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# GRIP ON CRYPTO LOOSENING. Despite U.S. objections, most countries prefer
placing few restrictions on the manufacture & sale of strong encryption.
Good. http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/politics/story/20106.html
# DNA hides spy message. (BBC) A new microdot conceals secret messages in
the immense complexity of human DNA. Try to intercept THAT, NSA geeks!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_365000/365183.stm
: Is perfect crypto possible? Is privacy possible? Do they keep files on you
that you'll never know of? Can you keep your secrets in absolute security?
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# ISP REVEALS SCIENTOLOGY CRITIC. AT&T WorldNet releases the identity of a
Scientology critic to church attorneys. The critic says he fears for his
safety. www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/politics/story/20087.html
# THE WEB'S NEW GRAFFITI? Users can "draw a mustache" on any Web page with
the new Third Voice utility. Not everyone is happy about the free-speech
enabler. www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/technology/story/20101.html
: Do you have the right or need remain silent? Will anything you say be used
against you if it's not encrypted? How much say, how much privacy, have you?
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# A SEARCH FOR INTELLIGENT SEARCHERS. SETI's/seti@home's collaborative
search for alien intelligence has been hit by a down-to-Earth problem:
an overwhelming response from volunteers. Join the crowd, eh?
http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/technology/story/20088.html
# SCI-FI SATURNALIA IN LA-LA LAND. The Saturn Awards for science fiction,
fantasy, and horror films draw sci-fi stars and star-watchers. Umma gumma:
http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/culture/story/20100.html
: Do you prefer to look for life-bearing stars or fantasy stars? Which film
artists are aliens? Are they reprogramming human minds? How could you tell?
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# Dust cloud surrounds Jupiter's moon. (BBC) The Galileo spacecraft has
found clouds of dust around some of Jupiter's moons. No broom big enough:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_364000/364902.stm
# Also: Jupiter's supersonic winds:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_341000/341782.stm
# Jupiter's ring riddle solved:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_172000/172602.stm
# Galileo finds ghostly ring on Jupiter:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_112000/112621.stm
# DIGGING FOR BIG BANG FOSSILS. Hoping to find answers about the Big Bang
that some believe created the universe, scientists will launch a satellite
designed to sift through light waves in search of hydrogen, a primordial
element. www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/technology/story/20094.html
: What is your favorite form of space dust? Do aliens seed the universe with
lifeforms disguised as space dust? How much space dust are you composed of?
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SkeptiBriefs:
# HOT DEALS FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM. Y2K jerky. Y2K yo-yos. Y2Kia Cars. The US
Patent Office registers hundreds of new ideas for turning a buck when the
clock strikes 2000. So what if they're not all really *great* ideas, eh?
http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/business/story/20102.html
# CHEAP PC DOESN'T DO WINDOWS. A California computer maker is offering a PC
with a fast processor for only US$299. How do they do it? No Windows, no
OS. http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/technology/story/20108.html
# CITIES SINGLED OUT FOR PIRACY. New York City, Los Angeles, and Seattle
have the highest concentrations of pirated office software in the nation.
http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/business/story/20091.html
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@ 23-Skidoo: Secret Societies and the NWO
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@ Acts of God: When Mother Nature Attacks
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@ That's All, Folks: End Time Headlines
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