[ILUG] Mother and Father.

[Martin Feeney]

On Tue, 09 Jul 2002 15:29:17 Brian O'Donoghue wrote:

> [Watch it people!!! He's been able to get two devices working...he is
> obviously way more intelligent than the rest of us, so we should throw
> away the work of tens of thousands of developers and use ancient
> systems like slackware, else we aren't really Linux Users.]
> 
> You see you're actually ranting now.

No, actually this is called sarcasm - a slightly sophisticated form of 
wit; one form of which has the accomplishments of an individual 
playfully exaggerated in importance to point out the individual's 
self-importance and/or inflexibility.

Ranting (and its close relation, raving) is what you've been up to.

> I have managed to get two 'devices' running by adding their device
> strings to the inf files... what is this called in fuckwit 
> circles...I'm sure you know the term... "inf hacking".

To be honest, I could probably count on less than one finger the amount 
of people who care what you've done or not done.  Your conduct on the 
list has been obnoxious.

You asked for help last week and wound up insulting a lot of people.  
That thread eventually died away.  Then you asked for advice about some 
shyster asking you for your root password and got lots of reasoned, 
helpful advice - that one went well.  Now today you go back to being 
Captain Wanker.  Does the next thread you're involved in will be 
courteous?

Martin.