1993-03-02 - Re: TIME magazine article about cyberpunks

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From: Al Billings <mimir@u.washington.edu>
To: jb@paris7.jussieu.fr
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UTC Datetime: 1993-03-02 16:53:19 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 2 Mar 93 08:53:19 PST

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From: Al Billings <mimir@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 93 08:53:19 PST
To: jb@paris7.jussieu.fr
Subject: Re: TIME magazine article about cyberpunks
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On Tue, 2 Mar 1993 jb@paris7.jussieu.fr wrote:

> I've just read an article about the cyberpunks (cypherpunks??) in
> Time's n#9 issue. I feel it tells very well where it started it
> why and by who.

 Actually, it is a rather typically badly written piece on the so-called
"cyberpunks" and attempts to throw in the buzz words. It is factually
inaccurate in places and the EFF is seeking a retraction for what was said
about it in the article (the author passed 's problem when they asked for
a retraction).








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