[41479] in Cypherpunks
[noise] Re: Identity database, another attempt...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Simon Spero)
Sat Oct 14 16:23:32 1995
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 13:05:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
To: "Roy M. Silvernail" <roy@cybrspc.mn.org>
Cc: Mike Fletcher <fletch@ain.bls.com>, cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <951013.170750.4L0.rnr.w165w@cybrspc.mn.org>
On Fri, 13 Oct 1995, Roy M. Silvernail wrote:
> Have you flown recently? They now ask you this scripted question about
> whether you have been approached by anyone you don't know since arriving
> at the airport, and warn you not to accept anything from a stranger or
> leave your carry-on baggage unattended until you board the plane. The
> ticket agent told me it was a "new FAA regulation". I hadn't flown
> anywhere for a few years. Anyone know how long this has been happening?
This probably dates back to the time when a palestinian group tried to
blow up an El Al flight from London by persauding the pregnant Irish
girlfriend of one to carry a package for a friend. Flights from London
have had the spiel ever since. El Al still does the best pre-flight
screening (much more detailed questioning, and the security staff
actually listen to the answers.
Simon
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(cond ((= y 0) 1) ((= y 1) (mod x n))
((evenp y) (mod (expt (modexpt x (/ y 2) n) 2) n))
(t (mod (* x (modexpt x (1- y) n)) n))))
