Re: virus: urban myths?
red_mist (red_mist@portsurfer.demon.co.uk)
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 23:10:34 +0100
In message <35450FA1.8ED7D32C@ma.ultranet.com>, Sodom
<sodom@ma.ultranet.com> writes
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>Why should he give up the information? I think from a moral grounds he should,
>but
>you are impinging on his freedom, or the companies freedom if you try to force
>the
>information from him,
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Suppose your sortta right here but I still belive that if the
information could be beneficial to the public it should be released (cop
out answer)
>> Most wealthy people are addicted to getting more monet. Yes they may
>> work hard but all their money isn't doing any good, it's just sitting in
>> the banks or investment companys getting more money, what good can come
>> from that???
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>On what info do you base this comment? I think you are looking at a small and
>very
>public few who are guilty of what you say. I would say that I know perhaps 10
>people who are bigtime millionaires. Every one does a lot for their community -
>but even if they didn't, who am i to say they have too much, or are doing bad
>things with it. It is theirs. Their freedom and their lives are just as
>important
>to me and yours and mine. Equality is not a "real" entity in the world. I choose
>to make equality real for me regardless of if you are rich or poor, good looking
>or ugly, Atheist or religious. I CHOOSE to foster equality.
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I admire that but I still belive that money is power and so the richer
people have more power and with this must come more resposibility to do
useful things with the money
>> Some rich people do give to charity but although when they say they've
>> given 200,000 it may sound a lot but if they have another 15,000,000
>> or more in the bank you realise how much more money they could've given.
>> Hackers do give time and money to charity but you never hear about it
>> because they don't have the money to give huge sums to organisations and
>> they can never really dedicate much time because they have a keyboard
>> infrount of them.
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>> >and, your final statement "Only the weak are blind when the mist descends"
>> >must come from experience.
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>> Can we keep personal abuse out of this
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>relax - it seems to me that my "personal abuse" response goes out to a
>non-personal attack. Were you not making an assumption about those who would
>disagree with "red mist"? did I read it wrong? Perhaps you can tell me what your
>quote means?
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The handle red mist actually came from a hang glyding inccident i had a
couple of years ago. I won't go into detail but I ended up spending the
night on top of a mountain in low cloud with a torch that seemed to be
glowing a reddish color (it probably wasn't but when your up on a
mountain for 12 hours on your own you start imagining things - maybe a
topic for the list).
The quote is supposed to mean that in mist people who rely only on their
sight as their only sense are blind - the weak. Those who are able to
use other senses such as hearing, smell and touch aren't blind. I admit
to being weak on the mountain.
>Sodom
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Only the weak are blind when the mist descends
red_mist