On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Gene Buckle wrote:
> > Quoting Jim Davis <jimdavis_at_gorge.net>:
> > > This from someone who rips apart computers for wall hangings and
> > > office trophies, then spams his "products" on multiple newsgroups.
> > >
> > > Piss off AOL boy.
> >
> Spiffy. Mature too.
[Usenet flame mode on :-)]
So, does that mean that you're in agreement with those runners up for
the vice-presidency of the moron section of the knucklehead club who
tear classic computers apart so as to be able to use their bits for
wall hangings and office trophies, or to be immersed in clear epoxy
for sale on E-bilk as expensive paperweights and, hence, forever
useless as functional computer bits?
> > Well, I don't like this OT crap either. I've never been on a list
> > before that even came close to classiccmp's 80% OT-ness.
> It's been one long, drawn out Midol Moment around here for nearly two
> weeks. Please take it elsewhere. I joined this list to be able to learn
> more about old computers and maybe increase my stash of
> goodies. Unfortunately, the list is being inundated with some of the most
> bizarre socio-politicol folderol that I've ever seen. Occasionaly OT runs
Uh-oh, that comment warrants severe Usenet-style flamage... :-)
[Basil Fawlty Usenet flamethrower mode on]
Bizarre? You call what we've been discussing Bizarre? Let me guess,
you're a propagana artist from one of Big Brother's goon squads or
else you're some random politican's aid pretending to be a computer
collector, and you're working on "damage control," right? Ah, hah!
Just as we thought. Admit it, as vee haf vays uf making you talk.
[flames mode off]
> are to be expected. We're a very varied bunch with a pretty impressive
> array of interests. Unfortunately, when the irrelevant totally overwhelms
> the relevent, problems arrive, tempers flare and interesting people leave
> the list. That's not fair to the rest of us left.
As someone else pointed out, this is definitely relevant to hacking.
Over in Europe, the looney one world government political plotters are
working hard to prevent hacking as they attempt to curtail what's left
of anyone's freedom and liberty. Their inane rules and regulations
are already having harmful effects on the hardware hacking attempts of
non-Europeans like the English, and may even be influencing the
politicrats in the U.S. The discussions that we've been having
pertaining to the 4th of July, etc. are indeed pertinent to not only
the rights of U.S. citizens to continue hacking, which is a vital
aspect of computer collecting, restoration and preservation. but
helpful to hackers everywhere who want to resist Big Brother and
"little brother inc."
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Received on Mon Jul 09 2001 - 14:00:19 BST