Re: 2 Challenge Gun Cases, Citing Bush Policy

2002-06-02 Thread AARG! Anonymous
and being able to kill each and every one from behind. Don't expose yourselves -- always shoot from behind. But know this one thing Aim for the head, and use fragmenting/hydrashock ammo. Exploded heads seem to disturb others the most.

Re: BBC hijacks TiVo recorders

2002-06-02 Thread Marc
On Sat, Jun 01, 2002 at 10:39:52AM -0700, Steve Schear wrote: [This sort of thing is why I will never consider buying networked appliances that I don't feel are in my control. Has anyone considered reverse engineering Windows for an open source release?] To be honest, the complaints about

We will hit all those weaker than us, says Bush

2002-06-02 Thread Anonymous via the Cypherpunks Tonga Remailer
War on terrorism to be pre-emptive, says Bush WEST POINT, New York: Amid speculation that the United States may attack on Iraq, US President George W Bush warned on Saturday that his war on terrorism might often require pre-emptive military action. Our security will require all Americans to

Re: CDR: BBC hijacks TiVo recorders

2002-06-02 Thread James B. DiGriz
Steve Schear wrote: [This sort of thing is why I will never consider buying networked appliances that I don't feel are in my control. Has anyone considered reverse engineering Windows for an open source release?] BBC hijacks TiVo recorders By Andrew Smith Posted: 24/05/2002 at 23:22

Re: CDR: BBC hijacks TiVo recorders

2002-06-02 Thread James B. DiGriz
Steve Schear wrote: [This sort of thing is why I will never consider buying networked appliances that I don't feel are in my control. Has anyone considered reverse engineering Windows for an open source release?] BBC hijacks TiVo recorders By Andrew Smith Posted: 24/05/2002 at 23:22

Re: 2 Challenge Gun Cases, Citing Bush Policy

2002-06-02 Thread Steve Schear
At 07:36 PM 6/1/2002 -0400, Ed Stone wrote: At 07:36 PM 5/31/02, you wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/31/politics/31GUNS.html WASHINGTON, May 30 Two men charged with carrying pistols without a license in the District of Columbia have invoked the Bush administration's position on guns to

Another questionable decision from SCOTUS

2002-06-02 Thread Steve Schear
In an obscure tax case decided this term, United States v. Craft, http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-1831.ZS.html a husband owed money to the I.R.S. and the I.R.S. put a lien on some of his property. Michigan, like a number of states, has a concept called tenancy by the entireties, in

RE: When encryption is also authentication...

2002-06-02 Thread Lucky Green
Curt wrote: I concur. The problem is that the most prevalent e-mail program (Outlook) requires no user intervention as a default when signing and/or encrypting a message with S/MIME. One can override the default to High Security (requiring password) only while the X.509 certificate is

RE: FC: Hollywood wants to plug analog hole, regulate A-D

2002-06-02 Thread Morlock Elloi
continuing to watch your old video tapes on your old VCR is not an option after the upgrade and registration deadline for these infringement devices has passed. Actually, for the last one or two years it's already illegal to sell or re-sell (even used) VCRs without macrovision shit. What

RE: FC: Hollywood wants to plug analog hole, regulate A-D

2002-06-02 Thread Lucky Green
Mike wrote: And what's to prevent it from happening at a high level if there's enough profit in it? MPAA is a tiny market compared to the rest of the electronics industry - it will be easy to bypass the law on a huge scale. You don't need to be a sufficiently talented electrical

Re: RE: FC: Hollywood wants to plug analog hole, regulate A-D

2002-06-02 Thread Joseph Ashwood
Everything I'm about to say should be taken purely as an analytical discussion of possible solutions in light of the possibilities for the future. For various reasons I discourage performing the analyzed alterations to any electronic device, it will damage certain parts of the functionality of

RE: When encryption is also authentication...

2002-06-02 Thread Lucky Green
Mike wrote: Thanks, that was very enlightening. The URL is good too - they mention that An electronic signature is defined as being: an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person

Re: FC: Hollywood wants to plug analog hole, regulate A-D

2002-06-02 Thread Neil Johnson
On Sunday 02 June 2002 08:24 pm, Joseph Ashwood wrote: The MPAA has not asked that all ADCs be forced to comply, only that those in a position to be used for video/audio be controlled by a cop-chip. While the initial concept for this is certainly to bloat the ADC to include the watermark