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1997-11-23 - Re: Seeing Both Sides

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1997-11-23 16:22:20 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 00:22:20 +0800

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 00:22:20 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Seeing Both Sides
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Tim May <tcmay@got.net> writes:
> I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I think I do it pretty well, Certainly
> better than learning C or C++ and becoming YACC (Yet Another C Coder). No
> insult to C coders, but at age 45, after making a bundle of money doing
> physics and AI,  and retiring eleven years ago, I hardly think training
> myself at this point to be a C journeyman is what I want to do with my life.

Let's take an inventory of what Tiny Timmy can contribute to our cause:
* capital
* ability to spec out projects and figure out what needs to be done
He lacks:
* time
* C coding skills
* understanding of non-RSA cryptography (such as elliptic curves)
Here's an idea. Suppose you want a certain program to be written and
made available for free.  Spec out the design and offer to pay a few
thousand dollars for someone to code it and post it.
Put your money where your mouth it, Tiny Timmy.

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