December 2022 - cypherpunks@lists.ogf.org

A net triumvirate
by professor rat 23 Dec '22

23 Dec '22

I've long had the idea the net is critical to progress and even survival so it should all be backed up. Then backed up again with a sort of air-gap to ' cold storage '. I've mentioned this before here at least once ( will hunt around and find it ) and have micro-blogged about it for years. The idea is partly based on Arthur C Clark's " Rendezvous with Rama " where the advanced aliens always do things by three's. With everything encrypted and increasingly quantum-processed/ networked the outcome is also never in doubt. Its cryptoanarchy - but not as Mongo knew it. Its anarcho-anarchism - not some cheap Randite, Paultard plastic-toy imitation ( Hi Gramps ) Happy Saturnalia to all and a quick death to all GOD's especially BIG DOG.

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Anarchism on Reddit
by professor rat 23 Dec '22

23 Dec '22

Doubt I will ever register here since I rate religion just below the state and capitalism well down the list - indeed far better OFF any anarcho list of revolutionary subjects. Leave anti-capitalism to the specialists - Marxist-commie morons ( and what a bang-up job they're doing! ) https://www.reddit.com/r/Anarchism/ Reposts not recipes for a metric shit-ton of hard physical work.

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TETHER ( USDT ) bait and switch
by professor rat 23 Dec '22

23 Dec '22

Tether transparency: A lesson in lying https://protos.com/tether-transparency-a-lesson-in-lying/ Reposts not disinvestment advice

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Civilization becomes a decentralized crypto network,
by professor rat 23 Dec '22

23 Dec '22

>>> GPT 3.5 (ChatGPT) is civilization-altering. GPT-4, which is 10x better, will be launched in the second quarter of next year. 3. Google is worried, but Microsoft is all-in, and is building many more data centers to lead the charge. Bing search is getting GPT integration next year. 4. Model configuration and training parameters don’t matter. Intelligence is just GPU exaflops spent on training. 5. If #4 is true, civilization becomes a decentralized crypto network, where computers are contributed for training and earning tokens. Querying the model costs tokens. <<< Upgrades https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2022/12/one-look-at-our-f…

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Inside the FBI Podcast: Forensic Fact vs. Fiction
by professor rat 23 Dec '22

23 Dec '22

FBI agents may be personally and professionally conservative - but still be intimately familiar with the most disgusting and unhygienic forms of deviant sexuality. For example . . . http://www.innovative-productions.de Associated agency figures - like Peter Thiel of Palantir, and Elon Musk of Twitter - are said to be personally familiar with Berlin sex-clubs. " Do what you like - only stay in communication "

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The New Twitter Poll
by Gunnar Larson 22 Dec '22

22 Dec '22

Start from the ground up, a new Twitter Poll: "Should all circumcisions be consensual?" Tweet Open app See new Tweets Conversation <https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk> Elon Musk <https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk> @elonmusk <https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk> Whether for or against, please let your elected representatives know what you think about this $1.7 trillion spending bill that they’re trying to pass! 8:0 <https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1605369839274831873> 9 PM · Dec 20, 2022 <https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1605369839274831873>

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Cryptocurrency: Printing $10k ASIC's Is Fail
by grarpamp 22 Dec '22

22 Dec '22

When your PoW is not ASIC-proof, and when only a few GigaCorps are permitted by a fully retarded user base to monopolize user-unbuyable $10k ASIC boxes through Cantillionaire effects... this is the foolish results you get... https://btc.com/stats/pool https://i.redd.it/cjo7n3l5q97a1.jpg PoS shitcoins like Ethereum are even worse. An entire thread was on PoS fail. Both can and will fuck your Freedom to Transact. Democratization of work puts the many over the few, while no guarantee, it becomes no longer a trivial game of priviledged regulated locateable orderable extortable influenceable known GovCorp thrones, but one of mass anon consensus. And if elements among the anon mass value Freedom to Transact, which even the most dunce among them will, so shall it be.

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[ot][crazy][hobby] karl’s recent projects
by Karl Semich 22 Dec '22

22 Dec '22

i don't do much but coped with small software projects in python this week. i found a very powerful language model architecture called sgconv that is one of the leading world models atm. the current state of the model it required 20GB of ram per layer, and would not run on my old system, so i poked at optimizing the ram usage. i removed temporaries from the kernel allocation and broke the core convolution phase into tiles so the ram usage could be controlled. the work is at https://github.com/ctlllll/SGConv/pull/5 . i am daydreaming of next adding implicit dealiasing to the convolution, which further increases speed and reduces memory requirements, and i think with some tuning it could be done in such a way that the kernel construction can be removed entirely. i would likely add pushes to that pull request if i did that. i found also a parametric generator for lasercut boxes and other parts, including gear stages. this was really exciting to me because i have spent a lot of personal energy trying to begin something similar, and fought hard with my dissociated parts, and mostly lost the work. i thought i would use the hears for the rotary encoder project, and poking at adding bolts to them to clip them in some way to shafts of the cheap motors i get which don’t have a D cut. i found the the code has existing code for bolts that is disabled and the issues for enabling them was disrupted by a question and answer session with a visitor. i added imperial measurements to the bold code to be easy to use in my country, and a command line option to specify the bolt standard, and enabled the code. this work is at https://github.com/florianfesti/boxes/pull/468 . it likely has bugs since i have not tested it, which requires a lasercutter, but there is a reasonable chance that it works well enough to use. in my xloem github user i forked the repository and there is a branch with the gear bolt work. it’s not the best way to attach a gear to a shaft, and i’m curious what the best way would be, but i wanted to try it. both of these projects were quite enjoyable to me, and i’m presently holding plans to continue them, but they are recreational and not what i intended to dedicate much time to. still, i do really appreciate the experiences of, despite my issues, meeting goals I find hard and used to be skilled it. i look for those successes and want to nurture them.

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Hardware Wallet Startup Cypherock Raises $1M to Skip circumcision in favor of castration
by professor rat 22 Dec '22

22 Dec '22

Thinking of the greater circle of eunuchs at this time of year CRIME SCENE Update “There are a lot of people at Twitter doing great work, and it is super appreciated,” - Constable Felon. Hardware Wallet Startup Cypherock Raises $1M to Skip Seed Phrases The firms new hardware wallet uses NFC-based cards to reduce risks related to seed phrases. https://decrypt.co/117692/hardware-wallet-startup-cypherock-raises-1m-to-he= lp-users-skip-seed-phrases Reposts contributing to the ever-expanding cryptoanarchist revolution

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EU consortium to deliver controversial digital ID wallets
by Gunnar Larson 22 Dec '22

22 Dec '22

https://fintechmagazine.com/digital-payments/eu-consortium-to-deliver-contr… EU consortium to deliver controversial digital ID wallets By Joanna England December 20, 2022 5 mins The European Union has announced the creation of a consortium that will deliver a cross-border payments programme, leading to digital ID wallets The European Union has announced the creation of a multi-country consortium, which will lead in the delivery of a new, cross-border payments pilot programme in keeping with the aims of the EU Commission, to launch a controversial digital ID wallet. A statement released by the multi-country panel of experts appointed by the EU, called the NOBID Consortium (which stands for ‘Nordic-Baltic eID Project) reveals six countries will be involved in the development of the digital ID wallet. They are; Denmark, Latvia, Iceland, Germany, and Norway. The consortium will be responsible for the development and delivery of the EU’s “priority use cases” for the digital ID wallet, which initially will encompass payments. NOBID is reportedly receiving support from leading digital government agencies, banks, enterprises, and technology providers to leverage the mature digital identity infrastructures of the six respective nations in the consortium. Plans for the digital ID also include the capacity to store a wide range of personal data points, from a person’s health and vaccination status to financial records and more. NOBID claims the new pilot will involve a secure app that, when it comes into being, will “allow citizens across the continent to easily verify their ID, access public and private services, and store sensitive digital documents in one place.” Digital IDs and the controversy over privacy The concept of digital ID wallets has not been met positively by many EU-based experts. And, despite the heavy opposition, the EU is marching ahead with its plans. A number of industry experts and politicians have expressed concern, citing privacy issues and likening such programmes to China’s social credit system in the making. In an information video released by the EU, the commentator states that; “the Europen digital ID wallets will allow us to store and exchange documents and legal information, while fully controlling which data we want to share with them.” The move has also the full support of EU President Ursula von der Leyen, who says digital IDs will enable EU citizens to have better control over their personal data and the system will prevent identity theft. Currently, the wallet, which will be developed as an app to be uploaded to a mobile phone, will only include information selected by the owner of the data. People can choose to include their medical and financial information. Political opposition to the digital ID wallet concept However, debates in the EU Parliament have already been raised regarding the app's potential as a tool that could be used to oppress citizens. MEP (member of the European Parliament) Cristian Terhes, recently described the EU’s mandatory COVID-19 passports and the digital ID wallet project as the “Chinification” of Europe. He stated: “Clearly, we are witnessing right now, the Chinafication of Europe because we see what is happening in China right now with the social credit score, where the government is monitoring all the people… They control everything and watch everything. This is an example of tyranny.” Another skeptic, Netherlands MEP Rob Roos, raised the question of mandates. He said: “How voluntary is the European Digital Identity Wallet? But even more importantly, how voluntary will it remain in the future? Because the European Union always comes up with nice plans to eventually abuse it, to create more control.” Digital IDs and social credit programmes According to reports, some countries in Europe are already embracing digital credit programmes that could work in conjunction with the digital ID wallet. Rome and Bologna, for example, have begun piloting a social credit programme that rewards people for adhering to the practices that will contribute the net zero agenda. These activities include using bicycles instead of scooters. EU trust in the digital ID wallet programme Despite opposition, the statement makes no acknowledgment of the controversy and instead notes that the NOBID Consortium will be just one of the EU digital identity pilots, and will receive funding from the EU Commission´s DIGITAL Europa Programme, enabling its March 2023 pilot launch. Furthermore, its implementation will “leverage existing payment infrastructure to enable payment issuance, instant payments, account-to-account transfers, and payment acceptance both in-store and online.” The project also reportedly has “unrivalled” support from leaders in banking and payments, including DSGV in Germany, DNB, and BankID in Norway, Nets in Denmark, Intesa Sanpaolo, PagoPA and ABILab in Italy and Greiðsluveitan in Iceland. Speaking about the project, Tor Alvik, Project Manager of the consortium, said; “We are honoured and privileged to have the EU Commission´s trust in piloting and shaping the future of digital payments and digital identity in Europe. Together with all our partners, we will make use of our experience and highly mature digital identity infrastructures in the NOBID consortium countries to deliver a successful large-scale payments-pilot of the EU Digital ID Wallet” A number of leading technology partners have also allied themselves with the project. They include; Thales, iProov, Signicat, RB, Auðkenni, IPZS, Poste Italiane, Intesi Group, InfoCert, FBK, and Latvian State Radio and Television Centre. Merchants that will be testing out the payment solution include Elkjøp in Norway and REWE-group in Germany.

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