From: Wayne Hayes (wayne@cs.toronto.edu)
Date: Sun Oct 26 1997 - 21:56:17 MST
Michael Lorrey <retroman@together.net> writes
>Easy, the internet is possibly the largest and most successful
>libertarian experiment in history, and you don't see wars, etc.
Um, you're kidding, right? Go take a look at almost any newsgroup
and check out the flame/nonflame post ratio. Flame wars abound on
the Internet. People get hot under the collar quite often. I'd hate
to think what would happen if commands existed to do more damage than
ego damage. Hmmmm..... just imagine...
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hail,ruler> ping aol.com
aol.com is alive
hail,ruler> zap aol.com
checking host route.............................................done
checking domain depth......hmmm, this is a big one.......................................................................................done
computing voltage required.........................done
connecting "aol.com" to "main.generator.nrc.gov".................done
waiting......10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1..0..done
"aol.com" has been fried.
hail,ruler> ping aol.com
no answer from aol.com
hail,ruler> logout
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