From fergp at sytex.com Wed Jul 28 14:48:43 1993 From: fergp at sytex.com (Paul Ferguson) Date: Wed, 28 Jul 93 14:48:43 PDT Subject: Batteries not included Message-ID: On Tue, 27 Jul 1993 11:51:56 -0700, Dave Mandle wrote - > I considered (for a couple of seconds) responding to P.M.'s > request, but then decided against it. I'm sure he's a nice > guy, but I generally don't trust mainstream journalists too > much and don't go out of my way to talk to them. People may > have actually made a decision not to talk to him, so I > wouldn't assume it's "apathy" or anything like that. (I'm > sensitive about this because people are always accusing > anti-voting anarchists of "apathy," and that gets us > hopping mad.) While I'm not trying to offend anyone in particular, I think this attitude hurts cypherpunks more than it helps us. I called Phil Mulivor this morning and had a long chat with him. He seems very knowledgeable about the intrinsic value of digital communications mediums, especially the Internet. Speaking your mind in a public fashion can sometimes help progress, Dave. Get involved. Cheers, Paul Ferguson | "Government, even in its best state, Network Integrator | is but a necessary evil; in its worst Centreville, Virginia USA | state, an intolerable one." fergp at sytex.com | - Thomas Paine, Common Sense I love my country, but I fear its government.