[ale] [OT] Tin foil hats [Was: Re: niche Linux distros article]

[Jim Kinney]

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Paul Cartwright <ale at pcartwright.com>wrote:

> On Thu July 1 2010, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> > Of course the truly paranoid would never download anything knowing, as
> they
> > do, that it is the wires that let "THEM" get to you...
>
> How to use Tinfoil Hat Linux  ....
> ***************************************************
> If at all possible, boot THL on a laptop & disconnect all external
>   cables, including the power & mouse.  Turn off nearby
>   radios, including cell phones and microwaves.  Put yourself
>   and the computer in a well grounded opaque copper cube.  Download
>   your tinfoil hat plans from http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html.
>   Boot the floppy....
>
> Hmm. Download from a system with all external cables disconnected while
inside a grounded copper room.

>
>
> NOW I gotta go steal some copper tubing!! Now I know why there have been so
> many copper thefts lately!!
>
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