Word: crypto
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Horowitz said the Left believes in "a fantasy, a crypto-religion. It doesn't believe in a divinity, but in itself." The Left's vision, he said, "is about transformation, to achieve a heaven on earth...
...What this means is that cell phone rustlers can now scan the airwaves, remotely tap into a call and even duplicate the cell phone's digital ID at will. As Marc Briceno, who organized the code-cracking, puts it: "We can clone the phones." What was the crypto technology's fatal weakness? Too much secrecy...
...student of the crypto-eccentric school of modern acting, or, as he says, "I sometimes use broad strokes." He is being modest; at times his brush could paint Hollywood Boulevard in one swath. Known for his fierce preparation for a role, he lived in a car while playing the punk in Valley Girl, wore bandages off the set as a blind Vietnam vet in Birdy, videotaped himself drunk for Leaving Las Vegas. Some of his very early performances were mannerist bordering on the grotesque, and he was almost fired from Peggy Sue Got Married, Raising Arizona and Moonstruck...
...those that are most important," says Tory strategist Andrew Cooper, "fear is all we've got left. We've got to try and cause people to worry that Tony's changes are just for show, to fear his change rather than welcome him as a nonthreatening crypto-Conservative they can comfortably take a risk on. It hasn't been easy...
...opposition to Bill Clinton within the Democratic Party--those who wish to get rid of the crypto-Republican planted at their head--barred from appearing on American television? Why are only Republican aspirants for the Presidency, exclusively rightwing Republicans, allowed to reach national audiences...