Ed Carp [Sysadmin] wrote:
.... As Tom Clancy says in "Debt of Honor", "It was a source of constant surprise to Ryan that important grown-ups so often acted like five-year-olds."
Speaking of "Debt of Honor," I just finished it last week. The best Clancy novel I've read in several years. It bogs down in too many pages in the second half, in my opinion, but the descripton of the U.S. financial system is masterful, a better introduction to how monetary policy affects interest rates I haven't seen. And the description of the events surrounding a car defect is chilling, and gripping. I won't give any spoilers, but Clancy's solution to the problem of too much government is, shall I say, "explosive." The Sato Solution is something we can all work toward. --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. Cypherpunks list: majordomo@toad.com with body message of only: subscribe cypherpunks. FAQ available at ftp.netcom.com in pub/tcmay