1994-05-06 - Re: Regarding Mr. Nalbandian’s Comments

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@snark.imsi.com>
To: Julietta <albright@chaph.usc.edu>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-05-06 12:18:17 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 6 May 94 05:18:17 PDT

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@snark.imsi.com>
Date: Fri, 6 May 94 05:18:17 PDT
To: Julietta <albright@chaph.usc.edu>
Subject: Re: Regarding Mr. Nalbandian's Comments
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Julietta says:
> > goal). As it has been said more and more often, 'Cypherpunks write CODE!'.
> 
> 	You know, I keep hearing this- why is it that you all seem to think
> that writing code is mutually exclusive from talking the politics of
> cryptography? Is it so hard to do two things at one time??? I'm sorry, I
> just don't get it..

Its a matter of two things.

1) One can make the same political statements over and over (as we do)
   without much effect. Writing code can change the world. Therefore,
   writing code is much more worthwhile.
2) There are lots of places to talk about approximately this set of
   political views.

Its not a question of excluding politics -- its really more of a
question of giving primacy to action.

Perry

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• 1994-05-06 (Fri, 6 May 94 02:37:40 PDT) - Regarding Mr. Nalbandian’s Comments - grendel@netaxs.com (Michael Brandt Handler)
  • 1994-05-06 (Fri, 6 May 94 03:21:27 PDT) - Re: Regarding Mr. Nalbandian’s Comments - Julietta <albright@scf.usc.edu>
    • 1994-05-06 (Fri, 6 May 94 04:01:14 PDT) - Re: Regarding Mr. Nalbandian’s Comments - grendel@netaxs.com (Michael Brandt Handler)
    • 1994-05-06 (Fri, 6 May 94 04:08:59 PDT) - Re: Regarding Mr. Nalbandian’s Comments - “Fred Heutte” <phred@well.sf.ca.us>
      • 1994-05-06 (Fri, 6 May 94 12:04:03 PDT) - Re: Regarding Mr. Nalbandian’s Comments - dat@ebt.com (David Taffs)
    • 1994-05-06 (Fri, 6 May 94 05:18:17 PDT) - Re: Regarding Mr. Nalbandian’s Comments - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@snark.imsi.com>
    • 1994-05-06 (Fri, 6 May 94 09:39:02 PDT) - Regarding Mr. Nalbandian’s Comments - hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)
      • 1994-05-06 (Fri, 6 May 94 10:06:33 PDT) - Re: Regarding Mr. Nalbandian’s Comments - “Robert A. Hayden” <hayden@krypton.mankato.msus.edu>
        • 1994-05-06 (Fri, 6 May 94 10:45:36 PDT) - Re: Regarding Mr. Nalbandian’s Comments - Dave Otto (the Wizard of TOTOSoft) <dave@marvin.jta.edd.ca.gov>
    • 1994-05-06 (Fri, 6 May 94 12:47:55 PDT) - “cypherpunks write code” - greg@ideath.goldenbear.com (Greg Broiles)