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Yes, Hemingway was a big fan of Cuba. Isis is a contributor to Tor. The analogy here is profound.

> Isis is a contributor to Tor

Citation? A quick google search is split between "Isis uses Tor" and "Isis is waging war on Tor", with nothing specific to the above claim.

EDIT - never mind, didn't spot that the author's name is Isis. That makes more sense :)

The author's name is Isis.

Oh good grief. They're not really that dumb, are they? "Hey, we have some questions to ask you about this war you're apparently waging in the Middle East..."

It was theptip in the comments above who confused the author and the terrorist organization, not the FBI.

Bet you dollars to donuts that the author's name does, in fact, at least partially explain their interest. Remember that law enforcement was particularly interested in Aleynikov because he used subversion for VCS.

Isis is a relatively common name; among other things it's the name of an Egyptian god. Also, the Isis in question has had that name for well before the terrorist group was getting called by that name.

I think they meant the authors name is Isis: https://blog.patternsinthevoid.net/author/isis-agora-lovecru...

I think Isis here refers to Isis Agora Lovecruft, the author of this post.

Ouch. If ever there was a good reason to change your name...

... this would not be it.

I certainly wouldn't want to share a name with a terrorist group, and I know at least one company that used to be named Isis that ditched that name.

So I cannot agree with you.

What happens if the Men Against the Republic of Korea go on a massive killing spree?

What if the Dudes Against Vermont Equality start blowing up bombs all over Vermont?

Silly examples aside, giving up a part of yourself and your life because of terrorism only serves to demonstrate the effectiveness of terrorism, which then serves to encourage more of it.

It's true that it's a sad thing when names are ruined, but I doubt you'd find very many people willing to carry certain names any longer, such as Hitler.

Isis is the name of an Egyptian goddess, not a terrorist group. Go educate yourself, barbarian.

I'm well aware of the mythology, but I will ask that you be more polite in how you comment.

Oh, ok, so you're one of the media-brainwashed ones i referenced on other comment... Not sure how that helps your case, but ok...

About politeness, well, it's up to you to get offended. If the hat fits, and all...

It would be nice if the blog post mentioned who the author was, I looked and didn't find it.

OK, the downvote made me take another look. I'm blind - disregard the above comment. I guess I was expecting to find it in a header or footer or sidebar, and when I didn't find it there I gave up too quickly.

Edit: Sorry - I didn't realise that Isis is the name of the OP. I thought you were talking about the terrorist organisation

> Isis is a contributor to Tor

A 'political' entity making contributions to a project like Tor suggests they're making changes to benefit them. What changes would ISIS supposedly like from Tor?

> A 'political' entity making contributions to a project like Tor suggests they're making changes to benefit them. What changes would ISIS supposedly like from Tor?

Isis here is the name of the author of the blog post, not the terrorist organisation.

And it's a bloody shame that the acronym for Islamic State has become so widespread that a properly capitalized given name is mistaken for their organization.

I'd always liked the name Isis, and would have named a daughter that (if that ever happens), but the name is now ruined for probably a century or more (much like the name Adolf, I'd imagine, though I wasn't around before that name was ruined).

Though Isis was referring to the name of the OP, not ISIS, this piqued my curiosity:

> What changes would ISIS supposedly like from Tor?

I wonder if there are examples of criminal/terrorist organizations supporting projects that could benefit them? (I know about Le Roux/TrueCrypt, but others?)

A forum supposedly full of educated people thinks Isis, with this spelling, is a terrorist group... What a media brainwashed bunch we have here. Dear God... (shakes head)

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