Re: Expectation of privacy in public?

2001-09-24 Thread Karsten M. Self
: In _The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera describes how the police destroyed an important figure of the Prague Spring by recording his conversations with a friend and then broadcasting them as a radio serial. The other interesting discussion is of the Olmstead case (

Re: CDR Anonymizer ?

2001-09-23 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Sep 23, 2001 at 12:23:27AM -0700, Tim May ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Saturday, September 22, 2001, at 11:44 PM, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > IF you are a United States Citizen or Resident and YOU HAVE SUFFERED > > A FINANCIAL LOSS write "Financial Los

Re: PGP author under fire for terrorist use of crypto

2001-09-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
to is yet another tool. It may be used for good or evil, and in balance I suspect it does far more good than otherwise. Phil has no more cause than any of the rest of us to feel regret. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What

Re: CDR Anonymizer ?

2001-09-23 Thread Karsten M. Self
home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/index.htm Urban Legends: Nigerian Scam http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.htm Salon: I crave your distinguished indulgence (and all your cash) http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/08/07/419scams/print.html Nigerian 419 Scam "Game Over

Re: Pentagon said to eye nuclear attack against terrorists

2001-09-20 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 11:14:08PM -0500, Jim Choate ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010920a6.htm Speculation intended for third-party consumption, largely in the vicinity of 44.500 E, 33.300 N. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PRO

419 letter (was Re: CDR Anonymizer ?)

2001-09-23 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Sep 23, 2001 at 07:35:58AM -0400, Steve Furlong ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > ...neatly sidestepping the fact that fraud is a crime, stupidity isn't. > > Stupidity _is_ a natural crime. Mommy states have attempted to repeal > that

(off-list) Re: Cypherpunks List Info

2001-09-23 Thread Karsten M. Self
st can be found below. > > The Cypherpunks list is a mailing list for discussing cryptography and > its effect on soceity. It is not a moderated list (but see exceptions ^^^ sp: "society". Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://

Re: Preparedness (ultralight attack on statue of liberty)

2001-09-23 Thread Karsten M. Self
k an alkali decontaminizing > layer in the filter would help with the nerve agents. You fail to understand. Nerve gas is absorbed through the skin. A containment suit is required, a gas mask, alkali or otherwise, is worthless of itself. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Democracy is our enemy

2001-09-25 Thread Karsten M. Self
cracy. I see no problem with focussing discussion on these matters. > The philosophical connection becomes even clearer with the frequent > statements by cypherpunks that those who disagree "need killing", IMVAO we're cut from manifold different weaves of cloth. None of us speaks

Call for Presentations: CODECON 2002

2001-09-26 Thread Karsten M. Self
t the conference organizers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] QUESTIONS If you have questions about CodeCon, or would like to contact the organizers, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note this address is only for questions and administrative requests, and not for workshop presentation submissi

Re: MIME-encoded PGP / GPG signatures (again)

2001-09-26 Thread Karsten M. Self
messages? There is an option to clearsign by default. I've elected not to do this. Peace. - -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-sys

Re: [FREE] stratfor (fwd)

2001-09-30 Thread Karsten M. Self
as the US was most decidedly not prior to the attacks) that there is a state of armed hostilities. Actions supportive of the (admittedly ill defined) enemy may be construed as acts of war against the US. And innocents are best advised to stay out of the hot zone. Peace. By any means. -- Karsten M. S

Re: [FREE] stratfor (fwd)

2001-09-30 Thread Karsten M. Self
vote of support such as we saw following the 9/11 attacks. I believe a formal declaration would entail far more Presidential support and powers, resources for the military, including likely more sweeping restrictions on civil liberties. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [FREE] stratfor (fwd)

2001-09-30 Thread Karsten M. Self
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 on Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 03:45:07PM -0700, Steve Schear ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > At 03:25 PM 9/30/2001 -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > One of the most asinine arguments I've heard to date was a > > commentator on the BBC/P

Re: [FREE] stratfor (fwd)

2001-10-01 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 08:37:30AM -0700, Subcommander Bob ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > At 04:08 PM 9/30/01 -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > >> > >> This is IMHO naive. Have you ever been in a brawl? > > > >Have you ever been in a brawl where one side (or bot

Re: America needs therapy

2001-10-01 Thread Karsten M. Self
Idling is essentially paying the oil companies for the privilege of sitting still. It's not an inconsequential cost. Other congestion costs are not as attributable to oil, but direct combustion is. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://kmself.ho

Re: NYPOST.COM World News: DATA POURING IN FASTER THAN NSA CAN DECIPHER IT By GREG SEIGLE

2001-10-01 Thread Karsten M. Self
the advantages of the forces opposed to terrorism is that a very large portion (though granted: not all) of their communications can be free and open. This increases pathways of intelligence analysis and discovery. Worth considering? Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PR

Re: Just Say "So?"

2001-10-01 Thread Karsten M. Self
t do something. Stand there. The gist is the same. Senseless activity isn't justified by virtue of being activity. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the

Text of Ashcroft Anti-Terrorism act?

2001-10-01 Thread Karsten M. Self
ill itself. Peace. - -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycot

Re: USG pulls 'sensitive' info off net

2001-10-03 Thread Karsten M. Self
develop multiple Google alternatives. And I say this as quite the fan of Google Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.source

Re: Nifty secret bank system

2001-10-04 Thread Karsten M. Self
wires below a certain threshold (say $10,000). For some, cost of transfer is a secondary consideration to secrecy, and possibly sufficient to keep a significant underground network active. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "

Re: cryptome down ?

2001-10-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 07:11:19PM -0500, Neil Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I tried to get to cryptome, but it appears to be down. > > Any info ? Works from here. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt&q

Re: stupid anthrax q: would microwaving your snail mail help?

2001-10-19 Thread Karsten M. Self
uld be to add a heat-activated agent to the weapon. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/

Re: stupid anthrax q: would microwaving your snail mail help?

2001-10-19 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 07:27:18AM -0500, Jim Choate ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > This suggestion turned up on Kuro5hin, a web discussion site (Slashdot's > > baby brother): > > > > If you want to st

Re: stupid anthrax q: would microwaving your snail mail help?

2001-10-19 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 03:13:02PM -0700, Karsten M. Self ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > on Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 07:27:18AM -0500, Jim Choate ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > > > This suggestion turned up on Kuro5hin, a web dis

Re: Inflation

2001-10-19 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 04:41:28PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Greg Broiles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > >At 03:13 PM 10/19/2001 -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > >>/me retreats to iron w/ thermometer. > >> > >>Black a

Clubbing in Fortress Amerika (fwd)

2001-10-20 Thread Karsten M. Self
e pho mailing list, managed by Majordomo 1.94.4. > > To send a message to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To send a request to majordomo, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put your > request in the body of the message (use request "help" for help). > To unsubscribe fro

Re: stupid anthrax q: would microwaving your snail mail help?

2001-10-20 Thread Karsten M. Self
abandoned use of the symbol at least > 30 years ago. 212 F and 100 C are the accepted ways of reporting > temperature...the degree symbol was redundant anyway and led to > typesetting problems. Thanks, wasn't aware of that. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Clubbing in Fortress Amerika (fwd)

2001-10-20 Thread Karsten M. Self
ng to the publication, the tracks contain information such as license type, name, address, sex, hair-color, eye-color, height, weight, restrictions, issue date. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" do

Re: Why Plan-9?

2001-10-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 06:29:16PM -0500, Jim Choate ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > This says nothing about current development. Word I've heard (from > > someone tangentially involved with the project) was that the release

Instant Anthrax...test (was: Re: And another one bites the dust...)

2001-10-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
gpg: Invalid passphrase; please try again ... -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 on Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 06:02:17PM -0700, David Honig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > At 02:56 PM 10/21/01 -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > >The media hype also tends to ignore the fact that anthr

Re: Why Plan-9 licensing?

2001-10-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 08:30:19PM -0500, Jim Choate ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > Summer, June/July, IIRC. I've done a couple of look-ups since. There's > > been little additional news or information (I'm not s

Re: Karsten M. Self shows himself to be clueless, again

2001-10-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 on Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 10:26:55PM -0700, Tim May ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sunday, October 21, 2001, at 06:34 PM, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > gpg: Invalid passphrase; please try again ... > > -BEGIN

Re: Why Plan-9 licensing?

2001-10-22 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 02:20:34AM -0500, Jim Choate ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > Nutshell argument: license interactions are factorial. > > How so? Proof? Sorry. Combinatorial. Not quite as extreme. From a legal standpoin

Re: Additional Anthrax Deaths Suspected

2001-10-22 Thread Karsten M. Self
eaction, observed in less than 1 in 100,000 doses. Might it make sense to vaccinate mailroom personnel? Like high-end routers on the 'Net, this is where the current delivery mechanism is bottlenecked. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/

Re: Additional Anthrax Deaths Suspected

2001-10-22 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 02:36:58PM -0700, Karsten M. Self ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > The CDC's fact sheet Memo to self: include URLs. http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-anthrax.pdf Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.c

Re: Retribution not enough

2001-10-22 Thread Karsten M. Self
they do so well enough to make Jack Valenti mess his diapers. > > As to the end of the economy, see Schneier (et al?)'s _Street > Performer Protocol_ (IIRC) paper. But you knew that. Better yet: energy can't be replicated. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PRO

Re: Farm Out! (was Re: Retribution not enough)

2001-10-22 Thread Karsten M. Self
avel | > 617-670-3793 | > | > "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly | > while bad people will find a way around the laws." -- Plato | | -- | Harmon Seaver, MLIS | CyberShamanix | Work 920-203-9633 | Home 920-233-5820 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cybershaman

Re: USPS: glowing by leaps and bounds

2001-10-24 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 08:31:38AM -0700, David Honig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > At 04:23 AM 10/23/01 -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > >Any pointers on packaging for photographic and/or magnetic media through > >mail to survive irradiation equipment? How about the magstrips

Re: Where the torture never stops..

2001-10-24 Thread Karsten M. Self
nd the transcripts describing > the comb attack. http://cryptome.org/usa-v-ubl-72.htm Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sour

Re: Why Plan-9?

2001-10-24 Thread Karsten M. Self
g played a role, as did the fact it wasn't encumbered by the AT&T/UCB lawsuits, and most people give Linus himself strong credits for his project management skills and personality. Topics covered extensively elsewhere. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmsel

Re: House chairman doesn't want "parochial" issues to stop wiretap bill

2001-10-24 Thread Karsten M. Self
pass this legislation today." So, who're the Senate holdouts? 90+ votes means a filibuster's impossible under cloture rules, no? -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand?

Re: Why Plan-9?

2001-10-26 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 08:35:36PM -0500, Jim Choate ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > > Being 'first' doesn't imply they were 'alone'. You misrepresent > > > reality to your own end. > > >

Re: Senate approves USA Act, sends to Bush, Ashcroft vows "new era"

2001-10-25 Thread Karsten M. Self
e following sentence also parses ambiguously. Is that "taking suspected terrorists, who are in violation of the law, off the streets...", or "taking, in violation of the law, suspected terrorists off the streets..."? Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://k

Soothe or alarm: What is "weaponized" anthrax?

2001-10-28 Thread Karsten M. Self
tack on the Capitol. "This is highly sophisticated material. It is small in size and it aerosolizes, and so you've got to be careful in the way it can be handled. "I believe people are smart. If you arm them (people) with accurate information, you have a better chance

Re: Transperancy Spray?

2001-10-30 Thread Karsten M. Self
nt for a few minutes and you can respray it hundreds of times without leaving any stain." I'd heard of use of same by CIA going back maybe ten years, if not longer. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt"

Re: Napster execs needing culling

2001-11-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
;t ask anyone to breath > it! She. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the

NOTAM: GA prohibited w/in 10 miles of nuke plants

2001-10-30 Thread Karsten M. Self
quot;credible threat" as broad and shutting down all options. Anyone care to posit a scenario in which GA could threaten a nuke? Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand?

WashPost: DoJ to monitor lawyer's calls

2001-11-09 Thread Karsten M. Self
anzania. At a trial last June, an Algerian witness said Rahman issued a "fatwa" or religious ruling from prison, telling followers to "fight Americans and hit their interests everywhere." Staff researcher Lynn Davis contributed to this report. ) 2001 The Washington

Re: [free-sklyarov] OT: [postmaster@eth.net: Mail Delivery Status Notification]

2001-11-16 Thread Karsten M. Self
oot problem. A similar issue exists with RTF files if they're opened by MS Word by default -- the extension determines the application, but not the method(s) used for opening the file. I'm of the opinion that MIME has its uses. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://km

Re: FW: Damn ! I wish I'd though ot fhis myself

2001-11-04 Thread Karsten M. Self
t; > > "WORLD TRADE CENTER STRIKES BACK!" > > > > What wonderful irony this would be, and think how much money we > > wouldn't have to spend on new bombs or missiles! Not to mention the > > 100-million tons diverted from the New York City landfill.

Minneapolis, Nov 15: Fwd: [free-sklyarov] Bruce Schneier talk

2001-11-07 Thread Karsten M. Self
t; > ___ > free-sklyarov mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/free-sklyarov -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand?

Re: Security-by-credential or security-by-inspection

2001-11-08 Thread Karsten M. Self
specially marked areas on the edge of the card. Hollerith used holes punched through the card, not on the edge of the card. Maybe someone should propose a "three strikes" law for suicide terror attacks. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.

Re: The Crypto Winter

2001-11-19 Thread Karsten M. Self
ntext, checks, scrip, Mojo. But acceptence outside the small group is limited. There's also the nagging Art. 8, Sec. 8 powers. For a strong argument agaist the gold standard, see Brad DeLong's essay on the topic: http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/Politics/ Peace. -- Karsten M. Sel

Re: The Crypto Winter

2001-11-17 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 01:36:32PM -0800, alphabeta121 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > what does C-A-C-L stand for? Crypto-Anarcho Capitalist Libertarian, per archives. Shorthand for a common, if not prevailing, political viewpoint among active listmembers. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <

Re: HOWTO Build a Nuclear Device

2001-11-17 Thread Karsten M. Self
collections. The Hanford reservation is still a glowing waste zone, much of which greatly postdates a fairly deep understanding of radiation hazards. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand?

Re: HDCP break and DMCA

2001-11-25 Thread Karsten M. Self
my experience, with a sheet listing clearances added to packs by the time I'd left. There's also the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC: http://www.copyright.com/), formed in the 1970s, which has played a significant role in recent photocopy copyright infringement claims as, as its existenc

Re: Cattle Herding... (was Re: in praise of gold)

2001-11-30 Thread Karsten M. Self
enses. This varies widely, a sparsely-attended rural service might rate 10% returns, typical suburban service 15-20%, a well-served metro transit system might come as high as 50-55%. You're also neglecting the possibility that the fare might not have been a whole cow, but ju

Re: Antivirus software will ignore FBI spyware: solutions

2001-12-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
unning an advanced OS (e.g.: GNU/Linux), would be similarly attractive devices, readily kept on ones person at most times, and support encrypted filesystems or files. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don'

Suit shuts down Indian Trust for security upgrade (was Re: Slashdot | U.S. Department of Interior Ordered Offline)

2001-12-06 Thread Karsten M. Self
hile firewalls are installed. Naturally, the private sector does far better. I couldn't think of a California pension management company that had similarly poor data security procedures. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Ge

Re: slavery in New Jersey

2001-12-06 Thread Karsten M. Self
uistic and helpful to humanity. I've taken to reflowing stuff locally. My bounces to list were not well received. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Ho

Re: MD5 (was Re: Antivirus software will ignore FBI spyware: solutions)

2001-12-08 Thread Karsten M. Self
ant > >global MD5 checksum to defeat other detection attempts. > > What techniques could be used to do this? MD5 has some weaknesses, > but creating collisions still is not trivial. Unless you know > something I don't. My bad. I don't. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMA

Re: [linux-elitists] LOCAL Stanford University: face down the DMCA enforcers (fwd)

2003-01-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
rotests of immoral principles or activities in any other context? Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Moderator, Free Software Law Discussion mailing list: http://lists.alt.org/mailman/listinfo/fsl-discuss/