I'm all for ridiculous paranoia and whatnot, but noordinaryspider, why on Earth do you think that was more than should be said? And how is this a conversation that demands tinfoil?? The Internet's history with DARPA and the DOD is well published and well known. I mean ... you realise you're emailing this list from a gmail account, right? Plus there's your ISP ... and then there's the patent trolls. The US government is the last group you should be afraid of. Not that you shouldn't be afraid, just that they kind of fall at the end of the list.
On Wed Feb 18 2015 at 12:25:17 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > My dad was on the internet in the late 60s or early 70s. > > There was no Internet Explorer, no eBay, no Amazon, no Facebook, etc. so it > certainly wasn't the internet as we know it, but it was used by the defense > department of the you ess aye. > > That's probably more than I should even say; I've got my tinfoil hat on big > time today and all of my "stuff to take to eWaste" boxes spread out all > over > the floor. > > Ali, I'm so glad to see your friendly astronaut face back here. I grokk you > big time. >
