4 Apr
2002
4 Apr
'02
5 a.m.
Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, James B. DiGriz wrote:
Didn't know, Sellam. I have followed the "Cap'n Crunch" legend over the
years, but nothing I'd read indicated anything like that. If it's going
to be a topic of discussion, accurate information is better than what
could be confused with malicious gossip or worse, so I thank you for
providing the facts, and I think we are all quite adequately informed at
this point.
jbdigriz
I don't know John, but I think Doug covered
this one pretty well
already. He's an ex-con. In our culture, even just being accused of a
crime is a big sign plastered to your back, saying, justly or not, "I am
a loser." If you maintain your innocence, or unrepentence, or even just
your worth as a human being, you can also very easily wave that sign in
people's faces, if you aren't very careful. Not saying that it isn't
worthwhile. Just that there's a stigma there, one which most people fear
is contagious, and may well be in some cases. Which is not an accident,
nor benign, but we are off-topic enough here, so I won't go into that.
One's impression of John Draper has nothing at all to do with this. It's
more of his creepy propensity to hit on anything with two legs (generally)
within eyesight.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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