[OT]Going to OOPSLA...
Donald MacQueen
dmacq at erols.com
Wed Oct 10 12:37:20 UTC 2001
goran,
I live just 3 miles from the Pentagon, and work just 1 mile
from it, so I have thought about this recently. From what I know,
it is difficult to do a large chemical or biological attack,
because many of the compounds are not persistent, must be
a certain droplet size, are dangerous to handle, etc.
I think you could easily attack a subway station, as those
morons did in Japan, and you would certainly create panic,
but you're not gonna kill ten or a hundred thousand people.
Setting off a tactical nuke by the White House is a different
story, but I will be gone in the blast wave, so I don't worry
about it too much.
Having said that, I doubt OOPSLA is what the military calls
a "high value target", so I am going anyway. See you there.
Donald
Wednesday, October 10, 2001, 9:07:03 AM, you wrote:
> Hi guys!
> Hmmm. I, my girlfriend and my mother are a bit worried about what is
> possibly happening in Florida (anthrax etc) which I was intending to
> visit - OOPSLA in Tampa Bay.
> Am I the only one getting a bit "jumpy"? What is the "feeling" over
> there right now?
> Seeking advice...
> regards, Göran
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Donald
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