Re: VISA to smartcard the US

2000-09-12 Thread Ray Dillinger
Hmmm. These devices could be useful, even without using them as credit cards. I wonder if you could buy a batch of them from the manufacturer with custom software installed? It would sure be nice if I could make a physical key token that would render my system completely useless if the ke

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McVeigh, Freedom Fighter or Kook?

2000-09-12 Thread Ray Dillinger
On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Michael Motyka wrote: > >> safer, cleaner place but calling McVeigh a "freedom fighter" is off the >> mark. 0 points for that one. > >Why? Interesting question, actually... The difference between a "random crazy" and a "freedom fighter" can be a

Re: Internet Drivers License

2000-09-12 Thread jfanonymous
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2000-09-12 Thread jfanonymous
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Re: DNA

2000-09-12 Thread David Marshall
Michael Motyka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does UV light destroy DNA? I know it is a reasonable way to sterilize > water ( with some caveats ) which it does by denaturing proteins. UV light tends to totally hose up the DNA. The main problem, at least in bacteria, is caused by the creation of

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VISA to smartcard the US

2000-09-12 Thread A. Melon
Sep 12, 2000 - 07:27 PM Visa USA to Launch Smart Card in the U.S. The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - After success with its smart card in Europe and Japan, Visa is aiming squarely at the U.S. market with an upgraded vers

Why?

2000-09-12 Thread Michael Motyka
>> ...calling McVeigh a "freedom fighter" is off the mark. 0 points for that one. > >Why? > Only accomplishments : a greal deal of pain for some plain folks a loss of legal ground that may never be recovered Altruism and patriotism were not factors I can't imagine what was Broken eg

Re: Abortion Assasination Politics likely going to Supremes

2000-09-12 Thread Michael Motyka
Hmmm... I'll stipulate that the common citizen, when faced with a tirade about killing those who perform abortions and a list of names and addresses of offenders, would not immediately put 2 and 2 together to make 3 and start killing doctors. Now put yourself in the position of an average citizen

Re: [OT] California senator tries to mandate remote kill switches

2000-09-12 Thread anonymous
Michael Motyka wrote: > I enjoy the rhetorical device of visiting death and destruction on the > bad guys and clearly there is no shortage of politicians whose actual > passing out of this life -by unspecified means- would make the world a > safer, cleaner place but calling McVeigh a "freedom fig

Re: Abortion Assasination Politics likely going to Supremes

2000-09-12 Thread Michael Motyka
> So when is APster coming out, which lets > you trade lists of deserving people? > It may actually be extremely difficult to create an APster. ... The violent anti-abortion movement's method for coping with coexistent conflicting thoughts and behaviors is a form of dysfunction not unlike that

Re: Abortion Assasination Politics likely going to Supremes

2000-09-12 Thread Marcel Popescu
More stuff for Freenet, it seems. I'm really curious how "they" would consider handling such documents instead MP3s - better or worse? Mark X-Loop: openpgp.net From: "A. Melon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 3:40 PM Sub

Re: [OT] California senator tries to mandate remote kill switches

2000-09-12 Thread Michael Motyka
> The political scumdroids will of course write liability exemptions > into the laws. (Don't think they can do that? It's done a lot, > especially when "it's for the children!!" gets invoked.) > Oh, I believe it. It fits right in with the "tort reform" platform. > As for what should be done wi

Abortion Assasination Politics likely going to Supremes

2000-09-12 Thread A. Melon
So when is APster coming out, which lets you trade lists of deserving people? Tuesday September 12 5:11 AM ET Abortion Web Site Verdict Appealed By WILLIAM McCALL, Associated Press Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Anti-abortion activists are asking a federal appeals court to

Re: [OT] California senator tries to mandate remote kill switches

2000-09-12 Thread Tom Vogt
Tim May wrote: be done with them: more freedom fighters like McVeigh need to park > trucks filled with ANFO in front of their dens. That, or biological > and nerve agents. Wiping out several hundred in one legislative > session would send a message. a message - yes. but which one? here's a sugg

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