I share part of the blame here; I forwarded Baker's message to cypherpunks. I should point out that Baker is an interesting fellow. Check out his article on Japan's crypto export ctrls in last Oct? Wired. He currently represents Netscape; he's one of two lawyers in DC who does. -Declan On Wed, 27 Aug 1997, Blanc wrote:
V.Z.Nuri wrote, in reaction to Stewar Baker's message:
*spit* [...] fraudulent camel's back. soon let the whole corrupt structure fall like the rotten house of cards that it is. [...] SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T GET IT, even as they wallow daily in their own hypocrisy.
[...]the horrid and repulsive episode [...] when in the course of human events it become necessary to expunge a parasite... [...] (if so, it would be the one of the least vile and sleazy tactics employed so far in the whole sorry affair.)
[...] sarcastic contempt I feel for you and your despicable cohorts [...] ..........................................
Like, have you tried to export software lately, L.D.? You're taking this rather personally.
Your heart-felt, warm&fuzzy message to Mr. Baker, who doesn't know you from anyone (except that you posted from that scum-bag pot of cypherpunk-infestation (those poisonous tentacles of Medusa), I'm sure will instill in him a deep regret for his past attitude; he'll probably recant his past, become a born-again Christian, and join the list.
Eloquent, informative statements from other noteworthy representatives of the technology industry, spoken even at meetings where Mr. Baker was personally present, and even directly to him by the likes of TCM, could not, I'm sure be as persuasive as the *spit*ting and lowly modifying terms which you slew in his direction.
An intellectually uplifting debate on the subject, bringing into view incontestable points of fact, could not surely be as convincing as this upchuck of verbiage from deep within yourself, where you keep your stash of special words selected for their ability to clarify difficult issues.
Goodness, next you'll be agreeing with TCM that "they should all be nuked". You might even begin consider a special venue for achieving this, such as.........Blacknet?
.. Blanc