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Before the Snowden stuff... mmm probably yes.

I'd bet that quote comes from an old issue of "Mondo 2000" and is contempory with the Clipper Chip battles about mandated NSA backdoors in all telecoms circa '93/94.

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Oh man. I read a story (possibly found on HN?) a few months ago about a guy growing up reading 90s techno-utopia stuff. He used the last of his money to go to a convention only to become disillusioned with it when he saw his idols were just making it up as they went. It was a really interesting read - does this ring a bell for anybody? I'm sure Mondo 2000 was mentioned in it.

Sounds like "The Guy I Almost Was" http://electricsheepcomix.com/almostguy/

Thank you. That was the best read in weeks.

That's exactly it. Good pull!

I make it a point to read it at least once a year, because so much of it resonates with me. Always fresh in my mind.

That was a great read!

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