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Re: Access to Storage and Communication Keys et al
>
> Secrecy is a tool, period. Who is TruthMonger? There are *no*
> tools (at this abstract level) that are used exclusively by the
> state. Also, the raw material of politics is human nature, and politics
> permeates all human activity, whether connected to the state or not.
>
> > > > Two daughters of a silk merchant live in Kyoto,
> > > > The elder is twenty, the younger, eighteen.
> > > > A soldier may kill with his sword,
> > > > But these girls slay men with their eyes.
> > >
> > > Basho?
> > Ummm . . . My copy of "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones" only attributes this to
> > "A well known Japanese poet". Do you know anythang?
>
> I no nothing.
>
> Many years ago I was heavily into zen -- I have a well-worn copy of
> Zen Flesh, Zen Bones at home. Further exploration lead me to
> Chuang-tzu:
>
> http://songbird.com/gc/river/chuangtzu.html
>
danke
> Perhaps I saw that poem in ZFZB. But I have a couple of collections
> of Japanese poetry at home, as well as a very nice edition of Basho's
> "Journey to the North", or whatever it's called (it gets translated
> different ways, and I am confused...)
>
> > current project: www.iinet.net.au/~ratty/legends
>
> This has moved...
Not only that, but the site and the client SUCK. Oh how I hate
capitalism. Even when I try to be one of the "winners" and involve
myself in it, I still hate it. etc etc rant on
> --
> Kent Crispin "No reason to get excited",
> [email protected] the thief he kindly spoke...
> PGP fingerprint: B1 8B 72 ED 55 21 5E 44 61 F4 58 0F 72 10 65 55
> http://songbird.com/kent/pgp_key.html
>
Thankyou for your posts. It pleases me to see that a bunch of crypto
intellectuals will take my posts seriously. I have been interested
in this topic for a while and only recently got my shit together
enough to understand how to subscribe to a mailing list. The last
time I used PGP was when it was in DOS and I found it a hassle. Does
that make me a clueless newbie?
Ummm . . . my training was in Non Violent Action (NVA). This is
being used by ppl at the moment to protect Gibblett Forest from being
clear fell logged by a (IMNSHO) corrupt "Conservation and Land
Management" (CALM) authority in Western Australia.
As a way of countering destructive paranoia, we have developed a
doctrine of "secrecy is a tool of the state". (I am well aware of
the limitations of Doctrine as a logical formal system godelwise).
To this end, we have NO SECRETS. Everything we do is "public
domain", ie, everyone, including our "enemies" gets to know it. In
practice, this is simple, ie Civil Disobedience. You wanna log the
trees, we gonna stop you, aint no big secret. We even go to the
lengths of notifying the authourites, ie CALM/police of our
strategies and telling them who will be doing an arrestable action
on a particular day. At the moment we have 3 ppl up Karri trees on
platforms.
I find it very empowering. I see no need for secrets.
Sure, secrecy is a tool. I ask these questions:
1. Does it work.
2. Is it useful. (also known as the Doctrine of Utility)
3. Does it make me happy.
I usually use these to analyse behaviour patterns, but hey . . .
1. Hmmmm . . . It kinda works, but it is a big hassle. Then you
gotta worry about looking like you are trying to hide somethang and
thereby attracting attention. Also, you get to worry about IF it
does actually work and is uncrackable/contains no back door etc.
2. If you are paranoid or cannot organize yourself so that secrecy is
unneccessary.
3. I am not sure WHAT makes me happy, but secure communications and
commerce are not high on my list of priorities. Perhaps an end to
paranoia and capitalism that REQUIRE secure comms would make me
happy.
Anyway . . .
Thanx for the pointer
Neter Picol
Violence is the last refuge of the Incompetent - Assimov (?)
A week is long time in crypto politics
Pete Nicol
Global Media Magnet
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Current Project: www.iinet.com.au/~ratty/legends