From mdiehl at triton.unm.edu Sat Jul 3 20:46:48 1993 From: mdiehl at triton.unm.edu (J. Michael Diehl) Date: Sat, 3 Jul 93 20:46:48 PDT Subject: Ad Hominum attacks (was Re: PC Week Clipper article In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <9307040345.AA27592@triton.unm.edu> 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. +-----------------------+-----------------------------+---------+ | J. Michael Diehl ;-) | I thought I was wrong once. | PGP KEY | | mdiehl at triton.unm.edu | But, I was mistaken. |available| | mike.diehl at fido.org | | Ask Me! | | (505) 299-2282 +-----------------------------+---------+ | | +------"I'm just looking for the opportunity to be -------------+ | Politically Incorrect!" | +-----If codes are outlawed, only criminals wil have codes.-----+ +----Is Big Brother in your phone? If you don't know, ask me---+ > -- > Ed Carp erc at apple.com, erc at saturn.upl.com 510/659-9560 > For anonymous mailers --> anonymus+5300 at charcoal.com > "I've met many thinkers and many cats, but the wisdom of cats is infinitely > superior." -- Hippolyte Taine (1828-1893) >