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I am incrementally a pessimist, but I see the international debate that Edward Snowden has engendered, and I think this is exactly where the discussion should be. So, I would say I'm more optimistic than pessimistic.

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Adam Savage
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 15
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