Re: Pi.... I believe the enlightened Legislator who attempted to legislate Pi was none other than Jesse Helms (although this could be a legislative myth!) and when Ol'Jesse proposed it (because he was "sick of all these egg-heads with their big numbers") John Glenn said something on the order of ' if your legislation passes Senator, I wouldn't want to driver over any bridges in your state!' But more to the point, this is more of the divide and conquer strategy that worked so well for the Reagan-era republicans. Ridicule what you wish to destroy, give no quarter to other opinion, and repeat a lie so often that it becomes the truth. Nothing new here. "We" just have yet to get organized enough to use the same tactic in return and for the moment Freeh & Co. have much more reliable and regular access to the mainstream press who are willing to print whatever they say. What we need, really, is a good advertising agency... _DHMS -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David HM Spector spector@zeitgeist.com Network Design & Infrastructure Security voice: +1 212.580.7193 Amateur Radio: W2DHM (ex-N2BCA) (ARRL life member) GridSquare: FN30AS -.-. --- -. -. . -.-. - .-- .. - .... .- -- .- - . ..- .-. .-. .- -.. .. --- "New and stirring things are belittled because if they are not belittled, the humiliating question arises, 'Why then are you not taking part in them?'" --H. G. Wells