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Der Weltanschauung Magazine (The WorldView)
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September 11, 1991 Volume 1, Issue 7
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Material Written By Computer And Telecommunications Hobbyists World Wide
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Promoting the publication of Features, Editorials,
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and Anything Else....
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To submit material, or to subscribe to the magazine contact one of the
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following net addresses below...
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The World View... %%%%%% The Dickinson Nightlight %
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# (713) 333-5666 #
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####################### "WELCOME TO THE MACHINE" -Pink Floyd
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"Let us arise, let us arise against the oppressors o
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f humanity; all kings,
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emperors, presidents of republics, priests of all religions are the true
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enemies of the people; let us destroy along with them all juridical, political,
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civil and religious institutions."
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-Manifesto of anarchists in the Romagna, 1878
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The World View Staff: InterNet Address:
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The Desert Fox [Editor] fox@nuchat.sccsi.com
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Rev
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. Scott Free [CoEditor] revfree@nuchat.sccsi.com
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Bryan O' Blivion blivion@nuchat.sccsi.com
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The Sorcerer (REV)/Modok Tarleton/Cynder The Grey/Brain On A Stick
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1) You're Invited! Cyber-Lunch '91.......................The Desert Fox
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2) They Are Out To Get You...............................Modok Tarleton
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3) On The Subject Of Government..............
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............Cynder The Grey
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4) Fight The Power!......................................Brain On A Stick
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5) Pocket Law Quick Reference Card.......................Bryan O' Blivion
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6) The True Significance Of The Zodiac Sign..............Elrond
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7) KPFT/BoB Dobbs Promo..................................Slack To All
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8) On The Subject Of Purists.............................Cynder The Grey
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9) Electronic Frontier Foundation Application............EFF
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NOTICE TO ALL SYSOPS, USERS, CYBERPUNKS, AND ELECTRONIC FRONTIERSMAN!
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*********************************************************************
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On October 12, 1991, The World View Magazine is sponsoring a gathering
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which we would like to call 'Cyber-Lunch'. It is going to be a large
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gathering of the Houston/Austin Cyber community. We would like to invite
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you and all of your friends to attend this gathering! We would appreciate
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your attendance. It promises to be a g
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reat meeting. If possible, please
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RSVP by logging on to 333-5666, or 337-1452. Leave mail to me. The more,
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the merrier. We already have many planning to attend, and your efforts to
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attend would be appreciated. Get in touch with me ASAP so that we may get
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a count. Please see the Gif file for directions, or call one of the
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numbers above.
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The Desert Fox
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THEY ARE OUT TO GET YOU!
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A piece of POST-LOGIC.
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By: Modok Tarleton
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Is that tuna fish I smell? No, its the CONSPIRACY. As avid
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readers of this magazine probably already know, the
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conspiracy has tried to use its poison tentacles to steal
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eggs from our snake pit. For now, our eggs are safe. One
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day, however, they might try it again. We will be there,
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knife in hand, ready to chop off their offending
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appendages. Yes, they will probably try to squirt
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their
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government ink in our eyes but we will continue to fight
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with the weapons given to us by (your savior here).
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W e m u s t t a k e a s t a n d a g a i n s t
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the pervasive eye of the conspiracy's octopi (yes, it
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rhymes). You must ask yourself "What can I do to help stop
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this reign of tyranny from the unseens and the who-whats-
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its?" You must continue to fight against the
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shickelgrubers, the boot boys and the LOGIC-WEAVERS! You
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must never fall for LOGIC, you must always
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use POST-LOGIC
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(real men always think in POST-LOGIC). Confusion and
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ambiguity are the weapons in this war. Turn their
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MEDIASPEAK, GOOBLEDYGOOK and BAFFLEGAB against them! Weave
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great webs of Orwellian nightmare language! Master the art
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of circular logic! When they ask you what you believe, tell
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them "I believe what you believe. Just don't practice it".
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Are you confused yet? Good! You get "it"!
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ON THE SUBJECT OF GOVERNMENT...
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By: Cyndre the Grey
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Welcome to a new age! Yes this is a world where technology
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has hit an all time high. It seems there is no other way to
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go but up. Funny, that includes taxes, cost of living, and
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trouble in government. Yes, this is the day and age that we
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are subjected to, by our wonderful president Mr. George
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Bush, the New World Order... Most Americans are probably
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still wondering "Just what is this 'New World Order?'" Well,
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lets talk about that:
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The New World Order is a product of the Trilateral
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Committee, made up of the World's key leaders. In this form
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of government, the entire world will be broken up into 3
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'Nation States': Europe, The Asias, and The Americas. The
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worlds decisions will be made by the 'elected' presidents of
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each nation state. The entire world will be on a common
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market with a universal currency I'm sure we have all heard
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of - the 'credit.' Yes for years we have been getting
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orien
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ted to this system, whether in movies, or by our
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banking system. Well, in the near future, there will be
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very few private banks, we will store our credits (for a
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small fee) in the World Bank. We will be forced to carry
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around credit chips that, when inserted into a machine, will
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access our account number, list what is to be purchased, and
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the price. Forget about tax evasion!! It will all be
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AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCTED from out accounts. Yes, the new
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government will be a cross between capit
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alism and communism.
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They will know our every move. Business owners will still
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be allowed to keep their businesses but they will have to
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pay exorbitant taxes. State security will be at an all time
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high. There will be no middle class. Citizens will be
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either very rich or very poor. The machine has already
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started. Our wonderful government does not want a car on
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the road that is over 10 years old. A bill has already been
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passed limiting parts for the cars that fit in this 'danger
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zo
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ne.' It is now impossible to get manufacturer parts for
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these cars. If you have a problem, you must use after-
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market parts and hope that it fits specifications. Todays
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cars are built to last 10 years or less. Its a sad thing
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that more people do not understand what is coming down the
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proverbial 'road.' The governing machine is going to run
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right over the common people like a steam roller. People
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won't even know what happened. Take a look around! The New
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World Order is not nearly as
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wonderful as our government
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would like us to think. Don't worry, it won't be long and
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we won't have to worry about what they want us to think.
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They will soon control that too!
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WE HAVE BEEN WARNED. NOW ITS TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
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Cyndre the Grey*
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Fight the Power!
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As I sit here writing this, I can't help wondering what the hell is
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g
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oing on. Why is it that every time a group a people find some new freedom or
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form of expression, the government steps in to suffocate it? Just look at the
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National Endowment for the Arts controversy or the PMRC. Why must a small
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group of paranoid people try to force their fears down all of our throats? I
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must admit that when these things first began happening, I just sat by
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thinking to myself that it was a crock of shit without doing anything about
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it. It didn't strike close enough to home for
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me to get involved. Recently,
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however, there's been a series of events that have struck close to home and
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have forced me to take action. The events to which I'm referring are none
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other than the government's recent attempts at bringing the computer world to
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justice (as they define it, of course).
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It's really disturbing to hear about the methods the feds used to
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crack down on "dangerous" users. Unsigned search warrants have been used to
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gain entry to homes where all sorts of equipment, co
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mputer related or not, was
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confiscated while no charges were specified. There have also been cases of
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holding guns to children's heads while a raid was going on. What kind of
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gestapo tactics are these? Have these guys never heard of the Bill of Rights?
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This isn't the America I was told about as a kid; it sounds a helluva lot more
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like those "evil" communist countries that I was taught to hate.
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The only logical conclusion that can be drawn here is that the
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government is very afraid. Why
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else would they dedicate so much effort to
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something they know so little about? These guys don't have a clue as to
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what's going on out here in cyberspace. That's the source of the problem.
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Here we sit with these marvelous machines in front of us. Touch a few keys
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and any information that we want to exchange can be sent anywhere in minutes.
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This must seem like a pretty major threat to a government that so often relies
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on misinformation and cover-ups in order to scam the public into believing
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what
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it wants them to believe. We can't be controlled like the media bozos
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who drone bullshit through the idiot box at us. We can't be censored like the
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newspaper or the radio. In fact, this is probably the truest form of
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information exchange we have available today. That alone is worth fighting
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for.
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It could also be that they are afraid of a society where people are
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judged solely on their thoughts and ideas. We have no style whores here.
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Race, creed, color and religion are insignificant a
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nd pointless in cyberspace;
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they serve no purpose. There can be no discrimination, there can only be
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disagreement with someone's opinions. To me, this is pretty close to a
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perfect society. It is refreshing to judged on what I think and how I express
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myself rather than by the color of my skin or the origin of my birth. In a
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society like this, the government cannot play people off against one another.
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They have no ground on which to stand. Perhaps it's this lack of footing that
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makes them nervou
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s. Whatever it is, it's got them thinking that they need to
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put a stop to it and "bring it under control". We are a far too dangerous
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force for them to just ignore. This fact should be remembered and taken
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advantage of, information is the key! Less than an hour ago, I posted issue
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number six of this magazine on Internet along with messages urging others to
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read it. In a matter of minutes it was all over the world. Maybe this will
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draw others into the fold, maybe not. Regardless, it'll force t
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hem to think
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and maybe to take action themselves.
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- Brain on a Stick -
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"If it comes down to it, we could
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all become cyber-commandos!"
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POCKET LAW...Quick Reference Card
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Hey, copy this down and keep it in your wallet for those situations where
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you might be suppress
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ed by the power-hungry infidels of humanity.
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By Bryan O' Blivion
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My lawyer has instructed me not to talk to anyone about my case or anything
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else, and not to answer any questions or reply to accusations. On advice of
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counsel and on the ground of my rights under the State and Federal
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Constitutions, I shall talk to no one in the absence of counsel. I shall
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not give any consents or make any waivers of my legal rights. Any request
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for information or for consent to conduct searches, papers, p
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roperty,
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or effects should be addressed to my lawyer. I request that my lawyer
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be notified and allowed to be present if any identification, confrontations,
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tests, examinations, or investigations of any sort are conducted in my case,
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and I do not consent to any such identification, confrontations, tests,
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examinations, or investigations.
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The True Significance of Zodiac Signs
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In order to break
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the ice on all these serious topics, I have submitted
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a 'phunny phile'. Enjoy!
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Elrond
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AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) You have an inventive mind and are inclined to
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be very progressive. On the other hand, you lie a great deal and you are
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inclined to be careless and impractical, causing you to make the same
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mistakes repeatedly. Everyone thinks you are stupid.
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PISCES (FEB 21-MAR 20) You have a very vivid imagination and often think
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you are being f
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ollowed by the KGB and the CIA. You have minor influence
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over your associates and people resent you for your self-important
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flaunting of this power. You lack confidence and are generally a coward.
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Pisces people tend to screw small animals.
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ARIES (MAR 21-APR 21) You are a pioneer and an innovator. You hold most
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people in contempt. You are quick tempered, impatient, and scornful of
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advice. You are a prick.
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TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) You are practical and persistent. You have a
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dogged d
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etermination to work like hell. Most people think you are
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stubborn and bull-headed. You are nothing but a goddamn redneck.
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GEMINI (MAY 22-JUNE 21) You are a quick and intelligent thinker. People
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like you because you are bisexual. However, you are inclined to expect
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too much for too little. This means you are a cheap bastard. Geminis are
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notorious for thriving on incest.
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CANCER (JUNE 22-JULY 23) You are very compassionate and sympathetic to
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other peoples' problems. You are a sucker
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and a perfect target for con
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artists. You are always putting things off. You will always be on
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welfare and will never be worth a shit.
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LEO (JULY 24-AUG 23) You consider yourself a born leader, while others
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consider you loud and pushy. Most Leos are bullies. You are vain and
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cannot tolerate honest criticism. Your arrogance is disgusting. If you
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are male, you have a very small penis. Leos are always thieving bastards.
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VIRGO (AUG 24-SEPT 23) You are the logical type and hate disorde
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r. You
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are anal-retentive. Your nit-picking is sickening to your friends. You
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are cold and unemotional and often fall asleep while making love. Virgos
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make excellent bus drivers and pimps.
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LIBRA (SEPT 24-OCT 23) You are the artistic type and have a difficult time
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with reality. If you are male, you are most likely a faggot. Chances of
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employment and monetary gains are excellent. Most Libra women make
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exemplary whores. All Librans die of venereal disease.
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SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22)
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You are shrewd in business and cannot be trusted.
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You will achieve the pinnacle of success due to your complete lack of
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morals and ethics. You are a perfect son of a bitch. Most Scorpios are
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murdered.
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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) You are overly optimistic and enthusiastic.
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You have a reckless tendency to rely on luck since you lack any real
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talent. The majority of Sagittarius are drunks and drug addicts. People
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laugh at you a great deal because you are always getting fucked over.
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CA
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PRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20) You are overly conservative and afraid of taking
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risks. You don't do much of anything and are very lazy. There has never
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been a Capricorn of any importance. Capricorns should avoid standing
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still for too long, as they tend to attract pigeons. Capricorns are
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notorious for farting in church.
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ON THE SUBJECT OF PURISTS...
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By: Cyndre The Grey
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I am aware that this article will probably spark much
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criticism but it's something that needs to be discussed here.
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I'm talking about PURISTS! These are people that believe
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that if they don't drink, smoke, etc.,
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they will live
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forever. I hate to break this to them but... WRONG!!!
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These people disgust me because they tend to push their
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ignorance and beliefs off on the general public. We have
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been aware that smoking is bad for us for ages, we have the
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right to choose what we do with our lives. But now the
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purists decide to play mommy to us and tell us that we can no
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longer smoke in many public places. They are the ones
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lobbying to get these cigarette taxes raised every time we
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turn around! S
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mokers have become the scapegoats for tax
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hikes! Its disgusting. The purists are going to have taxes
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so damn high that we can't even afford to smoke, drink, or
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anything!!! We have the right to do the things that we
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consider pleasurable. The purists are trying to take that
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away. Don't let them commit this atrocity! Its time we of
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the non-purist belief stood up and lobbied for our own writes
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granted to us as American citizens. If purists succeed in
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eliminating smoking and drinking fro
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m our society, what will
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they go after next? SEX?!?!?
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Eat well, stay fit, DIE ANYWAY! - Think about it!
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Cyndre the Grey:
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Smoker of cigarettes,
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Drinker of Liquor, and
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Enjoyer of life!
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@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@
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(print this)
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BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER
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FOUNDATION
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A new world is arising in the vast web of digital, electronic media
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which connect us. Computer-based communication media like electronic mail and
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computer confrencing are becoming the basis of new forms of community. These
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communities without a single, fixed geographical location comprise the first
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settlements on an electronic frontier.
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While well-established legal principals and cultural norms give
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structure and coherence to uses of convential media like newspapers, bo
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oks,
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and telephones, the new digital media do not so easily fit into existing
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frameworks. Conflicts come about as the law struggles to defineit it's
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application in a context where fundamental notions of speech, property, and
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take profoundly new forms. People sense both the promise and the threat
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inherentin new computer and communications technologies, even as they struggle
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to master or simply cope with them in the work place and home.
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Throughout 1990, law enforcement activities which were o
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stensibly
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aimed at "cracking down on crackers" were, in fact, seizing the computer
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systems of innocent parties like Steve Jackson and shutting down bulletin
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boards used by hundreds of utterly innocenty people. Wether through ignorance
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or malice, these actions were depriving manyof their legitament rights under
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the Constitution, and chilling the free expression and growth of the Net.
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The EFF was formed in response to these injustices. Our mission was to
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protect constitutional guarantees of f
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ree speech and freedom from unreasonable
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search and seizure. This remains the core of our mission today. We believe that
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these fundamental civil liberties must apply to all users of computer networks.
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A threat to the rights of anyone is a threat to the rights of us all.
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Experience has taught us that these freedoms must be fought for if they are to
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be given a firm foundation in the online world. Constitutional guarantees, as
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we have seen by actions such as Operation Sun Devil, are not the default sta
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te
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online, but must be "designed" in from the start. To do nothing risks setting
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a series of precedents which will be difficult, if not impossible to reverse
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at some time in the future.
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Today, the EFF has evolved to become an advocacy organization, with
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broad concerns in the area of information technology policy, including, but
|
||
not limited to civil liberties, which represent the interests of it's members
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and serve as a bridge between "Cyberspace" and other exotic locales, like
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Washington D
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.C.
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In order to continue the work already begun and to expand our efforts
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and activities into other realms of the electronic frontier, we need financial
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support of individuals and organizations.
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If you support our goals and our work, you can show that support by
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becoming a member now. Members receive our quarterly newsletter, EFFector,
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our bi-weekly electronic newsletter, EFFector Online (If you have an electronic
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address that can be reached throught the Net), and special releases a
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nd other
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notices on our activities. But because we believe that support should be freely
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given, you can receive these things even if you do not elect to become a
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member. Your membership/donation is fully tax deductible. Our memberships are
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$20.00 per year for students, $40.00 per year for regular members. You may,
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of coures, donate more if you wish.
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Our private policy: The EFF will never, under any circumstances, sell
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any part of it's membership list. We will, from time to time, share this
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with
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other non-profit organizations whose work we determine to be in line with our
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goals. But with us, member privacy is the default. This means that you must
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actively grant us permission to share your name with other groups. If you do
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not grant us explicit permission, we assume that you do not wish your
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membership disclosed to any group for any reason. Please copy this notice to
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any appropriate forum, and distribute hardcopies to anyone who is interested!
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