Directory of 'punks
As another thought, would there be interest in compiling a list of cypherpunks who agreed to be included, their occupations, and any notable experiences such as "Served for 3 years on the Foreign Affairs Committee" or whatever. With tools like a "press kit" and a directory of members we will become viewed as a cross-section of America, citizens with a point of view shared by many, contributors to the general welfare of society rather than a bunch of fanatical computer geeks that haven't given anything to society. (well, maybe...it's a tough battle.) Jim -- Tantalus Inc. Jim Sewell Amateur Radio: KD4CKQ P.O. Box 2310 Programmer Internet: jims@mpgn.com Key West, FL 33045 C-Unix-PC Compu$erve: 71061,1027 (305)293-8100 PGP via email on request. 1K-bit Fingerprint: 8E 14 68 90 37 87 EF B3 C4 CF CD 9A 3E F9 4A 73
With tools like a "press kit" and a directory of members we will become viewed as a cross-section of America, citizens with a point of view shared by many, contributors to the general welfare
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<In mail Perry E. Metzger said:>
"Jim Sewell" says:
With tools like a "press kit" and a directory of members we will
Members of what?
I was talking about compiling a list of cypherpunk members that agreed to be included in a directory and their occupations so we can show the "world" that we aren't just a bunch of fanatics but rather "real folks". If we can say... "Here's a list of 200 members of the cypherpunks mailing list. As you can see, we have members that are lawyers, salespeople, commercial pilots, doctors, etc. As you can see we are not a scattered bunch of students with nothing better to do, as some would have you believe, but rather a legitimate cross-section of the nation that just happens to be a bit more knowlegable about things like clipper. "Although not everyone in this directory agrees, the ones listed below have agreed to attach their names to our document regarding XXXX". ... we will have a much stronger position from which to fight the not-good things like Clipper, etc. Alternate: Do you think we should forget the names and such and just compile stats as to how many Doctors, etc are on the list and simply use that? i.e."Our group consists of 5 professors of higher education level, 18 professional land surveyors, 9 contract laborers, and 1 computer geek from 18 different countries including Australia, India, ...." I think this would carry much more weight with the press when we have something to say. Besides, I'm curious as to the makeup of the group too. Of course, this entire thing depends on the willingness of the members to be included. If such a list is built it should only have entries for people who EXPLICITLY agreed to be included and ONLY the information they wish to have added. What do you think? Jim -- Tantalus Inc. Jim Sewell Amateur Radio: KD4CKQ P.O. Box 2310 Programmer Internet: jims@mpgn.com Key West, FL 33045 C-Unix-PC Compu$erve: 71061,1027 (305)293-8100 PGP via email on request. 1K-bit Fingerprint: 8E 14 68 90 37 87 EF B3 C4 CF CD 9A 3E F9 4A 73
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