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Re: Clayoquot comments (participants speak) via FTP

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From: emd
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1993 16:34
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samuel@cs.ubc.ca (Stephen Samuel) writes:

> I have made cleartext and PostScript versions of the article
> available via anonymous FTP in the directory /pickup/samuel on cs.ubc.ca
>
> I have placed a copyLEFT on this article, and request that people distribute
> copies of it to anybody interested.  My only limitation is that you must
> copy the entire text of the comments (to maintain their integrity).
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Given the delusions and misinformation contained both within the article
and the comments of those quoted, maintaining "integrity" is the last
thing that comes to mind reading it. Foolish, misguided and inappropriate
are far better descriptions.

emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca  (Robert Smits, Ladysmith B.C.)

"After first ascertaining that in the current recession the ratio
 between the blue-collar and the white-collar unemployed stands at one
 to one, the augurs produced a slight amendment of the general theory -
 among members of the lower classes, failure was a property of
 individuals; among members of the middle classes, failure was a
 property of the state.  A poor man failed because he was lazy or stupid
 or criminal.  A rich man failed because of a tax policy or the Clean
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Subject: Re: Clayoquot comments (participants speak) via FTP
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From: emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 93 09:34:12 PDT
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