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FC: In search of Silensky, from Paul McMasters
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:56:47 -0400
[The Freedom Forum's First Amendment Calendar is a worthy project. I hope someone can help Paul. --Declan]
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From: Paul McMasters <Pmcmasters () freedomforum org> To: "Declan McCullagh (E-mail)" <declan () well com> Subject: In search of Silensky Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:52:21 -0400 To the Poli-tech list: Someone sent me a quote a few months ago for the First Amendment Calendar. It is a great one. But I'm having a problem identifying the alleged author of the quote. I worry that he is a figment of the web; i.e., this particular quote appears in numerous places on the web but the attribution is so vague as to defy tracking. Collectively, the people on this list know just about everyone who is anyone in the ether world, so I'm asking if anyone knows whether this person actually exists and if so where he resides in the real world. His name is Robert Silensky, and here's the quote and vague attribution (we've checked Berkeley and Los Angeles web sites in the University of California system to no avail): "We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true." Professor Robert Silensky of California University Does anyone have any information that might help me track down "Professor Silensky" or a confirmed source of this quote? Any assistance or advice would be greatly appreciated. Paul McMasters
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