Min's Anonymous Publishing FAQ
Daniel Min, Ph.D.
By popular demand, I've agreed to add just one more
FAQ to my homepage on the world wide web, this time
addressing several of the most persistent inquiries
that I've received over the past couple of years. I
shall begin with the most frequently asked question.
Q1: How and why do you bother aligning your writing
to be paragraph justified, with no extra spaces
added? I've read that some poets have done this
in past centuries, but you are the only one who
does this nowadays that I've ever heard of. Why?
A1: Why not? I'm quite good at it, and it enabled
me to set my work apart from anyone else's. I
have established a unique writing style which
is completely my own--as is my subject matter,
which is astronomy & astrology & mythology as
one. In this regard, I've seen no competition.
Now that I've been PGP clear-signing my works,
since 14-Jun-2001 to be precise, see this URL:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=8YGUGXMG370...@frog.nyarlatheotep.org
I've retained my justified writing style just
because I can, or more importantly, because I
enjoy the challenge so I do it just for kicks.
All it takes is: practice, practice, practice.
It's a habit that I enjoy like a cheep thrill.
I write like no one else can write, as to wit.
Q2: How come you don't have a conventional web-site,
instead of your linked archived usenet articles?
You have a lot of original material posted, and
you seem capable of typesetting and graphic art.
It's unorthodox that you "google" your webpages.
Again, I don't think I've ever seen this before.
A2: It strictly a matter of maintaining anonymity,
and maintaining a website free of charge, all
guaranteed to remain online for years to come.
Other sites come & go. Archives are permanent.
There's no other feasible means of publishing
anonymously. It is a real dangerous world out
there. I never take my freedom for granted. I
urge you not to take yours for granted either.
Freedoms & responsibilities walk hand-in-hand.
Since no one else will post the truth regards
astronomy & astrology & mythology, it is then
my sole responsibility to do so...and so I do.
And because I've always been very careful not
to reveal my ISP injection point--not even to
the anon remailers--I'm entirely confident in
my ability to continue writing and publishing
via my favorite unmoderated usenet newsgroups,
making my writing available to the free world.
Q3: Why do you publish your work into public domain?
A3: See answer above. Freespeech can be dangerous
for those who speak freely. History will bear
this out. Those who don't hold the party line
have always been endangered by dimwitted mobs.
Fortunately for me, none of my work threatens
national security. If it did, I would've been
silenced years ago. I don't write anonymously
from my government, but from whiners & trolls
who apparently have nothing better to do with
their time. I value my freedom, as you should
value yours. Use it or lose it, I like to say.
Q4: What advice do you have for those wanting to be
anonymous in the newsgroups. Is this hard to do?
A4: No, it's not hard to do, provided you possess
basic computer skills. I use "Jack B. Nymble"
freeware which you can download from this URL:
http://www.skuz.net/potatoware/jbn2/
I use the freeware PGP. Check out these URLs:
http://web.mit.edu/network/pgp.html
http://www.pgpi.org/products/pgp/versions/freeware/
And I use freeware Mixmaster, available here:
http://mixmaster.sourceforge.net/
Just remember if you want to become anonymous
you must start with a clean slate. A new i.d.,
and a new writing style and be sure you don't
connect anything you've written before to the
new identity. That is the hard part. The rest
is relatively easy once ya get the hang of it.
Be consistent. PGP clear-sign all of your own
articles, since if you don't anyone can steal
your usenet/email identity since you're using
anonymous remailers. Be serious in everything
you write and post to the usenet and/or email.
This helps to maintain the good reputation of
the remailers you are using. Don't let trolls
deprive you of your right to freespeech. This
requires you to demonstrate your integrity in
every article or book that you write and post.
Last, and not least, do not be discouraged by
childish whiners & trolls who seek to disrupt
your favorite newsgroups. Your opinion counts.
You don't have to agree with the "status quo".
Anyone who tells you otherwise, killfile them.
Killfiles are an anon-publisher's best friend.
Hamster, Nfilter, Xnews, etc. Never let fools
discourage you from posting to the newsgroups.
If they complain they're trolls. Killfile 'em.
You're free & don't have to answer to anybody,
especially disruptive idiots who whine & moan.
Just stay on-topic and don't be distracted by
infantile idiots and crybabies. Never give up.
Never give in. And memorize this motto: a man
alone is alone, but a man with God is an army.
Daniel Joseph Min
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