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I'm reminded of Hemingway, who was in the last years of his life accused of delusional paranoia, and in part because of that forcibly committed, given shock tre
by zyxley 10y ago
I'm reminded of Hemingway, who was in the last years of his life accused of delusional paranoia, and in part because of that forcibly committed, given shock treatments, and repeatedly attempted suicide (and, sadly, eventually succeeded).
And then, decades later, it was revealed that the FBI actually was constantly watching him, following him, and tapping his phones and communications. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/opinion/02hotchner.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/opinion/02hotchner.html
- blazespin 10y agoYes, Hemingway was a big fan of Cuba. Isis is a contributor to Tor. The analogy here is profound.
- theptip 10y ago> Isis is a contributor to Tor Citation? A quick google search is split between "Isis uses Tor" and "Isis is waging war on Tor", with nothing specific to the above claim. EDIT - never mind, didn't spot that the author's name is Isis. That makes more sense :)
- knowaveragejoe 10y agoThe author's name is Isis.
- cvwright 10y agoOh good grief. They're not really that dumb, are they? "Hey, we have some questions to ask you about this war you're apparently waging in the Middle East..."
- chc 10y agoIt was theptip in the comments above who confused the author and the terrorist organization, not the FBI.
- sflicht 10y agoBet you dollars to donuts that the author's name does, in fact, at least partially explain their interest. Remember that law enforcement was particularly interested in Aleynikov because he used subversion for VCS.
- petertodd 10y agoIsis is a relatively common name; among other things it's the name of an Egyptian god. Also, the Isis in question has had that name for well before the terrorist group was getting called by that name.
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- pmilla1606 10y agoI think they meant the authors name is Isis: https://blog.patternsinthevoid.net/author/isis-agora-lovecruft.html https://blog.patternsinthevoid.net/author/isis-agora-lovecru...
- jalami 10y agoI think Isis here refers to Isis Agora Lovecruft, the author of this post.
- Natsu 10y agoOuch. If ever there was a good reason to change your name...
- tga_d 10y ago... this would not be it.
- Natsu 10y agoI certainly wouldn't want to share a name with a terrorist group, and I know at least one company that used to be named Isis that ditched that name. So I cannot agree with you.
- oarsinsync 10y agoWhat happens if the Men Against the Republic of Korea go on a massive killing spree? What if the Dudes Against Vermont Equality start blowing up bombs all over Vermont? Silly examples aside, giving up a part of yourself and your life because of terrorism only serves to demonstrate the effectiveness of terrorism, which then serves to encourage more of it.
- Natsu 10y agoIt's true that it's a sad thing when names are ruined, but I doubt you'd find very many people willing to carry certain names any longer, such as Hitler.
- april1stislame 10y agoIsis is the name of an Egyptian goddess, not a terrorist group. Go educate yourself, barbarian.
- madeofpalk 10y agoEdit: Sorry - I didn't realise that Isis is the name of the OP. I thought you were talking about the terrorist organisation > Isis is a contributor to Tor A 'political' entity making contributions to a project like Tor suggests they're making changes to benefit them. What changes would ISIS supposedly like from Tor?
- 4ad 10y ago> A 'political' entity making contributions to a project like Tor suggests they're making changes to benefit them. What changes would ISIS supposedly like from Tor? Isis here is the name of the author of the blog post, not the terrorist organisation.
- eric_h 10y agoAnd it's a bloody shame that the acronym for Islamic State has become so widespread that a properly capitalized given name is mistaken for their organization. I'd always liked the name Isis, and would have named a daughter that (if that ever happens), but the name is now ruined for probably a century or more (much like the name Adolf, I'd imagine, though I wasn't around before that name was ruined).
- sndean 10y agoThough Isis was referring to the name of the OP, not ISIS, this piqued my curiosity: > What changes would ISIS supposedly like from Tor? I wonder if there are examples of criminal/terrorist organizations supporting projects that could benefit them? (I know about Le Roux/TrueCrypt, but others?)
- april1stislame 10y agoA forum supposedly full of educated people thinks Isis, with this spelling, is a terrorist group... What a media brainwashed bunch we have here. Dear God... (shakes head)
- temac 10y agohm, here the story is clear, as presented by the self declared "harassment victim": the FBI politely asked for a meeting (without making a time consuming investigation before that), several time, but still politely, and the "target" never was interested, had some anxiety attacks, and eventually made a paranoid blog post. I would kindly advise some rest.
- nv-vn 10y agoAnd how would one know they're not going to be arrested if they meet with the FBI? You'll end up in a lot of trouble if you trust every word the government says, especially when it's something as secretive as this. And of course there's no proof that she wasn't a suspect in some investigation, etc. The only thing we know is that the FBI is no longer as interested in meeting with her (which means very little on its own).
- ryanlol 10y agoNone of this makes what happened here "harassment".
- oarsinsync 10y ago> “But… if we happen to run into her on the street, we’re gonna be asking her some questions without you present.” Doesn't sound particularly polite. Sounds borderline threatening. "You should pay us protection money. If you don't, you might wish you had." isn't far removed from the above.
- brennannovak 10y agoRead the update on Isis' blog post!
- forgottenpass 10y agoThe federal law enforcement agency is trying to talk to someone and making it quite clear they don't want that person's lawyer present for the conversation nor even know the topic. What exactly would it take to cross your threshold for paranoia?
- brennannovak 10y agoInteresting about Hemingway. A couple years ago, I remember the declassification of how FBI tried to convince MLK Jr. to kill himself quite disturbing https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/fbis-suicide-letter-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-and-dangers-unchecked-surveillance https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/fbis-suicide-letter-dr... With stuff like this going on, people who work on controversial (but important software like Tor) need support from the larger tech community