Begin forwarded message: Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 16:09:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Beker <beker@netcom.com> Reply-To: Brian Beker <beker@netcom.com> Subject: Sternlight's attack on 2.3a To: cypherpunks@toad.com Cc: unicorn@access.digex.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-cypherpunks@toad.com Precedence: bulk Mr. Sternlight continues: -------------BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE----------------------------------
From netcom.com!strnlght Thu May 19 15:17:42 1994 Xref: netcom.com alt.fan.david-sternlight:1078 alt.security.pgp:13821 Newsgroups: alt.fan.david-sternlight,alt.security.pgp Path: netcom.com!strnlght From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) Subject: Re: David Sternlight's Slurs About Folks With "2.3a" Keys Message-ID: <strnlghtCq2Eqs.2xB@netcom.com> Reply-To: david@sternlight.com (David Sternlight) Organization: DSI/USCRPAC References: <199405191106.FAA01087@spot.colorado.edu> Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 19:42:28 GMT Lines: 29
By publishing a private e-mail, both beker and Johnson are in violation of my copyright in that message, since it was a private communication and no permission was given to republish. Thus beker has now committed a new violation of his netcom agreement, and Johnson shows he has bad judgement. What's more, by trying to make what should be a private matter, to be decided by netcom based on their own rules, into a public cause celebre, and by writing to netcom as Johnson did to intervene in a private matter, he has made the situation worse for beker, not better. Netcom is perfectly capable of telling me to go peddle my papers if I'm wrong. David Sternlight writes:
[...] Complaining against another user to netcom is with netcom's rules.
I am, of course, content to rely on netcom's decision in these two matters. The behavior of officious intermeddlers like Johnson speaks for itself.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!!! I wish this man would overdose on whatever medication he must be taking. Or...perhaps he already has! P.S. Sternlight breaks down into a rather amusing number of combinations if you take it as "stern" and "light." For example: stern -> rump light -> intense Make up your own using the definitions below! =============================================================================== 1stern \'stern\ adj [ME sterne, fr. OE styrne; akin to OE starian to stare] (bef. 12c) 1a: having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner: AUSTERE b: expressive of severe dispeasure: HARSH 2: forbidding or gloomy in appearance 3: INEXORABLE ástern necessityñ 4: STURDY, STOUT áa stern resolveñ syn see SEVERE Ð stern·ly adv Ð stern·ness \'stern-nes\ n 2stern n [ME, rudder, prob. of Scand origin; akin to ON stjoÅrn act of steering; akin to OE stõÅeran to steer Ð more at STEER] (14c) 1: the rear end of a boat 2: a hinder or rear part: the last or latter part § Biographical Names: Stern \'stern\ Isaac 1920- Am. (Russ.-born) violinist Stern Otto 1888-1969 Am. (Ger.-born) physicist § Thesaurus: stern adj syn SEVERE 1, ascetic, astringent, austere, mortified rel grim, implacable, unrelenting; inexorable, inflexible ant lenient, soft ||stern n syn BUTTOCKS, backside, beam, behind, bottom, ||butt, ||can, derriere, rump, tail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1light \'lõÅt\ n [ME, fr. OE leÅoht; akin to OHG lioht light, L luc-, lux light, luceÅre to shine, Gk leukos white] (bef. 12c) 1a: something that makes vision possible b: the sensation aroused by stimulation of the visual receptors: BRIGHTNESS c: an electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range including infrared, visible, ultraviolet, and X rays and traveling in a vacuum with a speed of about 186,281 miles per second; specif: the part of this range that is visible to the human eye 2a: DAYLIGHT b: DAWN 3: a source of light: as a: a celestial body b: CANDLE c: an electric light 4 archaic: SIGHT 4a 5a: spiritual illumination b: INNER LIGHT c: ENLIGHTENMENT d: TRUTH 6a: public knowledge áfacts brought to lightñ b: a particular aspect or appearance presented to view ánow saw the matter in a different lightñ 7: a particular illumination 8: something that enlightens or informs áhe shed some light on the problemñ 9: a medium (as a window or windowpane) through which light is admitted 10 pl: a set of principles, standards, or opinions áworship according to one's lights ÐAdrienne Kochñ 11: a noteworthy person in a particular place or field: LUMINARY 12: a particular expression of the eye 13a: LIGHTHOUSE, BEACON b (1): TRAFFIC SIGNAL (2): a green traffic light 14: the representation of light in art 15: a flame for lighting something Ð in the light of 1: from the point of view of 2 or in light of: in view of 2light adj (bef. 12c) 1: having light: BRIGHT áa light airy roomñ 2a: not dark, intense, or swarthy in color or coloring: PALE b of colors: medium in saturation and high in lightness álight blueñ 3 of coffee: served with extra milk or cream 3light vb light·ed or lit \'lit\; light·ing vi (bef. 12c) 1: to become light: BRIGHTEN Ð usu. used with up áher face lit upñ 2: to take fire 3: to ignite something (as a cigarette) Ð often used with up ~ vt 1: to set fire to 2a: to conduct with a light: GUIDE b: ILLUMINATE árockets light up the skyñ c: ANIMATE, BRIGHTEN áa smile lit up her faceñ 4light adj [ME, fr. OE leÅoht; akin to OHG lõÅhti light, L levi, Gk elachys small] (bef. 12c) 1a: having little weight: not heavy b: designed to carry a comparatively small load áa light truckñ c: having relatively little weight in proportion to bulk áaluminum is a light metalñ d: containing less than the legal, standard, or usual weight áa light coinñ 2a: of little importance: TRIVIAL b: not abundant: SCANTY álight rainñ 3a: easily disturbed áa light sleeperñ b: exerting a minimum of force or pressure: GENTLE áa light touchñ c: resulting from a very slight pressure: FAINT álight printñ 4a: easily endurable áa light illnessñ b: requiring little effort álight workñ 5: capable of moving swiftly or nimbly álight on his feetñ 6a: FRIVOLOUS álight conductñ b: lacking in stability: CHANGEABLE álight opinionsñ c: sexually promiscuous 7: free from care: CHEERFUL 8: intended chiefly to entertain álight verseñ álight comedyñ 9a: having a comparatively low alcoholic content álight winesñ b: having a relatively mild flavor 10a: easily digested áa light soupñ b: well leavened áa light crustñ 11: lightly armed or equipped álight cavalryñ 12: coarse and sandy or easily pulverized álight soilñ 13: DIZZY, GIDDY áfelt light in the headñ 14a: carrying little or no cargo áthe ship returned lightñ b: producing goods for direct consumption by the consumer álight industryñ 15: not bearing a stress or accent áa light syllableñ 16: having a clear soft quality áa light voiceñ 17: being in debt to the pot in a poker game áthree chips lightñ syn see EASY Ð light·ish \-ish\ adj 5light adv (bef. 12c) 1: LIGHTLY 2: with little baggage átravel lightñ 6light vi light·ed or lit \'lit\; light·ing [ME lighten, fr. OE lõÅhtan; akin to OE leÅoht light in weight] (bef. 12c) 1: DISMOUNT 2: SETTLE, ALIGHT áa bird lit on the lawnñ 3: to fall unexpectedly 4: to arrive by chance: HAPPEN álit upon a solutionñ Ð light into: to attack forcefully áI lit into that food until I'd finished off the heel of the loaf ÐHelen Eustisñ § Thesaurus: light n syn DAWN 1, aurora, cockcrow, cockcrowing, dawning, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sunrise light adj syn FAIR 3, blond light vb 1 to cause something to start burning álighted the fuse on the dynamiteñ syn enkindle, fire, ignite, inflame, kindle con douse, ||dout, put out, quench, snuff; damp (down), smother, stamp (out) ant extinguish 2 syn ILLUMINATE 1, illume, illumine, lighten light adj 1 having little weight áthe package was lightñ syn featherlight, featherweight, imponderous, lightweight, unheavy, weightless rel inconsequential, trifling, trivial; little, petty, small; flimsy, meager, slender, slight idiom light as a feather con bulky, burdensome, cumbersome, huge, massive, overweight, ponderous, portl, unwieldy, weighty ant heavy 2 syn EASY 1, effortless, facie, royal, simple, smooth, untroublesome ant arduous 3 syn FAST 7, easy, loose, ||riggish, unchaste, wanton, whorish 4 syn GIDDY 1, bird-witted, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, harebrained, rattlebrained, skittish 5 syn LITTLE 3, casual, inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, petty, shoestring, small-beer, trivial, unimportant 6 syn DIZZY 2, giddy, light-headed, swimming, swimmy, vertiginous light vb 1 syn ALIGHT, land, perch, roost, set down, settle, sit down, touch down 2 syn HAPPEN 2, bump, chance, hit, luck, meet, stumble, tumble -- randy@pilot.com (home address) NeXTMAIL randy@nacm.com (work address) Welcome! ________________________________________________________________________ GCS(GAT): d--(---/-d+) p-@ c+++@ l u++@ e* m+/++ s/+ n+(---) h(--) f* g+ w++/+++ t++ r(-) y+(*) ________________________________________________________________________ DOLLAR HAS SPIRITUAL VALUE! 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