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Ask Cryptome's John Young Whatever You'd Like
John Young of Cryptome, though trained as an architect, has garnered recognition in another field entirely. Since 1996, he's been publishing timely, trenchant news online as the mind behind crypto jya.com and Cryptome. ("Our goal is to be the most disreputable publisher on the Net, just
after the world's governments and other highly reputable bullshitters." ) This has put him on the forefront of various online liberty issues, from the MPAA's DeCSS crackdown on DeCSS (he fought the lawyers -- and won), to Carnivore, to Dmitry Sklyarov's continuing imprisonment, and now the several fronts along which electronic communications are threatened by current and upcoming legislation. He recently posted this to the front page: "Cryptome and a host of other crypto resources are likely to be shutdown if the war panic continues. What methods could be used to assure continued access to crypto for homeland and self-defense by citizens of all nations against communication transgressors?" Now's your chance to ask him about the fight for online freedom. Please pose just one question per post; we'll send 10-15 of the highest moderated ones on to John for his answers.
I didn't try first toast, but since its still up without a comment, here goes.
-DFW
Dear John, where do babies come from?
thinkgeek has turned really lame. is it just me, or are the advertisements they use on slashdot just fucking stupid? who would pay this much for this shit? hello pricewatch.com?
who gives a shit about caffeinated drinks...coke works great and it's only 99 cents per two liter with no shipping.
the latency associated with some dot-com "companies" has apparently hit thinkgeek. thankfully it will die very soon.
My penis feels like burning.
First Post!
you know the answers yourself. stop being an ass-kissing karma whore.
Can you please tell me why JonKatz is a stupid communist fag? Thanks!
Dude, Karma.
fuck you
Hi John, did the "antics" revolving around the DeCSS software name help or hurt your fight?
Luck favors the prepared, darling.
There's other places to get your news than /.
FUCK slashdot and it's ass monkey staff.
So as a veteran of the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs, having walked on the moon, and flying more aircraft / spacecraft you could shake a stick at, what do consider to be your greatest accomplishment? And do you still have The Right Stuff?
Dear John, what are you wearing? Do you like pie? Where do babies come from? you hung? Do you like to eat pie, made from doodie? I saw chuck Norris at Ginos pizza!!!!! he was there promoting his movie sidekicks! and last but not least Your efforts (and your unwillingness to flinch in the face of 800-lb. corporate and governmental gorillas) have made cryptome an invaluable resource, for which I certainly thank you. At least once in recent memory you've made a call for mirroring sensitive software and information. 1. What can normal people do to help out with mirroring important information (e.g., crypto information, documentation on civil liberties threats, reverse engineering and Fair Use securing tools, etc.)? How can we stay out of trouble with the law while we're helping out? 2. Have you ever considered providing a mirroring clearing house? That is, devoting a section of cryptome to listing, in an up-to-date manner, resources which need mirroring in various parts of the world? Thanks!
So... Deanna Troy, Tasha Yar or Dr. Crusher?
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Bleah! Heh heh heh... BLEAH BLEAH!!! Ha ha ha ha...
Why does Shlashdot and Slashcode suck so bad??
Is it because of Linux or is it because of the Slashcrew?
The super court of where flu'd ago, cough cough, said all Hackers are mostly good, so if the congress prints paper that makes most any man become a criminal then snots wipes it face off ya.
snizzled ago, that was
Isn't it dangerous to your career to be assocciated with Slashdot?
Will Slashdot ever return to respectabillity?
What is the stupidest question you have ever been asked about life, the universe and everything? If that's too dificult to answer, then narrow the field down to ... say ... I don't know ... what about encryption?
... some of us don't have a life, but we're still technically alive.
No wait - everybody else is asking you questions about encryption. Sex! What's the stupidest question you have ever been asked about sex?
That's it. Sex. The reason we're all alive. Well
We do not live in the 21st century. We live in the 20 second century.
Ah yes, slashdot culture at its best. Choice.