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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Andrew must have a target on his back.
Date: 30 Jan 2008 14:06:58
Message: <47a0cad2$1@news.povray.org>
I've noticed a pattern on these groups of late. Andrew posts something, 
Warp pounces. Usually pointing out what Andrew doesn't know.

Has someone painted a big red target on Andrew's back?

I have to admit, I knew who Stallman was, but only vaguely. Since I 
don't really follow GNU or GPL software closely, it's not really 
something of extreme import.

I am interested in how the Wikipedia entry Andrew read conveyed that he 
was/is a psychopath and or sociopath.


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: Andrew must have a target on his back.
Date: 30 Jan 2008 14:21:41
Message: <47a0ce45@news.povray.org>
Mike Raiford wrote:
> Has someone painted a big red target on Andrew's back?

himself?


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From: Orchid XP v7
Subject: Re: Andrew must have a target on his back.
Date: 30 Jan 2008 15:26:44
Message: <47a0dd84$1@news.povray.org>
>> Has someone painted a big red target on Andrew's back?
> 
> himself?

I'm beginning to wonder. It seems I even get flamed IRL...

-- 
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: Andrew must have a target on his back.
Date: 30 Jan 2008 16:58:16
Message: <47A0F304.4010207@hotmail.com>
Mike Raiford wrote:
> I've noticed a pattern on these groups of late. Andrew posts something, 
> Warp pounces. 

Oh come on, it's not only Warp. We all like a bit of flame throwing now 
and then, I guess.

> Usually pointing out what Andrew doesn't know.

Only for things that are readily available in Wikipedia and those that 
are part of a standard education in this field.

> Has someone painted a big red target on Andrew's back?

I think it is more subtle than just undirected flame throwing. I am 
afraid this group has taken some sort of responsibility to educate our 
mascot to face real life. Ok, I haven't seen much progress...
Which reminds me, we haven't had a progress report on his love life for 
some time.

> I have to admit, I knew who Stallman was, but only vaguely. Since I 
> don't really follow GNU or GPL software closely, it's not really 
> something of extreme import.
> 
> I am interested in how the Wikipedia entry Andrew read conveyed that he 
> was/is a psychopath and or sociopath.

Because just like Andrew himself he knows about computers?


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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Andrew must have a target on his back.
Date: 31 Jan 2008 00:44:22
Message: <47a16036$1@news.povray.org>
andrel wrote:
> Only for things that are readily available in Wikipedia and those that 
> are part of a standard education in this field.

Actually, thinking about it, I expect it's because Andrew doesn't really 
interact with anyone else. I mean, why *would* you know who Stallman is 
if it never came up in a conversation? No more reason than to know where 
Brazil is if it never came up.  (I'm sure there are countries in Africa 
I don't know about that are newer than the last time I had a high-school 
geography class, for example.)

On the other hand, Andrew *does* talk with people here, and if he 
agressively persues the "I don't need to know that" idea, I'm not sure 
it's entirely isolation at fault.

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     On what day did God create the body thetans?


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: Andrew must have a target on his back.
Date: 31 Jan 2008 05:18:23
Message: <47a1a06f@news.povray.org>
Mike Raiford <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Has someone painted a big red target on Andrew's back?

  Himself.

  If you write somewhere *a lot*, then you are going to get noticed and
remembered. That's the problem with writing there a lot.

  The outcome of this depends on what you write. One problem with him
is that people in general are not all that interested in other people's
personal lives. A few interesting points can be interesting, but if you
use the forum as your personal blog, continuously writing about mundane
things about yourself and your life, people are going to get bored, if
not even annoyed. The more you continue doing this, the more the situation
will escalate. If you continue doing this even after someone politely
gives you a hint that this forum is not your personal blog, the situation
may escalate even further.

  Don't get me wrong. It's not like it's against some etiquette rules to
write about your life and personal experiences. Most people do that.
I do that. However, it's the *amount* of doing that that is relevant.
Don't overdo it. Don't consider a discussion forum to be your blog.

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Andrew must have a target on his back.
Date: 31 Jan 2008 05:25:18
Message: <7683q3tp0m2h17mbgnt6971a4ick65lvpl@4ax.com>
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:58:28 +0100, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

>
>I think it is more subtle than just undirected flame throwing. I am 
>afraid this group has taken some sort of responsibility to educate our 
>mascot to face real life. 

Out of a genuine desire to help, I'm sure. But maybe we are too voracious and
constantly bringing up his shortcoming is not the way to help. 

Do you take sugar, Invisible? :)

Regards
	Stephen


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Andrew must have a target on his back.
Date: 31 Jan 2008 05:58:01
Message: <47a1a9b9$1@news.povray.org>
> Do you take sugar, Invisible? :)

Yes. Too much of it, in all likelihood.

I typically take 3-4 sugars in my tea, and I regularly eat large blocks 
of solid chocolate. When I was a child, I used to sneak downstairs early 
on a Sunday morning, grab a chair, reach up to the cupboard and take our 
the sugar bowl. I would then stand there and eat big crunchy mouthfuls 
of white sugar. I kept telling myself I'd stop after one more... but it 
was always to hard to stop! Sugar just tastes so sweet and sugary. And 
it has a cruncky texture, and it melts in your mouth, and...

...oh, wait, no more blog posts. :-S

-- 
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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: Andrew must have a target on his back.
Date: 31 Jan 2008 06:05:02
Message: <47a1ab5e@news.povray.org>
Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> > Do you take sugar, Invisible? :)

> Yes. Too much of it, in all likelihood.

  I suppose you know that too much sugar in a regular basis greatly
increases the risk of type 2 diabetes in the long run? (And of course
it greatly increases the risk of dental caries in the short run.)

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Andrew must have a target on his back.
Date: 31 Jan 2008 06:06:56
Message: <7ra3q39n8cum2tqb2e4nfp8gugi76m067l@4ax.com>
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:58:01 +0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>> Do you take sugar, Invisible? :)
>
>Yes. Too much of it, in all likelihood.
>
>I typically take 3-4 sugars in my tea, and I regularly eat large blocks 
>of solid chocolate. When I was a child, I used to sneak downstairs early 
>on a Sunday morning, grab a chair, reach up to the cupboard and take our 
>the sugar bowl. I would then stand there and eat big crunchy mouthfuls 
>of white sugar. I kept telling myself I'd stop after one more... but it 
>was always to hard to stop! Sugar just tastes so sweet and sugary. And 
>it has a cruncky texture, and it melts in your mouth, and...
>
>...oh, wait, no more blog posts. :-S

LOL :)

When the kitchen was damp the sugar bowl would have a crust of hard sugar. Hmm!
:)


Regards
	Stephen


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