At 8:43 AM -0700 9/27/05, James A. Donald wrote:
In the long run, reliable pseudonymity will prove more valuable than reliable anonymity.
Amen. And, at the extreme end of the curve, perfect psedudonymity *is* perfect anonymity. "Character. I wouldn't buy anything from a man with no character if he offered me all the bonds in Christendom." -- J. Pierpont Morgan, Testimony to Congress, 1913. Reputation is *everything* folks. Cheers, RAH -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@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'