> PS. On the title of this thread: what the heck does 'gdunken' mean? > My guess is the German 'Gedenken' meaning thoughts, rather than 'gedanken' meaning >thanks. Its new to me but not inscrutable > A few things are clear to me, however: > > * Aaron acted without malicious intent, thus criminal charges are highly > unlikely to be filed or sustained. Wish it wqere so. I know that the prisons are full of innocent men, but I also now the great fear of intelligence in the land. > * US West overreacted to the situation in calling in the FBI without > sufficient knowledge or data. Probably not so. Lets hope that they can learn from the situation howver > > * The FBI overreacted to the situation by confiscating Aaron's equipment > without sufficient knowledge or data -- of either the existance of a crime > or of the equipment being confiscated. Again, probably not so. The evidence, should it be there at all, lies in the equipment. The FBI do have a very sharp lab, although many operatives may be illiterate > * Most reporters can't tell a prime number from the prime directive, and > worse, they don't seem to care. No, of course. They are innumerate. Never underestimate a reporters intelligence or overestimate his lack of bias. He wants a story not the facts, ma'am. > Now could we all just go back to the math and stop filling up everybody's > mailbox please? OK, Bye David
