[liberationtech] [cryptography] a Cypherpunks comeback

[grarpamp]

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 3:41 AM, Adam Back <adam at cypherspace.org> wrote:
> Could you please get another domain name, that name is just ridiculous.
>
> It might tickle your humour but I guarantee it does not 99% of potential
> subscribers...
>
> Unless your hidden objective is to drive away potential subscribers.

Though I can't speak directly, I believe it may have been an oversight of
legacy as things come together, and one without particular objective.
You may find the subsequent update below to be more suitable...

https://cpunks.org/pipermail/cypherpunks/2013-July/000011.html
 Sat Jul 20 18:39:55 EDT 2013
 Subject: domain change
 ...
 https://cpunks.org/



I can say that Cypherpunks do have a history of flaunting political
correctness (and politics) and that that variety is a welcome and
even necessary thing ;)


>> Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 12:41:25 -0400
>> From: "Riad S. Wahby" <rsw at jfet.org>
>> Subject: a Cypherpunks comeback
>> ...
>> If you're interested, you can join via
>>    https://al-qaeda.net/mailman/listinfo/cypherpunks
>> ...
>> So! if you still have an interest in crypto, privacy, and politics, and
>> if you want to discuss that interest with a bunch of like-minded weirdos
>> from the aether, you can subscribe yourself via the web interface above
>> ...
>> Here's hoping for another helicopter-free decade.
>> ...