[geeks] Yeah, but...

[Ken Hansen]

Amy,

Here, as best as I can figure is the post that riled/insulted you/Bill:

> On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 08:38:17PM -0400, Ken Hansen wrote:
> > Lets take up a collection to send them all to Bill, since he is the only
> > person on this list that appreciates them... (Runs *real* fast!)

Note the humor at the end, and the clear reference to Bill's statement that
"YOU ARE ALL SPOILED."

> > We are all so spoiled, we can each easily afford a few $$ towards such a
> > noble goal!

Problem here? Just a way for mike to get rid of boxes and Bill to get the
machines he loved from "ten years ago - (when) THIS WAS A HOT-ASS
WORKSTATION"

> > Just think, he could sell his U60 and replace it with 60 SS/1s!

Surely 60 "HOT-ASS WORKSTATION(s)" would equal the power of a U60?

> > Ken

> Wow, it must have hit the once-a-week "time for Ken to be a dick" point!
8-)

See, now this is what I took exception to, right here - I see the "8-)" but
I am still being called a dick... Why should I appreciate that?

> Bill

(keep going, more below)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy" <nospam at frenzy.com>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [geeks] Yeah, but...


> On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:
> > Opinions vary, sorry if I offended.
>
> lame.

Sorry - next time I'll come out, (verbal) guns blazing, using allthose fun
words I can never use around my mother, son, or wife. I forgot the goal was
to escalate every disagreement to "epic" proportions. I simply acknowleged
your opion as valid,and apologized - I won't make that mistake again.

> > > #2, it was insulting
> > But he did say:
> <snip>
>
> and what do these archived posts have to do with the insult part?

I can't find the insult part? Feel free to bring it back up if you like -
Bill does have a "zeal" for defending the honor of 10 year old computers,
and I simply made reference to it - can you honestly say you have never
heard Bill point out that all us "Ultra Babies" are spoiled, we don't
appreciate what 10 year old workstations were worth 10 years ago?

<springers moment>
I tried to walk away from this a couple times, but Amy, you keep taking
exception to something I said, without refering to it. And when I apologize
for it, I am called "lame". I don't know where you are coming from on this,
but if you have any more questions/concerns over a conversation Bill and I
had last night (and, I can only assume Bill is fine with it, since he hasn't
gone back to it), please be as clear as possible what exactly your
concern/frustration/whatever is about. But, if you do explain whatever it
is, I don't know what I am supposed to do - if I apologize, I am called
"lame", if I throw humor at it I am called a "dick", and honestly, I don't
participate in this community to either cause or take part in flame wars...

    <rodney king>
        Can't we all just get along?
    </rodney king>
</springer moment>

(Can you tell I'm trying to get ready for DocBook/XML? ;^)

<Dennis Miller>
    Fuck it, who want Pie?
</Dennis Miller>

Ken


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