25 years ago in reason."It's easy to understand the euphoria An interpreted programming language developed in 1993 by Robert Craig at Rapid Deployment Software that is noted for its execution speed, flexibility and simplicity. It can simulate any programming method including object-oriented constructs. felt by our conservative friends and colleagues at the Reagan landslide landslide, rapid slipping of a mass of earth or rock from a higher elevation to a lower level under the influence of gravity and water lubrication. More specifically, rockslides are the rapid downhill movement of large masses of rock with little or no hydraulic flow, .... At the same time, however, we share the concern of many, libertarians over what else the election may signify: * A political debt to the New Right/ Moral Majority crowd, which could mean setbacks for the legitimate rights of women, homosexuals, and others to equality before the law Noun 1. equality before the law - the right to equal protection of the laws human right - (law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as . * A runaway defense budget, responding to widespread perception of military inadequacies by the usual government expedient of throwing money at the problem. * Increased risk of war, brought on by an increased tendency for the U.S. government to intervene in local crises around the globe. --Robert Poole Jr., "What Kind of Mandate?" "Suppression of cryptography in the vain hope of keeping its results from widespread use can y further debase de·base tr.v. de·based, de·bas·ing, de·bas·es To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade. See Synonyms at adulterate, corrupt, degrade. [de- + base2. the coin of national security.... There appears to be a growing awareness, shared by almost everyone except the NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign , that cryptography is too important to be controlled by the government." --Sylvia Sanders, "Data Privacy: What Washington Doesn't Want You to Know" --January 1981 |
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