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to: Roy J. Tellason
from: Maurice Kinal
date: 2003-09-30 08:31:08
subject: [fidoguns] On diversity

Hey Roy!

Sep 30 04:05 03, Roy J. Tellason wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 RJT> Nah,  traffic in there isn't terribly high at the best of times,  
 RJT> and sometimes I run out of things to post...

Ah!  That happens here.

 RJT> Then again,  sometimes I hear about things and don't get around to 
 RJT> it.  Like take for example the recent nonsense that's been going on 
 RJT> about telemarketers (and yes,  I got my call today,  and one 
 RJT> yesterday,  and...).

Yeah.  We've been watching that develop up here in the Great White North
with interest.  Seeems we're letting you guys down there work out all the
bugs before attempting it ourselves.  Interesting.

 RJT> Here's where it gets good.

 RJT> Then we have _another_ court that says,  hey,  they can't pass a law 
 RJT> that says that telemarketers shouldn't call people that don't wanna 
 RJT> deal with them -- that might interfere with their "free speech"!  
 RJT> Free speech comin' outta my butt!

It's called payola up here, although the gov't prefers the term "make
work project".  This way they can pad the numbers when official
unemployement numbers are released.  It supposedly makes them look good.  I
dunno.  They look the same to me.

 RJT> Nice to see you back in here,  anyway,  I guess things are 
 RJT> progressing with the bbs software at your end and such,  from what I 
 RJT> can see...

It has been a roller coaster ride so far.  Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!  :-)

It needs work,
Maurice

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