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Last Thoth?

Started byMichelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org>
First post2013-12-09 07:19 -0700
Last post2013-12-09 19:22 -0800
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  Last Thoth? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-09 07:19 -0700
    Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-09 15:46 +0000
      Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 09:49 -0600
        Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 13:40 -0600
          Re: Last Thoth? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 14:46 -0500
            Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 13:52 -0600
              Re: Last Thoth? Guenther Fischer <never@spam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 21:09 +0100
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 14:16 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? Laszlo Lebrun <lazlo_lebrun@googlemail.com> - 2013-12-10 01:53 +0100
                  Re: Last Thoth? David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2013-12-09 19:37 -0600
                  Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-10 04:39 +0000
                  Re: Last Thoth? Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2013-12-22 15:19 -0600
            Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 13:25 -0800
              Re: Last Thoth? Laszlo Lebrun <lazlo_lebrun@googlemail.com> - 2013-12-10 01:57 +0100
          Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 13:24 -0800
          Re: Last Thoth? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-09 13:25 -0800
            Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 15:36 -0600
              Re: Last Thoth? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 16:40 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 15:50 -0600
                  Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-10 10:00 -0800
            Re: Last Thoth? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-09 19:01 -0700
    Re: Last Thoth? Laszlo Lebrun <lazlo_lebrun@googlemail.com> - 2013-12-09 16:49 +0100
    Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 07:50 -0800
      Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-10 03:00 -0500
        Re: Last Thoth? A N Niel <anniel@nym.alias.net.invalid> - 2013-12-10 09:19 -0700
          Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-10 12:40 -0600
          Re: Last Thoth? Laszlo Lebrun <lazlo_lebrun@googlemail.com> - 2013-12-13 20:53 +0100
            Re: Last Thoth? Invid Fan <invid@loclanet.com> - 2013-12-13 16:38 -0500
              Re: Last Thoth? Invid Fan <invid@loclanet.com> - 2013-12-13 17:29 -0500
        Re: Last Thoth? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-10 12:22 -0500
        Re: Last Thoth? Doc O'Leary <droleary@7usenet2013.subsume.com> - 2013-12-10 11:55 -0600
          Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-10 21:59 -0500
            Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-11 05:12 +0000
        Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-10 10:02 -0800
        Re: Last Thoth? MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2013-12-14 16:25 -0500
    Re: Last Thoth? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-09 09:08 -0800
      Re: Last Thoth? "J.P. Kuypers" <Jean-Pierre.Kuypers@adresse.invalid> - 2013-12-09 19:58 +0100
      Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-19 12:50 +0000
        Re: Last Thoth? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 08:44 -0500
          Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-19 14:06 +0000
            Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 17:31 -0600
              Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-20 01:48 +0000
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 20:12 -0600
                  Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-20 02:35 +0000
                    Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 20:40 -0600
                      Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-20 02:53 +0000
                        Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 20:58 -0600
                          Re: Last Thoth? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2013-12-19 19:27 -0800
                            Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 21:49 -0600
                              Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-19 22:49 -0800
                        Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-19 22:48 -0800
                          Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-20 07:56 -0600
                            Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-20 07:26 -0800
                      Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-20 15:24 -0500
                        Re: Last Thoth? "Mr. Strat" <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 06:43 -0800
                          Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-21 10:48 -0500
                            Re: Last Thoth? Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> - 2013-12-21 10:44 -0600
                              Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-21 12:34 -0500
                            Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-21 19:33 +0000
                          Re: Last Thoth? Charles <fort514@mac.com> - 2013-12-21 22:25 -0500
                            Re: Last Thoth? Laszlo Lebrun <lazlo_lebrun@googlemail.com> - 2013-12-22 20:24 +0100
                  Re: Last Thoth? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 11:34 -0500
                    Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-20 11:01 -0600
        Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-19 15:00 +0000
        Re: Last Thoth? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-19 10:30 -0800
          Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-19 10:32 -0800
    Re: Last Thoth? Guenther Fischer <never@spam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 18:53 +0100
      Re: Last Thoth? "J.P. Kuypers" <Jean-Pierre.Kuypers@adresse.invalid> - 2013-12-09 19:50 +0100
        Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 13:04 -0800
          Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-10 03:03 -0500
    Re: Last Thoth? Invid Fan <invid@loclanet.com> - 2013-12-09 13:40 -0500
    Re: Last Thoth? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2013-12-09 18:36 -0800
      Re: Last Thoth? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-09 20:13 -0700
        Re: Last Thoth? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2013-12-09 19:22 -0800

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#53534

FromLloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com>
Date2013-12-19 17:31 -0600
Message-ID<bhhdukFfa71U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#53487
On 2013-12-19 14:06:19 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2013-12-19, Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>> In article <bhg8cmF6uafU2@mid.individual.net>,
>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2013-12-09, Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> When I kept having to bug him to get updates, I asked why he couldn't
>>>> add me to his mailing list. Apparently the software he uses doesn't
>>>> support adding without invitation. Since he didn't differentiate between
>>>> marketing and updates, I didn't subscribe and had to bug him.  I got
>>>> tired of it and asked for a refund rather than having to deal with him.
>>>> He seems to think he's offering "excellent customer service" but I think
>>>> he's just off his meds.
>>>> 
>>>> Again, he's making writing software and supporting it personal.  And now
>>>> he's taking his ball and going home.  Sooner or later, he'll have people
>>>> just ignoring him for doing this sort of thing once to often.
>>> 
>>> Sooner or later? Brian's asshat behavior got old for me long ago, and
>>> I'm not even one of his customers. We can ignore the question of whether
>>> he hijacked NewsWatcher source code to build Thoth. He's pulled this
>>> kind of cry baby "software isn't paying for itself" shit before in the
>>> past. I don't see the behavior changing. So I say fuck Thoth. Good
>>> riddance.
>> 
>> How old is this guy now?
> 
> No idea. But when software development is more about making money than
> having fun, it's time to stop writing software, IMO. Dude should find
> another hobby.

Some like to have fun making money.

And hopefully you two are finished with this round of the 'I hate Brian' crap!

-- 
Lloyd

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#53537

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2013-12-20 01:48 +0000
Message-ID<bhhlv5FglsgU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#53534
On 2013-12-19, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> On 2013-12-19 14:06:19 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>
>> On 2013-12-19, Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> In article <bhg8cmF6uafU2@mid.individual.net>,
>>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 2013-12-09, Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> When I kept having to bug him to get updates, I asked why he couldn't
>>>>> add me to his mailing list. Apparently the software he uses doesn't
>>>>> support adding without invitation. Since he didn't differentiate between
>>>>> marketing and updates, I didn't subscribe and had to bug him.  I got
>>>>> tired of it and asked for a refund rather than having to deal with him.
>>>>> He seems to think he's offering "excellent customer service" but I think
>>>>> he's just off his meds.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Again, he's making writing software and supporting it personal.  And now
>>>>> he's taking his ball and going home.  Sooner or later, he'll have people
>>>>> just ignoring him for doing this sort of thing once to often.
>>>> 
>>>> Sooner or later? Brian's asshat behavior got old for me long ago, and
>>>> I'm not even one of his customers. We can ignore the question of whether
>>>> he hijacked NewsWatcher source code to build Thoth. He's pulled this
>>>> kind of cry baby "software isn't paying for itself" shit before in the
>>>> past. I don't see the behavior changing. So I say fuck Thoth. Good
>>>> riddance.
>>> 
>>> How old is this guy now?
>> 
>> No idea. But when software development is more about making money than
>> having fun, it's time to stop writing software, IMO. Dude should find
>> another hobby.
>
> Some like to have fun making money.

I never said you couldn't have fun making money. Apparently you didn't
comprehend what I said. Read it again, and pay closer attention this
time. 

> And hopefully you two are finished with this round of the 'I hate Brian' crap!

Are you Brian's mom or something? What do you care what people think
about him?

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#53538

FromLloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com>
Date2013-12-19 20:12 -0600
Message-ID<bhhnd6Fh2bpU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#53537
On 2013-12-20 01:48:22 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2013-12-19, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>> On 2013-12-19 14:06:19 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>> 
>>> On 2013-12-19, Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> In article <bhg8cmF6uafU2@mid.individual.net>,
>>>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 2013-12-09, Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> When I kept having to bug him to get updates, I asked why he couldn't
>>>>>> add me to his mailing list. Apparently the software he uses doesn't
>>>>>> support adding without invitation. Since he didn't differentiate between
>>>>>> marketing and updates, I didn't subscribe and had to bug him.  I got
>>>>>> tired of it and asked for a refund rather than having to deal with him.
>>>>>> He seems to think he's offering "excellent customer service" but I think
>>>>>> he's just off his meds.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Again, he's making writing software and supporting it personal.  And now
>>>>>> he's taking his ball and going home.  Sooner or later, he'll have people
>>>>>> just ignoring him for doing this sort of thing once to often.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sooner or later? Brian's asshat behavior got old for me long ago, and
>>>>> I'm not even one of his customers. We can ignore the question of whether
>>>>> he hijacked NewsWatcher source code to build Thoth. He's pulled this
>>>>> kind of cry baby "software isn't paying for itself" shit before in the
>>>>> past. I don't see the behavior changing. So I say fuck Thoth. Good
>>>>> riddance.
>>>> 
>>>> How old is this guy now?
>>> 
>>> No idea. But when software development is more about making money than
>>> having fun, it's time to stop writing software, IMO. Dude should find
>>> another hobby.
>> 
>> Some like to have fun making money.
> 
> I never said you couldn't have fun making money. Apparently you didn't
> comprehend what I said. Read it again, and pay closer attention this
> time.
> 
>> And hopefully you two are finished with this round of the 'I hate Brian' crap!
> 
> Are you Brian's mom or something? What do you care what people think
> about him?

In reality I don't care.

What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes 
on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.

-- 
Lloyd

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#53539

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2013-12-20 02:35 +0000
Message-ID<bhhoo1FglsgU3@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#53538
On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> On 2013-12-20 01:48:22 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>
>> On 2013-12-19, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>> On 2013-12-19 14:06:19 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>>> 
>>>> On 2013-12-19, Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> In article <bhg8cmF6uafU2@mid.individual.net>,
>>>>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 2013-12-09, Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> When I kept having to bug him to get updates, I asked why he couldn't
>>>>>>> add me to his mailing list. Apparently the software he uses doesn't
>>>>>>> support adding without invitation. Since he didn't differentiate between
>>>>>>> marketing and updates, I didn't subscribe and had to bug him.  I got
>>>>>>> tired of it and asked for a refund rather than having to deal with him.
>>>>>>> He seems to think he's offering "excellent customer service" but I think
>>>>>>> he's just off his meds.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Again, he's making writing software and supporting it personal.  And now
>>>>>>> he's taking his ball and going home.  Sooner or later, he'll have people
>>>>>>> just ignoring him for doing this sort of thing once to often.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sooner or later? Brian's asshat behavior got old for me long ago, and
>>>>>> I'm not even one of his customers. We can ignore the question of whether
>>>>>> he hijacked NewsWatcher source code to build Thoth. He's pulled this
>>>>>> kind of cry baby "software isn't paying for itself" shit before in the
>>>>>> past. I don't see the behavior changing. So I say fuck Thoth. Good
>>>>>> riddance.
>>>>> 
>>>>> How old is this guy now?
>>>> 
>>>> No idea. But when software development is more about making money than
>>>> having fun, it's time to stop writing software, IMO. Dude should find
>>>> another hobby.
>>> 
>>> Some like to have fun making money.
>> 
>> I never said you couldn't have fun making money. Apparently you didn't
>> comprehend what I said. Read it again, and pay closer attention this
>> time.
>> 
>>> And hopefully you two are finished with this round of the 'I hate Brian' crap!
>> 
>> Are you Brian's mom or something? What do you care what people think
>> about him?
>
> In reality I don't care.
>
> What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes 
> on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.

You can blame Brian for that. If not for his assinine behavior over the
years, waffling back and forth, blaming users for his bad attitude, then
we wouldn't be having this conversation.

-- 
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#53540

FromLloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com>
Date2013-12-19 20:40 -0600
Message-ID<l90amv$odl$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#53539
On 2013-12-20 02:35:45 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>> On 2013-12-20 01:48:22 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>> 
>>> On 2013-12-19, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2013-12-19 14:06:19 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 2013-12-19, Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> In article <bhg8cmF6uafU2@mid.individual.net>,
>>>>>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 2013-12-09, Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> When I kept having to bug him to get updates, I asked why he couldn't
>>>>>>>> add me to his mailing list. Apparently the software he uses doesn't
>>>>>>>> support adding without invitation. Since he didn't differentiate between
>>>>>>>> marketing and updates, I didn't subscribe and had to bug him.  I got
>>>>>>>> tired of it and asked for a refund rather than having to deal with him.
>>>>>>>> He seems to think he's offering "excellent customer service" but I think
>>>>>>>> he's just off his meds.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Again, he's making writing software and supporting it personal.  And now
>>>>>>>> he's taking his ball and going home.  Sooner or later, he'll have people
>>>>>>>> just ignoring him for doing this sort of thing once to often.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sooner or later? Brian's asshat behavior got old for me long ago, and
>>>>>>> I'm not even one of his customers. We can ignore the question of whether
>>>>>>> he hijacked NewsWatcher source code to build Thoth. He's pulled this
>>>>>>> kind of cry baby "software isn't paying for itself" shit before in the
>>>>>>> past. I don't see the behavior changing. So I say fuck Thoth. Good
>>>>>>> riddance.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> How old is this guy now?
>>>>> 
>>>>> No idea. But when software development is more about making money than
>>>>> having fun, it's time to stop writing software, IMO. Dude should find
>>>>> another hobby.
>>>> 
>>>> Some like to have fun making money.
>>> 
>>> I never said you couldn't have fun making money. Apparently you didn't
>>> comprehend what I said. Read it again, and pay closer attention this
>>> time.
>>> 
>>>> And hopefully you two are finished with this round of the 'I hate Brian' crap!
>>> 
>>> Are you Brian's mom or something? What do you care what people think
>>> about him?
>> 
>> In reality I don't care.
>> 
>> What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes
>> on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.
> 
> You can blame Brian for that. If not for his assinine behavior over the
> years, waffling back and forth, blaming users for his bad attitude, then
> we wouldn't be having this conversation.

And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I 
always got good support and prompt responses to questions.

-- 
Lloyd

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#53541

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2013-12-20 02:53 +0000
Message-ID<bhhpojFglsgU4@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#53540
On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> On 2013-12-20 02:35:45 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>
>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>> In reality I don't care.
>>> 
>>> What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes
>>> on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.
>> 
>> You can blame Brian for that. If not for his assinine behavior over the
>> years, waffling back and forth, blaming users for his bad attitude, then
>> we wouldn't be having this conversation.
>
> And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I 
> always got good support and prompt responses to questions.

And your definition of "good support" differs from mine.

So be it.

Are we done here?

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#53542

FromLloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com>
Date2013-12-19 20:58 -0600
Message-ID<l90bpb$t7s$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#53541
On 2013-12-20 02:53:07 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>> On 2013-12-20 02:35:45 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>> 
>>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>>> In reality I don't care.
>>>> 
>>>> What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes
>>>> on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.
>>> 
>>> You can blame Brian for that. If not for his assinine behavior over the
>>> years, waffling back and forth, blaming users for his bad attitude, then
>>> we wouldn't be having this conversation.
>> 
>> And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I
>> always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
> 
> And your definition of "good support" differs from mine.
> 
> So be it.
> 
> Are we done here?

depends...  :)


-- 
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#53543

FromDon Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net>
Date2013-12-19 19:27 -0800
Message-ID<l90de2$oo3$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#53542
In article <l90bpb$t7s$1@dont-email.me>,
 Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:

> On 2013-12-20 02:53:07 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
> 
> > On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> >> On 2013-12-20 02:35:45 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
> >> 
> >>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> >>>> In reality I don't care.
> >>>> 
> >>>> What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes
> >>>> on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.
> >>> 
> >>> You can blame Brian for that. If not for his assinine behavior over the
> >>> years, waffling back and forth, blaming users for his bad attitude, then
> >>> we wouldn't be having this conversation.
> >> 
> >> And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I
> >> always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
> > 
> > And your definition of "good support" differs from mine.
> > 
> > So be it.
> > 
> > Are we done here?
> 
> depends...  :)

He asked if you were done, not what kind of undies you have on :) 



(Sorry, just couldn't resist a straight-line THAT ripe...)

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#53545

FromLloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com>
Date2013-12-19 21:49 -0600
Message-ID<l90ep4$9tr$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#53543
On 2013-12-20 03:27:02 +0000, Don Bruder said:

> In article <l90bpb$t7s$1@dont-email.me>,
>  Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2013-12-20 02:53:07 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>> 
>>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2013-12-20 02:35:45 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>>>>> In reality I don't care.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes
>>>>>> on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You can blame Brian for that. If not for his assinine behavior over the
>>>>> years, waffling back and forth, blaming users for his bad attitude, then
>>>>> we wouldn't be having this conversation.
>>>> 
>>>> And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I
>>>> always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
>>> 
>>> And your definition of "good support" differs from mine.
>>> 
>>> So be it.
>>> 
>>> Are we done here?
>> 
>> depends...  :)
> 
> He asked if you were done, not what kind of undies you have on :)
> 
> 
> 
> (Sorry, just couldn't resist a straight-line THAT ripe...)

Yeah, yeah!  I knew someone would take the cheap shot!!  :)

Of course, at my age I'm probably not far away from needing them.  :(

-- 
Lloyd

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#53553

Fromgtr <xxx@yyy.zzz>
Date2013-12-19 22:49 -0800
Message-ID<2013121922491185409-xxx@yyyzzz>
In reply to#53545
On 2013-12-20 03:49:56 +0000, Lloyd  E Parsons said:

> On 2013-12-20 03:27:02 +0000, Don Bruder said:
> 
>> In article <l90bpb$t7s$1@dont-email.me>,
>> Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2013-12-20 02:53:07 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>>> 
>>>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2013-12-20 02:35:45 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> In reality I don't care.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes
>>>>>>> on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You can blame Brian for that. If not for his assinine behavior over the
>>>>>> years, waffling back and forth, blaming users for his bad attitude, then
>>>>>> we wouldn't be having this conversation.
>>>>> 
>>>>> And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I
>>>>> always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
>>>> 
>>>> And your definition of "good support" differs from mine.
>>>> 
>>>> So be it.
>>>> 
>>>> Are we done here?
>>> 
>>> depends...  :)
>> 
>> He asked if you were done, not what kind of undies you have on :)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> (Sorry, just couldn't resist a straight-line THAT ripe...)
> 
> Yeah, yeah!  I knew someone would take the cheap shot!!  :)
> 
> Of course, at my age I'm probably not far away from needing them.  :(

I'd recommend their new "Hungry Man" line.

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#53552

Fromgtr <xxx@yyy.zzz>
Date2013-12-19 22:48 -0800
Message-ID<2013121922483365254-xxx@yyyzzz>
In reply to#53541
On 2013-12-20 02:53:07 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>> On 2013-12-20 02:35:45 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>> 
>>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>>> In reality I don't care.
>>>> 
>>>> What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes
>>>> on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.
>>> 
>>> You can blame Brian for that. If not for his assinine behavior over the
>>> years, waffling back and forth, blaming users for his bad attitude, then
>>> we wouldn't be having this conversation.
>> 
>> And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I
>> always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
> 
> And your definition of "good support" differs from mine.
> 
> So be it.
> 
> Are we done here?

This seems to be good rationale for a bitch session about Obama, I suppose.

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#53562

FromLloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com>
Date2013-12-20 07:56 -0600
Message-ID<bhj0jmFp769U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#53552
On 2013-12-20 06:48:33 +0000, gtr said:

> On 2013-12-20 02:53:07 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
> 
>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>> On 2013-12-20 02:35:45 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>>> 
>>>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>>>> In reality I don't care.
>>>>> 
>>>>> What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes
>>>>> on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.
>>>> 
>>>> You can blame Brian for that. If not for his assinine behavior over the
>>>> years, waffling back and forth, blaming users for his bad attitude, then
>>>> we wouldn't be having this conversation.
>>> 
>>> And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I
>>> always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
>> 
>> And your definition of "good support" differs from mine.
>> 
>> So be it.
>> 
>> Are we done here?
> 
> This seems to be good rationale for a bitch session about Obama, I suppose.

I suppose we could, but then we'd need to bitch about all of Washington 
DC's political residents since not a damned one of them have been 
actually earning their paycheck for way too long.

-- 
Lloyd

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#53565

Fromgtr <xxx@yyy.zzz>
Date2013-12-20 07:26 -0800
Message-ID<2013122007262672749-xxx@yyyzzz>
In reply to#53562
On 2013-12-20 13:56:06 +0000, Lloyd  E Parsons said:

> On 2013-12-20 06:48:33 +0000, gtr said:
> 
>> On 2013-12-20 02:53:07 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>> 
>>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2013-12-20 02:35:45 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 2013-12-20, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>>>>> In reality I don't care.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What I do care about is the bitch-a-thon that usually starts and goes
>>>>>> on and on ad nauseum whenever Brian's name comes up.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You can blame Brian for that. If not for his assinine behavior over the
>>>>> years, waffling back and forth, blaming users for his bad attitude, then
>>>>> we wouldn't be having this conversation.
>>>> 
>>>> And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I
>>>> always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
>>> 
>>> And your definition of "good support" differs from mine.
>>> 
>>> So be it.
>>> 
>>> Are we done here?
>> 
>> This seems to be good rationale for a bitch session about Obama, I suppose.
> 
> I suppose we could, but then we'd need to bitch about all of Washington 
> DC's political residents since not a damned one of them have been 
> actually earning their paycheck for way too long.

Well what do you expect when Brian is doing what he's doing!

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#53580

FromM-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more>
Date2013-12-20 15:24 -0500
Message-ID<201220131524223870%nospam.m-m@ny.more>
In reply to#53540
In article <l90amv$odl$1@dont-email.me>, Lloyd  E Parsons
<lloydp21@live.com> wrote:

> And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I 
> always got good support and prompt responses to questions.


As did I

-- 
m-m
photo gallery:
http://mhmyers.com

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#53595

From"Mr. Strat" <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com>
Date2013-12-21 06:43 -0800
Message-ID<211220130643032900%mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com>
In reply to#53580
In article <201220131524223870%nospam.m-m@ny.more>, M-M
<nospam.m-m@ny.more> wrote:

> In article <l90amv$odl$1@dont-email.me>, Lloyd  E Parsons
> <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> 
> > And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I 
> > always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
> 
> 
> As did I

The few times I've had to contact him about something, he's been quick
and courteous in his response.

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#53598

FromM-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more>
Date2013-12-21 10:48 -0500
Message-ID<211220131048146356%nospam.m-m@ny.more>
In reply to#53595
In article <211220130643032900%mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com>, Mr. Strat
<mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <201220131524223870%nospam.m-m@ny.more>, M-M
> <nospam.m-m@ny.more> wrote:
> 
> > In article <l90amv$odl$1@dont-email.me>, Lloyd  E Parsons
> > <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I 
> > > always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
> > 
> > 
> > As did I
> 
> The few times I've had to contact him about something, he's been quick
> and courteous in his response.

The problem is, now it is unavailable. You cannot download Thoth from
anywhere.

-- 
m-m
photo gallery:
http://mhmyers.com

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#53600

FromMatthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net>
Date2013-12-21 10:44 -0600
Message-ID<lybanon-673740.10440321122013@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>
In reply to#53598
In article <211220131048146356%nospam.m-m@ny.more>,
 M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> wrote:

> In article <211220130643032900%mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com>, Mr. Strat
> <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <201220131524223870%nospam.m-m@ny.more>, M-M
> > <nospam.m-m@ny.more> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <l90amv$odl$1@dont-email.me>, Lloyd  E Parsons
> > > <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I 
> > > > always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > As did I
> > 
> > The few times I've had to contact him about something, he's been quick
> > and courteous in his response.
> 
> The problem is, now it is unavailable. You cannot download Thoth from
> anywhere.

http://download.cnet.com/Thoth/3000-2164_4-6733.html

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#53603

FromM-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more>
Date2013-12-21 12:34 -0500
Message-ID<211220131234402300%nospam.m-m@ny.more>
In reply to#53600
In article
<lybanon-673740.10440321122013@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>, Matthew
Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:

> > 
> > The problem is, now it is unavailable. You cannot download Thoth from
> > anywhere.
> 
> http://download.cnet.com/Thoth/3000-2164_4-6733.html

Thanks. I saw that but declined the installer app CNET forced you to
download. Seems harmless though.

-- 
m-m
photo gallery:
http://mhmyers.com

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#53607

FromLewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Date2013-12-21 19:33 +0000
Message-ID<slrnlbbr8d.1c7f.g.kreme@amelia.local>
In reply to#53598
In message <211220131048146356%nospam.m-m@ny.more> 
  M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> wrote:
> In article <211220130643032900%mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com>, Mr. Strat
> <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> wrote:

>> In article <201220131524223870%nospam.m-m@ny.more>, M-M
>> <nospam.m-m@ny.more> wrote:
>> 
>> > In article <l90amv$odl$1@dont-email.me>, Lloyd  E Parsons
>> > <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> > > And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I 
>> > > always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > As did I
>> 
>> The few times I've had to contact him about something, he's been quick
>> and courteous in his response.

> The problem is, now it is unavailable. You cannot download Thoth from
> anywhere.

Oh, I bet there is SOMEWHERE you can download it from...

-- 
It was where the city kept all those things it occasionally needed but
was uneasy about, like the Watch-house, the theatres, the prison and the
publishers. It was the place for all those things which might go off
bang in unexpected ways.

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#53628

FromCharles <fort514@mac.com>
Date2013-12-21 22:25 -0500
Message-ID<211220132225114407%fort514@mac.com>
In reply to#53595
In article <211220130643032900%mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com>, Mr. Strat
<mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <201220131524223870%nospam.m-m@ny.more>, M-M
> <nospam.m-m@ny.more> wrote:
> 
> > In article <l90amv$odl$1@dont-email.me>, Lloyd  E Parsons
> > <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > And yet many of us did not have that experience with him at all.  I 
> > > always got good support and prompt responses to questions.
> > 
> > 
> > As did I
> 
> The few times I've had to contact him about something, he's been quick
> and courteous in his response.

My experiences with Brian's support were also positive. And I recall
reporting a bug to him and he swiftly fixed it.

-- 
Charles

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