Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainful employment

From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Fri Jan 4 12:58:27 2002

Dick,

  I don't use a spell checker, because, quite frankly,
it is an extremely rare event that I misspell a word.

  Now, which word is it that I misspelled that makes you
say this?



Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> Apparently, you and he use the same spell-checker.
>
> Dick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Koller" <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>; "Merle K. Peirce" <at258_at_osfn.org>;
> <Golemancd_at_aol.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 9:37 AM
> Subject: Re: Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainful employment
>
> >
> >
> > > He's a lazy communicator and is getting slapped around for it.
> >
> > His "style" was definately different than the "norm" for
> > this list. And he might have received better responses
> > if he had followed the old adage of "When in Rome, do as the
> > Romans do". But here in the US we are supposed to have
> > freedom of speech, such that I may not agree with what you
> > say, nor may I even agree with how you say it, but I might
> > defend to the death your right to do so?
> >
> > > How about: "Stupid people suck."?
> >
> > This is not constructive.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gene Buckle wrote:
> > >
> > > > You all are terrible. It seems like he really made
> > > > everyone's day by providing something new to bitch
> > > > about. Personally, I understood what he had written
> > > > with no undue level of extra effort required.
> > > >
> > > That just means you can parse Idiot better than we can. Personally, it
> > > gives me a headache.
> > >
> > > > I'm not a religious person, but have always remembered
> > > > ( though not word for word ) a couple of quotes.
> > > >
> > > > Let he who is without sin cast the first stone?
> > > >
> > > > Judge not, lest ye be judged ( or something like that )?
> > > >
> > > How about: "Stupid people suck."?
> > >
> > > > Everyone in this world may not have had the level of
> > > > opportunity ( in education, employment, etc. ) that
> > > > many of you have had. Before coming down on him so hard,
> > > > I would at least be willing to consider "his story"?
> > > >
> > > Level of "opportunity" my butt. He got whatever opportunity he made for
> > > himself. Anything else is entitlement-minded whining. He's a lazy
> > > communicator and is getting slapped around for it. Deal.
> > >
> > > g.
> >
> >
Received on Fri Jan 04 2002 - 12:58:27 GMT