On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Bill Frantz wrote:
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:57:06 -0800 From: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com> To: cypherpunks@toad.com Subject: Star Trek: First Contact
For the fans of E.E.(Doc) Smith, go see this movie.
OBCrypto: Data locks the main computer with a fractal cypher.
OBMoney: Picard states the they don't have money in the 24th century. Instead they work for the good of mankind. Nanotechnology must have made everything material possible, so the only reward left is status (aka reputation).
Why doesn't everyone have a starship?
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