Re: the jester

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 12:57 AM, William Walshe <billywalshe@gmail.com> wrote:

Oh trust me, I definitely believe in the evils of the intelligence contractors. Plainly, they're up to no good. However, it's hard to draw conclusions from the vague language used in HBGary emails, and you probably wasted way too much effort in that, and it didn't do jack shit for publicity. At best, the public looks at these things in a cursory way, barely paying attention to the facts and making knee-jerk reactions. For instance, this CarrierIQ debacle has gotten enormous attention and it's not nearly as criminal or important as what was revealed in the HBGary leak. It's just scary, and fear is what people react to. Shit, even Aaron Barr's pissed off about CarrierIQ. (WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!!?)

The Jester is definitely the biggest weakness in the argument against Anonymous. Sure, Anonymous uses dirty tactics to promote its ends, but the fact that there's a conservative out there using similar tactics *should* be enormously helpful. He's to Anonymous what Anders Breivik is to militant Islam. I have absolutely no problem feeding that troll all the attention he can get. Going on IRC to somehow reveal his lameness is just not my style. People aren't paying attention to every little detail of this fucker's logical processes. However, making a big dramatic show of anything and everything he does is the best way I can think of to wave a big flag and yell "Hey look at this shitfucker, he's a conservative vigilante who misuses computers!" And that's really what is missing from your struggle against the intelligence contractors. There's no single reprehensible figurehead representing all the underhanded tactics, the contempt for the rule of law, and so on. This is not, of course, a realistic way to look at the world, but it is the way public opinion works. And maybe the Jester's not really our guy, but I am at a loss for a better whipping-boy.

Barrett, I do see you as an incredibly intelligent person. Still, I think you've let your intellect get in the way of your strategy, as you've held the public to unrealistic standards. Getting the facts out there is easy. Convincing the vacillating, childlike masses that it means anything is not so easy.

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 1:06 AM, barri2009 <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

I guess you should see what happens with the legal action. In general, I don't think there's much to be done about him other than using him as an example of the "national security" enemy and their lack of values. See that pastebin "barrett brown vs. The jester except not really" for an example. Better yet, go to irc.2600.net #jester and call him and his associates on their bullshit, log it, and publish it. Overall, though, he's not that great of a problem compared to other things like the intelligence contracting industry and its various aspects, which I don't know if you believe yet or not.
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From: William Walshe <billywalshe@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:12:30 -0500
To: <barriticus@gmail.com>
Subject: the jester

http://th3j35t3r.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/of-trolls-and-lawyers-so-i-thought-i-would-share-this-one/

In this shitty little blog post, Jester accuses the Chronicle - and our fake parent corporation - of fabricating an e-mail from the legal arm of a web hosting company he hit in September. We did no such thing.

I'd really like to see Bluehost tear him a new asshole, as they probably have a damn good case.

Barrett, don't be like the Jester. We're just a comedy web site, and yes, it is sometimes a little dry. I never had the intention of "discrediting" you. I was only making fun. Using other people's names, whether it's yours or the jester's or Adrian Chen's is fucking funny and you do it too.

But seriously. How can we better publicize the Jester's bounty so people close to him will find out about it and want to turn him in?