home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   rec.arts.sf.science      Real and speculative aspects of SF scien      45,986 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 44,043 of 45,986   
   jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com to Fred J. McCall   
   Re: The European Space Agency just unvei   
   15 Apr 16 23:46:46   
   
   XPost: sci.astro, sci.physics, sci.space.policy   
      
   In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   > jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >   
   >>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Doc O'Leary   wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>For your reference, records indicate that   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In sci.physics Doc O'Leary  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > I really can?t be bothered to figure out the messes you   
   get yourself   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > into.  You?ll have to pay me if you want me to do your   
   tech support.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > :-)   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unreadable and it is not a utf-8 issue.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>[rest of support request snipped]   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Have you sent me a check?  If so, you?re going to have to   
   wait until I   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>can cash it.  If not, take your 1980s tech woes elsewhere.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jim, do you have SUNWicu/SUNWicux installed and running?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>If you are talking to me, of course, however the problem is   
   NOT character   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>encoding nor is it Solaris specific.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The posts contain escape sequences.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jim, you are apparently the only one seeing that.  Where does   
   that   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tell you about the mostly likely source of the problem?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Nope, I'm the only one talking about it.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> So everyone hates you   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>Voices in your head again.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Nope.  Voices in YOUR head, apparently.  Why are you the only one   
   >>>>>>>>>>> complaining, Jim?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>You mean why am I pointing it out?   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> No, I mean why do you think no one else is.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>Well, primarily because the posts were responses to me.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Usenet ain't email, Jim.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>No shit, space cadet?   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Yeah, no shit, chimp.  I only mentioned it because you seemed unaware,   
   >>>>>>> what with your "the posts were response to me" comment.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>Ever heard of threading, space cadet?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Ever heard of brains, chimpshit?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>So I take it the answer is no, space cadet.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> And this is how you get yourself in trouble, chimpshit.  Making things   
   >>> up and before you know it you think I've actually said it.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>Babble, babble, babble.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Probably the most sensible thing you've said in this whole blizzard of   
   > chimpshit you've produced.   
   >   
   >>>>>>>>>  And it's interesting that you didn't bring   
   >>>>>>>>> it up until you'd lost your disagreement with him on the issues,   
   don't   
   >>>>>>>>> you think?   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>Nonsense; the very first thing I said was he had a character sequence   
   >>>>>>>>instead of the character for a single quote.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> But you're still ducking the real question, chimp.  Why hasn't anyone   
   >>>>>>> else mentioned it?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>Lots of reasons have already been given, space cadet.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Shucking and jiving to avoid answering.  Your 'reasons' amount to   
   >>>>> "because Jimp is SPECIAL and DIFFERENT".   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>Why do you care so much about it?   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Because I think it makes a very fine example of how you think.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>You mean it is a chance to be a school yard bully.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Awwww, is poor Jimp the Chimp feeling picked on NOW?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>Nope, you try to bully everyone, I'm just one of the many in that   
   >>>>>>regards.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Do you often think people are 'out to get you'?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Nope, nothing special about you; just another loud mouth bully.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Non sequitur.  Care to try actually answering the question this time?   
   >>>   
   >>> Do you often think people are 'out to get you'?   
   >>   
   >>Babble, babble, babble.   
   >>   
   >   
   > And chimpshit continues to dodge simple questions.   
      
   Why do you keep on insisting on answers to questions about things that   
   have absolutely nothing to do with you other than to argue about the   
   answers, space cadet?   
      
      
      
   --   
   Jim Pennino   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca