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Re: COLA change to IWUA - Idiot With Useless Analogy (winmonkey)

____/ flyer on Sunday 24 June 2007 16:10 : \____

> In article <1403424.NyZlJ1doyZ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>> ____/ ml2mst on Sunday 24 June 2007 14:47 : \____
>> 
>> > [ flyer ] wrote:
>> >> If a car was a computer, or maybe even a damn Frog!!
>> >> 
>> >> Well, let's see here...DUUUUUUH !!
>> >> 
>> >> If a spare tire was an extra Hard Drive, it would be Hard to Drive but
>> >> safer regarding data....DUUUUUUUUH !
>> >> 
>> >> If data storage were like auto Trunk storage, how would you get the
>> >> remainder of the elephant in there......DUUUUUUUH !
>> >> 
>> >> A bunch of Windiots can't ALL be wrong...DUUUUUUH !
>> >> 
>> >> You mean like all those freaks who love to call Redmond to ask to
>> >> PLEEEEEEEASE use their MS infestation storage device. Those idiots?
>> >> 
>> >> ***Of course*** they can be wrong you dumb shit.
>> > 
>> > I tried to reply to the nutcake, but obviously got him killfiled already.
>> > 
>> > Well here is my second attempt:
>> > 
>> > In a analogy with cars and OS'es, Windopez would probably be:
>> > 
>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1983.trabant.P601L.arp.jpg
>> 
>> Just ignore/filter the trolls altogether. Replying to them is not the
>> answer, no matter how strong your counter-argument is. Linux bashing does
>> not belong in a Linux advocacy newsgroup. If anything, such trolling is
>> indicative of fear. Those who jump over the picket fence to discredit Linux
>> are 20th century Luddites.
>> 
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddites
>> 
>> "The Luddites were a social movement of English textile artisans in the
>> early nineteenth century who protested ? often by destroying textile
>> machines ? against the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution, which
>> they felt threatened their livelihood."
> 
> Thanks for the nudge toward filtering.
> 
> Bashing fools is so tempting sometimes.

That's why filtering beats ignoring. If you haven't filters set up
(MicroPlanet-Gravity/2.70.2067 should handle some), then make mental filters.

-- 
                ~~ Best of wishes

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