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   Message 107,711 of 107,822   
   Richard Bone to David B.   
   Re: 'Best' my MID grabber! (1/2)   
   28 Jan 26 23:35:16   
   
   XPost: alt.computer.workshop, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: richardbone99@aol.com   
      
   "David B."  wrote in   
   news:mtvjdcF7rouU1@mid.individual.net:   
      
   > On 28/01/2026 15:21, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >> On Jan 28, 2026 at 2:28:11 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote   
   >> :   
   >>   
   >>> On 28/01/2026 02:08, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >>>> On Jan 27, 2026 at 5:09:25 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote   
   >>>> :   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 27/01/2026 23:35, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Jan 27, 2026 at 3:42:26 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote   
   >>>>>> :   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> On 27/01/2026 22:38, Steve Carroll wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On 2026-01-27, Kelly Phillips    
   >>>>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:15:14 -0000 (UTC), Steve Carroll   
   >>>>>>>>> <"SteveCarroll"@noSPAM.none> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Looking at you, Goofy... 'share and learn' ;)   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>    
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> That's hard (for me) to read.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Can you tell that articles are being appended to the target   
   >>>>>>>> file (which, along with grabbing multiple articles at once, is   
   >>>>>>>> the main goal)?   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> It will also hit one server and switch to another if needed.   
   >>>>>>>> The file name is the date, so all MIDs collected on a certain   
   >>>>>>>> day are in one file representing that date.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Your YouTube presentation is poor. VERY poor. 😢   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Surely, with the super equipment you have, you could do better?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Watched again. Not sure what he is trying to show... maybe that   
   >>>>>> he has a right click method? Maybe that he is using the solution   
   >>>>>> I shared? Not sure. He does not show it well... heck, not even   
   >>>>>> sure if the window he pulls in was just off screen before.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> He does show pulling up multiple ones which is cool, though not   
   >>>>>> something I would likely to be use often.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> But good to see he and Gremlin work on similar projects. And in   
   >>>>>> case Carroll takes that as me belittling or whatever, I only got   
   >>>>>> that far based on some of the stuff he posted before. Certainly   
   >>>>>> not mocking either of them in either way.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Has Carroll said how he did it? Been open? I hope so but doubt   
   >>>>>> it. Gremlin did... and it was appreciated.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Mr Carroll is piss-poor at getting over any particular point he   
   >>>>> wants to make. He does not explain anything.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Then he blames those he targets. I ended up watching it multiple   
   >>>> times and zooming in on my screen to figure out what the hell he   
   >>>> was even trying to show. He showed it poorly.   
   >>>   
   >>> Indeed he DID show it poorly!   
   >>   
   >> He did... which is hardly a crime. His response to it though was   
   >> weird... bizarrely focused on me, speaking FOR me and lying, etc.   
   >>   
   >> His video would have been better if it showed more context -- the   
   >> full screen -- and was not tiny. It would also benefit from some   
   >> explanation -- does that work in all apps? Where the windows he   
   >> showed pre-generated or were they formed from his script (presumably   
   >> the latter but his video does not show that).   
   >>   
   >> Also curious how often he uses the multi-MID feature and what value   
   >> he gets from grouping them by date looked at. I personally do not see   
   >> much value to that, though -- and I will emphasize this because it is   
   >> likely he will see that as an insult -- IT DOES NOT MATTER. If it   
   >> fits his needs or his thinking to have them grouped that way that is   
   >> awesome. Happy he has it. I am just curious as to the value he sees.   
   >> Maybe I could learn something.   
   >>   
   >> I have mine in a tmp folder which gets wiped. If I want to drag them   
   >> out I can. They are named based on the MID. I can look to the   
   >> creation date to see when I pulled them. That works for me (though   
   >> realistically maybe I should save more). Mine also names the source.   
   >>   
   >> He did say his rolls over from one source to another. I have   
   >> considered that with mine -- and it would not be that hard (famous   
   >> last words). Happy he has it working. Given I now have three sources   
   >> there may be value in it (though given how one is my provider and has   
   >> my ID/PW I would have to sanitize it before I shared it).   
   >>   
   >> He and Gremlin now have solutions similar to mine... with some pros   
   >> and cons. Awesome. I would love if they could mature and discuss it   
   >> without it becoming a pissing contest. With Carroll I might even lift   
   >> my auto-read *IF* he could have an adult discussion AND he could   
   >> agree to stop pushing some of his more insane attacks.   
   >   
   > All noted. Thanks.   
   >   
   >>>> Does it work for all apps or just where he was? Did he have the   
   >>>> "off screen" windows already prepped? I think the implication is   
   >>>> no... but why hide it?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> He is going to stretch this out to get as much attention as he can.   
   >>>   
   >>> I don't object to that if it is of help to him. He doesn't seem to   
   >>> have much of a life in the real world.   
   >>   
   >> True... and what I do know of his life is not pleasant. But of course   
   >> there is a lot we do not know and I have no desire to dig into his   
   >> life. I would never do as he has done and lie about legal issues,   
   >> driving issues, personal issues, professional issues, etc. He and   
   >> Gremlin have no decent moral code and find such behavior perfectly   
   >> fine.   
   >   
   > I've never understood why folk aren't open and honest.   
   >   
   >>>>> He seems to think that at my age I need to be taught how to fish!   
   >>>>> He's wrong about that.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> He needs to learn to be moral.   
   >>>   
   >>> I won't disagree but we should HELP him to deal with things better.   
   >>   
   >> After 20+ years of him targeting me as his primary focus to attack   
   >> and lie about, I still would not lift a finger to harm him but   
   >> without some sign of growth on his part I am not really looking to   
   >> significantly help him. Does not mean at all -- you can see in this   
   >> post where I offer suggestions he could use to help himself.   
   >   
   > I saw that!   
   >   
   >>> Here's an example of how teaching on a video CAN be done to provide   
   >>> meaningful instruction. (chosen at random!)   
   >>>   
   >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk9nESQR_cY   
   >>>   
   >>> Perhaps Steve can try to emulate this next time he wishes to   
   >>> demonstrate something.   
   >>   
   >> Even just a silent, full screen showing of what he did with the video   
   >> posted at normal video size so it can be more easily viewed. That   
   >> would be no harder to do... and make more sense than presenting it as   
   >> if it was on a phone.   
   >   
   > I suspect that he didn't even bother to watch the professional   
   > presentation and learn from it.   
   >   
      
   What sane person would want to listen to fruity tootie faggot snit lisp   
   his way through a presentation.   
   It's no wonder why he and Joel are asshole buddies.   
   Same for you backdoor David.   
   Muhhhhahahahahahha!   
      
      
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