I saw on "Clarinet," the news service, a couple of A.P. reports on armed attacks on chip warehouses. The latest was yesterday when a van pulled up to the loading dock at Wyle, a distributor in Santa Clara (across from Intel). Two armed men forced everyone in the area to the floor, while they went straight for the Intel microprocessors and filled a large bag. An investigator called this type of crime the wave of the future, and said something to the effect that "chips will be the coke of the 90s." Also talk of black markets and how computer networks are being used to coordinate things. So, if you see folks using BlackNet for advertising Intel chips.... (I regret that I cannot post the Clarinet article, as Clarinet has fairly draconian policies about reposting its articles--even though I never signed a contract. Still, Cypherunks should be aware of this....I've seen at least one Clarinet article reposted here on this list, and this could expose the list to actions.) --Tim -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^756839 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. Note: I put time and money into writing this posting. I hope you enjoy it.