On Wed, 10 Jul 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
At 6:11 AM 7/10/96, Black Unicorn wrote:
I wasn't touting conspiracy theories, just making what I thought was an amusing observation.
My apologies to Mr. Duvos. I didn't at all mean to suggest he was in any way responsible for this silliness, rather to point out the degree to which the conversation has sunk into the sewer.
Please, Unicorn, people here are talking about what interests them, as directly demonstrated by the generation of articles and followups. If they were _more_ interested in discussing the IETF, or SFS, or Triple DES, for example, they _would_. (And at times they do, of course. All things have their times, and threads ebb and flow.)
Point taken.
And, Unicorn, I recall you yourself generating several *dozen* long rants regarding Jim Bell, just a few months ago...
Touche.
I suggest to all people who claim that the list has become "sewerpunks" that the best way to change the focus of the list is to write essays which generate responses (as you did, Unicorn, several days ago in your excellent "What remains to be done" piece). Leading by example, as opposed to "leading by kvetching."
I stand corrected, and agree. [...]
--Tim May
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