1996-02-29 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 Sender: Parveez Syed <•••@••.•••> Subject: Mass Media, Education and Values Tuesday 27 February 1996, London-UK Hello: The MASS MEDIA, EDUCATION and VALUES Can you help me prepare a paper on “The Mass media, Education and Values”. The seminar is intended to explore the values conveyed to … Read more…

1996-02-29 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 Sender: Arun Mehta <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cj#474> MEME 2.03: Myth of Digital Nirvana > What might I ask, are the binding values between the nations I > mention above — Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Secular — Democracy, > Monarchy, Theocracy? How do we “form our own Social … Read more…

1996-02-29 Richard Moore 2/28/96, Golem [PNews moderator, Hank Roth] wrote: >Was there another way for Cuba to handle this latest crisis? I think there >must have been. They can’t take the high ground on this one. I say it is >immoral to defend the taking of lives by blowing them out of the sky. It … Read more…

1996-02-28 Richard Moore Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 To: Recipients – HAND <•••@••.•••> From: •••@••.••• (HAND!) Subject: Your ‘HAVE A NICE DAY’ Laugh: #0029 ******** H.A.N.D is generously sponsored by 1-800-SEND-123 ************** Your ‘Have A Nice Day’ Laugh is: is sent to us by Mathew (msw): ‘as told to my daughter by her grandfather:’ A … Read more…

1996-02-28 Richard Moore Bcc: (private correspondent) Someone wrote to me: >The way i see out of the situation is to move power closer to people, >eliminating most of federal bureaucracy entirely. The transnationals >would face quite a challenge dealing with miriads of local governments >instead of bribing few Washington “insiders”. >…The big question is how … Read more…

1996-02-26 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 Sender: “R. Goforth” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Bad Haircut E-Zine #12 (fwd) **************************************************************** ******************************************** *********** *** * “Overweening economic power in the hands of one limits freedom for the other. A more egalitarian distribution of power and influence within the economic realm increases freedom there, in the same … Read more…

1996-02-26 Richard Moore Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 From: <name withheld – was personal note> To: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cj#469> an Alliance Statement of Purpose (proposed) I have been lurking for months and thoroughly enjoy this journal. Furthermore, it has enlightened me more than any else I have ever read or been … Read more…

1996-02-26 Richard Moore Dear CJ, The cyberlib has been updated and uploaded to iol.ie. The latest ReadMe file is below. If you don’t have web access and want an article sent to you, let me know. -rkm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ [ftp://ftp.iol.ie/users/rkmoore/cyberlib/CyberLib-ReadMe] ******************************** 26 February 1996 Welcome to CyberLib — a library of articles and essays concerned with … Read more…

1996-02-25 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 From: “David S. Bennahum” <•••@••.•••> Subject: MEME 2.03 To: Multiple recipients of list MEME <•••@••.•••> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= meme: (pron. ‘meem’) A contagious idea that replicates like a virus, passed on from mind to mind. Memes function the same way genes and viruses do, propagating through communication networks … Read more…

1996-02-20 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 To: •••@••.••• Sender: Don Bass <•••@••.•••> Subject: Pentagon on the net (fwd) Friends: This is about “lefties”, those in the eyes of the Pentagon and others. I have been reading on the net where NSA is “sniff” the net at major hubs, routers, for key words. … Read more…

1996-02-19 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (Randy Schutt) Subject: ALLIANCE: Hello, Our Mailing List Process, and I Favor Pure Consensus Dear friends, A few words on my background: I grew up in a conservative, Bible-belt city in Texas. I first worked for progressive change in the campaign against … Read more…

1996-02-19 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 Sender: Matthew Williams <•••@••.•••> Subject: The Four Freedoms “In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression – everywhere in the world. The second is … Read more…

1996-02-17 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (CNI) Subject: CNI Action Alert: Republican War on the Environment The following comes from the monthly “Nation Alert” published by _The Nation_ magazine: Just a few of the more than 50 laws and riders attacking the environment that Republicans have tried to sneak through … Read more…

1996-02-17 Richard Moore The Alliance (arising out of Ronnie Dugger’s “Call to Citizens”) is making a sincere effort to get its act together as an organization, and become a democratic movement of some value. I’ve found the discussion on their list to be unusually focused, with noise at a minimum, though the traffic is heavy. … Read more…

1996-02-14 Richard Moore * * * HUMOR AND OPINION + from Mark Hartwig Cyberspace 2/6/96 gates free AN OLD-FASHIONED JOKE: BILL G. AT THE GATES OF HEAVEN Author Unknown Bill Gates dies in a car accident. He finds himself in purgatory, being sized up by God. “Well, Bill, I’m really confused on this call; I’m … Read more…

1996-02-14 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 Sender: AZAR MARC <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cj#463> Going with the Flow: Aikido Politics & Surfing For those interested in finding more analysis of the French strike of December, you can access online text of the French magazine “Le Monde Diplomatique” at: http://www.ina.fr,”INA / Monde diplomatique Their … Read more…

1996-02-14 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 Sender: Free Speech <•••@••.•••> Subject: China White heroin crimes Grapevine Newspaper has changed its name and address to: Free Speech http://com.primenet.com/callme •••@••.••• FREE SPEECH features the VINCE FOSTER/WHITEWATER data base and the world’s only coverage of the Temple Murders — the military style execution of 9 … Read more…

1996-02-14 Richard Moore Cyberjournal is now being moderated from <•••@••.•••>. During the switchover, from 2/9 to 2/13, submitted postings were lost. Please resubmit anything from that period you still want to publish, to the usual address (•••@••.•••). -rkm

1996-02-12 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Originally To: •••@••.••• Allen Lackey wrote: >What we need is proof that would >convince the uninformed that this is what is >happening, that our very personhood is being >threatened by the growing power of these financial elite. >Can any of you provide me that proof, so I can begin >putting together … Read more…

1996-02-12 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (Matt Febles) Subject: Re: cj#454> CJ Feedback Needed! (esp. from LURKERS) I am addmittedly a “silent lurker” and I can say that if this were a group sitting in a circle in a room, I’d lurk all the same. I’m quiet in real life … Read more…

1996-02-12 Richard Moore The user id <•••@••.•••> is no longer valid (Internet Eireann seems to have gone out of business. Please use my other address: <•••@••.•••> Cyberlib will be back up in a few days at: http://www.iol.ie/users/rkmoore/. Thank You, Richard

1996-02-12 Richard Moore ——— EDITORIAL ——— Background Concepts ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Aikido is a very interesting martial art. Loosely translated, it means “the art of blending with the energy”. If attacked, an aikido master slips aside and merges with the thrust of the attacker, following, then blending, and finally leading the attacker off balance and applying a … Read more…

1996-02-07 Richard Moore ====================================================== For Release Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1996 10:30 a.m. EST Contact: Audrie Krause, Executive Director Phone: (415) 322-3778 Email: •••@••.••• CPSR Joins in Challenging Communications Decency Act Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) joined with other public interest organizations today to challenge the federal government’s plan to censor free speech on the … Read more…

1996-02-06 Richard Moore Thanks for your wide selection of responses. No abrupt changes are planned… but new ideas have a way of creeping in, once they’re out in the open. Some names are withheld on responses sent to my personal address. -rkm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (Barbara A. Pletz) Subject: Lurker … Read more…

1996-02-06 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 To: (Joke Group)•••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (Marsha Woodbury) IMPORTANT BREAKING SESAME STREET NEWS! NEW YORK (AP) — Big Bird, the famed friendly muppet of Sesame Street, has apparently gone on a rampage. Several muppets are known to be dead; including Prarie Dawn, Oscar the Grouch, and Bert … Read more…

1996-02-06 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 Sender: “David E. Anderson” <•••@••.•••> Subject: re: China and Taiwan Thanks for forwarding that coverage, Richard. A small, less-alarming, less informative article appeared in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. The article warned of military movements in the area and escalating tension directed at Lee. Dave David E. … Read more…

1996-02-04 Richard Moore Send this message to •••@••.••• And accomplish this (hopefully) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help get general command information unsubscribe cyberjournal remove yourself from the list set cyberjournal get your current option settings set cyberjournal mail postpone no messages will be sent to you until you change mode again set cyberjournal mail digest New messages … Read more…

1996-02-03 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• Subject: cr> Sitting Here in Limbo Dear C-R, “The Committee”, a legendary San Francisco comedy team, had a little skit that captures the mood of this (post Deform Act) day: The spotlight comes up on a TV on-the-scene reporter (recognized by microphone prop in hand): “Ladies and … Read more…

1996-02-02 Richard Moore Has anyone seen anything in the press about this? -rkm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 Sender: Aram Falsafi <•••@••.•••> Subject: Confiscation of computers by US customs agents. Folks, Please call/fax the authorities listed at the bottom of this page. Also, if you have contacts at your local/national papers, it would be … Read more…

1996-02-02 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ EDITORIAL + by Joe Shea American Reporter Correspondent Hollywood, Calif. 2/1/96 freedom free DAY OF DECISION by Joe Shea American Reporter Editor-in-Chief The word out of Washington from attorney Randall Boe and American Reporter Correspondent Craig Johnson is that the Communications Decency Act and the entire telecom reform package may be … Read more…

1996-02-02 Richard Moore Dear CJ, A lot of material goes out over CJ — sometimes four or five sizable pieces a day. If this is too much for most people to read, then is any purpose really served? On the other hand, perhaps it’s useful as an archive, for people to refer to when they … Read more…

1996-02-02 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 From: •••@••.••• (Joe Ferguson) To: •••@••.••• Subject: archimedes “A Gem! Three thumbs up!” – J.C.Ferguson. of CyberJournal @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ “Give me whereon to stand”, said Archimedes, “and I will move the earth.” The boast was a pretty safe one, for he knew quite well that the standing … Read more…

1996-02-01 Richard Moore (via Marsha): Peter Moylan forward– (From Economics for the Global Good) What’s in a number? The rural recession has been explained in simple terms by an old-timer farmer. “It all started back in the sixties when they changed from pounds to dollars – that doubled me bloody overdraft. “Then they brought in … Read more…

1996-01-31 Richard Moore In case you’ve been having trouble sending in postings.. John Whiting wrote: >Date: 31 Jan 96 11:06:22 EST >From: John Whiting <•••@••.•••> >To: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> >Subject: Returned mail: unknown mailer error 4 > >This has been returned to me twice, unknown mailer error as below. >A site hiccup? I include … Read more…

1996-01-31 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (Joe Ferguson) Subject: Will You Lie Tonight? Dear NBC Nightly News, I heard that your show will tonight be featuring the U.S. government’s marijuana farm in Mississippi as part of your “Fleecing of America” series, calling the farm’s $250,000 budget a waste of taxpayer’s … Read more…

1996-01-31 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (Joe Ferguson) Subject: Re: cj#447> The Question of Media Focus Great post Richard! > [the media] are engaged in a much more creative endeavor than mere > “reporting” … they are … fabricating a … virtual world that bears > little resemblance to the … Read more…

1996-01-30 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: 27 Jan 96 From: John Whiting <•••@••.•••> To: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Weekly Progressive Radio on the Web – “Making Contact” If you’re following “real audio”, this may interest you. I have a particular interest in the possibily of “random access radio”, which would escape from the linear straightjacket. … Read more…

1996-01-30 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 To: (Joke Group)•••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (Marsha Woodbury) Subject: Your TEACHER Conference From: Roger D. Sloboda The Top Ten Signs That Your TEACHER Conference Isn’t Going Well by Suzy Red 10. The teacher asks if your child barks like a dog at home, too. 9. As you … Read more…

1996-01-30 Richard Moore Dear CJ, Below is a report on the Western-supported military suppression now underway in Bahrain. My reason for posting this is not primarily to publicize the Bahrain Freedom Movement — although that would seem to be a worthy cause — but rather to raise the issue of what does and doesn’t show … Read more…

1996-01-27 Richard Moore Dear CJ, Earlier versions of this article have been posted to the list, and a condensed version went out over American Reporter. This “final” (revised and expanded) version will be published in the next issue of New Dawn. New entries in this version: CONSERVATISM, DEVELOPMENT, GLOBALIZATION, THIRD-WORLD ASSISTANCE Regards, -rkm ____________________________________________ [version … Read more…