[52699] in Cypherpunks
Re: Tim's friend's mildly retarded son
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (E. ALLEN SMITH)
Tue Mar 26 21:16:00 1996
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 15:58 EDT
From: "E. ALLEN SMITH" <EALLENSMITH@ocelot.Rutgers.EDU>
To: tcmay@got.net
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
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From: IN%"tcmay@got.net" 22-MAR-1996 00:47:25.47
>At 11:17 PM 3/21/96, E. ALLEN SMITH wrote:
>> This topic's relevance to Cypherpunks, aside from the confirmations
>>that you mentioned, is low... aside from that it's of interest to Extropians
>>such as myself and Tim May.
>In recent months, a self-appointed group of list members have taken upon
>themselves to argue that _anything_ that does not have to do with certain
>topics they find appropriate is "not related to crypto, so take it
>elsewhere." Regrettably, most reasonable people have grown quiet about
>anything that smacks of politics or ideology, leaving the field clear for
>certain ranting lunatics.
Umm... I was referring to the discussion in regards to whether
"smart drugs" work or not, not the discussion on the FDA. Sorry if I wasn't
clear. Admittedly, some of my comments with regards to the FDA's
ultraconservative/better-safe-than-sorry (depending on whose side you take)
policy can be extended to an analysis of the NSA's behavior - putting the
brakes on cryptography even after it becomes useless to do so, and after it
becomes _necessary_ for America's future (commerce et al).
-Allen
