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Re: Ping> Roy Schestowitz

____/ 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.

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