Re: Blood, Bullets, Bombs and Bandwidth

2005-10-31 Thread Justin
On 2005-10-22T01:51:50-0400, R.A. Hettinga wrote: --- begin forwarded text Tyler and Jayme left Iraq in May 2005. The Arbil office failed; there wasn't enough business in Kurdistan. They moved to London, where Tyler still works for SSI. His time in Iraq has transformed him to the extent

Multiple passports?

2005-10-31 Thread Justin
If I apply for a new one now, and then apply for a another one once the gov starts RFID-enabling them, will the first one be invalidated? Or can I have two passports, the one without RFID to use, and the one with RFID to play with? -- The six phases of a project: I. Enthusiasm. IV.

Re: Multiple passports?

2005-10-30 Thread Justin
On 2005-10-29T21:17:25-0700, Gregory Hicks wrote: Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 03:05:25 + From: Justin [EMAIL PROTECTED] If I apply for a new one now, and then apply for a another one once the gov starts RFID-enabling them, will the first one be invalidated? Or can I have two passports

Re: Blood, Bullets, Bombs and Bandwidth

2005-10-30 Thread Justin
On 2005-10-22T01:51:50-0400, R.A. Hettinga wrote: --- begin forwarded text Tyler and Jayme left Iraq in May 2005. The Arbil office failed; there wasn't enough business in Kurdistan. They moved to London, where Tyler still works for SSI. His time in Iraq has transformed him to the extent

Multiple passports?

2005-10-29 Thread Justin
If I apply for a new one now, and then apply for a another one once the gov starts RFID-enabling them, will the first one be invalidated? Or can I have two passports, the one without RFID to use, and the one with RFID to play with? -- The six phases of a project: I. Enthusiasm. IV.

Re: [PracticalSecurity] Anonymity - great technology but hardly used

2005-10-26 Thread Justin
On 2005-10-26T08:21:08+0200, Stephan Neuhaus wrote: cyphrpunk wrote: The main threat to this illegal but widely practiced activity is legal action by copyright holders against individual traders. The only effective protection against these threats is the barrier that could be provided

Re: [PracticalSecurity] Anonymity - great technology but hardly used

2005-10-26 Thread Justin
On 2005-10-26T08:21:08+0200, Stephan Neuhaus wrote: cyphrpunk wrote: The main threat to this illegal but widely practiced activity is legal action by copyright holders against individual traders. The only effective protection against these threats is the barrier that could be provided

Re: Judy Miller needing killing

2005-10-19 Thread Justin
On 2005-10-19T19:59:18+, Gil Hamilton wrote: Reporters should have no rights the rest of us don't have. It's hard to imagine the framers of the constitution approving an amendment that said freedom of the press is granted to all those who first apply for and receive permission from

Re: [Politech] More on Barney lawyer yearning to hack copyright infringers' sites [ip]

2005-10-19 Thread Justin
On 2005-10-19T10:37:55-0700, Declan McCullagh wrote: Previous Politech message: http://www.politechbot.com/2005/10/17/barney-lawyer-recommends/ Responses: http://www.politechbot.com/2005/10/19/more-on-barney/ Some of the first-round responses mentioned the iniquities involved in attacking

Re: [Politech] More on Barney lawyer yearning to hack copyright infringers' sites [ip]

2005-10-19 Thread Justin
On 2005-10-19T10:37:55-0700, Declan McCullagh wrote: Previous Politech message: http://www.politechbot.com/2005/10/17/barney-lawyer-recommends/ Responses: http://www.politechbot.com/2005/10/19/more-on-barney/ Some of the first-round responses mentioned the iniquities involved in attacking

Re: Judy Miller needing killing

2005-10-19 Thread Justin
On 2005-10-19T19:59:18+, Gil Hamilton wrote: Reporters should have no rights the rest of us don't have. It's hard to imagine the framers of the constitution approving an amendment that said freedom of the press is granted to all those who first apply for and receive permission from

Re: Wired on Secrecy Power Sinks Patent Case

2005-09-22 Thread Justin
On 2005-09-20T12:14:13-0400, Tyler Durden wrote: Very interesting CPunks reading, for a variety of reasons. http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68894,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1 I'm sick of this mosaic theory being used to justify preventing access to unclassified information. -- War is

Re: Wired on Secrecy Power Sinks Patent Case

2005-09-20 Thread Justin
On 2005-09-20T12:14:13-0400, Tyler Durden wrote: Very interesting CPunks reading, for a variety of reasons. http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68894,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1 I'm sick of this mosaic theory being used to justify preventing access to unclassified information. -- War is

Re: /. [Intel Adds DRM to New Chips]

2005-05-31 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-28T21:53:52+0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/28/1718200 Posted by: Zonk, on 2005-05-28 17:37:00 from the get-you-where-you-live dept. Badluck writes Microsoft and the entertainment industry's holy grail of controlling copyright

Re: /. [GPS-tracked Clothing]

2005-05-31 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-29T18:46:43+0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/29/1547234 Posted by: CmdrTaco, on 2005-05-29 16:07:00 from the finally-i-have-to-ask-why dept. [1]Anil Kandangath writes A Japanese firm has shown off new technology that enables GPS

google maps and latitude, longitude

2005-05-31 Thread Justin
For anyone who doesn't already know, there are several ways to get google maps to display a latitude/longitude. You can enter them in the query box like so: 35.5N 115.5W or 35.5,-115.5 (I think they added those within the last week or two.) Or you can use the original method, a GET-style form

Re: /. [GPS-tracked Clothing]

2005-05-29 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-29T18:46:43+0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/29/1547234 Posted by: CmdrTaco, on 2005-05-29 16:07:00 from the finally-i-have-to-ask-why dept. [1]Anil Kandangath writes A Japanese firm has shown off new technology that enables GPS

google maps and latitude, longitude

2005-05-29 Thread Justin
For anyone who doesn't already know, there are several ways to get google maps to display a latitude/longitude. You can enter them in the query box like so: 35.5N 115.5W or 35.5,-115.5 (I think they added those within the last week or two.) Or you can use the original method, a GET-style form

Re: /. [Intel Adds DRM to New Chips]

2005-05-28 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-28T21:53:52+0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/28/1718200 Posted by: Zonk, on 2005-05-28 17:37:00 from the get-you-where-you-live dept. Badluck writes Microsoft and the entertainment industry's holy grail of controlling copyright

Re: Anonymous Site Registration

2005-05-26 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-26T13:17:38-0400, Tyler Durden wrote: OK, what's the best way to put up a website anonymously? Tor? It's not immune from traffic analysis, but it's nearly the best you can do to hide the server's location/isp from clients. Let's assume that it has nothing to do with national

Re: Anonymous Site Registration

2005-05-26 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-26T13:17:38-0400, Tyler Durden wrote: OK, what's the best way to put up a website anonymously? Tor? It's not immune from traffic analysis, but it's nearly the best you can do to hide the server's location/isp from clients. Let's assume that it has nothing to do with national

Re: Jesus Christ Meets Your Papers Please (fwd)

2005-05-10 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-10T08:53:31-0500, J.A. Terranson wrote: If you think this is stupid, just wait till the Real ID Act takes effect. There is already a Jesus Christ living in D.C. If it's legal for someone named Jesus Christ to move to D.C., it should be legal for a D.C. resident or no-longer resident

Re: Zero knowledge( ab )

2005-05-10 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-09T12:28:25-0400, Adam Back wrote: There is a simple protocol for this described in Schneier's Applied Crypto if you have one handy... (If I recall the application he illustrates with is: it allows two people to securely compare salary (which is larger) without either party

Re: [IP] Real ID = National ID (fwd from dave@farber.net)

2005-05-10 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-09T19:55:26+, Justin wrote: What do we need security for? We need security because a lot of people hate the U.S., and because we won't close our borders, and Apparently I have not learned any lessons from the follies of a certain California governor. By close the borders, I

Re: [IP] Real ID = National ID (fwd from dave@farber.net)

2005-05-10 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-09T12:22:22-0700, cypherpunk wrote: We already have de facto national ID in the form of our state driver's licenses. They are accepted at face value at all 50 states as well as by the federal government. Real ID would rationalize the issuing procedures and require a certain minimum

Re: Jesus Christ Meets Your Papers Please (fwd)

2005-05-10 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-10T08:53:31-0500, J.A. Terranson wrote: If you think this is stupid, just wait till the Real ID Act takes effect. There is already a Jesus Christ living in D.C. If it's legal for someone named Jesus Christ to move to D.C., it should be legal for a D.C. resident or no-longer resident

Re: Zero knowledge( ab )

2005-05-09 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-09T12:28:25-0400, Adam Back wrote: There is a simple protocol for this described in Schneier's Applied Crypto if you have one handy... (If I recall the application he illustrates with is: it allows two people to securely compare salary (which is larger) without either party

Re: [IP] Real ID = National ID (fwd from dave@farber.net)

2005-05-09 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-09T12:22:22-0700, cypherpunk wrote: We already have de facto national ID in the form of our state driver's licenses. They are accepted at face value at all 50 states as well as by the federal government. Real ID would rationalize the issuing procedures and require a certain minimum

Re: [IP] Real ID = National ID (fwd from dave@farber.net)

2005-05-09 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-09T19:55:26+, Justin wrote: What do we need security for? We need security because a lot of people hate the U.S., and because we won't close our borders, and Apparently I have not learned any lessons from the follies of a certain California governor. By close the borders, I

Re: Stash Burn?

2005-05-02 Thread Justin
On 2005-05-02T10:13:50-0400, Tyler Durden wrote: yes, this reminded me of another brilliant idea. Why don't some cars have a little tiny furnace for stash destruction? If you've got an on-board stash and some Alabama hillbilly with a badge pulls you over, you just hit the button and have

Re: [Politech] Thumbprinting visitors at the Statue of Liberty (fwd from declan@well.com)

2005-04-28 Thread Justin
On 2005-04-28T15:37:19-0700, cypherpunk wrote: Matthew's snapshots: one (http://www.boingboing.net/images/Liberty-Locker-Thumbs-2.jpg), two (http://www.boingboing.net/images/Liberty-Locker-Thumbs1.jpg). If this were really as much of a conspiracy as people are making it out to be,

Re: Email Certification?

2005-04-27 Thread Justin
On 2005-04-27T16:09:12-0400, Tyler Durden wrote: Oh...this post was connected to my previous one. Is there some way to make it evident that someone has opened your email? Hotmail could make this evident. - Force deleted messages to remain in the Trash bin for a week after receipt of the

Re: AP For Starvation Judge

2005-03-28 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-26T22:35:23-0800, Eric Cordian wrote: Justin writes: Artificially feeding her against her wishes and/or the wishes of her husband (whose wishes have precedence over the wishes of her parents -- if you don't like that, get that law changed) is sick. I think we have

Re: AP For Starvation Judge

2005-03-28 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-26T11:04:46-0800, Eric Cordian wrote: This just in from CNN: [FBI agents have arrested a North Carolina man on suspicion of soliciting offers over the Internet to kill Michael Schiavo and Judge Greer. Richard Alan Meywes of Fairview is accused of offering $250,000 for the

Re: AP For Starvation Judge

2005-03-28 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-26T20:05:14-0800, Eric Cordian wrote: Justin writes: If the judge's decision had been the opposite, there might be a bounty on his head for that, too. Somehow letting someone who has lived 15 years with a significant brain injury live out the rest of their normal life span

Re: AP For Starvation Judge

2005-03-27 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-26T22:35:23-0800, Eric Cordian wrote: Justin writes: Artificially feeding her against her wishes and/or the wishes of her husband (whose wishes have precedence over the wishes of her parents -- if you don't like that, get that law changed) is sick. I think we have

Re: AP For Starvation Judge

2005-03-26 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-26T11:04:46-0800, Eric Cordian wrote: This just in from CNN: [FBI agents have arrested a North Carolina man on suspicion of soliciting offers over the Internet to kill Michael Schiavo and Judge Greer. Richard Alan Meywes of Fairview is accused of offering $250,000 for the

Re: AP For Starvation Judge

2005-03-26 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-26T20:05:14-0800, Eric Cordian wrote: Justin writes: If the judge's decision had been the opposite, there might be a bounty on his head for that, too. Somehow letting someone who has lived 15 years with a significant brain injury live out the rest of their normal life span

Re: What Will We Do With Innocent People's DNA?

2005-03-22 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-22T15:48:19+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/21/1937206 Posted by: timothy, on 2005-03-21 23:11:00 from the if-you-have-nothing-to-hide dept. [1]NevDull writes As creepy as it may be to deal with identity theft from corporate

Re: End of a cypherpunk era?

2005-03-07 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-06T00:03:01+0100, Anonymous wrote: Ian Grigg writes at http://www.financialcryptography.com/mt/archives/000381.html: : Is this the end of an era, a defining cypherpunk moment? It doesn't make much sense to renounce your U.S. citizenship if your relatives, who you care about and who

Re: End of a cypherpunk era?

2005-03-05 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-06T00:03:01+0100, Anonymous wrote: Ian Grigg writes at http://www.financialcryptography.com/mt/archives/000381.html: : Is this the end of an era, a defining cypherpunk moment? It doesn't make much sense to renounce your U.S. citizenship if your relatives, who you care about and who

Re: How to Stop Junk E-Mail: Charge for the Stamp

2005-03-03 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-03T11:52:59+, ken wrote: Chat is already higher volume (I read somewhere) in raw quantity of messages sent than email. I suspect you don't get much traffic. The beauty of a non-real-time store-and-forward system like smtp (or SMS, or oldstyle conferencing systems with

Re: How to Stop Junk E-Mail: Charge for the Stamp

2005-03-03 Thread Justin
On 2005-03-03T11:52:59+, ken wrote: Chat is already higher volume (I read somewhere) in raw quantity of messages sent than email. I suspect you don't get much traffic. The beauty of a non-real-time store-and-forward system like smtp (or SMS, or oldstyle conferencing systems with

palm beach HIV

2005-02-22 Thread Justin
Given the release of Palm Beach HIV+ patient information via accidental attachment to a widely-distributed email, should agencies with access to confidential information implement mandatory access control and role-based security so that, barring problems with the RBAC/MAC software, confidential

MIME stripping

2005-02-22 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-21T22:40:03+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: Yes, complain to the Al-Q. node maintainer. The same code which strips my digital signatures also wrap the lines. Really? http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=start=0scoring=denc_author=8NH-JhofCMh-TnQo0KXFjppET7C1dSi2gjvQCgNblIvwKtcqeQ;

palm beach HIV

2005-02-21 Thread Justin
Given the release of Palm Beach HIV+ patient information via accidental attachment to a widely-distributed email, should agencies with access to confidential information implement mandatory access control and role-based security so that, barring problems with the RBAC/MAC software, confidential

MIME stripping

2005-02-21 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-21T22:40:03+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: Yes, complain to the Al-Q. node maintainer. The same code which strips my digital signatures also wrap the lines. Really? http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=start=0scoring=denc_author=8NH-JhofCMh-TnQo0KXFjppET7C1dSi2gjvQCgNblIvwKtcqeQ;

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-17 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-16T13:31:14-0500, Steve Thompson wrote: --- R.A. Hettinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Property is like rights. We create it inherently, because we're human, it is not bestowed upon us by someone else. Particularly if that property is stolen from someone else at

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-17 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-16T13:18:16-0500, Steve Thompson wrote: --- Justin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2005-02-15T13:23:37-0500, Steve Thompson wrote: --- James A. Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] As governments were created to smash property rights, they are always everywhere

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-16 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-16T13:18:16-0500, Steve Thompson wrote: --- Justin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2005-02-15T13:23:37-0500, Steve Thompson wrote: --- James A. Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] As governments were created to smash property rights, they are always everywhere

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-16 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-16T13:31:14-0500, Steve Thompson wrote: --- R.A. Hettinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Property is like rights. We create it inherently, because we're human, it is not bestowed upon us by someone else. Particularly if that property is stolen from someone else at

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-16 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-15T21:40:34+, Justin wrote: On 2005-02-15T13:23:37-0500, Steve Thompson wrote: --- James A. Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] As governments were created to smash property rights, they are always everywhere necessarily the enemy of those with property

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-16 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-15T13:23:37-0500, Steve Thompson wrote: --- James A. Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] As governments were created to smash property rights, they are always everywhere necessarily the enemy of those with property, and the greatest enemy of those with the most property.

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-15 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-15T13:23:37-0500, Steve Thompson wrote: --- James A. Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] As governments were created to smash property rights, they are always everywhere necessarily the enemy of those with property, and the greatest enemy of those with the most property.

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-15 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-15T21:40:34+, Justin wrote: On 2005-02-15T13:23:37-0500, Steve Thompson wrote: --- James A. Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] As governments were created to smash property rights, they are always everywhere necessarily the enemy of those with property

Re: Team Building?? WIMPS!!

2005-02-13 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-13T13:22:43+0100, Thomas Shaddack wrote: On Thu, 10 Feb 2005, Tyler Durden wrote: Well, I didn't say it would be easy. We'd definitely need to split up into teams...one to handle the alarm systems, Teamwork is essential here. ... Optionally just add couple more mines and

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-09 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-09T22:38:05-0600, Shawn K. Quinn wrote: On Wed, 2005-02-09 at 09:09 -0800, James A. Donald wrote: -- There is nothing stopping you from writing your own operating system, so Linus did. Linus Torvalds didn't write the GNU OS. He wrote the Linux kernel, which when added to

Re: Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

2005-02-07 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-03T22:25:28+0100, Anonymous wrote: The only people endangered by this capability are those who want to be able to lie. They want to agree to contracts and user agreements that, for example, require them to observe DRM restrictions and copyright laws, but then they want the power to

Re: Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

2005-02-07 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-04T23:28:56+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 08:21:47PM +, Justin wrote: They managed with the HTDV broadcast flag mandate. If I film off a HDTV screen with a HDTV camera (or just do single-frame with a good professional camera) will the flag be preserved

Re: Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

2005-02-05 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-03T22:25:28+0100, Anonymous wrote: The only people endangered by this capability are those who want to be able to lie. They want to agree to contracts and user agreements that, for example, require them to observe DRM restrictions and copyright laws, but then they want the power to

Re: Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

2005-02-04 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-04T14:30:48-0500, Mark Allen Earnest wrote: The government was not able to get the Clipper chip passed and that was backed with the horror stories of rampant pedophilia, terrorism, and organized crime. Do you honestly believe they will be able to destroy open source, linux,

Re: Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

2005-02-04 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-04T23:28:56+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 08:21:47PM +, Justin wrote: They managed with the HTDV broadcast flag mandate. If I film off a HDTV screen with a HDTV camera (or just do single-frame with a good professional camera) will the flag be preserved

Re: Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

2005-02-04 Thread Justin
On 2005-02-04T14:30:48-0500, Mark Allen Earnest wrote: The government was not able to get the Clipper chip passed and that was backed with the horror stories of rampant pedophilia, terrorism, and organized crime. Do you honestly believe they will be able to destroy open source, linux,

Re: Scientists Work on Software to Scan Arabic

2005-01-31 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-28T20:03:22-0500, R.A. Hettinga wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Arabic-Software.html?oref=loginpagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 27, 2005 Scientists Work on Software to Scan Arabic By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ``The whole Internet is skewed

Re: Safeway Club Card Leads to Bogus Arson Arrest

2005-01-31 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-29T13:16:24+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/29/030223 Posted by: michael, on 2005-01-29 11:03:00 from the if-you're-innocent-you-have-nothing-to-fear dept. [1]Richard M. Smith writes Tukwila, Washington firefighter, Philip Scott

Re: Safeway Club Card Leads to Bogus Arson Arrest

2005-01-29 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-29T13:16:24+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/29/030223 Posted by: michael, on 2005-01-29 11:03:00 from the if-you're-innocent-you-have-nothing-to-fear dept. [1]Richard M. Smith writes Tukwila, Washington firefighter, Philip Scott

Re: Scientists Work on Software to Scan Arabic

2005-01-28 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-28T20:03:22-0500, R.A. Hettinga wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Arabic-Software.html?oref=loginpagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 27, 2005 Scientists Work on Software to Scan Arabic By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ``The whole Internet is skewed

Re: MPAA files new film-swapping suits

2005-01-28 Thread Justin
http://news.com.com/2102-1030_3-5551903.html?tag=st.util.print Hollywood studios filed a second round of lawsuits against online movie-swappers on Wednesday, stepping up legal pressure on the file-trading community. As much as I'd like to be upset, they are driving innovation of p2p

Re: MPAA files new film-swapping suits

2005-01-27 Thread Justin
http://news.com.com/2102-1030_3-5551903.html?tag=st.util.print Hollywood studios filed a second round of lawsuits against online movie-swappers on Wednesday, stepping up legal pressure on the file-trading community. As much as I'd like to be upset, they are driving innovation of p2p

Re: Scientific American on Quantum Encryption

2005-01-20 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-20T12:16:34+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: Scientific American has little clue, as usual (see their nanotechnology retraction). How could they possibly get clue? Scientists don't want to write pop-sci articles for a living. It's impossible to condense most current research down to

Re: Scientific American on Quantum Encryption

2005-01-20 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-20T12:16:34+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: Scientific American has little clue, as usual (see their nanotechnology retraction). How could they possibly get clue? Scientists don't want to write pop-sci articles for a living. It's impossible to condense most current research down to

Re: panix.com hijacked

2005-01-18 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-16T09:46:28-0500, R.A. Hettinga wrote: On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 01:32:46 EST, Henry Yen said: . panix.net usable as panix.com (marcotte) Sat Jan 15 10:44:57 2005 So let's see.. the users will see this when they log into

Re: panix.com hijacked

2005-01-18 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-16T09:46:28-0500, R.A. Hettinga wrote: On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 01:32:46 EST, Henry Yen said: . panix.net usable as panix.com (marcotte) Sat Jan 15 10:44:57 2005 So let's see.. the users will see this when they log into

Re: Police Worried About New Vest-Penetrating Gun

2005-01-16 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-15T09:38:23+, Justin wrote: On 2005-01-14T15:42:18-0800, Bill Stewart wrote: Seems like scare-mongering to me, not a practical concern. Of course it's not a practical concern. Criminals already have access to handguns that will defeat common soft body armor. This media

Re: Police Worried About New Vest-Penetrating Gun

2005-01-16 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-14T16:54:32-0500, R.A. Hettinga wrote: http://www.wnbc.com/print/4075959/detail.html Police Worried About New Vest-Penetrating Gun I care? Well, perhaps I do... I should go pick one up before they're banned. The most shocking fact may be that the gun -- known as the five-seven

Re: Police Worried About New Vest-Penetrating Gun

2005-01-16 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-14T15:42:18-0800, Bill Stewart wrote: At 01:54 PM 1/14/2005, R.A. Hettinga wrote: http://www.wnbc.com/print/4075959/detail.html NEW YORK -- There is a nationwide alert to members of law enforcement regarding a new kind of handgun which can render a bulletproof vest useless, as

Re: Police Worried About New Vest-Penetrating Gun

2005-01-15 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-14T15:42:18-0800, Bill Stewart wrote: At 01:54 PM 1/14/2005, R.A. Hettinga wrote: http://www.wnbc.com/print/4075959/detail.html NEW YORK -- There is a nationwide alert to members of law enforcement regarding a new kind of handgun which can render a bulletproof vest useless, as

Re: Police Worried About New Vest-Penetrating Gun

2005-01-15 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-15T09:38:23+, Justin wrote: On 2005-01-14T15:42:18-0800, Bill Stewart wrote: Seems like scare-mongering to me, not a practical concern. Of course it's not a practical concern. Criminals already have access to handguns that will defeat common soft body armor. This media

Re: Police Worried About New Vest-Penetrating Gun

2005-01-14 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-14T16:54:32-0500, R.A. Hettinga wrote: http://www.wnbc.com/print/4075959/detail.html Police Worried About New Vest-Penetrating Gun I care? Well, perhaps I do... I should go pick one up before they're banned. The most shocking fact may be that the gun -- known as the five-seven

Re: Ridge Wants Fingerprints in Passports

2005-01-14 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-13T17:46:39-0800, Bill Stewart wrote: He's smearing his sticky fingerprints all over everything else, and now he wants them in our passports? Oughtta learn to keep his hands to himself. Fine with me if the first person to get a new biometric passport gets Ridge's fingers as part

Re: Florida man faces bioweapon charge

2005-01-14 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-13T17:48:13-0800, Eric Cordian wrote: RAH pastes: She said that on at least one occasion he showed her something he had purchased via the Internet and expressed concern that if their cat inadvertently ate enough of it, the cat would die, according to the affidavit.

Re: Ridge Wants Fingerprints in Passports

2005-01-13 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-13T17:46:39-0800, Bill Stewart wrote: He's smearing his sticky fingerprints all over everything else, and now he wants them in our passports? Oughtta learn to keep his hands to himself. Fine with me if the first person to get a new biometric passport gets Ridge's fingers as part

Re: Florida man faces bioweapon charge

2005-01-13 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-13T17:48:13-0800, Eric Cordian wrote: RAH pastes: She said that on at least one occasion he showed her something he had purchased via the Internet and expressed concern that if their cat inadvertently ate enough of it, the cat would die, according to the affidavit.

Re: Ready, Aim, ID Check: In Wrong Hands, Gun Won't Fire

2005-01-11 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-11T10:07:22-0500, Trei, Peter wrote: Justin wrote: I don't believe the article when it says that smart guns are useless if stolen. What do they have, a tamper-proof memory chip storing a 128-bit reprogramming authorization key that must be input via computer before allowing

Re: Ready, Aim, ID Check: In Wrong Hands, Gun Won't Fire

2005-01-11 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-11T10:07:22-0500, Trei, Peter wrote: Justin wrote: I don't believe the article when it says that smart guns are useless if stolen. What do they have, a tamper-proof memory chip storing a 128-bit reprogramming authorization key that must be input via computer before allowing

Re: Ready, Aim, ID Check: In Wrong Hands, Gun Won't Fire

2005-01-11 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-10T15:42:47-0500, Tyler Durden wrote: And we'll probably have many years of non-Smart-Gun type accidents...eg, Drunk guy at party put gun to his head and blew his own brains out, assuming it was a smart gun, or, trailer park momma gives gun to toddler assuming its a safe smart

Re: Ready, Aim, ID Check: In Wrong Hands, Gun Won't Fire

2005-01-11 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-10T15:04:21-0500, Trei, Peter wrote: John Kelsey Ready, Aim, ID Check: In Wrong Hands, Gun Won't Fire By ANNE EISENBERG I just wonder what the false negative rates are. Seem like a A remarkable number of police deaths are 'own gun' incidents, so the police do have

Re: Ready, Aim, ID Check: In Wrong Hands, Gun Won't Fire

2005-01-10 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-10T15:04:21-0500, Trei, Peter wrote: John Kelsey Ready, Aim, ID Check: In Wrong Hands, Gun Won't Fire By ANNE EISENBERG I just wonder what the false negative rates are. Seem like a A remarkable number of police deaths are 'own gun' incidents, so the police do have

Re: Ready, Aim, ID Check: In Wrong Hands, Gun Won't Fire

2005-01-10 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-10T15:42:47-0500, Tyler Durden wrote: And we'll probably have many years of non-Smart-Gun type accidents...eg, Drunk guy at party put gun to his head and blew his own brains out, assuming it was a smart gun, or, trailer park momma gives gun to toddler assuming its a safe smart

Re: California Bans a Large-Caliber Gun, and the Battle Is On

2005-01-09 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-08T12:54:25-0500, Tyler Durden wrote: What else would the PATRIOT act do? That's a particularly malicious That was scarcasm. psychological trick on the part of the miserable bastards who named it. It doesn't so much matter that it's obvious. Somehow, I don't think the bastards

Re: California Bans a Large-Caliber Gun, and the Battle Is On

2005-01-09 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-06T12:06:40-0500, Tyler Durden wrote: Well, I used to be pro gun-control prior to the Patriot Act. Guess the Patriot Act made me something of a Patriot. What else would the PATRIOT act do? That's a particularly malicious psychological trick on the part of the miserable bastards

Re: California Bans a Large-Caliber Gun, and the Battle Is On

2005-01-08 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-06T12:06:40-0500, Tyler Durden wrote: Well, I used to be pro gun-control prior to the Patriot Act. Guess the Patriot Act made me something of a Patriot. What else would the PATRIOT act do? That's a particularly malicious psychological trick on the part of the miserable bastards

Re: California Bans a Large-Caliber Gun, and the Battle Is On

2005-01-08 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-08T12:54:25-0500, Tyler Durden wrote: What else would the PATRIOT act do? That's a particularly malicious That was scarcasm. psychological trick on the part of the miserable bastards who named it. It doesn't so much matter that it's obvious. Somehow, I don't think the bastards

Re: Coffee, Tea, or Should We Feel Your Pregnant Wife's Breasts Before Throwing You in a Cell at the Airport and Then Lying About Why We Put You There?

2004-12-21 Thread Justin
On 2004-12-21T10:38:10-0600, J.A. Terranson wrote: On Tue, 21 Dec 2004, Tyler Durden wrote: put it this way it starts to make some sense. In other words, avoiding travel whenever possible will (when added to sheeple starting to do the same because of all the terible screening stories)

Re: Coffee, Tea, or Should We Feel Your Pregnant Wife's Breasts Before Throwing You in a Cell at the Airport and Then Lying About Why We Put You There?

2004-12-21 Thread Justin
On 2004-12-21T10:38:10-0600, J.A. Terranson wrote: On Tue, 21 Dec 2004, Tyler Durden wrote: put it this way it starts to make some sense. In other words, avoiding travel whenever possible will (when added to sheeple starting to do the same because of all the terible screening stories)

Re: pgp global directory bugged instructions

2004-12-18 Thread Justin
On 2004-12-16T05:50:22-0500, Adam Back wrote: So PGP are now running a pgp key server which attempts to consolidate the inforamtion from the existing key servers, but screen it by ability to receive email at the address. ... So here's the problem: it does not mention anything about checking

Re: pgp global directory bugged instructions

2004-12-16 Thread Justin
On 2004-12-16T05:50:22-0500, Adam Back wrote: So PGP are now running a pgp key server which attempts to consolidate the inforamtion from the existing key servers, but screen it by ability to receive email at the address. ... So here's the problem: it does not mention anything about checking

Re: Do 'Ocean's Twelve'-Style Heists Really Happen?

2004-12-16 Thread Justin
On 2004-12-15T10:14:14-0500, R.A. Hettinga wrote: This popped up in my bearer filter this morning... Cheers, RAH --- http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1494863/12142004/story.jhtml MTV.com - Movies - News 12.14.2004 9:03 PM EST Reel To Real: Do 'Ocean's Twelve'-Style

Re: Do 'Ocean's Twelve'-Style Heists Really Happen?

2004-12-15 Thread Justin
On 2004-12-15T10:14:14-0500, R.A. Hettinga wrote: This popped up in my bearer filter this morning... Cheers, RAH --- http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1494863/12142004/story.jhtml MTV.com - Movies - News 12.14.2004 9:03 PM EST Reel To Real: Do 'Ocean's Twelve'-Style

Re: Mixmaster is dead, long live wardriving

2004-12-13 Thread Justin
On 2004-12-11T06:48:41-0800, Major Variola (ret) wrote: At 09:47 PM 12/10/04 -0800, Joseph Ashwood wrote: Now we're back to the MixMaster argument. Mixmaster was meant to be a Napster-level popular app for emailing, but people just don't care about anonymity. Mixmaster is the most

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