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| Started by | Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> |
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| First post | 2013-01-26 11:32 -0500 |
| Last post | 2013-01-30 02:08 +0000 |
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A Programmer's Busy Week Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-01-26 11:32 -0500
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-01-26 12:26 -0700
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-01-26 19:29 +0000
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-01-26 13:25 -0700
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-01-26 14:44 -0500
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-01-26 13:25 -0700
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-01-26 13:23 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-01-27 00:52 +0000
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-01-28 12:06 -0500
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-01-28 17:54 +0000
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-01-28 10:34 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-01-28 19:12 +0000
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-01-28 15:48 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-01-29 00:01 +0000
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-01-29 00:03 +0000
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-01-28 17:30 -0700
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-01-28 19:19 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-01-29 05:03 +0000
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-01-29 08:14 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-01-29 10:43 +0100
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-01-29 08:12 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-01-29 10:37 +0100
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-01-29 08:12 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-01-29 10:36 +0100
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-28 13:17 -0600
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-01-28 15:46 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2013-01-28 22:11 +0000
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-01-28 15:46 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-01-29 10:53 -0500
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-01-29 08:10 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jim Glidewell <jim_glidewell@yahoo.com> - 2013-02-02 03:27 +0000
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-02-01 19:48 -0800
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-02-01 23:46 -0500
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-02-02 10:58 -0600
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-01-29 12:12 -0700
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week "Thomas R. Kettler" <tkettler@blownfuse.net> - 2013-01-29 15:49 -0500
Re: A Programmer's Busy Week Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-01-30 02:08 +0000
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2013-01-29 08:12 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <jollyroger-1B46FB.08121029012013@news.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #39114 |
In article <nospam-63E618.10433029012013@news.chingola.ch>, Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-A47303.19194328012013@news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > > > ...one of these days I swear I am going to make time to set up > > command-line news access on my home server... > > It's extremely handy where you find yourself working behind someone > else's firewall, and you can't get at the news server ports, but can ssh > out. > > Tip from learning the hard way: set it up before you need it. :-) Good tip there. I hope I heed your advice before it's too late for me. : ) -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
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| From | Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> |
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| Date | 2013-01-29 10:37 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <nospam-7F5131.10370629012013@news.chingola.ch> |
| In reply to | #39095 |
In article <slrnkge4e2.1k6l.g.kreme@ananke.local>, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > In message <slrnkge4aq.1k6l.g.kreme@ananke.local> > Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > In message <jollyroger-A9B8A0.15480228012013@news.individual.net> > > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > > >>> -- > >>> "I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - > >>> Thomas Edison > > >> BTW, your sig dash line is missing the trailing space (see above). > > > It's very odd. It's *always* there, but for some reason it seems to get > > eaten from time to time. > > > -- > > Hrm. I checked. It was there. > > Ah. BBEdit's "Strip trailing spaces" appears to have gotten enabled. > Hopefully this fixes it. Fixed. -- Paul Sture
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2013-01-29 08:12 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <jollyroger-98BA6C.08125129012013@news.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #39113 |
In article <nospam-7F5131.10370629012013@news.chingola.ch>, Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote: > In article <slrnkge4e2.1k6l.g.kreme@ananke.local>, > Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > > In message <slrnkge4aq.1k6l.g.kreme@ananke.local> > > Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > > In message <jollyroger-A9B8A0.15480228012013@news.individual.net> > > > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > > > > >>> -- > > >>> "I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - > > >>> Thomas Edison > > > > >> BTW, your sig dash line is missing the trailing space (see above). > > > > > It's very odd. It's *always* there, but for some reason it seems to get > > > eaten from time to time. > > > > > -- > > > > Hrm. I checked. It was there. > > > > Ah. BBEdit's "Strip trailing spaces" appears to have gotten enabled. > > Hopefully this fixes it. > > Fixed. BBEdit - the signature gobbling editor. : ) -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
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| From | Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> |
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| Date | 2013-01-29 10:36 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <nospam-17D0F0.10364329012013@news.chingola.ch> |
| In reply to | #39094 |
In article <slrnkge4aq.1k6l.g.kreme@ananke.local>, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > In message <jollyroger-A9B8A0.15480228012013@news.individual.net> > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > > >> -- > >> "I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - > >> Thomas Edison > > > BTW, your sig dash line is missing the trailing space (see above). > > It's very odd. It's *always* there, but for some reason it seems to get > eaten from time to time. > > -- > People who would not believe a High Priest if he said the sky was blue, > and was able to produce signed affidavits to this effect from his > white-haired old mother and three Vestal virgins, would trust just about > anything whispered darkly behind their hand by a complete stranger. It's not there in this post. Do you have multiple sig files and sometimes you pick up the wrong one? Or is whatever you are using for sig quote generation eating it? -- Paul Sture
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| From | George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> |
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| Date | 2013-01-28 13:17 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <CD2C2ADA.97026%ghost_topper@hotmail.com> |
| In reply to | #39082 |
On 1/28/13 12:34 PM, in article jollyroger-01B265.10343928012013@news.individual.net, "Jolly Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > In article <slrnkgdeq5.1s7.g.kreme@ananke.local>, > Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > >> In message <fmoore-E076E2.12062528012013@mx05.eternal-september.org> >> Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: >>> In article <slrnkg8uij.2i93.g.kreme@mbp55.local>, >>> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: >> >>>> In message <fmoore-6B3990.14443326012013@news.eternal-september.org> >>>> Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: >>>>> In article <michelle-0EDD7A.12265326012013@news.eternal-september.org>, >>>>> Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> In article <fmoore-2C9A0F.11320726012013@news.eternal-september.org>, >>>>>> Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> <http://www.dilbert.com/2013-01-26/> >>>>>> >>>>>> Are they hex ones and zeros or ASCII ones and zeroes? >>>> >>>>> Ah, yes, Mark Conrad, RIP. >>>> >>>>> However, that presents an interesting question: In his eternal sleep, >>>>> is Mark counting sheep in hex or ASCII? :-D >>>> >>>> Did he die? >> >>> Well, he quit posting a year or two ago. At the time, we wondered what >>> had happened to him. >> >> I knew that. >> >>> Someone searched and found an obituary for a person >>> we thought was him. I did find his reviews of Dragon Naturally Speaking >>> useful. >> >> I did *not* know that. > > I remember it, but haven't been able to find the post. > I thought that was a post about J. J. O'shea. Turned out it was another O'shea in a different part of Florida where that Obit originated. >> He was a complete pain in the ass, but yeah, there was some usueful >> stuff in his DNS postings. > > He was just really thick headed at times, as old people are from time to > time. : ) They ain't ALWAYS "OLD", BTW! ;-0
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2013-01-28 15:46 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <jollyroger-8E1F2E.15465328012013@news.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #39084 |
In article <CD2C2ADA.97026%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote: > On 1/28/13 12:34 PM, in article > jollyroger-01B265.10343928012013@news.individual.net, "Jolly Roger" > <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > > > In article <slrnkgdeq5.1s7.g.kreme@ananke.local>, > > Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > > >> In message <fmoore-E076E2.12062528012013@mx05.eternal-september.org> > >> Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: > >>> In article <slrnkg8uij.2i93.g.kreme@mbp55.local>, > >>> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > >> > >>>> In message <fmoore-6B3990.14443326012013@news.eternal-september.org> > >>>> Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: > >>>>> In article <michelle-0EDD7A.12265326012013@news.eternal-september.org>, > >>>>> Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>> In article <fmoore-2C9A0F.11320726012013@news.eternal-september.org>, > >>>>>> Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> <http://www.dilbert.com/2013-01-26/> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Are they hex ones and zeros or ASCII ones and zeroes? > >>>> > >>>>> Ah, yes, Mark Conrad, RIP. > >>>> > >>>>> However, that presents an interesting question: In his eternal sleep, > >>>>> is Mark counting sheep in hex or ASCII? :-D > >>>> > >>>> Did he die? > >> > >>> Well, he quit posting a year or two ago. At the time, we wondered what > >>> had happened to him. > >> > >> I knew that. > >> > >>> Someone searched and found an obituary for a person > >>> we thought was him. I did find his reviews of Dragon Naturally Speaking > >>> useful. > >> > >> I did *not* know that. > > > > I remember it, but haven't been able to find the post. > > > > I thought that was a post about J. J. O'shea. Turned out it was another > O'shea in a different part of Florida where that Obit originated. > > >> He was a complete pain in the ass, but yeah, there was some usueful > >> stuff in his DNS postings. > > > > He was just really thick headed at times, as old people are from time to > > time. : ) > > They ain't ALWAYS "OLD", BTW! > > ;-0 True that. I'm guilty myself. : ) -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
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| From | "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> |
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| Date | 2013-01-28 22:11 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-kORBDnINVydG@localhost> |
| In reply to | #39082 |
On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:34:39 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > In article <slrnkgdeq5.1s7.g.kreme@ananke.local>, > Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > > He was a complete pain in the ass, but yeah, there was some usueful > > stuff in his DNS postings. A news group needs a few quirky characters to keep it interesting. > He was just really thick headed at times, as old people are from time to time. I beg your pardon! Speak for yourself. -- John Varela
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2013-01-28 15:46 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <jollyroger-DC09A4.15462528012013@news.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #39086 |
In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-kORBDnINVydG@localhost>, "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:34:39 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> > wrote: > > > In article <slrnkgdeq5.1s7.g.kreme@ananke.local>, > > Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > > > > He was a complete pain in the ass, but yeah, there was some usueful > > > stuff in his DNS postings. > > A news group needs a few quirky characters to keep it interesting. > > > He was just really thick headed at times, as old people are from time to > > time. > > I beg your pardon! Speak for yourself. I'm not sure, but I suspect you're just being thick headed. ; D -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
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| From | Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> |
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| Date | 2013-01-29 10:53 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <fmoore-8979F3.10532629012013@mx05.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #39086 |
In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-kORBDnINVydG@localhost>, "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:34:39 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> > wrote: > > > In article <slrnkgdeq5.1s7.g.kreme@ananke.local>, > > Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > > > > He was a complete pain in the ass, but yeah, there was some usueful > > > stuff in his DNS postings. > > A news group needs a few quirky characters to keep it interesting. I thought that was a prerequisite for admission to these hallowed halls! -- What the flux? --Carl Friedrich Gauss
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2013-01-29 08:10 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <jollyroger-5C002F.08105029012013@news.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #39119 |
In article <fmoore-8979F3.10532629012013@mx05.eternal-september.org>, Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-kORBDnINVydG@localhost>, > "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote: > > > On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:34:39 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> > > wrote: > > > > > In article <slrnkgdeq5.1s7.g.kreme@ananke.local>, > > > Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > > > > > > He was a complete pain in the ass, but yeah, there was some usueful > > > > stuff in his DNS postings. > > > > A news group needs a few quirky characters to keep it interesting. > > I thought that was a prerequisite for admission to these hallowed halls! I hate to admit it, but I miss the guy, pain in the ass that he was... : ) -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
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| From | Jim Glidewell <jim_glidewell@yahoo.com> |
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| Date | 2013-02-02 03:27 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <2105601398381467061.545217jim_glidewell-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #39121 |
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > In article <fmoore-8979F3.10532629012013@mx05.eternal-september.org>, > Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: > >> In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-kORBDnINVydG@localhost>, >> "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:34:39 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> In article <slrnkgdeq5.1s7.g.kreme@ananke.local>, >>>> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: >>>> >>>>> He was a complete pain in the ass, but yeah, there was some usueful >>>>> stuff in his DNS postings. >>> >>> A news group needs a few quirky characters to keep it interesting. >> >> I thought that was a prerequisite for admission to these hallowed halls! > > I hate to admit it, but I miss the guy, pain in the ass that he was... >> ) Not me. Mark Conrad was the only person on Usenet to ever call me an asshole. IMO, the world is a better place with him rotting in the ground.
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2013-02-01 19:48 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <jollyroger-DF18E9.19480501022013@news.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #39278 |
In article <2105601398381467061.545217jim_glidewell-yahoo.com@news.eternal-septembe r.org>, Jim Glidewell <jim_glidewell@yahoo.com> wrote: > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > > In article <fmoore-8979F3.10532629012013@mx05.eternal-september.org>, > > Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: > > > >> In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-kORBDnINVydG@localhost>, > >> "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote: > >> > >>> On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:34:39 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> In article <slrnkgdeq5.1s7.g.kreme@ananke.local>, > >>>> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> He was a complete pain in the ass, but yeah, there was some usueful > >>>>> stuff in his DNS postings. > >>> > >>> A news group needs a few quirky characters to keep it interesting. > >> > >> I thought that was a prerequisite for admission to these hallowed halls! > > > > I hate to admit it, but I miss the guy, pain in the ass that he was... > >> ) > > Not me. Mark Conrad was the only person on Usenet to ever call me an > asshole. > > IMO, the world is a better place with him rotting in the ground. Sounds like you need a sense of humor. Like it or not, bing an asshole is part of being human. You don't get to deny that you are one - it's a fundamental part of you. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
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| From | Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> |
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| Date | 2013-02-01 23:46 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <kei5mh$o9k$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #39278 |
On 02-01-2013 22:27, Jim Glidewell wrote:
> Not me. Mark Conrad was the only person on Usenet to ever call me an
> asshole.
Only one? You must have some powerful mojo.
> IMO, the world is a better place with him rotting in the ground.
As silly as he could be, he was still a human being.
--
Wes Groleau
βTo know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying
Amen to what the world tells you you should prefer,
is to have kept your soul alive.β
β Robert Louis Stevenson
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| From | George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> |
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| Date | 2013-02-02 10:58 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <CD32A1D8.97475%ghost_topper@hotmail.com> |
| In reply to | #39278 |
On 2/1/13 9:27 PM, in article 2105601398381467061.545217jim_glidewell-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org , "Jim Glidewell" <jim_glidewell@yahoo.com> wrote: > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: >> In article <fmoore-8979F3.10532629012013@mx05.eternal-september.org>, >> Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: >> >>> In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-kORBDnINVydG@localhost>, >>> "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote: >>> >>>> On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:34:39 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> In article <slrnkgdeq5.1s7.g.kreme@ananke.local>, >>>>> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> He was a complete pain in the ass, but yeah, there was some usueful >>>>>> stuff in his DNS postings. >>>> >>>> A news group needs a few quirky characters to keep it interesting. >>> >>> I thought that was a prerequisite for admission to these hallowed halls! >> >> I hate to admit it, but I miss the guy, pain in the ass that he was... >>> ) > > Not me. Mark Conrad was the only person on Usenet to ever call me an > asshole. > So, YOU'RE the ONE! ;-)
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| From | Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> |
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| Date | 2013-01-29 12:12 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <michelle-30613D.12120129012013@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #39119 |
In article <fmoore-8979F3.10532629012013@mx05.eternal-september.org>, Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: > > A news group needs a few quirky characters to keep it interesting. > > I thought that was a prerequisite for admission to these hallowed halls! All usenet users are quirky, but some are more quirky than others. -- Ignore this sig.
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| From | "Thomas R. Kettler" <tkettler@blownfuse.net> |
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| Date | 2013-01-29 15:49 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <tkettler-92CA0A.15492729012013@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #39131 |
In article <michelle-30613D.12120129012013@news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: > In article <fmoore-8979F3.10532629012013@mx05.eternal-september.org>, > Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: > > > > A news group needs a few quirky characters to keep it interesting. > > > > I thought that was a prerequisite for admission to these hallowed halls! > > All usenet users are quirky, but some are more quirky than others. Thank you Napoleon. -- Remove blown from email address to reply.
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| From | Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> |
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| Date | 2013-01-30 02:08 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <slrnkgh04s.6gh.g.kreme@ananke.local> |
| In reply to | #39139 |
In message <tkettler-92CA0A.15492729012013@news.eternal-september.org> Thomas R. Kettler <tkettler@blownfuse.net> wrote: > In article <michelle-30613D.12120129012013@news.eternal-september.org>, > Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: >> In article <fmoore-8979F3.10532629012013@mx05.eternal-september.org>, >> Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: >> >> > > A news group needs a few quirky characters to keep it interesting. >> > >> > I thought that was a prerequisite for admission to these hallowed halls! >> >> All usenet users are quirky, but some are more quirky than others. > Thank you Napoleon. Oink.me -- 'They say that whoever pays the piper calls the tune.' 'But, gentlemen,' said Mr Saveloy, 'whoever holds a knife to the piper's throat writes the symphony.' --Interesting Times
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