I don't agree.
One thing we do know is that, although Crypto is available and, in special
contexts, used, it's use in other contexts is almost counterproduct, sending
up a red flag so that those that "Protect Our Freedoms" will come sniffing
around and bring to bear their full arsenal of tech
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James A. Donald:
> > Since cryptography these days is routine and
> > uncontroversial, there is no longer any strong
> > reason for the cypherpunks list to continue to
> > exist.
John Kelsey
> The ratio of political wanking to technical posts and
> of talkers to thinkers to coders needs
>From: "James A. Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Oct 28, 2005 12:09 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Return of the death of cypherpunks.
>From: Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
..
>> The list needs not to stay dead, with some finite
>> effort on our part (all of us) we can well resurrect
>>
James overlooks the agricultural virtue of cypherpunks death
and rebirth for the natural cycle gets rid of old growth and allows
for a new improved version.
No doubt the old crop doesn't get much satisfaction being
taken for manure, nor do the new sprouts see any reason to hail
the shit doing