TRADER@cup.portal.com (02/04/88)
Be a shark, not a fish waiting to be eaten!
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by Mr. Slippery --Feb. 1988--
So bithead, you want to make a cyberspace run? Mr. Slippery has a few
tips for you:
You have to be TIGHT - phracking works best if it is a howl of rage and
frustration. But, anger focused only on revenge will make your technique
sloppy. TIGHT means a ragged adrenalin and hormones jag. TIGHT is like the
state of your colon after you take a big crap, and the constriction of your
colon makes your insides feel like they are sucking vacuum. Nietzsche the
philosopher wrote of the energy levels that can build up because of sexual
denial - this can be a powerful tool - in other words, no orgasms for at
least 2 days before a major run where you risk arrest or worse.
You can also use chemical enhancements to make you tighter. Tetracaine
and Yohimbine Hydrochloride is a good combo for your nose - and Yohimbine
Hydrochloride is reputed to be an aphrodisiac, because it stimulates the
spinal ganglia. See the above line about sexual denial. Caffeine is somewhat
acceptable - the main drawback being that at sufficient doses, caffeine is a
diuretic and you have to keep running to empty your bladder, which is
distracting. But, if you must, use the 200 mg Vivarin tablets - they have
double the caffeine of NoDoz. Take 2 or more and you'll really be wired.
Ephedrine can also be used. For overall energy and alertness, I recommend
the Japanese tonic Lipovitan which contains ginseng, vitamins, and more.
Drink this ice cold - it can be nasty stuff at room temperature.
As far as setting goes, we're not trying to bliss out - we want fast,
shallow heartbeats and the taste of dry metal in our mouths. Warm rooms are
taboo because they induce drowsiness. Work in a room with a temperature of
16 degrees Centigrade or less - work at night, open the windows, etc. until
you notice the chill. Rooms full of mainframes that require huge amounts of
air conditioning are one solution.
It's nice to know if the enemy is on your trail. I have a 200 channel
programmable scanner going during a run. There are books of police
frequencies, you can get business freqs from the FCC microfiches, and search
for the secret U.S. government channels by sweeping their bands.
Weapons are useful to have around when phracking. When you are
experiencing a systems delay, you can handle them and sense the implied
threat they represent. The psychiatrists out there are probably making
comments about the sexual symbolism - they could be right. To have the
point of a dirk at your throat, caressing your skin, and to know that if
your hand slips, the 40 cm of cold steel will slice your windpipe open or
go straight through the soft flesh under your jaw, can be exciting. Or, you
can heft a 12 gauge Winchester Defender pump shotgun, compact and wicked
looking, fully loaded with 00 buckshot. (Each shell contains only 9 pellets,
but they are 7.6 mm in diameter!) Firearms are one thing that Americans
can still manufacture properly. The engineering, especially on the bolt and
the carrier is superb. If anyone knows where to get 12 gauge depleted
uranium shells, please leave E-mail.
See you on the mesh!,
Mr. Slippery
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