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This is a discussion, reference, research, and development area for cryptography, civil liberties, and economics. These may become the 3 fundamental pillars for a stable technological society.
It is also a nod to the Cypherpunks, Coderpunks, Computer Chaos Club, HOPE, HoHoCon, and all those other individuals and groups working to make the world a better place by empowering individuals and limiting organizations and governments.
Please be civil to each other, avoid flamewars, and make sure you are wearing your flameproof underwear :)
Cypherpunks write code! GOVT 2305 Fall 2009: Blogroll Political Profile - James Choate Colleague's Blogs Our One-Party Democracy No, It's Not About Race The Red Mass WWID? The Constitution & Gun Rights: It's bigger than the 2nd alone
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This is a discussion, reference, research, and development area for cryptography, civil liberties, and economics. These may become the 3 fundamental pillars for a stable technological society.
It is also a nod to the Cypherpunks, Coderpunks, Computer Chaos Club, HOPE, HoHoCon, and all those other individuals and groups working to make the world a better place by empowering individuals and limiting organizations and governments.
Please be civil to each other, avoid flamewars, and make sure you are wearing your flameproof underwear :)
Cypherpunks write code! GOVT 2305 Fall 2009: Blogroll Political Profile - James Choate Colleague's Blogs Our One-Party Democracy No, It's Not About Race The Red Mass WWID? The Constitution & Gun Rights: It's bigger than the 2nd alone
This twine sponsored by Solar Soyuz Zaibatsu.
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Viacom's top lawyer thinks lawsuits were "terrorism" - but he's learned nothing from the experience - Boing BoingMichael Fricklas, Viacom's General Counsel, gave a lecture to a Yale Law class in which he confessed that suing people for copyright infringement felt "like terrorism." He says that this was bad strategy on the entertainment industry's part, as was "bad" DRM. That's the good part -- an ...
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The Constitution & Gun Rights: It's bigger than the 2nd aloneThis is an ongoing project, some of this material is old and some is new. It began as a series of emails on the Cypherpunks mailing list during a large part of the 1990's. It is intended to demonstrate that when the Constitution as a whole is applied to sensitive issues it in fact provides clear ...
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Investigating Government Today -- Commentary on Healthcare ReformWhile it is certainly true that an argument for universal health care can be made, and probably should be, there is the question of just how far it should go? Many people who advocate it refer to it as a right, and this has certain merit as well. But what are the boundaries on that right? There ...
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Forfeiture Laws, the War of Drugs, and Alvarez v. SmithToday, the Supreme Court hears Alvarez v. Smith, an important case that will affect the constitutional property rights of many people around the country but has failed to attract the attention it deserves.
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Geert Wilders greeted with "Islam Will Dominate the World", "Freedom Go to Hell", "Shariah for The Netherlands"Brandishing banners saying 'Sharia is the true solution, freedom go to hell', Muslim protesters met Mr Wilders outside the Houses of Parliament
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1Social networking risk: Managing the inevitable | IT Security | TechRepublic.comI do NOT agree with much of this blog / article; but it is instructive about the way business do or may come to view social networking sites - of which Twine IS one. I believe that many social networking sites and facilities are becoming a KEY way to find, disseminate, organize, and discuss ...JDP added 10 months ago
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1U.S. agency sees robots replacing humans in service jobs by 2025This is Computer World's gee-whiz summation of the report, whose primary link has already been posted by others to Twine ... for instance at http://www.twine.com/item/11ncnp5bs-p/global-trends-2025-a-transformed-worldJDP added 11 months ago
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1Study: Viagra Spam Is Profitable, but Margins Are Tight - PC WorldYour basic good news (spammers are finding it hard to "make profit"), bad news (drug sellers and spammers unite), worse news (3.5K to 8.5K new PCs infected per day) story ...JDP added 12 months ago
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1Mining for dataOne might think that the "next big thing" on the web will be the type of companies mentioned, who will help one secure and appropriately share one's data. But how can one tell who to trust? And if the data is valuable enough (or just thought to be), how would one be sure that such companies ...JDP added 12 months ago
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1Merchants and punters cry foul over Verified by Visa • The Register"Resistance is futile". This business virus has already spread to much of the UK and may be "going around the world" soon. Like many other credit card "agreements", it appears to be heavily tilted in favor of the business / banks and against consumers. It's security is suspect - especially in ...JDP added 13 months ago
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