Nate: And fear-mongering up the proverbial wazoo, e.g.; phreakers being the nihilistic scourge of the heart. (Plz Mr Sterling, tell us what you really think.)

Alex: hang on, I scribbled some notes in the margins...lemme grab my iPad real quick...

David: Yeah I dunno, I think he does a pretty good job of ripping into pretty much everybody in this section and in ways that don't really deny what's fundamentally good or cool about any one group.

Alex: True, though his bias is showing pretty badly when it comes to harmless teenage hackers vs. the go-getters & good ol' boys at the Illinois State Police

David: I dunno, this is reading ahead a bit...