From: Michael.Linksvayer@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Michael Linksvayer)
Subject: P@ Online 1.2 part 2
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:52:25 GMT

PART 2/2 OF P@ ONLINE

Social Anarchism        No.17 / 1992
        2743 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21218
        $10/4 issues
        This journal always has an excellent, extensive book review section.
Each issue also includes poetry (which I don't always read, not being
a big poetry fan).  Articles in this issue cover: pirate radio, women
living in egalitarian intentional communities, and anarcho-feminism.
SA features some of the best anarchist writing on the continent today.


                         * * P@ Online * *


THE ANARCHIST'S GUIDE TO THE INTERNET
by cardell

Mailing lists

Mailing lists is a form of distribution list for electronic mail.  They
can either be just a list of recipients of an electronic magazine
(ezine) or perhaps a discussion forum for a specific topic.  Here's some
nice ones you can join:

politics, activism

Activist Times Incorporated
    gzero@tronsbox.xei.com
    Activist ezine.

Anarchy list
    anarchy-list-request@cwi.nl
    A list for the discussion of anarchy, ideology, news etc.

Extropians list
    extropians-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu
    A list for Anarcho-capitalists mostly.

Factsheet Five - Electric
    Jerod Pore <jerod25@well.sf.ca.us>
    A review ezine with reviews of zines everywhere.

Organized Thoughts
    Michael Lepore <Lepore%saviour.uucp@uunet.uu.net>
    GEnie: M.Lepore
    An anarchosyndicalist ezine with the motto "Industrial democracy
    through industrial unionism". 

Practical Anarchy Online
    Mikael Cardell <cardell@lysator.liu.se>
    Ezine that you're probably reading right now!

Scream N *me*me
    David Smith <bladex@wixer.cactus.org>
    WWIV: 46@5285
    Ezine.  Smith himself writes: "Scream N *me*me deals with social and
    cultural aspects of cyberspace, with wanderings into music,
    underground intellectuals and other related concerns."

culture

Future Culture
    future-request@nyx.cs.du.edu
    Discussions about cyberpunk, nanotechnology, experimental art
    and more.  Specify realtime, digest or FAQ when subscribing. 

Punk list
    punk-list-request@cpac.washington.edu
    Punk music, punk mentality.

Pirate Radio
    brewer@ace.enet.dec.com 
    This one is not active at the moment. Perhaps Brewer will start it up
    in the future though.

phreaking, cracking

Phrack
    listserv@stormking.com
    Ezine about telecom and computers.  To subscribe, enter "subscribe
    phrack Firstname Lastname" in an email to the listserv. 

Phantasy
    Mercury@f515.n141.z1.fidonet.org 
    Mercury, 1:141/515

Digital Free Press
    dfp-req%underg@uunet.uu.net
    Ezine about cracking and virus programming.

Freaker's Bureau International
    au350@cleveland.freenet.edu

Network Information Access (NIA)
    nia@nuchat.sccsi.com
    Ezine about fone phreaking.


Newsgroups

News, also called Usenet, is a giant hierarchical conferencing system
with some interesting groups you can subscribe to. Here's some of them:

alt.activism

alt.cyberpunk.*

alt.pyrotechnics

alt.society.revolution

alt.society.anarchism (This one is at writing time just a suggested group.)


FTP sites

jyu.fi
    Drugs /pub/alt.drugs

trantor.ee.msstate.edu 130.18.64.2
    Computer undergound /files/text.phreaks

chsun1.uchicago.edu
    Computer undergound /pub/cud
    Electronic Frontier Foundation /pub/eff

ftp.eff.org
    /pub/EFF
    /pub/cud
    Several 'zines /pub/journals


Internet Relay Chat

IRC is a place to talk on, not unlike the old CB that radio amateurs
used. You join a channel of your choice. Typical channels are #gblf
(for Gays, Bisexuals, Lesbians and Friends) and #anarchy.

To get onto IRC you need an IRC client at a place virtually near you,
i.e. at a site you've got an account on. Ask around if there allready
is one installed. If not, consider compiling one of your own.

You can try out IRC by telnetting to bradenville.andrew.cmu.edu (no
login) or santafe.santafe.edu (login: irc). Take a look at the help
facility when you're on and don't be shy to ask for help. 

As soon as I'm own I try to keep the channels #future and #anarchy
open. I suggest you do the same so these channels are there virtually
all the time. See you there!


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REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS

The editors of Practical @narchy ONLINE welcomes submissions to be
included in future issues. Mail the editors if you would like to
contribute with an article. 

News from around the world that has anything to do with anarchy or
with socialism in general is always welcome. Send in what you got!

If you're on to a project of some sort and wishes it to be known to a
larger audience don't hesitate to publish it under announcements in
our zine.


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WEDDING

cardell is marrying his all time dream girl, Helena Kull, September
26. The ceremony will be a very private matter with only bride,
bridegroom and two witnesses, but there will be a larger virtual
wedding later. All readers of P@ Online is welcome to join #wedding.
Mail cardell for more info.


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//// This is an old piece from the BBSes of 1985, but it's still rather 
//// good as an introduction to the explosive minds out there. If this
//// isn't enough check out rec.pyrotechnics
//// 
//// cardell

THE ANARCHISTS MANUAL
by conan the barbarian

trip wires

you can use an m-80, h-100, blockbuster or any other type of explosive
that will light a fuse.  if you have a 9-volt battery, from a radio
controlled car or whatever, and get either a solar igniter
(preferably) or some steel wool, you can create a remote ignition
switch.  to do this, set up a schematic:

        ------------------> battery (+)
 steel ||                -> battery (-)
 wool  ||                /
  :==:---  <--fuse       \
       ||                /
       ---- spst switch--\

when the switch is on, the current will flow through the steel wool or igniter
and heat up, lighting the fuse in the process.
--- note: for steel wool, get a very thin piece of wire first and pump the
    current through it, to make sure it will get hot enough to light the fuse.

now plant your explosive wherever you want it, but bury it and cover the wires
thoroughly.  now get some wire (20 lb. test fishing line works well) amd tie
one end to a secure object.  secure the switch to something, and make a loop on
the other end of the fish line.  put the loop around the switch so that when it
is pulled, it will flip the switch and detonate the explosive.  note: this is
only one way of rigging it.  feel free to experiment!

landmines

first, get a push-button switch.  connect one side to a 9-volt battery, and the
other to a solar igniter (or steel wool.)  now connect the other end of the
igniter to the other battery terminal. next, fasten the end of your explosive's
fuse (m-80, pipe bomb, etc.) to the ingiter.
   decide where you want the mine, and dig a hole (not too deep, but enough to
cover all your equipment.)  decide what direction your enemy will be coming
from, and plant the switch accordingly.  leave the switch partially exposed,
but make sure it's difficult to see it.  plant the explosive about three feet
from the switch, because there will be a delay before the explosion.  when your
enemy steps on it,  b o o m ! ! !

basic tactics of car destruction

all the best methods of blowing up a car require that you get under
the hood.  explosives are placed as close to the occupants as
possible, for maximum damage and killing effectiveness.  one good
explosive is several sticks of dynamite (about three) taped together
with duct tape or electrical tape.
   the fuse, which can be homemade, commercial or safety, is wrapped around the
exhaust manifold a few times.  after driving for awhile, the manifold gets hot
enough to ignite the fuse.  this method has several advantages over simply
wiring the car to explode.  first, if the explosion doesn't kill the victim,
the crash probably will.  second, if the victim is a passenger, the driver
might start the car before the victim gets in.  that could get a little
embarrassing for the bomber, couldn't it...?
   old-fashioned types, like the mafia, would rather wire cars.  they want to
see the car blowing up instead of letting it do so on the road.  they usually
use three sticks of dynamite, two lengths of electric wire (with alligator
clips for easy attachment) and an electric blasting cap.  the cap is stuck into
a stick of dynamite, and its wires are attached to the electric wires.  then
one alligator clip is clipped to the input side of the coil, and the other is
fastened to any metal surface in the car's frame as a ground.

carbide bomb

*** caution:  this is extremely dangerous.  be very careful!

   obtain some calcium carbide.  this is the stuff used in carbide lamps, and
can be found at almost any hardware store.  take a few pieces (it looks like
gravel) and put them in a glass jar with some water.  put a lid on tightly.
the carbide will react with the water to produce acetylene carbonate, which is
similar to the gas used in cutting torches.  eventually, the jar will explode
from internal pressure.  (don't use a super-strong jar or it might not break.)
if you leave a burning rag nearby, you'll get a nice fireball.

portable grenade launcher

if you have a bow, this one is for you.  remove the ferrule from an aluminum
arrow, and fill the arrow with black powder.  (try grade ffff, it burns easily)
glue a shotshell primer into the hole where the ferrule was.  next, glue a bb
onto the primer, and you're ready to go!
   make sure nobody is around, because little shreds of aluminum go everywhere.

auto-exhaust flame thrower

for this one, all you need is a car, a sparkplug, ignition wire and a simple
toggle switch.  install the spark plug into the last four or five inches of the
exhaust pipe by drilling a hole that the plug can screw into easily.  attach
the wire (regular insulated wire) to one side of the switch, and to the spark
plug.  the other side of the switch is attached to the positive battery
terminal.  with the car running, simply hit the switch and watch the flames!
be careful that nobody's behind you.  the flames can shoot out twenty feet.

section II -- pipe bombs

co2 canisters

co2 canisters are among the simplest and safest forms of pipe bombs.  they
can be purchased in any sporting goods store for about $.50 each.  simply
release the co2 inside, and fill them with gunpowder.  if you can't obtain
gunpowder, use powdered zinc and sulfur.  (60% zinc, 40% sulfur, by volume.)
   fill your co2 with whatever explosive you are using.  plug the end with a
fuse (1/16 of an inch diameter), light it, and run.  there is usually only one
of shrapnel, about the size of your fist.  make sure the outer surface of your
bomb is free of gunpowder.  otherwise, it could detonate several seconds early.

standard pipe bomb

ok, heres how to make your standard pipe bomb.  go to your local junkyard (or
anywhere, for that matter) and get a piece of pipe of whetever size you want.
thread each end (on the outside) and cap one end.  drill a hole in the middle
of the pipe, and stick your fuse in the hole.  fill the pipe with one of the
explosives mentioned earlier, oil the open end, and cap it very carefully.
if you don't oil the ends, it could spark.  if it sparks, you're in trouble...
so oil it before you cap this end.  then put it in a hole with a long fuse,
light it, and run like hell.


                           * * P@ Online * *


ANARCHY TIPS
by Chuck Munson

watch less TV, or throw it out, or watch special events at a friends

hang out more, be idle -- we don't have enough holidays

buy from a food co-op or the farmer's market

cook from scratch using organic ingredients

sit down for a meal with your partner, family, or friends

take a lesbian to lunch

hug somebody of the same sex in a public place

walk instead of driving

knock the little jockeys off rich people's lawns

grow a prairie or a garden instead of a chemlawn

live the way you think is right, even if it's weird

put posters, flyers, and creative stuff up everywhere

don't refer to them as "our president," or "the President," or "our Prime
Minister;"  refer to them as George Bush, John Major, Brian Mulroney, etc.

talk to your neighbors


                        * * P@ Online * *

BOYCOTT & BUYCOTT
by Chuck & cardell

Boycott:

Cracker Barrel Restaurants:  Still discriminating against gays and
lesbians in employment.  Various gay and lesbian groups around the
 US have called for this boycott.  So far, the chain seems to have
deaf ears.

The town of Springfield, Oregon [U.S.]:  This town recently passed a
restrictive law against gay and lesbian rights.  This guarantees a climate
of hate ripe for bashing.  Don't visit this town or buy products from
companies located there.

McDonalds:  Let's put them out of business.  Various reasons to do so:
excessive packaging, encourages a world to be more car dependent,
encourages people to eat too much meat, and slick advertising designed
to get children hooked on a lifetime McDonalds habit.

Buycott:

This is a list of companies whose products hasn't been tested on
animals taken from a list that a Swedish organisation publishes. It's
used without any permission whatsoever. :)

In this list there might be companies that should be boycotted anyway,
but if so, it has nothing to do with testing on animals. Please notify
us if there is.

V in front of the company name means their products doesn't contain
anything from animals. B means there is, but that that it's natural
animal products like milk and such. M means there's make up products
in the serie as well as other things.

v, m - Beuty without cruelty

Benetton

v - Bjorn Borg

v, m - Bodyshop

Christan Dior

v - Clearface

Estee Lauder

v - Excelsior

v - Face Factory

Fleur de Sante

v, m - Isadora

Jill

b - L'Herbier de Provence

v, m - Max Factor

v, m - Maxi

v - Nectar Beuty Shop

b, m - Oriflame

Revlon

m - Yves Rocher

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