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Jonas E'Zine -- Volume 1, Number 15 -- Released February 17, 1996
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Jonas is produced semi-regularly by Edicius (Tom Sullivan). Jonas
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and the material therein are property of Edicius and Jonas Print Matter
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Incorporated. Jonas may be freely distributed as long as this notice
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remains in place, and there is no fee charged for its retrevial.
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I should be allowed to glue my poster,
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I should be allowed to think..
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And I should be allowed to blurt the merest idea,
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if by random whim, one occurs to me.
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They Might Be Giants -- "I Should Be Allowed To Think"
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Jonas E'Zine Volume 1, Number 15 February 17, 1996
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Contents:
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(1) - Edicius' Editorial
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(2) - Chronology of the Communications Decency Act, compiled by Edicius
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(3) - Violation of our Guarenteed Rights, by Edicius
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(4) - "Oh, Sorry", by Edicius
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(5) - <Insert Generic Valentine's Day Rant Here>, by Edicius
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(6) - Particle Man vs. Universe Man: The Great Debate, by Edicius
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(7) - Reviews!
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(8) - The End
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(1) - Edicius' Editorial
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February 8, 1995
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Did you ever have that one special teacher in school? The one person that
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showed a true interest in how you did? The one who's class you did the
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best in, or at least worked the hardest in, mainly because s/he knew you
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could?
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I had that teacher, but I lost him last night. Alot of people lost him
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last night.
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Last year, I had him for Algebra 1 Honors, and he wanted me to work really
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hard, and he worked really hard with me so I got it. Unfortunally, I
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didn't make the right grade, so this year I was placed in Geometry B. But
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this year, I also changed. Every class, I would sit right in front of his
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desk. I would pay extra attention during his class. Most importantly, I
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had a A average in that class this year.
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When I would see him in the hallway, I would make an extra effort to say
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hi to him, and maybe talk to him. I would go to class a few minutes
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early, because I knew he would be there to talk to, and have a nice
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conversation with.
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My sister's boyfriend had him a few years ago in school. His family and
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his teacher's family have always been very good friends. Subsequently, I
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paid alittle more attention to him, and was alittle bit nicer to him, then
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my other teachers. I had a better student-teacher relationship with him
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then any other teacher I've ever had.
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One day, years and years ago, he made a choice. He made a decision that
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he would be a teacher. He didn't do it for the money, he was working at a
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private school and had five children, he just did it because he was
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devoted to it. He taught at school during the day, and then he would
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tutor other kids at night. It wasn't just a job, it was his life.
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He did this until his last day. Last night, one of the spanish teachers
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from my school dropped her duaghter off at his house. He was tutoring her
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in Algebra/2. Alittle after five, he suffered a massive heartattack, and
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died before he got to the hospital.
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I heard about this a few hours later, and was very distraught. School
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today was very somber, very solemn. The guidance conselors were there if
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we needed to talk, and the teachers were very supportive. Everyone you
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would talk to would have something to say about him, be it an funny story
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about him, or a familar saying, everyone was touched by him in some form
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or another.
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I do not grieve for him. He lived his life here, and accomplished many
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things. He would be happy knowing how many people he touched in his time
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on this earth. He is in a better place right now, he's at peace with
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himself now. I grieve for his family. They do not have a father, or a
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husband there anymore, but they have the support of many. I wish them the
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best of luck in the time ahead.
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Goodnite Mr. Rapolla. You taught me alot. About algebra, about geometry,
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and about myself. You were a great teacher, and a great friend. Even
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though our lives only intersected for such a short time, your memory will
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live in my heart forever. Thank you Mr. Rapolla, with my entire heart.
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This issue is going to be weird. I've been in a very lethargic/depressed
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mood the last week or two, and it may or may not show in my writing. It
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does, however, show up in my attitude. I'm annoyed at different things,
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things that didn't piss me off in the past. But, I'll save that for my
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Valentine's Day rant.
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Oh, about this issue. It may just be my perspective about things right
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now, but I can't decide if this is a good issue, or a bad issue. I
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normally get a feel for the issue before I release it, but right now, I
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just have no idea. Ugh. We'll see in a few days, won't we?
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I made a few minute/major changes (it's all in your perspective of them).
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First, for those of your that dialed into a bbs and downloaded the latest
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issues, I don't have official bbs distribution sites anymore. I still
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support the local bbses, but the Internet is giant, and I'd rather email
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the new issues of Jonas to a gazillion people, then call long distance and
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upload it somewhere.
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Anyway, there are no "official" distribution sites, but any bbs that
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carries it can call itself a Jonas e'Zine Distribution Site. Happy now?
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Good. The only "official" site, is the World Head Quarters. You can
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always get the latest issue of Jonas from Avalon, reached at (908)
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739-4274.
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Also, way way back, back a few months ago. When I released Jonas Numero
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Uno, I set one term. That term was, "this 'zine is all me! me me me me!
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ha ha!" That translated to, "you can't write for it."
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I figure, I've been doing Jonas for 10 months now. The last few months,
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I've recieved nearly nill as far as submissions go. Belial, aka Marc
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Newman, is one of the only ones who actually has been writing anything for
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me. So, this 'Zine is basically going to be "me, and my close knit group
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of friends." If I like you, and you have something intellegent to write,
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maybe I'll publish it.
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Hey, I've done the last 3 or 4 issues with little outside help, and I've
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done fine with it. So, why not continue it. :)
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Lastly, I've jumped the ship, and become "Internet-trendy." Yes, I've
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joined the millions of people who "web-surf", and put up my own.
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Actually, I put up three of my own. Just a simple index page ("The
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Unofficial Homepage of Tom Sullivan"), the official Jonas page, and an
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unofficial homepage for WHTG-FM, located here in senic New Jersey. Check
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the index page at: http://www.cybercomm.net/~edi/homepage.html, and you
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can reach all the pages.
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Have a good day.
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(2) - Chronology of the Communications Decency Act - Edicius
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Here's a timeline of events for those of you who aren't fully familar with
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the history of this very objectional bill.
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Taken from the "Campaign to Stop the Unconstitutional Communcations
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Decency Act", put out by the Voters Telecommunications Watch (vtw@vtw.org)
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Feb. 1, 1995 - S314 introducted by Senator Exon (D-NE) and Gorton (R-WA).
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Feb. 1, 1995 - S314 referred to the Senate Commerce committe.
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Feb. 21, 1995 - HR1004 introduced by Rep. Johnson (D-SD).
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Feb. 21, 1995 - HR1004 referred to the House Commerce and Judiciary
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committees.
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Mar. 23, 1995 - S314 amended and attached to the telecommunications reform
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bill by Senator Gorton (R-WA). Language provides some provider
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protection, but continues to infringe upon email privacy and free speech.
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Apr. 7, 1995 - Senator Leahy (D-VT) introduces S714, an alternative to
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the Exon/Gorton bill, which commissions the Department of Justice to study
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the problem to see if additional legislation (such as the CDA) is
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neccassary.
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May 24, 1995 - The House Telecomm Reform bill (HR1555) leaves committe in
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the House with the Leahy alternative attached to it, thanks to Rep. Ron
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Klink of (D-PA). The Communications Decency Act is not attached to it.
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Jun. 14, 1995 - The Senate passes the CDA as attached to the Telecomm
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reform bill (S652) by a vote of 84-16. The Leahy bill (S714) is not
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passed, but is supported by 16 Senators who understand the Internet.
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Jun. 21, 1995 - Several prominent House members publicly announce their
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opposition to the CDA, including Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Rep. Chris Cox
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(R-CA), and Rep. Ron Wyden (D-OR).
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Jun. 30, 1995 - Cox and Wyden introduce the "Internet Freedom and Family
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Empowerment Act" (HR1978) as an alternative to the CDA.
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Aug. 4, 1995 - House votes 421 - 4 to attach HR1978 to Telecommunications
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Reform bill (HR1555)
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Aug. 4, 1995 - House votes to attach Managers Amendment (which contains
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new crimincal penalties for speech online) to Telecommunications Reform
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bill (HR1555).
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Aug. 4, 1995 - House passes HR1555 which goes into conference with S652.
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Sep. 26, 1995 - Sen. Russ Feingold urges committee members to drop
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Managers Amendment and the CDA from the Telecommunications Deregulation
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bill.
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Dec. 7, 1995 - The House half of the Telecomm conference committee votes
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the "indecency" standard for online speech into the Telecomm Deregulation
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Bill.
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Jan. 31, 1996 - The House and Senate prepare to signoff on the conference
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report for the Telecomm bill and rush a vote to the floor.
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Feb. 1, 1996 - Telecommunications Deregulation bill overwhelmingly passes
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the House 414 - 16, and passes the Senate 91 - 5.
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(3) Violation of our guarenteed rights. - Edicius
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[See endnotes for additional information.]
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"Whoever -- in interstate or foreign communications, by means of a
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telecommunications device knowingly .. makes, creates, or solicits, and
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initiates the transmission of, any comment, request, suggestion,
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proposal, image, or other communication which is obscene, lewd,
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lascivious, filthy, or indecent, with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten,
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or harass an other person .. shall be fined .. or imprisoned not more
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than two years, or both .. " -- Section 502 (1) (a)
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If a group of breast cancer patients were not allowed to discuss their
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cases with each other, would we not be mad?
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If we were not allowed to view such works as Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel
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paintings, would we not be outraged?
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With the passage of the telecommunications "reform" legislation
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overwhelmingly passed by Congress and signed last week by President
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Clinton, these things, and more, are now described as "indecent" material
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for online viewing.
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Our elected officials have gone out of their way to pass the most sweeping
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U.S. telecommunications bill in over 60 years, and have violated our
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Constitutional rights in the new medium of computer networking. This bill
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contains a very vague and broad definition of what speech is unacceptable
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online, criminal prosecution, and large monetary fines, which will set off
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a tidal wave of censorship to avoid real and perceived liability.
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Internet providers will be forced to snoop and censor what their users do
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while online, so they themselves will not face criminal prosecution.
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Major corporations that have been started in the fields of Internet
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service and online publishing, which have invested large amounts of money
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into our economy, now face an Economic uncertainty. This will lead to the
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closure of many of these buisinesses.
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The telecommunications bill encourages states to define their own
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indecency laws. This legislation will lead to a legal tangle in the
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courts, with contradictory local regulations enforced from afar against
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providers and users in other areas. What's legal in New Jersey, may not
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be legal in New York.
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In the future, other media will be affected by this as well. With the
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expanse of newspaper, television, and radio, into the online communication
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field, it will become expensive to create a censored version for the
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online part, and a regular version. Hence, this will lead to a
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combonation of the two, and a single, censored, version on all fields.
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Because of the broad definition of "indecent", the King James Bible could
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be censored for the repeated use of the word "piss" (Kings II), a word
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already defined by the Supreme Court as indecent. A "Schindler's List"
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web site would earn an Internet service provider prison time. Anything
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featuring nudity, in any context, including breast cancer information or
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photos of Michelangeolo's Sistine Chapel paintings, could result in the
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poster of the information facing large fines. We face a very bleak
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future, when indecency applies to items of artistic talent, social value,
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or medical necessity.
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Part of this bill also targets prank telephone calls. Section 502 (1) (d)
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states,
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"Whoever -- makes repeated telephone calls or repeatedly initiates
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communication with a telecommunications device, during which
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conversation or communication ensues, soley to harass any person at the
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called number or who recieves the communication; shall be fined under
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title 18 .. or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."
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Is the Internet not covered by our First Amendment right? Do Internet
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users not have the same rights as a person walking into a bookstore? Does
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the government have the right to pass laws without having one public
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hearing to hear what we, as American Citizens, have to say?
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Many civil liberties groups have already said no to this bill, and are
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preparing a massive legal challenge to this bill. It is neccasary to
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protect what we, as American Citizens, are guarenteed in the First
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Amendment: The Freedom of Speech, Press, Association, Religion, and
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Petition.
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Luckily, over the last few days, there has been a turn in the case. For
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the best of Internet users. U.S. District Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter
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ruled in Philadelphia on Thursday, February 15, that until further notice,
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the government cannot enforce the "indecency" clause in the
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Telecommunications Reform Bill.
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He says the government must come up with a definition of indecency. His
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research indicates that the Supreme Court never defined the word, which
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leaves many people wondering what is forbidden, and what is allowed.
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He also is hearing the cases of the ACLU, and 19 other groups who filed
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suit against this bill the days after President Clinton signed it into
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law.
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In my local area, a case has been brought to light over the last few days.
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A woman living in the town of Long Branch, NJ, started recieving letters
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from men wanting to have sex with her.
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Stephany Willman, 41, believes that her ex-boyfriend, who now lives in
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Florida, scanned and posted nude pictures of her to "several erotic
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newsgroups." The pictures also included her address, and asked that
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lonely men write her.
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A South-Florida Internet provider, Icanet, has suspended the account of
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the poster of the pictures. It is not known whether or not her
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ex-boyfriend is using the account, but it is suspected. Icanet presidet,
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Bob Hurwitz said, "I caught him doing it again, and we put a cancel on his
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postings immediately."
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A man claiming to be Willman's ex-boyfriend called a local newspaper, the
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Asbury Park Press (who have been covering this story) and said, "I want to
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contact Bob Hurwitz and do anything I can to get Stephany's pictures off
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the Internet. I'm not a computer whiz and I'm not the horrible person
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everybody thinks I am."
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Of the 3 pictures posted, only one was nude. The other two were pictures
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of Stephany in a bikini.
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Police say that a harrassment case against Willman's ex-boyfriend remains
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open, but they will not pursue the case. It would be impossible to get
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the main from Florida to New Jersey for a disorderly charge. If enough
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evidence is found to prove that he really posted the pictures, then
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Florida Police would have to handle the case.
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I swear, this whole "computer" thing gets stranger by the day.
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Notes:
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(1) Portions of this article were printed in the _Asbury Park Press_ on
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February 13, 1996.
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(2) Some portions of this article were taken from "EFF Statement on 1996
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Telecommunications Regulation Bill", released February 1, 1996.
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(4) "Oh, sorry." - Edicius
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"Here's your fucking coffee, asshole," said the greasy haired fifteen
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year-old to the customer.
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"What was that you said, boy?"
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"I said, 'HERE IS YOUR FUCKING COFFEE, ASSHOLE.'"
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"Why'd you say that?"
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"Because people like you come in here all day, look down on me like you're
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better or something, order a eggs and coffee, and leave a nickel tip.
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Then you go home, for a rousing day of looking through the classifieds for
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a new job, and new parts to your '78 Ford sitting on the cynderblocks on
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your front lawn."
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"Oh, ok. Got anymore half and half?"
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Startled, the boy said, "Uhm.. Yeah, in the back. I'll get you some.
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"Wait, you're not mad for what I said to you?"
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"Nope. Not at all. I'm used to it."
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"Used to it?"
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"Yeah. I'm James Exon, a senator from Nebraska. You wouldn't believe how
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many people yell at me all day, all for this stupid Telecommunications
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Bill. If I hurt you by my part in it, I'm sorry. I just had to get back
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at those assholes on Compuserve. If they won't let me post naked pictures
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of myself, no one can."
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"Uh. Ok. I'm gonna go cleanup in the kitchen now, nice meeting you."
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(5) <Insert Generic Valentine's Day Rant Here> - Edicius
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In the past, I never really got down about Valentine's Day. The last few
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days, however, I have gotten down about it, and alot of things. Being
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that it's Valentine's Day and all, I figure I'll rant about love this
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issue. It's always a fun topic to talk about, right?
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I never had a girlfriend, I've never been out on a date. I have liked
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people, but I really like a girl right now. But its confusing. I've been
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told by some that she isn't right for me, that she wouldn't even go out
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with me. But I think she is right for me, I think she's pretty, I think
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she has a good personality, but I do see the flaws in her. Maybe I'm
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blind to certain things, maybe its just something deep-rooted in my mind
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where I think I need to like someone to be normal, maybe I'd be considered
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gay if I didn't like a girl at 16 ...
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Then again, I never really threw out the idea of being gay.
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I find that many guys, especially around my age, are very homophobic. So,
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I play with this trait in them. I make passes at them, jokingly of
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course, and make jokes about bestiality and incest. But there is a point
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where I crossed the joking phase. I said to a friend recently, "I'm gay,"
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and then continued the conversation without a grin or anything. It seems
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so casual to say it. Why not just bypass the whole girl phase, and just
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go gay. Better yet, I'll just remain single for my life.
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Back to the girl I like.
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I've been told I should ask her out, but I never get the nerve to. Maybe
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if I really, truely, liked her, then maybe I would ask her out. But I
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have doubts at time. I never had a girlfriend yet, but right now I'm
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looking for the perfect girl to go out with. So, sometimes I think that
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maybe the whole reason I like her is because I don't like anyone else, and
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she's the only one who I have a remote liking to, and it just becomes that
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much bigger because of it. (Did you follow me there?)
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.. and that all goes back to the deep-rooted feelings about being gay and
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things like that.
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I want to find a girl that I can have a deep love with. Not someone who's
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love is superficial, but someone who is intellectual & funny, not to
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mention pretty. It's the typical thing a guy looks for. I'm not looking
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for sex. I wouldn't mind it, but that's still way back in my mind.
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I never experienced "love" first hand, so I may go on like a flaming
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hyprocitical idiot. I see people and how they profess their "love" and
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how great it is, but then a time comes and they break up, and then see how
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silly & fake their "love" was.
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Sometimes I feel alienated and different because I never felt love. I
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never felt the emotions that come with it, be it happiness or sadness.
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I'm most happy that I've never experienced the sadness that goes along
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with love, but I don't think I've ever truely been happy.
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I've been happy, but there just seems to be an intoxicating happiness that
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accompanies love. It's just a different type of happiness, that you can't
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reach without love ..
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.. or so it seems.
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As I said, I've never really felt love.
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I made a vow to myself, to ask the girl that I really like right now out
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by the end of the school year. "Babysteps", just like Bill Murrary said
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in _What About Bob?_. So, within the next few months, I will, or will
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not, have a girlfriend. Whether or not I have one, I at least asked her
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out.
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Wish me luck. :)
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(6) Particle man vs. Universe man: The Great Debate - Edicius
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Recently, on the They Might Be Giants mailing list, a very important
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question was raise: who would win in a fight between Particle Man and
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Universe Man. (Two characters in the TMBG song, "Particle Man.")
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Now, you must consider all sides of this great debate. Let's analyze the
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lyrics, and find the deeper meaning:
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Universe man, Universe man / Size of the entire universe man / usually
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kind to smaller man / Universe man
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Now, according to this, Universe man is the size of the entire universe
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and he is kind to smaller men. Knowing that, Particle Man must be smaller
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then him and Universe man must be nice to him. Does that mean that
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Universe man is instantly nice to him, and Particle man wins by default?
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.. or do they fight? In this case, let's look into the fight a bit.
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Universe man is big, he's the entire universe. The universe is infinate.
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Does that mean that Universe man's size is neverending? Then where is he?
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Is he above us? or below us? Are we him? Are we _on_ him?
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Particle man is small, but he might have the speed, but we're not sure.
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Back to the lyrics,
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Particle man, particle man / Doing the things a particle can / What's
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he like? / It's not important
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They never tell us what he can do, but he should be fast. He's small and
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compact, like a particle. So, let's say he's fast.
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Now, we have the universe, versus a miniscule particle. Albeit, a fast
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particle. I'd put my money on Universe man here. I mean, he is really
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big, a gajillion times the size of Particle man. His reach must be
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amazing. He could stand really far back, and never get touched by
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Particle man. Alittle lobsided. The Vegas bookmakers would put this in
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favor of Universe man.
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But, there is one chance for Particle man. What if he catches Universe
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man while he's in happy land. Back to the lyrics,
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Universe man / He's got a watch with a minute hand, / millennium hand
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and an eon hand / when they meet it's a happy land.
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We don't know how often he's in happy land, because we don't know how
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often the minute, millennium, and eon hands all coincide. There still is
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that chance that Particle man could come up with an upset. Buster Douglas
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did it!
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But wait, what if we turn this into a tag team match? Triangle man and
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Person man could team up with Particle man.
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Maybe, maybe not.
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Triangle man / Triangle man / Triangle man hates particle man / They
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have a fight / Triangle wins / Triangle man
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Triangle is stronger then Particle man, so that's an advantage for the
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Particle man/Triangle man combonation, but there's one key element that
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we're missing here: cooporation! "Triangle man hates particle man." They
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can't get along. Too much friction!
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What about Person man?
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Triangle man / Triangle man / Triangle man hates person man / They have
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a fight / triangle wins / triangle man
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After this fight, that puts Person man on or about the same level as
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Particle man. They both lost in a fight to Triangle man, and they both
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must be bitter about it. They could team up!
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No they couldn't. Person man is a very bitter man.
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Person man, person man / hit on the head with a frying pan / lives his
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life in a garbage can / Person man / is he depressed or is he a mess? /
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does he feel totally worthless / who came up with Person man? /
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degraded man, person man
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Person man is too bitter at life to team up with anyone. Look, first,
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he's hit in the head with a fuckin' frying pan. I don't know about you,
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but I'd be a tad pissed about that. Then, he lives in a garbage can! I
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mean, we're not talking about Oscar the Grouch here, he's really living in
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a garbage can here.
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Conclusion -
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Particle man could fight Universe man, but he'd get his ass kicked. With
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no help of joining forces, there's really no hope for Particle man. Pity
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him.
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Triangle man fighting Universe man? Well, I'd still put my money on
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Universe man here. He's just huge.
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(7) Reviews!
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eZINE: E-Weezer - Volume 2, Edition 5
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Now this is the ultimate in 'Zines for the Weezer fanatic, like myself.
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Every issue, a new one comes out almost every week, is packed with the
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newest in information about Weezer, and related bands. Including, The
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Rentals, That Dog, Space Twins, Spain, and 9 Iron.
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This issue, released February 15th, has a review of That Dog's concert at
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Whiskey A Go-Go in Hollywood. It also introduces and gives information
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about Space Twins (Brian Bell from Weezer's side project), Spain (Petra
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and Rachel Haden from That Dog's brother's band :)), and 9 Iron (The side
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project of Tony Maxwell from That Dog). There is also a good article
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about bootlegging of concerts.
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They even mention Jonas in this issue, too. :)
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I highly suggest that you check this 'Zine out, it really has alot of
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information. Tour dates, rumors, concert updates, everything you possibly
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need to know about Weezer and related bands.
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To subscribe, send email to SPBumholio@aol.com, or check out the web site
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at http://members.aol.com/WeezerDGB/eweezer.htm
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eZINE: I Want To Be a Rock and Roll Star - Issue 19
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This e'Zine is the side project of Jen Jurgens (aka BlackPope7), the
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editor of Moderate Rock E'Zine (see review in Jonas 14). This 'Zine comes
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out between issues of ModRock, and is very good.
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This issue contains a very interesting comparision of television to music.
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Her article, "Why Rock Music Is Like Television" compares the Fox Network,
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to bands like Bush, Offspring, and "The Presidents of the United States of
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Bands With Too Many Words in Them For Anyone to Say Their Name Without
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Being Forced to Take 3 or 4 Breaths." CBS = Classic Rock? The list goes
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on and on. Amazing, eerie coincidences between music and televsion!
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Remember Alf? I'm sure you do. Did you ever stop and think exactly what
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Alf meant to us? What he taught us? If you didn't, you'll learn now.
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Alf taught us alot, and Jen tells us exactly what it is he taught.
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This 'Zine, coupled with Moderate Rock E'Zine, is one of my favorite
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'Zines that I read regularly. Jen puts alot of work in this, and has a
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very unique style of writing. This 'Zine is a must read.
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To subscribe, send email to Modrock@intele.net.
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(7) The End
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I hope you enjoyed this issue. Please send all comments, be it good or
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bad, to edi@cybercomm.net. Pass the word of Jonas around, I'll love you
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for it.
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Oh, also, the next issue of Jonas will be coming out on April 1. Yes, I'm
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totally skipping March. In 42 days, there will be a new issue. The
|
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reason for this is simple: April 1 is the one year anniversary for Jonas.
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Yes, that's right. For one whole year, I've been geeking out on this damn
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computer, improving my writing, and bringing Jonas to you.
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I could rush, make a quick issue, and then do the big one year
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anniversary issue. Then the big one year anniversary issue would become a
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"not-so big one year anniversary issue."
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God, who would have thought? A year ago, I put out 4 issues in 8 days.
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Now, I can't do 2 issues in 42 days. :)
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I will be emailling and contacting alot of different people for special
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things I'm doing for the next issue. I will (hopefully) have a really big
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surprise in the next issue. Just wait, you'll be happy.
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I'll stop the tangent here. I'll see you in 42 days. I'll be a stronger
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and wiser man. I'm going to see Spacehog in a week! I hope you enjoyed
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this issue. Have a great day. See you April 1st.
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Send all inquiries to edi@cybercomm.net
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Visit the Jonas Website at http://www.cybercomm.net/~edi/jonas.html
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Finger Edicius at edi@raven.cybercomm.net
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Jonas, Slinky, and alot of radness - Avalon (908) 739/4274
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Thanks to Belial and everyone who has supported Jonas over time.
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"Jonas. It's more then a 'Zine, it's a lifestyle."
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