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Toobe:Orlio’s at The Rally! Hundreds of people there!
Winc:Yikes!
Winc:For very real connectivity reasons, are you Windows or Mac? I’m on an old Mac Classic. You?
Scratch:You’re going to laugh again.
Winc:No, I promise I won’t. Tell me.
Scratch:I use a Tandy, an old one from Radio Shack. It’s a laptop, but they weren’t even called that then.
Winc:When?
Scratch:Oh, 1988–89, when they were invented.
Winc:Don’t tell me it’s the kind that uses disks for all the programs. No hard drive? *That* one?
Scratch:That’s the one.
Winc::X
Scratch:You said you wouldn’t laugh.
Winc:Not laughing! It’s sweet! How did Gwynyth set you up with all the bypasses then?
Scratch:Why do you think it took so long? She treated me like some fossil in a museum!
Winc:Scratch?
Scratch:Yes?
Winc:I love you.
Scratch:::ducking head:: I… love you too. I’ve missed you.
Winc:Me too, you. Let’s just move on. OK?
Scratch:::setting jaw:: OK.
Winc:Besides, ::tossing hair:: we have a cause!
Scratch:We do?
Winc:::tapping my foot::
Scratch:Oh, right, we do! OK, off to write letters!
Winc:Goodbye, sweetie.
Scratch:Bye!
END MISC. COMMUNICATIONS
NARRATIVE ENTRY, JABBATHEHUT
As promised, a certain clever law enforcement member, possibly named Shelly Dunlap, managed to find the actual law regarding the harassment of citizens. Until there is some kind of law governing the Internet, basic rules of publishing and communications will stand. Hence the following memo makes its rounds quickly among all law enforcement agencies:
All FBCS personnel are to disregard the previous memo implementing the Gingrich-Helms Free NetSpeech Act, effective immediately, and until further notice. There will be no harassing of citizens online, and no shutdown of websites or newsgroups. Any sites or newsgroups that have been shut down are to be unlocked and reopened immediately.
