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Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children

From Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children
Date 2016-10-09 23:58 +0000
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On 2016-10-09, Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> wrote:
> On 2016-10-09, Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> wrote:
>> On 2016-10-09, GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> wrote:
>>> ronb wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 08 Oct 2016 13:46:53 -0600, GreyCloud wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> It just doesn't make any sense to use one.  How can they advocate with a
>>>>> killfile?
>>>> 
>>>> By ignoring the repetitious idiocy by drones like "Snit." How would you
>>>> do ANYTHING in this newsgroup without a killfile? Unless you have a whole
>>>> lot more time than I do to filter by hand every idiot sock a killfile is
>>>> a necessity here.
>>>> 
>>> I'm still just watching things.  I used to use a kill file on snit and his socks 
>>> a long time ago, but now I have nobody in there.  Snit left and only an 
>>> occasional snit sock shows up.  When they do I just pass them by.
>>> It would be fun to show a true newbie to Linux if they are interested in leaving 
>>> their other platform behind for linux.  That's where the advocacy starts.  Marek 
>>> does a pretty good job at that.  Better than I ever could do.
>>
>> Marek is an excellent Linux advocate. 
>> As for kill files, the point I am making is that since there are 
>> followups what is the point? I just pass them by and move on.
>
> Since you're using slrn, you can use [esc]-t to collapse and un-collapse
> a whole thread. If a whole thread has gone troll and you want to avoid
> it, that's a simple way to move past it. Now, while it is collapsed
> pressing d will mark the whole thread read, not just the top post in the
> thread. You can be anywhere in the thread and this will work. 
>
> So it's just [esc]-t and then d and the whole thread is marked read and
> easily passed on. No kill file needed for that.
>
> I use a kill file on Snit and his socks for two reasons:
>
> 1) He's very redundant and I don't wish to read or even see the same
>    post repeatedly. 
>
> 2) He's only purpose is to post something so crazy that you will feel
>    need to respond to it. He's here for the shock value. He's clearly
>    out of depth here and claiming otherwise as he does is simply a 
>    circus show. There is no point to reading it or responding to it. 
>    Nothing is gained. It's just pure stupidity. You can laugh at it for
>    only so long and then it becomes irritating. I have yet to see him 
>    post a single thing that was even remotely interesting to me. 
>
> Trolling is one thing. Snit is just irrational and weird. He just
> doesn't belong on usenet at all, let alone a Linux group. 

Thanks Marek. I'll give it a try. I've just been hitting "d" when I see 
snit as the top poster in a thread and moeing on.
Snit belongs in a mental health treatment center where he can get help 
to remedy his myriad of problems. He probably has a chemical imbalance 
in the brain of some sort and that is not going to disappear unless he 
happens to be very lucky.

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Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-06 11:42 -0400
  Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-10-06 20:00 +0000
    Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-06 19:31 -0400
      Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-07 00:20 +0000
        Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-06 20:55 -0400
          Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-07 01:04 +0000
            Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-06 22:11 -0400
              Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-07 02:19 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-06 23:20 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-07 03:33 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-07 00:02 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-07 04:22 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children fr314159@gmail.com - 2016-10-07 08:08 -0700
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-07 10:42 -0500
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-08 03:13 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-08 03:19 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-08 05:37 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-10 07:09 -0500
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-10 14:11 +0200
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-10 07:37 -0500
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-10 16:56 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-08 10:26 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-08 10:48 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 07:58 -0700
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-08 15:04 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-09 10:24 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-08 15:28 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-08 15:41 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-08 19:57 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-08 17:23 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-08 10:24 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-08 10:44 -0600
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-08 17:11 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-08 13:46 -0600
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-08 20:01 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 23:23 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-08 20:43 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-09 01:15 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-09 01:13 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-09 02:08 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-09 02:13 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-09 08:15 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-10 07:27 -0500
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 23:22 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-08 22:54 -0600
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-09 15:13 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-09 18:14 +0200
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-09 16:19 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-09 18:25 +0200
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-10 07:21 -0500
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 10:50 -0600
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-01 10:09 -0700
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-09 22:29 +0100
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-09 13:38 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-09 23:58 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-10 07:29 -0500
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-10 13:41 +0100
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-10 12:25 -0500
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-10 13:33 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 10:51 -0600
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-10 12:45 -0500
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 16:35 -0600
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-10 18:54 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 21:56 -0600
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-10 22:48 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 00:02 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 21:58 -0600
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 21:58 -0600
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-07 17:56 +0200
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-07 13:25 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-10-08 00:12 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-08 10:40 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-10 13:34 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-07 04:15 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-07 16:37 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-07 20:34 +0200
          Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 11:10 -0700
    Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-20 11:20 -0400
      Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-10-21 08:53 +0000
        Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-21 13:19 +0200
        Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-21 10:45 -0400
          Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-10-22 01:06 +0000
            Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-22 02:15 +0000
              Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-10-22 02:40 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-22 05:00 +0200
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-10-22 16:34 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-22 23:14 +0200
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-22 18:24 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-25 23:20 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-10-26 05:22 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-26 11:26 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-10-26 20:42 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-27 01:45 +0200
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-10-27 01:21 +0000
            Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-22 09:33 -0400
              Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-10-22 16:50 +0000
  Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-06 21:25 +0000
  Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-07 16:30 +0000
    Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 09:44 -0700
      Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-07 17:20 +0000
        Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-07 15:24 -0400
          Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-07 20:01 +0000
            Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-07 16:50 -0400
              Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-07 21:37 +0000
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-07 17:54 -0400
                Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-07 22:11 +0000
    Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-07 13:51 -0400
      Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-07 18:13 +0000
  Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 11:10 -0700

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