At 5:31 PM 8/23/95, Robert Hettinga wrote:
Tim, just what does "aptical" mean? ;-).
As in "aptical foddering." I put this as my occupation on my draft registration form (Selective Service, aka "the draft") in 1969, from memories of a science fiction story. The canonical nonsense term, but vaguely plausible. I have used it often in the past 26 years. Someone about a year ago (sorry, forgot whom) sent me a note saying he recognized this from a Keith Laumer short story, something along the lines of "Graduating Class" or somesuch. (Not this title, but something with a school or class theme.) Relevance to crypto? If you have to ask what aptical foddering has to do with crypto....! --Tim May ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^756839 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."