Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-12 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 06:59:41PM -0700, keith smith wrote: Look at the beginning of the email The citation is there. There is no citation in the beginning of the email. See the requote below. The only explanation I can think of is you wrote Gov meaning Government and I read it as Governor

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-12 Thread keith smith
: From: Robert Holtzman hol...@cox.net Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 11:34 PM On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 06:59:41PM -0700, keith smith wrote: Look at the beginning of the email The citation

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-10 Thread Robert Holtzman
wrote: From: Robert Holtzman hol...@cox.net Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 1:35 AM On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 04:49:09PM -0700, keith smith wrote: LOL you said it now.   Yikes Cash!!  Most probably don't

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-10 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 01:59:06PM -0700, keith smith wrote: Are you saying we should be more progressive?  More Gov, More Taxes, More Redistribution of Wealth, No Big Gulps, type of country? Don't read more into my post than is there. If you notice, the point I was making from the quote

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-10 Thread keith smith
Look at the beginning of the email The citation is there. Keith Smith --- On Mon, 6/10/13, Robert Holtzman hol...@cox.net wrote: From: Robert Holtzman hol...@cox.net Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Monday

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-09 Thread Derek Trotter
I found this on facebook a few minutes ago. I doubt they would give anyone an answer much less a truthful one, but it would be funny if enough people started doing this that their phone lines were jammed. Then they wouldn't have to spend the huge some of money to find out who we're calling.

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-09 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 07:16:47AM -0700, keith smith wrote: The letter was titled communities against terrorism and was handed out to surplus stores in the Denver area.  http://www.wnd.com/2011/08/332925/  Scroll down half way and you will see an image of the letter. Notice the second

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-09 Thread keith smith
Are you saying we should be more progressive?  More Gov, More Taxes, More Redistribution of Wealth, No Big Gulps, type of country? Keith Smith --- On Sun, 6/9/13, Robert Holtzman hol...@cox.net wrote: From: Robert Holtzman hol...@cox.net Subject: Re: OT: NSA story

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-09 Thread Derek Trotter
story keeps getting bigger... To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 1:53 PM On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 07:16:47AM -0700, keith smith wrote: The letter was titled communities against terrorism and was handed out to surplus stores in the Denver area

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-08 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Daniel Stasinski dan...@genericinbox.comwrote: The lack of privacy is only the first step. Next comes identifying and targeting of political enemies based on nothing more than their associations. or their social network.

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-08 Thread keith smith
: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Friday, June 7, 2013, 9:25 PM What I find frustrating is the number of people in retail who can't identify American money.  A couple of days ago I went to a Burger King and paid with some

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-08 Thread Derek Trotter
The two dollar coins are from Canada. Britain uses the pound, so a two dollar coin won't be theirs. I've done that with the two dollar bills many times. On 06/07/2013 10:06 PM, Nathan England wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/7/2013 9:25 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: What

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-08 Thread Derek Trotter
. Keith Smith --- On *Fri, 6/7/13, Derek Trotter /expat.arizo...@gmail.com/* wrote: From: Derek Trotter expat.arizo...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Friday, June 7, 2013, 9:25 PM

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-08 Thread Nathan England
Ironically, I went to the post office this morning to mail a package and the mail lady took my cash and counted it back to me correctly! I was shocked and had to comment on this very discussion. Seems there are still a few people who know how to handle money! On Saturday, June 08, 2013

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-08 Thread keith smith
That's funny!! Keith Smith --- On Sat, 6/8/13, Derek Trotter expat.arizo...@gmail.com wrote: From: Derek Trotter expat.arizo...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Saturday

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-08 Thread Matt Graham
From: Derek Trotter Keep doing that and it won't be long before you encounter someone behind the register who says no [cash]. A furniture store in Arlington, VA in 1996 or so refused to take cash payments. Credit cards and checks were the only things they'd accept. They did this to remove

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread keith smith
...@nmecs.com Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Derek Trotter expat.arizo...@gmail.com Cc: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 9:22 PM -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/6/2013 9:16 PM, Derek Trotter wrote

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread keith smith
to indefinite detention.   Keith Smith --- On Thu, 6/6/13, Patrick Callahan patrick.px...@gmail.com wrote: From: Patrick Callahan patrick.px...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread keith smith
Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 9:40 PM There are positive sides to this story: thrivemovement.com is one of them, and it's a non-violent one. Be of strong

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Ted Gould
Okay, I may be feeding the trolls, but I have to ask: Is there a link to this SELinux is a backdoor thread? I mean it is open source and the source code has been read by many people inside the US and out. Is it just the NSA wrote it so it must type of thing? In my experience the only backdoor

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
Would RedHat come out in the open and announce that selinux is a backdoor for the NSA? No, that would eliminate their OS. Everyone would dump them, Fedora also, in droves! Honestly, I said it originally with tongue firmly in cheek, but I do have my suspicions. The NSA has some of the

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread josh
Not having been a tinfoil hat guy, I have been changing the way I do some things and deleting various accounts that I don't use or don't trust. Mostly in a reaction to this plus some other things that I've been learning.I'm also wondering if there's a way to become a security/privacy/rights

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread keith smith
Welcome to the tinfoil hat club!! Keith Smith --- On Fri, 6/7/13, josh joshcoff...@gmail.com wrote: From: josh joshcoff...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Friday, June 7

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread joe
I just received a phone call from a friend who began talking with this announcement: As we speak, please keep in mind that the NSA is recording, scrutinizing, and analyzing every word. Sadly, it seems that is the inescapable reality of the world that we now live in: every phone call, every text

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Daniel Stasinski
The lack of privacy is only the first step. Next comes identifying and targeting of political enemies based on nothing more than their associations. Daniel On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 12:38 PM, j...@actionline.com wrote: I just received a phone call from a friend who began talking with this

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 07:21:20AM -0700, keith smith wrote: The Federal Government is not going to go quietly.  The Gov may get to the point of stopping you from checking out of their game. Did you know a judge ruled you cannot eat anything you grow without the Gov's permission? If

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Richard Daggett
If you really want to keep the tinfoil hat on, lets add that all Medical records will be online and the government will have access to them. With the latest supreme court ruling that its lawful to collect DNA at time of arrest having access to medical records is not much of a reach. Richard

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
Where have you been? Obama is already doing that with the IRS... On Friday, June 07, 2013 12:50:39 PM Daniel Stasinski wrote: The lack of privacy is only the first step. Next comes identifying and targeting of political enemies based on nothing more than their associations. Daniel

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
Hey look. I trimmed! On Friday, June 07, 2013 12:38:38 PM Robert Holtzman wrote: And the right wing FUD machine rolls on. BTW learn to trim. ...large snip of material that should have been trimmed. In reality I should have trimmed your whole asenine comment. What planet

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread keith smith
wrote: From: Robert Holtzman hol...@cox.net Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Friday, June 7, 2013, 12:38 PM On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 07:21:20AM -0700, keith smith wrote: The Federal Government is not going to go quietly.  The Gov may

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Daniel Stasinski
That's exactly what I'm saying. But this makes it even easier. The IRS could only target specific people who self-identified by filling out paperwork. Now others can branch off and go after all of their friends, family, business associates, places they frequent, etc. On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
I happened to work for a small medical clinic in Douglas for a year and a half. You think this requiresa tinfoil hat? You are naieve my friend. The entire program is funded by the government through grants to small clinics and hospitals. The programs require the software creators to

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
That is a very good point Daniel. The IRS can only target people who are self- identified... But haven't these articles shown the government is into facebook? And didn't someone just announce a couple months ago that using likes and dislikes along with social connections facebook can predict

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
Yeah, and I hear that John McCain is so eager to listen to his constituents. Unless you have $500 bucks to go to dinner with him. And even then, you aren't allowed to ask questions. Our congress is worthless. Contacting them won't do anything. They won't listen. Remember, they needed to

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
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Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Daniel Stasinski
Absolute;y, but the scope was intended to be smaller. Intentions aren't worth crap. Give this kind of power to a Chicago mobster style politician and it's only a matter of time before it's used as a weapon. “If you let me write procedure and I let you write substance, I'll screw you every

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Lyle Tuttle
At 12:50 PM 6/7/2013, Daniel Stasinski wrote: The lack of privacy is only the first step. Next comes identifying and targeting of political enemies based on nothing more than their associations. Uhhh, can you say IRS? Daniel On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 12:38 PM, j...@actionline.com wrote: I just

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread keith smith
This phone call might be monitored or recorded for quality assurance by the NSA, IRS...   Keith Smith --- On Fri, 6/7/13, Lyle Tuttle l.tut...@cox.net wrote: From: Lyle Tuttle l.tut...@cox.net Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Lyle Tuttle
At 01:40 PM 6/7/2013, Nathan England wrote: That assumes the constitution is still the supreme law of the land. Does the federal government even have a copy of it anymore? They haven't followed it for years! Sorry Keith, but I think we are beyond that. Can you say Agenda 21? Heard of it? Do

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Eric Cope
: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: nat...@nmecs.com, Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Friday, June 7, 2013, 2:32 PM At 01:40 PM 6/7/2013, Nathan England wrote: That assumes the constitution is still the supreme law of the land. Does the federal

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
Tinfoil hat on. Then they ship it via the USPS, which is the official government parcel tracking system, right? As if UPS and FedEX are not already? Since they are all working together now anyway. Why not go to walmart and buy a cheap phone and a 30 day card? It's cheaper than the 75

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
Yeah, no doubt. He wouldn't stick up for his buddy? The guy he supports? Or because of legal reasons? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnPI7B7ZS9M http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13151889

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread keith smith
...@nmecs.com Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Friday, June 7, 2013, 3:35 PM #yiv2087701199 p, #yiv2087701199 li {white-space:pre-wrap;} Interesting. They destroy all the transactions so they have no proof you

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... VIDEO - Really funny

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm sorry, but this was too funny. It cannot be racist because it was okay'd by the Leno joke writers, but it is hilarious!

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-07 Thread Nathan England
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/7/2013 9:25 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: What I find frustrating is the number of people in retail who can't identify American money. A couple of days ago I went to a Burger King and paid with some dollar coins and a half dollar. The girl took

OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Eric Cope
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html wow, just wow. Eric --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Michael Butash
This really isn't anything new or surprising if you work at or around isp's - providers have been giving raw optical tap data from internet peering to government sniffers the likes of Procera Networks and various others for most of the last decade for ready harvesting on a whim. This amounts

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Derek Trotter
This country is looking less and less like a free country every day. I read a few days ago that the FBI wants a back door to all encryption software. Some may think they're doing nothing illegal, they have nothing to hide, but the way the IRS and EPA are harassing B.O.'s opponents proves

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread keith smith
...@gmail.com wrote: From: Eric Cope eric.c...@gmail.com Subject: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 3:24 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Bob Elzer
How dare you talk about our country like that. Don't worry Mr President, I got your back, give me a call when you read this. ;^) On Jun 6, 2013 5:00 PM, Derek Trotter expat.arizo...@gmail.com wrote: This country is looking less and less like a free country every day. I read a few days ago

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Nathan England
During the antitrust trials it came out that the NSA has had a back door into Microsoft for years. We all know the NSA has a back door into Linux with the Selinux code... Why not encryption stuff? I'm sure it's there and we just don't know it yet. Doesn't one of the guys who created RSA

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread keith smith
to the U.S.Constitution.   Keith Smith --- On Thu, 6/6/13, Nathan England nat...@nmecs.com wrote: From: Nathan England nat...@nmecs.com Subject: Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 8:04 PM

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Derek Trotter
On 06/06/2013 08:04 PM, Nathan England wrote: During the antitrust trials it came out that the NSA has had a back door into Microsoft for years. We all know the NSA has a back door into Linux with the Selinux code... Is it possible to use encryption software (pgp, truecrypt, etc) without

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Derek Trotter
You have not offended me. I have no problem with anyone's religion unless they believe their god wants them to force it upon me or to kill me because I don't want to be one of them. On 06/06/2013 09:08 PM, Nathan England wrote: I hope I have not offended anyone, but I appreciate the open

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Nathan England
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/6/2013 9:16 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: Is it possible to use encryption software (pgp, truecrypt, etc) without selinux or in such a way the selinux backdoor isn't a problem? You know what is interesting, I decided to use Ubuntu because

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Derek Trotter
On 06/06/2013 08:16 PM, keith smith wrote: My suggestion is everyone needs to contact their U.S. Senators and their U.S. Congressman or Congresswoman. Unless you like what is going on it is time to vote for someone who will protect our rights. If that does not work run for office. Also we

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread reader
of it! Keith Smith --- On *Thu, 6/6/13, Eric Cope /eric.c...@gmail.com/* wrote: From: Eric Cope eric.c...@gmail.com Subject: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger... To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 3:24 PM

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Nathan England
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/6/2013 9:39 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: On 06/06/2013 08:16 PM, keith smith wrote: My suggestion is everyone needs to contact their U.S. Senators and their U.S. Congressman or Congresswoman. Unless you like what is going on it is time to vote

Re: OT: NSA story keeps getting bigger...

2013-06-06 Thread Nathan England
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/6/2013 9:52 PM, Patrick Callahan wrote: As it happens, I'm an atheist. I, at least, am not offended, although I am a bit surprised. That did seem to come out of nowhere. Anarchy is actually something I kind of hope for, although not