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. 54.
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Issue #54 March-14-1991
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U.S. Mail:
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ATI
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PO Box 2501
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Bloomfield, NJ 07003
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U.S.A.
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Our net address:
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gzero@tronsbox.xei.com <--- NOTE NEW ADDRESS!!
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ATI's Staff:
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Ground Zero: publisher, editor, writer
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Prime Anarchist: editor, writer
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Writing/Research Staff: Sk8 the Skinhead, Fah-Q, MAC???, Happy
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Harry Hardon, Stormbringer, Geraldo Riviera, and other occasional
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contributors.
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Archivist: Llo
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Hi! Welcome to ATI54. Sorry we didn't get out an issue as of late, but
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we had some difficulties because our home site was down for a while.
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Our ftp site:
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192.55.239.132 cs.widener.edu pub/cud/ati (use anonymous to login and
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your email address as your password).
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Well, they went and did it. Got us into another war. I was hoping
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that it wouldn't happen, but it did. I think about the war often, as most
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Americans seem to. I wonder exactly why we were there. A lot of people who
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are against the war think that it's all about oil and the lack of an
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energy policy. While I think oil has a lot to do with it, I also think
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that others factors contribute to the conflict. It may be that the US is
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fighting to maintain its position of world power, and to combat Hussein's
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threat of uniting the Arab world under his leadership. If that's true,
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then I guess it's just another case of a Frankenstein created by the US,
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such as Panama's Noriega, gone out of control. Our government has favored
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brutal dictators like Hussein and Noriega, and say nothing about their
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atrocities as long as they serve the US government's vital interests. But
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what they have never learned is that there comes a time when the Husseins
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and the Noriegas decide they want more power. Subsequently, these leaders
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become out of control.
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In any event, I'm glad it seems to be over. I hope now the other
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problems of the Middle East will be addressed.
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------------> other junk
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Well, you may have guessed it. Happy Harry Hardon and The Happy Hacker
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are the same person. Just a change of name.
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NEWARK, NJ - It seems that the local yocals will break into a car for
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any reason, including to grab one of those Bart Simpson dolls that stick
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to the windows. Jeez.
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Movies? Go see The Godfather Part III (excellent movie - fantastic
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score!!), "The Grifters", "Silence of the Lambs", and "Hidden Agenda".
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Avoid movies with lack of creativity and innovation, such as "Sleeping With
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The Enemy", "If Looks Could Kill", and others.
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If anyone ever wants to correspond and discuss movies, new and old,
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directing styles, genres, or anything about movies, write me a letter via
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US Mail, or write to my net address.
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Speaking of movies, I learned something interesting about "Pretty
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Woman". A fairly inexperienced writer originally wrote the script for the
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film and showed it to Richard Gere's agent. The agent declined the movie,
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but then hired a more well-known and experienced writer to write the very
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same idea over into another script, which was the one used for the film.
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The person whose idea they stole sued and won $14 million.
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What makes me laugh is that "Pretty "Woman" was a mediocre film that
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does not translate well into the reality of our times. Julia Roberts'
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charachter was a hooker, who stated that she was "safe" because she used
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condoms. Condoms have a failure rate as high as 1 in 10, and someone who
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had as many contacts with different people is bound to become exposed to
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HIV. It's just a matter of time. A hooker who uses condoms is still not
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"safe". Also, the subject matter of the movie gives the wrong message
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about women: it overemphasized the Julia Roberts' charachter's appearance
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and completely disregarded the fact that she was a hooker. Finally, the
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production itself provided nothing of real artistic merit. Just goes to
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show you what type of junk the American public will go for.
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Are you a fan of the late 60's British TV show The Prisoner? It's a
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fascinating show in which the individual, the government, and society are
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examined and criticized. If you would like to join Six of One, The
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Prisoner Appreciation Society, you may send a self-addressed stamped
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envelope to:
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The Prisoner Appreciation Society
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871 Clover Drive
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North Wales, PA 19454
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USA
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By the way, any fans of "The Prisoner" that would like to discuss
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that show can also e-mail me or snail-mail me. I could talk for hours
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about it!
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Anyone see the video of the LA cops beating up a man? It was pretty
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gruesome. It was seen in all over the US and in 60 countries. A great image
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of the US being sent out there.
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-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
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---> info and comments from Warp 9
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<<<<<<<<<<<<<< from various places in the bitstream >>>>>>>>>>
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Greetings, folks. Here's a few handy hints on how to handle
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some of those annoying little problems you may come accross in your
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various travels away from your terminal.
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Problem: You're out trashing and looking around, and you
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come accross one of those cheapo little locks with the zig-zag
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type keyhole.
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Solution: Handy dandy lockpick by Ronco--- namely, the old
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fashioned paper clip. Just open in up and bend the ends into teardrop
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shaped loops. The smaller end for small locks, the larger for larger
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ones. Put the loop all the way in, jiggle around and twist back and
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forth, Presto! It really works, I have three of these kind of locks at
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home from various sources. With a little practice, one of these
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mediocre pieces of security hardware will take no more time to get by
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than if you had the key. These little beauties may be found on
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toolsheds, toolboxes, cellar doors and mailboxes everywhere someone is
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too cheap to spend the extra couple bucks for a better lock. Those are another
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story (working on it).
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Problem: You never know when the police are around (never when
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YOU need 'em tho).
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Solution: Carry a hand held scanner (der!). Radio Shack will be
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happy to sell a 2-channel one for about $50.00 or so. Keep it on to
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see who gets sent where. If you can't receive tach 2, assume the worst
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when you hear them talking about going to it or calling in by phone.
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The hassle you save could be your own.
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Problem: When you absolutely, positively have to trash a disk
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or VCR tape, and don't think delete filename or re-recording will cut it.
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Solution: Build yourself an electromagnet out of an iron or steel
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bar with as much small wire wrapped around it as possible. If you don't
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think there is enough wire to make much resistance, add one of those
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metal resistors that have 10 watts or more ratings in series. Also
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put in series a doorbell buzzer or other temporary contact switch.
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Connect each end of the wire to a normal plug socket, and put the
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whole thing into a briefcase or cloth bag to carry. When you need it,
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take it out, plug it in, and push the button on and off VERY quickly.
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The resultant 60 hz oscillating magnetic fields will have a lot of
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power and will wipe any media you put near the ends of the magnet.
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Caution: insulate everything, as 110v AC with up to 15 or 30 amps is
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dangerous (stuck a hairpin in a socket at age 4, maybe that's why I'm
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a little strange? <cackle>). Also, leave your credit cards and ID's
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with magnetic strips home, or you will have to get new ones. This is
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also a good trick if you want to 'zap' your friend's wallet as he/she
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comes near the device. It might be days or more before they stick that
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bank card in the slot to see "invalid card #" on the ATM display.
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yuk yuk.
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********************* Commentary ***************************
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Economy: Mostly due to the party of the Reagan decade. The bill
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is in, folks, and the ones that chowed down at the party don't want to
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pay. Milken can steal 600 million (that we know about) and get 10 years
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or less with good behavior, but let some minority hold up a gas station
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for 345.67 and he'll get 15-20 with no parole. Businesses are laying
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off because they claim they have to be competetive, and they can't be
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paying employees a living wage when 3rd world countries have labor for
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1/10 that. We're all gonna be serving the Japanese at 3.00/hr and damn
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glad to have the jobs pretty soon unless this crap stops. If you ever
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get into a bank or insurance company database, wipe them out and leave
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a message 'power to the people ----- economic justice or death'.
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Problem: Your colony is invaded by unstoppable, acid-blooded
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alien monsters, and you can't get up.
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Solution: You'll have to nuke the site from orbit, its the only
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way to be sure. :) :) :) (<---- necessary?)
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Later, eh?
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Warp 9 from (603)
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Well, we luckily got out of this war without major casualties and
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without a draft. We might not be so lucky next time. The following column
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was sent to me while the war was
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still in progress, but I'm including this fellow's thoughts on the draft
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because war just may happen again. Think about it. We got through this one
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with major public support. The spectre of Vietnam is now erased from the
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public's mind. And since the war was "won", another one will be much easier
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to pull over on the public. And next time we might not be as lucky in
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the area of casualties.
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THOUGHTS ON THE DRAFT - By The Atomic Punk
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The way the war was progressing in the Gulf, it looked like a draft was
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eminent. The fact is, if you are drafted and refuse to fight you will
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go to jail. The paradox is- how can it be illegal to kill someone and
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then suddenly be illegal to NOT kill someone? The thing that makes this
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country great is freedom. If it was truly free, however, people would
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have a CHOICE of whether they wanted to fight or not. If enough people
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chose not to fight, then the country should not be at war. Why make life hard
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for those who do not agree with
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the war? I find it pretty sick that it may soon mean jail for those who
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don't like the idea of taking part in such an uncivilized thing as war.
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Also: kids not old enough to drink should not be considered old enough to die.
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If you do not feel like being pulled out of your life, sent somewhere to
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a faraway land for reasons you may not agree with and had no control
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over, and shot, blown up, infected or gassed there are places a
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conscientious objector can go without being sent to prison for up to
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5 years and have the blemish of a jail record which will hold them
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back in the future. There are sanctuaries (churches) where it is illegal
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to be arrested, and some towns have declared themselves santuaries.
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However, to me it doesn't sound too cool to drop my whole life & move
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across the country just to avoid going to prison or being killed. The
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best idea is to work to get your own town (or one close by) or college
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made into a sanctuary. One way to start is for you and your friends to
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xerox flyers and put them under windshields at the local supermarket.
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Try talking to the town council, if possible generate propaganda with a
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local radio station or a public access TV station. If someone just sits
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on their ass instead of working for change, they are to blame. Later.....
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The Atomic Punk
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well, I know it's short notice, but here's an announcement for East
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Coast Con, a convention for computer enthusiasts and anyone else. Read on:
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EAST COAST CON!!!!
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WHERE: Holiday Inn Airport, Pittsburgh PA
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WHEN : April 11,12,13,14
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WHO : Almost Anyone(feds,journalists,hackers)
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WHO NOT: Anyone who is immature
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PRICE: 44.00$ per nite
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call 412-771-6500 for reservations and tell them you are with
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East coast con and you want to get a room. See you there!
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(Sorry, AA, my Commie couldn't register your neat-0 letters)
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Well, I guess that's it for ATI54. Sorry for the delay between
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issues. I would like ATI to be at least a monthly thing. Perhaps we will
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release more frequently with shorter issues. Who knows.. In any case, we
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need articles! Send in articles about anything! Computers, BBSing, social
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or political issues, film, science, scanning, ham radio, humor, fiction,
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poetry, or anything under the sun!
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See you soon, I hope. Ciao!!!
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