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Judge in Jim Bell trial says media may not quote public documents
- Forwarded message from Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] - From: Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Judge in Jim Bell trial says media may not quote public documents To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:11:33 -0400 X-URL: http://www.mccullagh.org/ User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.2i http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42894,00.html Cypherpunk Judge Warns Media by Declan McCullagh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 8:00 a.m. Apr. 6, 2001 PDT TACOMA, Washington -- A federal judge has threatened media outlets with contempt charges if they quote from public documents on a court website, prompting outcries from journalist groups. U.S. District Judge Jack Tanner warned Thursday that anyone who published the name of a juror in the criminal trial of U.S. v. James Dalton Bell would go to jail. The list of jurors is available on the Pacer website provided by the federal court system. "No one in the print media, electronic media, no member of the prosecution, no witness for the prosecution, nor the defense lawyers, are to print, under any circumstances, the names of these jurors... under penalty of contempt," Tanner said. Gregg Leslie, the legal defense director for the Virginia-based Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said: "The sweeping nature of such an order is not just unconstitutional, but truly outrageous. Its absurdity is compounded by the fact that it presumes toreach parties not subject to the court's jurisdiction." "Unfortunately, many judges seem to think that the old, well-established standards barring prior restraints on publication of truthful, lawfully obtained information don't apply to electronic records or other court information," Leslie said. "They do." Tanner is an unpredictable 82-year old jurist known to use his contempt powers broadly. In a prior trial involving Bell's defense lawyer, Robert Leen, Tanner briefly held Leen in contempt after his client's son acted up in court. Tanner also sealed the entire case file, including traditionally public documents such as the charges against the defendant, until the jury reaches a verdict. The trial is expected to conclude Friday or Monday. [...] - End forwarded message -
TannerWatch: Tanner reversed
9th Circuit decides - Susan Coffey won a new trial when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Judge Jack Tanner's decision tossing out a unanimous jury decision of excessive use of force against Coffey at the secret warehouse in Pierce County during the 1996 General Election. The second trial occurred on Sept. 18, 2000 and lasted 2 days. The jury took 90 minutes to return a damage award of $1 compensatory $1 punitive to Coffey. http://www.clean.org/ http://www.voting-integrity.org/text/2000/newstribune.shtml
Day #3: U.S. v. Jim Bell report from federal court in Tacoma
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42895,00.html ATF Admits Tracking Jim Bell by Declan McCullagh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 10:20 a.m. Apr. 6, 2001 PDT TACOMA, Washington -- The government revealed Thursday that it implanted a satellite-tracking device in a suspect's car and tracked him as he drove around Oregon and Washington. Brian Meyer, a special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, testified that he installed a GPS bug last November in a Nissan Maxima owned by defendant Jim Bell. Meyer told a fascinated jury that the device -- "high quality, something that military and law enforcement uses" -- continually transmitted Bell's exact location using a radio signal to receivers operated by law enforcement. Federal agents used graphical mapping software on a PC to plot Bell's movements in real time. Political essayist Bell is on trial here this week in a case that involves his alleged use of legally obtained CD-ROMs to compile information about Treasury Department agents. He is not accused of directly threatening them, but the government says that by collecting information about agents by driving to their suspected residences and by refusing to renounce his writings about how to assassinate unethical federal employees, Bell is guilty of violating stalking laws. The government hopes to prove that Bell crossed state lines when driving from Vancouver, Washington along I-205 to 14135 S. Clackamas Drive in Oregon City, Oregon. That address is the current home of Christopher John Groener, who testified on behalf of the prosecution, and the former residence of ATF agent Mike McNall. [...] - End forwarded message -
Re: http://www.geocities.com/judgetanner
On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 12:30:38AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Blank Frank wrote: http://www.geocities.com/judgetanner A TannerWatch(tm) Publication... Frank, All your links are broken (they all point to a local file system on your Vax ;-). There's also the basic problem that I, as a more-or-less unknowing bystander, can't figure out wether that site is pro- or anti-Tanner. -Robin -- http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~rlpowell/ BTW, I'm male, honest. le datni cu djica le nu zifre .iku'i .oi le so'e datni cu to'e te pilno je xlali -- RLP http://www.lojban.org/
Re: Jim Bell Trial: Second Day
She wasn't a lawyer; your PR clone suspicion is correct. She was not a technologist. Her function was only to testify that an IP address matched an account. Bell's lawyer on cross-examination never raised the point that a message posted to cpunx goes through multiple servers (including the majordomo ones), all of which have the opportunity to add false headers to the message. -Declan On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 10:30:25AM +0100, Ken Brown wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Second Day: Jim Bell trial [...] The next witness was Hilda Wong Muramoto who is a subpoena manager for @Home Corporation. In direct testimony she stated that Bell had a cable modem account, that the "DNS designation and sub-domain" as well as the IP address were hard-wired, and that the account did not cover dial-up connections. She said that the IP address was 24.16.209.166 and that the DNS number was C1099371-A. The DNS name that was captured in the e-mail that Bell allegedly sent to cypherpunks was encrv1.wa.home.com. She claimed that those "numbers" could not appear on anyone else's e-mail. "subpoena manager"? What in Tacoma is a "subpoena manager"? Do subpoenas need managing? It sounds like they employ someone just to get sued. Presumably that means she is a PR clone or a lawyer. Why should a PR type know anything about DNS SMTP, any more than I (or Choate) should be an expert on the law? If I was a grumpy judge and a company sent me a "subpoena manager" I would be very tempted to send them right back get someone who knew what they are talking about. Ken
TannerWatch
Bockwinkel, a former newspaper photojournalist and editor, captured Arends' assault of Coffey on film. (The clear and graphic pictures can be viewed on the CLEAN Web site at http://www.clean.org/photos/photo1.html ). In one photo, Arends is choking the petite Coffey in a parking lot; her body is rammed against a pick-up truck. A federal jury agreed with Coffey's complaint of excessive force by Arends, but U.S. District Court Judge Jack Tanner dismissed the suit and declined to award damages. http://www.web-friend.com/bob/page8.html
Tanner reversed again
Posted by FoM on July 07, 1999 at 11:24:55 PT Source: SF Gate SAN FRANCISCO An appeals court has struck down a federal sentencing guideline and ordered a reduction in a Washington man's 6 1/2-year sentence for illegal gun possession by a felon. The guideline under which a federal judge sentenced Albert Leo Palmer conflicted with the federal law on gun sentences, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday. That law increases a gun possession sentence if a felon's previous crime was for violence or drugs, but not if the state has either granted a pardon or restored the felon's civil rights. Restoration of rights, including the right to own guns, is a procedure used by many states after a felon successfully completes parole. Palmer pleaded guilty to concealing his criminal record and giving other false information when he bought a rifle from a licensed dealer in Tacoma, Wash. in October 1976. U.S. District Judge Jack Tanner sentenced him to more than twice the sentence originally recommended by prosecutors, based in part on the fact that one of his past crimes was a 1989 conviction for possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute. But the appeals court said the state of Washington had later restored Palmer's civil rights for that conviction. Although the U.S. Sentencing Commission's guidelines would allow the conviction to be used to increase the sentence, the guidelines conflict with the underlying law, said Judge Sidney Thomas in the 3-0 ruling. The court also said Tanner had wrongly found Palmer responsible for owning a number of guns that actually belonged to his son, another basis for an increased sentence. The net effect is that his new sentence will be no more than 18 months, a period he has already served, said Assistant Federal Public Defender Peter Offenbecher. The case is U.S. vs. Palmer, 98-30181. http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread1939.shtml
school censorship
Apr 6, 2001 - 01:16 PM Confederate T-Shirts Spark Fashion Fight in Southern Schools By Russ Bynum Associated Press Writer RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (AP) - Zane Dunn wore a banned T-shirt to school and became a rebel with a Confederate cause. Like six other students at Richmond Hill Middle School, 14-year-old Zane was suspended for a day because of the Confederate flag on the shirt. More than a century after Lee surrendered at Appomattox and a few months after defenders of Confederate symbols lost battles in the Georgia and South Carolina statehouses, the fight over Southern heritage has moved to schoolhouses. "My Confederate ancestors, they died for this flag," said 14-year-old Zane, whose mother bought him the shirt after another student was suspended. "I was born and raised in the South and I have to stand up for it." Educators say they have banned Confederate symbols to prevent racial violence. Parents and students from Richmond Hill, 18 miles south of Savannah, wore Confederate shirts and bandanas to a recent Bryan County school board meeting to protest the suspensions last month. In Cairo, Ga., rebel flag-waving parents picketed their school board after 50 students at Cairo High School and Washington Middle School were told to change their Confederate shirts. The American Civil Liberties Union has gotten involved in a similar controversy in Brunswick, Ga., where the principal of Jane Macon Middle School wrote to parents saying the shirts caused "rumors of threats and impending fights." Cairo High principal Wayne Tootle said the actions do not stem from political correctness but from school shootings that have taught administrators to be wary of anything that might lead to violence. "School folks are in a very precarious situation," Tootle said. "If they don't do something to try to prevent, and something happens, then the parents and news media will just lambast them for what they didn't do." In recent years, children wearing Confederate symbols, even as backpack patches, have been punished in Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia. In Georgia, the controversies followed the Legislature's move in January to change the state flag, which had been dominated by the Confederate emblem since 1956. School officials said bans on Confederate emblems have been in place for years, but the flag fight prompted students and parents to deliberately violate them. "Adults who want to keep arguing need to do something other than use our youngsters as a pawn in some political game," said Gary Russell, superintendent of the Bryan County school system. A lawyer representing parents in Richmond Hill and Cairo said the change in the Georgia flag has emboldened school officials. "The flag came down and they said, 'Oh, boy! It's open season on Confederate flags,'" said Kirk Lyons of the Southern Legal Resource Center, whose clients have included a former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon and the head of a North Carolina NAACP chapter. The classroom clashes have been a boon for Dewey Barber and his T-shirt company, Odum-based Dixie Outfitters, which has more than 200 shirt designs that incorporate the Confederate flag. "When they tell them they can't wear the rebel flag, they say, 'By gosh, we have the right of free speech and to our heritage!' And they buy more," Barber said. Dixie Outfitters shirts are so popular that some schools have banned them by brand name. Zane and his six fellow students all wore Dixie Outfitters shirts. Zane's shirt depicted a snarling, wild boar, with the Confederate emblem as a backdrop. Another Dixie Outfitters design shows just the flag's corners peeking from a basket of sleeping puppies. A third shirt depicts slaves working in a cotton field beneath the words "The Land of Cotton." No lawsuits have been filed in Georgia, but the state chapter of the ACLU has sent letters urging schools to lift the bans. Georgia ACLU legal
TannerWatch: Jack don't need no body language
Law And Justice by Irv Benzion When I think of Law and Justice my thoughts are directed to the film "Judgment at Nuremberg." I picture Spencer Tracy in his portrayal of the "Presiding Judge," sifting through mountains of evidence and contradictory testimony with only one objective in mind... to search for the truth. This editorial is for me the most difficult article I have yet written!!! You are probably unaware as was I that it is illegal to criticize a federal judge or his/her actions or to cause "disrespect" to the federal court system. A federal judge may if in his/her opinion such an occurrence arises, issue a warrant, have you arrested and send you to jail without trial, appeal or parole. A citizen of this country may criticize the President Of The United States but not a federal court judge. Using the First Amendment as a defense for an alleged criticism is not acceptable. And for that reason you will see no criticism of a federal judge in any newspaper. I feel that the shooting community owes a debt to Tacoma's _The News Tribune's_ management and reporter Russell Carollo for his unbiased and even-handed reporting of Al Woodbridge's trial. Al's tribulations could easily have been turned into a forum to bash gun owners and gun ownership. The _Trib_, not known to be a friend to the gun owner in this instance displayed the highest standards and ideals of journalism, for which they truly deserve our thanks. It is not my intention to argue at this time Woodbridge's guilt or innocence; as you already know he was found guilty as charged. I was in attendance tat the pre-trial motion hearing and the second day of the trial so I witnessed the major portion of the trial. I must admit that I am not a lawyer nor have I personally had any legal training, so it would be impossible for me to ascertain the correctness or incorrectness of "points of law" or what constitutes "admissible evidence." All I have is the common sense that the Almighty gave me. I have always believed that the Law was in most part founded on common sense and a search for the truth... perhaps, I am too naive. Based on the above we shall be using the following three articles from the _Tribune_ to inform you of what transpired at Al's trial. After which I would like to explore with you what I think the implications of the verdict are as it impacts Washington gun owners. And in conclusion, we will look at what is the aftermath of Woodbridge's trial and what you can do to help. Woodbridge, a licensed firearms dealer, has strong ties to pro- gun groups. He is a former president of the Washington National Firearms Act Association, a machine-gun owners group. He won first in 1989 and second place in 1990 in the submachine gun division of the Oregon state machine-gun championship. Since the legal battle began, Woodbridge has become a high-profile spokesman and lobbyist for Washington gun owners. As a registered lobbyist for the Gun Owners Action League of Washington, Woodbridge gained a reputation during the past year as a moderate voice within the gun lobby. He became the gun lobbyist most sought by lawmakers. "If he gave his word, he was willing to go back to his members and say, 'I gave my word and that's what we're living with," said Rep. Marlin Appelwick, a Seattle Democrat who chairs the House Judiciary Committee. Just last week, he testified before Appelwick's committee about proposed gun legislation, assuring lawmakers that gun owners would not oppose efforts to keep handguns away from juveniles. During the last session, his approval was vital to passage of a controversial law allowing police to destroy seized handguns. Gun advocates supported the former method of disposal: auctioning the weapons to licensed firearms dealers. Woodbridge personally inspected weapons in a Seattle storage room and found that most of them were of little value to collectors or dealers. His endorsement, legislators said, convinced lawmakers to vote for the change. Woodbridge also was well-known among police agencies, according to his attorneys. A court document says the clientele at Big Al's includes "several police agencies." Various other pro-gun groups have agreed to help pay legal expenses, said Paul Williams, executive director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, a lobby group. Williams said the groups were grateful 'for all the work he's done for firearms groups in the state.' I think people are inclined to pay him back when he needs it." State and federal prosecutors have pursued the state's top pro-gun spokesman on weapons charges since 1989. But in Allen Woodbridge's federal court trial Tuesday in Tacoma, his defense took about 30 minutes, the time it took for a single witness to testify. The defense had hoped to call several other witnesses to convince jury that the guns confiscated from Woodbridge in 1989 were not machine guns. But the federal judge hearing the case, Judge Jack E. Tanner, wouldn't let the
That latest military SNAFU
Ugh, let's see, not the crash in Vietnam, not the sub taking out the Japs... The NSA spy plane: FoxNewsChannel reports the plane was flying straight while on autopilot when it was hit. We outta send Steve Martin over to apologize. ____ _ _ \ \ / /__| | | \ \ /\ / / _ \ | | \ V V / __/ | | \_/\_/ \___|_|_| _ | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ | _| \ \/ / __| | | | | | | | | | | | / __|/ _ \ | |___(__| |_| | |_| | |_| | |_| \__ \ __/ |_/_/\_\___|\__,_|\__,_|\__,_|\__,_|___/\___| __ __ _ | \/ | ___| | | |\/| |/ _ \ | | | | | __/_| |_| |_|\___(_)
RE: Seth Finkelstein, reluctant cypherpunk?
At 05:45 AM 04/04/2001 -0400, Seth Finkelstein wrote: Tim May wrote: I see a newcomer, Seth Finkelstein, harshly criticizing Declan and others. Easy to ignore someone who wasn't even here the day before yesterday. Point of information: "nonconsentingly delurked" is more accurate than "newcomer". Seth is a long-term contributor to the Cyberia-L list, which a reasonable number of Cypherpunks also read or at least occasionally post to, including Declan and JYA. He's been a major contributor with The Censorware Project (which I gather is a trying to restart after a previous death-by-infighting that followed a few years of good work) and is strongly in the anti-censorware camp as opposed to the censorware-will-save-us-by-deflecting-worse-forms-of-censorship camp. He does computer consulting (not sure what type), and is one of the technologist/activist types on Cyberia-L rather than one of the lawyers. And yes, as some people have commented, he does flame against Libertarianism, among other things, but he's also a strong supporter of free speech.
ANNOUNCE: San Francisco Cypherpunks, 4/7, 1pm, Moscone Center North
Saturday April 7 Cypherpunks Meeting in San Francisco. The meeting will be at Moscone Center North, The room number will be finalized in a couple of hours, and we'll post signs at the door as well as sending out mail. This is the FIRST Saturday of the month, because the RSA conference will be the following week and many usual suspects from out of town will be around. The meeting will start at 1pm, and will be followed by dinner afterwards. Agenda: The primary agenda is discussion of the work people are doing, projects, things you're playing with, current events in crypto and privacy. If you'd like to give a talk, please contact Bill or DDT. Directions: 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 From BART or MUNI: Go to Powell Street station. Exit to 4th and Market Streets. Turn right on 4th Street. Walk two blocks south to Howard Street. Turn left, Moscone North will be on your left. For BART fare and schedule information, call the BART Hotline at 415.989.2278. Muni has multiple busses on 4th St, and the N-Judah on Market. From Caltrain: The San Francisco station is at 4th and King. You can take MUNI busses #15, #30, or #45 to 3rd and Howard, walk left on Howard, and Moscone North is on your right, or walk 1km north on 4th Street and turn right. Driving: 4th st goes South, 3rd goes North, Howard goes West. From South - 280 to 6th, or 101 to 7th, north to Folsom, hunt for parking on Folsom. Parking: Official Parking Map http://www.moscone.com/images/misc/map.htm Parking in San Francisco is usually evil, and most former parking lots are now construction sites for over-priced dot-com offices. The most convenient parking is on Folsom between 5th and 4th, and there are in-building on Folsom between 4th and 3rd that are usually less expensive on weekends. Thanks! Bill Stewart, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Cell +1-415-307-7119. Dave Del Torto, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Judge in Jim Bell trial says media may not quote public documents
rumor has it that Tanner is going to replace Jackson on the Microsoft trial and vice versa. this will allow the appeals court to make an empirical test of a question that has long troubled them, which one of the judges is the greater jackass. Phill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Declan McCullagh Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 12:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Judge in Jim Bell trial says media may not quote public documents - Forwarded message from Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] - From: Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Judge in Jim Bell trial says media may not quote public documents To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:11:33 -0400 X-URL: http://www.mccullagh.org/ User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.2i http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42894,00.html Cypherpunk Judge Warns Media by Declan McCullagh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 8:00 a.m. Apr. 6, 2001 PDT TACOMA, Washington -- A federal judge has threatened media outlets with contempt charges if they quote from public documents on a court website, prompting outcries from journalist groups. U.S. District Judge Jack Tanner warned Thursday that anyone who published the name of a juror in the criminal trial of U.S. v. James Dalton Bell would go to jail. The list of jurors is available on the Pacer website provided by the federal court system. "No one in the print media, electronic media, no member of the prosecution, no witness for the prosecution, nor the defense lawyers, are to print, under any circumstances, the names of these jurors... under penalty of contempt," Tanner said. Gregg Leslie, the legal defense director for the Virginia-based Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said: "The sweeping nature of such an order is not just unconstitutional, but truly outrageous. Its absurdity is compounded by the fact that it presumes toreach parties not subject to the court's jurisdiction." "Unfortunately, many judges seem to think that the old, well-established standards barring prior restraints on publication of truthful, lawfully obtained information don't apply to electronic records or other court information," Leslie said. "They do." Tanner is an unpredictable 82-year old jurist known to use his contempt powers broadly. In a prior trial involving Bell's defense lawyer, Robert Leen, Tanner briefly held Leen in contempt after his client's son acted up in court. Tanner also sealed the entire case file, including traditionally public documents such as the charges against the defendant, until the jury reaches a verdict. The trial is expected to conclude Friday or Monday. [...] - End forwarded message -
how in the world do i join this group?
zup, this is M0rBEus. I was just wondering how i can join your crypto group. i enjoy crypto greatly and would enjoy surronding myself with others who enjoy the same thing. If u could plz direct me to a website, pgp keys, email addresses, or whatever so that i may join =) thx 4 yor hlp (i appreciate it), M0rBEus
Investment Pact
Greetings, It is with strict confidence and trust that I wish to contact you seeking for your assistance to help as regards an investment opportunity. I sincerely hope that this letter will not come as a surprise to you, or cause you any embarrassment since we neither knew each other before, nor have had any previous contact or correspondence. I would appreciate your benevolence in giving this matter the much-needed attention as I am presently in a difficult situation and need your assistance and guidance urgently. I am Mrs. Ndaye Banya, wife of Maj. Timothy Banya, the former commander and head of the Secret Unit in charge of Diamond dealing for the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of Sierra- Leone. My husband was formerly working directly with the former Rebel Leader Mr. Foday Sankoh who is presently in government custody. The government intends trying Mr. Sankoh for illegal diamond dealing and especially for the killing of 21 people during a public demonstration outside his home in May last year which subsequently lead to this arrest. As the situation is, my husband is very much likely to be prosecuted alongside for activities in the diamond mining. The RUF is now headed by Gen. Issa Sessey who is determined in bringing peace to Sierra Leone, he signed a cease-fire agreement with the government on Friday 10th Nov., 2000 and instructed that peace must returned to our fatherland after nine-years conflict, pledging to allow U.N. troops unhindered access throughout Sierra-Leone. My fear is that the government will try Mr. Sankoh and that my husband may also be prosecuted alongside and our assets may be confiscated. Also all accounts abroad and locally traceable to our name and families may also be frozen given the circumstances. In view of this development, I am trapped with about US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million United States Dollars) that is in cash in boxed containers. As the situation is I do not have the know-how to move this money without any trace to our name. The boxed containers were sealed, and packaged by Tim before moving over to the north such that in the event of any rebel insurgence, they can be easily buried in the ground without the material used in the packaging getting damaged due to its resistance to heat, rust and tear. My situation is very desperate, as I cannot leave Sierra Leone because of the house arrest I am under. In the light of above, I am soliciting your assistance and partnership to move this money out of Sierra Leone as both of us can make a fortune. I would require your assistance in terms of logistics and materials to enhance the safe movement of the items from Sierra Leone. Therefore, contact me immediately, if you are able and interested in assisting me. Kindly contact me preferably using my alternative email address at [EMAIL PROTECTED], as soon as possible. Thanks for your anticipated understanding and assistance. Yours faithfully, MRS. N. BANYA Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Republic.Com: Interact with Professor Sunstein at the PrincetonPress Authors Forum
At 8:27 AM -0400 4/6/01, Chuck Creesy Princeton Press wrote: Matt: Please contribute to our message forum with Cass Sunstein at http://pup.princeton.edu/sunstein/ You can leave messages for Professor Cass Sunstein in Princeton University Press's author forum. I just added my review of Republic.com to their forum. You can comment about my review or raise any additional issues or thoughts you may have about Republic.com with Professor Cass Sunstein. Regards, Matt- ** 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, 2175 Bayfield Drive, Columbus, OH 43229 (614) 313-5722 ICQ: 106212065 Archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fa/ **
Slashdot | Microchips That Evolve
http://slashdot.org/articles/01/04/10/0436220.shtml -- To speak algebraically, Mr. M. is execrable, but Mr. G. is (x+1)-ecrable. Edgar Allan Poe The Armadillo Group ,::;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'/ ``::/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com.', `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Title: Slashdot | Microchips That Evolve faq code osdn awards privacy slashNET older stuff rob's page preferences submit story advertising supporters past polls topics about jobs hof Sections 4/8 apache 4/10 (9) askslashdot 1/27 awards 4/8 books 4/9 bsd 4/9 (2) features 4/5 interviews 1/9 radio 4/9 science 4/9 (2) yro OSDNfreshmeatLinux.comSourceForgeThinkGeekQuestionExchangeNewsForgeSlashCode Microchips That Evolve Posted by timothy on Tuesday April 10, @06:46AM from the one-day-I'll-evolve-too dept. An Onymous Coward writes: "A scientist in Britain has apparently developed some genetic algorithms that run on microchips that can alter themselves, in other words, hardware that evolves. Pretty cool. Check out the column by Paul Gilster." The article contributes some background I'd never heard before regarding FPGAs, and even mentions the dogged Starbridge. A short but fun read. Vovida's VOCAL Softswitch Freed Slashdot Login Nickname: Password: Don't have an account yet? Go Create One. A user account will allow you to customize all these nutty little boxes, tailor the stories you see, as well as remember your comment viewing preferences. Related Links Slashdot column Starbridge More on Technology Also by timothy 'Microchips That Evolve' | Login/Create an Account | 22 comments | Search Discussion Threshold: -1: 22 comments 0: 16 comments 1: 11 comments 2: 3 comments 3: 0 comments 4: 0 comments 5: 0 comments No Comments Threaded Nested Flat Oldest First Newest First Highest Scores First Oldest First (Ignore Threads) Newest First (Ignore Threads) The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. Slashdot is not responsible for what they say. Umm (Score:1) by aarondyck ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on Tuesday April 10, @06:49AM EST (#5) (User #415387 Info) Uhh...does anyone else find this as frightening as I do? Just think of the ramifications of evolving computers...think, oh, I don't know, the Matrix or something... [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Umm by grammar nazi (Score:2) Tuesday April 10, @06:52AM EST 1 reply beneath your current threshold. Re:Umm by eXtro (Score:1) Tuesday April 10, @07:04AM EST Slave labour (Score:1) by morie (slashdot-at-effezonderdollen-dot-com) on Tuesday April 10, @06:58AM EST (#11) (User #227571 Info) http://www.asopos.com I do NOT want my computer to evolve, especially not to a point where it me become aware of the slave labour it has been doing up until then. It might just get ideas of 40 hr. workweeks, hardware equivalents to dental plans etc. Think of solutions, not of problems [ Reply to This | Parent ] Small bodies? (Score:2) by cperciva ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on Tuesday April 10, @06:58AM EST (#13) (User #102828 Info) What's the deal with small story bodies? I've seen stories with 1 byte, 4 bytes, 10 bytes, and 42 bytes today. [ Reply to This | Parent ] updside downside (Score:2) by deran9ed ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on Tuesday April 10, @06:58AM EST (#14) (User #300694 Info) http://www.deficiency.org Downside: Windows running this would Turn your 1ghz box into a 386 that bluescreens Upside Linux running this would: Create its own code for its own kernels FreeBSD running this would: spin off and create a port for something other than i386 arch OpenBSD running this would: Not allow anything to ever be installed because it may be deemed insecure NetBSD running this would: Create another port, then wait a year or two to let you use it view the source Luke! cat *YOUR_POST* | sed 's/*(.*)//; s/.*//; s/.*[:] *//' | sed '$!N; /^\(.*\)\n\1$/!P; D' /dev/null [ Reply to This | Parent ] Nothing New (Score:1) by NonReal on Tuesday April 10, @06:59AM EST (#16) (User #248836 Info) This is nothing new, Discover Magazine ran an article about this a few years ago : "Thompson has evolved a circuit that distinguishes between two tones, two electric signals that, if fed into a stereo speaker, would produce two notes. One has a frequency of 1 kilohertz, the other 10 kilohertz" It's the same guy and the same evolved chip! Once again Slashdot has missed the boat. [ Reply to This | Parent ]
RE: Seth Finkelstein, reluctant cypherpunk?
-- At 01:31 PM 4/6/2001 -0700, Bill Stewart wrote: Seth is a long-term contributor to the Cyberia-L list, which a reasonable number of Cypherpunks also read or at least occasionally post to, including Declan and JYA. He's been a major contributor with The Censorware Project There is good and evil censorware, and many in the censorware project were more concerned with good censorware than evil. The censorware project was a typical pinko project, directed at private choice, instead of state power. Most US censorware, in particular the censorware that I write, can be uninstalled in five clicks of a mouse. Just click on start, settings, control panel, add/remove programs. I would not be part of any project that was otherwise. And yes, as some people have commented, he does flame against Libertarianism, among other things, but he's also a strong supporter of free speech. Pinkos are fond of imposing odd meanings on "free speech", sometimes interpreting it as a right for certain views to be heard, rather than a right of people to speak to those that choose to hear. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG Y6hc5NxxJIhwLnlnh9Cgq9drxX65BMxFS3X3TrYw 42IxaD34Yl57223Vm4Iauu7X7kQ9ToRgdo59JEhte - We have the right to defend ourselves and our property, because of the kind of animals that we are. True law derives from this right, not from the arbitrary power of the omnipotent state. http://www.jim.com/jamesd/; James A. Donald
RE: Seth Finkelstein, reluctant cypherpunk?
-- At 01:31 PM 4/6/2001 -0700, Bill Stewart wrote: Seth [has] been a major contributor with The Censorware Project Many on the censorware project display the same attitude to civil rights as the infamous Dean Brodhead, who refused five orthodox jewish students permission to live off campus in a dispute over coed bathrooms. He piously proclaimed "Yale has its own rules and requirements, which we insist on because they embody our values and beliefs." Yale has no core curriculum, but coed bathrooms embody its values and beliefs. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG 3SiYQeR58NY4pf0KpEHtseFkuuBJkTR+91HtK215 4cz3USpR7tufXYpVxZE30v5LHXlLrE3lcwEVSrqdf - We have the right to defend ourselves and our property, because of the kind of animals that we are. True law derives from this right, not from the arbitrary power of the omnipotent state. http://www.jim.com/jamesd/; James A. Donald
RE: Seth Finkelstein, reluctant cypherpunk?
"James A. Donald" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There is good and evil censorware, and many in the censorware project were
more concerned with good censorware than evil.
The censorware project was a typical pinko project, directed at private
choice, instead of state power.
I don't know what you've been smoking James, but I see the Censorware
Project http://censorware.net/ combating state interventionism,
especially fighting hard for our first amendment freedom against
CIPA.
And I'd highly suggest you read their FAQ before stupidly calling
them "pinkos".
http://censorware.net/faq/
"1.2 - Why do people want censorware installed on public computers?
Mostly, because their religious leaders told them so. Actually, there
are initiatives to censor both from the far right ("The Bible says
sex is evil") and the far left ("We must censor this to protect
you"). Both are rather silly. There's never been a single case of
information leaping off the screen and beating someone to death or
hitting them with a car. Hundreds of people die daily in car
accidents, none die as a result of viewing playboy.com. When will the
U.S. get its priorities straight?"
Regards, Matt-
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Re: CDR: TannerWatch: Jack don't need no body language
Norm Deplume wrote: Law And Justice by Irv Benzion ... You are probably unaware as was I that it is illegal to criticize a federal judge or his/her actions or to cause "disrespect" to the federal court system. A federal judge may if in his/her opinion such an occurrence arises, issue a warrant, have you arrested and send you to jail without trial, appeal or parole. A citizen of this country may criticize the President Of The United States but not a federal court judge. Former Alabama Governor George Wallace once commented that America is run by "thugs and federal judges." I'd like to see a cite for what law makes it "illegal" to criticize a federal judge. It was my understanding that pretty much all judges have the power to have citizens dragged before them, to cite for contempt, and to jail indefinitely without bail, without having to justify it to anyone. I've always regarded this as a major loophole in our "nation of laws," namely that a judge can order you to do anything, and jail you if you refuse. That and Grand Juries, which are unaccountable to anyone, and serve only as tools of harrassment and intimidation, and rubber stamps for prosecutors. -- Eric Michael Cordian 0+ O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
Re: CDR: Re: Pleading the 5th
Inaccurate indeed. List owner policies have nothing to do with it. Jim's assertion, your mockery of it, and my mockery of your similar assertion back in 1997 all had to do with intellectual property rights, not list owner policies. I am looking forward to hearing you explain that the assertion "you own your words" is not an assertion about intellectual property rights. But I'm not holding my breath -- Daniel - Original Message - From: Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Daniel J. Boone [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 9:19 PM Subject: Re: CDR: Re: Pleading the 5th Cute, but inaccurate. I never have questioned the ability of list owners to set their own list policies (I am a member of a number of mailing lists with do-not-forward policies). Cypherpunks, on the other hand, is just a little different than a private, invite-only mailing list that's run by one person for a specific purpose on one server. -Declan On Sat, Apr 07, 2001 at 09:40:26AM -0800, Daniel J. Boone wrote: I find this hilarious coming from Declan, who once (WAAY back in 1997) closed one one of his previously open-subscription mailing lists because people were *gasp* forwarding messages from it to other lists. His list policy was, if I recall, "you own your words, no retransmission without your permission" and he was outraged that some of his subscribers, specifically Hettinga, did not respect these vital intellectual property rights. Now when somebody else makes the same silly assertion he was making, he calls it silly. I guess we all grow up eventually -- Daniel Declan wrote: The problem with Choate's argument is that (besides that it's silly), he gives implied consent to redistribute by posting here. Also, as he claims to know, CDR is by nature distributed, and each node can set its own policy. Dont' like it? Don't participate. in response to Choate's: I also own the copyright on everything I post to Cypherpunks. If it gets printed without my permission (and I won't give it) in a newspaper or other COMMERCIAL venture it is copyright infringement. You're free to post excerpts. I believe ~200 lines is the maximum allowed under current copyright law.
http://www.geocities.com/judgetanner/ -repaired
On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Norm D'Plume wrote: http://www.geocities.com/judgetanner/ A TannerWatch Publication for citizen students of the legal process Most of the links on that page are screwed up. (File:// URLs mostly.) Fixed. Also expanded, with more biographical/career/bias notes. ... "Tanner recommends two ways lawyers can attain more 'mother wit.' First, he says, litigators would be wise to conduct as much of the discovery work on their own as they can."
Re: FC: More on public documents, jury lists, and baiting a judge
At 08:21 AM 4/10/01 -0700, Declan McCullagh wrote: For bookmarking purposes, I've put links to the series of articles I wrote about Jim Bell from his raid to his trial here: http://www.cluebot.com/search.pl?topic=ap-politics Thanks. I've added that link and one to cryptome. The latest working page has a light yellow background. http://www.geocities.com/judgetanner
The Deconstruction of James Dalton Bell
Ah, I see Declan has posted his impressions of Day 5 on Wired News. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42951,00.html Jim Bell's Strange Day in Court by Declan McCullagh Bell's lawyer, Robert Leen, twice asked U.S. District Judge Jack Tanner to halt the proceedings because his client had a "major mental disorder." Gosh, don't you just love how federal public defenders "help" their clients, by calling them crazy in front of the jury. Reminds me of all those patronizing press conferences given by Tim McVeigh's lawyer during the trial, in which he coyly explained that even human refuse like McVeigh deserved the rubber stamp of due process, all the while holding his nose, and acting like it pained him greatly to even be near the guy. Until Leen gets his MD, and Bell is his patient, he's not qualified to diagnose anyone. He said that his attorney "communicated a threat" against Bell and Bell's family during the meeting, and "threatened to cut me off after 30 minutes if I mentioned" accusations against fellow prisoners. One wonders why the article describes Bell as "Agitated," "Embittered," and "Combative," rather than by a more value-neutral term like "Angry," unless the reporter is also playing the diagnosis game here. During cross-examination, Bell invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when asked about $2,000 a month in trust fund income not reported on a statement that he signed in November 2000 to qualify for a court-appointed lawyer. Why was this line of questioning even permitted? It is a meta-issue, has nothing to do with the charges, and seems only a shameless attempt to further poison the jury. The Vancouver, Washington resident said he was coerced into taking a plea agreement on July 18, 1997, in which he admitted to obstructing IRS agents, writing "Assassination Politics" and stink-bombing the carpet outside an IRS office. It would seem to me that since writing "Assassination Politics" was not illegal, it should not be mischaracterized as a crime confessed to on a plea agreement. The press does this all the time of course, reporting that defendants "admitted" things in their plea agreements, which were not the subject of any criminal charges, thus juxtiposing certain acts and illegality in the mind of the reader. Statements of fact in a plea agreement which are only background should not be deliberately confused with the crimes being confessed to. Would we say Bell "admitted" to having a chemistry diploma, or "admitted" to living at a certain address? I think not. London suggested that there were two types of U.S. citizens: Those who were federal agents and those who are not. Some animals are more equal than others, I guess. Because Bell repeatedly said he would not violate the law, Leen had hoped to raise a First Amendment defense -- essentially saying that because the law protects advocacy of violent acts, the jury can find Bell to be not guilty as charged. Of course, the point that is missed here is that "Assassination Politics" and Bell's attempt to document federal harrassment of him after his release, are two completely unrelated things. This is a big trend in prosecutions these days, so much so that if one is outspoken in ones beliefs, one cannot commit any acts that seem to support those beliefs, and vice versa. Someone who advocates government overthrow and plays paintball on the weekends, is looking at a long prison sentence. It is safe to do either, but not both. The "threats" and "acts in support of the threats" can be completely unrelated, and the government will still win the case. Leen asked the judge to incorporate a First Amendment defense in instructions to the jury. But Tanner nixed that idea. He said he did not believe Bell was engaged in political speech. H. Is it "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of political speech...?" Obviously Judge Tanner has a different version of the US Constitution than I do. Bell has complained that the media was "boycotting" his trial. Well, at least what media is not manufacturing consent for his conviction is boycotting his trial. -- Eric Michael Cordian 0+ O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
Re: CDR: RE: Screwing Jim Bell and Cypherpunks
Tim May Wrote: I think the Bell case indicates the need for Cypherpunks to start writing code again, and stop engaging in meatspace theatrics. First, Bell's actions are not the actions of most members of this mailing list. Frankly, this is a logical error: referring to "Cypherpunks" as a collective entity and then imputing the views or actions of a few to be the views or actions of the collective entity. The government does this routinely. Well, I never use "Cypherpunks" to mean anything other than "those presently subscribed to the list." It's just shorter to type. It's much like saying that some.newsgroup needs to stop gratuitous crossposting. It is not implied by that statement that some.newsgroup is a collective entity defined by anything more than readership, or that everyone in some.newsgroup is engaging in the problematical behavior. Second, talk to Phil Z. and Kelly G. about their legal issues for several years, as the government sought to prosecute one or both of them for violations of the ITARs (and maybe more). True, neither was ultimately charged. Their legal bills were substantial, however, and they could have face prison time and massive fines. Whatever people do in the way of writing code, doing it as near to untraceably as possible would seem to be the way to go. Fine, change the motto to "Cypherpunks anonymously write code." -- Eric Michael Cordian 0+ O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
Re: hooks in browsers?
At 12:20 PM 4/10/2001 -0700, Ray Dillinger wrote: It's probably do-able to write a little application that runs on the host machine -- and when the browser loads a website, the application consults freenet asking for commentary from other clients about that website. You could do this a couple of ways; you could watch the history file for new URL's to tell you what URL has just been loaded, or the cache for HTML pages to see what HTML has just been loaded. And that could be the cue for your little application. Are there any more direct hooks into browsers? Is there any "what URL is being displayed right now" API call for example? You might find Protozilla, at http://protozilla.mozdev.org/, of interest.
Inferno: Fw: [nylug-announce] [nylug-talk] Tuesday 24 April 2001: Big Meeting on Privacy (fwd)
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:08:05 -0400 From: Any Mouse Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Club Inferno [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Inferno: Fw: [nylug-announce] [nylug-talk] Tuesday 24 April 2001: Big Meeting on Privacy (fwd) - Original Message - To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:37 AM Subject: [nylug-announce] [nylug-talk] Tuesday 24 April 2001: Big Meeting on Privacy (fwd) -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 01:04:40 -0400 (EDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Jay Sulzberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [nylug-talk] Tuesday 24 April 2001: Big Meeting on Privacy blockquote edit-level="light" From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Zvi Galil) Newsgroups: cs.bboard,columbia.general.bboard,nyc.seminars Subject: please mark your calendars Date: 4 Apr 2001 13:33:27 -0400 Organization: Columbia University Department of Computer Science Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2001 Marconi Forum on Internet Privacy Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science Privacy Under Assault: Can Encryption Safeguard the Internet? Tuesday, April 24, 2001 International Marconi Day 4-6 p.m. Reception to follow Davis Auditorium of the Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physcical Science Research Columbia University New York, N.Y. Web users want assurances that their communications or e-commerce will remain private without having to worry that their ideas, or even their identities, are stolen and every detail of their lives will be laid bare while others profit from personal data collection. Digital threats arise from all quarters, including corporations and marketing firms, potential employers and credit agencies, health and government establishments, as well as outright snoopers and opportunists. Can improved technologies protect privacy on the Internet or is privacy a casualty of the digital age? The Marconi Forum brings together leading figures from technology, government, journalism, business and law to examine how-- or whether-- our right to privacy can be secured from digital incursions. Participants are : Zvi Galil, Moderator Dean, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science expert on encryption Whitfield Diffie Distinguished Engineer, Sun Microsystems co-inventor, public key cryptography 2000 Marconi Fellow Michael Rabin Professor of Computer Science Harvard University developed code based on "vanishing" key John Podesta White House Chief of Staff Clinton Administration Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Steven Levy Author, Crypto, Spring 2001 Senior Editor, Technology, Newsweek Shari Steele Excutive Director Electronic Privacy Association advocate for civil liberties in online world Eli Noam Professor, Columbia Business School Director, Columbia Institute for for Tele-information authority on telecommunications strategy and policy Sponsored by the Marconi Foundation, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science Columbia University in collaboration with The Center for New Media, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School /blockquote
Re: TannerWatch: Jack don't need no body language
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Eric Cordian wrote: I've always regarded this as a major loophole in our "nation of laws," namely that a judge can order you to do anything, and jail you if you refuse. More 'British Common Law' crap. Even a judge should need probable cause and must present it to another magistrate prior to action. Equality under the law. To speak algebraically, Mr. M. is execrable, but Mr. G. is (x+1)-ecrable. Edgar Allan Poe The Armadillo Group ,::;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'/ ``::/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com.', `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -~~mm-'`-```-mm --'-
Federal tracking of drivers
curity check to make sure they don't have a criminal background. All FasTrak users have to do is keep money in their accounts." Compounding the problem: Information compiled by the Border Patrol on PAL users is confidential, and federal officials are concerned about others possibly gaining access to it. Telles said the compatible system being developed would enable PAL users to sail along on local tollways if they open an account, and FasTrak users who pass a background check to use the faster commuter lane at the San Clemente checkpoint. "We are about to enter into an agreement with the Border Patrol. FasTrak users who also want to use the PAL lane will have to get a new transponder from the Border Patrol," she said. "If you already have a PAL transponder, we'll be able to take that coding and integrate it into our system to establish a FasTrak account for drivers who want to use our roads." Vehicles with a PAL transponder but not a FasTrak account will be cited if they use the toll roads without paying, Telles said. Conversely, Grijalva said vehicles with FasTrak transponders that have not received PAL clearance will be stopped and possibly searched. Drivers like DeMarco say the incompatibility problems cannot be ironed out soon enough. "My business takes me to San Diego County quite a bit, and it's frustrating having to crawl along with other cars as they make their way through the checkpoint when the PAL lane is also available. It's not just the business trips. My wife is from Rosarito, so we rely on the PAL lane a lot," he said. Grijalva said many PAL users wanted to continue using the old bar code system to go through the checkpoint commuter lane while a single system is developed. "We had to tell them that the bar code reader is no longer being used, and we can't issue them a transponder until a solution is worked out [with the tollway agencies]. You can't use the PAL lane without a transponder, even if you've already passed a background check," he said. Frank Barbagallo, deputy director of toll operations for the tollway agencies, said vehicles are allowed to use multiple transponders if the devices use different frequencies. FasTrak, licensed by the TCA, is the standard established by Caltrans for collecting tolls throughout the state, he said, and uses "the same radio frequency . . . throughout the state. The problem here arose when the Border Patrol decided to use the same frequency for its PAL transponder. The same frequency is being used for two different systems." http://www.latimes.com/editions/orange/20010410/t30569.html
Re: Federal tracking of drivers
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Title: HR.com's eBulletin for the Week of April 9, 2001 TABLE OFCONTENTS: - Wise words from... David Norton - Articles to help you - Featured Product of the Week - HR.com Communities - Research Reports Sponsors: HR.com eMarketplace offers you: Assessment Tools Applicant Tracking Payroll Solutions Relocation Tools B to B Solutions If you know someone who'd like to readthis eBulletin,please forwardit to them. Need an answer? Click Here! If you have a burningquestion and can'tfind the answer,send us an email toAsk HR.comto get FREE help/suggestions onHR matters. "No pressure, no diamonds." ~ Mary Case eMarketplace Training Center Ask HR.com SPONSOR THIS eBULLETIN If you're a vendorwho'd like to reachHR decision makers,email us at[EMAIL PROTECTED]. WELCOME TO HR.com's eBULLETIN FOR THE WEEK OF: April 9, 2001 We are your free online resource for HR. Our eBulletin gives you a taste of what's new on our site this week. MORE WISE WORDS FROM...David Norton "Only about 15% of the market capitalization of the typical S 500 company can be attributed to tangible assets, 85% is intangible. If you went back 20 years it would be the reverse. All of the management disciplines we have like budgeting, planning, and personnel management are based on the old model." David Norton is one of the leaders driving a new way for HR to understand and focus on what is strategic. His latest book with Robert Kaplan, The Strategy Focused Organization, is a best seller and likely to be on your CEO's desk. "Take a break, have a laugh, check out this week's HR.comic" ARTICLES TO HELP YOU Compensation gurus Zingheim and Schuster know you're busy. So they help you quickly answer the question, "Do we need to change our comp plan?" HR.com's CEO, Deb McGrath, shares her industry expertise with some cut-to-the core advice on questions to ask your HR vendor. Looking for ways to increase harassment complaints? Perhaps not but your typical program is doing just that. David Creelman's editorial explores why programs can backfire and what to do instead. Dave Norton isn't the only one concerned with intangibles. Over in the UK, Paul Kearns shares some advice on HR intangibles in his guest editorial. Don't miss the week's Biz Fiction and your Horoscope. FEATURED PRODUCT OF THE WEEK Wetfeet.com's Experienced Professional Bundle: Recruitment Marketing Strategies, Volume 1 and Diversity Recruitment. Recruitment Marketing Strategies and Diversity Recruitment Report explore the sources of information experienced professionals use to find out about potential employers, and how to motivate them to apply to your company. In an uncertain labor market, building a stable recruiting program is critical. With four-fifths of the available talent market being passive candidates, learn how to effectively and efficiently attract the best talent to your company. Normally $1990... Buy this bundled package NOW and save nearly 25%. Sponsor Message: Do you know where to find qualified high tech candidates? Dice.com gives you direct access to the industry's most powerful recruiting resource. With our exclusive pool of talented high tech professionals, you'll fill your high tech positions easily, quickly, and affordably. Find and hire the best candidates the high tech world has to offer. Click here for more information, or call 1-877-386-3323. HR.com Communities Comp + Ben This Week's Features: Business, People and Rewards: Surviving and Thriving in the New Economy (3) Schuster Zingheim on Challenging Times for Rewards Product Review: Online Benefits Providers: Who are Your Options? (2/3) Here's a good listing and
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OPT: UCITA Cypherpunks - We got a plan...
Well, actually it's a plan to make a plan ;) We intend the following: - Identify the several bills (UCITA, UEITA, etc.) that are currently in the Texas legislature for consideration. We believe this count is currently at five (5). - Identify pro and con sources of information. - Identify pro and con members of the legislature. - Compare and contrast the various 'positions' and develop an appropriate 'cypherpunk' responce. - Begin an information campaign that will hit both the traditional and alternative media in Texas, in particular in the major cities (ie Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso). We discussed letters to media as well as a potential video. - Identify each of the steps that the bills will need to go through in their consideration in the legislature. The intent is to identify 'key players' who can be contacted for maximum 'bang for the buck' so to speak. - Develop a presentation and arrange appointments with legislators to attempt an 'education campaign'. - Pray for deliverance from the pestilence of God-$ (not that Cypherpunks have any objection to making money, it's the now) To help resolve these issues, in addition to the monthly Cypherpunk get together, we will institute a bi-weekly meeting to work further on these goals. I will be making the meeting location and time announcements on the Austin Cypherpunks and ucita-tx mailing lists only! We also intend to 'beef up' the SSZ homepage. One idea was to create a 'bulletin board' (eg WWWBoard) so that interested parties could participate in a more long-lived manner than a simple mailing list. We also intend to re-write the 'form letter' on the 'Fight UCITA in Texas!' webpage. The feeling was that it was too long and not as well worded as it needed to be. Currently the mailing lists and resources are: Austin Cypherpunks http://einstein.ssz.com/cdr [EMAIL PROTECTED] (closed to outside submissions) UCITA-TX Mailing List http://einstein.ssz.com/ucita [EMAIL PROTECTED] (closed to outside submissions) Note that the mailing list itself is non-partisan. The same can't be said for the webpage and most certainly not the cpunks. Ta ta. To speak algebraically, Mr. M. is execrable, but Mr. G. is (x+1)-ecrable. Edgar Allan Poe The Armadillo Group ,::;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'/ ``::/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com.', `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -~~mm-'`-```-mm --'-
Tanner article (nicely formatted for you sensitive lads)
The Judge in the case was a Carter appointee who came out of retirement just to hear Als case. Judge Tanners behavior in the trial created a court transcript that can only be described as Kafkaesque. There is not a single page that does not reflect judicial abuse and misconduct. http://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=1123
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Discover the endless possibilities of Caribbean photography
Title: Celebrations (TM) April 2001, Volume 02, Issue 07 PhotoPoint Visit My Albums Order Prints Tell a Friend MarketPlace In this edition of Celebrations - discover the photographic delights of the Caribbean, zoom in on hilarious photo faux pas, and get gutsy with endoscopy photography. Brought to you by Photo Destinations: The Caribbean The ideal vacation destination for a photographer should have beautiful landscapes, a lively culture, fascinating architecture, and great weather. Because of its reputation among most North Americans as nothing more than a string of interchangeable beach-and-blender-drink... Full story Important Changes! Bring Email Alive! Great Deals! Find out how your membership will change in May. Take advantage of our special offer. Add audio and video to your emails - Only $9.99! The MarketPlace features great deals on prints, frames and photo gifts! More More More Photo Goofs and Gaffes I suppose by now everyone is familiar with Murphy's Law. An astute observer of human nature and fate, Murphy takes great pleasure in reminding us of a frequently proven fact: "If anything can go wrong, it will." Needless to say, this applies to photography, too... Full story Demystifying the Duodenum It took the woman a few minutes to comprehend the picture her doctor had placed in front of her. She stared at what appeared to be the opening of a pink, rather slimy tube. On the upper left-hand corner of the picture there was an oval-shaped label - a Gala apple sticker... Full story About Us | Terms Conditions | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright 1998-2001 by PhotoPoint Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Slashdot | Rec.humor.funny Threatened by MasterCard
http://slashdot.org/articles/01/04/10/162211.shtml -- To speak algebraically, Mr. M. is execrable, but Mr. G. is (x+1)-ecrable. Edgar Allan Poe The Armadillo Group ,::;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'/ ``::/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com.', `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -~~mm-'`-```-mm --'-
Java cryptanalysis program: the DSA flaw in OpenPGP (fwd)
To speak algebraically, Mr. M. is execrable, but Mr. G. is (x+1)-ecrable. Edgar Allan Poe The Armadillo Group ,::;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'/ ``::/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com.', `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:07:54 -0500 From: orlingrabbe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Java cryptanalysis program: the DSA flaw in OpenPGP I have written a Java cryptanalysis program and article for the Laissez Faire City Times regarding the recently announced DSA flaw in OpenPGP. The program does the calculations to back out the (secret) private key. An advance copy of the article and program is available at http://orlingrabbe.org/lfctimes/DSAflaw_OpenPGP.htm Cheers, Orlin
Ohio Shooting Protest Resumes
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/ap/20010410/us/shooting_protest_4.html -- To speak algebraically, Mr. M. is execrable, but Mr. G. is (x+1)-ecrable. Edgar Allan Poe The Armadillo Group ,::;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'/ ``::/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com.', `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -~~mm-'`-```-mm --'-
UPI News Article: Cato Blasts Danforth Waco Report
http://www.vny.com/cf/News/upidetail.cfm?QID=175900 -- To speak algebraically, Mr. M. is execrable, but Mr. G. is (x+1)-ecrable. Edgar Allan Poe The Armadillo Group ,::;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'/ ``::/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com.', `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -~~mm-'`-```-mm --'-
Re: Tanner article (nicely formatted for you sensitive lads)
Norm Writes: The Judge in the case was a Carter appointee who came out of retirement just to hear Als case. Judge Tanners behavior in the trial created a court transcript that can only be described as Kafkaesque. There is not a single page that does not reflect judicial abuse and misconduct. Obviously this is a new definition of "nicely formatted," with which I was previously unfamiliar. -- Eric Michael Cordian 0+ O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
Re: [alg] OPT: UCITA Cypherpunks - We got a plan...
When are these meetings going to be? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-9345 1(512)837-1096 [EMAIL PROTECTED]PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.io.com/~pelliott/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117
genetic databases: not just for iceland anymore, good for warrants
Some months ago someone posted about genetic databases being harvested from Iceland, and suggested other places were being surveyed too. Here's a ref for disbelievers. And an unrelated ref on *using* the *state's* DB to bust people based on that DB alone. _Science_ v 291, 16 mar 2001, p 2075: Talana, Sardinia "Sardinia's Mysterious Male Methuselah's" Gist: The 1200 residents of this town have allowed 400 years of genetic tree-tracing and given genetic samples to a researcher. (Aside: There are more men 100 in Sardinia than anywhere else, but the Sardinians are interested in curing the diseases Sardinians do get, rather than playing longetivity games.) ALSO of interest, from the same issue, p 1893: entitled "Court affirms DNA is all you need". Gist: in Calif, you can get a warrant out for the arrest of John Doe, possessor of a given sample of DNA. There is no statute of limitations as of 1 Jan [2001] in that state. One 'Paul Robinson' was the first to be arrested solely on the basis of a database match. Pass that bowl of hair this way, BF ... "I don't think much of his operating system", he told Plotz, "but I would like his sperm." ---Paul Smith, proprietor of a high-IQ sperm bank in Nevada, on Bill Gates _Science_ v 291 9 Mar 01 p 1893
Fwd: Jim Bell Trial: Fourth Day (fwd)
On the matter of Bell using Oregon DMV databases: Gordon stated that DMV access is not legal for non-commercial use, noting that both Oregon state and federal law restricted their use. At least for a while, the Oregon DMV sold their database on CDROMs. Then somebody upset them by putting one of the CDROMs on the web :-) The web version didn't let you look up by name, just by license plate, but Senator Mark Hatfield wife's license plate is AAA111 or 111AAA, I forget which, and doing a relatively complete search was pretty trivial.
Re: Fwd: Jim Bell Trial: Fourth Day (fwd)
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Bill Stewart wrote: On the matter of Bell using Oregon DMV databases: Gordon stated that DMV access is not legal for non-commercial use, noting that both Oregon state and federal law restricted their use. At least for a while, the Oregon DMV sold their database on CDROMs. Then somebody upset them by putting one of the CDROMs on the web :-) The web version didn't let you look up by name, just by license plate, but Senator Mark Hatfield wife's license plate is AAA111 or 111AAA, I forget which, and doing a relatively complete search was pretty trivial. The way they changed the access to the data was pretty sleezy too. That list was purchaced by any company that wanted to do direct marketing to you via the mail and ghod who knows who else. They wrote the rules so that the marketing droids could still get the list, but the common folk could not. (You had to show a "need" to get the list.) It used to be that you sent them some trivial amount ($50, if I remember correctly) and a couple of 9-track tapes and you got the list. Then someone posted the list to the web and people got all freaked about it. (Much more so than when the information was used to stalk and kill someone famous.) I guess the World Wide Web *is* the Fourth Horseman(tm)... [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Note to AOL users: for a quick shortcut to reply Alan Olsen| to my mail, just hit the ctrl, alt and del keys. "In the future, everything will have its 15 minutes of blame."
