You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals.

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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The following was written shortly after my arrest... \/\The Conscience of a Hacker/\/ by +++The Mentor+++ Written on January 8, 1986 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Another one got caught today, it's all over the papers. "Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime Scandal", "Hacker Arrested after Bank Tampering"... Damn kids. They're all alike. But did you, in your three-piece psychology and 1950's technobrain, ever take a look behind the eyes of the hacker? Did you ever wonder what made him tick, what forces shaped him, what may have molded him? I am a hacker, enter my world... Mine is a world that begins with school... I'm smarter than most of the other kids, this crap they teach us bores me... Damn underachiever. They're all alike. I'm in junior high or high school. I've listened to teachers explain for the fifteenth time how to reduce a fraction. I understand it. "No, Ms. Smith, I didn't show my work. I did it in my head..." Damn kid. Probably copied it. They're all alike. I made a discovery today. I found a computer. Wait a second, this is cool. It does what I want it to. If it makes a mistake, it's because I screwed it up. Not because it doesn't like me... Or feels threatened by me... Or thinks I'm a smart ass... Or doesn't like teaching and shouldn't be here... Damn kid. All he does is play games. They're all alike. And then it happened... a door opened to a world... rushing through the phone line like heroin through an addict's veins, an electronic pulse is sent out, a refuge from the day-to-day incompetencies is sought... a board is found. "This is it... this is where I belong..." I know everyone here... even if I've never met them, never talked to them, may never hear from them again... I know you all... Damn kid. Tying up the phone line again. They're all alike... You bet your ass we're all alike... we've been spoon-fed baby food at school when we hungered for steak... the bits of meat that you did let slip through were pre-chewed and tasteless. We've been dominated by sadists, or ignored by the apathetic. The few that had something to teach found us will- ing pupils, but those few are like drops of water in the desert. This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make use of a service already existing without paying for what could be dirt-cheap if it wasn't run by profiteering gluttons, and you call us criminals. We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals. Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for. I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike. +++The Mentor+++

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"Writing code shouldn’t carry a harsher sentence than laundering millions" is harmful rhetoric within the "allowed spectrum of opinions." I'll simplify it for you: WRITING CODE SHOULDN'T CARRY ANY SENTENCE! Period. Code is speech.

#Monero's Real NGU: 10K GitHub Stars & Counting 🚀

#Monero vs. #Bitcoin BIP 39 Seed Words. Friday Fun Facts for Monero Fans: An Answer to the @XMRChat Question: "Regarding the necklace, is it actually Bitcoin’s BIP-39 wordlist, or Monero’s slightly different wordlist?"

Monero vs. Bitcoin BIP 39 Seed Words

Friday Fun Facts for Monero Fans: An Answer to the XMRChat Question

Why everyday people need #Monero and #XmrBazaar? Monero enables private, efficient P2P transactions, bypassing middlemen, gatekeepers, and restrictions, including buying goods from around the world, especially if your country has high import tariffs/restrictions.

Why everyday people need Monero

Monero enables private, efficient p2p transactions for everyday needs, bypassing unnecessary middlemen, gatekeepers, and restrictions.

#Monero Circular Economy: From #Cypherpunk Hundreds to #Sovereign Millions. #XmrBazaar 's User Growth Chart: Freedom's Exponential Awakening Curve 👇

Monero Circular Economy: From Cypherpunk Hundreds to Sovereign Millions

XmrBazaar's User Growth Chart: Freedom's Exponential Awakening Curve

Taxation is not theft. Taxation is an evolution of slavery.* *It's especially obvious when you consider citizenship-based taxation for expats when one does not even use 'muh roads' one is forced to pay for (you owe tribute to your 'master-owner' regardless).

"we see our privacy policy as a binding contract, and we would rather shut down our operation than do anything that would contradict it" I deeply respect this stance. Thank you for saying this @SimpleX Chat & @epoberezkin It's the only thing that really matters: privacy and its protection. That was my only question. Also today on Nostr, I was basically called a hypocrite: XmrBazaar is compliant too :) I reject state laws that treat you as property simply for being born there (never forget @npub1xncg...vnwy's extortion case!) I do believe in voluntary community rules: join & accept freely, leave freely. Full reply 👇 View quoted note →

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The Necklace Puzzle: My #Monero "Beads-Bound" Bounty, Ballads, and Beale Ciphers

The Necklace Puzzle

My Monero "Beads-Bound" Bounty, Ballads, and Beale Ciphers

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If you aim to disrupt the status quo, build pseudonymously - be like Satoshi. It’s lonelier, harder, and lacks podcast fame, but it’s your only chance to finish your work without imaginary entities wasting your limited lifetime on real struggles. Support those who tried openly. 🙏

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The battle for privacy continues The fight for friends and allies of privacy continues We've updated our "Prisoners and Martyrs" section on lunar...

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You must learn to proceed without certainty. Our world is scary and full of monsters. Happy #Halloween 🐈‍⬛🎃 #Monerochan #Monero

I am a criminal. You are a criminal. We ALL are criminals. Disagree? I've got two books for you: 1. 'Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent' https://annas-archive.org/search?q=Three+Felonies+A+Day+%3A+How+the+Feds+Target+the+Innocent 2. 'Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law.' https://annas-archive.org/search?index=&page=1&sort=&display=&q=Over+Ruled%3A+The+Human+Toll+of+Too+Much+Law.

I said it once, I'll say it again about all the compliancepunks out there: 'Compliant privacy' is like... you can have triple anal and still be technically a virgin, right? (Pardon my French, but it’s the only analogy that fits... pun intended.) What is your plan if it's ABSOLUTELY impossible to comply with the future EU Chat Control Act AND still protect users' privacy? Evgeny Poberezkin, are you ready to be the next Ladar Levison? Can you publicly promise will SimpleXChat will follow Lavabit's path IF it's impossible to comply?

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'Compliant privacy' is like... you can have triple anal and still be technically a virgin, right? (Pardon my French, but it’s the only analogy...

The answer to the most-asked question about #XmrBazaar: What category sells best for #Monero? 👇

XmrBazaar's Best-Selling Categories

That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen

Fiat Surveillance Economy vs. #Monero Circular economy 🐈‍⬛

If we do nothing, new technologies will give the government new automatic #surveillance capabilities that Stalin could never have dreamed of. The only way to hold the line on #privacy in the information age is strong #cryptography . Zimmermann, Why I Wrote PGP https://philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/WhyIWrotePGP.html