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  What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 04:39 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-27 00:11 -0500
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Godzilla <godzilla@lizardboss.invalid> - 2015-01-27 05:18 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 16:32 -0500
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 16:39 -0500
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 22:20 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 18:55 -0500
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 01:54 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-27 02:27 -0500
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-27 03:51 -0500
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? victor davis <vic@this.is.not.real.com> - 2015-01-27 10:44 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-27 11:14 -0500
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-01-27 10:30 -0600
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 17:51 +0000
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-27 12:54 -0500
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-28 09:34 +1300
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 22:21 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-01-27 16:25 -0600
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:17 +0000
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 22:36 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? ". . .winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 03:56 -0500
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 10:45 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-01-27 12:28 +0100
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-27 01:29 -0800
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-01-27 10:05 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 11:50 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-01-27 12:31 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 17:39 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-01-27 11:46 -0600
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 17:57 +0000
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 19:20 +0000
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 22:24 +0000
                Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:26 +0000
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-01-27 15:18 -0500
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-01-28 08:20 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 08:58 -0500
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2015-01-27 10:00 -0600
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-27 11:18 -0500
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2015-01-27 11:23 -0500
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2015-01-27 11:36 -0600
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2usenet2014.subsume.com> - 2015-01-27 16:32 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 18:00 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 16:45 -0500
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 22:30 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2usenet2014.subsume.com> - 2015-01-28 03:53 +0000
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 04:47 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-27 14:06 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-01-27 15:10 +0100
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-27 14:24 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> - 2015-01-27 17:59 -0800
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-28 02:14 +0000
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:52 +0000
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> - 2015-01-28 15:53 -0800
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 18:15 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 16:50 -0500
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 00:58 +0000
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:38 +0000
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-01-28 08:49 +0000
                Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 10:06 +0000
                Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> - 2015-01-28 15:59 -0800
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-01-28 00:09 +0100
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:48 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-01-27 08:32 -0600
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 18:04 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Gordon <gordonlr@swbell.net> - 2015-01-27 14:40 -0600
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-27 14:42 -0600
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Xyzzy the Magicat <usenetcats.xyzzyx@EATspamgourmet.com> - 2015-01-27 17:45 -0800
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-27 22:09 -0600
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 04:53 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 08:52 -0500
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Gordon <gordonlr@swbell.net> - 2015-01-28 08:07 -0600
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 09:16 -0500
                Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 22:44 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:56 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-01-27 14:49 -0600
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2015-01-28 05:24 +0700
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 04:59 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 00:53 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 05:06 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 05:12 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-01-28 11:35 +0100
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 14:20 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 22:43 +0000

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#69167

Sage wrote:

> Peter Köhlmann wrote, on Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:10:43 +0100:
> 
>> One wonders why that imbecile troll still receives so many responses.
>> After all, he has tried under several different "names" to instigate long
>> (overlong) threads. If that was all he wanted to achieve he even
>> succeeded, even if he was clearly showing that he is incredibly stupid
> 
> The question is valid.
> The purpose is valid.
> 
> You don't know the answer, and that's OK.
> You don't care about the answer, and that's also OK.
> 
> But, it doesn't make the question, or the attempt at SOLVING the
> problem set, less valid just because you have no interest in the
> discussion. 

I am not interested at *any* attempt at anything with an idiot troll like 
you. You are scum. "Lowlife" would be way too kind for filth like you

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#69192

Peter Köhlmann wrote, on Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:09:03 +0100:

> I am not interested at *any* attempt at anything with an idiot troll like 
> you. You are scum. "Lowlife" would be way too kind for filth like you

Luckily, I am scum idiot lowlife that gives back to the group, 
and who answers each question, and who politely responds to 
each issue, without ever getting angry or insulting anyone.

Here is the current summary, based on everyone's kind input, such as yours, 
for lowering the entropy as reported by panopticlick.eff.org.

1. User Agent
2. HTTP_ACCEPT Headers
3. Browser Plugin Details
4. Time Zone
5. Screen Size and Color Depth
6. System Fonts
7. Are Cookies Enabled?
8. Limited supercookie test

1. Panopticlick User Agent entropy:
SecretAgent extension https://www.dephormation.org.uk
UserAgentSwitcher extension http://chrispederick.com/work/user-agent-switcher

2. Panopticlick HTTP_ACCEPT Headers entropy:
RandomAgentSpoofer extension https://github.com/dillbyrne/random-agent-spoofer

3. Panopticlick Browser Plugin Details entropy:
Extensions are OK but do NOT add Plug-ins (which will affect entropy)

4. Panopticlick TimeZone entropy:
This pops up Panopticlick.eff.org with a different time zone:
$ TZ=CET-1 firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &
$ TZ=UTC+08:00 firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &
$ TZ=UTC+5 firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &

5. Panopticlick Screen Size & Color Depth entropy:
Too bad xrandr can only increase the size of the display (not decrease it):
$ xrandr --output DISPLAY --fb 1366x768

6. Panopticlick System Fonts entropy:
NoScript extension extension https://noscript.net

$ locate fonts.dir
(remove any oddball directory that is not generally found)

7. Panopticlick Are Cookies Enabled? entropy:
Self-Destructing Cookies https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies

8. Panoptoclick Limited supercookie test entropy:
Foundstone HTML5 Local Storage Explorer http://www.foundstone.com

Encrypt web pages that are not encrypted:
HTTPS Everywhere https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

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#69112

Sage writes:
> 1. Which time zone is the most common, world wide?

The one matching your location as determined by your IP.

> 2. Can the time zone be changed automatically (to accomplish that)?

Yes.

> 3. Are there any negative consequences of frequent time zone changes?

It will make you stand out as an oddball who frequently changes his
timezone for no apparent reason.
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA

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#69131

John Hasler wrote, on Tue, 27 Jan 2015 08:32:57 -0600:

> The one matching your location as determined by your IP.

That's an interesting observation.

If a geolocation of a UK-based IP address has a Japan TZ, 
then, it might stand out, in and of itself.

That would be a negative consequence of changing the TZ
on the fly, for privacy purposes.

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#69144

On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 04:39:26 +0000 (UTC), Sage <sage@mail.invalid>
wrote:

>A different thread got me wondering how to bring down my 
>unique panopticlick ratio, by judicious setting improvements.
>
>My "Time Zone" has almost 7 bits of identifying information.
>
>Related questions to lowering the TZ bits:
>1. Which time zone is the most common, world wide?
>2. Can the time zone be changed automatically (to accomplish that)?
>3. Are there any negative consequences of frequent time zone changes?
>
>I would envision that the "most common" time zone fluctuates 
>throughout the day, so, that's why a script may be necessary.
>
>Note: I don't do calendaring or alarms on my computer (I do that
>on my phone).
>
Do be careful! You might end up not knowing where you are, where you
came from, where you are going or what you intend to do when/if you
get there!

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#69145

On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:40:00 -0600
Gordon <gordonlr@swbell.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 04:39:26 +0000 (UTC), Sage <sage@mail.invalid>
> wrote:
> 
> >A different thread got me wondering how to bring down my 
> >unique panopticlick ratio, by judicious setting improvements.
> >
> >My "Time Zone" has almost 7 bits of identifying information.
> >
> >Related questions to lowering the TZ bits:
> >1. Which time zone is the most common, world wide?
> >2. Can the time zone be changed automatically (to accomplish that)?
> >3. Are there any negative consequences of frequent time zone changes?
> >
> >I would envision that the "most common" time zone fluctuates 
> >throughout the day, so, that's why a script may be necessary.
> >
> >Note: I don't do calendaring or alarms on my computer (I do that
> >on my phone).
> >
> Do be careful! You might end up not knowing where you are, where you
> came from, where you are going or what you intend to do when/if you
> get there!

Yes, especially if his tin-foil hat is a little too tight.

-- 
<Wildman> GNU/Linux user #557453
The cow died so I don't need your bull!

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#69182

Wildman wrote:
>
> On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:40:00 -0600
> Gordon <gordonlr@swbell.net> wrote:
>
>> Do be careful! You might end up not knowing where you are, where you
>> came from, where you are going or what you intend to do when/if you
>> get there!
>
> Yes, especially if his tin-foil hat is a little too tight.
>

Or we're stuck in a 1980s anti-drug PSA.

"This is your brain." *shows lively Usenet banter*

"This is your brain on drugs." *guy looks around warily, then covertly types 
questions about time zones, screen resolutions, fonts…*

"Any questions?"


(No actual offense intended to the guy asking; just goofing off in an amusingly 
surreal thread.)

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#69196

On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:45:33 -0800
Xyzzy the Magicat <usenetcats.xyzzyx@EATspamgourmet.com> wrote:

> Wildman wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:40:00 -0600
> > Gordon <gordonlr@swbell.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Do be careful! You might end up not knowing where you are, where
> >> you came from, where you are going or what you intend to do
> >> when/if you get there!
> >
> > Yes, especially if his tin-foil hat is a little too tight.
> >
> 
> Or we're stuck in a 1980s anti-drug PSA.
> 
> "This is your brain." *shows lively Usenet banter*
> 
> "This is your brain on drugs." *guy looks around warily, then
> covertly types questions about time zones, screen resolutions, fonts…*
> 
> "Any questions?"
> 
> 
> (No actual offense intended to the guy asking; just goofing off in an
> amusingly surreal thread.)
> 
> 

I don't think surreal covers it.  I'm beginning to hear
the Twilight Zone theme playing in the background.

-- 
<Wildman> GNU/Linux user #557453
The cow died so I don't need your bull!

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#69199

Xyzzy the Magicat wrote, on Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:45:33 -0800:

> (No actual offense intended to the guy asking; just goofing 
> off in an amusingly surreal thread.)

I've been on Usenet since the days of rn and tin, so, no offense can *ever* 
be taken. Well meaning humor is good.

Over time, privacy issues on the Internet have gotten such that 
there are probably a thousand things we can do to improve our
privacy, and this thread only successfully answered only about 
a dozen of those, namely how to lower the entropy of the following
as reported by panopticlick.eff.org ... 

1. User Agent <= entropy lowered via an extension
2. HTTP_ACCEPT Headers <= entropy lowered via an extension
3. Browser Plugin Details <= entropy lowered by managing plug-ins
4. Time Zone <= entropy lowered by manually matching time zones
5. Screen Size and Color Depth <= entropy lowered by matching screen size
6. System Fonts <= entropy lowered via an extension & font management
7. Are Cookies Enabled? <= privacy enhanced via an extension
8. Limited supercookie test <= privacy enhanced via a management tool

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#69214

In article <1bXxw.666447$O76.556750@fx15.iad>,
 Xyzzy the Magicat <usenetcats.xyzzyx@EATspamgourmet.com> wrote:

> 
> "This is your brain." *shows lively Usenet banter*
> 
> "This is your brain on drugs." *guy looks around warily, then covertly types 
> questions about time zones, screen resolutions, fonts…*
> 
> "Any questions?"
> 

I used to watch that commercial, man, and the guy'd show you the egg and 
was all like "this is your brain," and I was like "cool, man, it looks 
like that really? Dood!" and then he'd drop it in the pan and go "this 
is your brain on drugs" and I was all like "fuck, man, it better b, I 
paid a lot of money for those drugs."
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#69216

On Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:52:13 -0500, Warren Oates
<warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:

>In article <1bXxw.666447$O76.556750@fx15.iad>,
> Xyzzy the Magicat <usenetcats.xyzzyx@EATspamgourmet.com> wrote:
>
>> 
>> "This is your brain." *shows lively Usenet banter*
>> 
>> "This is your brain on drugs." *guy looks around warily, then covertly types 
>> questions about time zones, screen resolutions, fonts…*
>> 
>> "Any questions?"
>> 
>
>I used to watch that commercial, man, and the guy'd show you the egg and 
>was all like "this is your brain," and I was like "cool, man, it looks 
>like that really? Dood!" and then he'd drop it in the pan and go "this 
>is your brain on drugs" and I was all like "fuck, man, it better b, I 
>paid a lot of money for those drugs."
>
And, it's obvious what this did to your brain!

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#69217

In article <s6rhcahiqe2ug5lufnodddbti34kjcr8na@4ax.com>,
 Gordon <gordonlr@swbell.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:52:13 -0500, Warren Oates
> <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >In article <1bXxw.666447$O76.556750@fx15.iad>,
> > Xyzzy the Magicat <usenetcats.xyzzyx@EATspamgourmet.com> wrote:
> >
> >> 
> >> "This is your brain." *shows lively Usenet banter*
> >> 
> >> "This is your brain on drugs." *guy looks around warily, then covertly 
> >> types 
> >> questions about time zones, screen resolutions, fonts∑*
> >> 
> >> "Any questions?"
> >> 
> >
> >I used to watch that commercial, man, and the guy'd show you the egg and 
> >was all like "this is your brain," and I was like "cool, man, it looks 
> >like that really? Dood!" and then he'd drop it in the pan and go "this 
> >is your brain on drugs" and I was all like "fuck, man, it better b, I 
> >paid a lot of money for those drugs."
> >
> And, it's obvious what this did to your brain!

Yeah, man. Nancy and her kind promised flashbacks too. Like the flying 
cars, never happened. Well, except for those spiders from Xenu I see 
sometimes.
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#69272

Okay, so one time? In band camp? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> was all, like:
> In article <s6rhcahiqe2ug5lufnodddbti34kjcr8na@4ax.com>,
>  Gordon <gordonlr@swbell.net> wrote:

>> On Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:52:13 -0500, Warren Oates
>> <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >In article <1bXxw.666447$O76.556750@fx15.iad>,
>> > Xyzzy the Magicat <usenetcats.xyzzyx@EATspamgourmet.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> 
>> >> "This is your brain." *shows lively Usenet banter*
>> >> 
>> >> "This is your brain on drugs." *guy looks around warily, then covertly 
>> >> types 
>> >> questions about time zones, screen resolutions, fonts∑*
>> >> 
>> >> "Any questions?"
>> >> 
>> >
>> >I used to watch that commercial, man, and the guy'd show you the egg and 
>> >was all like "this is your brain," and I was like "cool, man, it looks 
>> >like that really? Dood!" and then he'd drop it in the pan and go "this 
>> >is your brain on drugs" and I was all like "fuck, man, it better b, I 
>> >paid a lot of money for those drugs."
>> >
>> And, it's obvious what this did to your brain!

> Yeah, man. Nancy and her kind promised flashbacks too. Like the flying 
> cars, never happened. Well, except for those spiders from Xenu I see 
> sometimes.

"If it wasn't for flashbacks, I wouldn't have any memories at all."

-- 
http://2blog.kreme.com

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#69195

Wildman wrote, on Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:42:48 -0600:

> Yes, especially if his tin-foil hat is a little too tight.

If you know how to write HTTPS Everywhere rules for, say,
forums.androidcentral.com or craigslist.com or google.com,
etc., let us know.

The next privacy step is end-to-end encryption for all web 
sites, without the need for TOR or VPN.

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#69146

Gordon writes:
> Do be careful! You might end up not knowing where you are, where you
> came from, where you are going or what you intend to do when/if you
> get there!

But then his enemies can't possibly find him so he'll be safe!
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA

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#69162

On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 04:39:26 +0000 (UTC), Sage wrote:
> A different thread got me wondering how to bring down my 
> unique panopticlick ratio, by judicious setting improvements.
> 
> My "Time Zone" has almost 7 bits of identifying information.
> 
> Related questions to lowering the TZ bits:
> 1. Which time zone is the most common, world wide?

Somewhere in the U.S.

> 2. Can the time zone be changed automatically (to accomplish that)?

Yes.

> 3. Are there any negative consequences of frequent time zone changes?

In fact, many things can go haywire. Software logging issue such as double
logging, premature trigger of scheduled tasks, etc. Anything that triggers
based on time.

If you have a software running that use time to check its license expiration
time, and you change the timezone backward before closing the software, the
license may could be invalidated when the software is closed. Same thing can
happen if you've just installed a software with expirable license, then you
change the timezone backward, then run the software.

Oh, BTW. Tor would complain A LOT!

My suggestion is to use a software that change the timezone for the web
browser program only, instead of globally.

> I would envision that the "most common" time zone fluctuates 
> throughout the day, so, that's why a script may be necessary.
> 
> Note: I don't do calendaring or alarms on my computer (I do that
> on my phone).

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#69200

JJ wrote, on Wed, 28 Jan 2015 05:24:28 +0700:

> My suggestion is to use a software that change the timezone for the web
> browser program only, instead of globally.

That's exactly what we implemented!
$ TZ=CET-1 firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &
$ TZ=UTC+08:00 firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &
$ TZ=UTC+5 firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &
etc.

There are no known negative consequences, and, in fact, this gives us
the ability to match time zones with foreign VPN servers being used.

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#69180

Okay, so one time? In band camp? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> was all, like:
> A different thread got me wondering how to bring down my 
> unique panopticlick ratio, by judicious setting improvements.

> My "Time Zone" has almost 7 bits of identifying information.

> Related questions to lowering the TZ bits:
> 1. Which time zone is the most common, world wide?

UTC+1 has the most computer users on the public Internet, though India's
is pretty close as I recall.

No wait, I keep forgetting that China forces the entire country onto a
single time zone, so UTC+8 is most common. However, unless you set your
computer to Chinese, claiming to be in UTC+8 may make you stand out.

> 2. Can the time zone be changed automatically (to accomplish that)?

Yes. Tell your computer you're in Hong Kong.

> 3. Are there any negative consequences of frequent time zone changes?

Yes. Your computer will think you're in Hong Kong.

> I would envision that the "most common" time zone fluctuates 
> throughout the day, so, that's why a script may be necessary.

You are a gibbering loon in desperate need of psychiatric help.

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#69202

Lewis wrote, on Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:53:49 +0000:

> UTC+1 has the most computer users on the public Internet, though India's
> is pretty close as I recall.
> 
> No wait, I keep forgetting that China forces the entire country onto a
> single time zone, so UTC+8 is most common. However, unless you set your
> computer to Chinese, claiming to be in UTC+8 may make you stand out.

I just ran a back-to-back test of these two commands:
$ TZ=UTC+1 firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &
$ TZ=UTC+8 firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &

Here are the results:
$ TZ=UTC+1 firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &
  Time Zone reveals 10.21 bits of identifying info (1 of 1187.29) value=60

$ TZ=UTC+8 firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &
  Time Zone reveals 5.14 bits of identifying info (1 of 35.21) value=480

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#69203

Lewis wrote, on Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:53:49 +0000:

> You are a gibbering loon in desperate need of psychiatric help.

Why is it that someone simply interested in lowering bits of 
identifying information, is considered a "gibbering loon".

We are now able to easily change the time zone, such that
the bits of identifying information drops from around 7 to 10, 
to around 4 to 5.

That's a pretty good result, with no known negative consequences, 
for a gibbering loon, wouldn't you say?

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