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  1. The Man fears me. on October 21 is 'Jam Echelon' Day · · Score: 1

    The Man fears me. He fears people who do not sit when they are told. He fears people who stop all the way at stop signs. He fears people who pay all their taxes. He fears those that do not follow the latest those that did not care about Seinfeld. He fears those that do not conform.
    Why? It's very simple really.
    In this industrialized age of high standard of livings, people can be very comfortable. They can follow the latest trends, waste time watching T.V., cheat on their taxes, not worry about wars way the hell over on the other side of the world. People are relaxed, lazy. And complacent...you already have conformed. These people will not worry about who is president. They will not worry about invasion on their privacy. They will not worry about being asked to take drug tests. They aren't concerned with their rights. They want to remain comfortable.
    It's the people who aren't lazy. Who aren't interested in being comfortable. It's the people who want to think, to breath, to live. He fears that we won't like him hanging around one day. He fears we may rebel against big brother's guidance. He's right. I rebel! I am not interested in how much money I have. I am interested in what I am allowed to say. I don't care what's on T.V.. I just want to be be able to read a book on a subject that maybe offends someone. And what's more, I'm willing to fight for it. I'm willing to suffer and struggle. I don't want a damned serial number to prove who I am. I want a wife who knows that I am who I am, and that's all that matters.
    Ok, so I don't affect the man's life much now. What if people become envious of me? "Hey, that guy is always satisfied when he puts down a book. Maybe T.V. isn't so great..." "Hey, that guy has a girlfriend that always smiles at him, even though he ain't got no money." What if people take me as an example? Hey! There is a different way of living!people take me as an example? Hey! There is a different way of living!
    Rebel! You have rights! Use them! Covet them! Do not let them getRebel! You have rights! Use them! Covet them! Do not let them get away!
    So I'm crazy. I'm very satisfied with it.

  2. Re:Wholesome Activities on Amazon.com Hosting Crypto-Contest · · Score: 1

    I did find it funny. You think their simply kissing up to the pro-privacy crowd? If they thought cryptography was so good, why do they allow people to send their credit card information plain text across the internet? And at the rate you guys are going, that message is likely cracked at the time I post this.

  3. My parental units. on $200 Linux PCs · · Score: 1

    My parents are goign to buy a new computer.
    They are going to buy a $2500 (canuckian) machine.
    With Windows 98, a printer, and probably a winmodem.
    Arrrgh!
    Even if these little things cost $600 by the time
    I pay for them in Canadian funds, they can't say
    no to a GNU/Linux powered machine...can they?

  4. ytalk? on Open Real Time Messaging System · · Score: 1

    for messaging, I've always used write and ytalk

    In my opinion, nothing is simpler and faster.