me: NO DON'T LEAVE Patrick: What? I'm here. Calm down! me: NEVER me: so, how's it going? Patrick: Good. Not in jail. How about you? me: I'm in Guantanamo, we have net access here me: I'm showing all the Muslims porn Patrick: Awesome me: they've all renounced their religion now, I'm a hero to the secularist community me: seriously, though me: been working on a couple of efforts Patrick: What? You're not arrested yet? me: we relaunched OpIran yesterday Patrick: What the hell is wrong with our federal law enforcement?? Patrick: Oplran? me: no, but I've found out a bit more about which sections of the FBI are investigating me me: yeah, Operation Iran me: we take out gov't websites in support of the Green movementr Patrick: Oh, cool me: using DDOS, occasionally more sophisticated hacks me: also distribute encryption software to Iranians me: like, the best encryption software, not just TOR, which the gov't can now get around Patrick: Any groundswell protests in the works? me: sort of. I'm mostly working on Operation Metal Gear... me: which is a sort of crowd-sourced investigation into unconstitutional surveillance and opinion manipulation efforts by them feds me: are you familiar with "persona management"? Patrick: Nope me: basically, it's software by which to operate a large number of sock puppets at once, in a sophisticated and effective manner me: and it's already in play Patrick: Glenn Greenwald is involved?? me: we're trying to figure out the extent me: working with some journalists on it me: lol pwned me: seriously, though me: this is the most frightening thing I've ever come across Patrick: Whassat? me: like, I'm more afraid of the very existence of this shit than I am of anything else me: autopersonas me: here, one sec me: http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Main_Page me: this is a summary me: with links to specific info Patrick: Make some leave predictable liberal comments on my site! Patrick: Oh wait -- you've been doing that for three years now! me: I think that can be arranged the old-fashioned way Patrick: Hang on. Gotta talk to the wife about something me: man, stop calling me a liberal me: I fucking shoot animals and eat them Patrick: I didn't say that! me: oic me: carry on me: Anyway, please do take a glance at that site, and this one as well, for info on the subject: http://opmetalgear.zxq.net/OMG/Home.html me: in all seriousness, I probably am facing prison time, and I'd like to bring attention to this before that happens; I think it's an extraordinarily dangerous development for transparency, rule of law, and the integrity of political discourse