[GRLUG] entertaining bit of satire re M$ (I think it's satire)

[Eric Beversluis]

Well, if you want to debate it on the list, my apologies to everyone
else.

1. I took my reply off-list because I believed that most of the list
members would not be interested in the debate. This seems the key to
"netiquette," which is a monstrously ill-defined concept. On the other
hand, my original posting of the satirical link was one that I thought
most list members--who can't avoid dealing with Windows
extensively--would enjoy.

2.  The post was clearly labeled, so it would take you or others not
interested in it a mere micro-second to delete and move on to the next
"relevant" post. 

3. I delete, without reading them, perhaps a couple of dozen posts from
this and other lists everyday because they are not what I'm interested
in. I don't make judgments as to whether those topics should have been
raised or not.

4.  Your lawn???

On Tue, 2014-02-11 at 08:44 -0500, Greg Folkert wrote:
> Eric, I am sending this to the list, rather than privately. (But also
> BCC to you)
> 
> Unless you are sending personal info or are involved in a conversation
> out side the list topic brought up (even if it is one like this)... it
> is not good netiquette.
> 
> On Tue, 2014-02-11 at 07:41 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> > Greg (replying privately),
> > Your reply raises two different questions.
> > 
> > 1.  Why you don't find it funny: "Funny" is so often in the "eye" of the
> > beholder that I don't have any problem at all with your not finding it
> > funny. My wife doesn't find my puns funny and I don't find sitcoms funny
> > or fun. To each according to their taste.
> 
> Sure Eye of the beholder... sure I get that. But we have/used to have
> craploads of "NOT LINUX" threads... just look at the list archive. Not
> cool. If you want stabs at Windows/Microsoft... go somewhere else, no a
> LUG List. I came back to the list when the main perpetrator left the
> list. Yes, grumpy old me.
> 
> > 2.  Why you don't think it should be thrown out to the list: I would
> > disagree with you here. All or nearly all of us on the list have to
> > struggle often or regularly with MS products. A little schadenfreude
> > relative to these struggles is good for the soul. And even imagining
> > Bill being hoist on his own pitard can help make the day go slightly
> > better. I happened to share the piece yesterday with my boss as he was
> > struggling to get IE to download the Chrome browser to a Windows server,
> > and it lightened his load.
> > 
> > Interestingly, the author of the piece is no computer geek or Linux
> > devotee. His satirical work ranges far and wide--note the other post
> > topics  at the top of the referenced post.
> 
> Dealing/reading/looking at/with Windows/Microsoft is not something I
> want to do anymore than humanly possible. Period. If I'd want to do
> that, I'd not be working where I do. Don't particularly care whom the
> author is, even if it was Linux Torvalds himself, it is *still* not
> appropriate to a LUG List. Yes, Andy Borowitz is a BRILLIANT author and
> comments on things far and wide, yes, I don't care to read them here,
> any person worth their salt finds these things and reads them in the
> proper venue (aka not here). I came here for Linux topics or perhaps
> Windows topics that do indeed pertain to Linux (like configuring samba
> to integrate with Windows MAD or other things similar.
> 
> > EB
> 
> GET OFF MY LAWN!
> 
> > On Mon, 2014-02-10 at 22:55 -0500, Greg Folkert wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2014-02-10 at 15:55 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> > > > http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2014/02/gates-spends-entire-first-day-back-in-office-trying-to-install-windows-81.html#entry-more
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Not trying to be trying... but I'm of the opinion that even though it is
> > > satire... it has no place on this list. I don't find anything like this
> > > any fun or funny at all.
> > > 
> > > Now REAL issues like the old KB article that says something like
> > > "password invalid being to long, your password must be at least 18,312
> > > characters long!" Or Perhaps some old Microsoft Passport exploits (Being
> > > 15 years old) that *STILL* are in the APIs and respond "improperly" when
> > > tickled... oh and as a regular user on a locked down machine.  NOW THOSE
> > > ARE FUN and FUNNY!
> > > 
> > > Yep, I'm the mean old Moderator lackey that Bob Kline thought was doing
> > > everything to him. (I wasn't... but hey... let me take the blame for him
> > > leaving, I'm good for it.)
> > > 
> > > Oh wait... nah, I'm just a big arsehole or stupid git... take your pick.
> > > 
> > > My opinion still stands though, since it is mine.
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