[107153] in Cypherpunks
"Desdaemona Affair" -- cypherpunk porn movie?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ryan Lackey)
Sun Jan 3 22:48:32 1999
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 23:20:03 -0400
From: Ryan Lackey <ryan@venona.com>
To: cypherpunks@algebra.com
Reply-To: Ryan Lackey <ryan@venona.com>
[This has probably all been discussed before, but I just saw it, and my
quick scan of the archives didn't find anything, so I'm bringing it up
again.]
Someone forwarded this to me:
http://www.sfweekly.com/1998/current/nightcrawler1.html
To quote:
> "This is the first true cypherpunk movie," says French, a real-life
> cypherpunk who, under a different name, works for one of the nation's
> leading computer software encryption companies. "It's backed by cypherpunk
> money. Most of the extras are cypherpunks. The lead character is
> actually an amalgamation of key members from local cryptography circles.
> Some of the scenes are inspired by actual events."
It appears to have a Phil Zimmerman-alike, an Eric Hughes person, etc.
Allegedly, it was produced by someone named "Randy French" (an alias).
This is an alias for a cypherpunk. Presumably, it's someone who works
in California, and presumably PGP or C2. I'd be amused to learn who
it actually is :) Obviously someone with too much time on his hands.
I think a screening during financial crypto 99 would be in very poor
taste, especially since few people here have TVs or VCRs. At DEFCON,
however...
Cheers,
Ryan
