[117237] in Cypherpunks
Re: Case Could Shape Future
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Petro)
Sun Aug 29 14:25:13 1999
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Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:05:06 -0700
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>On 27 Aug 99, at 12:14, Mark Atwood wrote:
>Dennis Henigan is identified in the USA Today article from
>which the quote originates as the legal director of the
>Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, an organization that
<snip...>
>Shall we assume that Mr. Henigan is merely ignorant when
No, we cannot assume that someone who reaches that level is "ignorant".
He is deliberately ignoring the truth.
--
Interfaces matter. You need mathematical bones; engineering muscle;
but you won't replicate without beautiful skin. Bits, transistors,
wires, code, gummint velveeta is free. Will is expensive. Gutenburg.
Smith. Ford. Moore. Postel. Steam engines were neat. Steam
engines pulling trains were amazing. Computers were neat. Computers
networked were amazing. Warning grunts are useful. The ability of a
charistmatic speaker to fuck with your head is disastrous.--Blank
Frank(anonymously)