Re: FW: John Barlow, Debbie and Me (plus Nettime)

2018-02-14 Thread Richard Lowenberg
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 net

FW: John Barlow, Debbie and Me (plus Nettime)

2018-02-08 Thread Newmedia
Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Nettime: 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