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Re: Linux and Year 2038

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On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:52:01 -0700, Steve Carroll wrote:

> On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 10:46:26 AM UTC-6, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>> On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:43:12 -0700, Steve Carroll wrote:
>> 
>> > On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 10:26:28 AM UTC-6, Andrzej Matuch
>> > wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:10:12 -0700, Steve Carroll wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> > On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 6:58:33 AM UTC-6, Andrzej Matuch
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 22:06:57 +0200, Peter Köhlmann wrote:
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> > fr314159@gmail.com wrote:
>> >> >> > 
>> >> >> >> On Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 9:08:22 AM UTC-4, chrisv
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >>> Even I knew that!
>> >> >> >>> 
>> >> >> >>> 
>> >> >> >> Big deal.  What you two fucking assholes seem to have missed
>> >> >> >> is that Linux still supports 32-bit systems and, unlike
>> >> >> >> deadbeat commercial product, has no intention of abandoning
>> >> >> >> 32-bit systems.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> There is also the issue of file system time stamps.  Many file
>> >> >> >> systems such as extX and, of course, Microshit file systems,
>> >> >> >> do not support 64-bit time stamps.  You two fucking assholes
>> >> >> >> missed that as well.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> Then there is the issue of the shitloads of ioctl() system
>> >> >> >> calls and …
>> >> >> >> the list goes fucking on and on and on.  You two fucking
>> >> >> >> assholes missed a LOT.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> So, yeah.  You know something.  Your brain is not completely
>> >> >> >> deceased. But what you do know is pathetically inadequate to
>> >> >> >> formulate a judgement on any aspect of GNU/Linux.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> Besides, the Year 2038 was not the main focus of my original
>> >> >> >> post. (You missed that as well.)  My intention was to compare
>> >> >> >> projections of GNU/Linux and Microshit Winblows twenty years
>> >> >> >> into the future.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> Oh well.  We can expect neither knowledge nor logic from
>> >> >> >> brain-dead imbeciles.
>> >> >> > 
>> >> >> > Well, that is a real shocker. You named a thread "Linux and
>> >> >> > Year 2038" and when you where *again* caucgt as the most
>> >> >> > incompetent idiot (besides, take a bow, Snit Michael Glasser)
>> >> >> > you try to weasel out of your incredible blunder by claiming
>> >> >> > that your thread is about something else.
>> >> >> > 
>> >> >> > You have truly earned the new handle "Snit2", as you are lying.
>> >> >> > And Lying. And Lying. Rinse and repeat
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> That's not fair. Fabian is occasionally very helpful (as he was
>> >> >> with the dizum.com filter on my end). He might be a dick
>> >> >> sometimes (and just about everyone in here is at one point or
>> >> >> another) but comparing him to something as vile as Snit is truly
>> >> >> uncalled for.
>> >> > 
>> >> > 
>> >> > While not as consistently delusional, Feeb is definitely more
>> >> > caustic,
>> >> > which isn't nearly as annoying in my opinion. The fact that you
>> >> > don't have to teach him how to read *every* time you write a post
>> >> > is a big plus ;)
>> >> 
>> >> I honestly have no idea how anyone can tolerate reading Snit's
>> >> posts.
>> > 
>> > I have him filtered (I did do it once previously, for a minute or
>> > two, to see how it worked) and I gotta say... it's like  getting a
>> > 'cleansing' of sorts ;)
>> > 
>> > It's gotten to the point where it's literally just a steady stream of
>> > outright lies and delusions. DFS was right, you can't compete with
>> > meds.
>> > Add to that the reading comprehension issue and the hill is quite
>> > steep.
>> 
>> I'll try to tolerate the guy so long as he talks about technical
>> matters.
>> I figure that if he really just wants to talk about tech, he'll
>> actually do so and stop reverting to the whole "I'm virtuous and anyone
>> who doesn't think like me is a bigot" act.
> 
> I just tried that not long ago, I even ignored his repeated lies about
> flooding bots and the like. No matter what facet of programming I talked
> about, he kept returning to that... all the while claiming he wanted to
> 'talk tech'.

He's like a perpetual victim, isn't he? Back to the filter he goes. I 
imagine that if neither you nor I responds to him anymore, he might 
finally get the Hell out of here. 

>> >> I rarely get headaches (except if I've had a wisdom tooth removed or
>> >> got the flu) but every sentence the guy writes is as annoying as an
>> >> entire hh-
>> >> post. I commend you for having the patience, for years no less, to
>> >> deal with that kind of crap.
>> > 
>> > Admittedly, part of it was just troll bashing but I honestly thought
>> > he would come around at *some* point; seems that's not gonna happen.
>> > I may revisit the 'Snit issue' again in the future but I'm on break
>> > for the time being. If he could be penned into talking about tech
>> > without lying it could work... but he keeps proving he can't do that.
>> 
>> Perhaps I was too hasty in removing him from my filter. I'll see how he
>> behaves for the next day.
> 
> Good luck but I don't hold out much hope he'll do what he's claimed.

I already changed my mind.

-- 
Andrzej Matuch
FSF Contributor / EFF Member / Free speech advocate
Proud Catholic

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Linux and Year 2038 "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-08-14 23:58 +0000
  Re: Linux and Year 2038 Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2018-08-15 04:28 +0000
    Re: Linux and Year 2038 chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-08-15 08:08 -0500
      Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-08-15 06:37 -0700
      Re: Linux and Year 2038 fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-08-15 06:50 -0700
        Re: Linux and Year 2038 chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-08-15 09:32 -0500
          Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-08-15 07:40 -0700
        Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-08-15 08:19 -0700
          Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-08-15 08:41 -0700
        Re: Linux and Year 2038 Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2018-08-16 22:06 +0200
          Re: Linux and Year 2038 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-08-16 13:27 -0700
          Re: Linux and Year 2038 Andrzej Matuch <a.m@vt.ca> - 2018-08-17 12:58 +0000
            Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-08-17 08:10 -0700
              Re: Linux and Year 2038 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-08-17 09:05 -0700
              Re: Linux and Year 2038 Andrzej Matuch <a.m@vt.ca> - 2018-08-17 16:26 +0000
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-08-17 09:38 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Andrzej Matuch <a.m@vt.ca> - 2018-08-17 16:43 +0000
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-08-17 12:45 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-08-17 10:08 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-08-17 09:43 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Andrzej Matuch <a.m@vt.ca> - 2018-08-17 16:46 +0000
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-08-17 09:52 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Andrzej Matuch <a.m@vt.ca> - 2018-08-17 17:13 +0000
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-08-17 12:54 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-08-18 11:05 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-08-17 12:51 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-08-17 13:17 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-08-17 12:49 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-08-17 13:01 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-08-17 13:04 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-08-17 12:43 -0700
              Re: Linux and Year 2038 fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-08-17 09:42 -0700
                Re: Linux and Year 2038 Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-08-17 09:47 -0700

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