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| Subject | Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! |
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| Newsgroups | alt.computer.workshop, uk.comp.sys.mac |
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| From | % <pursent100@gmail.com> |
| Date | 2026-04-12 08:40 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <pJKcnRu8btmVIEb0nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com> (permalink) |
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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
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Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 14:14 -0700
Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 21:23 +0000
Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 14:41 -0700
Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 21:48 +0000
Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 16:31 -0700
Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 23:58 +0000
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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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