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   From: David@hotmail.co.uk   
      
   On 22/01/2026 04:33, Gremlin wrote:   
   > "David B."  news:mtcdj9F1852U1@mid.individual.net   
   > Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:35:53 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 21/01/2026 13:49, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>> I imagine that this situation is similar to the one in Egypt in 1968   
   >>> where 250,000 people saw the Virgin Mary walking on the roof of a   
   >>> church for around three years yet decided to remain muhammedans. It   
   >>> takes a lot of faith to remain an ignorant muhammedan, and I guess it   
   >>> takes the same to remain an Apple zealot.   
   >>   
   >> For your interest, I am successfully running Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon   
   >> 64-bit on a 2008 24 inch iMac and the same on my 2017 27 inch Intel   
   >> iMac. On the latter I’m running Mint from the Internal 2TB spinning   
   >> hard drive and running macOS Ventura on an external 1TB SSD.   
   >   
   > Speaking for myself, I have no interest in this. I didn't the first, 2nd,   
   > 3rd times you mentioned it. It has absolutely nothing to do with the   
   > conversation several of us were having about them and it's not a very   
   > complicated process to succesfully do.   
   >   
   >> Few problems have been experienced – just a wired mouse needed at   
   >> times and a connecting wire from my wireless keyboard to my computer at   
   >> the outset. Otherwise, all works as one might hope!   
   >   
   > That machine didn't store critical firmware on the internal drive. Had it   
   > done so, you wouldn't be able to use external media. You are still taking   
   > a performance hit using external bus interface vs the internal one   
   > specifically designed for the laptop. Imho, it would be worth replacing   
   > the dead internal. I realize you aren't a tech by any stretch but I don't   
   > see any specific reason that you couldn't replace the drive yourself. It   
   > might take you a bit of time, but I think even you could do it. I wouldn't   
   > trust nor advise Snit on doing the same after interacting with him over   
   > his computer - based on the lack of technical skill on his part. He   
   > greatly over sells his actual abilities as he makes unfounded assumptions   
   > concerning anothers abilities.   
   >   
   > I also don't appreciate you fully supporting his efforts to do that but,   
   > as I wrote before, I understand why you take it upon yourself to do so.   
   > You will not convince me that you are someone who's worth my trust or my   
   > respect though. Not when you knowingly support so many of his posts where   
   > he writes statements about me that you know for a fact aren't true! as   
   > well as statements about others which also isn't true. It would be   
   > different if Apd and FTR backed up his interpretation of my statements   
   > concerning coding in general and the floodbot - not only didn't they do   
   > so, they both replied to him and tried several times to explain why and   
   > how he was wrong with his interpretation of what he thought I was writing   
   > about. Yet, you, an individual who isn't tech savvy and who doesn't know   
   > any better goes and supports his efforts to besmirch and be little. He's   
   > only a victim in his own mind. He has spent decades trolling people -   
   > various methods in which he's been doing that have all been documented   
   > too. Socking up and flat out lying about other posters that he takes an   
   > issue with. Usually the issue he's taking is the person doesn't let him   
   > slide over the bullshit he types.   
   >   
   > While I appreciate your efforts to try and involve yourself in this   
   > conversation, it's not really necessary for you to do so. Nor is it going   
   > to fix anything between us. Nor is it going to make me feel in any way   
   > sorry for Snit. It just reinforced my less than decent opinion of the two   
   > of you.   
   >   
   > Side note, you suggested in alt.computer.workshop that I best watch myself   
   > here, less someone come and put me in my place. That hasn't happened a   
   > single time since I started posting on a semi routine basis here. I get a   
   > long fine with the majority and I don't know any of them specifically. I   
   > do know technology and the general majority here understand that. Alan   
   > tried to put me in my place with this subject, but, he wasn't writing from   
   > knowledge he had any 1st hand experience of. He also tried to ignore the   
   > videos, so I followed up with damning text replies instead.   
   >   
   > He didn't know a lot of the information I've shared in the last few days   
   > about the gear he uses. I'm not a mac person and I knew what was up with   
   > them. Part of the way in which I earn a living is knowing how to repair   
   > various types of electronics at the component level. I've been doing this   
   > for a very long time. I have a lot of 1st hand experience doing it and   
   > know about many of the gotchas and pitfall situations one can run into.   
   > I've helped you remotely diagnose and fix the problem you were having.   
   > I've done this on occasions where nobody else offered you any useful   
   > advice whatsoever, too. You have verified my recommendations are solid and   
   > got you where you wanted to be.   
   >   
   > The thanks I get for taking the time to help you out though has always   
   > turned out being an attack of some kind towards me. It's the primary   
   > reason I decided to stop offering you technical advice to help you out. I   
   > won't mislead you with bad advice. Instead, I just don't provide you any   
   > assistance anymore. I've had sometime to see what others offer you when   
   > you ask for help and it doesn't look like the level of help offered was   
   > anything even remotely close or as useful as the advice I've provided you   
   > several times over the years you have interacted with me.   
   >   
   > I think by now that you realize you cost yourself a proven asset but   
   > you're too proud and too invested in supporting snits lies about me that   
   > you'd rather take advice which may or may not help over getting on adult   
   > civil terms with me.   
   >   
   > You shouldn't have decided to be an exceptional asshole just because you   
   > don't approve of the way in which I treat Snit. I treat him as I do   
   > because he lies about me. Even you can spot them, you choose to ignore   
   > them. You willingly pick and choose what you follow from the so called   
   > good book. I know there's something in there about bearing false witness   
   > towards another person. Yet, you not only do it yourself, you turn a   
   > complete blind eye to it when you see another doing it.   
   >   
   > I don't see any real reason to continue responding to you at this point in   
   > time. I don't need you. It's you who benefitted multiple times from my   
   > knowledge. It's effectively been a one way road. So I'm not losing   
   > anything by taking a sideline approach and watching you post about an   
   > issue and others begin spit balling trying to help you. If the others   
   > provide you the sort of advice Mike E did over the laptop you posted a   
      
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