Pittsburgh Gunman Worked IT At Gates Firm
,----[ Quote ]
| The gunman who killed three women and himself at a Pittsburgh-area fitness
| studio Tuesday was an IT systems analyst at a law firm that can trace its
| roots to the father of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, according to the man's
| profiles on social networking sites and other Internet records.
`----
http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219100113
They also made the Abramoff gangster.
Recent:
Intel & Microsoft Killed the $100 Laptop
,----[ Quote ]
| The article points that the stand taken by Intel and Microsoft is similar to
| the stand by large drug companies who, instead of working for the illnesses
| that plague the poor, (such as malaria) choose to focus on low-volume,
| high-margin drugs for cancer, heart ailments and diabetes.
`----
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Intel_Microsoft_Killed_the_100_Laptop/551-92095-581.html
Related:
Study: There Is No Shortage of U.S. Engineers
,----[ Quote ]
| ...a new study from Duke University calls this argument bunk, stating
| that there is no shortage of engineers in the United States, and
| that offshoring is all about cost savings.
`----
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2111347,00.asp
Is There a Shortage of U.S. Tech Workers?
,----[ Quote ]
| Speaking before a Senate committee earlier this month, Gates said
| that America is facing a critical shortage of tech workers. He
| recommended boosting the number of H-1B visas to allow more foreign
| tech workers into the U.S.
|
| [...]
|
| "I think that has created an environment where the population of advanced
| skill workers has shrunk a lot in the U.S., because we just haven't created
| a fair system," he says. "Where if you go to other countries, you'll find
| national policy around broadband deployment, which creates a much more even
| playing field for people of all income levels to learn by and work by."
|
| "We did it to ourselves," he says.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3667376
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> Pittsburgh Gunman Worked IT At Gates Firm
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The gunman who killed three women and himself at a Pittsburgh-area fitness
>| studio Tuesday was an IT systems analyst at a law firm that can trace its
>| roots to the father of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, according to the man's
>| profiles on social networking sites and other Internet records.
> `----
>
> http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219100113
>
> They also made the Abramoff gangster.
Slow week in the SPAm department Schestowitz?
It's this kind of yellow journalism that makes you like the fool
you really are.
Next you'll be telling us that the hospital where the BTK killer
was born in ran Microsoft Windows.
How about Jack The Ripper?
Was the knife he used forged by an ancient relative of Ballmer?
Was it sweaty? :)
> Intel & Microsoft Killed the $100 Laptop
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>> The article points that the stand taken by Intel and
>> Microsoft is similar to the stand by large drug companies
>> who, instead of working for the illnesses that plague the
>> poor, (such as malaria) choose to focus on low-volume,
>> high-margin drugs for cancer, heart ailments and diabetes.
> `----
>
> http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Intel_Microsoft_Killed_the_100_Laptop/551-92095-581.html
THE SURGEON GENERAL WARNS:
"Use of a truly low cost netbook and Linux may lead to literacy
and open minded thinking."
Heh!
Me thinks the ARM based netbooks will go a longer way to what Mr.
Negroponte had invisioned and intended.
> Is There a Shortage of U.S. Tech Workers?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>> [...] Gates said [...] "I think that has created an
>> environment where the population of advanced skill workers
>> has shrunk a lot in the U.S., because we just haven't
>> created a fair system," he says. "Where if you go to other
>> countries, you'll find national policy around broadband
>> deployment, which creates a much more even playing field for
>> people of all income levels to learn by and work by."
>>
>> "We did it to ourselves," he says.
> `----
>
> http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3667376
Why did not Microsoft continue to hire US nationals? I would
think the right people would be able to produce a better product
if paid competitively and with proper guidance. Me thinks rather
that Microsoft went offshore for decreased development costs and
increased profits.
--
HPT
> Why did not Microsoft continue to hire US nationals? I would
> think the right people would be able to produce a better product
> if paid competitively and with proper guidance. Me thinks rather
> that Microsoft went offshore for decreased development costs and
> increased profits.
For the same reason IBM, that great Linux supporter doesn't.
M____O____N____E____Y
>> Why did not Microsoft continue to hire US nationals? I would
>> think the right people would be able to produce a better product
>> if paid competitively and with proper guidance. Me thinks rather
>> that Microsoft went offshore for decreased development costs and
>> increased profits.
>
> For the same reason IBM, that great Linux supporter doesn't.
>
> M____O____N____E____Y
Ritual lying by asstroturfers to prop up failing micoshaft.
The free market will go wherever labour is efficiently delivered.
Asstroturfing is illegal in the USA and EU and you should disclose
to IBM where you are posting from to settle the matter legally.
Further info by HPT:
Following are excerpts from the official FAQ, entire text is found at:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/linux/advocacy/faq-and-primer/
********************************************************
[comp.os.linux.advocacy] FAQ and Primer for COLA, Edition III
Copyright: (c) 2002 The FAQ and Primer for COLA Team -- All Rights Reserved
������Frequently�Asked�Questions�and�Primer�for�comp.os.linux.advocacy
��������������������������������Edition�III
�������������������������������April�19,�2002
������������+-------------------------------------------------+
������������|�Beware�of�those�who�would�call�you�a�friend�for�|
������������|�many�will�eat�your�bread�while�working�against��|
������������|�you.�They�will�take�credit�for�your�good�works��|
������������|������and�blame�you�for�their�own�misdeeds.������|
������������|���������������-�TheGreat�Unknown����������������|
������������+-------------------------------------------------+
(OFFICIAL FAQ CONTINUED)
�������������������7�Anti-Linux�Propagandists�and�Trolls
�The�comp.os.linux.advocacy�newsgroup�is�a�newsgroup�that�is�under�siege�by
�one�or�more�factions�of�anti-Linux�propagandists.�In�the�past�those
�factions�have�appeared�to�be�confident�and�smug;�however,�as�of�late�it
�appears�that�they�are�becoming�ever�more�desperate.�The�reason�for�their
�desperation�appears�to�be�as�a�result�of�growth�of�the�mind�share�of�Linux
�and�the�continuing�failures�of�their�chosen�cause.�Besides�the�true
�anti-Linux�propagandists�there�are�also�the�occasional�classic�newsgroup
�troll.
�It�can�be�difficult�to�determine�what�type�of�person�a�particular
�disruptive�personality�is;�an�anti-Linux�Propagandist�or�just�a�troll.
�That�is�because�they�both�use�some�of�the�same�tactic.�What�it�not
�difficult�to�determine�is�what�their�purpose�is�when�they�post�to�COLA.
�They�are�doing�it�to�disrupt�the�newsgroup�and�sidetrack�its�purpose�of
�existence.�Regardless�of�their�reason�for�the�disruption,�they�are�trying
�to�prevent:�the�free�exchange�of�knowledge�and�support�based�on�experience
�of�using�Linux�that�would�otherwise�be�happening�in�COLA,�if�it�were�not
�for�their�interference.
�The�free�and�open�discussions�between�the�experienced�users�and�the�new
�users�and�the�would�be�users�of�Linux�that�is�our�goal.�That�is�the�goal
�of�all�those�who�would�be�Linux�advocates�as�well�as�all�others�who�come
�to�COLA�to�discuss�Linux.�All�of�us,�Linux�users�new�and�old,�those
�curious�about�Linux,�and�others,�have�come�to�COLA�as�students�and�as
�teachers.�All�that�is�except�for�the�anti-Linux�propagandists�and�the
�trolls,�they�have�come�to�COLA�to�destroy�it�and�prevent�its�being�an
�asset�to�the�Linux�community.
�As�has�been�stated�else�where�in�this�document,�all�are�welcome�in�COLA,
�except�those�who�come�to�COLA�to�destroy�Linux,�COLA,�or�the�Linux
�Community.
7.1 Disinformation
�If�COLA�were�a�physical�location�like�a�building�where�those�who�would
�advocate�the�growth�of�the�Linux�operating�systems�and�the�Linux�community
�gather,�the�anti-Linux�propagandists�would�be�raiding�that�building.�They
�would�be�vandalizing�the�building,�painting�graffiti�on�the�walls,
�defecating�and�urinating�on�the�floors�and�furniture,�breaking�down�the
�doors,�setting�fire�to�the�building�and�physically�assaulting�the�resident
�Linux�advocates�and�the�visitors�who�happen�to�be�in�the�building�at�the
�time�of�the�raid.
�COLA�is�not�a�physical�location,�so�they�have�had�to�adapt�their�methods
�so�that�they�can�do�an�on-line�version�of�what�was�described�in�the�prior
�paragraph.�A�key�method�used�by�anti-Linux�propagandist�to�attack�Linux,
�its�users,�sysadmins,�developers,�advocates�and�those�who�have�come�to
�COLA�to�lean�about�Linux.�is�a�form�of�propaganda�known�as�disinformation.
�One�of�their�favorite�version�of�disinformation�is�known�as�FUD.
7.3 A Common FUD of the Anti-Linux Propagandists
�An�example�of�dishonesty�of�the�anti-Linux�propagandists�is�their�common
�claim�that�the�Linux�proponents�in�COLA�oppose�the�use�of�any�other
�operating�system.�They�also�would�have�you�believe�that�the�Linux
�proponents�in�COLA�oppose�everyone�who�does�not�use�Linux�all�the�time.
�Those�are�some�of�the�lies�that�they�use�to�try�to�discredit�Linux�users
�who�post�in�COLA.
�The�truth�is�that�a�user�of�one�or�more�operating�systems�other�than�Linux
�are�not�opposed�in�COLA�for�that�reason�alone.�Many�of�the�Linux�Advocates
�in�COLA�have�experience�on�many�other�operating�systems�besides�Linux.
�Many�do�use�multiple�operating�systems�on�a�regular�basis.�It�is�due�to
�this�experience�that�any�disinformation�regarding�the�capabilities�of
�Linux,�or�that�of�other�operating�systems�are�easily�detected�by�the�Linux
�advocates.
�It�is�not�difficult�to�tell�the�difference�between�an�anti-Linux
�Propagandist�and�a�true�advocates�of�another�operating�system.�Occasional
�mention�of�other�operating�systems�is�fine.�However,�it�is�the�frequent�or
�continuous�promotion�of�other�operating�systems�that�turns�a�welcome
�poster�into�an�unwelcome�troll�or�anti-Linux�propagandist.
7.6 Trespasser Disinformation Tactics
�This�is�a�list�of�the�disinformation�tactics�that�the�that�the�anti-Linux
�propagandists�who�post�in�COLA�have�been�using.�All�of�these�tactics�have
�been�used�in�COLA�by�the�anti-Linux�propagandists�against�the�Linux
�advocates�and�the�rest�of�the�COLA�readership�to�further�the�cause�of�the
�anti-Linux�propagandists.�This�list�has�been�worded�as�though�you�are�one
�of�them,�so�that�you�can�better�see�through�their�eyes�how�they�think.
[1.] Act offended or claim that opposing viewpoints are incredible and/or
�����unbelievable.�When�you�are�unable�to�valid�argument�to�refute�a�Linux
�����advocate,�use�empty�statements�such�as:
��������*�"OH�PULEEEZE!"
��������*�"Only�a�Linonut�would�say�that"
��������*�"And�they�wonder�why�no�one�takes�Linux�seriously!"
��������*�"How�dare�you�say�that!"
��������*�"That's�the�way�to�offend�thousands!"
[2.] Distract your opponent from the issues at hand by accusing your
�����opponents�of�being�"petty",�"pathetic",�"childish"�or�any�of�a�number
�����of�other�such�terms.
[3.] Put your opponent off guard by insulting him.��The�liberal�use�of
�����profanity�and�vulgarisms�can�be�very�effective,�particularly�when�used
�����against�you�more�dignified�opponents.��Your�experience�as�a�school
�����yard�bully�can�be�handy�here
[4.] Be patronizing, condescending and present an air of superiority. It
�����may�hide�your�inferiority�to�the�casual�reader.��Use�phrases�like
�����"kid"�or�"son",�to�elevate�your�relative�apparent�authority�by
�����attempting�to�diminish�that�of�the�Linux�advocate�you�are�addressing.
[5.] Discredit your opponent or his position through the use of
�����inappropriate�laugher�and�other�non-verbal�grunts.
[6.] When your tactics are turned on you, call your opponents trolls.��Do
�����not�accept�the�fact�that�by�calling�someone�using�your�tactics�a�troll
�����that�makes�you�the�real�troll.
[7.] Keep posting non-stop.��Flood�the�group�with�your�idiocy�and�nonsense.
�����Some�readers�may�equate�your�volume�with�proof�of�quality.��You�will
�����tie�good�Linux�advocates�in�knots�trying�to�refute�you�and�they�won't
�����have�time�for�real�advocacy.
[8.] Brag about destroying newsgroups and threaten to do the same to
�����comp.os.linux.advocacy.
[9.] Drive as many good Linux Advocates out of the group as possible.
�10.�Refuse�to�admit�your�errors
�����Never�ever�admit�your�errors�no�matter�how�blatant�they�are.��If�you
�����find�no�way�out�and�have�to�admit�that�you�are�wrong,�phrase�it�so
�����that�you�can�accuse�your�opponent�of�being�wrong.
�11.�Never�apologize�for�your�misbehavior
�����Never�ever�apologize�no�matter�how�out�of�line�you�have�been�behaving.
�����If�you�should�ever�find�it�to�your�advantage�to�apologize,�phrase�it
�����as�a�slap�in�the�face�of�the�person�who�you�have�already�wronged.
�12.�Blame�your�stupidity�and�lies�on�your�opponent
�����Blame�your�own�stupidity�on�the�Linux�advocate�you�are�dealing�with.
�����Such�as�when�you�have�made�an�unsupportable�claim�that�suggest�a�list
�����of�details�and�your�are�asked�to�present�your�non-existent�list�reply
�����with,�"I�don't�have�to�list�them�for�you;�you�aren't�bright�enough�to
�����know�what�you're�missing�by�using�X�instead�of�a�real�Y,�I'm�not�going
�����to�explain�it�to�you."�Then�hope�that�nobody�reading�the�thread
�����realizes�that�your�statement�translates�as,�"I�lack�the�knowledge�or
�����facts�needed�to�counter�your�position�or�your�position�is�too�complete
�����and�accurate�to�be�refuted.��So,�I�will�say�things�to�sound�superior
�����to�avoid�admitting�you�are�right."
�13.�Embarrass�your�opponent
�����Locate�or�create�apparently�embarrassing�information�or�detail�and
�����utilize�it�out�of�all�proportion-trying�to�create�a�scandal�around�it,
�����to�hijack�a�thread�or�drive�everyone�to�distraction.
�14.�Blackmail�your�opponent
�����Locate�or�create�apparently�embarrassing�information�or�detail�and
�����threaten�your�opponent�with�exposure�to�force�him�to�do�as�you�want
�����him�to.�This�tactic�can�be�combined�with�the�"Embarrass�your�opponent"
�����tactic�if�you�can�no�longer�get�your�way�though�Blackmail.
�15.�Avoid�answering�direct�questions
�����Avoid�answering�a�direct�questions�that�you�fear�by�claiming�to�not
�����have�seen�the�question�then�refuse�to�address�it�for�other�reasons.
�����Keep�it�up�along�with�other�tactics�until�your�opponent�is�distracted
�����from�the�question.
�16.�Turn�a�question�asked�of�you�back�on�your�opponent
�����Better�yet,�turn�the�questions�back�on�the�Linux�Advocate�with�a
�����question�like:�"What�do�you�think�is�the�`right'�answer,�lamer?"�You
�����have�now�taken�the�heat�off�of�your�ignorance�and�you�have�cast�doubt
�����on�the�credibility�of�your�opponent.
�17.�Don't�substantiate�your�claims
�����Refuse�to�present�evidence�to�support�your�invalid�claims.�Repeat�your
�����invalid�claims�and�have�your�anti-Linux�propagandist�comrades�do�the
�����same.�Do�the�same�for�any�invalid�claims�that�you�have�notice�your
�����anti-Linux�propagandists�comrades�make.
�18.�Don't�discuss�evidence�counter�to�your�position
�����Avoid�examining�or�discussing�evidence�counter�to�your�position.�This
�����is�especially�effective�when�combined�with�3.2.8,�Dancing�Fool,
�����wherein�you�change�your�position�with�every�post.
�19.�Present�multiple�personalities
�����Change�your�position�with�every�few�article�you�post�to
�����comp.os.linux.advocacy.�Appear�to�be�supporting�all�sides�of�the
�����issues.�You�can�make�a�statements�or�opinion�in�one�posting�then
�����follow�it�up�with�a�another�post�with�a�contrary�opinion.�You�can�even
�����get�into�an�argument�with�yourself.�This�could�cause�readers�to
�����dismiss�the�subject�of�the�thread.
�20.�Narrow�the�scope�of�threads�so�that�you�can�handle�it.�Narrow�the
�����scope�of�the�issues�that�are�being�addressed�in�a�thread�to�details
�����you�feel�that�you�can�refute,�ridicule,�or�dismiss�leaving�the�main
�����issues�unaddressed.
�21.�Widen�the�scope�of�threads�to�swamp�out�the�original�issue.
�����Widen�the�scope�of�the�issues�discussed�in�a�thread�to�the�point�that
�����the�original�issues�are�buried�away�and�hopefully�soon�forgotten.
�22.�Use�invalid�statistics
�����Introduce�statistics�to�try�to�hurt�Linux,�Linux�Advocates,�and/or�the
�����Linux�community�at�large.�Do�not�about�them�be�valid�or�real.�It�would
�����be�nice�if�you�can�find�those�statistics�on-line,�but�if�you�can't
�����find�any,�invent�them�out�of�whole�cloth.��If�they�are�discredited,
�����don't�let�that�bother�you,�keep�citing�them.�If�you�see�a�fellow
�����anti-Linux�propagandist�using�statistics,�cite�them�as�well,�no�matter
�����their�lack�of�validity.
�23.�Lie
�����Lie,�lie,�lie,�lie.��If�you�do�it�often�enough�you�may�create�the
�����appearance�of�truth.
�24.�Ignore�dictionaries�when�they�don't�support�you
�����Rage�against�the�use�of�dictionaries�or�other�such�documents,�their
�����use�can�only�hurt�you�and�expose�your�ignorance.
�25.�Attack�new�posters�who�favor�Linux
�����Some�of�these�Linux�Advocates�may�be�new�to�Linux�and�COLA.�Show�no
�����mercy.�Pounce�upon�their�innocence�with�every�single�one�of�these
�����tactics.�If�you�are�lucky�you�might�turn�them�to�your�side,�at�the
�����very�least�you�may�be�able�to�drive�them�out�of�COLA�and�neutralize
�����them�as�a�threat.
�26.�Attack�typos�and�ignore�the�content�of�the�message.
�����Point�out�your�opponent's�grammatical�flaws�and�spelling�errors.�By
�����doing�this�you�can�concentrate�on�form�while�ignoring�substance.�This
�����is�a�very�handy�method�to�discredit�your�opponent�and�by�extension�his
�����position,�without�once�again�exposing�your�ignorance�of�the�issues
�����begin�discussed�in�the�thread.
�27.�Use�Spelling�and�Grammatical�Errors�to�Distract
�����Make�statements�like,�"Why�do�you�nea�d�to�dbug�the�cernal?�Is�lienux
�����not�working�agen!"�When�this�tactic�works,�you�have�disarmed�the
�����supporters�of�Linux�who�have�chosen�to�ignore�you�because�of�your
�����idiot�act,�others�may�react�to�your�style�and�fail�to�refute�your
�����disinformation.�Meanwhile,�you�have�posted�your�disinformation�in
�����support�your�cause.
�28.�Start�trolling�threads
�����Start�threads�with�subjects�like�"Linsux�Sux",�"Linux�fonts�are�bad",
�����etc.�Manufacture�false�evidence�to�back�up�your�claims�when�possible,
�����but�don't�worry�that�that�is�not�important.�All�that�is�important�is
�����that�you�consume�the�efforts�and�resources�of�Linux�Advocate�as�they
�����try�to�refute�your�trolling�threads�and�that�you�scare�the�new�and
�����casual�readership�of�COLA.
�29.�Unreasonably�proclaim�your�reasonableness
�����If�your�method�to�deliver�anti-Linux�propaganda�is�not�among�the�more
�����article�style,�you�can�try�to�claim�to�be�reasonable.�Of�course�if�you
�����really�were�reasonable,�you�would�not�be�an�anti-Linux�propagandists
�����in�he�first�place;�however,�compared�to�your�more�radical�comrades�you
�����may�seem�to�be�more�reasonable.�You�can�not�be�certain�that�the
�����readership�of�COLA�will�accept�your�actions�as�being�reasonable
�����without�your�prompting�them�to�think�of�you�that�way.�So�you�need
�����frequently�mention�how�reasonable�you�are.
�30.�Expose�yourself�on�COLA.
�����Post�articles�in�COLA�containing�ASCII�art�depicting�your�body
�����including�your�genitals,�either�in�the�message�body�or�in�the�sig.
�����Discuss�your�bodily�functions�and�your�bodily�wastes,�the�more
�����disgusting�the�better.�It�will�tend�to�drive�away�more�of�the�casual
�����and�new�readers.�The�Linux�Advocates�who�are�frequent�posters�may
�����become�disgusted�enough�to�avoid�threads�that�you�involve�yourself�in.
�31.�If�it�makes�Microsoft�or�Windows�look�bad�call�it�a�rumor
�����Claim�that�anything�that�tends�to�make�Microsoft�or�Windows�look�bad
�����is�an�unfounded�rumor�and�that�you�opponent�is�being�unfair.��If�the
�����information�is�obscure�enough�claim�that�it�is�an�urban�legend,�hoping
�����that�no�one�knows�that�many�legends�are�based�on�fact.
�32.�Promote�Windows�at�every�opportunity
�����Microsoft�Windows�needs�a�lot�of�help�to�be�successful�in�the�mind
�����share�of�its�targeted�user�base.�Point�out�to�everybody�on�COLA�how
�����wonderful�it�is.�Ignore�the�meaning�of�the�name�of�the�newsgroup�and
�����its�charter.
�33.�Claim�false�Alignment
�����Remind�Everyone�that�you�are�a�long-time�Linux�user�and�advocate.�Of
�����course�it�is�not�true,�so�you�will�be�accused�of�being�what�you�really
�����are.��When�that�happens�and�you�are�accused�of�working�against�Linux.
�����Deny!��Deny!�Deny!
�34.�Use�of�false�identities
�����Create�throw�away�identities�to�enter�the�newsgroup�to�spread�discord
�����and�after�a�few�days�or�weeks,�stop�using�that�identity.�If�you�are
�����losing�an�argument�create�a�new�identity�to�support�the�position�of
�����your�main�identity.�If�things�are�getting�slow,�create�a�few
�����identities�counter�to�your�primary�identity.��Start�a�n-on-1�argument
�����with�your�primary�identity�being�outnumbered.��Then�have�each�of�your
�����new�identities�be�convinced�by�your�primary�identity�to�the�error�of
�����their�ways.
�35.�When�thing�get�too�hot�go�away
�����When�all�else�fails�and�things�get�too�hot,�disappear�from�the�group.
�����This�is�not�as�drastic�as�it�sounds.��You�might�stay�away�for�a�few
�����months�and�then�return�hoping�that�the�other�wintrolls�have�softened
�����up�the�field�a�bit.��If�you�don't�want�to�stay�away�at�all.��Create�a
�����new�primary�identity�and�drop�the�use�of�the�other�one.
�36.�Enter�COLA�as�a�sleeper.
�����If�you�are�a�new�anti-Linux�propagandist,�or�at�least�your�current
�����false�identity�is�new,�then�make�your�entrance�as�a�dedicated�Linux
�����user.�After�a�little�while,�claim�to�have�seen�the�light�and�"convert
�����back�to�Windows".��Then�you�can�promote�Windows�all�you�want�for�a
�����while,�before�your�true�nature�is�commonly�known.�Sometimes�this�works
�����for�several�hours�before�you�are�shouted�down�and�have�to�move�on�to�a
�����new�identity�or�continue�on�as�"normal"�anti-Linux�propagandist.
�37.�Enter�COLA�as�a�false�disgruntled�Linux�user.
�����Create�a�throw�away�false�identity�to�enter�the�newsgroup�in�order
�����claim�to�be�short�or�long�term�Linux�users�who�"have�had�enough�of
�����Linux�and�are�returning�to�Windows."�Stir�things�up�for�a�day�or�two
�����and�disappear�forever.
�38.�Never�leave�a�Linux�positive�thread�unchallenged.
�����If�there�is�a�thread�developing�that�is�positive�for�Linux,�hijack
�����that�thread�at�all�cost.��Even�if�it�means�sacrificing�your�current
�����identity.��One�method�to�do�this�is�to�ramble�on�about�other�topics,
�����with�or�without�the�use�embedded�insults.��Even�if�you�fail�to�hijack
�����the�thread,�you�may�be�able�to�derail�it�enough�to�cancel�the
�����positive-for�Linux-impact�that�it�could�have�had.
�39.�Lie�about�what�you�know
�����Claim�credit�for�experience,�knowledge,�or�education�that�you�do�not
�����have.�It�will�impress�readers�who�are�not�knowledgeable�on�the�topic
�����of�the�moment.�Be�careful�to�not�engage�someone�who�is�truly
�����knowledgeable�on�the�subject�in�conversation�or�your�actual�ignorance
�����will�be�exposed.
�40.�Avoid�providing�any�help.
�����Because�you�claim�to�be�such�an�expert�so�often,�you�may�from�time�to
�����time�be�asked�for�assistance.��Don't�provide�it,�you�would�only
�����destroy�the�image�you�have�lied�so�long�to�create.��Treat�an�honest
�����request�based�on�a�real�situation�as�an�argument:�Restate�the�request
�����for�assistance�in�a�real�situation�as�a�hypothetical�situation�that
�����you�can�argue�against.
�41.�Use�of�Undefined�Terminology
�����Use�terms�such�as�"indoctrinated"�as�a�substitute�for�"educated"�or
�����"experienced"�when�referring�to�a�Linux�Advocate.��Use�"pedantic"�in
�����place�of�"correct",�"precise",�or�"accurate"�when�referring�to�a�Linux
�����Advocate.��Create�and�use�personal�definitions�such�as�"commercial
�����quality"�for�impressive�sounding�terms�to�mislead�the�unwary.��But
�����never�share�your�definitions�for�your�inappropriate�terminology.�This
�����is�commonly�known�as�Troll-speak.
�42.�Use�fake�email�addresses.
�����Use�a�fake�email�address,�not�just�a�de-spammed�address�like�real
�����advocates�use,�but�a�completely�fake�and�made-up�one.�If�you�feel�the
�����need�for�the�appearance�of�normality�use�a�real�appearing�email
�����address-maybe�not�one�of�yours,�but�you�can�try�to�explain�your�act�of
�����identity�theft�as�an�accident.
�43.�Citing�vapor�postings
�����Cite�the�statements�that�you�had�"intended"�to�include�but�never
�����actual�written�into�your�past�posting.�Gamble�on�the�possibility�that
�����nobody�will�remember�what�you�posted�and�that�nobody�will�do�the
�����research�to�determine�what�you�have�posted.�If�you�loose�that�bet,�use
�����another�disinformation�tactic�to�deflect�the�results�of�your�using
�����this�tactic.
�44.�Use�being�an�idiot�as�an�excuse
�����When�you�are�criticized�for�using�disinformation�tactics,�claim
�����ignorance�of�the�disinformation�tactics�and�use�your�apparent�idiocy
�����as�an�excuse�for�your�actions.�Do�the�same�for�your�comrades,�when�a
�����Linux�Advocate�corners�one�of�your�fellow�anti-Linux�propagandists
�����tell�that�advocate�something�like�"What�are�you�doing?�It's�only�John
�����Doe�for�goodness�sake!"
�45.�Criticize�Linux�Advocates�but�ignore�anti-Linux�propagandist
�����transgressions
�����Always�criticize�the�behavior�of�Linux�Advocates,�but,�ignore�the�same
�����and�even�worse�transgressions�are�being�committed�by�your�fellow
�����Trespassers.
�46.�Accept�the�claims�of�other�anti-Linux�propagandists�as�face�value
�����Always�treat�other�anti-Linux�propagandist's�statements�as�being�true.
�����Accept�their�interpretations�without�question,�don't�bother�verifying
�����their�statements.�If�they�claim�something�against�a�Linux�advocate
�����always�side�with�the�anti-Linux�propagandists.
�47.�Don't�do�your�own�homework
�����Make�your�opponent�do�your�research�for�you.�Depending�on�who�much
�����credibility�you�still�have�will�determine�how�successful�you�will�be
�����at�this�tactic.
�48.�Don't�let�your�ignorance�stop�you�from�posting
�����No�matter�how�little�you�understand�of�the�issues�being�discussed�in�a
�����thread,�post�anyway.�If�you�don't�know�what�you�are�talking�about�just
�����pretend�that�you�do.
�49.�Restate�the�issues�to�support�your�preconceptions
�����If�the�issues�being�discussed�in�a�thread�are�not�exploitable�by�you
�����for�your�purpose,�restate�the�issues�to�support�your�ability�to�attack
�����Linux�Advocate�opponent.
�50.�Claim�god�like�attributes
�����Claim�god�like�attributes,�such�as�being�all�knowing.�If�you�don't
�����want�to�make�that�claim,�behave�as�though�you�are,�any�way.
�51.�Claim�only�you�understand�what�the�issues�are.
�����Claim�and�other�wise�present�the�attitude�to�imply�that�only�you�know
�����what�the�issues�really�are.�Attempt�to�project�the�attitude�that�would
�����tend�to�discredit�your�opponent�at�the�same�time.
�52.�Invoke�the�mythical�average�user
�����Always�use�the�mythical�average�users�as�your�yardstick�for�usability.
�����No�matter�what�is�being�discussed�about�Linux,�restate�the�abilities
�����of�the�average�users�to�fall�short�of�that�needed.
�53.�Use�extortion�to�build�an�army
�����Use�extortion�against�a�group�to�generate�an�army�of�flunkies�to�do
�����your�bidding�and�do�you�fighting�for�you.�Such�as�when�things�are�not
�����going�the�way�you�want�in�COLA,�crosspost�a�threat�in�another
�����newsgroup�a�thread�of�your�intention�of�making�thing�miserable�for
�����them�if�they�don't�take�up�your�battle�for�you.�This�is�a�dangerous
�����tactic�for�you�the�anti-Linux�propagandists.�If�they�don't�react�the
�����way�you�wanted�them�to,�you�will�either�have�to�forget�it�or�you�could
�����carry�our�your�threat.�If�you�forget�it,�you�will�loose�even�more
�����credibility.�If�you�carry�out�your�threat�you�will�still�loose
�����credibility�and�you�could�open�yourself�up�for�reprisal�from�those
�����your�are�hurting�by�carrying�out�your�threat.�Even�if�you�do�form�your
�����army,�you�will�be�held�responsible�for�the�results�of�their�actions�on
�����your�behalf.�A�recent�case�(as�of�this�writing)�of�this�tactic�being
�����used�by�a�anti-Linux�propagandists�can�be�revived�by�reading�the
�����thread�that�resulted�with�the�crossposting�of�Message-ID:
�����ozub8.40974$Wf1.7...@ruti.visi.com�to�comp.os.linux.advocacy�and
�����comp.os.linux.misc.
�54.�The�devil�made�me�do�it
�����When�you�are�caught�in�a�situation�for�which�you�can�not�explain�you
�����actions�without�a�confession�of�your�dishonesty�and�your�alignment,
�����blame�it�on�someone�else.�Create�a�boogyman�to�take�the�blame.�A
�����variation�of�this�tactic�was�used�in�the�thread�cited�above,�in�which
�����the�failed�extortionist�blames�all�the�Linux�Advocates�in�COLA�for
�����forcing�him�into�attempting�extortion.
HPT
> The free market will go wherever labour is efficiently delivered.
Thus the extra effort to use (or switch to) desktop Linux ensures it's
miniscule adoption in free markets.
> Asstroturfing is illegal in the USA and EU and you should disclose
> to IBM where you are posting from to settle the matter legally.
Moshe posts from an upscale location in NY, the Hamptons I believe. If she
discloses where she is, IBM might try and find her - to see if the legal
dept can rent her nice property for an employee party. That's the only
"matter" that would need to be settled.
>> The free market will go wherever labour is efficiently delivered.
>
> Thus the extra effort to use (or switch to) desktop Linux ensures it's
> miniscule adoption in free markets.
More ritual lying from you.
More ritual asstroturfing from you.
Linux still sells 3 million+ embedded Linux Gadgets PER DAY.
And there are 50 million+ Linux desktop users.
And 30% t0 40% of all netbooks sold in Asia still contains
Linux.
And when dropped anb broken netbooks are returned for service,
THEY STILL CONTAIN LINUX.
Linux takes global foothold and is here to stay.
>> Asstroturfing is illegal in the USA and EU and you should disclose
>> to IBM where you are posting from to settle the matter legally.
>
> Moshe posts from an upscale location in NY, the Hamptons I believe. If
> she discloses where she is, IBM might try and find her - to see if the
> legal
> dept can rent her nice property for an employee party. That's the only
> "matter" that would need to be settled.
And the rest.
Oh I forget, you mentioned she - does Moshe Goldfart know he is your
bitch / gurl fiend?
Micoshaft names RHAT and Canonical (Ubuntu) as their enemies!!!
---------------------------------------------------------------
BEAWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
They got nothin better to do?
I'm thinking about that RHAT advert...
�First�they�laugh�at�us
��Then�they�fight�us
���Then�we�win
So we are now at stage 2 where micoshaft is picking a fight
by naming RHAT and Canonical (Ubuntu) as their enemies.
A few days earlier they named Intel and HP as enemies too.
And Google? - yet another enemy that has destroyed
a large chunk of micoshaft already.
Looks like micoshaft is catching its death from all around.
And only a few days ago micoshaft's Balmer claimed micoshaft
has been fighting Linux for YEARS!!!!
Thats despite all the trolls.
Verbosity makes things unclear.
Either Balmer is lying, or the windummy trolls are lying
or both are liars as Linux continues its meteoric rise
and micoshaft revenue heads south.
Windummy paytard loons all thrown into the trollard soup after
years of lying about Micoshaft claiming it doesn't care about
Linux or that Linux is too insignificant when it was
the exact opposite.
As micoshaft sales have lost 30% of market.
how does micoshaft define competing with Linux?
It can't be anything serious.
All we see here are a bunch of windummy trolls ranting
anti-Linux slogans.
Is that what micoshaft calls competing with Linux?
Is that how they lost 30% market share to Linux?
I am sure all reporters, journalists, bloggers,
Linux engineers, and big bosses of big companies
would all like to know now what Balmer meant by
competing with Linux. Please define.
> DFS wrote:
>
>
>>> The free market will go wherever labour is efficiently delivered.
>>
>> Thus the extra effort to use (or switch to) desktop Linux ensures it's
>> miniscule adoption in free markets.
>
>
> More ritual lying from you.
> More ritual asstroturfing from you.
> Linux still sells 3 million+ embedded Linux Gadgets PER DAY.
> And there are 50 million+ Linux desktop users.
> And 30% t0 40% of all netbooks sold in Asia still contains
> Linux.
> And when dropped anb broken netbooks are returned for service,
> THEY STILL CONTAIN LINUX.
> Linux takes global foothold and is here to stay.
>
>
>>> Asstroturfing is illegal in the USA and EU and you should disclose
>>> to IBM where you are posting from to settle the matter legally.
>>
>> Moshe posts from an upscale location in NY, the Hamptons I believe. If
>> she discloses where she is, IBM might try and find her - to see if the
>> legal
>> dept can rent her nice property for an employee party. That's the only
>> "matter" that would need to be settled.
>
> And the rest.
>
> Oh I forget, you mentioned she - does Moshe Goldfart know he is your
> bitch / gurl fiend?
Hahaha!
Take your meds 7.
Please, for your own good.
Prove any of this. You can't - you just make it up as you go along.
> Linux takes global foothold and is here to stay.
You can't kill cockroaches either.
>>> Asstroturfing is illegal in the USA and EU and you should disclose
>>> to IBM where you are posting from to settle the matter legally.
>>
>> Moshe posts from an upscale location in NY, the Hamptons I believe.
>> If she discloses where she is, IBM might try and find her - to see
>> if the legal
>> dept can rent her nice property for an employee party. That's the
>> only "matter" that would need to be settled.
>
> And the rest.
>
> Oh I forget, you mentioned she - does Moshe Goldfart know he is your
> bitch / gurl fiend?
You shouldn't call your superiors names like that.
> Micoshaft names RHAT and Canonical (Ubuntu) as their enemies!!!
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> BEAWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
>
> They got nothin better to do?
>
> I'm thinking about that RHAT advert...
>
> First they laugh at us
> Then they fight us
> Then we win
How can you win when barely anyone uses your software?
How can Linux win when its most staunch "advocates" insist on using Windows
to make a living?
> So we are now at stage 2 where micoshaft is picking a fight
> by naming RHAT and Canonical (Ubuntu) as their enemies.
> A few days earlier they named Intel and HP as enemies too.
> And Google? - yet another enemy that has destroyed
> a large chunk of micoshaft already.
> Looks like micoshaft is catching its death from all around.
>
> And only a few days ago micoshaft's Balmer claimed micoshaft
> has been fighting Linux for YEARS!!!!
> Thats despite all the trolls.
>
> Verbosity makes things unclear.
So do your rubber lips, flapping and drooling all over the place, spewing
out unintelligible garbage.
> Either Balmer is lying, or the windummy trolls are lying
> or both are liars as Linux continues its meteoric rise
As in those little blue lavatory "meteors" that fall from airplanes every
once in a while...
> and micoshaft revenue heads south.
They're still the largest, most valuable software company in the world.
They still dominate personal computing. They still power your company, and
your desktop personally.
> Windummy paytard loons all thrown into the trollard soup after
> years of lying about Micoshaft claiming it doesn't care about
> Linux or that Linux is too insignificant when it was
> the exact opposite.
>
> As micoshaft sales have lost 30% of market.
What market? Over what period?
> how does micoshaft define competing with Linux?
>
> It can't be anything serious.
> All we see here are a bunch of windummy trolls ranting
> anti-Linux slogans.
> Is that what micoshaft calls competing with Linux?
> Is that how they lost 30% market share to Linux?
>
> I am sure all reporters, journalists, bloggers,
> Linux engineers, and big bosses of big companies
> would all like to know now what Balmer meant by
> competing with Linux. Please define.
Ask MS, weirdo.
>>>> The free market will go wherever labour is efficiently delivered.
>>>
>>> Thus the extra effort to use (or switch to) desktop Linux ensures
>>> it's miniscule adoption in free markets.
>>
>> More ritual lying from you.
>> More ritual asstroturfing from you.
>> Linux still sells 3 million+ embedded Linux Gadgets PER DAY.
>> And there are 50 million+ Linux desktop users.
>> And 30% t0 40% of all netbooks sold in Asia still contains
>> Linux.
>> And when dropped anb broken netbooks are returned for service,
>> THEY STILL CONTAIN LINUX.
>
> Prove any of this. You can't - you just make it up as you go along.
Google is your friend.
>> Linux takes global foothold and is here to stay.
>
> You can't kill cockroaches either.
>
>
>
>>>> Asstroturfing is illegal in the USA and EU and you should disclose
>>>> to IBM where you are posting from to settle the matter legally.
>>>
>>> Moshe posts from an upscale location in NY, the Hamptons I believe.
>>> If she discloses where she is, IBM might try and find her - to see
>>> if the legal
>>> dept can rent her nice property for an employee party. That's the
>>> only "matter" that would need to be settled.
>>
>> And the rest.
>>
>> Oh I forget, you mentioned she - does Moshe Goldfart know he is your
>> bitch / gurl fiend?
>
> You shouldn't call your superiors names like that.
I didn't fool.
You just have to prove nuts like you are superior.
>> Micoshaft names RHAT and Canonical (Ubuntu) as their enemies!!!
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> BEAWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
>>
>> They got nothin better to do?
>>
>> I'm thinking about that RHAT advert...
>>
>> First they laugh at us
>> Then they fight us
>> Then we win
>
> How can you win when barely anyone uses your software?
50 million+ Desktop Linux users and growing
at around 2 million new Desktop Linux users per month.
Plus 1 billion new embedded Linux users a year.
> How can Linux win when its most staunch "advocates" insist on using
> Windows to make a living?
Since when. Linux now pays 50% more to engineers in gainful
employment. More reasons to switch to becomes developer!
>> So we are now at stage 2 where micoshaft is picking a fight
>> by naming RHAT and Canonical (Ubuntu) as their enemies.
>> A few days earlier they named Intel and HP as enemies too.
>> And Google? - yet another enemy that has destroyed
>> a large chunk of micoshaft already.
>> Looks like micoshaft is catching its death from all around.
>>
>> And only a few days ago micoshaft's Balmer claimed micoshaft
>> has been fighting Linux for YEARS!!!!
>> Thats despite all the trolls.
>>
>> Verbosity makes things unclear.
>
> So do your rubber lips, flapping and drooling all over the place, spewing
> out unintelligible garbage.
You are such a sad luser!
>> Either Balmer is lying, or the windummy trolls are lying
>> or both are liars as Linux continues its meteoric rise
>
> As in those little blue lavatory "meteors" that fall from airplanes every
> once in a while...
>
>
>
>> and micoshaft revenue heads south.
>
> They're still the largest, most valuable software company in the world.
> They still dominate personal computing. They still power your company,
> and your desktop personally.
And still loosing money. Investors at the beginning of this year
could have switched their stocks from micoshaft to google and would
have been 30% better off. If they had 100 million dollars in
the bank, that would have gained them 30 million dollars because
Google (a Linux based company) is so strong.
>> Windummy paytard loons all thrown into the trollard soup after
>> years of lying about Micoshaft claiming it doesn't care about
>> Linux or that Linux is too insignificant when it was
>> the exact opposite.
>>
>> As micoshaft sales have lost 30% of market.
>
> What market? Over what period?
See 10K filing by micoshaft where it says its lost 30% of
sales revenue - Linux still grows, ergo micoshaft
has lost 30% of the PC market to Linux.
>> how does micoshaft define competing with Linux?
>>
>> It can't be anything serious.
>> All we see here are a bunch of windummy trolls ranting
>> anti-Linux slogans.
>> Is that what micoshaft calls competing with Linux?
>> Is that how they lost 30% market share to Linux?
>>
>> I am sure all reporters, journalists, bloggers,
>> Linux engineers, and big bosses of big companies
>> would all like to know now what Balmer meant by
>> competing with Linux. Please define.
>
> Ask MS, weirdo.
Seeing as you are micoshaft marketing resident
troll here giving voice and flesh to micoshaft
marketing plops and their scheming, you should answer.
Its the only way you gonna get your childish
One Laptop Per Idiot munchkin paraphanalia
from micoshaft.
> Micoshaft Appil asstroturfing fraudster pounding the sock DFS
> wrote on behalf of Half Wits from Micoshaft Appil Department of Marketing:
>> Prove any of this. You can't - you just make it up as you go along.
>
>
> Google is your friend.
You're the one making the claims "7".
> DFS wrote:
>
> <who cares?>
>
> More ritual lying from you.
Ritual satanic lying ;->
> More ritual asstroturfing from you.
--
Q: How many gradual (sorry, that's supposed to be "graduate") students
does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: "I'm afraid we don't know, but make my stipend tax-free, give my
advisor a $30,000 grant of the taxpayer's money, and I'm sure he
can tell me how to do the gruntwork for him so he can take the
credit for answering this incredibly vital question."
> On Sun, 09 Aug 2009 07:49:24 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > Hash: SHA1
> >
> > Pittsburgh Gunman Worked IT At Gates Firm
> >
> > ,----[ Quote ]
> >| The gunman who killed three women and himself at a Pittsburgh-area fitness
> >| studio Tuesday was an IT systems analyst at a law firm that can trace its
> >| roots to the father of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, according to the
> >| man's
> >| profiles on social networking sites and other Internet records.
> > `----
> >
> > http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jht
> > ml?articleID=219100113
> >
> > They also made the Abramoff gangster.
>
> Slow week in the SPAm department Schestowitz?
> It's this kind of yellow journalism that makes you like the fool
> you really are.
Well, he is the guy who claims it was Microsoft that drove Reiser to
killing his wife, so what do you expect? (Ever notice how his fans
don't like to comment on that?)
--
--Tim Smith
Yea....
That was ludicrous....
Roy could be a good reporter but he has to cut the paranoia and
sensationalism if he wishes to make this any kind of credible
endeavor.
He won't though because for him it's all about web hits and
compensation and let's face it, sensationalism sells
"newspapers".