What possibly could be wrong with pointing out the hypocrisy of Murican religio-political bafflegab?
However easy that target, of course - so much to choose from.. so little time.

er, :-\ufffd

Yeah.. pretty amazing that a core group has survived this long, on a medium with the lasting power / attention span of a Mayfly, typically.

I'm particularly appreciative of the catholic interests, talents - quite beyond the [umm. uhm. Prodigious!] techno abilities. 'Twas that aspect which manifested throughout the original IW forums - which got my attention. I thought I espied Intelligence! amidst the mere techno virtuosity taken for granted.

This was/is atypical 'technician' behaviour, at least in my prior experience. Maybe technician has bad class connotations (but then, so does Professional, etc.) Whatever.. we're writing the sequel to, The Soul of a New Machine long after poor old Data General lies amidst the detritus with DEC et al
(though I gather that their VAXen continue to be consulted daily by various physics types who cut their computing teeth on those cute buggers).

Can zIWE [can the USA?] survive Four More Years? 'Twill be a masterful performance in either case. January 2009.. Imagine. That.


moi