From: Brian Lane <blane@squeaky.free.org>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 94 09:26:24 PDT
To: Hal <hfinney@shell.portal.com>
Subject: Re: FCC Regulation (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <199408271609.JAA25075@jobe.shell.portal.com>
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On Sat, 27 Aug 1994, Hal wrote:

> Jason W Solinsky <solman@MIT.EDU> writes:
> >Its scary, that having read just the first half of it, I could believe
> >it to be true. Or maybe it merely proves that my mind is mush.
> 
> It fooled me for the first few paragraphs, too.  It's traditional in these
> spoofs to have some "tipoff", a strange date or name, at the top, but I
> didn't notice anything like that.  I think it's a bit unethical to send
> this kind of thing out; someone who just skimmed the first part may come
> away with entirely the wrong impression.

  It sure was well written. Sounded just like a press release/story. I 
was starting to get a little pissed until I hit the paragrpah about licenses.

> 
> (It was an entertaining spoof, no question, I just wish they had taken a
> little more care to avoid misleading people.)

  I suppose that for the next five years the net is going to be 
overflowing with reposts and requests to call your congressman.

  Brian

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