[13947] in Cypherpunks
Sternlight's attack on 2.3a
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Antler)
Thu May 19 21:12:41 1994
Date: Thu, 19 May 94 18:01:15 -0700
From: Randy Antler <randy@pilot.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Reply-To: Randy Antler <randy@pilot.com>
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Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 16:09:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brian Beker <beker@netcom.com>
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Subject: Sternlight's attack on 2.3a
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>From netcom.com!strnlght Thu May 19 15:17:42 1994
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From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight)
Subject: Re: David Sternlight's Slurs About Folks With "2.3a" Keys
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Reply-To: david@sternlight.com (David Sternlight)
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By publishing a private e-mail, both beker and Johnson are in violation of
my copyright in that message, since it was a private communication and no
permission was given to republish.
Thus beker has now committed a new violation of his netcom agreement, and
Johnson shows he has bad judgement. What's more, by trying to make what
should be a private matter, to be decided by netcom based on their own
rules, into a public cause celebre, and by writing to netcom as Johnson did
to intervene in a private matter, he has made the situation worse for beker,
not better.
Netcom is perfectly capable of telling me to go peddle my papers if I'm
wrong.
David Sternlight writes:
> [...]
> Complaining against another user to netcom is with netcom's rules.
>
> I am, of course, content to rely on netcom's decision in these two matters.
> The behavior of officious intermeddlers like Johnson speaks for itself.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!!! I wish this man would overdose
on whatever medication he must be taking. Or...perhaps he already has!
P.S. Sternlight breaks down into a rather amusing number of combinations if you
take it as "stern" and "light." For example:
stern -> rump
light -> intense
Make up your own using the definitions below!
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1stern \'stern\ adj
[ME sterne, fr. OE styrne; akin to OE starian to stare]
(bef. 12c)
1a: having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner: AUSTERE
b: expressive of severe dispeasure: HARSH
2: forbidding or gloomy in appearance
3: INEXORABLE astern necessityq
4: STURDY, STOUT aa stern resolveq
syn see SEVERE
P stern7ly adv
P stern7ness \'stern-nes\ n
2stern n
[ME, rudder, prob. of Scand origin; akin to ON stjoErn act of steering; akin to
OE stuEeran to steer P more at STEER]
(14c)
1: the rear end of a boat
2: a hinder or rear part: the last or latter part
' Biographical Names:
Stern \'stern\ Isaac 1920- Am. (Russ.-born) violinist
Stern Otto 1888-1969 Am. (Ger.-born) physicist
' Thesaurus:
stern adj
syn SEVERE 1, ascetic, astringent, austere, mortified
rel grim, implacable, unrelenting; inexorable, inflexible
ant lenient, soft
||stern n
syn BUTTOCKS, backside, beam, behind, bottom, ||butt, ||can, derriere,
rump, tail
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1light \'luEt\ n
[ME, fr. OE leEoht; akin to OHG lioht light, L luc-, lux light, luceEre to
shine, Gk leukos white]
(bef. 12c)
1a: something that makes vision possible
b: the sensation aroused by stimulation of the visual receptors: BRIGHTNESS
c: an electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range including infrared,
visible, ultraviolet, and X rays and traveling in a vacuum with a speed of
about 186,281 miles per second; specif: the part of this range that is visible
to the human eye
2a: DAYLIGHT
b: DAWN
3: a source of light: as
a: a celestial body
b: CANDLE
c: an electric light
4 archaic: SIGHT 4a
5a: spiritual illumination
b: INNER LIGHT
c: ENLIGHTENMENT
d: TRUTH
6a: public knowledge afacts brought to lightq
b: a particular aspect or appearance presented to view anow saw the matter in a
different lightq
7: a particular illumination
8: something that enlightens or informs ahe shed some light on the problemq
9: a medium (as a window or windowpane) through which light is admitted
10 pl: a set of principles, standards, or opinions aworship according to one's
lights PAdrienne Kochq
11: a noteworthy person in a particular place or field: LUMINARY
12: a particular expression of the eye
13a: LIGHTHOUSE, BEACON
b (1): TRAFFIC SIGNAL
(2): a green traffic light
14: the representation of light in art
15: a flame for lighting something
P in the light of
1: from the point of view of
2 or in light of: in view of
2light adj
(bef. 12c)
1: having light: BRIGHT aa light airy roomq
2a: not dark, intense, or swarthy in color or coloring: PALE
b of colors: medium in saturation and high in lightness alight blueq
3 of coffee: served with extra milk or cream
3light vb light7ed or lit \'lit\; light7ing vi
(bef. 12c)
1: to become light: BRIGHTEN P usu. used with up aher face lit upq
2: to take fire
3: to ignite something (as a cigarette) P often used with up
~ vt
1: to set fire to
2a: to conduct with a light: GUIDE
b: ILLUMINATE arockets light up the skyq
c: ANIMATE, BRIGHTEN aa smile lit up her faceq
4light adj
[ME, fr. OE leEoht; akin to OHG luEhti light, L levi, Gk elachys small]
(bef. 12c)
1a: having little weight: not heavy
b: designed to carry a comparatively small load aa light truckq
c: having relatively little weight in proportion to bulk aaluminum is a light
metalq
d: containing less than the legal, standard, or usual weight aa light coinq
2a: of little importance: TRIVIAL
b: not abundant: SCANTY alight rainq
3a: easily disturbed aa light sleeperq
b: exerting a minimum of force or pressure: GENTLE aa light touchq
c: resulting from a very slight pressure: FAINT alight printq
4a: easily endurable aa light illnessq
b: requiring little effort alight workq
5: capable of moving swiftly or nimbly alight on his feetq
6a: FRIVOLOUS alight conductq
b: lacking in stability: CHANGEABLE alight opinionsq
c: sexually promiscuous
7: free from care: CHEERFUL
8: intended chiefly to entertain alight verseq alight comedyq
9a: having a comparatively low alcoholic content alight winesq
b: having a relatively mild flavor
10a: easily digested aa light soupq
b: well leavened aa light crustq
11: lightly armed or equipped alight cavalryq
12: coarse and sandy or easily pulverized alight soilq
13: DIZZY, GIDDY afelt light in the headq
14a: carrying little or no cargo athe ship returned lightq
b: producing goods for direct consumption by the consumer alight industryq
15: not bearing a stress or accent aa light syllableq
16: having a clear soft quality aa light voiceq
17: being in debt to the pot in a poker game athree chips lightq
syn see EASY
P light7ish \-ish\ adj
5light adv
(bef. 12c)
1: LIGHTLY
2: with little baggage atravel lightq
6light vi light7ed or lit \'lit\; light7ing
[ME lighten, fr. OE luEhtan; akin to OE leEoht light in weight]
(bef. 12c)
1: DISMOUNT
2: SETTLE, ALIGHT aa bird lit on the lawnq
3: to fall unexpectedly
4: to arrive by chance: HAPPEN alit upon a solutionq
P light into: to attack forcefully aI lit into that food until I'd finished
off the heel of the loaf PHelen Eustisq
' Thesaurus:
light n
syn DAWN 1, aurora, cockcrow, cockcrowing, dawning, daybreak, daylight,
morn, morning, sunrise
light adj
syn FAIR 3, blond
light vb
1 to cause something to start burning alighted the fuse on the dynamiteq
syn enkindle, fire, ignite, inflame, kindle
con douse, ||dout, put out, quench, snuff; damp (down), smother, stamp
(out)
ant extinguish
2 syn ILLUMINATE 1, illume, illumine, lighten
light adj
1 having little weight athe package was lightq
syn featherlight, featherweight, imponderous, lightweight, unheavy,
weightless
rel inconsequential, trifling, trivial; little, petty, small; flimsy,
meager, slender, slight
idiom light as a feather
con bulky, burdensome, cumbersome, huge, massive, overweight, ponderous,
portl, unwieldy, weighty
ant heavy
2 syn EASY 1, effortless, facie, royal, simple, smooth, untroublesome
ant arduous
3 syn FAST 7, easy, loose, ||riggish, unchaste, wanton, whorish
4 syn GIDDY 1, bird-witted, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty,
frivolous, harebrained, rattlebrained, skittish
5 syn LITTLE 3, casual, inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, petty,
shoestring, small-beer, trivial, unimportant
6 syn DIZZY 2, giddy, light-headed, swimming, swimmy, vertiginous
light vb
1 syn ALIGHT, land, perch, roost, set down, settle, sit down, touch down
2 syn HAPPEN 2, bump, chance, hit, luck, meet, stumble, tumble
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