OT: Fraudulent Postings in My Name

Jim Thompson · Aug 30, 2004

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:16:16 -0400, "Charles Schuler"
<charleschuler@comcast.net> wrote:

"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
news:be9ki05077p44s12ojajicgu80md2bon9k@4ax.com...
Who, lurking here, would be posting fraudulent information, in my
name, from <ci.fresno.ca.us> ??

My lawyers want to know.

If I catch your ass I guarantee maximum pain and suffering, and
financial ruin.

And if you do manage to catch him/her, please try to have Mike Wallace (60
Minutes) cover it. The problem with spoofing, phishing, aliasing, spamming,
and the rest of this new crop of cowardly fungi is their perception that
they can't be caught. It would serve many of us well to have a public
viewing of them being prosecuted. Fear is the best motivator (demotivator
?) for cretin types. Good luck and keep us informed.

Reminds me of a prank I pulled around 1985.

A friend of an employee of mine was the sound man on 60 Minutes. The
sound man wanted a way to remote sync sound recording with the video.
Employee and I made up a simple-minded RF link to do it.

Sound man was so impressed that he asked what he could do for us.

Since Wallace was in town we asked could Wallace come and stake out
the boss' office.

Scared the piss out of the boss when he returned from lunch; then we
all had a good rip-roaring laugh ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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Tim Wescott · Aug 31, 2004

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:36:28 -0500, "Tim Williams"
tmoranwms@charter.net> wrote:

"Robert C Monsen" <rcsurname@comcast.net> wrote in message
newsMtYc.82393$Fg5.72430@attbi_s53...

You've posted the email addresses of public officials on newsgroups
before, as I recall. I guess there is such a thing as karma...

Not to mention his killfile, which probably has half of everyone on all the
newsgroups he goes to...

Tim

There are *only* 14 authors on my list ;-)

They are generally off-the-wall-leftists, or rabidly anti-American...
and then there's the dumb-as-a-stump-pretender-to-be-expert, PB ;-)

...Jim Thompson

So the thoughtful leftists aren't?

--

Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

Paul Burridge · Aug 31, 2004

Jim Thompson <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message news:<eeu4j0p61ue3kjtibcs5kj8obto1ic4sa9@4ax.com>...
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:36:28 -0500, "Tim Williams"
tmoranwms@charter.net> wrote:

"Robert C Monsen" <rcsurname@comcast.net> wrote in message
newsMtYc.82393$Fg5.72430@attbi_s53...
You've posted the email addresses of public officials on newsgroups
before, as I recall. I guess there is such a thing as karma...

Not to mention his killfile, which probably has half of everyone on all the
newsgroups he goes to...

Tim

There are *only* 14 authors on my list ;-)

They are generally off-the-wall-leftists, or rabidly anti-American...
and then there's the dumb-as-a-stump-pretender-to-be-expert, PB ;-)

Jim, you really are a wanker. I've never professed any expertise in
any area of electronic design. At least what I do post is on-topic,
unlike the majority of your contributions.
--

"What is now proved was once only imagin'd." - William Blake, 1793.

Jim Thompson · Aug 31, 2004

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:34:19 -0700, Tim Wescott
<tim@wescottnospamdesign.com> wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:36:28 -0500, "Tim Williams"
tmoranwms@charter.net> wrote:

"Robert C Monsen" <rcsurname@comcast.net> wrote in message
newsMtYc.82393$Fg5.72430@attbi_s53...

You've posted the email addresses of public officials on newsgroups
before, as I recall. I guess there is such a thing as karma...

Not to mention his killfile, which probably has half of everyone on all the
newsgroups he goes to...

Tim

There are *only* 14 authors on my list ;-)

They are generally off-the-wall-leftists, or rabidly anti-American...
and then there's the dumb-as-a-stump-pretender-to-be-expert, PB ;-)

...Jim Thompson

So the thoughtful leftists aren't?

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Winfield Hill · Aug 31, 2004

Jim Thompson wrote...

Win is a "thoughtful leftist", though he insists he's not ;-)

Thoughtful? Me with all my anger at Bush? Crowds out thought!

Right now I'm pissed at the free ride he gave the midwest power
plants that are causing our acid rain - we only get 4 years for
house paint now, and I spent last weekend working on the 3rd
re-painting of our new 10-year-old house.

We had a few days of remarkably clean air when the blackout
occurred last summer and all the horrible plants were forced
to shut down for a few days. Some "Clear Sky Initiative" Bush
gave us, cravenly pandering to the fat-cat special interests.

Don't get me started.

--
Thanks,
- Win

(email: use hill_at_rowland-dotties-org for now)

Bill Sloman · Aug 31, 2004

Jim Thompson <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message news:<l339j0l6p2n7sg56kcurc5s6tedpe9714n@4ax.com>...

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:34:19 -0700, Tim Wescott
tim@wescottnospamdesign.com> wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:36:28 -0500, "Tim Williams"
tmoranwms@charter.net> wrote:

"Robert C Monsen" <rcsurname@comcast.net> wrote in message
newsMtYc.82393$Fg5.72430@attbi_s53...

You've posted the email addresses of public officials on newsgroups
before, as I recall. I guess there is such a thing as karma...

Not to mention his killfile, which probably has half of everyone on all the
newsgroups he goes to...

Tim

There are *only* 14 authors on my list ;-)

They are generally off-the-wall-leftists, or rabidly anti-American...
and then there's the dumb-as-a-stump-pretender-to-be-expert, PB ;-)

...Jim Thompson

So the thoughtful leftists aren't?

Win is a "thoughtful leftist", though he insists he's not ;-)

Jim's idea of what constitutes a leftist includes most of the world.
He probably doesn't even think of himself as a rightist - like I said,
he's out of touch with political reality.

--------
Bill Sloman, Nijmegen

John Fields · Aug 31, 2004

On 31 Aug 2004 15:25:47 -0700, bill.sloman@ieee.org (Bill Sloman)
wrote:

Jim's idea of what constitutes a leftist includes most of the world.
He probably doesn't even think of himself as a rightist - like I said,
he's out of touch with political reality.

---
At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all
spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined,
despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats.

- P.J. O'Rourke

--
John Fields

Jim Thompson · Aug 31, 2004

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:41:46 -0500, John Fields
<jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:

On 31 Aug 2004 15:25:47 -0700, bill.sloman@ieee.org (Bill Sloman)
wrote:

Jim's idea of what constitutes a leftist includes most of the world.
He probably doesn't even think of himself as a rightist - like I said,
he's out of touch with political reality.

---
At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all
spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined,
despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats.

- P.J. O'Rourke

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Jonathan Kirwan · Aug 31, 2004

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:41:46 -0500, John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com>
wrote:

At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all
spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined,
despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats.

- P.J. O'Rourke

I suppose folks could bandy quotes from others all day long and get nowhere.
That some people have thought and said these things isn't at all important.

In this case, it's clear that this individual appears to have had to give up on
his arguments, perhaps so thinly veiled and poorly made that they only gave him
grief over the long run so that finally in his frustration he had to resort to
such name calling. But I've no idea how quoting this kind of mean-spirited
retort contributes to any kind of useful debate of the issues between people. I
suppose it gives some visceral satisfaction at a childish level.

Jon

Frank Bemelman · Aug 31, 2004

"Winfield Hill" <Winfield_member@newsguy.com> schreef in bericht
news:ch2d1n0jep@drn.newsguy.com...

Jim Thompson wrote...

Win is a "thoughtful leftist", though he insists he's not ;-)

Thoughtful? Me with all my anger at Bush? Crowds out thought!

Right now I'm pissed at the free ride he gave the midwest power
plants that are causing our acid rain - we only get 4 years for
house paint now, and I spent last weekend working on the 3rd
re-painting of our new 10-year-old house.

We had a few days of remarkably clean air when the blackout
occurred last summer and all the horrible plants were forced
to shut down for a few days. Some "Clear Sky Initiative" Bush
gave us, cravenly pandering to the fat-cat special interests.

Don't get me started.

I painted my house ten years ago. A couple of weeks ago I checked
and it is still okay. I use paint from 'Sigma Coatings' which is
also used by professional painters. The stuff they sell in typical
DIY places is, without exception - plain rubbish. Lifetime also
depends on the type of wood. Meranti is better than pine.

--
Thanks, Frank.
(remove 'x' and 'invalid' when replying by email)

Guy Macon · Aug 31, 2004

John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com> says...

bill.sloman@ieee.org (Bill Sloman) wrote:

Jim's idea of what constitutes a leftist includes most of the world.
He probably doesn't even think of himself as a rightist - like I said,
he's out of touch with political reality.

At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all
spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined,
despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats.

- P.J. O'Rourke

I would really like to see how each of you are classified by the
_World's Smallest Political Quiz_ at [ http://www.self-gov.org/quiz.html ].
(explanation as to why you think the results are invalid optiona)

John Fields · Aug 31, 2004

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:55:13 GMT, Jonathan Kirwan
<jkirwan@easystreet.com> wrote:

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:41:46 -0500, John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com
wrote:

At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all
spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined,
despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats.

- P.J. O'Rourke

I suppose folks could bandy quotes from others all day long and get nowhere.
That some people have thought and said these things isn't at all important.

---
I disagree. Being able to distill a train of thought into a few pithy
words which can evoke that train of thought in others and cause the
emotional response to occur in the reader which the author intended is
indeed important. Poetry, some prose, and musical lyrics all employ
that facility if they are memorable.
---

In this case, it's clear that this individual appears to have had to give up on
his arguments, perhaps so thinly veiled and poorly made that they only gave him
grief over the long run so that finally in his frustration he had to resort to
such name calling. But I've no idea how quoting this kind of mean-spirited
retort contributes to any kind of useful debate of the issues between people. I
suppose it gives some visceral satisfaction at a childish level.

---
http://www.ldb.org/rourke.htm

--
John Fields

Jonathan Kirwan · Sep 1, 2004

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:26:09 -0500, John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com>
wrote:

Being able to distill a train of thought into a few pithy
words which can evoke that train of thought in others and cause the
emotional response to occur in the reader which the author intended is
indeed important.

Not to someone who values rationality, as I do. I was speaking from my
perspective.

Jon

Bob Stephens · Sep 1, 2004

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:34:47 GMT, Jonathan Kirwan wrote:

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:26:09 -0500, John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com
wrote:

Being able to distill a train of thought into a few pithy
words which can evoke that train of thought in others and cause the
emotional response to occur in the reader which the author intended is
indeed important.

Not to someone who values rationality, as I do. I was speaking from my
perspective.

Jon

I'll bet you're just a ton of fun at a cocktail party...

Charles Edmondson · Sep 1, 2004

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:41:46 -0500, John Fields
jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:

On 31 Aug 2004 15:25:47 -0700, bill.sloman@ieee.org (Bill Sloman)
wrote:

Jim's idea of what constitutes a leftist includes most of the world.
He probably doesn't even think of himself as a rightist - like I said,
he's out of touch with political reality.

---
At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all
spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined,
despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats.

- P.J. O'Rourke

ROTFLMAO!

Actually I'm a moderate, the right-wing wants you to be a Southern
Baptist... I vote for atheism myself ;-)

...Jim Thompson
Hey! I resemble that remark!

--
Charlie
--
Edmondson Engineering
Unique Solutions to Unusual Problems

Bob Stephens · Sep 1, 2004

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:26:09 -0500, John Fields wrote:

---
I disagree. Being able to distill a train of thought into a few pithy
words which can evoke that train of thought in others and cause the
emotional response to occur in the reader which the author intended is
indeed important. Poetry, some prose, and musical lyrics all employ
that facility if they are memorable.

Well put.

Jonathan Kirwan · Sep 1, 2004

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 14:07:09 GMT, Bob Stephens
<stephensyomamadigital@earthlink.net> wrote:

I'll bet you're just a ton of fun at a cocktail party...

I've been called 'Spock' on many occasions by many people. I do try to 'center'
my responses to avoid emotional over-reaction and the inherent positive feedback
it encourages with the pointless oscillations that result.

Although I enjoy one on one discussions and debates, I do not like being in
party situations. I can't recall any party I've intentionally attended and I've
never visited a bar or tavern. Not my cup, you know.

In any case, mean-spirited name-calling is very poor form between people who are
interested in having a discussion. If there is *any* mutual respect left at
all, the effort should be to deal with the points squarely and to carry one's
own fair burden of the work. It's clear that O'Rourke had neither respect for,
nor an interest in, engaging ideas with those he was writing about.

Not an attitude, I believe, that should be encouraged.

Jon

John Fields · Sep 1, 2004

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 16:14:58 GMT, Jonathan Kirwan
<jkirwan@easystreet.com> wrote:

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 14:07:09 GMT, Bob Stephens
stephensyomamadigital@earthlink.net> wrote:

I'll bet you're just a ton of fun at a cocktail party...

I've been called 'Spock' on many occasions by many people. I do try to 'center'
my responses to avoid emotional over-reaction and the inherent positive feedback
it encourages with the pointless oscillations that result.

Although I enjoy one on one discussions and debates, I do not like being in
party situations. I can't recall any party I've intentionally attended and I've
never visited a bar or tavern. Not my cup, you know.

In any case, mean-spirited name-calling is very poor form between people who are
interested in having a discussion. If there is *any* mutual respect left at
all, the effort should be to deal with the points squarely and to carry one's
own fair burden of the work. It's clear that O'Rourke had neither respect for,
nor an interest in, engaging ideas with those he was writing about.

Not an attitude, I believe, that should be encouraged.

Clearly, you've never "played the dozens", a form of humor originated
by (I believe) American black males where humorous insults are tossed
back and forth until one person becomes angry and thus becomes the
loser. Phrases like "looks like you got whupped with an ugly stick"
and countless others (some really biting and incisive) came out of
that genre.

O'Rourke seems to be able to invoke anger in some of us with his
biting commentary, which may say more about us than we'd like to hear.

--
John Fields

John Fields · Sep 1, 2004

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:25:23 GMT, Bob Stephens
<stephensyomamadigital@earthlink.net> wrote:

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:26:09 -0500, John Fields wrote:

---
I disagree. Being able to distill a train of thought into a few pithy
words which can evoke that train of thought in others and cause the
emotional response to occur in the reader which the author intended is
indeed important. Poetry, some prose, and musical lyrics all employ
that facility if they are memorable.

Well put.

---
Thanks

--
John Fields

Tim Auton · Sep 1, 2004

John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:55:13 GMT, Jonathan Kirwan
jkirwan@easystreet.com> wrote:
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:41:46 -0500, John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com
wrote:

At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all
spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined,
despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats.

I suppose folks could bandy quotes from others all day long and get nowhere.
That some people have thought and said these things isn't at all important.

I disagree. Being able to distill a train of thought into a few pithy
words which can evoke that train of thought in others and cause the
emotional response to occur in the reader which the author intended is
indeed important. Poetry, some prose, and musical lyrics all employ
that facility if they are memorable.

If P.J. O'Rouke wanted us to think he was an arsehole without the
ability to discuss the merits of the philosophy he was attempting to
denigrate then he is truly a genius. However, I suspect he just wanted
to insult a significant proportion of the populous because he doesn't
agree with them.

Tim
--
Cook my sock.

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