The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, wjbell
> <wjbell@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:46:24 GMT
> <Qctwh.24103$yC5.10455@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> __/ [ debrathayer@xxxxxxxxx ] on Thursday 01 February 2007 19:22 \__
>>>
>>>> I did ask for a hardware recommendation as well.
>>>>
>>>> The upgrade prices for vista and office are much greater than the last
>>>> time I upgraded.
>>>>
>>>> I want to explore other options.
>>>
>>> The poster wjbell is in this _Linux advocacy_ newsgroup in order to ridicule
>>> Linux. It would be wise to ignore messages from any of the Internet trolls
>>> who seek to confuse those in pursuit of Linux and free open source software.
>>>
>>> There is evidence to suggest that some of them are indirectly 'compensated'
>>> by a certain large companies to do this. For this particular reason, I would
>>> probably advise you to ask technical questions in comp.os.linux.misc. It
>>> will cut out the 'noise' that comes from those who aggressively oppose
>>> software freedom.
>>>
>>
>> Roy is obviously deluded on many levels. Everyone that has anything
>> negative to say about OSS is obviously a paid troll. Yet he goes around
>> posting, and even inventing, negative articles about MS and that's OK.
>
> Did you wish to volunteer "marking" the offtopic
> articles again? Your last few tries were spectacularly
> unsuccessful, as I recall -- especially since RFC977 didn't
I simply don't have the time or desire to follow roy around. I started
doing that to make a point...but that point is obviously wasted here in
this group.
> really have such a concept. One can of course cancel or
> supersede, but both are now largely ignored because of
> abuses from botspammers and other such annoying ilk.
>
> And one can always post followups.
>
> (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc977.txt)
>
>>
>> Roy is a 20-something-year-old loner with no self-confidence or real
>> direction in his own life.
>
> Good guess, but computer says no...
>
> http://www.schestowitz.com/roy/
>
> indicates 22 years of age -- ah, those were the days,
That's 20-something.
> fresh out of college and manning a VAX for me. :-)
> (It's been awhile.)
>
> I can't say regarding his self-confidence though I suspect
> being a financial manager would require quite a bit of
> self-restraint and/or working knowledge regarding finances.
> There's also quite a few medaled achievements in the
> competitive sports (he doesn't say which sports).
>
> As for direction -- dunno how to answer that. But I
> doubt he's a loner; certainly he's no loser. Maybe a bit
> extraverted; I for one would not have thought regarding
> posting my vitae and prefer anonyminity. Of course I've
> forgotten quite a few of them by now anyhow, having been
> in the software industry for over 20 years now. (I have
> taken the Putnam exam, though, in college.)
>
> What's your vitae?
>
>> He needs to hold on to some cause, /any/
>> cause, to make himself feel important and part of something other than
>> his sad, empty life.
>
> The same could be said about certain other posters.
>
> Perhaps, say....you. :-P
I don't post quotes and mis truths around the clock. My only cause it
to keep people honest.
>
>>
>> Who else could explain posting on average 2000 newsgroup article per
>> month... not to mention all the stuff he posts on digg and other blogs.
>
> Maybe he's a fast typist. :-P
>
>>
>> Anyone want to know more about Roy Schestowitz just take a look at this
>> doosie (first comment with about 100+ negative diggs):
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ysrz8u
>>
>
No comment here, I see...
--
wjbell
Peter K abandon his firewall lie:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/e6eaf7e09552e5e2?hl=en
Jim R failing to address the issue after being asked:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/5ad37ca14a2d7224?hl=en
And of course, Roy Culley -- COLAs loyal hall monitor:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=cola+stats&hl=en&as_uauthors=roy+culley
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/578bb2221ad0453c?hl=en
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