AnarchoCyphertopian technologies (wasRE: [extropy-chat] Reccommendations for a mailing list)

[Russell Wallace]

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:53:30 +0000, Dirk Bruere <dirk at neopax.com> wrote:
> 
> If the penalties for both were severe the problem would be vastly reduced.
> Spam is money motivated. Make it non-cost effective to both advertise via spam and to perform the actual spamming. Full confiscation of assets and lengthy jail time for a start.
> 
> Redefine deliberate virus promulgation as terrorism and prosecute and punish accordingly. After a few life sentences (no parole) have been handed down I suspect the problem would fade significantly.

A cartoon I read, long ago:

A: "The bus is late again, damn it."
B: "Yeah, it's a nuisance isn't it?"
A: "What this country needs is a strong leader! Someone who can make
the buses run on time!!"
B: "...I think I'd rather wait for the bus."

- Russell