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Cypherpunk Bitstream

Frank Braun & Jonathan 'smuggler' Logan · Cypherpunk Bitstream Team

16 episodesENSpeechExplicit

Show overview

Cypherpunk Bitstream has been publishing since 2019, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 16 episodes. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.

The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language News & Politics show.

The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 4.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2020, with 8 episodes published. Published by Cypherpunk Bitstream Team.

Episodes
16
Running
2019–2021 · 2y
Cadence
Quarterly-ish

From the publisher

Conversations about cryptoanarchy, cypherpunk, second realm and autonomous zones from the TAZ 0 in Berlin.

Latest Episodes

Ep 15Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x0f: The Law Won't Save You

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<p>In this <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x0f-TheLawWontSaveYou.mp3">episode</a> episode we discuss Protonmail, lack of legal protection for privacy services, legal loopholes, and jurisdictional arbitrage.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="snail-mail">Snail mail</h2> <pre tabindex="0"><code>Bitstream Scanbox #06965 Ehrenbergstr. 16a 10245 Berlin Germany </code></pre><p>Please send us feedback letters, postcards, and interesting books. You can also send us your dirty fiat by cash in the mail! We take <em>all</em> currencies.</p> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Oct 31, 2021

Ep 14Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x0e: Culture Corruption

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<p>In this <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x0e-Culture-Corruption.mp3">episode</a> we discuss cultural changes and contradictions in popular opinions which were formed over the last decade. We talk about cancel culture and the role of moderate views in the public discussion about social issues. Also, we reflect on the level of political and economic freedom around the world and how crypto-anarchism can minimize state and corporate power abuses.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="snail-mail">Snail mail</h2> <pre tabindex="0"><code>Bitstream Scanbox #06965 Ehrenbergstr. 16a 10245 Berlin Germany </code></pre><p>Please send us feedback letters, postcards, and interesting books. You can also send us your dirty fiat by cash in the mail! We take <em>all</em> currencies.</p> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Jul 3, 2021

Ep 13Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x0d: Non-Compliance

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<p>We <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x0d-Non-Compliance.mp3">talk</a> about non-compliance, why people are so compliant, and discuss a listener’s critique of the power episode.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="snail-mail">Snail mail</h2> <pre tabindex="0"><code>Bitstream Scanbox #06965 Ehrenbergstr. 16a 10245 Berlin Germany </code></pre><p>Please send us feedback letters, postcards, and interesting books. You can also send us your dirty fiat by cash in the mail! We take <em>all</em> currencies.</p> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Feb 28, 2021

Ep 12Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x0c: Censorship

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<p>We <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x0c-Censorship.mp3">talk</a> about censorship, messengers, Scrit, <a href="https://gemini.circumlunar.space/">Gemini protocol</a>, the Cyberpunk Age, and asymmetric warfare.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="snail-mail">Snail mail</h2> <pre tabindex="0"><code>Bitstream Scanbox #06965 Ehrenbergstr. 16a 10245 Berlin Germany </code></pre><p>Please send us feedback letters, postcards, and interesting books. You can also send us your dirty fiat by cash in the mail! We take <em>all</em> currencies.</p> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Jan 17, 2021

Ep 11Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x0b: The Roots of Parallel Polis

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<p>We <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x0b-ParalelniPolis.mp3">talk</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/leskovjanmartin">Martin Leskovjan</a> and <a href="https://juraj.bednar.io/en/juraj-bednar-2/">Juraj Bednár</a> about the roots of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_Polis">Parallel Polis</a>, a socio-political concept created by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Benda">Václav Benda</a> in connection with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_77">Charter 77</a>. Parallel Polis was about creating parallel societies during the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.</p> <p>We also cover how it inspired and influenced the contemporary projects <a href="https://www.paralelnipolis.cz/o-nas/en/">Paralelní Polis</a> in Prague and <a href="https://paralelnapolis.sk/homepage/">Paralelna Polis</a> in Bratislava in which Martin and Juraj are involved.</p> <p>What can we learn from the Parallel Polis concept for contemporary freedom movements?</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="snail-mail">Snail mail</h2> <pre tabindex="0"><code>Bitstream Scanbox #06965 Ehrenbergstr. 16a 10245 Berlin Germany </code></pre><p>Please send us feedback letters, postcards, and interesting books. You can also send us your dirty fiat by cash in the mail! We take <em>all</em> currencies.</p> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV

Sep 14, 2020

Ep 11Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x0a: Power

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<p>We <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x0a-Power.mp3">talk</a> about power: What is power? Who has it? How does it work? Individual and organizational power. State vs. non-state actors.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="snail-mail">Snail mail</h2> <pre tabindex="0"><code>Bitstream Scanbox #06965 Ehrenbergstr. 16a 10245 Berlin Germany </code></pre><p>Please send us feedback letters, postcards, and interesting books. You can also send us your dirty fiat by cash in the mail! We take <em>all</em> currencies.</p> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Aug 25, 2020

Ep 10Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x09: Security III — The Future of Security

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<p>We <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x09-Security-III-low.mp3">talk</a> about the future of security: future threats, technological empowerment, defence strategy in general, and example defence technology (anon comms, delay&disruption tolerant networking, long-range autonomous cargo drones, etc.).</p> <p>The is also a somewhat <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x09-Security-III.mp3">higher quality</a> version of the MP3.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="snail-mail">Snail mail</h2> <pre tabindex="0"><code>Bitstream Scanbox #06965 Ehrenbergstr. 16a 10245 Berlin Germany </code></pre><p>Please send us feedback letters, postcards, and interesting books. You can also send us your dirty fiat by cash in the mail! We take <em>all</em> currencies.</p> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Apr 26, 2020

Ep 9Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x08: Pandemic II — Police State

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<p>We <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x08-Pandemic-II-Police-State-low.mp3">talk</a> with Arto Bendiken about the political reactions to the ongoing pandemic and their long term effects on: Economy, free speech, mass gatherings, biodefense, cash, infection control, and identity.</p> <p>The is also a <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x08-Pandemic-II-Police-State-high.mp3">higher quality</a> version of the MP3.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="show-notes">Show Notes</h2> <h3 id="introduction">Introduction</h3> <ul> <li>00:01:05 Two show participients verified they are either asymptomatic, or not infected.</li> <li>00:02:55 Increase of pandemics in the future. <ul> <li>SOURCE: Three seconds until midnight.</li> <li>Zoonotic transmissions.</li> <li>Avian flu pandemic (30% death rate).</li> <li>Increased air travel, population density.</li> </ul> </li> <li>00:06:14 MERS, SARS, swine flu, Ebola in the last 15-20 years. (It’s not the “once in a 100 years” frequency, or “three pandemics a century”) <ul> <li>Wolfe, Nathan (2011): <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11129776-the-viral-storm">The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age </a></li> <li>Various books from <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12627.Laurie_Garrett">Laurie Garrett</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>00:07:32 Death Rates will increase because of age of poulation. <ul> <li>immune system gets faster with age, but overreaction is also more likely (cytokine storm)</li> <li>exporsure rates are higher (travel)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3 id="political-reactions">Political Reactions</h3> <ul> <li>00:09:14 <a href="https://quillette.com/2020/03/06/dont-test-dont-tell-the-bureaucratic-bungling-of-covid-19-tests/">Don’t test, don’t tell</a> <ul> <li>“The disaster that befell the citizens of Wuhan and so many other cities throughout China is not primarily a virus. The disaster is having a political regime that cares more about short-term public and economic concerns than it cares about saving the lives of its citizens.”</li> <li>smuggler: matches most reactions in the West.</li> <li>Frank: in politics, it means that any candidate cannot win against the pandemic, and their opponents can always say afterwards “we could have done better”. So, the US solution for Trump might be to let it burn as quick as possible through the population, and be over and done with it before the elections. Maximizing Re-Election is key.</li> <li>smuggler: “Politicians don’t get elected by being really smart people when it comes to dealing with complex problems.” More important: Ability to backstab, put on good face, and select experts. “All of our systems, especially in the West, are not meant to deal with crisis, they are meant to deal with normalcy.”</li> <li>Arto: Some Asian countries have dealt with it pretty well.</li> </ul> </li> <li>00:14:55 Finance minister of Hesse, Germany committed suicide, probably because of COVID19-crisis: (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sch%C3%A4fer">Thomas Schäfer</a>) <ul> <li>NY Post: <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/03/29/german-state-financial-minister-kills-himself-over-coronavirus-despair/">German state financial minister kills himself o

Mar 30, 2020

Ep 8Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x07: Pandemic I

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<p>Frank Braun <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x07-Pandemic-I.mp3">talks</a> with Arto Bendiken about the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). How did we get here and what convinced us to prep. Paranoia, case fatality rates, and vaccines. Secondary and tertiary effects. Normalcy, authority, and confirmation bias.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="show-notes">Show Notes</h2> <h3 id="introduction">Introduction</h3> <ul> <li>00:01:40 What set this whole thing in motion? <ul> <li>Both Frank and Arto are already in lockdown mode, and prepared.</li> <li>It’s ~6 weeks since both of them started “buying some insurance”.</li> <li>Arto prepared for 11 people.</li> </ul> </li> <li>00:05:25 What made you think it’s going to be a big deal? (Risk assessment) <ul> <li>Observations from Wuhan.</li> <li>Lessons from Spanish Influenza 1918-1920.</li> <li>High infectiousness, showing no symptoms while being infectious.</li> <li>People suddenly dropping in the streets.</li> </ul> </li> <li>00:08:00 Book: “The Great Influenza” <ul> <li>Few media coverage on strange cases, like the woman dropping on the vegetable market.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3 id="2020-a-strange-year">2020, A strange year</h3> <ul> <li>00:09:10 First week of February: cancelling all travel plans (Arto Bendiken).</li> <li>00:10:00 “An earthquake happened in Wuhan, and the tsunami will follow. It is hard to see the tsunami until it comes close to the shore, but it will follow.” (Arto citing Steve)</li> <li>00:11:05 Analytical preparation, emotional process (fear) comes later.</li> <li>00:11:40 Reactions by others: accusations of panicking.</li> <li>00:12:03 Convincing others to prepare?</li> <li>00:12:28 People buy insurance for things that are less likely to happen.</li> <li>00:14:43 NN Taleb’s <a href="https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1231751467188527104">Tweet on Paranoia</a>: “When paranoid, you can be wrong 1000 times & you will survive. If non-paranoid; wrong once, and you, your genes, & the rest of your group are done.” - Not everyone takes action on something so far away.</li> <li>00:15:40 Balaji S. Srinivasan’s <a href="https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1233928581077753858">Three categories of people</a>: “1) Post-headline people: only believe things that are already in print 2) No filter people: forget it, they’ll believe anything :) 3) Pre-headline people: will listen to a rational argument and look at primary data”.</li> <li>00:17:05 Authority bias: Credentials, degrees, other people’s opinion.</li> <li>00:18:10 Talking to family and friends about situation when there was still time to prepare.</li> <li>00:18:40 Cassandra Myth (Iliad)</li> <li>00:19:15 Uniform set of responses: you’re panicking and making it worse, dismissal</li> <li>00:19:53 <a href="https://www.gatesfoundation.org/TheOptimist/coronavirus">Bill Gates</a> warned about pandemics long ago, but was dismissed as a college dropout and IT guy. (Confirmation bias, ad hominem attack)</li> <li>00:21:09 Bill Gates: “The most predictable disaster in the history of the human race”.</li> <li>00:21:20 Albert Camus: These things have a way of reocurring out of the blue sky.</li> <li>00:21:50 Increased risk factors: base

Mar 17, 2020

Ep 7Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x06: Security II

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<p>We <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x06-Security-II.mp3">talk</a> about major threats to security, mainly focussed on future threats and the reaction from security services. Some keywords are: Nuclear proliferation, robotic warfare, technology regulation, surveillance state, bioterrorism, and omniviolence.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="show-notes">Show Notes</h2> <h3 id="section-i-future-of-security">Section I Future of Security</h3> <h4 id="introduction-emotional-reach-classifying-the-population-keeping-the-legitimacy">Introduction: Emotional Reach, Classifying the Population, Keeping the Legitimacy</h4> <ul> <li>00:02:16 Crimes that really matter: How do security forces select the crimes they battle against, which ones are ignored.</li> <li>00:02:33 Limitations of Crimefighting: War on drugs is ongoing, street robberies, etc.</li> <li>00:03:30 State is focussing on crimes that risk itself, and on high public image.</li> <li>00:04:30 Public percerption is high when public can identify and empathize with the victim (child abuse, burglary).</li> <li>00:05:45 Germany: First case of predictive policing was burglary.</li> <li>00:07:40 The victim matters / vulnerability: People do react less with assault of a 20-30 year old man, than with the elderly, women, or children.</li> <li>00:09:13 Child porn is the universal crime where everybody gets behind the police, …and that is used for higher surveillance. Child pornography is the abdomination of the 21st century.</li> <li>00:10:15 A lot of murder, a lot of kidnapping, a lot of burglaries etc, undermindes the belief in the state. Other crimes do not affect the trust so much, i.e. insurance fraud. Nobody’s sorry about big corporations being scammed.</li> </ul> <h3 id="systemic-risk-categories-crimes-that-matter">Systemic Risk Categories: Crimes That Matter</h3> <h4 id="first-example">First Example</h4> <ul> <li>00:11:34 First Example: Proliferation. Atomic weapon possession divide Good states from Bad States.</li> <li>00:12:05 BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst) and Proliferation.</li> <li>00:12:30 Enemy States cooperated at the fall of Soviet Block and UdSSR, because of Proliferation.</li> <li>00:15:20 Blind field of Proliferation: Smuggling of Nuclear Material, Technology, Warheads. Sensor Networks to detect nuclear material (isotope scanners).</li> <li>00:17:40 Rumors: Unofficial and missing warhead counts (former Soviet, US, Plane incidents over Mediterrean Sea).</li> <li>00:20:04 Rumors: Cold War Soviet Union Sleeper Agents with Suitcase Bombs (not all recovered).</li> <li>00:22:00 Small States profit from deterrent threat of Warheads, less likely to actually use them (cannot be retrieved).</li> <li>00:22:50 Terrorist Organizations and Warheads: rely on secure territory (hollowed out state): Iran, Afghanistan, Mexico.</li> <li>00:24:07 Example: Afghanistan tolerating Al-Qaeda and 9/11.</li> <li>00:25:15 Just having the device doesn’t mean you’re able to trigger it: where is it from, maintenance, deploy (actors who follow through, reliable remote triggers), maybe a lot of the old warheads are not usable (physical trigger method is lost).</li> </ul> <h4 id="second-example">Second Example</h4> <ul> <li>00:30:35 Second Example: Transnational Organized Crime (Narco Cartels, MS-13, Triads, etc).</li> <li>00:32:00 Safe Havens (no-go-areas) by MS-13 and Al-Qaeda: low level of immunity and souvereignity.</li> <li>00:35:35 Narco-Terrorism: Cooperations betw

Feb 17, 2020

Ep 6Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x05: Security I

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<p>We <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x05-Security-I.mp3">talk</a> about security and the current state of the security system (police, intelligence services, and the military).</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="show-notes">Show Notes</h2> <h3 id="what-is-security">What is security</h3> <ul> <li>00:02:05 What is security: Security VS Safety. <ul> <li>Security: unexpected events that go back to an actor,</li> <li>Safety: maintaining a status.</li> </ul> </li> <li>00:07:20 Entropy: things decay. Security is not a natural state, but must be maintained.</li> <li>00:09:10 Evil people: psychpaths, predators.</li> <li>00:09:50 Circumstances: acting irrationally.</li> <li>00:10:25 Hackers: Red Hats, joy of overcoming security systems.</li> <li>00:11:11 WASP Privilege: no exposure to threats, stuff works most of the time, no incentive to learn about security.</li> </ul> <h3 id="systems">Systems</h3> <ul> <li>00:12:29 High trust society VS low trust society: Low trust comes with high cost and less functional societies.</li> <li>00:16:16 Symptoms of societies with low trust: different environments are what make them.</li> <li>00:16:50 Universal core values of humans: self-preservation, protecting family and friends, private zones, no drama.</li> <li>00:18:05 High trust society needs maintenance, will get eroded quickly by few “bad actors”.</li> <li>00:19:05 How can you turn a low security, low trust environment into a high security, high trust environment? Parallel developments also possible: high security, low trust societies.</li> <li>00:19:40 Trust builds from history of interactions.</li> <li>00:20:13 To change, bad memories must die (social memory). See Thomas Kuhn (1962): The Structure of Scientific Revolutions</li> <li>00:22:10 Western states want to make people dependent on security (stateism) and increase state control. Thus, individuals externalize security, and state is presented as the White Knight.</li> <li>00:25:15 Are we being played/gamed/manipulated by the state and state actors?</li> <li>00:27:38 Just doing our jobs.</li> <li>00:29:50 Machiavellianism: concepts how states can work.</li> <li>00:31:20 Hegelian concepts: totalist and collectivist states and politics.</li> <li>00:33:20 Look at systemic issues.</li> </ul> <h3 id="institutions">Institutions</h3> <ul> <li>00:33:30 Inspecting institutions: 1) Police.</li> <li>00:39:00 Policemen’s selection bias: everyone is a potential criminal or at least a suspect.</li> <li>00:40:20 Documentation work of police activity by example of firing weapons.</li> <li>00:42:30 Bureaucracy can work.</li> <li>00:47:30 Police in uniform VS civilian police: both are for peace preservation.</li> <li>00:48:00 Military is directed outwards.</li> <li>00:49:00 Carl von Clausewitz: war is the extension of politics [original: war is the continuation of politics by other means].</li> <li>00:49:39 Border guards are the middle layer between military and police (control of territorial boundaries VS maintaining territorial integrity VS maintain security within the borders).</li> </ul> <h3 id="intelligence-services">Intelligence services</h3> <ul> <li>00:50:00 Intelligence services:</li> <li>Classification: Intelligence service for proper and covert action</li> <li>00:51:00 Similarities and differences to Journalism: Are intelligence services also ad-driven?</li> <li

Feb 5, 2020

Ep 5Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x04: Dropgangs

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<p>In this <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x04-Dropgangs.mp3">episode</a> we talk about Dropgangs, lock boxes, dead drops, drone mix networks, and sneakernet.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="links">Links</h2> <ul> <li>Article <a href="https://opaque.link/post/dropgang/">Dropgangs</a>.</li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="snail-mail">Snail mail</h2> <pre tabindex="0"><code>Bitstream Scanbox #06965 Ehrenbergstr. 16a 10245 Berlin Germany </code></pre><p>Please send us feedback letters, postcards, and interesting books. You can also send us your dirty fiat by cash in the mail! We take <em>all</em> currencies.</p> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Jan 7, 2020

Ep 4Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x03: TAZ

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<p>In this <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x03-TAZ.mp3">episode</a> we talk about Temporary Autonomous Zones, containers, the OODA loop and reply to listener questions.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="links">Links</h2> <ul> <li>Book <a href="https://anarplex.net/files/secondrealm/">The Second Realm</a>.</li> <li>Talk on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKaTMseh9wE">Temporary Autonomous Zones and Shipping Containers</a>.</li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Dec 22, 2019

Ep 3Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x02: Second Realm

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<p>In this <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x02-SecondRealm.mp3">episode</a> we talk about “The Second Realm”: Is more liberty possible? Parallel systems, conflict management, temporary autonomous zones, and The Sovereign Individual.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="links">Links</h2> <ul> <li>Book <a href="https://anarplex.net/files/secondrealm/">The Second Realm</a>.</li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Dec 11, 2019

Ep 2Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x01: Cryptoanarchy

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<p>In this <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x01-Cryptoanarchy.mp3">episode</a> we talk about “What is Cryptoanarchy?”: We cover a definition of cryptoanarchy, anonymous messaging, the cryptoanarchy technology pyramid, an alternative vision for the future, and many more topics.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="links">Links</h2> <ul> <li>Talk on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTtbkguROdk">The Project of Cryptoanarchy</a>.</li> <li>Talk on <a href="https://frankbraun.org/talk/dehumanizing-technology/">Dehumanizing Technology</a>.</li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Nov 18, 2019

Ep 1Cypherpunk Bitstream 0x00: Introduction

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<p>In this <a href="https://cdn.taz0.sirion.io/cdn/cypherpunk-bitstream/episodes/CypherpunkBitstream-0x00-Intro.mp3">episode</a> we introduce the Cypherpunk Bitstream podcast.</p> <h2 id="subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://pca.st/5ytdtii7">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3o97A7VYhX2lDKyktXXsBG">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cypherpunk-bitstream/id1488466327">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1488466327/cypherpunk-bitstream">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://player.fm/series/cypherpunk-bitstream">PlayerFM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TAZ0Transmissions">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="discuss">Discuss</h2> <p>We’re on <a href="https://bbs.anarplex.net/">bbs.anarplex.net</a> with our own board to discuss!</p> <h2 id="hosts">Hosts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://opaque.link">Smuggler</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealSmuggler">Twitter</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://frankbraun.org">Frank Braun</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thefrankbraun">Twitter</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <ul> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>PGP fingerprint: <code>1C4A EFDB 8783 6614 C54D E230 2500 7933 D85F 2119</code> (<a href="../../key/bitstream.asc">key</a>)</li> </ul> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>Please support Cypherpunk Bitstream by donating to:</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: <a href="bitcoin://38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF"><code>38mzCtXHjgq6RusYQsFy2TQiLvLK7vN5JF</code></a> (also via <a href="https://coinos.io/cypherpunkbitstream">lightning network</a>)</p> <p><strong>Bitcoin Cash</strong>: <a href="bitcoincash://qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35"><code>qrpwhtsag0u4rnuam9a5vwmqnly96znas5f5txjc35</code></a></p> <p><strong>Decred</strong>: <a href="decred://Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve"><code>Dsi9j7SdwZrHtCfUmxTNgpVGx2YAboZc7ve</code></a></p> <p><strong>Monero</strong>: <a href="monero://87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73"><code>87UPx5sBS6g6wTvyRqqSMfFM6DzfHCPtFE25VC62vfohZVv4RRNcwif1XAPWTF27U1BKZEsrEXzDr6bMnGoTcThATvamE73</code></a></p> <p><strong>NEAR</strong>: <a href="near://bitstream.near"><code>bitstream.near</code></a></p> <p><strong>Zcash</strong>: <a href="zcash://t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv"><code>t1ewcXqQ9Uog5gMYjeeV46WiWB5j2SwD9Sv</code></a></p>

Nov 18, 2019