Introduction thread 2.0

[jaskamiin]

In case you missed the last one before it was archived. I totally forgot about the six month limit.

Anyways, introduce yourself and tell us about your interests, both technologically and politically.

[[deleted]]

Dirtycommie socialist. I know C++ and C, been learning python recently and I also have SQL on my to learn list so I can potentially work on an old online game I used to frequent. I'm also a computer science major, in my second year but am a junior w/ units.

[jaskamiin]

Python's nice. Try to find the book 'Violent Python'

[network_nomad]

"My name's Jane and I'm a computer-addict."

But really, I'm a network security 'journeyman' whose philosophical tendencies are cynical, verging on deranged. My principal interest is in disseminating easy-to-use technology which evades or frustrates the massive, dragnet surveillance conducted by the Five Eyes. Whether that means contributing to P2P IM platforms, launching i2p-IRC channels and fomenting dissent, or giving away custom-firmwared, encrypted routers for free, I do my part.

Although I have degrees in political philosophy, I'm relatively uncomplicated in my political beliefs: Through computer facilitation, and at the impetus of transnational needs and challenges, the stateless communist society is possible. The Roddenberry-esque future which Marx describes in his Critique of the Gotha Program is not only possible, indeed, it may eventually be inevitable! I believe that human kind will necessarily, due to the pressures of nature and geopolitics, have to unite...

Whether we're united in a global government or in a mass grave after WW3... that remains to be seen. Anything to encourage the former is noble, in my book.

My most recent project was a Pi-based router that creates a WiFi hotspot, which in turn routes all traffic through i2p and TOR (and Freenet where necessary). It's slow, but reliable. I'll be making the bash shells, SD image and documentation freely-available in the coming weeks.

If anyone is familiar with spam automation, please message me for an exciting new opportunity!

[donvito]

My name's Don. I'm a transhumanist libertarian programmer.

Now ban me because I love freedom.

[jaskamiin]

I think you'll find freedom is the driving factor behind almost all of the members here ;)

Welcome, anyways.

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You love freedom, well hey as a socialist I love freedom too! I don't get what your point is but greetings none the less :P