straz@MEDIA-LAB.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Steve Strassmann) (05/14/87)
The code below, and the data file that goes with it, comprise a little
utility for inserting a paragraph of random gibberish into any buffer.
On the (wrong, but fun) theory that the NSA scans all mail for
un-American phrases, this function ensures that every message you send
will get full investigative attention.
Below are 2 files, spook.el (code) and spook.lines (phrases)
-------File: spook.el------------------------------------------------
; Spook phrase utility
; [insert standard gnu copyright here]
; Steve Strassmann (straz@media-lab.media.mit.edu) didn't write
; this, and even if he did, he really didn't mean for you to use it
; in an anarchistic way.
; May 1987
; To use this:
; Make sure you have the variable SPOOK-PHRASES-FILE pointing to
; a valid phrase file. Phrase files are in the same format as
; zippy's yow.lines (ITS-style LINS format).
; Strings are terminated by ascii 0 characters. Leading whitespace ignored.
; Everything up to the first \000 is a comment.
;
; Just before sending mail, do M-x spook.
; A number of phrases will be inserted into your buffer, to help
; give your message that extra bit of attractiveness for automated
; keyword scanners.
; Variables
(defvar spook-phrases-file "~/spook.lines"
"Keep your favorite phrases here.")
(defvar spook-phrase-default-count 15
"Default number of phrases to insert")
(defvar spook-vector nil
"Important phrases for NSA mail-watchers")
; Randomize the seed in the random number generator.
(random t)
; Call this with M-x spook.
(defun spook ()
"Adds that special touch of class to your outgoing mail."
(interactive)
(if (null spook-vector)
(setq spook-vector (snarf-spooks)))
(shuffle-vector spook-vector)
(let ((start (point)))
(insert ?\n)
(spook1 (min (- (length spook-vector) 1) spook-phrase-default-count))
(insert ?\n)
(fill-region-as-paragraph start (point) nil)))
(defun spook1 (arg)
(cond ((zerop arg) t)
(t (insert (aref spook-vector arg))
(insert " ")
(spook1 (1- arg)))))
(defun snarf-spooks ()
"Reads in the phrase file"
(message "Checking authorization...")
(save-excursion
(let ((buf (generate-new-buffer "*spook*"))
(result '()))
(set-buffer buf)
(insert-file-contents (expand-file-name spook-phrases-file))
(search-forward "\0")
(while (progn (skip-chars-forward " \t\n\r\f") (not (eobp)))
(let ((beg (point)))
(search-forward "\0")
(setq result (cons (buffer-substring beg (1- (point)))
result))))
(kill-buffer buf)
(message "Checking authorization... Approved.")
(setq spook-vector (apply 'vector result)))))
(defun pick-random (n)
"Returns a random number from 0 to N-1 inclusive."
(% (logand 0777777 (random)) n))
; This could probably be more efficient. With no arguments, it
; shuffles (length vector) times. A single shuffle is a swap of two
; elements.
(defun shuffle-vector (vector &optional n-times)
(cond ((null n-times)
(shuffle-vector vector (length vector)))
((zerop n-times) t)
(t (let ((i1 (pick-random (length vector)))
(i2 (pick-random (length vector)))
temp)
(cond ((= i1 i2) nil)
(t (setq temp (aref vector i1))
(aset vector i1 (aref vector i2))
(aset vector i2 temp)
(shuffle-vector vector (- n-times 1))))))))
-------File: spook.lines------------------------------------------------
This is the same format as zippy's yow.lines file.
Every entry ends in a ascii 0 (control-atsign)
Everything before the first ascii 0 is a comment.
Add your favorite spook phrases here!
bomb
$400 million in gold bullion
radar
Nancy Reagan
quiche
Rule Psix
cryptographic
Mossad
fissionable
counter-intelligence
NSA
genetic
terrorist
ammunition
DES
nuclear
Marxist
[Hello to all my fans in domestic surveillance]
CIA
Uzi
assassination
Soviet
plutonium
Treasury
Rule Psix
Cocaine
Ortega
FBI
PLO
strategic
Nazi
smuggle
supercomputer
domestic disruption
KGB
Kennedy
SDI
arrangements
spy
munitions
Ft. Bragg
colonel
Soviet