[Milsurplus] Cipher Challenge!

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

It is interesting, isn't it, that so many truly incompetent 
folks seem to demand perfection in others! 
 
Mac, K2GKK/5 
USAF, Retired 
Currently FAA 
 
> From: dsmaples at comcast.net> To: jfor at quik.com; mikea at mikea.ath.cx> Subject: RE: [Milsurplus] Cipher Challenge!> Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 21:30:11 -0500> CC: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> > All: I'm not so certain about that. This is, after all, a re-enactment.> The plaintext will be well-known. Where's the threat? If there's no> threat, why would our government get excited over this?> > I don't want to preach a sermon here, but it's very easy to ascribe evil,> incompetence, etc. etc. etc., to government folks. Far TOO easy, as a> matter of fact. Having been a Fed contractor for over 20 years (through> administrations and Congresses from both political parties) and in the> private sector (Nextel, then Sprint) for over 8 years I can say with> assurance that the average Fed employee (be they civil servant or political> appointee) is trying very hard to make an extraordinarily-complex system do> something other than fall flat on its face while waiting for the inevitable> criticism and accusations of corruption / incompetence because they didn't> do a perfect job of it. The reaction to all that is to become defensive or> otherwise just stop caring, and altogether too many of them do just that as> well. If we as Americans relearned the idea of gratitude and demonstrated> that to our government folks (and others as well) perhaps they'd be more> inclined to be less defensive or afraid of making a mistake.> > Hang toot, invite THEM to generate the plaintext.> > End of sermon...all replies are welcome.> > Dave WB4FUR
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