At 10:04 PM -0400 7/9/01, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 08:56:12PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> Congresscritters and other political vermin are most assuredly "special
>> objects". Is there *anyone* who has not realized this yet?
>
>Right. It was former AG Thornburgh
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At 9:12 PM -0500 7/9/01, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>
>> > Congresscritters and other political vermin are most assuredly "special
>> > objects". Is there *anyone* who has not realized this yet?
>>
>> Right. It was former AG Thornburgh who noted on
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
#
#I'm sure the locals aren't looking forward to pissing off one
#of their potential "agents of funding" on something as
#inconsequential as a simple bimbo killing...
Yes, that's a factoid not to be dismissed.
Today on the news it was clearly stated that
>On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, A. Melon wrote:
>
>>They've got a good idea -- one of the tactics used by cops for quite
>>awhile is to have undercover agents in the crowd who spot the *real*
>>troublemakers, leaders, etc. and then often an "affinity squad" will
>>target that individual. By making it very di
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>>The progression was reasonably simple, as I recall.
>>
>>First, the people are conditioned to accept "harsh reality", survival
>> of the fittest, etc.
>
>Teaching people this fact might do wonders for getting ten million
>leeches off the welfare rolls and state subsidy scams, so I applaud
>In adopting the black outfit the Black Bloc has made themselves easier
>to single out.
>
>What about doing something a little more sophisticated like, say,
>everyone wears jeans and sneakers and rolls a die to choose :
>
>Baseball cap, bandana, t-shirt color.
>
>Limit the garb to a small set of c
At 7:19 PM +0100 7/6/01, Ken Brown wrote:
>"A. Melon" wrote:
...
>> 'political crimes', it seems the best options are to simply leave the
>> country altogether or forget about the personal freedoms granted by the
>> constitution.
>
>> So my question is: where to go?
>
>> How does one
>> 'dr
could bring in
millions of dollars a
year in taxes to schools and government.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/latimes/20010710/lo/l_a_county_targets_satellites_in_out-of-this-world_tax_plan_1.html
On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 10:14:11AM -0700, Eric Cordian wrote:
>...
> Robert Vorbeck, 38, was arrested July 2, 1999, for allegedly selling
> cocaine to undercover officers, and committed suicide in his county jail
> cell 11 days later. He had faced life in prison if convicted of felony
> drug c
Dynamite Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Los Angeles County Assessor Rick Auerbach is angling to impose
> property taxes on several satellites.
A friend of mine would be willing to pay $15000 to anyone who could
accurately predict the day of Mr. Auerbach's demise.
Oh, wait. No digital cash, no
Get a load of this lawyer's physics:
"The property in question here is geostationary,"
said Larry Hoenig, a San Francisco attorney
representing Hughes Electronics. "Geostationary
satellites sit above the equator in a fixed
position; they do not rotate around the Earth. So
the satellites we're ta
On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Dynamite Bob wrote:
>"The property in question here is geostationary,"
>said Larry Hoenig, a San Francisco attorney
>representing Hughes Electronics. "Geostationary
>satellites sit above the equator in a fixed
>position; they do not rotate around the Earth. So
>the satell
> On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Faustine wrote:
>
>> Frankly, I don't see how any kind of "short-term tactic for possibly
>> illegal operations on the street in an environment full of police"
>> could be good for anything more than the symbolic. What did these
>
> Frankly, I think you're missing the point
"Dynamite Bob" wrote:
> Get a load of this lawyer's physics:
>
> "Geostationary satellites sit above
> the equator in a fixed position;
> they do not rotate around the Earth.
Maybe he was making a very sophisticated argument about "frame of reference"
(or maybe not). :-D
S a n d y
So the tr
Ray Dillinger wrote:
> Now, if Sri Lanka wanted to charge
> property taxes for some prime
> orbital real estate, it might be
> able to make a better case -- it
> actually *has* prime orbital real
> estate.
Only in Arthur C. Clarks science fiction. The equator does not cross Sri
Lanka. Now Ecua
> --
> From: Ray Dillinger[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2:36 PM
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: lawyer physics (was taxing satellites)
>
>
>
> On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Dynamite Bob wrote:
>
> >"The property in question here is geost
Um, wouldn't a natural way to assess property taxes be to first decide
in which jurisdiction the property rests? For instance project the
boundary of jurisdictions into space from the geometrical center of the
earth. In which case it would probably be Brazil that should be
collecting the taxes and
> --
> From: Ray Dillinger[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2:36 PM
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: lawyer physics (was taxing satellites)
>
>
>
> On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Dynamite Bob wrote:
>
> >"The property in question here is geo
On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 02:30:42PM -0400, Faustine wrote:
> Fine. So how much anonymity do you anticipate having after the feds squirt
> a little of some new "nonlethal" substance straight down the middle of the
> thing and your vinegar hankies just aren't up to it? Go ahead, rack
Right. That'
> --
> From: Trei, Peter
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 3:05 PM
> To: 'Ray Dillinger'
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: lawyer physics (was taxing satellites)
>
>
>
> > --
> > From: Ray Dillinger[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesd
> --
> From: Trei, Peter
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 3:05 PM
> To: 'Ray Dillinger'
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: lawyer physics (was taxing satellites)
>
>
>
> > --
> > From: Ray Dillinger[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday
you know one of the things i'd like to do is go into the waste removal
business in orbit. lots of junk up there...would like to launch a satellite
with a long finger attached to it and poke stuff out of orbit. the "nudge".
who'd pay? it would be quite an unfornate event if a satellite were
mis
Faustine FUDed:
>And IMHO the best way to achieve anonymity in meatspace? A great place to
>start would be by not deliberately engaging in "possibly illegal operations
>on the street in an environment full of police". You're doomed before you
>ever get started. But I could be wrong. Don't say I
Kalifornica charges property taxes on live-aboard boats
which haven't been in their waters or registered in their
state for years -- or tries to, on the basis that the owner
*used* to live there, even if his current residence if
elsewhere. Or so people on the boating lists complain.
--
Harmon
I've some friends who have, for a long time, complained about
being surveilled, specifically phone tapped and/or house bugged.
At first I thought it was just paranoia, but recent events have
made me think otherwise. i
One thing that happens almost invariably is that when groups
meet at the
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Some Melon wrote:
> We borrowed a frequency meter, and went around the house with
it, but are unsure how to use it effectively. It doesn't have a
signal strength meter, so I'm thinking that if a bug is broad-
casting the meter should just stick on that frequency?<
You mean frequency counter.
somebody behind a remailer wrote:
>And IMHO the best way to achieve anonymity in meatspace? A great place to
>start would be by not deliberately engaging in "possibly illegal operations
>on the street in an environment full of police". You're doomed before you
>ever get started. But I could be
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On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Faustine wrote:
> Can you see a fundamental difference between activism/protest/resistance
> that makes a difference and "illegal operations on the street in an
> environment full of police"?
>
> What's the point of putting yourself into a situation where you have no
> c
On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 06:22:12PM -0400, Faustine wrote:
> Who's more likely to make a difference at the WTO: a) someone outside,
> throwing golf balls at the building b) someone inside, presenting
> compelling arguments to the assembly and individual delegates
Of those two choices, probably t
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I was thinking online obscurity (nyms, pseudonymous web pages etc) coupled
with a low tax jurisdiction like Anguilla wouldn't be one interesting
combination.
But there are plenty of disadvantages too -- limited amenities - shops,
computer parts, the advantages being within reasonable travelling d
Please reply to Mr. Crispin.
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Subject: Crypto hardware
A couple of years ago at the RSA conference one of the vendors was
exhibiting a tamperproof that woul
Jim wrote:
>Ghandi. Womens Sufferage (US). Jim Crow Laws (US). Vietnam. Civil Rights
>in the 60's.
>The point being, there are plenty of historical precidence where this sort
>of behaviour has led directly to the change desired by the protestors
>against a much better armed and entrenched foe.
I
Tim May wrote:
> I will say that there is no country out there that seems to be
> beyond the reach of U.S. law enforcement, pace the points we discuss
> so often about drug warriors, freezing of accounts, extradition,
> etc. Even Yugoslavia has just bowed to U.S. financing pressures
> (sending Mi
On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Adam Back wrote:
> I was thinking online obscurity (nyms, pseudonymous web pages etc) coupled
> with a low tax jurisdiction like Anguilla wouldn't be one interesting
> combination.
>
> But there are plenty of disadvantages too -- limited amenities - shops,
> computer parts,
On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Faustine wrote:
> Jim wrote:
>
> >Ghandi. Womens Sufferage (US). Jim Crow Laws (US). Vietnam. Civil Rights
> >in the 60's.
> >The point being, there are plenty of historical precidence where this sort
> >of behaviour has led directly to the change desired by the protestors
Peter Trei wrote:
> Expatriate US citizens have to pay
> income tax on foreign earned income
> to the US...If you don't pay up,
> they might not be able to extradite
> you if you're now a foreigner, but
> they'll go after your assets in the
> US, or arrest you if you set foot
> on US soil.
>
> (1
At 7:59 PM -0400 7/10/01, Adam Back wrote:
>I was thinking online obscurity (nyms, pseudonymous web pages etc) coupled
>with a low tax jurisdiction like Anguilla wouldn't be one interesting
>combination.
>
>But there are plenty of disadvantages too -- limited amenities - shops,
>computer parts, th
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On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Jim Choate wrote:
>Seems to me the only answer is to keep moving, don't settle in any one
>country (or store your possessions in any one jurisdiction) for a lengthy
>stay. A couple of years max.
Um, no. A couple of years would have been fine a decade ago, but
these days
At 06:33 PM 7/10/01 -0700, Tim May wrote:
>These little Carribean potentates are far, far, far worse than what we
>face in the U.S.
The sad truth is that if you're a gun owner and like to have variety in
what you collect, no "western democracy" is going to be a better fit than
the U.S. Even so
>Um, wouldn't a natural way to assess property taxes be to first decide
>in which jurisdiction the property rests? For instance project the
One of the points that L.A. County is using to assess these
taxes is that it is property that owned by a (to them) local
corporation that *isn't* i
On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 08:50:46PM -0700, Ray Dillinger wrote:
> descendants. Basically, you're allowed to piss them off a
> little, and they still need some kind of excuse to arrest
> you. But once you've pissed them off, any excuse will do,
> even (as Bell's case teaches us) the legal exe
More Condit! From this evening:
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http://www.mccullagh.org/image/950-23/gary-condit-chandra-levy-5.html
Hey, it's right around the corner. I can't resist.
-Declan
On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 07:58:18PM -0400, Declan McCullagh wro
>Nonsense, that's not what I said at all. I raised some serious issues--and
>all ad-hominem attacks aside, here are a few more for anyone who feels up
>for it:
>
>Can you see a fundamental difference between activism/protest/resistance
>that makes a difference and "illegal operations on the stree
On Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:05:44 Phillip H. Zakas wrote:
>
>
>you know one of the things i'd like to do is go into the waste removal
>business in orbit. lots of junk up there...would like to launch a satellite
>with a long finger attached to it and poke stuff out of orbit. the "nudge".
>who'd pay?
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