Re: Pynchon as roadkill on the digital superhighway

[Cyrus Shaoul <cyrus@ntthcs.ntt.jp>]

 Michael C. Berch writes:

>> And as cool an author as Pynchon is, I suspect he is an amateur at the
>> privacy business; anyone who would put their true residence address on
>> their driver's license is obviously not paranoid enough to be serious
>> about not being found.

Pynchon may not be as stupid as that. Has anyone gone to check up on Mr.
Vineland lately? Perhaps the address in the DMV computer is that of a
fried chicken franchise in Lost Hills, CA! Just cause you have some data
doesn't mean it's useful. 

[Gratuitous Blues Brothers reference to Wrigley Field inserted automagically.]

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