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| From | Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.computer.workshop, uk.comp.sys.mac |
| Subject | Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! |
| Organization | Southern Nevada Institute of Technology |
| References | <n0qntoF2nsU1@mid.individual.net> <zFKdnZXon4foNUb0nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@giganews.com> <69dbaf0f$0$20$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <pJKcnRu8btmVIEb0nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| Date | 2026-04-12 17:50 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <69dbdb82$2$43783$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On Apr 12, 2026 at 8:40:23 AM MST, "%" wrote <pJKcnRu8btmVIEb0nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com>: > Brock McNuggets wrote: >> On Apr 12, 2026 at 7:13:24 AM MST, "%" wrote >> <zFKdnZXon4foNUb0nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@giganews.com>: >> >>> Gremlin wrote: >>>> Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> >>>> news:69db1685$2$26$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:50:29 >>>> GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Apr 11, 2026 at 8:25:53 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote >>>>> <XnsB42BEE5BDDEA6HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>: >>>> >>>> [SNIP SNIP] >>>> >>>>>> Agreed again! I am shocked to see you showing a backbone and correcting >>>>>> the only 'friend' (he really isn't; but you are determined to learn >>>>>> this the hard way) you have here. Kudos for doing the right thing. It's >>>>>> extremely rare and it's appreciated. Sincerely. It would be nice to see >>>>>> you doing this as well as accepting humility with grace more often. You >>>>>> *could potentially* earn some much needed respect from others if you >>>>>> actually continued to follow this behavior pattern. >>>>> >>>>> I call it like it is. >>>> >>>> No, you don't. If you actually did that, I'd respond more often and thank >>>> you for doing so. I actually do call things like they are. You often take >>>> great offense to that and lie your arse off as you do so, but, the jig has >>>> been up for sometime now. You're already over extending your welcome in >>>> several other newsgroups. It's been years since you last posted to some and >>>> you're already fucking up in them. >>>> >>>> At some point, maybe?, you'll come to realize that the problem is you. It >>>> isn't logical to assume it's everyone else, Snit. >>>> >>>>> Where so many of the trolls, often you included, >>>>> focus on tribalism and scapegoating I focus on morality. >>>> >>>> There's only a couple of people here who nearly qualify for the troll title. >>>> I'm not one of them. Neither are the rest of the regulars. Yourself included, >>>> Snit. I often refer to you as a troll - but you are much worse than a troll >>>> and your behavior doesn't really fit the old school definition of one. >>>> Trolls aren't quite as bad/dishonest as you continue to show you are. >>>> >>>> You also seem to have a serious reading comprehension issue. I'm not the >>>> only one to have noticed this either. Infact, I'm decades late in having >>>> formed the same opinion - without interacting with the majority of others >>>> who reached that opinion years before I ever met you. >>>> >>>> Back when you first got here and asked about the 3d printing technology on >>>> that website...I knew something was a little off with you. The website told >>>> you, in fine print granted, but it did tell you exactly what they did those >>>> prints with. They are in the business of selling that gear they make to >>>> anyone who can afford it. Those prints were done with their gear. Why >>>> wouldn't they want you to know which model was responsible for each print? >>>> You could be an interested buyer with the bankroll to make one or more >>>> purchases. >>>> >>>> The site also disclosed their printer technology in fine print on the main >>>> page. No digging around was necessary unless you wanted to know which >>>> specific make/model was responsible for the quite nicely done prints they >>>> were sharing. They weren't your everyday average home owner grade printers >>>> though. Those were some very nice machines with the pricetag to match. >>>> >>>> You told me that I was mistaken, I must have misread one or more things >>>> because they did not include any specifics about the printers used. That was >>>> your rebuttle. Despite my sharing the links and a screenshot. <G> It just >>>> occured to me that you have actually used that routine before, with others. >>>> You've also done the same song and dance routine concerning your arrest and >>>> driving records. You really do lie your ass off and hope nobody notices. Has >>>> that ever actually worked out for you? Has it ever gotten you the results >>>> you wanted instead of the ones I've seen you get when you tried it here? >>>> >>>>> Good to see you back it though. >>>> >>>> Why wouldn't I? One, it was solid advice. Two, you of all people provided it. >>>> I had to respond. I've never seen you shooting straight from the hip the >>>> entire time I've known you existed. To say it took me by surprise would be >>>> an under statement. I strongly suspect it's some new? variation to set >>>> another circus tent. Whether it is or it isn't doesn't really matter. You >>>> won't gain the necessary traction with it in acw. Almost none of the >>>> regulars in acw interact with you at all. Of the few of us who still do on >>>> occasion, it's rare and becoming that much more so. >>>> >>>> acw isn't suitable for your activities anymore. You haven't been welcome >>>> here for a long time. So for you the other day to suggest someone else >>>> wasn't wanted here - that was just out of line. Various regulars, myself >>>> included, have all asked that you fuck off. Not SC, not Pot Head, etc. You. >>>> Specifically, you. The majority of us have corrected reached the conclusion >>>> that the various urls known to contain details concerning you is all true >>>> and that you aren't the sort of person who's capable of having an adult >>>> conversation with nearly anyone for any real period of time before you >>>> resort to childish antics and false accusations. >>>> >>>> Oh, and creative story telling. Floodbot, insider knowledge of the floodbot, >>>> then accusing me of lying about having insider knowledge when I made no such >>>> claim in the first place. Do you really think all that morphing and changing >>>> of your original accusation went unnoticed by most? I doubt it, dude. I'm >>>> not the only one to notice how many times you morphed the floodbot story to >>>> keep from admitting you lied about me and apologizing for it. You continued >>>> to try and shift any blame from you onto me. You continued to lie about me >>>> with your efforts to morph the story and you accused me of being a liar yet >>>> again when I wasn't with yet another morphing effort. That I lied about >>>> having insider knowledge of the bot. I can't very well lie about something I >>>> never claimed in the first place. You have dug yourself such a deep hole >>>> with the whole floodbot accusation and your follow up efforts to defend it >>>> that you sunk any possible hope of someone thinking that you're an honest >>>> and honorable person. >>>> >>>> You are neither honest nor honorable. Only in a rare situation, as with >>>> David Brooks and his efforts to continue to harass the author of Etrecheck >>>> are you even remotely honest. Otherwise, you lie and double down on whatever >>>> one it is this time when you're called out. >>>> >>>> Your claims of bringing receipts aren't working out as you had hoped either. >>>> People are checking the MIDs you provide. They are discovering for >>>> themselves that the MIDs you present are not supporting the stories you are >>>> writing. People are finding out that your're quoting out of context all over >>>> the map AND you seem to have a serious reading comprehension issue. Several >>>> of us have agreed that this is what you're actually showing everyone. >>>> >>>> Atleast one poster suspects you might be struggling to read at what a typical >>>> 3rd grader should be capable of. Going back over some of our previous >>>> discussions (Not to worry, I only spent twenty minutes or so) I can see why >>>> they have that impression and I'm surprised that I missed it. I might have >>>> been giving you undeserved credit by thinking you were reading at 5th to 8th >>>> grade level on occasion. >>>> >>>> >>>>> If you can continue this I am happy to move forward in >>>>> peace. >>>> >>>> I'll try to dumb this down further for you in the hope that you understand. >>>> >>>> I responded to you because you did the right thing concerning David Brooks >>>> and I was very surprised by this. I felt that you deserved recognition >>>> atleast of some sort for calling David Brooks out as you did. >>>> >>>> I have no intentions of giving you a free pass, Snit. We've already been >>>> over this. You have knowingly lied your arse off about me multiple times. >>>> You have intentionally gone out of your way to try and seed a completely >>>> bogus label that was supposed to describe me, but, as we've *all seen in acw* >>>> it actually describes you. A functionally illiterate fraud would still have >>>> a dead mac and still think there was a problem with the mainboard because >>>> said person wouldn't know any different. They wouldn't know how to diagnose >>>> a spinner HD in failure condition. They wouldn't put two and two together >>>> over time why the machines performance started to degrade and then the >>>> machine began to become unstable. Yet, this same person would try to run a >>>> computer repair business. Without having the necessary knowledge, skill, >>>> field experience, or tools! to even begin. Only a functionally illiterate >>>> fraud such as yourself, Snit, would confuse a soldering iron for that of an >>>> engraver. Only a functionally illiterate fraud (i'm just going to shorten >>>> this to bullshitter) like you would be unable to diagnose his own fucking >>>> gear. >>>> >>>> As everyone can see who read that repair discussion, you really don't know >>>> what the fuck you're doing when it comes to doing something besides running >>>> a program you're already familiar with. You don't actually know how the >>>> machine runs. You aren't that familiar with the hardware AND you have a >>>> limited above beginner end user level knowledge of the computer in general. >>>> You don't actually understand how the software itself works or it's true >>>> relation to the hardware. >>>> >>>> It was nice to see, despite your efforts to stall me, to see that smart >>>> diags agreed with my and mine alone diagnosis; that you had a hard drive >>>> failure in progress and it had been in such a state for a long time already. >>>> If you were competent, you had more than enough time to diagnose the problem >>>> entirely on your own and take necessary action to keep all the data you care >>>> about as well as replace the drive, reload the os, apps, etc, and go about >>>> your day. You didn't do that because you didn't know what was wrong with the >>>> machine. You claimed you took it to someone and they determined there was an >>>> issue with the mainboard. I don't believe you were telling the truth, >>>> because, it's not that likely that you'd find an actual tech who's anywhere >>>> near as incompetent as you. >>>> >>>> Any technician who cannot diagnose a bad drive and blames the mainboard for >>>> the symptoms the computer is displaying is incompetent. They shouldn't be >>>> working on their own gear, let alone, a paying client. >>>> >>>> They need to take some classes and stop being a poseur until they do. You >>>> won't even do that. You'd rather wallow in your excessive ignorance and >>>> attack instead. >>>> >>>>> I am not the one who wants the war you and Carroll push anyway. >>>> >>>> There's no war that is being pushed by Carroll or myself, Snit. You aren't >>>> going to be able to make a sale with this bullshit story either. We aren't >>>> the bad guys here. You are. >>>> >>>>> Let it end here. Deal? >>>> >>>> If you wanted things to end, you had the option of ignoring several of my >>>> recent posts OR! responding to them yourself. You chose to play games with >>>> AI instead for each reply. Despite already being shown by the very AIs you >>>> think so highly of that it cannot accurately do as you requested multiple >>>> times and shared the very inaccurate results of. The AI's told you that they >>>> would provide very inaccurate information and should not be used for the >>>> purposes you did in those replies you left. >>>> >>>> Chatgpt I think it was? went into greater detail and explained why someone >>>> might want to use the 'psy profile' routine and it wasn't anything of a >>>> positive nature. The individual who'd opt to do this wasn't being honest >>>> with the audience. In other words Snit, you were being very dishonest >>>> intentionally with your AI replies. All because you knew Chatgpt couldn't do >>>> what you were asking of it. So you have no excuse to continue with the same >>>> routine. You know the results are junk. The AI itself has told you. SC >>>> shared the discussion concerning the subject. >>>> >>>> Not only is Chatgpt incapable of doing as you requested - It also went into >>>> considerable detail concerning why someone might try to use it for that >>>> purpose and share the results. A dishonest individual is a nice summary of >>>> the type of individual who would. >>>> >>>> Going by what's already well known about you and your usenet history; one >>>> can easily reach the conclusion you are playing games with AI due to your >>>> very dishonest nature. >>>> >>>> If one knows anything about your history with some of us here, they can see >>>> your very dishonest nature in the very reply that I'm responding to. >>>> >>>> Can you go a single post without mentioning SC? >>>> >>>> >>> if he does i'll do all i can to fk it up >> >> Gremlin attacks my ability to understand even as he shows he does not >> understand what ChatGPT is being asked to do. I find that funny. >> > they can killfile me but i'm still in your replies > they're always going to read your answers so i still get seen Another good reason to reply to you. -- It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2026-04-12 03:25 +0000
Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 03:54 +0000
Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2026-04-12 03:25 +0000
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