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The official newsletter of the LoST/UpLink Crew.

Our Motto:
Bad credit? No credit? No problem. Use someone elses credit


       NEWS!!!NEWS!!!NEWS!!!NEWS!!!NEWS!!!NEWS!!!NEWS!!!NEWS!!!NEWS!!NEWS

First off, Id like to mention that two excerpts from LoST 1 came from Angus Young of TSHC(????...whatever THAT means...) whose newsletter also carried those articles(which I have yet to find..if you have a copy get it to a LoST/UpLink node...we wanna see it!)  So thats about it for that.  He wrote them, he gets credit.  if you want more info, contact him on his BBS.

Also, an interesting bit of information, I was being toyed/played/cajoled/threatened in various ways by the group known as TSHC(????huh????)  I received phone calls at 12-1am, was called by a person claiming to be (get THIS...) The Mentor(no offense if it WAS you but hey man...what do you EXPECT me to think.....)   However, it seems to have ended and things seem to have been smoothed over.  Also, I became aware that there was some sort of ranking of hackers done nationally to see who was the bestest I suppose.  If you have info about that, drop me a line.  I would like to write an article about it.

Now then, on to important things-

First off, this newsletter will somewhat thin due to the fact that I recently moved to college at UC Davis near Sac in 916( where, mind you, the p/h/a/c scene is DEAD DEAD DEAD!!!!!!) ALSO, last minute update, right before we were going to release this, the drive we carried it on BAILED and we lost a ton, we have reconstructed it to the best we could. Well try to put the rest of the stuff into #4. Sorry it was a bit late, we had to recover all of it.  This will be corrected in LoST/UpLink 4 though, so bear with us.  In addition, due to the merger between LoST and UpLink, we are proud to announce the release of HolyWar Dialer 1.8 with TONS of bug fixes and some great new features, thanks to Crush Commander.(You lovin yer 9600 there dude????)  Hopefully that will make up for the lack of material here.
In general, college is great.  All sorts of missions to go on.  In fact, I am going on a mission Friday nite, so it should be fun.  Ill have a full report for this letter(its being written thurs nite) so keep and eye open.
	Hellbender-

Now, on to our first feature-

This is an anarchy safety/tip sheet for those of you that like that sort of thing(heavens ME!!!..heheheh).  Hes got some good stuff in here, so heed his word well.  He seems to know what hes talking about....its gotta be the experience!!!!  Read on-



Anarchy tips, compliments of Red 5!

OK, so you and your buddies want to have some fun, but want to minimize the chances of getting caught, or nailed to the wall if you do get caught.

First Rule, be a TECHIE.
What does that mean? Always try to be a step ahead, invest (Ed. Note, Invest....BAHAHAHA) in a scanner and some transceivers. ICOM's are the best, Kenwoods are pretty decent also. Have a band setup on which your pals can always count on picking you up on, have about three set up, the standard three. If you are doing something REALLY wild, have a fourth WAY in a different band for emergencies. Everyone should have some way to communicate, so either go in pairs or have one for each person. Scanners are the best thing to have. Get an AC adaptor for the sucker and scan the hell out of your area every night. When you hit a channel, LOG IT, and listen to it until you can figure out where it is. If you can, try to get a dispatch chart made up for the area you are in, you will catch the calls about you and at least have a minute to get the hell out of there, that's a minute buffer, way more than you would think. Trust me, if you hear a break in, YOU, on the scanner, you will be the fuck out of there in 30, and you will be loving life watching the suckers cruise by you! Scanners and radios, COMMUNICATION, they are key! Never never NEVER do anything without being able to communicate! NEVER! Hand signals, coded words, have everything set!

And if you do mess up, follow the second rule!

Second Rule, HAVE A STORY! Even if you are just cruising home at some hellish time, the cops will harass the hell out of you. The less prepared you are, the more likely you are to be fucked up, and if they check the trunk.... So when officer Bob asks "What are you boys doing out this late?" you don't have everyone fumbling around and end up saying something stupid like "Looking for a party SIR" and looking like an idiot. Before you even go out you should have something GREAT thought up, and have everyone know it extremely well. If possible, have some THING to back it up, like if you are field phreaking or walking back from somewhere, you can always ditch the lineman's set and whip out the dogleash or whatever. If you are out in the car, have it clean, at least in the passenger part, the trunk can be hellish, and have some a reason to be out hella late. But if you have a decent story, and the car is nice and tidy looking, the cop is more likely just to let you go without any hassle at all.

Third rule, wear the right thing!
If you are out at night, DO wear BLACK BLACK BLACK!!! But make SURE to were like a BRIGHT neon or white T-shirt on under it.  Why you ask? Say you are out messing around on foot, oh shit, someone called the cops and you pick the call up on the scanner. The cops are on their way, so ditch all your stuff, whip off the black, which was called in "Two teenage white males in black clothing....." and whip out the dog leash. When the officer comes by, hey man, you say some dudes running down thataway, you and your friend are just out walking dusty, who took off up the damn street, and you are in all white and everything is cool. MUCH better than being in all black, carrying around tools and a scanner.  A scanner is like a radar detector, if you are caught with one, man you are really going to be hassled a TON more. It's like saying, "Hey, I was trying to fuck with you and beat the system" right to his face. WEAR GLOVES. No, not the black leather murderer looking ones either. Wear ones if you "need" to, or if it's cold out, then wear them all the time. Then it looks normal. People may not be able to identify you, but they may remember that "The guy had flaming red hair and this big NIKE on his shirt." Hell, ditch the baseball cap and slip into your t-shirt and everything is cool!

Fourth Rule, have an out...
Just like those driving movies in school, leave yourself an out! Always know where you can go and hang out for awhile, know your area, and know where you can meet if you get split up. This should NOT be before you go out, this should be set up before hand, everyone should know about it, and have a backup. So say you are to meet at X's Market, the payphones, if you get split up, but SHIT, there are cops there! Go two blocks south, or north, but have it set. So if you are to meet at 4th and X street, and something is not cool, go north two streets and meet there, but have it set up.

Fifth rule, give everyone a job!
"Hey dude, watch for people"  should never be said, there should be someone who always does this. He should sit on the corner, wherever, with a scanner and a radio, and watch/listen for action. He should not do ANYTHING else, you'd be amazed how easy it is to miss a scanner call when you are flipping through 20 channels! Everyone should know what to do, where to go, where you will run to.

Sixth Rule,  Be QUIET, and NEVER run.
This may sound dumb, but you NEVER want to run unless you are completely nailed, some dude is running after you yelling, and it's time to go. If you just SEE someone walking down the street, don't haul ass away from the scene, calmly jaunt away form the area, discussing women or something with your friend, watching what they are doing. If they yell at you, come after you, or like point, THEN haul ass. but running is like, "I am messing around, please call the cops NOW, I want to be nailed." Be QUIET! It's way better to be quite than loud, people are less likely to even notice you, you can notice others easier, your buddy on the scanner can hear better, and you don't attract attention.

Seventh rule, don't stay in the same area too long.
If you go and bash shit every friday night in the same neighborhood, sooner or later they will wise up and kick your ass!! It's just not cool too.

That ends the general tips, here are some more specific ones:

ELECTRICITY: If you are not sure whether there is electricity flowing through a wire, touch it with the BACK of your hand. Electricity makes your hand contract and close, so if there is 20,000 going through that sucker, you are going to grip it like hell and FRY, but if you hit it with the back of your hand, you will pull away from it and at least have a chance.(Ed. Note: This fucker is CRAZEE.....if you touch a wire with 20,000 volts in it, the ohmage in your hand wont be enuff to pull away....you gonna fry MF!!!!:))

CHEMICALS: Never, never, never taste them, and wash your damn hands when you are through with them. if you have ever swallowed something you should not have, you'll never want to do it again.
Don't get it in your eyes either, it's nasty.

CARRY DOG FOOD, something you can offer a dog. If you have ever hopped some fence and the fucker is barking, you know how cool it is to be able to give him something to chew on, literally.

Items everyone should carry:
	Transmitter/receiver, keyed to a known freq.
	Scanner if possible
	Small Mag flashlight
	Pocketknife
	Dog Food, food in general, munchies, Jolt.....
	Gloves
	7/16th wrench (For boxing)
	Possibly something harmless but fun, for a diversion, like a 	Tennis Ball Bomb, marbles to make noise, whatever....
         (Ed Note: Don't forget the Amateur Chemist(with the requisite 
          supplies.  Available in some bookstores.)

Well, if you follow most of those rules, and use common sense, you should be cool and live a long and prosperous Anarchy lifetime. Hope to have helped, and remember, "I am the Anti-Christ"

Words to live by
Anarchy in the U.K. Sex Pistols.
"I am the Anti Christ
and I am an anarchist
I dunno what I want
But I know how to get it
I wanna destroy....."
9/14/1991

Red 5!



And now....

Series...Series...Series...Series...Series...Series...Series...Series...

The following article is number one in a series of three articles written by myself almost a year back.  At first they were a response to The Hackers Manifesto.  but as time went on, I began to write more because it seemed right.  I figured that someone needed to find a way to get our story across to the rest of the world without some radical or crazy action.  I figured a series of essays would be the best way.  Each month I will reprint one of them.  Here is the first of three.

 Started: 8-19-90

                            Current State of the Hacker Community
Information in the hands of a few will lead to the suffering and misery of many -HB-


 	We flock to computers because they know no enmity towards us.  They do as we say.  They cannot hate us, hurt us, or ridicule us.  They become a tool for us to use in our endeavors.  Consequently, they become an extension of us.  Like an arm or a leg, they do as we please, and we keep them under control.  These computers have many uses, though the most important is the use of exploration, caused by the simple human emotion of curiosity.  To explore is our destiny, and this destiny has cursed us!  We, the explorers of the 20th century must pay for our crime of exploration.  Thus, it is rather sad that we, the youth of this nation, and not the murderers, the politicians, or the government in general, are the criminals.  Was Columbus a criminal?  Cortes?  Perry?  No, they were heroes.  So why then, cant we, the explorers of the 20th century, be heroes as well?  Simple, society will not allow it!   Yes, the state of the American Hacker is rapidly and frightfully decaying!  For we can no longer satisfy our curiosity without being branded criminals.  And such is the intent of this essay, to examine the state of the American Hacker.

	At times, you have heard stories about how some 17 year-old kid broke into a banks computer and showed the operator its flaws, and was then offered a job at the bank.  Neat, isnt it? Well, unfortunately, it isnt reality most of the time.  Usually, that person is hounded by Federal and state authorities, has their equipment confiscated, and is forced to either spend time in jail, or pay some huge fine.  Now, you may ask, Well what did this person do?  The simple answer is, They satisfied their curiosity.  But,  this is a crime, at least where most of society is concerned.  Because we hackers are so few and far between, and so unique and diverse in our ways, we are often seen as abnormal or odd.  Our peers brand us as geeks or nerds.  Our teachers, family and friends dont understand what makes us what we are.  And because of this lack of understanding, the hacker is in a poor state of existence.  He must fear any and all, less he become the target of some Federal sting operation.  For that reason, much hacking has ended or been scaled down to a mere fraction of what it used to be, and why?  Because curiosity is now a crime!

	How can one exist where curiosity is a crime?  Oh sure, it is a different type of curiosity, but it is all the same, all around, in every nation, in every persons heart and mind.  Yet, they fear us, they being the government, the people.  They fear the few of us that are renegades.  Will they never learn? Even Hitlers own men were not all in favor of what he did, yet they stood trial as well for crimes they unwillingly committed.  Such is the inverse case with us.  We, the majority, pay for the mistakes and plottings of the renegades, the minority.  Oh sure, we willingly hack a computer system, but its for our own self-interest, not because we want to delete all the data or send a trojan horse running rampant though the system.  Yet, we the true explorers and adventurers must pay, and quite dearly I may add.  So, because we are stereotyped by the actions of a minority, we suffer.  Yes, it is a rather sad state of affairs when the many suffer for the abuses of the few.  So, you may ask, what can we do to turn this around and gain a favorable reputation?  The answer awaits you....

	Unfortunately, we can do little to change our reputation.  We are a doomed breed, in the same position as the outlaws of the old West at the turn of the 19th century.  So, the outlook is grim.  Some suggest we all become renegades and live up to our reputations, but this is not the answer.  We would then become common criminals, guilty of the most heinous of crimes, that of malicious intent in place of harmless intent.  Perhaps, someday, somewhere, the people will realize their mistakes and see what they have been doing.  But, in a world where it takes man over 80 years to realize that his luxury invention, the car, is destroying his planet, his home, there is no hope for the immediate future.  All we can do is continue to explore, with good will and intent.  And if the government should prosecute, arrest, and deface us, then let us be an example, of what the hacker truly is.  Let us show them the inside of our minds.  Let them see what they are destroying, slowly and painfully.  Perhaps then, and only then. we will be free...perhaps.

	In closing, I would remind all of you to remember those before us, who led the way for us to follow.  If nothing else, we owe them a debt of gratitude, for showing us the way, and for setting the norms from which we have advanced.  But, let us also not forget those to come, the next generation, so to speak.  They will be the ultimate factor in deciding our fate.  Deciding whether exploration continues, or falters.  Should it falter, then we have, simply put, lost.  Lost the struggle against our government and its repressive means.  Yes, the state of the American hacker is a sad one indeed, and can only get better if we make it get better.





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