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NODE f670692c[NOISE] Consolidation of threads ... olbon@dynetics.com (Clay Olbon II)Mon, 15 Apr 1996 06:23:32 +0800

OK, I have a proposal that consolidates two threads that have been
discussed recently.  How about proposing legislation that mandates that a
byte is now 9 bits instead of 8.  This would allow the ninth bit to be the
decent/indecent bit, thereby solving all of our problems.

        Clay


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NODE 8fb35516Re: [NOISE] Consolidation of threads ... dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr. Dimitri Vulis)Mon, 15 Apr 1996 07:50:55 +0800

olbon@dynetics.com (Clay Olbon II) writes:

> OK, I have a proposal that consolidates two threads that have been
> discussed recently.  How about proposing legislation that mandates that a
> byte is now 9 bits instead of 8.  This would allow the ninth bit to be the
> decent/indecent bit, thereby solving all of our problems.

Hmm. In the days of COCOM (a relative of ITAR) there was a doctrine that
individual pieces of a mosaic may be unclassified, yet together they may
form a whole that needs to be export-controlled.

Likewise 8-bit values 0x46,0x55,0x43,0x4B may not be obscene individually,
but together they comprise a vile, CDA-prohibited obscenity.

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Dr. Dimitri Vulis
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps

NODE c0744382Re: [NOISE] Consolidation of threads ... "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>Mon, 15 Apr 1996 09:16:53 +0800

Clay Olbon II writes:
> OK, I have a proposal that consolidates two threads that have been
> discussed recently.  How about proposing legislation that mandates that a
> byte is now 9 bits instead of 8.  This would allow the ninth bit to be the
> decent/indecent bit, thereby solving all of our problems.

Ah, the naughty bits.

.pm

NODE ba13f0fbRe: [NOISE] Consolidation of threads ... mhinze@why.net (Matt Hinze)Mon, 15 Apr 1996 15:29:16 +0800

>OK, I have a proposal that consolidates two threads that have been
>discussed recently.  How about proposing legislation that mandates that a
>byte is now 9 bits instead of 8.  This would allow the ninth bit to be the
>decent/indecent bit, thereby solving all of our problems.

The question of decency is still a fundamental problem.  What is
decent? What is indecent?  Who decides?

Plus, wouldn't it be difficult to *legislate* an additional bit?   How
would one implement that into transfer protocols and the like?

NODE 9f59ec0aRe: [NOISE] Consolidation of threads ... eriksmit <eriksmit@euronet.nl>Tue, 16 Apr 1996 06:26:21 +0800

Clay Olbon II wrote:
> 
> OK, I have a proposal that consolidates two threads that have been
> discussed recently.  How about proposing legislation that mandates that a
> byte is now 9 bits instead of 8.  This would allow the ninth bit to be the
> decent/indecent bit, thereby solving all of our problems.
> 
>         Clay
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> Dynetics, Inc., Ste 302  | http://www.msen.com/~olbon/olbon.html
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