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Scheme Underground (or Re: any Boston MA schemers orgs out there?)

To: David Rush <kumo@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Scheme Underground (or Re: any Boston MA schemers orgs out there?)
From: "Brian D. Carlstrom" <bdc@zurich.ai.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:31:56 -0700
Cc: scsh-news@zurich.ai.mit.edu
Reply-to: "Brian D. Carlstrom" <bdc@ai.mit.edu>
David Rush writes:
 > "ted sandler" <tedsandler@rcn.com> writes:
 > > "David Rush" <kumo@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
 > > > "ted sandler" <tedsandler@rcn.com> writes:
 > > > > As for a name, perhaps something fun like "Schemers Anonymous--Boston
 > > > > chapter," would suffice.
 > > >
 > > > Actually, the Scheme Underground started at MIT. You might want to
 > > > stick with that...
 > > 
 > > Yes, but the Scheme Underground doesn't actually have periodic meetings; 
 > > and
 > > I can't just co-opt their name.
 > 
 > Why not? pretend it's an alt.* group. I'm not even sure they exist
 > anymore. Olin moved south. Michael Sperber is back in Germany (was he
 > ever part). Hmmm....how about Brian D?

I'm in California

 > Does the Scheme Underground still exist, even?

It's an underground. It will exist so long as their are people claiming
membership. I'm not going to complain if Ted et al use the name. I think
the Schemers at Rice were using the term playfully as well at one point.

-bri

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