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Knowing your customer
by R. A. Hettinga 07 Dec '00

07 Dec '00

>From the banker's mouth... Cheers, RAH --- begin forwarded text

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RE: hi
by Trei, Peter 07 Dec '00

07 Dec '00

> Tim May[SMTP:tcmay@got.net] wrote: > > At 4:02 PM -0800 12/6/00, IT IS SHOOOSH wrote: > >Daer Reciever... > >i am a stuend in an American University... > >and i am taking a public speaking course... > >i have this week to give a persuasive speech (my final > >speech)...i thought of doing it about persuading my > >audience that seatbelts are not safe as we > >thought...there is a stydu done recently in England > >that showed that... > > > >i dont know,,is it a good topic,,or can u give me more > > > >thank you > >Rasha > > > > Daer Reciever Rasha, > > i am happi you r a stuend. amrika needs good stuends. > baste on yur speling, i think u shuld becum a teecher. > > --tim > Anyone else suspect that the original message (from a throw-away yahoo account) is a troll, and wonder if Tim might have been the author? [Tim, perhaps you're not, but replying so quickly in this manner to the original message (which is a canonical example of the way you satirize uneducated blacks) is suspicious to say the least :-] Peter

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Datamarc- We Buy Surplus
by BuyEnterpriseSys＠netscape.net 07 Dec '00

07 Dec '00

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ip: Guard tapped for infowar duties
by R. A. Hettinga 07 Dec '00

07 Dec '00

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Frezza: The Internet Vs. Tyranny, and Other Parting Thoughts
by R. A. Hettinga 07 Dec '00

07 Dec '00

Wherein Bill Frezza, my only reason for an InternetWeek subscription, signs off. So long, Bill, and thanks for all the fish... :-). Cheers, RAH At 10:08 PM -0700 on 12/6/00, InternetWeek Newsletter wrote: > Opinion: The Internet Vs. Tyranny, And Other Parting Thoughts > > Writing a regular opinion column is an invigorating tonic, a deadline- > disciplined interlude of forced reflection, providing an opportunity > to follow where the muse might lead. With this column, I have tried > to examine the broader impact of Internet technology on business, > public policy and society. My approach has been rooted in the firm > belief that ideas matter and that fundamental principles worked out > long ago can be applied to novel situations to guide us toward > discovering not only what might be but what ought to be. > > Working against the backdrop of a society that has deeply embraced > moral relativism has provided ample opportunity to lay bare the > hypocrisy that permeates both the business and political leadership > of our day. Judging by the mail I've received from so many readers > over the years, this has delighted some and infuriated others, which > was exactly my objective. > > Our industry, the telecommunications industry, and its newborn wonder > child the Internet, are shaking up the world like no revolution > before. Of course there are historical developments that had greater > impact. But none has affected so many people over such a brief > period. And, thanks to the acceleration of events brought about by > the Internet itself, we are all in a position to see the results of > the choices we make, unlike our predecessors who played largely to > posterity. > > Most encouraging, the power to innovate is decentralizing, with the > rewards for success so unabashedly disproportionate that > extraordinary efforts are being called forth from people who might > otherwise be content to lead ordinary lives. Progress has always come > from the motivated few over the objections of the complacent many. > The way these few are treated determines the future. The most > profound contribution of the American experiment to human happiness > is that we have freed the basic impulse for improvement from the > tyranny of hidebound culture. The Internet has become both the source > and the conduit to export our culture of success to the rest of the > planet, smashing ancient chauvinism by exposing one and all to the > Darwinian hurricane. > > Capital has been pried from the grip of those whose main objective > was to preserve it, set loose in a global arena seeking market-driven > returns. Talent has been released from the prison of place to make > contributions far beyond the reach of local customs and constraints. > The price to access knowledge has dropped so precipitously that > anyone can stand on the shoulders of everyone, scaling heights that > would otherwise take lifetimes to achieve. The cost of failure has > been reduced to such acceptable levels that this marvelous teacher > can instruct without maiming, making its students stronger as they > prepare for the next challenge. Coercive force wielded by prince or > mob is receding toward impotency, unable to have its way as the prime > productive asset becomes the power of unfettered minds. > > These are good things to remember as we head into a cyclical economic > downturn. Many will question the value of what has been created. The > reactionaries will preach ruin and the envious will gloat, claiming > the Internet bubble was an aberration. They are wrong. The > businesses, technologies and entrepreneurs that survive the cleansing > fires will form the foundation for the next round of growth. The > failures will be its fertilizer. This is as it should be. Unlike the > Roaring Twenties when the central government was powerful enough to > turn a recession into a protracted depression, today's government is > so palpably broken, careening headlong toward a chronic dysfunctional > state, that it can be discounted. Washington will remain a bleeding > tax on progress, but as a tapeworm rather than a cancer. The > innovators will outrun it, along with its European counterparts who > foolishly believe that coalescing into a single ministerial glob will > assure bureaucratic immortality. > > Thank you, dear readers. It has been a great six years. This is my > last column, at least for the foreseeable future. The press of > business and the closing of our newest venture fund demands my full > attention. I am also deathly afraid that I am becoming a bore, > preaching the same themes in variations that can only be appreciated > by diehard free market capitalists--a misunderstood minority even in > the best of times. Hence until I retire, a good 10 years from now, my > harangues will have to be reserved for my poor dinner companions. > > Happy thoughts for a happy future. Farewell, until we meet again. > --Bill Frezza -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

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Será que o Pai Natal chega a tempo ?
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07 Dec '00

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Report on 50-country cyber crime survey
by Declan McCullagh 07 Dec '00

07 Dec '00

Today... COMMERCE The Johns Hopkins University Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies +(SAIS) "Global Cyber Crime: Weak Laws Threaten E-Commerce: But Does Euroopean Remedy Go Too Far?" including release of a 50-country survey showing patchwork of outdated and inconsistent laws shielding cyber criminals. Participants: Bruce McConnell, president, McConnell International LLC; Henric Kaspersen, Council of Europ; Jeffrey Pryce, Steptoe & Johnson LLP; and James Dempsey, Center for Democracy and Technology Location: SAIS, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Kenney Auditorium. 10:30 a.m. Contact: Felisa Neuringer, 202-663-5626; e-mail, fneuringer(a)jhu.edu; or http://www.sais-jhu.edu

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"Snow White worm, identified as...
by auto9950013＠hushmail.com 07 Dec '00

07 Dec '00

The heavily armed white supremacist, lying, hypocritical, scumbag Tim "I don't hate Jews, but?" May, Spews: >The New Bill may have to modify his new radicalism in light of the >possibility that Algore and his ZOG Veep may manage, through the >cleverness of their shysters, to pull a victory out of the ashes."

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US saves Iridium
by Jim Choate 07 Dec '00

07 Dec '00

This is on several sites, visit your favorite. Supposedly so people wouldn't be upset by the burn up re-entry. So there's a two year reprieve. ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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RIP cracked via encryption? [The Register]
by Jim Choate 07 Dec '00

07 Dec '00

Article about RIP being cracked because a mechanism has been found that makes it impossible to hand over keys. http://www.theregister.co.uk ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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