Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 26 January 2008 22:10 : \____
>
>> Jerry McBride <jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:56:18 +0000, Mark Kent wrote:
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>> ____/ Mark Kent on Friday 25 January 2008 16:04 : \____
>>>>>
>>>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>>>> ____/ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Friday 25 January 2008 00:01 :
>>>>>>> \____
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Jan 24, 12:18 pm, "chrisv" <chr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Ignore the fscking Kohlman twat, who's harassing you! Keep up the
>>>>>>>>> good work, Roy!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> mms://a232.v87252.c8725.g.vc.akamaistream.net/7/232/8725/v0001/
>>> msnent.download.akamai.com/8725/DBA90618/published/Video/Projects/High/
>>> rodstewart_illstandbyyou_cr_intl_1009.wmv
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You must have hit a sensitive nerve, the trolls are swarming all
>>>>>>>> over the place. Of course, 95% of them are flatfish sockpuppets.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I received some E-mails in the past couple of days. I'm being told by
>>>>>>> sources that are reliable that I hurt Microsoft where it really hurts
>>>>>>> the company so the levels of the attacks rose. I have filters here
>>>>>>> and in Digg, so I don't notice much of it. These are attempts to
>>>>>>> distract, getting me emotional or having me write back in rage (for
>>>>>>> trolls to use to discredit further). Not everyone would fall for
>>>>>>> it...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What was the prompt for this?
>>>>>
>>>>> I brought up the issue of abuse floods (not just in COLA). This came
>>>>> just shortly after there was a traffic surge in BN.com. Doug took a
>>>>> look at the logs to see if Microsoft's PR agents were at it again. I
>>>>> know Novell keeps track of the site, but recently I've brought out some
>>>>> facts that are very damaging to Microsoft. I have more coming, but not
>>>>> enough time to edit and collect the links.
>>>>>
>>>>> Microsoft has been getting caught with its pants down quiet a lot
>>>>> recently.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> This will only get worse as the empire collapses. It won't go down
>>>> easily.
>>>
>>> When I was younger and did some time as a lifeguard... One of the lessons
>>> I remember most clearly... When a person is in the process of drowning,
>>> they will claw and grab onto anything near them... including the lifeguard
>>> trying to save them. Often, if the victim gets a good hold on the
>>> lifeguard, they both face certain death... That's the picture I have of
>>> msft... they'll grab and claw at anything they can and won't give a damn
>>> about who they take down also.
>>>
>>> As they go under, stay alert, lest they take you with them....
>>>
>>
>> Funny you mention this... many years ago, I did the Bronze Medallion
>> here, which is basic lifesaving qualification to be a swimming pool
>> attendant. We were taught to grab the person's hair and pull them from
>> behind so that they couldn't get a grip on you and pull you down. I
>> wonder if we could do the same with MS :-)
>
> One of my early memories is of an incident when I was about 7. This young boy
> who was going to drown was said to sort of saved by me. I don't remember this
> visually, but my parents were very proud. It's all very vague by now.
>
Excellent... I suspect that these days most people would be too busy
taking a video to do anything.
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