Apparently there are a few over-obsessed people out there who have taken it upon themselves to read everything I ever wrote, including stuff posted on the Usenet in the mid-1990's, and are now emailing people known to be associated with me with it. Any reading of the whole body of work will see that many of the comments now being bandied about were either taken out of context or made in an effort to inflame for sport. If I hurt anyone's feelings who didn't deserve it, I apologize. The rest can all go to Hell.

Some questions and answers:

Q: Do you think that the 'more intelligent' Japanese should rule China?
A: No, when I said that I was attempting to anger a Chinese fellow with whom I was having a running dispute. Also, I said that in 1998.

Q: Do you really think that ships carrying illegal immigrants should be sunk?
A: I think that, in these dangerous days, any ship moving illegally in North American waters should be liable to be sunk. Also, I would say that illegal immigrants are nothing less than civilian invaders and that, therefore, strong measures should be taken to prevent their entry and to deter them from making the attempt. Sinking, however, is probably extreme.

Q: Do you think that toxic waste should be sent to Africa?
A: Where feasible, sure.

Q: Should we build 500,000 Ton Battleships with twelve 16" guns, 256 VLS Cells, and a half-dozen helicopters?
A: No.

Q: Is (Star Trek Voyager producer) Jeri Taylor a 'pacifist feminist bitch' responsible for the ruin of Star Trek, as you said in 1996?
A: Yes.

Q: Are you really selling a used copy of Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom on the Wing Commander newsgroup?
A: I was.

Q: Do you really believe that Coke is superior to Pepsi, as you said on alt.cola-wars on March 12, 1995?
A: I totally disavow those remarks, they were a youthful indiscretion.

Seriously- I did say some stupid things on the Usenet, as I continue to occasionally say stupid things. Some of the really dumb things I will, if you present them to me, denounce publicly if you'd like.

Oh, and don't even start threatening to 'expose' the things I've said in online games. I repeat- online games. How desperate are you people? Are you going to write an article exposing the things I once did in Ultima Online?

Oh yes and, quite obviously, I come from a geek lineage. I even went to a Star Trek Convention in 1994, where I spoke with William Shatner and bought an advance copy of the script to 'All Good Things', the final episode.