17 Dec
2001
17 Dec
'01
12:13 a.m.
On Sun, Dec 16, 2001 at 11:53:24PM -0800, John Young wrote:
... Just what is it about cypherpunks that drives federal officials in the elf-buggering northwest to phantasms of Inquisition, Witch Burning, chasing home-brewed bin Ladens? Inshallah, they act demon-possessed like christ-fetishist Robert Hanssen.
a. We understand the tech, they don't. (Ok, some of us understand some of the tech.) b. Anonymity is available & used c. I was just in Seattle. I think it might be the incessant rain that drives them bugfuck, combined with the short winter days. And all that caffein... -- Greg