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Wikileaks 2031 Pt. 11

February 20, 2031

From: The Office of Homeland Security

The Following communication was discovered on the storage drive of hacker Cameron Greene.

Greene's seemingly gibberish reply represents code for a worm sent to find the HLS anti-hacker engine.

After interrogating the prisoner we determined that Captain Dunsel referenced in the subject line at the end of this string was a code that everything was compromised and had to be shut down and retooled.

BATCH ELEVEN

From: GooseDuce

Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2028 4:03 AM

To: Greener Pastures

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Lakers

BTW, did you ever find out the identity of the bomber?

From: Greener Pastures

Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2028 4:04 AM

To: GooseDuce

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Lakers

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From: GooseDuce

Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2028 8:51 AM

To: Greener Pastures

Subject: WTF?

I get up and my system is all wonky. I traced it to a worm you sent me last night!

From: Greener Pastures

Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2028 8:52 AM

To: GooseDuce

Subject: Re: WTF?

What color did it leave your screen?

From: GooseDuce

Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2028 8:53 AM

To: Greener Pastures

Subject: Re: Re: WTF?

Blue

From: Greener Pastures

Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2028 8:54 AM

To: GooseDuce

Subject: Captain Dunsel

Wikileaks 2031 Pt. 10

February 13, 2031

From: The Office of Homeland Security

The Following communication was discovered on the storage drive of hacker Cameron Greene.

BATCH TEN

From: Greener Pastures

Sent: Monday, May 15, 2028 9:13 PM

To: GooseDuce

Subject: Lakers

Did you see that play by Juan Juarez last night? My god that guy can play ball. Brings me back to the days of Kobe Bryant.

I'm so pissed the playoffs and finals are delayed again. The nation mourned last year when that private plane stuffed with nukes detonated over Disney World. But the delay to the NBA schedule should have been correct this year. It's like when 9/11 happened, and the Superbowl wound up getting pushed to February because the whole NFL schedule was thrown off. The schedule stuck. I'm pissed the finals are falling into late June.

From: GooseDuce

Sent: Monday, May 15, 2028 9:16 PM

To: Greener Pastures

Subject: Re: Lakers

First of all, you weren't alive for 9/11 and I wasn't old enough to remember it.

Second of all, who cares if the playoffs and finals moved to June this year? You have some big overseas vacation planned or something?

Lastly, weren't you in a heated conversation with the JB last night? When did you have time to watch the game?

From: Greener Pastures

Sent: Monday, May 15, 2028 9:17 PM

To: GooseDuce

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Lakers

1) Doesn't matter, it set a precedent that I don't like.

2) I want it yesterday. Now is not good enough. Tomorrow is intolerable. The mantra of my generation.

3) If you can't juggle more than three things at once, you shouldn't be in this business.

Viral e-mail on technology and social issues

This was just sent to me. I've seen it a few times over the years and it gets forwarded because it's fun to see technological and social advancements told from the point of view of a grandfather. Most of us have heard the cliché old timer line: "I used to walk to school uphill in the snow for ten miles both ways." Although some of these advances would have happened when this "grandpa" was an infant, it's still a fun read. Plus, many of the changes this fictitious person laments over I see as positive. He does not mention his era's rampant racism, psychological ignorance, lack of skepticism, and a tendency not to question authority.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current events. The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The grandfather replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:

- Television

- Penicillin

- Polio shots

- Frozen food

- Xerox

- Contact lenses

- Frisbees

- The pill

- ATM machines

- Cell Phones

There were no:

- credit cards

- laser beams

- ball-point pens

Man had not invented:

- panty hose

- air conditioners

- dishwashers

- clothes dryers

-

Clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and man hadn't yet walked on the moon.

Your grandmother and I got married first, and then lived together.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, 'Sir.' And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title 'Sir."

We were before computer-dating, dual careers, day-care centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgement, and common sense…

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong, and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends—not purchasing condominiums.

We never haerd of FM radios, tape decks, CSs, VHS tapes, DVDs, i(anything), electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.

I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

If yo saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk.

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.

We had 5&10 Cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail one letter and two post cards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day:

-'grass' was mowed

- ' coke' was a cold soft drink.

- 'pot' was something your mother cooked in

''rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby.

'Aids' wre helpers in the Principal's office

'chip' meant a piece of wood

'hardware' was found in a hardware store

'software' wasn't even a word.

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us 'old and confused' and say there is a generation gap."

How old do you think I am?

I am 60 years old.

Wikileaks 2031 Part 9

February 6, 2031

From: The Office of Homeland Security

The Following communication was discovered on the storage drive of hacker Cameron Greene.

Due to a variety of highly advanced encryption methods employed on this material, and the fact that 98% of Mr. Greene's storage drive was wiped clean, batches will be posted on a weekly basis based on our ability to fully restore each coded string.

BATCH NINE

From: Greener Pastures

Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2028 7:47 PM

To: GooseDuce

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Answer

You should have lied to me. You'd be 1K richer. You'll make your investment back in the long run. Trust me.

On anther note, I figured out why your HLS contact is paying us for this infiltration gig. LA needs more anti-terrorism dollars. Florida still has the lion's share after they got nuked last year. Once events on the 21st go down, California's local chapter of HLS gets their funding, and they can bag all our contacts when the deed is done. What's a few lives when dollars are at stake?

From: GooseDuce

Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2028 8:14 PM

To: Greener Pastures

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Answer

Not everyone is as cynical as you. You really think our own Government is as cold hearted as that?

Given what I've seen during my life as a hacker. I've answered my own question. Probably why we're both investing in God Head tech.

Wikileaks Part 9

February 6, 2031

From: The Office of Homeland Security

The Following communication was discovered on the storage drive of hacker Cameron Greene.

Due to a variety of highly advanced encryption methods employed on this material, and the fact that 98% of Mr. Greene's storage drive was wiped clean, batches will be posted on a weekly basis based on our ability to fully restore each coded string.

BATCH NINE

From: Greener Pastures

Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2028 7:47 PM

To: GooseDuce

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Answer

You should have lied to me. You'd be 1K richer. You'll make your investment back in the long run. Trust me.

On anther note, I figured out why your HLS contact is paying us for this infiltration gig. LA needs more anti-terrorism dollars. Florida still has the lion's share after they got nuked last year. Once events on the 21st go down, California's local chapter of HLS gets their funding, and they can bag all our contacts when the deed is done. What's a few lives when dollars are at stake?

From: GooseDuce

Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2028 8:14 PM

To: Greener Pastures

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Answer

Not everyone is as cynical as you. You really think our own Government is as cold hearted as that?

Given what I've seen during my life as a hacker. I've answered my own question. Probably why we're both investing in God Head tech.

Speculative Fiction

Is this the worst era to be alive or the best? Will the future be brighter or darker than today? Even as a child I've thought about our future, both immediate and a millennia from now. I enjoy reading about scientific and technological breakthroughs as well as fantastical futures imagined by some of my favorite authors. When I write, I try and think about human nature in the present, and how people will react to futuristic events. I love to study events of today and project forward and speculate about what could be.

Take the events and technology of today:

Good:

- We are living longer than ever before.

- We are healthier than ever before.

- We have more free time than ever before.

- Luxury can be experienced by more than just the elite.

- Skype for iPhone – my relatives are spread all over the US. My son can see his relatives on a daily basis instead of once a year like I did when I was a kid. Basically, Dick Tracy's video watch has arrived.

- The internet is making it more difficult for governments to control citizens. With so many ways to communicate, there are not enough fingers to keep the dam of truth from breaking apart and dissolving propaganda. For instance the governments of Tunisia and Egypt are experiencing this right now.

Bad:

- Most countries are experiencing a budget crisis and do not know how to deal with the growing number of retirees.

- We are healthier but the cost to stay this way is increasing. In the U.S. there is a great deal of anger and fear on how to pay for healthcare.

- Free time is blurring with work time. Because of modern technology such as e-mail and PDAs, work follows us 24/7… companies call it "work/life."

- The more luxury items societies obtain, the more these societies begin to feel entitled to have them without equating that they must be earned.

- E-mail and Skype is taking the place of the face-to-face encounter. Communities are dissolving and individuals are experiencing even more loneliness.

- Users of the internet are abusing privacy, not all secrets should be known, some information can be harmful if taken out of context. I'd argue that much of the news Wikileaks spews out does more damage than good.

My philosophy is that there are always exceptions to rules, there is far more gray than black and white, and most people want to do good, rather than do harm. In my book, State of Mind, I touch on all of these topics, and project my idea of where I think we are going as a society. I believe we are living in the best of all eras, but each era has its growing pains, and change starts with the individual. Individual change usually comes through hard learned lessons.

Thanks for reading.

Sven

Wikileaks 2031 Pt. 8

January 30, 2031

From: The Office of Homeland Security

The Following communication was discovered on the storage drive of hacker Cameron Greene. This has been filed along with Greene's current charges. Language has been censored for this posting.

BATCH EIGHT

From: Greener Pastures

Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2028 1:30 AM

To: GooseDuce

Subject: Real Duce

Duce, you up?

Just finished testing out my new hardware. Stuff cost me a fortune but it's amazing what it can do. I just made a prisoner at Riverbend Maximum Security coat himself in his own feces. I wonder what he'll think happened when he wakes up in a few hours. Probably attack his cellmate. What a hoot!

From: GooseDuce

Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2028 9:45 AM

To: Greener Pastures

Subject: Re: Real Duce

You're one sick puppy, Greene. I had no idea you were getting into God Head crap. That's some messed up S***.

From: Greener Pastures

Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2028 11:02 AM

To: GooseDuce

Subject: Re: Re: Real Duce

Grow a penis, will ya? Hacking people is the ultimate frontier. Besides, folks pay A LOT OF MONEY for this service. I mean, you can make a little old lady rob a bank, or force a CEO to jump out his office window. It's limitless and the equipment will only set you back about 150K. Think of it as one semester at Harvard only it pays back in much larger dividends. I know a guy who can hook you up.

Besides, what's the difference between this and what we're involved in right now?

From: GooseDuce

Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2028 11:20 AM

To: Greener Pastures

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Real Duce

We're planting information with people who set things in motion that ultimately kill other people. We're not pulling the trigger ourselves. I'd say we're more like four degrees of separation from the actual perpetrators. God Heads are puppetmasters. They are directly responsible. Don't use that "Guns don't kill people, people kill people" argument on me.

From: Greener Pastures

Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2028 11:25 AM

To: GooseDuce

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Real Duce

You're splitting hairs. We're involved with scumbags, ergo we're scumbags. But we're upper middleclass scumbags so who cares? People get hurt and die everyday. You or I could go to the store and get blown up by some crazy asshole with a cause today. What we do gives us more control over our destiny (keep tabs on the crazies). Besides, as a God Head you hack from the comfort of your own home and it's far better than any video game or holo-parlor you've ever experienced.

Why don't you drop by this weekend and try it on for size? I bet you 1K you get hooked after the first hour.

From: GooseDuce

Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2028 11:31 AM

To: Greener Pastures

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Real Duce

You're on.

Greetings

More Wikileaks, reviews and extras coming between now and the official publishing date of March 1st!

Trailer/Video Synopsis and Faux infomercial

Dear viewer,

I hope you're enjoying your trip through this website and the latest edition of the videos. You will note each is very different in approach and feel.

I have always had a disdain for advertising and feel it should be lampooned as often as possible. Personally, I have a very hard time taking any ad seriously and appreciate ones that aren't. I find most serious ads to be melodramatic, or simply ludicrous. This sentiment is conveyed in the advertising scenes within my new novel and in the faux infomercial you see posted on this site.

The trailer is not the traditional frenetic fare that one witnesses advertising films these days, but is more along the classic pacing of days gone by. I wanted to pay homage to the sci-fi of my childhood, a nod to writers like Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert, E.E. "Doc" Smith, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke. These days everyone is doing retro with contemporary filters. I chose to go with a near-future novel coupled with a retro paced trailer.

Sven

Wikileaks 2031 Pt. 7

January 23, 2031

From: The Office of Homeland Security

The Following communication was discovered on the storage drive of hacker Paul Ducey (deceased). The identity of Ike has been confirmed to be that of Andrew Kane, a member of the Sons of Christ and wanted for masterminding the bombing of seven mosques on September 14, 2029. Reverend Blake is currently awaiting trial in Vancouver for terrorist acts against nine governments.

BATCH SEVEN

From: Noble

Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2028 9:05 AM

To: Ike

Subject: Problem

Dear Brother,

My HLS source tells me that they are investigating every chapter of the SOC after yesterday's bombing of an abortion clinic in Minneapolis. Though the SOC maintains publicly that it had nothing to do with the bombing, HLS believes members of the SOC were responsible and this ultimately leads back to R. Blake. They are considering blocking your protest by barricading Our Lady of Angels. I believe it would be in R. Blake's best interest to disassociate himself from the bombing and say that the LAPD has plans to prevent the protest on May 21st.

In other words, it's time to make the official announcement.

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

Jonah, 1.2

Nobel

From: Ike

Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2028 10:57 PM

To: Noble

Subject: Re: Problem

Dear Noble

Thank you for the warning and concern. Several chapters of the SOC were raided today, and all of our computer files were taken under the Thorton Act.

R. Blake was released a few hours ago and is going to make statements to the press since the Thorton Act made the attack on our innocent congregation a covert one.

We will be at our Lady of Angeles in force on the 21st. Have no doubt.

God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.

1 Corinthians, 1.27

God Bless