Re: Independent Institute Response To Phillip Hallam-Baker (networkexternality)

2001-03-01 Thread lizard
Hm. It's odd my two main hobbies -- arguing about libertarian politics and RPGs -- overlap, but check this out: http://www.rpgplanet.com/dnd3e/interview-rsd-0300.htm (Do a search on 'network' to find the relevant section of the interview.) Apologies to Matt and the II, but from where I stand,

Re: Microsoft Trial Judge Based His Break-Up Remedy On Flawed Theory, Not Facts

2001-02-27 Thread lizard
"Colin A. Reed" wrote: I'll admit that the trial was fucked up from the start by the decision to center it around netscape rather than something more blatant like stac. Anyways, this has nothing to do with FC, unless you think that enterprise is fundamentally expressive and Microsoft's

Re: Buying Mein Kampf via the Net

2000-12-03 Thread Lizard
At 04:20 PM 12/2/2000, Danny Yee wrote: Actually, the *US* copyright was siezed by the US government at the beginning of the war and not returned to Germany until the last decade or so. So there are plenty of US copies that would remain legal. In Australia at least, I think Mein Kampf is

Re: And you thought Nazi agitprop was controversial?

2000-09-18 Thread Lizard
At 09:50 AM 9/18/00 -0400, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote: Jodi evaded: In that case, I'll make you an offer. You or anyone else on this list are welcome to read through our modest collection of over 2,000 books, three four-foot tall file cabinets (all full), various shelves, etc...just like

Re: And you thought Nazi agitprop was controversial?

2000-09-16 Thread Lizard
At 11:46 AM 9/16/00 -0400, Jodi Hoffman wrote: In 1972 (the year before the APA unilaterally decided homosexuality was "no longer an illness") the Gay Rights Platform was drawn up at the convention of the National Coalition of Gay Organizers. It was officially set forth at the Gay Pride March

Re: And you thought Nazi agitprop was controversial?

2000-09-16 Thread Lizard
At 11:45 PM 9/16/00 -0400, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote: The military is currently cannibalizing everything it can to keep as many units as it possibly can active. If less of the 'defense' budget ended up spent on barracks that serve no military purpose, planes that the Pentagon don't want

Re: And you thought Nazi agitprop was controversial?

2000-09-13 Thread Lizard
At 12:57 AM 9/14/00 -0400, Jodi Hoffman wrote: You are wrong to protect them without knowing what they're about, Jay. Their motto is, "Sex before eight, or it's too late." They are referring to grown men having sex with an under-eight year old little boy. Surely you don't mean to suggest

Re: CDR: Cpunk Havenco's Weapon Choices

2000-06-14 Thread Lizard
Declan McCullagh wrote: The U.S. can't annex the world by declaring its territorial waters to be 10,000 miles. We could if we were the only one with nukes. :) Pax Americana!

Re: Microsoft: A Day Of Satisfaction AsCorporateBullyGetsComeuppance

2000-04-09 Thread Lizard
At 1:07 PM -0400 4/9/00, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote: Reagan was a bad actor and then he was a bad president. He was a GREAT President! He proved that the role of poltics, like religion, is mostly symbolic -- it doesn't matter if no one is REALLY in charge, so long as people THINK someone is

Re: Microsoft: A Day Of Satisfaction As Corporate Bully GetsComeuppance

2000-04-05 Thread Lizard
At 4:41 PM -1000 4/5/00, Reese wrote: (Speaking of Phill Baker) You obviously have a bias against Reagan. Todays news:Phill Baker hates Reagan. Other headlines:Tensions flare in Mideast! Movie Star to Divorce! Rock Star Enters Rehab!