Ad Hominum attacks (was Re: PC Week Clipper article

[J. Michael Diehl]

According to Ed Carp:
> 
> I was the one who called Denning a "fucking idiot".  Perhaps I should have
> said "fucking naive idiot" and been more specific, because while it might

Well, I read the post, too, and I thought it was funny!  Obviously not meant to
be informative.  I feel that people such as DD and LEA-mongers are @#$%ing 
idiots.  And in a free forum, I should be able to say so.  This is kinda what
Cypherpunks stand for, IMHO.

> The first rule of most martial arts, as the first rule of combat, is "never
> underestimate your opponent".  However irresponsible I may think Dorothy
> Denning, Jim Bidzos, or David Sternlight are, I don't underestimate them.
> If any one of those three (or anyone else, for that matter) has something to
> say, I will listen and judge it on its own merits.

And the second rule of most martial arts is, "Never get hit."  In light of all 
of the LEA's trying to "hit" us, this is something to think about.

Just my $.02.  Laters.

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