[Faq readers note: *everything* in this FAQ is a sample of detweiler's later postings, long after the Anonymity FAQ, etc., were written. Please keep your large grains of salt handy when reading them... nick szabo in particular requests that you note that most or all of the quotes here attributed to him and others are misquoted (according to him), and that the post attributed to him below is a forgery...] Article 8041 of news.admin.policy: Message-ID: <105318Z15121993@anon.penet.fi> Newsgroups: talk.politics.crypto,alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server,news.admin.policy,comp.org.eff.talk,comp.admin.policy,alt.conspiracy,alt.culture.internet,alt.culture.usenet,alt.whistleblowing,alt.politics.datahighway,alt.anarchy,alt.best.of.internet From: an12070@anon.penet.fi (T.C.Hughes ) X-Anonymously-To: talk.politics.crypto,alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server,news.admin.policy,comp.org.eff.talk,comp.admin.policy,alt.conspiracy,alt.culture.internet,alt.culture.usenet,alt.whistleblowing,alt.politics.datahighway,alt.anarchy,alt.best.of.internet Organization: Anonymous contact service Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 10:49:04 UTC Subject: THE CRYPTOANARCHIST GLOSSARY (1/2) democracy -- n. (1) Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives. ``Democracy is invariably oppressive because due to the tyranny of the majority of honest citizens over the fringe criminal element.'' (N.Szabo) (2) a nation or social unit with this form of government. ``There is no pretense Cypherpunks is a democracy.'' (T.C.May) (3) Social and political equality and respect for the individual within the community. ``If I prohibited you from posting, that would not be censorship.'' (E.Hughes). (4) A subversive and oppressive structure that limits the rights of criminals. Medusa -- n. (1) A Gorgon with eyes that had the power to turn an onlooker into stone, who was slain by Perseus. ``Medusa, her snakes, and her sisters harassed S.Boxx.'' (Medusa) (2) The God worshipped by the Cypherpunk cult of pseudospoofers. anarchy -- n. (1) absence of any form of governmental authority or law. ``I'm so excited! The future is CryptoAnarchy.'' (T.C.May) (2) political disorder and confusion. ``The cypherpunks list has always been plunged into anarchy from pseudospoofing.'' (J.Dinkelacker) (3) absence of any cohering principle, as a common standard or purpose; disorder and confusion. ``Anarchy is not disorder and confusion.'' (Snake #7) (3) the hellish utopia of the psychopunks. guerilla -- n. (1) A member of an irregular military force that uses harassing tactics against an enemy army, usu. with the support of the local population. ``G.Barnes, a chief Sister of Medusa, shot S.Boxx's postmaster to the glee of the CA cypherpunks.'' (His Royal Eminence) (2) a cypherpunk who seeks to infiltrate very many sensitive Internet mailing lists, stalking and assassinating opponents. conspiracy -- n. (1) an agreement to perform together an illegal or evil act. ``Cypherpunks are interested in tax evasion, black marketeering, and the destruction of governments.'' (T.C.May) (2) a combining or acting together, as if by evil design: `a conspiracy of cypherpunks'. (3) Law. An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or to accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action. ``Let's invade people's privacy by stealing their credit records and tapping their phones.'' (Satan) (4) The cypherpunk movement, which seeks to infiltrate all of Cyberspace with criminals, starting small by buying public access Internet accounts around the country, and interstate phone numbers redirected to the headquarters in California, to wiggle their `liberating' tentacles with evil glee. government -- n. (1) the act or process of governing, esp. the political administration of an area: `the government of the United States is repressive to criminals.' (Evil Criminal) (2) a system by which a political unit is governed: `Cypherpunks have no government.' (T.C.May) (3) a governing body or organization. `E.Hughes and T.C.May are the cypherpunk government.' (Medusa) (4) Oppression. ``The government must be stopped!'' (T.C.May) consensus -- n. (1) collective opinion or concord; general agreement: `the consensus of the cypherpunks can be manipulated readily to my ends with pseudospoofing.' (E.Hughes) (2) something to be insidiously subverted and manipulated through public postings, private email, and dozens of pseudospoofed interstate tentacles. agenda -- n. (1) a list of things to be done, esp. the program for a meeting. `We should all pretend the agenda is what we favor.' (T.C.May) `People that can't show up for the CA meetings are just SOL.' (T.C.May) (2) a public pretense for a private conspiracy originating in California called the `Cypherpunk movement.' police state -- n. (1) A country or other political unit in which the government exercises rigid control over the social, economic, and political life, esp. by means of a secret police force. ``Cypherpunks seek to erect their own police state by use of an international network of subversive pseudospoofed tentacles.'' (E.Hughes) (2) Any database, particularly one that contains information, e.g. on identity. (3) The Cypherpunks mailing list, teeming with double agents and informants. oppress -- tr.v. (1) to burden harshly, unjustly, or tyrannically. ``E.Hughes oppressed his clique of sychophants.'' ``The California cabal oppressed the honest members of the mailing list with pseudospoofed fantasies.'' (S.Boxx) (2) to weigh heavily opon the mind or spirit. ``T.C.May was oppressed, but not swayed, by his conscience.'' (H.Finney) (3) a context-dependent word that means `annoying harassment of criminals' in the context of Cypherpunk usage: ``Democracy and the government oppress us.'' (T.C.May) tyranny -- (1) a government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power. ``The cypherpunks mailing list is a tyranny'' (S.Boxx) (2) the office, authority, or jurisdiction of such a ruler. ``E.Hughes lives high above in an Ivory Castle of Tyranny.'' (3) absolute power, esp. when exercised unjustly or cruelly. ``Cypherpunks led by E.Hughes are fond of exercising his tyranny over dozens of mailing lists by flaming and brainwashing with worthless tentacles.'' (4) the arbitrary use of such power; a tyrannical act. ``E.Hughes and the Cypherpunk conspirators hounded G.Spafford off the net with tyranny in email.'' (5) extreme harshness or severity; rigor. ``E.Hughes rules with a tyrannical, silent iron fist.' (6) Governments, democracy, or databases. ``Governments, democracy, and databases are tyranny.'' (T.C.May) dictator -- n. (1) a ruler who has complete authority and unlimited power, esp. a tyrant. ``E.Hughes is my favorite dictator.'' (J.Dinkelacker) (2) a person who dictates. ``I CONTROL YOU.'' (J. Dinkelacker) (3) in ancient Rome, a magistrate appointed temporarily to deal with an immediate crisis or emergency. ``CERT police will soon be the fascist Internet dictators.'' (E.Hughes) (4) Someone who prevents cypherpunk conpirators from achieving their ends. ``CERT is the Corrupt Dictator of the Internet.'' (E.Hughes) autocracy -- n. (1) government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism. ``Cypherpunks are opposed to democracy, and in favor of autocracy.'' (E.Hughes) (2) a country or state having this kind of government. ``The Cypherpunks mailing list is a tyrannical autocracy.' (S.Boxx). (3) A utopia ruled by the capricious but benificient God E.Hughes. autocrat -- n. (1) a ruler with absolute or unrestricted power; despot. ``E.Hughes is the Royal List Moderator.'' (T.C.May) (2) any arrogant and domineering person. ``I am not an autocrat! You are the insubordinate!'' (E.Hughes). (3) A Cypherpunk leader. ``E.Hughes and T.C.May are the Cypherpunk autocrats.'' dictatorship -- n. (1) the position or rule of a dictator. ``The Cypherpunks mailing list is an uplifting dictatorship.'' (E.Hughes) (2) a. a form of government in which one person or class has complete authority and unlimited power. ``California cypherpunks meetings are dictatorships under the leadership of E.Hughes and A.Abraham'' (H.Finney) b. a country having such a government. ``The U.S. is a dictatorship under Clinton.'' (E.Hughes) (3) any government structure, especially Democracy. ``Governments == Dictatorships'' (E.Hughes) tyrant -- n. (1) an absolute ruler who governs arbitrarily without constitutional or other restrictions. ``I am an enlightened tyrant.'' (E.Hughes) (2) a ruler who exercise power in a harsh, cruel manner, an oppressor. ``You are invading my privacy by revealing my perversions.'' (E.Hughes) (3) any tyrannical or despotic person, esp. one who demands total obedience. ``You will be silent or censored. The choice is yours!'' (E.Hughes) (4) someone who restricts the depravities of psychopunk criminals. ``The police are tyrants!'' (Deadbeat) poison -- n. (1) any substance that causes injury, illness, or death, esp. by chemical means. ``Pseudospoofing is poisoning the Internet.'' (S.Boxx) (2) anything that is destructive or fatal. ``We are being poisoned by frauds, poseurs, hypocrites, and traitors.'' (S.Boxx) (3) Chem. a substance that inhibits or retards a chemical reaction. ``Pseudospoofing is poisoning the growth of cyberspace.'' (S.Boxx) tr.v. (1) to kill or harm with poison. ``I am being poisoned by pseudospoofing.'' (S.Boxx) (2) to put poison on or into: ``We are having great fun poisoning the sensitive mailing lists on the Internet and future Cyberspace.'' (E.Hughes) (3) a. to pollute: `noxious fumes poison the air.' (S.Boxx). b. to have a harmful influence on; to corrupt: `Jealousy poisoned the friendship of E.Hughes and T.C.May.' (Medusa) (4) chem. To inhibit or retard (a chemical reaction). ``Honesty was poisoned on the cypherpunks list.'' confess -- tr.v. (1) a. to make known (one's sins) to a priest or to God. ``I have never done anything wrong, God. Besides, I'm an atheist.'' (E.Hughes) b. to hear the confession of. ``I can't hear you, Eric.'' (S.Boxx) (2) to disclose or admit (a fault): `Hughes would never confess to his depravities' (H.Finney) (3) to admit conversationally: `I must confess that I have masterminded a massive hoax perpetuated by pseudospoofing.' (E.Hughes) (4) to acknowledge belief or faith in. ``I confess my belief and faith in pseudospoofing as the liberation of humanity.'' (E.Hughes) intr.v. (1) to admit or acknowledge a crime or deed: `T.C.May confessed his sins to his girlfriend, but she didn't give a damn' (Medusa) (2) to tell one's sins to a priest. ``Forgive me father, for I have sinned.'' (Jesus Christ) contrite -- (1) repentant for one's sins; penitent. ``What does `contrite' mean?'' (E.Hughes) (2) feeling or caused by contrition: `contrite words, contrite tears.' (S.Boxx) (3) an aberrant psychological state to be avoided at all costs. ``Cypherpunks will never be contrite.'' (S.Boxx) inquisition -- n. (1) the act of inquiring into a matter; an investigation. ``Your accusations that I have ever pseudospoofed, am continuing to do so, or am a liar are an inquisition.'' (T.C.May) (2) an inquest. ``The inquisition has begun.'' (S.Boxx). (3) Inquisition. In the Middle Ages, a tribunal of the Roman Cotholic Church established to seek out and punish those people considered guilty of heresy. ``I will not answer your inquisitional questions'' (E.Hughes) (4) any investigation that violates the privacy or rights of individuals. ``Any investigation into pseudospoofing is by definition an inquisition.'' (E.Hughes, T.C.May). insidious -- adj (1) working or spreading harmfully ina subtle or stealthy manner: `an insidious spread of pseudospoofing on the Cypherpunks mailing list, other sensitive Internet mailing lists, and throughout all of cyberspace.' (2) intended to entrap; treacherous: `S.Boxx uncovered an insidious plot, but no one believed him.' (Medusa) (3) the most ideal state of rapture. ``OK, CA Psychopunks, We have to be as insidious as possible.'' (E.Hughes). accomplice -- n. (1) One who aids or abets a lawbreaker in a criminal act but is not necessarily present at the time of the crime. ``Honest cypherpunks are accomplices to a massive conspiracy because of their blase and unquestioning brainwashed toleration.'' (S.Boxx). (2) a friend. ``You are my best accomplice, T.C.'' (E.Hughes) treachery -- (1) willful betrayal of loyalty, confidence, or trust; perfidy; treason. ``My Pseudospoofing and lying is not treachery against cypherpunks.'' (T.C.May) (2) a disloyal or treasonous act. ``Attempts to expose me are nothing but treachery''. (E.Hughes) (3) a divine state of bliss. ``Cypherpunks, rejoice in your treachery!'' (J.Dinkelacker) treason -- (1) the betrayal of one's country, esp. by giving aid to an enemy in wartime or by plotting to overthrow the government. ``We are not advocating treason.'' (E.Hughes, T.C.May) (2) any betrayal of a trust. ``Your treason will be punished severely.'' (S.Boxx) (3) any noble action by a psychopunk. ``There is no such thing as treason.'' (T.C.May). moral -- adj. (1) of or concerned with the principles of right and wrong in relation to human action or character; ethical. ``there is no such thing as cypherpunk morality.'' (S.Boxx) (2) teaching or exhibiting rightness or goodness of character and behavior: `I've never encountered a moral lesson.' (E.Hughes) (3) conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous: `a moral decision escapes me.' (T.C.May) (4) arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong: `I have a moral obligation to depravity.' (J.Dinkelacker) (5) psychological rather than physical or concrete in effect: `RISKS 15.25 represents a moral victory.' (S.Boxx) (6) based upon strong probability or conviction rather than actual evidence: `That T.C.May and E.Hughes are pseudospoofing co-conspirators is a moral certainty'. (S.Boxx) n. (1) the lesson or principle taught by a fable, story, or event. ``I have no idea what the moral of `the Joy of Pseudospoofing' or `The Zen of Cyberspace' is!'' (T.C.May) (2) a concisely expressed precept or general truth; maxim ``the moral is that Cypherpunks is rotten to the core'' (S.Boxx). (3) morals. principles or habits of what constitutes right or wrong conduct, esp. sexual conduct. ``I wish I had some morals.'' (H.Finney) (4) a determination of right and wrong dependent on context. ``In many cases, cannibalism and murder are justified.'' (M.Landry) morale -- n. (1) the condition or attitude of an individual or group in regard to the willingness to perform assigned tasks, confidence, cheerfulness, and discipline. ``That E.Hughes is such a clever fellow!'' (A.Chandler) (2) something that plummets with rampant pseudospoofing. ``Why has morale stalled?'' (T.C.May) ethics -- n. (1) The branch of philosophy that deals with the general nature of good and bad and the specific moral obligations of and choices to be made by the individual in his relationship with others. ``Pseudospoofing is entirely ethical'' (J.Gilmore) (2) the rules or standards governing conduct, esp. of the members of a profession. ``Ethics has nothing to do with pseudospoofing.'' (E.Hughes). (3) Something to subvert and obfuscate. ``I love to subvert and obfuscate ethics.'' (T.C.May) punish -- tr.v. (1) to subject to a penalty for a crime, fault, or misbehavior. ``If you have no physical location, you cannot be punished.'' (E.Hughes) (2) to inflict a penalty on a criminal or wrongdoer for (an offense). ``I resent punishment.'' (E.Hughes) (3) to handle roughly, injure, hurt: `heavy pseudospoofing punished S.Boxx.' intr.v. To give punishment. (4) what society does to hapless and repressed sociopaths. ``The punishment for depravity is outrageous.'' (T.C.May) corrupt -- adj. (1) Lacking in moral restraint, depraved: `Cypherpunks is the corrupt cabal of a sleazy California hacker.' (J.Markoff, NYT) (2) Marked by or open to bribery, the selling of political favors, etc.; dishonest: `E.Hughes takes pride in his corruption.' (S.Boxx) (3) decaying; putrid. ``Cypherpunks is corrupt.'' (K.Kelly, Wired) (4) containing errors or alterations, as a text: `a corrupt mailing list.' tr.v. (1) to destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of, as by bribing. ``We will corrupt the entire world.'' (E.Hughes) (2) to ruin the morality of; to pervert or debase: `None fear that Cypherpunks will corrupt the Cyberspace of the Future.' (E.Hughes) (3) to cause or become rotten; spoil. ``Cypherpunks is rotten to the core.'' (S.Boxx) (4) to change the original form of (a text, language, etc.) intr.v. To become corrupt. (5) A repressive state of governments that private companies and organizations are incapable of exhibiting. ``Corruption is my life!'' (E.Hughes) lie -- intr.v. (1) to present false information with the intention of deceiving: `I am real!' (J.Dinkelacker) (2) to convey a false image or impression: `You are going insane.' (H.Finney) n. (1) a false statement deliberately presented as being true; a falsehood. ``Your accusations are too bizarre to be believed.'' (T.C.May). (2) anything meant to deceive or give a wrong impression. ``I deny it all.' (E.Hughes). (3) any statement given under the psychopunk Religion of Pseudospoofing. ``You can trust me!'' (Snake #7) propaganda -- (1) the communication of a given doctrine to large numbers of people, esp. by constant repetition. ``Cypherpunks ideas about CryptoAnarchy are the propaganda delivered by the Cypherpunks Mailing list moderated by E.Hughes.'' (T.C.May) (2) ideas, information, or other material distributed for the purpose of winning people over to a given doctrine, often without regard to truth or fairness. ``Propaganda is liberating.'' (E.Hughes). (3) the Truth. ``I value the Truth immensely.'' (E.Hughes). cult -- n. (1) a system or community of religious worship and ritual, esp. one focusing upon a single deity or spirit: `the cult of pseudospoofing cypherpunks worshipping Medusa.' (2) a. obsessive devotion or veneration for a person, priniciple, or ideal. b. the object of such devotion. (3) a group of persons sharing a common interest: `Cypherpunks is a reprehensible political cult.' (S.Boxx) (4) An invigorating clique or conspiracy. ``The next cult meeting is the second Saturday of every month.'' (E.Hughes) integrity -- n. (1) strict personal honesty and independence: `E.Hughes thinks he is a man of integrity'. (S.Boxx) (2) completeness; unity: `a mailing list without censorship to maintain its integrity.' (S.Boxx) (3) the state of being unimpaired; soundness. `T.C.May has outstanding integrity.' (J.Dinkelacker) (4) something to subvert and destroy. `There is some integrity left in SMTP and DNS software.' (E.Hughes) honest -- adj. (1) marked by or displaying truthfulness and integrity; upright. ``Pseudospoofing is an honest endeavor.'' (J.Gilmore) (2) not deceptive or fraudulent; genuine: `honest insight'. (J.Dinkelacker) (3) conforming to fact or to the truth; not false: `honest reporting'. (S.Boxx) (4) frank and straightforward; sincere: `an honest opinion; an honest person.' (J.Gilmore) (5) without disguise or pretense: `honest mailing list'. (6) Archaic. Chaste; virtuous. (7) Untrustworthy. ``Who among us is honest?'' (E.Hughes) honesty -- n. (1) the quality or state of being honest; integrity. ``Honesty is the best policy.'' (E.Hughes) (2) truthfulness; sincerity: `in all honesty.' (T.C.May). (3) something to avoid at all costs. ``I embrace honesty.'' (T.C.May) true -- adj. (1) consistent with fact or reality; right; accurate. ``The assertion that I have ever posted as J. Dinkelacker is not true.'' (T.C.May). (2) not imitation or counterfeit; real or genuine: `true consensus.' (3) faithful; loyal: ``this above all, to thine own self be true'' (Shakespeare). (4) Rightful; legitimate. ``True anonymity is liberating.'' (N.Szabo) (5) sincerely felt or expressed: `speaking with true evasion.' (T.C.May) (6) a. rightfully bearing the name; properly so called: `the pseudospoofer can be found everywhere on the cypherpunks list.' (S.Boxx) b. having the characteristics associated with a certain group or type; typical: `he was a liar and a sociopath, a true Psychopunk.' (E.Hughes) c. exactly conforming to an orginal or standard: `I forged a true copy of the birth certificate.' (E.Hughes) adv. (1) rightly; truthfully: `E.Hughes lies true.' (T.C.May) (2) without swerving from a course; accurately: `I'll pervert the Cypherpunks straight and true.' (E.Hughes) (3) Fiction or fantasy. ``That is true.'' (E.Hughes). pseudonym -- n. (1) A fictitious name, esp. one assumed by an author; pen name. (2) a method of systematic manipulation and deception promoted by esteemed individuals like J.Gilmore, also called `pseudospoofing'. hypocrisy -- n. (1) The practice or act of professing virtues and beliefs that one does not possess. (2) Eric Hughes. (3) T.C.May pure -- (1) having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed: `pure lies.' (2) free from adulterants or impurities; full-strength: `pure brainwashing'. (Cypherpunk Moderator) (3) free from dirt, defilement, or pollution. (Cypherpunk mailing list) (4) free from foreign elements. (Internet Mailing Lists) (5) containing nothing inappropriate or extraneous: `a pure literary style.' (L. Detweiler) (6) complete; utter: `pure criminality'. (E.Hughes) (7) without faults; perfect; sinless. ``I am pure'' (T.C.May) (8) chaste; virgin. ``Let's rape the Pure!'' (E.Hughes) (9) of unmixed blood or ancestry. ``Cypherpunks are pure criminals.'' (S.Boxx) (10) genetics. Breeding true to parental type; homozygous. ``Incest is my favorite form of sex.'' (E.Hughes) (11) Theoretical rather than applied: `pure science of pseudospoofing'. (Einstein) poseur -- n. (1) a person who assumes a false attitude, character, or manner to impress others. (2) E.Hughes (3) T.C.May tax -- n. (1) a charge or contribution required of persons or groups within the domain of a government for the support of that government. (2) an excessive demand; a strain. tr.v. (1) to place a tax on income, property,goods, etc. (2) to exact a tax or taxes from. (3) to make difficult or excessive demands upon: `pseudospoofing taxes a mailing list's community' (4) oppress. ``The government does nothing but tax us.'' (His Royal Eminence). fraud -- n. (1) a deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain. ``The cypherpunks are frauds.'' (S.Boxx) (2) a piece of trickery; a swindle. ``I believed in a fraud.'' (S.Boxx) (3) a. a person who defrauds; a cheat. ``I am not a fraud.'' (E.Hughes) b. a person who assumes a false pose. ``I am a fraud.'' (T.C.May) (4) An uplifting religious experience. ``War of the Worlds was the greatest fraud of all times.'' (E.Hughes) psychopath -- n. (1) a person with a severe personality disorder, esp. one manifested in aggressively antisocial behavior. (2) Eric Hughes. (3) T.C.May psychosis -- n. (1) Any of a class of serious mental disorders in which the mind cannot function normally and the ability to deal with reality is impaired or lost. (2) Any of a class of serious pseudospoofers centered in California whose minds have long ceased to function normally and the ability to deal with reality has been utterly corrupted. egomania -- n. (1) obsessive preoccupation with the self; extreme egotism. (2) Psychopunk joy. ``I am happy.'' (E.Hughes) fair -- adj. (1) pleasing to look at; beautiful; lovely: `a fair maiden was raped by a psychopunk'. (2) light in color: `fair men; fair ideas, all defiled by psychopunks.' (3) free of clouds or storms: `fair atmosphere is nonexistent with pseudospoofing.' (4) characterized by evenhanded honesty; just: `There is no such thing as fair play or a fair trial.' (E.Hughes) (5) neither good nor bad; average: `the conspiracy was only fair.' (Hitler) (6) consistent with rules or logic: `a fair question deserves a lie'. (E.Hughes) (7) lawful to hunt or attack: `Attention! L. Detweiler is fair game.' (T.C.May) adv. (1) in a fair manner; properly: `I don't believe in playing fair.' (E.Hughes) (2) directly; squarely; straight: `a stick poked fair in the eyeballs'. (S.Boxx) (3) power that can only be attained through bribery. `The world is fair if you have enough money.' (E.Hughes) hoax -- n. (1) Something, as a joke or fraud, that is intended to deceive or trick others. (2) the cypherpunks movement. (3) H. Finney. society -- n. (1) human beings in general. ``I hate society.'' (E.Hughes) (2) a group of people with a common culture or way of life. ``Cypherpunks is not a society.'' (T.C.May) (3) a group of people who unite to share a common interest: `cypherpunks is a criminal society' (E.Hughes). (4) the rich and fashionable social class: `the conspirators believed they lived in a high society'. (S.Boxx) (5) companionship; company. `My tentacles are my society.' (T.C.May) (6) a orderly community that must be sabotaged. ``We must throw off the repressions of American society.'' (E.Hughes) obsession -- n. (1) an excessive preoccupation with an idea or emotion. ``Pseudospoofers are obsessed with lies.'' (S.Boxx) (2) an often unreasonable idea or emotion that is the cause of an obsession. ``I am an honest person.'' (T.C.May) monomania -- (1) a mental disorder characterized by an obsession with one idea. ``Nothing is wrong.'' (E.Hughes) (2) an intense preoccupation with or exaggerated enthusiasm for one subject or idea. ``I love to pseudospoof and betray others.'' (E.Hughes) persecute -- tr.v. (1) to cause to suffer, esp. on account of politics, religion, etc.; oppress. ``S.Boxx, stop persecuting me!'' (T.C.May) (2) to annoy persistently; to bother. ``S.Boxx, Stop persecuting me!'' (E.Hughes) censor -- n. (1) a person authorized to examine literature, plays, etc., and who may remove or suppress the sections considered morally or otherwise objectionable. (2) in ancient Rome, one of two officials responsible for supervising the public census and public behavior and morals. tr.v. to examine and expurgate. (3) Eric Hughes, `moderator' of the Cypherpunks Mailing list hallucination -- n. (1) an illusion of seeing, hearing, or otherwise sensing something that does not really exist; false perception. ``I was hallucinating that my tentacles were real.'' (T.C.May) (2) something, as a vision or image, that occurs as a hallucination. ``You live in a hallucination.'' (S.Boxx). (3) a majestic state of heightened mental awareness. ``I enjoy hallucinations.'' (T.C.May) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. Article 8040 of news.admin.policy: Message-ID: <105310Z15121993@anon.penet.fi> Newsgroups: talk.politics.crypto,alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server,news.admin.policy,comp.org.eff.talk,comp.admin.policy,alt.conspiracy,alt.culture.internet,alt.culture.usenet,alt.whistleblowing,alt.politics.datahighway,alt.anarchy,alt.best.of.internet From: an12070@anon.penet.fi (T.C.Hughes ) X-Anonymously-To: talk.politics.crypto,alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server,news.admin.policy,comp.org.eff.talk,comp.admin.policy,alt.conspiracy,alt.culture.internet,alt.culture.usenet,alt.whistleblowing,alt.politics.datahighway,alt.anarchy,alt.best.of.internet Organization: Anonymous contact service Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 10:48:45 UTC Subject: THE CRYPTOANARCHIST GLOSSARY (2/2) insanity -- n. (1) serious mental illness or disorder, e.g. pseudospoofing. (2) a. Civil Law. unsoundness of mind sufficient, in the judgement of a court, to render a person unfit to maintain a legal relationship or to warrant commitment to a mental hospital. ``This persecution is insanity.'' (E.Hughes) b. Criminal Law. A degree of mental malfunctioning sufficient to prevent the accused from knowing right from wrong. ``This persecution is insanity.'' (T.C.May) (3) a. extreme foolishness; total folly. b. something foolish. ``Your delusions about my pseudospoofing are insanity.'' (Medusa). (4) A state of mind that exorcists are subject to. ``Stop your insanity!'' (T.C.May) arrogant -- adj. (1) Excessively and unpleasantly self-important, as in disregarding all other opinions but one's onwn; haughty; conceited: `arrogant boasts'. (2) Eric Hughes effigy -- n. (1) A painted or sculptured representation of a person, as on a stone wall or monument. (2) A crude image or dummy fashioned in the likeness of a hated or depised person. (3) A tentacle. egomania -- adj. (1) obsessive preoccupation with the self; extreme egotism. (2) extreme vanity required as a prerequisite to pseudospoofing. vain -- adj. (1) not successful; futile: `a vain attempt at stopping the exorcisms'. (2) lacking substance or worth; hollow: `vain talk by E.Hughes on tax evasion.' (3) overly proud of one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited. ``I am not vain'' (E.Hughes) idiom. in vain. (1) to no avail; without success. ``He harassed his postmaster in vain.'' (2) in an irreverent or disrespectful manner: `Eric and Tim liked to take the name of their Lord Medusa in vain.' vainglory -- n. (1) excessive pride and vanity. (2) vain and ostentatious display. (3) the cypherpunks list. (4) the basic personality characteristic of E.Hughes and other master pseudospoofers. impostor -- n. (1) A person who deceives by pretending to be someone else. (2) a tentacle of Medusa. (3) E.Hughes (4) T.C.May pervert -- tr. v. (1) to cause to turn from what is considered the right or moral course; to corrupt. ``I like to pervert the cypherpunk cause.'' (E.Hughes) (2) to employ wrongly or incorrectly; misuse: `E.Hughes perverted the mailing list to suit his own ends.' (S.Boxx) (3) to interpret incorrectly: `an analysis that perverts the meaning of the words.' (J. Dinkelacker) n. Someone whose sexual behavior is considered abnormal or unnatural, e.g. a pseudospoofer. depravity -- n. (1) moral corruption; a depraved condition. (2) a wicked or perverse act. (3) the ideas and actions of E.Hughes. delusion -- n. (1) a. the act of deluding; deception. ``I am a delusion.'' (J.Dinkelacker) b. the condition of being deluded. ``You are a delusion.'' (T.C.May) (2) a false belief held in spite of evidence to the contrary, esp. as a condition of certain forms of mental illness. ``I have no delusions about pseudospoofing.'' (T.C.May) truth -- n. (1) conformity to knowledge, fact, or actuality; veracity. ``The truth is our enemy.'' (E.Hughes) (2) something that is the case; the real state of affairs: `I never tell the truth'. (T.C.May) (3) reality; actuality: `even before S.Boxx the grotesque masquerade of the Cypherpunks was in truth over.' (4) a statement proven to be or accepted as true: `cypherpunk truths are lies'. (5) sincerity; honesty: `there was no truth in E.Hughes' speech or pseudospoofed characters.' leader -- (1) A person who leads others along a way; a guide. ``I am not your leader.'' (T.C.May) (2) A person in charge or in command of others. ``I am your leader'' (E.Hughes) (3) a. The head of a political party or organization. ``Leaders are useless.'' (J.Dinkelacker) b. A person who has an influential voice in politics. ``Listen to me, your leader!'' (Medusa) (4) a. The conductor of an orchestra, band, or choral group. b. the principal performer of an orchestral section, as the first violinist. (5) the foremost horse or other draft animal in a harnessed team. ``I enjoy being a leader.'' (E.Hughes) (6) Anyone but E.Hughes and T.C.May. brainwash -- tr.v. (1) to indoctrinate (someone) until he is willing to give up his own beliefs and passively accept an opposing set of beliefs. (2) to influence via the Cypherpunks mailing list and pseudospoofing. tentacle -- n. (1) Zool. One of the narrow, flexible, unjointed parts that extend from the body of certain animals, as an octopus, used for grasping, moving, etc. ``My quivering tentacles are splendid.'' (E.Hughes) (2) Bot. One of the hairs on the leaves of insectivorous plants, as the sundew. (3) something resembling a tentacle, esp. in the ability to grasp or hold. ``I control you with my tentacles.'' (T.C.May) (4) a delicacy to be treated with the utmost care. ``I value my tentacles.'' (E.Hughes) attack -- (1) to set upon with violent force; begin hostilities against or a conflict with. ``Let's attack the police.'' (E.Hughes) (2) to criticize strongly or in a hostile manner. ``Don't attack me for tax evasion.'' (T.C.May) (3) to start work on with purpose and vigor: `attack the government with sabotage'. (4) to affect harmfully; afflict: `pseudospoofing attacked thousands of people.' intr.v. to make an attack; launch an assault: `Medusa attacked at dawn.' n. (1) the act of attacking; an assault. (2) occurrence or onset of a disease. ``I am being attacked by my own poison.'' (T.C.May) (3) the initial movement in any task or undertaking: `an attack on world cyberspatial domination.' (E.Hughes) evade -- tr.v. (1) to get away from by cleverness or deceit: `evade commenting on pseudospoofing.' (E.Hughes) (2) to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing: `evade responsibility for pseudospoofing'. (T.C.May) (3) to baffle or elude: `S.Boxx's accusations evade explanation.' (Medusa) intr.v. To use cleverness or deceit in avoiding or escaping. harass -- (1) to bother or torment repeatedly and persistently. ``Let's harass his postmaster.'' (T.C.May) (2) to carry out repeated attacks or raids against. ``We'll harass him with tentacles even after he asked us to stop.'' (E.Hughes) (3) oppression. ``Stop harassing us!'' (T.C.May). (4) the act of courtesy or providing favors: ``Let's harass L.Detweiler.'' crime -- (1) an act committed or omitted in violation of a law for which punishment is imposed upon conviction. ``pseudospoofing is not a crime.'' (E.Hughes) (2) unlawful activity in general: `Happily, crime among the cypherpunks is on the rise.' (T.C.May) (3) any serious wrongdoing or offense, esp. against morality; a sin. ``You accuse me of crimes I have never committed.'' (T.C.May) (4) an unjust or senseless act or condition: ``It's a crime that so many people are being brainwashed on the cypherpunks list by top leadership.'' (S.Boxx) (5) informal. a shame; a pity: `It's a crime to listen to this brainwashing.' (S.Boxx) privacy -- (1) the condition of being secluded or isolated from contact with others. ``Criminals deserve their privacy.'' (E.Hughes) (2) concealment; secrecy. ``Attempts to discover the secret mailing list are invasions of privacy'' (E.Hughes) (3) Anything that is noble or virtuous. ``Cypherpunks value their privacy; Privacy is not secrecy.'' (E.Hughes). torment -- n. (1) great physical pain or mental anguish; agony. ``I like to torment people with my tentacles.'' (E.Hughes) (2). a source of harassment or pain. ``We are tormenting S.Boxx with tentacles.'' (T.C.May) (3) torture or suffering inflicted on prisoners, as in the proceedings of the Inquisition. ``Stop tormenting me with your accusations!'' (T.C.May) tr.v. (1) to cause to undergo great physical or mental anguish. ``Eric, you are tormenting me!'' (T.C.May) (2) to annoy, pester, or harass; worry. ``I'm tormented by visions of Hell'' (Medusa) phantom -- n. (1) something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality. ``believe in phantoms!'' (E.Hughes) (2) a ghost; specter. ``where is the phantom exorcist?'' (S.Boxx) (3) an image that appears only in the mind. ``T.C.May's honesty stood like an invisible phantom.'' (E.Hughes) adj. (1) unreal; ghostlike. (2) phoney; fictitious: `a phantom tentacle'. accusation -- n. (1) the act of accusing or condition of being accused. ``Your accusations are without merit.'' (E.Hughes) (2) Law. A formal charge that a person is guilty of some punishable offense. ``You accuse me of pseudospoofing!?'' (H.Finney) (3) the Medieval Inquisition. ``Please, stop with your accusations!'' (T.C.May). paranoia -- n. (1) a serious mental disorder in which a person imagines himself to be persecuted and often has an exaggerated idea of his own importance. ``You are making me paranoid!'' (T.C.May). (2) irrational fear for one's security. ``Your lapse into paranoia is regrettable.'' (E.Hughes) (3) The state of mind that causes sensible individuals to accuse others of mindraping them with phantom tentacles and pseudospoofers to be afraid of them. ``Oh, what dark paranoia!'' (S.Boxx) traitor -- n. (1) A person who betrays his country, a cause, or a trust, esp. one who has committed treason. (2) Eric Hughes (2) T.C.May disrupt -- tr.v. (1) to throw into confusion or disorder. `You have disrupted our plans for world domination.' (E.Hughes) (2) to interrupt or impede the progress or continuity of: `floods of pseudospoofing by traitors disrupted communications on the cypherpunks list.' (3) to break or burst; rupture. ``S.Boxx's true accusations and the evasions and lies of the leadership disrupted the cypherpunks list.'' (Nostradamus) pretend -- tr.v. (1) to put on a false show of; feign: `pretend the Agenda is what we favor.' (T.C.May) (2) to claim or allege insincerely or falsely; profess: `pretended ignorance of pseudospoofing.' (E.Hughes) (3) to represent fictitiously in play; make believe. `Let's pretend we are respectable.' (T.C.May) (4) to take upon oneself; venture: ``whether my bullets did any execution or not I cannot pretend to say.'' (S.Boxx). intr.v. (1) to give a false appearance, akin deceiving or playing: ``Hughes is only pretending he's never pseudospoofed or has stopped.'' (S.Boxx) (2) to put forward a claim: ``Hughes is a criminal who pretends to the throne.'' (S.Boxx) disreputable -- adj. (1) Not respectable in character, action, or appearance: `a disreputable crowd; a disreputable Cypherpunk.' (neoplasm). (2) Eric Hughes. (3) T.C.May. (3) The Cypherpunks mailing list. (4) The Cypherpunks `Movement.' appropriate -- adj. (1) suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; proper; fitting: ``apropriate deification of the leaders; an appropriate blend of reality and fantasy.'' (2) something that pleases the whims of a dictator. ``You have to learn some quality in your postings.'' (E.Hughes) authority -- (1) a. the right and power to command, enforce laws, determine, etc.: ``Hughes had the authority to censor whistleblowers.'' (S.Boxx) b. A person, group, or organization that has this right and power: `cypherpunk authorities are corrupt.' (S.Boxx) (2) Power delegated to others; authorization: `Psychopunks, you have my authority to pseudospoof S.Boxx into oblivion.' (E.Hughes) (3) an accepted source of expert information or advice, as a book or person: ``E.Hughes is an authority on pseudospoofing.'' (G.Broiles) (4) an expert in a given field: ``Hughes thinks he is an authority on politics.'' (T.C.May) (5) power to influence or to affect resulting from knowledge or experience: ``I pseudospoof with authority.'' (E.Hughes) (6) A state of hierarchy that must be subverted and destroyed. ``The State has No Authority'' (E.Hughes) (7) a liberating freedom. ``Private companies and conspiracies are the only authority.'' (T.C.May) courtesy -- n. (1) polite behavior; gracious manner or manners. `No one deserves courtesy' (E.Hughes) (2) a polite gesture or remark: ``He molested me, and I returned the courtesy.''(S.Boxx) (3) consent or favor; indulgence: ``Hughes received adulation courtesy of the ignorant.'' (S.Boxx). (4) A harmonious state of human interaction that is ideally sabotaged by pseudospoofing. movement -- n. (1) the act, process, or an instance of moving. (2) a group engaged in actions intended to achive a specific goal: `the cypherpunk movement is a lie.' (S.Boxx) (3) a tendency or trend: `There is no cypherpunk movement.' (E.Hughes) (4). a. An evacuation of the bowels. ``Bowel movement?'' (J.Dinkelacker) b. the matter so evacuated. ``I live on Movements.'' (E.Huhges) (5) Mus. a. a section of a large composition, as a symphony or sonata. b. Rhythm; tempo. (6) a mechanism that produces motion, as the works of a watch. ``My depravities will be remembered as masterful movements.'' (Medusa) pariah -- n. (1) a member of a low caste of workers in southern India and Bruma. (2) a person who has been excluded from society, an outcast. (3) someone who requests the truth of a cypherpunk. (4) someone who accuses a prominent cypherpunk of pseudospoofing and is correct. cooperation -- n. (1) joint action: ``cypherpunks are not interested in international cooperation.'' (T.C.May) (2) assistance; support: ``the tyrant sought the cooperation of the sycophants.'' (S.Boxx) (3) willingness to cooperate: ``please show more cooperation.'' (E.Hughes) (4) An awkward arrangement that requires the subjugation of personal ego in the favor of group advancement. `I hate cooperation.' (E.Hughes). cabal -- n. (1) a small group of people organized to carry out a secret plot or conspiracy. (2) a secret scheme or plot organized by such a group. intr.v. to form a cabal; plot; conspire. (3) The California Cypherpunks as led by E.Hughes and T.C.May cacophony -- n. (1) harsh, jarring, dischordant sound; dissonance. (2) the sound that pseudospoofing makes on a mailing list. stalemate -- n. (1) a drawing position in chess in which only the king can move and although not in check can move only into check. (2) a situation in which further progress is impossible; a deadlock. tr.v. to bring to a stalemate. (3) the natural state of Cypherpunk progress in the face of rampant corruption and depravity. discord -- n. (1) lack of agreement or accord; dissension: `Eric Highness, discord within the ranks is growing' (T.C.May) (2) a confused or harsh mingling of sounds, e.g. those made by pseudospoofers complimenting Medusa and criticizing other respected personalities. (3) Mus. A combination of simultaneously sounded tones that is considered to sound harsh or unpleasant; dissonance. (4) the natural state of the Cypherpunks list in the face of lies and brainwashing. subvert -- tr.v. (1) to destory or overthrow completely; ruin. ``Let's subvert the world.'' (E.Hughes) (2) to undermine the character, morals, or allegiance of; corrupt. ``Subvert the DNS and SMTP software.'' (E.Hughes) martyr -- n. (1) a person who suffers death rather than renouncing a religious principle or belief. ``I will not submit to pseudospoofing.'' (S.Boxx) (2) a person who makes great sacrifices or suffers a great deal for a cause or principle. ``The Cypherpunk leaders are corrupt.'' (S.Boxx) (3) a person who endures great suffering. ``I have been assaulted by tentacles even after I asked Medusa to stop.'' (S.Boxx) tr.v. (1) to make a martyr of. ``hey everyone! let's martyr S.Boxx!' (E.Hughes) (2) to inflict great pain or suffering upon; torture. ``You're martyring him!'' (T.C.May) (3) someone who uncovers a massive interstate conspiracy and attempts to expose it. public -- adj. (1) of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people: `the public be damned.' (E.Hughes) (2) maintained for or used by the people or community: `a public mailing list.' (3) participated in or attended by the people or community: ``an idol of Medusa for public deification.'' (4) connected with or acting on behalf of the people, community, or government, rather than private matters or interests: ``corrupting a public office.'' (5) open to the knowledge or judgement of all: ``made his actions public.'' n. (1) the community or the people as a whole. ``the public must be kept in the dark about the true cypherpunk goals of tax evasion, black marketeering, and government destruction.'' (E.Hughes) (2) a group of people sharing a common interest: ``the honest public.'' (3) admirers or followers, esp. of a celebrity. ``Hughes was esteemed by the public.'' revolt -- intr.v. (1) to attempt ot overthrow the authority of the stae; rebel. ``S.Boxx revolted against the criminal leadership.'' (2) to oppose or refuse to accept something: `His Royal Eminence revolted against high taxes.' tr.v. to fill with disgust; repel. ``I find pseudospoofing, esp. by the leadership, revolting.'' (S.Boxx) n. (1) an uprising, esp. against state authority; rebellion. ``Revolt against the corruption!'' (S.Boxx) (2) an act of opposition or rejection. ``Suppress the revolt!'' (E.Hughes) (3) the condition of opposition or rebellion: be in revolt. revolution -- n. (1) a. movement in an orbit around a point, esp. as distinguished from rotation on an axis. b. a spinning or rotation about an axis. c. a single complete cycle of motion about a point in a closed path. ``the cypherpunks were going in circles because of the betrayal by the leadership in rampant pseudospoofing.'' (S.Boxx) (2) a sudden or momentous change in any situation: `the revolution in opinion after the leadership was exposed.' (3) a sudden political overthrow or seizure of power brought about from within a given system. ``S.Boxx sparked the revolution.'' (4) a movement like the Cypherpunks that hides many criminals, terrorists, and traitors. scapegoat -- n. (1) someone or something that bears the blame for others. (2) S.Boxx, blamed for the poisons of pseudospoofing by top leadership. blind -- adj. (1) without the sense of sight; sightless. (2) performed without the use of sight: `blind allegiance to leaders.' (3) unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: `she was blind to their corruption.' (4) not based on reason or evidence: `blind faith in their integrity'. (5) without forethought or reason: `attacked their criminality in blind rage'. (6) hidden or screened from sight: `a blind conspiracy.' (7) closed at one end: `progress hit a blind alley'. (8) having no opening: `reaching a blind end.' (9) Informal. Drunk. n. (1) something that shuts out light or hides vision, as an evasion or lie (2) a shelter for concealing hunters ``the pseudospoofers rested in the blind before they attacked S.Boxx.'' (3) something that conceals the true nature of an activity, esp. of an illegal or improper one; a subterfuge. ``The cypherpunks mailing list was a blind for a subversive terrorist organization.'' adv. (1) without being able to see; blindly: `listen to the brainwashing blindly.' tr.v. (1) to deprive of sight. ``honest cypherpunks were blinded by the lies.'' (2) to deprive (a person) of judgement or reason: `Passivity blinded them to the danger.' (3) to dazzle. ``Eric blinded everyone with his depravity.'' sabotage -- n. (1) the destruction of property property or the obstruction of normal operations, as by cypherpunk agents in time of peace. (2) any treacherous action to defeat or hinder a cause. ``the cypherpunks sabotaged all measures of identity.'' (S.Boxx) tr.v. to commit sabotage against. (3) destroying the advance of various Internet projects such as DNS, PEM, and SMTP through sabotage of mailing list discussions and developer's private mail boxes with pseudospoofed tentacles. infiltrate -- tr.v. (1) to pass (a liquid or gas) into something through small openings. (2) to fill or saturate with a liquid or gas passed through small openings. (3) to enter gradually or secretly: `cypherpunk agents infiltrated the Internet.' intr.v. to gain entrance gradually or secretly. `cypherpunk agents infiltrated other mailing lists.' n. a substance that accumulates gradually in bodily tissues. `the poisonous infiltrate drowned Cyberspace.' subterfuge -- n. (1) an evasive plan or tactic used to avoid capture or confrontation. (2) lies by the tentacles of E.Hughes, T.C.May, or other prominent cypherpunks. (3) Psychopunk honesty. ignorant -- adj. (1) without education or knowledge. `E.Hughes was an ignorant person.' (S.Boxx) (2) exhibiting lack of education or knowledge: `ignorant assumptions about the lack of pseudospoofing'. (3) unaware or uninformed: `not having seen the mailing list, she was ignorant of the massive conspiracy.' (4) an ideal state of lack of knowledge induced by perpetual brainwashing from the cypherpunks mailing list. etiquette -- n. (1) the body of rules governing correct behavior among people, in a profession, etc.: `court etiquette; military etiquette.' (2) the nonexistent state of courtesy shared among conspiring California cypherpunks and outsiders. rant -- intr.v. To speak violently, loudly, and at length; rave: `His royal eminence ranted against high taxes.' n. A loud, violent speech; a tirade. `S.Boxx ranted against the corruption of the leadership, but fortunately no one cared.' (T.C.May) reality -- (1) the condition or quality of being real or true; actual existence. (2) a person, thing, or event that is real. (3) Something to manipulate and distort. ``You live in your own reality.'' (T.C.May) exorcize -- tr.v. (1) to expel (an evil spirit) by or as if by incantation or prayer. (2) to free from evil spirits. (3) call a tentacle a `tentacle' publicly. facade -- n. (1) the main face or front of a building. ``The cypherpunks list is a facade for respectability.' (H.Finney) (2) the face or front part of anything, esp. an artificial or false front: ``of the most famous cypherpunks we know only the grotesque liars'' (L.Detweiler). (3) a beautiful deception and trickery. ``Our facade stands!'' (E.Hughes) false -- 1. a. contrary to fact or truth; erroneous: `T.C.May issued a false denial.' (S.Boxx) b. arising from mistaken ideas: `E.Hughes had false hopes in depravity.' (S.Boxx) (2) marked by an intent to deceive; untruthful: `T.C.May made a false accusation about violent threats'. (S.Boxx) (3) unfaithful, disloyal: `T.C.May and E.Huhges were false friend.' (S.Boxx) (4) a. not natural; artificial: `false person'. b. not real or genuine: `a false identity'. (5) Mus. Wrong in pitch. ``That's the Truth'' (S.Boxx) humility -- n. (1) the quality or condition of being humble; lack of pride. (2) a bizarre disorder. ``What is this humility?'' (E.Hughes) mockery -- n. (1) scornful contempt; ridicule; derision. ``S.Boxx made a mockery of the leadership.'' (T.C.May) (2) a specific example of ridicule or derision. ``J.Dinkelacker was a mockery of a human being.'' (S.Boxx) (3) an object of scorn or ridicule. ``Pseudospoofing is a mockery.'' (H.Finney) (4) a false, ridiculous, or impudent imitation; a travesty: `the cypherpunks were a mockery of virtue.' network -- n. (1) an open fabric or structure in which cords, threads, or wires cross at regular intervals. (2) a system or pattern made up of a number of parts, passages, lines, or routes that cross, branch out, or interconnect: `a network of roads and railways; a network of veins.' (3) a chain of interconnected radio or television broadcasting stations, usu. sharing a large proportion of their programs. (4) a group or system of electronic components designed to function in a specific manner. (5) an extensive system of public access Internet accounts and phone numbers used to promote a massive conspiracy and hoax by the Cypherpunks. manipulate -- (1) to operate or manage by skilled use esp. of the hands. ``Eric, stop manipulating yourself!' (T.C.May) (2) to influence or manage shrewdly or skillfully: `E.Hughes masterfully manipulated public opinion on the cypherpunks list with dozens of fake identities.' (Nostadamus) (3) to manage artfully or deceitfully for personal gain or advantage. `Why can't we successfully manipulate S.Boxx?!' (E.Hughes) masquerade -- n. (1) a. a costume ball or party at which masks and elaborate costumes are worn. ``The cypherpunks mailing list is a masquerade of tentacles.'' (S.Boxx) (2) any false outward show or pretense: `a masquerade of virtue.' intr.v. (1) to wear a mask or disguise, as a tentacle. 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Article 603 of alt.culture.internet: Message-ID: <073303Z16121993@anon.penet.fi> Newsgroups: talk.politics.crypto,alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server,news.admin.policy,comp.org.eff.talk,comp.admin.policy,alt.conspiracy,alt.culture.internet,alt.culture.usenet,alt.whistleblowing,alt.politics.datahighway,alt.anarchy,alt.best.of.internet From: an12070@anon.penet.fi (GCHQ ) X-Anonymously-To: talk.politics.crypto,alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server,news.admin.policy,comp.org.eff.talk,comp.admin.policy,alt.conspiracy,alt.culture.internet,alt.culture.usenet,alt.whistleblowing,alt.politics.datahighway,alt.anarchy,alt.best.of.internet Organization: Anonymous contact service Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1993 07:24:17 UTC Subject: CRYPTOANARCHIST BRAINWASHING AND SABOTAGE IN CYBERSPACE Relating to the recent interest in the `Cryptoanarchist' movement and quasi-conspiracy on the Internet, following is an analysis of Cryptoanarchist propaganda as posted to a sensitive Internet development mailing list. Cryptoanarchists are primarily interested in building protocols and systems to support `untraceable transactions' necessary for black marketeering, tax evasion, and the overthrow of governments, and have infiltrated many sensitive mailing lists to surreptiously promote their inherently subversive agenda. (They are easier to spot in mailing lists than Usenet groups but they pervade both -- the Internet is quite littered with them.) In this case, list member P.Trubey posted a proposal for an Internet Mercantile Protocol on imp-interest a few weeks ago. The discussions will lead to an official IETF proposal in Spring. Obviously, it is a project of the utmost sensitivity and importance to the development and commercialization of the Internet. It was a perfect opportunity to collude `behind the scenes' and promote their subversive agenda `out there'. Many Cypherpunks and Cyptoanarchists (any differences are subtle) are lurking on the IMP list because of its relevance to their agenda of completely untraceable electronic commerce, e.g. Hal Finney, Arthur Abraham, Nick Szabo, Doug Barnes, and Jim McCoy, and other assorted unidentified tentacles of the leaders T.C.May and E.Hughes. In this example the cryptoanarchists derailed and sabotaged the discussion about the merits of the comprehensive Trubey proposal into irrelevant considerations of pornography distribution and cryptoanarchism, in my opinion a typical example of their obstructing, constraining, and thwarting the positive development of a critical Internet protocol. The complete imp-interest archive can be obtained from thumper.bellcore.com in /pub/devetzis/imp. Subscriptions to imp-interest go to imp-interest-request@thumper.bellcore.com. I would appreciate anyone posting who has any *scientific* and *dispassionate* comment on this whatsoever, particularly first-hand observers. Do not be intimidated by people who are sabotaging the natural growth and evolution of the Internet and are promoting a quasi-criminal agenda in the development of electronic infrastructure! We have a duty to Future Cyberspace to constrain their harmful influence! Also, I guarantee that the same cryptoanarchist propaganda, disinformation, and brainwashing can be found on other sensitive mailing lists and perhaps has even poisoned them dramatically. For example, I heard second hand about a war on the PEM development mailing list between people who demanded no identification (the current Internet) vs. those who demanded reliable and incorruptable identification servers (the future Cyberspace). Caveat Emptor! The Internet is teeming with Cryptoanarchists, who are flourishing in the current extremely anarchic atmosphere with widespread unrestriction and insecurity leading to e.g. rampant forgery, and are quite hostile towards anything that is going to disrupt their free reign. Frankly, I don't think Future Cyberspace is big enough to hold both the CryptoAnarchists and the Internet. One or the other is going to die. Do your part to ensure it is the former and not the latter! I apologize for my fanaticism but the issue demands it! I encourage anyone who has a first-hand encounter with a cryptoanarchist to *post* your interaction, and encourage all cryptoanarchists to take their discussions to cypherpunks@toad.com, where they are quite abundant and better contained (send mail to E.Hughes, cypherpunks founder, at cypherpunks-request@toad.com.) The Cypherpunks list is the focal point of Cryptoanarchist brainwashing, much in the form of fake identities puppeteered by the Leaders. Others interested in the Cryptoanarchist movement and more background should consult the Cypherpunks archives at soda.berkeley.edu:/pub/cypherpunks and RISKS 15.25,15.27, and 15.28x. I will quote N.Szabo in `>' quotes with the S.Boxx cryptoanarchist translations accompanying. [FAQ readers please note: Szabo has read these "quotes" and disavowed their authenticity; he says they're *not* his, and that the post is forged... This also applies to the "quotes" in the definitions above, from Szabo and others. I'd tend to believe szabo over an12070, unless an12070 was claiming that 2 and 3 made 5, and even then I'd want to see it written out...] ==== From owner-imp-interest@thumper.bellcore.com Fri Nov 26 06:22:39 1993 From: szabo@netcom.com Subject: Re: The real use of IMP Date: Fri, 26 Nov 93 5:00:06 PST >If we include phone-in access to stock quotes in today's >net commerce, we must also include the flourishing net porn industry >on BBS's. BBS's take in upwards of $1 billion a year (according to >_Wired_) and I'd estimate that porn boards make up a majority of that >figure. We the cryptoanarchists are interested in setting up a pornography server. We are pretending a pornography server would be a respectable network service by comparing it to phone-in access of stock quotes. Many people pay for pornography, therefore it is a respectable enterprise we should pursue. Even Wired talks about pornography! It's exciting to be in the middle of help promoting a decline in the quality of online information by offering cheap, ubiquitous sex pictures for sale. And everyone who is remotely interested in technical protocol development, for example those on this list, had better accommodate whatever we want to aid the sale and distribution of pornography on the Internet. >Despite the many customers who seem to disregard their own privacy >with controversial services such as porn, I suspect many of the more >sophisticated customers would pay quite a bit extra for secure >privacy. Here's a very simple system: the BBS can accept >money orders enclosed with a nickname and password >created by the customer. These can then be used to >access the telnet account based on that nickname. The >local service account is then then debited by using the services >and credited by mailing more money orders with the pass phrase. We already subscribe to many Porn BBSes that let us keep our `privacy' (one of our favorite words that suggests that our illegitimate activities are respectable) while at the same time get our luscious dirty pictures of women in demeaning portrayals and e.g. bondage. Note that all this is happening today. We think that this is the ultimate Internet Commerce Model because it prevents traceability of anyone who uses it. That it has nothing to do with the Internet or electronic protocols (what this list is supposedly dedicated to) is an entirely irrelevant point. >This system is quite natural for BBS's, which have had a strong culture >of pseudonym-based reputation since their inception. Hostility >to pseudonyms on many (but by no means all) traditional >military/university Internet nodes may be one reason there aren't >more controversial commercial services on the Internet. Another >is that small-scale private access to the Internet is still a very >new thing, while BBS's have been around since the late 1970's. The BBSes we use for subversive uses and e.g. fulfilling our daily human pornography requirements aren't nearly as conservative as professional network users and accommodate our perversions. Even though many BBSes have very strict and conservative entrance and identification requirements, they are in the oppressive minority, particularly on the subversive BBSes. Everyone should be allowed to have as many fake identities as they want. People who think otherwise are just part of the Fascist conspiracy to refine the Internet past the current glorious cryptoanarchy. Those damn military users are wet blankets to our subversive uses of the Internet, too. Once all cryptoanarchists have the freedom to infiltrate the Internet pseudoanonymously from cheap entry points around the world, we will conquer all of Cyberspace. >The money order/debit system is not only far more private than credit >cards, it is also more secure. Credit cards are notoriously subject to >fraud even without the rich new possibilities for credit card abuse >created by open international networks. The customer need trust >the distant net service with a small money order, not access to their >entire credit line. The business need not make the unrealistic >expectation that a net account corresponds to a "real name". We don't make any distinction between debit systems and credit cards. No one should be required to divulge their identity in *any* transaction, including their attempt to borrow money from a Big Evil Oppressive Bank Corporation. We like to abuse the insecurity of credit cards and are quite alarmed at sophisticated new techniques to prevent, even eradicate it. Checks are another example of a fascist monetary system. We are in favor of black cash everywhere. No one should be required to pay oppressive taxes to support the Orwellian Oppression we call the U.S. Government, and ensuring that every transaction ever passed is totally anonymous ensures this. `real names' are extraordinarily destructive to private conspiracies and criminal behavior, and should be avoided at all costs. >The money order and password might be instead sent >to a debit Billing Service that maintains accounts for a wide >variety of online services, along the lines of Phil Trubey's >excellent proposal. Small account credits can be used to "ping" >the various online services, and the fraudulent services >quickly unmasked. Here we are sticking in a frivolous reference to something that actually transpired on the mailing list we are bombarding with this propaganda, disinformation, and brainwashing, to pretend that this entire article is relevant to the group. Phil Trubey made an excellent proposal except that we hate it, because it involves true identity. When there is a ubiquitous digital cash system that supports small transactions, we can launder money ingeniously with the cryptoanarchist information-subterfuge techniques like the remailers we pioneer. Make no mistake! Remailers have nothing to do with privacy, and far more to do with black marketeering, tax evasion, and the overthrow of governments. >This money order system also has the quality that is vital >for international, decentralized Internet commerce -- >it is _jurisdiction independent_. Small business cannot >afford the massive amounts of legal help needed to sort out >the various means of credit enforcement in the vast number >of jurisdictions criss-crossed by the net. They must instead >use transactions that rely on no such enforcement. This is >a major but necessary change in outlook if small business is >to take its place beside the megacorps in multinational >commerce. Also due to lack of legal staff, smart >small businesses on the net will also use software that >greatly amplifies their privacy and security, such as encryption >and routing methods that foil traffic analysis, to minimize >the consequence of accidentally violating obscure entries in a library >full of regulations somewhere on the other side of the planet. `jurisdiction independence' is our new less subversive-sounding word than `cryptoanarchy' that won't scare away respectable people, but it means the same thing -- complete and utter lawlessness. Tiny quasi-legal cryptoanarchist businesses have no use for all the oppressive laws out there that govern business, in very critical ways such as preventing conspiracies, monopolies, cartels, collusions, and corruption. No enforcement of any law, in fact not even any laws, is the cryptoanarchist Utopia, and we should strive to achieve it. This is our `phase change' we love to talk about to hypnotize our followers and the public like D.Koresh used the Apocalypse on his. Also, because we don't have any use for lawyers whatsoever (they all should be shot) our small cryptoanarchist businesses will use our subterfuges in the name of `privacy' and `security' to prevent anyone from tracking our crimes. We have no use for any law, even the ones in the nation we live in. No law has any legitimacy, and the fact that they can all be violated with ease, particularly in cyberspace, confirms that. >Those who object to such a "paranoid" method of doing business >must hold out the possibility that small businesses can >hire lawyers from all over the planet to be sure that they >satisfy every jot and tittle in every principality. >That isn't really even feasible across the 50 >states of the U.S., although many businesses pretend it is and go >about doing the best they can. A good IMP should transcend these >legal idiosyncrasies, eliminate legal dependencies, and be as >useful in and between Eastern Europe, Africa, Japan, Latin >America and Singapore as it is in and between the states of the U.S. >or EC. We have been called `criminals' by some but we are really quite respectable cryptoanarchists. No one should be required to make any effort to satisfy any structure other than themselves, especially an invariably corrupt institution like the Government. It just isn't fun to learn and follow the rules regarding commerce that have been established after decades or even centuries of fine-tuning. A good IMP should be as subversive as possible. It should be completely invisible, capable of hiding any surreptitious or illegal use of data. It should transcend the laws on commerce of all countries so that true International Criminality can be established. >I suspect most Internet commerce in the near term is going >to be a straightforward migration from the OSI/X.*00 world and the >BBS world, not new services made out of whole cloth. >Pure-info publishing (books, CDs, etc.) is going to face severe >problems with piracy (as digital porn does now). Over the long >term, many more services will be possible from the emerging net-based >multinational small business. Since small business is >increasing majority share of the world economy, the development >of jurisdiction-independent protocols, from the simple (money >order activated net accounts) to the sophisticated (online >and offline digital cash) for multinational small >business may well be the most lucrative business opportunity >of the decade. Jurisdiction-independence looks like the >keystone of the new generation of net commerce. I am going to throw in some other terms that I know nothing about in my conclusion and references to the Real World in a desperate attempt to convince everyone here that I am doing the list a service with my posting, and not subtly and insidiously altering their psychology to accept our vision of the 1st Reichof Cryptoanarchy and our glorious thousand-year Golden Age. Over the long term, we hope to establish an international network of subversive and quasi-criminal enterprises in Cyberspace and control the entire world economy. The First Cyberspatial Mafia, so to speak -- the opportunities for raking in heaps of cold cash at the expense of sniveling victims are tremendously exciting! Cryptoanarchy is the wave of the future! Translator note: From inference analysis software the entire Szabo message was, to a 43.8 percent certainty, generated by a computer program designed to spew Cryptoanarchist disinformation. ``Propaganda is to democracy what violence is to totalitarianism.'' -- N.Chomsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi.