Preserving the right to hack hardware (was: Off Topic...

On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Gene Buckle wrote: [Usenet flame mode on :-)] So, does that mean that you're in agreement with those runners up for the vice-presidency of the moron section of the knucklehead club who tear classic computers apart so as to be able to use their bits for wall hangings and office trophies, or to be immersed in clear epoxy for sale on E-bilk as expensive paperweights and, hence, forever useless as functional computer bits? Uh-oh, that comment warrants severe Usenet-style flamage... :-) [Basil Fawlty Usenet flamethrower mode on] Bizarre? You call what we've been discussing Bizarre? Let me guess, you're a propagana artist from one of Big Brother's goon squads or else you're some random politican's aid pretending to be a computer collector, and you're working on "damage control," right? Ah, hah! Just as we thought. Admit it, as vee haf vays uf making you talk. [flames mode off] As someone else pointed out, this is definitely relevant to hacking. Over in Europe, the looney one world government political plotters are working hard to prevent hacking as they attempt to curtail what's left of anyone's freedom and liberty. Their inane rules and regulations are already having harmful effects on the hardware hacking attempts of non-Europeans like the English, and may even be influencing the politicrats in the U.S. The discussions that we've been having pertaining to the 4th of July, etc. are indeed pertinent to not only the rights of U.S. citizens to continue hacking, which is a vital aspect of computer collecting, restoration and preservation. but helpful to hackers everywhere who want to resist Big Brother and "little brother inc." -- Copyright (C) 2001 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals: All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature & rdd(a)rddavis.net 410-744-4900 her other creatures, using dogma to justify such http://www.rddavis.net beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.