The Testing of a KillFile

Tom Nakashima wrote:
......
So far it's been working pretty good cause I haven't seen
Dick or Dicklet's post today at all. ;-)
fwiw,

I killfiled myself once. You can't imagine the peace of mind it
afforded me.

- JR

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:51:15 -0700, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:

Kill files are for sissies that can't control who they read or
to whom they respond. Watch, Tom - you can respond to this, and I may or may
not read it (you'll never know), and I won't respond. Try it; it's amazing!
. . . and you felt the need to publicize your decision because . . . ? Not
that I'll read your answer, but others may be interested.

Very well said, Tom...

Oh sure, like THAT is gonna help,
R

"Old Guy" wrote in message
...
Wolfgang wrote:

She died exactly 700 days ago today. Thanks for the reminder.

Wolfgang

Your welcome! Anytime!

Bet that was a big relief for her, eh!

Yes, it was.

700 days today! Are you old enough to remember her?

I remember her quite well.

Or was she smart and dropped you off at an orphanage?

Well, she wasn't exactly an intellectual, but she worked hard all her life
without complaint and, for good or ill, she was bereft of illusions about
how the world she lived in operated or who populated it.

Wolfgang

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:38:55 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


"Old Guy" wrote in message
...


Or was she smart and dropped you off at an orphanage?


Speaking as someone whose mother was smart enough to drop me off at an
orphanage, what the hell is it that you have against it?

Does that make her or me some sort of defective creature?
--

r.bc: vixen
Minnow goddess, Speaker to squirrels, willow watcher.
Almost entirely harmless. Really.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli

Cyli wrote:
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:38:55 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


"Old Guy" wrote in message
...


Or was she smart and dropped you off at an orphanage?



Speaking as someone whose mother was smart enough to drop me off at an
orphanage, what the hell is it that you have against it?

Does that make her or me some sort of defective creature?

ah, cyli my friend, perhaps the guy is as wolf says. something i know
you have deciphered. while i often try to figure out the cipher of
wolf's labeling of folks as idiots and morons (frequently without
success on my part - probably a testament of my own stupidity); alas, i
suspect there may be some who, solely from posts here (though i admit,
not always a good indicator), merit the suspicion of such
characterization. of course, that's just a hypothesis to be proved or
disproved upon more careful study under the lens with an actual presence.

jeff

"jeff" wrote in message
...
ah, cyli my friend, perhaps the guy is as wolf says. something i know you
have deciphered. while i often try to figure out the cipher of wolf's
labeling of folks as idiots and morons (frequently without success on my
part - probably a testament of my own stupidity); alas, i suspect there
may be some who, solely from posts here (though i admit, not always a good
indicator), merit the suspicion of such characterization. of course,
that's just a hypothesis to be proved or disproved upon more careful study
under the lens with an actual presence.

"I may not entirely understand what you say, but I will defend to the death
your ability to say it."...Voltaire

Joe F.
(who knows the original quote was falsely attributed to Voltaire, and so
thinks it reasonable to falsely attibute the paraphrased misquote.)

On Mar 13, 5:19 pm, jeff wrote:
Cyli wrote:
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:38:55 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

"Old Guy" wrote in message
...

Or was she smart and dropped you off at an orphanage?

Speaking as someone whose mother was smart enough to drop me off at an
orphanage, what the hell is it that you have against it?

Does that make her or me some sort of defective creature?

ah, cyli my friend, perhaps the guy is as wolf says. something i know
you have deciphered. while i often try to figure out the cipher of
wolf's labeling of folks as idiots and morons (frequently without
success on my part - probably a testament of my own stupidity); alas, i
suspect there may be some who, solely from posts here (though i admit,
not always a good indicator), merit the suspicion of such
characterization. of course, that's just a hypothesis to be proved or
disproved upon more careful study under the lens with an actual presence.

I try to err on the side of caution.

Um......nah, I just made that **** up!

Actually, what I do (mostly) is simply provide people with
opportunities to remove masks. They make of those opportunities what
they will. This is not to say that your method of face to face
interaction is without merit.....far from it. In fact, the final test
must always come from such encounters. This is, after all, the whole
point of the exercise. But Usenet provides us with an unprecedented
and unrivaled method for testing the waters. We've all been there
when the masks come off in facemail. It can make dispassionate
evaluation somewhat problematic. Needless to say, it has probably
never occurred to me that this technique can cut both ways.

What I would LIKE to do here is engage in lively and rewarding
discussion. For example, just this afternoon I came across an
interesting example of what looks like it's going to be a regular
feature in the recently revamped The American Scholar, under the
rubric, "Works in Progress." This one, "20 questions About the Future
of Cities"* is exactly what the title suggests. They were written by
Harvey Moltoch, a professor of metropolitan studies and sociology
etc., at New York University, and compiled by Sandra Beasley. A
couple of samples (yeah, it's copyrighted, but the questions were
obviously formulated and presented for discussion.....I think that
reproducing them here constitutes fair use):

Q. Should municipalities democratize information access by setting up
Wi-Fi nodes to cover every neighborhood?

Q. Evidence shows that dispersal of low-cost housing and enforcement
of fair-housing laws can advance the social and economic integration
of African-Americans and Hispanics. How can this be implemented
amidst cutbacks in government housing programs and resistance from
those who live in neighborhoods of affluence?

Q. Many components of the American urban infrastructure--such
projects as bridges, waterworks, and subways--were inspired by
aesthetics, a quest for speed, or potential real-estate profits.
Where will the political and financial muscle come from for the
unsexy task of rebuilding them?

Yeah, that's what I'd LIKE to do. But we don't have to stretch our
imaginations much to come up with a pretty good idea of what the
result would look like.....do we?

Wolfgang
*from "The American Scholar", The Phi Beta Kappa Society, Winter 2006,
pp. 13-14.

Wolfgang wrote:



I try to err on the side of caution.

Um......nah, I just made that **** up!

Actually, what I do (mostly) is simply provide people with
opportunities to remove masks. They make of those opportunities what
they will. This is not to say that your method of face to face
interaction is without merit.....far from it. In fact, the final test
must always come from such encounters. This is, after all, the whole
point of the exercise. But Usenet provides us with an unprecedented
and unrivaled method for testing the waters. We've all been there
when the masks come off in facemail. It can make dispassionate
evaluation somewhat problematic. Needless to say, it has probably
never occurred to me that this technique can cut both ways.

What I would LIKE to do here is engage in lively and rewarding
discussion. For example, just this afternoon I came across an
interesting example of what looks like it's going to be a regular
feature in the recently revamped The American Scholar, under the
rubric, "Works in Progress." This one, "20 questions About the Future
of Cities"* is exactly what the title suggests. They were written by
Harvey Moltoch, a professor of metropolitan studies and sociology
etc., at New York University, and compiled by Sandra Beasley. A
couple of samples (yeah, it's copyrighted, but the questions were
obviously formulated and presented for discussion.....I think that
reproducing them here constitutes fair use):

Q. Should municipalities democratize information access by setting up
Wi-Fi nodes to cover every neighborhood?

Q. Evidence shows that dispersal of low-cost housing and enforcement
of fair-housing laws can advance the social and economic integration
of African-Americans and Hispanics. How can this be implemented
amidst cutbacks in government housing programs and resistance from
those who live in neighborhoods of affluence?

Q. Many components of the American urban infrastructure--such
projects as bridges, waterworks, and subways--were inspired by
aesthetics, a quest for speed, or potential real-estate profits.
Where will the political and financial muscle come from for the
unsexy task of rebuilding them?

Yeah, that's what I'd LIKE to do. But we don't have to stretch our
imaginations much to come up with a pretty good idea of what the
result would look like.....do we?

Wolfgang
*from "The American Scholar", The Phi Beta Kappa Society, Winter 2006,
pp. 13-14.


as always - bright, interesting, fascinating, unique, humorous, and
enigmatic...

i much prefer your ability to reveal the idiotic and moronic comments
through your socratic skills and efforts rather than by blunt
declaration. imo, the talent and art is wasted by mere burps of "idiot"
and "moron", even though such may be an accurate gastronomical
pronouncement.

jeff

jeff typed:
Wolfgang wrote:



I try to err on the side of caution.

Um......nah, I just made that **** up!

Actually, what I do (mostly) is simply provide people with
opportunities to remove masks. They make of those opportunities what
they will. This is not to say that your method of face to face
interaction is without merit.....far from it. In fact, the final
test must always come from such encounters. This is, after all, the
whole point of the exercise. But Usenet provides us with an
unprecedented and unrivaled method for testing the waters. We've
all been there when the masks come off in facemail. It can make
dispassionate evaluation somewhat problematic. Needless to say, it
has probably never occurred to me that this technique can cut both
ways.
snip

i much prefer your ability to reveal the idiotic and moronic comments
through your socratic skills and efforts rather than by blunt
declaration. imo, the talent and art is wasted by mere burps of
"idiot" and "moron", even though such may be an accurate gastronomical
pronouncement.

Ahhh, but that would tend to remake him in your mold. I find both of you
equally enjoyable to read. Your posts, however, never make we squirm, my
friend. That said, a little squirming is good for the soul.
--
TL,
Tim
---------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:19:12 -0400, jeff
wrote:

Cyli wrote:
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:38:55 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


"Old Guy" wrote in message
...


Or was she smart and dropped you off at an orphanage?



Speaking as someone whose mother was smart enough to drop me off at an
orphanage, what the hell is it that you have against it?

Does that make her or me some sort of defective creature?

ah, cyli my friend, perhaps the guy is as wolf says. something i know
you have deciphered. while i often try to figure out the cipher of
wolf's labeling of folks as idiots and morons (frequently without
success on my part - probably a testament of my own stupidity); alas, i
suspect there may be some who, solely from posts here (though i admit,
not always a good indicator), merit the suspicion of such
characterization. of course, that's just a hypothesis to be proved or
disproved upon more careful study under the lens with an actual presence.

jeff


Yeah, it's obvious. I just thought that I'd bring it up to let him
know that he'd put his foot so far into his mouth it was coming out
the other end of his digestive apparatus.

That in his effort to denigrate Wolfgang, he'd, probably
unintentionally (though that's not certain), slammed two classes of
people. Mothers with the sense to drop kids they can't care for in
orphanages and the kids dropped.

Not something that hurt my feelings, by the way. And that statement
can apply to both Old Guy's carelessness and my birth mother's
actions. One of my days to jump on stupid remarks, which OG certainly
made.
--

r.bc: vixen
Minnow goddess, Speaker to squirrels, willow watcher.
Almost entirely harmless. Really.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli