim May
>"Ben Franklin warned us that those who would trade liberty for a little  
>bit of temporary security deserve neither. This is the path we are now  
>racing down, with American flags fluttering."-- Tim May, on events  
>following 9/11/2001

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