2002-12-31 12:02:40

by Rick A. Hohensee

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Subject: The only way around Microsoft

This is to announce my availability for President of the United States of
America. I am a 46 year old US citizen. My platform is extreme openness.
As President, I will install high-quality motion-picture cameras
everywhere I sleep, with some distribution mechanism for the interested
adult public to audit the produce of such cameras. Rest assured, there is
currently no reason to suspect that such cameras would detect anything
notable. As President, I will make every effort to release most
government-held secrets. Under me, the Executive Branch will convert all
personal IBM PC-type computers to unix-like or other open-source operating
systems. Et cetera. Extreme openness. I will accept the nomination of
either major US political party. If I don't get a major nomination or huge
independant support, I support the Democratic Party candidate. Until
subsumed by a major established party, consider me the leader of the
"Responsible Party".

Send contributions to

Rick Hohensee
3234 Powder Mill Rd.
Adelphi, Maryland
USA
20783-1037

Please identify yourself accurately with any contributions. Anonymous or
inadequately accounted contributions will be noted on the Internet and
donated to a D.C. service for the homeless, or will be distributed to the
homeless by me personally. Contributions and contributors, if any, will be
listed on the Internet. If you are contributing for or as an organization,
detail the contributors to the organization to at least a 1% resolution.
As far as I know, I may have already hereby violated some campaign finance
law. If so, please advise. Looking at a campaign one step at a time, if
you contribute by check, please note that I don't currently have a
checking account and it requires about $100-- to start one.


Class is accountable. Party responsibly.

Rick (Richard Allen) Hohensee



2002-12-31 12:14:30

by Dave Gilbert (Home)

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Subject: Re: The only way around Microsoft

* Rick A. Hohensee ([email protected]) wrote:
> This is to announce my availability for President of the United States of
> America. I am a 46 year old US citizen. My platform is extreme openness.
> As President, I will install high-quality motion-picture cameras
> everywhere I sleep, with some distribution mechanism for the interested
> adult public to audit the produce of such cameras.

>From what I hear it isn't what presidents do while they are asleep which
needs watching.

Where do you stand on the Free Fish For Penguins issue?

Dave
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2002-12-31 18:28:32

by Rick A. Hohensee

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Subject: Re: The only way around Microsoft

>* Rick A. Hohensee ([email protected]) wrote:
>> This is to announce my availability for President of the United States
of
>> America. I am a 46 year old US citizen. My platform is extreme openness.
>> As President, I will install high-quality motion-picture cameras
>> everywhere I sleep, with some distribution mechanism for the interested
>> adult public to audit the produce of such cameras.
>
>From what I hear it isn't what presidents do while they are asleep which
>needs watching.
>

Something tells me I won't be getting much sleep as President.

>Where do you stand on the Free Fish For Penguins issue?
>

Penguin #1 gets his caviar from Microsoft. I'll probably make the State
Department use Plan 9.

>Dave
>

Rick Hohensee


2002-12-31 18:43:58

by Rick A. Hohensee

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Subject: Re: The only way around Microsoft

Oh by the way, I need hackers for my cabinet. I have the US Code on my FTP
site,
ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/install/clienux/packages

It took a week to pull it out of the retarded privatized interface the GPO
has it behind. Talk about bloat. It makes Common Lisp look like Chuck
Moore's latest Forth chip. I also need somebody to liberate the CFR, the
Code of Federal Regulations.

I need some people that haven't forgotten how to use a computer to do
basic cleanups like convert "intelligence" in the CIA sense to "strinfo",
shut down the war on herbs, eliminate using the tax laws as a form of
subsidy, et cetera. The better hackers will get cabinet positions.
Otherwise I'll promote from the existing staff.

Rick Hohensee


2003-01-07 23:02:25

by john slee

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Subject: Re: The only way around Microsoft

On Tue, Dec 31, 2002 at 01:52:19PM -0500, Rick A. Hohensee wrote:
> I need some people that haven't forgotten how to use a computer to do
> basic cleanups like convert "intelligence" in the CIA sense to "strinfo",
> shut down the war on herbs, eliminate using the tax laws as a form of
> subsidy, et cetera. The better hackers will get cabinet positions.
> Otherwise I'll promote from the existing staff.

sounds a lot like 'executive orders' by tom clancy. not one of his
better books, by the way

j.

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2003-01-08 19:54:09

by Rick A. Hohensee

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Subject: Re: The only way around Mi

>> I need some people that haven't forgotten how to use a computer to do
>> basic cleanups like convert "intelligence" in the CIA sense to
"strinfo",
>> shut down the war on herbs, eliminate using the tax laws as a form of
>> subsidy, et cetera. The better hackers will get cabinet positions.
>> Otherwise I'll promote from the existing staff.
>
>sounds a lot like 'executive orders' by tom clancy. not one of his
>better books, by the way
>

I don't read much fiction. Besides, like, the Washington Post. I'll have
to check out that Clancy title. Hmmmm, what was the last fiction I read?
"Tipping the Velvet". About a lesbian hooker in London before the
automobile. Didn't finish it.

Rick Hohensee