RE: Detectable cash notes a fantasy
30 seconds in a microwave on high, stir and rotate tray... -Original Message- From: Michael Motyka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Detectable cash notes a fantasy Tim May [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 10:54 AM, Trei, Peter wrote: Putting RF Tags in cash is one of those ideas with Unintended Consequences. Muggers would love having a way of determining which victims are carrying a wad, as would many salesmen (and JBTs looking to perform a 'civil confiscation' on 'a sum of currency'.) Physics-wise, it's a jiveass fantasy. No way are there micro-strips readable from a distance in today's currency, and very likely not in the next 20 years. (I don't dispute that a careful lab setup could maybe read a note at a few meters, in a properly-shielded environment, without any shieding between note and detectors, and with enough time and tuning. But a wad of bills, folded, stuffed, and with little time to make the detection...an altogether different kettle of fish.) Further, placing the notes in a simple aluminum foil pouch, or a wallet with equivalent lining, would cut any detectable signals by maybe 30-50 dB. Or more. Not to mention that if you didn't want your money chirping its presence every time a bad actor pinged it you could just disable the transponder in the money : mechanical pressure or repeated bending high voltage high power RF heat For paper money failure rates will probably be high anyway. --Tim May I'm guessing that electronic tracking or outright elimination of cash would be coupled with a surge in the use of barter and alternative monies. Mike
RE: Detectable cash notes a fantasy
30 seconds in a microwave on high, stir and rotate tray... -Original Message- From: Michael Motyka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Detectable cash notes a fantasy Tim May [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 10:54 AM, Trei, Peter wrote: Putting RF Tags in cash is one of those ideas with Unintended Consequences. Muggers would love having a way of determining which victims are carrying a wad, as would many salesmen (and JBTs looking to perform a 'civil confiscation' on 'a sum of currency'.) Physics-wise, it's a jiveass fantasy. No way are there micro-strips readable from a distance in today's currency, and very likely not in the next 20 years. (I don't dispute that a careful lab setup could maybe read a note at a few meters, in a properly-shielded environment, without any shieding between note and detectors, and with enough time and tuning. But a wad of bills, folded, stuffed, and with little time to make the detection...an altogether different kettle of fish.) Further, placing the notes in a simple aluminum foil pouch, or a wallet with equivalent lining, would cut any detectable signals by maybe 30-50 dB. Or more. Not to mention that if you didn't want your money chirping its presence every time a bad actor pinged it you could just disable the transponder in the money : mechanical pressure or repeated bending high voltage high power RF heat For paper money failure rates will probably be high anyway. --Tim May I'm guessing that electronic tracking or outright elimination of cash would be coupled with a surge in the use of barter and alternative monies. Mike
RE: out of the box
ummm, you've been to Sweden, but can't even spell it right? -Original Message- From: Michael Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 2:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: out of the box weird. I was told this when I was in sweeden, as an explaination for the basic niceness of sweedes - ie, that they recieved in school basic emotional education which enabled them to deal with difficult people and situations. true/not true ? M On Thu, 2002-04-04 at 08:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Citerar Michael Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In Sweeden basic emotional education for all cuts social problems down to a minscule amount. Sweden has a basic emotional education for all? How come they never told me that? - Sten (born and raised in Sweden)
RE: When Nannies Rule the Net (kinda long, sorry) (fwd)
-Original Message- From: Gary Lawrence Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:53 AM To: Declan McCullagh Cc: Eugene Leitl; fork; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: When Nannies Rule the Net (kinda long, sorry) (fwd) D == Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: D This conversation has become tiresome. D At 11:49 AM 2/20/2002 -0500, Gary Lawrence Murphy wrote: So, to summarize then, you have _no_ objections to my secretly rifling through my neighbour's post _providing_ I then hand-deliver his post for free? D If the neighbor agreed to it, I have no objection. Ok. I know where you stand. Please stand far from my mail. Mr Jones, would you like me to fetch your mail for you? Oh, yes please and that gives me license to secretly open, inspect and reseal it? I'm glad I don't live you your country; in mine, that is illegal. My point is that this same scenario be illegal with respect to email too. D I strongly suspect what canada.com does is permitted by their D TOS. You find it, and I will shut TF up: Canada.com privacy policy: http://www.canada.com/aboutus/privacypolicy.html The canada.com Network collects personally identifying information about you only when you specifically and knowingly provide it to us. ... and implicitly, using this service satisfies this condition? Canada.com TOS: http://www.canada.com/aboutus/termsofservice.html D You have not shown otherwise. If you don't like it, get a D real account somewhere else. This is not the point, now, is it. I have, I believe, provided you with the bits; you now have the TOS and Privacy Policy, and I have read them both but can find no statement that says we reserve the right to read your emails without your knowledge and to take action based on the contents of your emails. we reserve the right to censor your emails should someone try to send you materials _we_ decide are unacceptable. You find those two statements, or statements to that effect, and I will be quite happy to admit I have no case. As I stated before, my _real_ mail host did try these filters, and when I asked for them to be removed, they did so cheerfully and within an hour. Canada.com has not responded to my emails, and there is no profile option to opt out of this censorship service, nor any mention that this censorship even occurs. We come down to a question that arose early in the 90's: Is disrupting internet a crime? In 1988 it was not, but by 1996 it was a serious crime because people came to rely on Internet for life-critical services. My point is that _email_ can be at least as and perhaps more life-critical than snail-mail, and should be granted the same basic protections. If Mr Jones _requests_ that I scrap any letters from his sister, then that is _his_ decision, not mine. -- Gary Lawrence Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] TeleDynamics Communications Inc Business Innovations Through Open Source Systems: http://www.teledyn.com Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.(Pablo Picasso) -End Original Message- From section 5 of canada.com's TOS: You agree to not use the Service to upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit any Content that : (a) is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or otherwise objectionable; (b) you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information ); (c) infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights (Rights) of any party; or (d) interferes with or disrupts the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service canada.com and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.. You acknowledge and agree that canada.com may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these Terms of Service; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of canada.com, its users and the public. When you agree to the TOS, you are agreeing to allow canada.com to examine your e-mail and stuff you post or otherwise transmit through their service. None of the foregoing would be possible if they could not examine the data you send through their service. These TOS are fairly industry-standard. If you want privacy, use encryption. Otherwise, don't foam at the mouth when canada.com does stuff you AGREED to let them do.
RE: Dr evil,cypherpunk genius.
At least Dr. Evil is funny... -Original Message- From: mattd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Dr evil,cypherpunk genius. Yes, quite, and last I heard, Mr. May doesn't fly anymore, so it would take quite a while for him to get down here. If any of you c'punks would like to visit me, I would recommend that you come for my party which I am hosting to celebrate Antarctica's national holiday in June. I am hoping that Senor Escobar will join us there. Senor, I promise that I will not invite anyone from Delta Force. They are all busy assisting your colleagues in Afghanistan. Antarctica is a lovely place with a beautiful sunset once a year. Time to fire up the reactor core so I can make some chai, real Pakistani truckstop style. Pull out those carbon rods and gather some snow! To be called a moron by the author of this...
RE: Monkeywrenching airport security
Last year I used a duffel bag as a carry-on that I occasionally use to transport firearms. I was pulled out of line at the checkpoint and they spent about 10 minutes swabbing the bag and examining it before I was allowed to board the plane. -Original Message- From: Sandy Sandfort [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 10:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Monkeywrenching airport security [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Monkeywrenching airport security Walk into an airport in baggy pants with powdered expolosives in a leg bag which can slowly be dispersed as you walk... Airport chemical sniffers apparently look for the signature of nitrogen compounds, not explosives, per se. I've often wondered how many weekend gardeners have gotten hassled and delayed because of trace amounts of ammonia-based fertilizers on their person and effects. If you plan to fly, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly before heading out for the airport if you have been shoot, gardening or house cleaning. S a n d y
RE: FC: Oracle's Larry Ellison urges national ID card for America ns
They can tattoo it right next to the Exit Only on my butt cheeks... -Original Message- From: Bill Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 1:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FC: Oracle's Larry Ellison urges national ID card for Americans I hate to trigger Godwin's Law so soon (though somebody else already did it), but are there any Bay Area tattoo shops that want to volunteer to help with the National ID numbers?
RE: Advertisements on Web Pages
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 The Jurassic Park and Lost World DVD's play an ad for Universal DVD titles when you start the movie, and while it is playing, you can't chapter skip, fast forward, or rewind. I have some DVD's that do similar things when the disc is first put in the player. Fortunately, most DVD's don't have this annoying feature. - -Original Message- From: Trei, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 12:29 PM To: 'Tim May' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Advertisements on Web Pages Tim May[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote [snipped] Yes, we have heard here (or at a physical meeting, I forget which). I don't buy many DVDs, but this was discussed. Apparently the trailers and ads cannot be fast-forwarded through...something built into the DVD spec which allows this. So an ad-buster which circumvented this would violate the DMCA, presumably. --Tim May Commercial VHS tapes have had trailers (and occasionally ads) at the start for several years, but they can be zapped with FF. Over 20-30 DVDs I've seen none *forced* you to watch the trailers - they have always been part of the 'extra features' stuff off the main menu. OTOH, they all *do* force you to sit through the FBI and Interpol warnings for about 15 seconds. BTW: my VCR has a feature that allows it to automatically FF through ads. It works about 90% of the time, and is a very nice thing to have. Peter Trei -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBO3HjrRj6oMyeDxZoEQIQ+ACfQuhAOY+eNoFZEJqg3LVV0CxlYAIAmgMK vzdnU3z1HJvTJXvtd5v6crhv =fO4t -END PGP SIGNATURE-
RE: DMCA loop hole
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Somebody seriously needs to make a test case out of this idea. I can just see the headline: EvilHackerTerrorist sues Symantec over unlawful circumvention of the content protection scheme used by his copyrighted ScrewTheDMCA virus! - - Forwarded message from James Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 21:14:41 -0700 (PDT) From: James Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Linux Kernel Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OT] DMCA loop hole Sorry this is off topic but this was way to good :-) Virus writers can use the DMCA in a perverse way. Because computer viruses are programs, they can be copyrighted just like a book, song, or movie. If a virus writer were to use encryption to hide the code of a virus, an anti-virus company could be forbidden by the DMCA to see how the virus works without first getting the permission of the virus writer. If they didn't, a virus writer could sue the anti-virus company under the DMCA! [snip] - - End forwarded message - -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBO2e1qxj6oMyeDxZoEQISbACeNXywQ+K5UGwSRjW9IK54HmQ+meoAnRs4 a115/sRQP86IFDbGQjDN1udu =8ZUs -END PGP SIGNATURE-
RE: NRA Prints HALF Of The Story (Barniskis)?
Title: RE: NRA Prints HALF Of The Story (Barniskis)? -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 The American Rifleman article with the complete text of the John Ashcroft letter re the second amendment is in the August 2001 issue on pages 62 and 63, not the July issue. My apologies for the mix-up. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBO2cgtRj6oMyeDxZoEQLiTwCeNiFXMzVKO5N9h9eZwwk+UEivIRwAoP7g AM5g1whjNGCmXdwpVe5iMGK8 =H+CZ -END PGP SIGNATURE-
RE: General Ashcroft make his move
Title: RE: General Ashcroft make his move -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I get the NRA's American Rifleman magazine. The July issue also has an article about Ashcroft's letter, which does not quote the rather lengthy footnote. However, it does contain a legible image of BOTH pages of the letter, including the ENTIRE text of the footnote. This is hardly the action of an organization bent on distorting Ashcroft's view on the Second Amendment. Stupid editing on the part of the America's First Freedom team, perhaps, but not an organization-wide conspiracy. Jonathan Wienke - -Original Message- From: Matthew Gaylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 12:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: General Ashcroft make his move [Note from Matthew Gaylor: Richard Stevens is author of the recent book Dial 911 and Die published by the Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership. http://www.jpfo.org ] Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:00:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Matt -- we must protest when our side errs To: Matthew Gaylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Colleagues, The July 2001 Issue of NRA's America's First Freedom magazine featured a cover picture of John Ashcroft and highlighted the story of Ashcroft's letter indicating that the Constitution protects the private ownership of firearms for lawful purposes. The magazine (at pp. 35-37) exults in the reversal of Justice Department policy on the Second Amendment. That's great. On page 37, the NRA reprints Ashcroft's letter -- as though it were *in full* -- but omits the footnote that exists in Ashcroft's actual letter. As you know, Ashcroft also said in that footnote in his letter that the Constitution does not prohibit Congress from enacting laws restricting firearms ownership for compelling state interests, such as prohibiting firearms ownership by convicted felons. The NRA omitted a key element of Ashcroft's position - -- and then published the letter as though it were complete. That omission is a terrible distortion -- and seriously damages NRA's credibility with those of us who know the whole truth. What else might the NRA choose to omit, where the omission serves a PR purpose? Are their reports from the UN correct? Their reports about lobbying efforts and the positions taken by NRA-backed candidates? I wonder who at the NRA thought it was a good idea to distort the facts, and conceal the somewhat negative truth, just to advance the appearance of NRA success? That's the conduct we came to expect from HCI Co. ... now it has infected the NRA. Members like me should demand the NRA publish an accounting of this mistake, fire the person who made the mistake, apologize and repent from such conduct. - --Richard Stevens (my personal views only) ** Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words subscribe FA on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per week) Matthew Gaylor, (614) 313-5722 ICQ: 106212065 Archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fa/ ** -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBO2VEUBj6oMyeDxZoEQKwzACgtgENpYvs3Oz6LEf2b04MDO6LMGUAmgPm FTy4IcWnLsgciXWgV25+IeDS =NOgR -END PGP SIGNATURE-
