[14468] in Cypherpunks
Re: "lifeguard(?)": bullet tracking system???
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Perry E. Metzger)
Tue May 31 08:48:19 1994
To: rarachel@prism.poly.edu (Arsen Ray Arachelian)
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 30 May 1994 09:52:41 EDT."
<9405301352.AA01278@prism.poly.edu>
Reply-To: perry@imsi.com
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 08:39:43 -0400
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@imsi.com>
There are hundreds of interesting topics to discuss. We have only a
limited amount of "cycles" available. There are other mailing lists
for general political topics. This one is for cryptography. If
Lifeguard is relevant, why not discuss, say, the War on Drugs,
Clinton's health care plan, or the state of New York's subways?
Perry
Arsen Ray Arachelian says:
> > What's the relevance to crypto or politics of lifeguard?
>
> What's the relevance of microphones in Dunkin Donuts? What's the relevance o
f
> Digital Telephony II? What's the relevance of 1984? What's the relevance
> of yet another use of technology by Uncle Sam to strenghen law enforcement
> and the millitary?
>
> I'm surprised at you Eric... I'd expected you jump on this from the other
> side...