Regarding messages like this (below), if this mailing list attracts junk mail on anything like a regular basis I will have to change the settings so that I...
Ian Green
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Nov 1, 1998 10:06 am
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Hello Ian; Appreciate your defense against proxy votes in Direct Democracy. It would eventually defeat the purpose of Direct Democracy. On another vein,...
Lorenzo Bouchard
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Nov 2, 1998 2:56 am
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... But most people are in general apathetic. So they won't bother. I know how I feel about answering phone surveys for 10 minutes or so every couple of...
Bruce Cropley
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Nov 2, 1998 8:03 am
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Greetings DDF: I've had a good exchange with Ian Green about The Electric City proposal and its connection to Direct Democracy. In The Electric City,...
ElecCity@...
Nov 2, 1998 8:04 pm
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Hi John, This is all quite interesting. I don't really think of myself as a philosopher, at least not for twenty or more years anyway. I came across Abraham...
Ian Green
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Nov 4, 1998 1:53 pm
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Hello Philippe, I am very pleased to hear from you. We are still in the early stages of development. There is a bit more history on the website...
Ian Green
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Nov 4, 1998 1:53 pm
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Dear Ian, OOPS! Silly how a single dot can throw the whole thing off. Ah well. Maybe, with the doubling of computer power every 4 years according to Bill...
ElecCity@...
Nov 4, 1998 7:58 pm
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Dear Ian, Sounds as if Maslow has been incorporated into TA and general psychologies of self-esteem as well. Also, R. D. Laing's notion that denying people ...
ElecCity@...
Nov 4, 1998 8:17 pm
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Hello again, John. Selling the Electric City concept to the public... I encourage you to keep at it. Your style speaks best with thinkers, intellectuals, and...
Ian Green
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Nov 5, 1998 9:20 pm
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G'day John,
Two main ways I think are person to person, and letters to local newspapers.
Anyone else got any other methods they have had any success with?...
Ian Green
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Nov 5, 1998 9:20 pm
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Dear Ian: Thanks for the good advice. I'll certainly look into the graphics possibilities when the need arises. Yes, there are simpler/cheaper CADs than ...
ElecCity@...
Nov 11, 1998 9:11 pm
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Hi John, Regarding compatibility, unless otherwise stated (it goes without saying) software is suitable for Windows 95/98. As Mac only has about 5% of the ...
Ian Green
iangreen@...
Nov 12, 1998 3:16 am
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Ian, I am aware of a company called Cyber Dyne Computer Corporation. Of interest is the ability of the US Govt. and others to break even 128 bit encryption...
Rod Cecchini
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Nov 14, 1998 2:34 am
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Dear Ian, I have received an E-mail from Microsoft expressing interest in The Electric City. Hope I can gain some sort of support from them - financial,...
ElecCity@...
Nov 15, 1998 1:09 am
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Hi Rod, I don't think I was suggesting that the US government *could not* break 128 bit encryption, but the economics of doing so as a matter of course on ...
Ian Green
iangreen@...
Nov 16, 1998 2:22 pm
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Hello again John, I'd be interested in finding out who has contacted you from Microsoft, what their role is within Microsoft, (possibly authenticating using...
Ian Green
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Nov 16, 1998 2:30 pm
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Dear Ian, The person has identified him(her)self as Chris James, Director of Acquisitions and New Products. The E-mail included an E-mail I had sent Gates on...
ElecCity@...
Nov 17, 1998 6:17 am
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Hi all, You might be interested to know that a Direct Democracy lobby group is being formed in France. Hopefully, they will have a sufficiently fluent English...
Ian Green
iangreen@...
Nov 23, 1998 11:26 am
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Hello everyone, Latest news... Philippe LE DUIGOU has formed along with several other people, DEMOCRATIE DIRECTE, the French-language Direct Democracy Forum....
Ian Green
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Dec 6, 1998 1:47 pm
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If anyone on this list is interested in joining a discussion list about Politics, History, Philosophy and anything else we think of along the way then please...
Jason Spratt
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Dec 18, 1998 5:50 pm
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If you could ask the NEXT President any question,what would you ask? ... E-group home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/ddf Free Web-based e-mail groups by...
Mark Romano
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Dec 18, 1998 7:42 pm
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If you could ask the NEXT President any question,what would you ask? I would ask him to give me 3 reasons why his family is more important than his job. ... ...
Beth Codding
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Dec 18, 1998 7:56 pm
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Hi Jason Spratt, Mark Romano, & Beth Codding, I haven't heard from you before, so, welcome to the Direct Democracy Forum! Please answer at least two of these...
Ian Green
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Dec 19, 1998 12:19 pm
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Your question needs clarification...........am I putting a question to the man who is already president, or the man who is running for president? If the man...
Greg Henshall
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Dec 19, 1998 1:45 pm
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Dear Ian and members, What do you think of the US House of Representatives move to impeach President Clinton - in opposition to the will of the public, who...
ElecCity@...
Dec 19, 1998 9:39 pm
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Hi Jason Spratt, Mark Romano, & Beth Codding, I haven't heard from you before, so, welcome to the Direct Democracy Forum! Please answer at least two of these...
Beth Codding
bcodding@...
Dec 21, 1998 2:35 pm
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Hi Beth, That's good to hear! Maybe the television station and the public interest campaign will serve to increase citizens' interest in making their ...
Ian Green
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Dec 25, 1998 1:24 pm
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To answer your question, no I am not in the music industry. I work for the state of Tennessee in the Division of the Budget. ... eGroup home:...
Beth Codding
bcodding@...
Dec 28, 1998 2:21 pm
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Hello everyone, I have been having an extended discussion with someone who has raised a red flag to me by saying that radical change (such as Direct Democracy)...
Ian Green
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Dec 30, 1998 1:03 am
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Dear Ian Green and DDF members: Ian's correspondent fearing radical change will lead to violence as it has in the past expresses a proper concern. The...