At 11:24 AM 12/8/03 -0800, Tim May wrote:

No, I think few topics on the Cypherpunks list are taken private.

My reasons are two-fold: First, to get them to stop lurking and participate. Second, to work up the energy to compose an essay (or mini-essay, whatever), I need some motivation. I am not energetic about

It can also be imprudent, as in a free trip to a grand jury in a distant land, possibly with you fronting the govt the money for the trip. All to hear you mention the Bill of Rights, repeatedly, of course. Neophytes are encouraged to look up Jim Bell, Declan, John Young, etc.