Mark's e-note provoked me to respond here, briefly. John was a friend,
as he was to many. We interacted and visited occasionally over many
years. He was a unique, clear-minded, poetic advocate of healthy
networked societies.
I also spoke at the Aspen conference described below (on early rural
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On the eve of my 70th birthday, John Perry Barlow, who was 4 months older and
sometimes described as my "nemesis," passed away. RIP, cyber-comrade. In the
interest of living memories, here's a JPB story (or two).
In mid-1994, the Progress and Freedom