Tim Ransom's Feeble Mind

Message ID: 357924 Posted By: timransom@rogers.com Posted On: 2006-03-29 12:06:00 Subject: Mr. Softie, neopolitan tard Recs: 21 Reading all this stuff, I see that some people seem to actually be *surprised* that deepdistrust is an anti-Linux Mr. Softie oompah loompah. I also remember him as being a particularly vocal "critic" of Groklaw here and on CKX, and as a "mojo" wielder on ip-wars. He was big on the whole idea of incorporating that site in the wake of the Merkey issue. My fondest memories of the caustic little tard consist of watching Drone eviscerate him time and again on CKX, batting him around like a ball of paper one minute, grinding him under the boot heel the next. It may have been those repeated humiliations that drove him over the edge, but I doubt it. What was obvious then is obvious now. He ingratiated himself to the board, then, when the winds of Grokwar started to blow, he alligned himself with the anti-Groklaw element and star...

Message ID: 357957 Posted By: timransom@rogers.com Posted On: 2006-03-29 13:36:00 Subject: Re: cdbaric/timransom Recs: 12 My goodness, but you're excitable! << Who cares? You are as bad as BIFF, who insists we have to follow the people (Jack, Linus, RMS) not the issues.>> What on Earth are you gibbering about, man? Where do I "insist" that anyone "follow" anything? My post was about deepdistrust. Apparently, you would have it be about something else. At this point, you might as well complain about the weather. As far as conflating people with issues, I suppose that the irony that you chose "cdbaric/timransom" as a subject line for your poorly considered tirade here eludes you. << Sorry, but intelligent people don't work that way. Just because RMS says something you agree with does not mean you have to agree with EVERYTHING he says.>> I don't know what you're "sorry" about here. I can...

Message ID: 357943 Posted By: leclite Posted On: 2006-03-29 13:06:00 Subject: cdbaric/timransom Recs: 5 > he alligned himself with the anti-Groklaw element and started earnestly to dig in to his role of provocateur. Who cares? You are as bad as BIFF, who insists we have to follow the people (Jack, Linus, RMS) not the issues. Sorry, but intelligent people don't work that way. Just because RMS says something you agree with does not mean you have to agree with EVERYTHING he says. This is basic stuff, and you are needlessly conflating two disparate issues, and despite all your disclaimers, are very keen to refight grokwars all over again. If sheepdistrust says something stupid, argue. If he says something you agree with, agree. If he is "faking" agreeing with you, great. Who cares? Argue the merits of the individual issues. I'll be waiting for you in CKX if you like. Or, i expect you'll both simply accuse ME of pretending to be "pro-linux...

Message ID: 350947 Posted By: timransom@rogers.com Posted On: 2006-03-03 11:14:00 Subject: Take it to the dump Recs: 56 Wow. Here we effin go again. Just read that some genius here thinks freecode "is in it for the money", because he mentioned the bounty *SCO offered* to catch the perp. Hello? Engage your brain: if you've been paying attention, then you'd know that *he knows*, yet the bounty is *unpaid*. Why would they (SCO) not want to ackowledge something? Could it *incriminate* them? *GAWD*!!! Is this thing on? Secondly, what motivated Al to put up his freakin' GL mirror? Respect for PJ's work? HAHAHA! That's rich! Heck, Al was here calling *freecode* an "idiot" very recently. I guess freecode must have inadvertantly threatened someone's *thunder* in the pantheon of *micro celebrity* that drives most of these histrionics. Finally, what was *PJ* thinking dragging this hoary issue out of the mothballs? We all argued ...

Message ID: 348207 Posted By: timransom@rogers.com Posted On: 2006-02-22 07:55:00 Subject: Re: Backinfullforce leaves a trail... Recs: 9 << I suspect he's from from Lindon, Utah (or close thereabouts).>> Sorry, freecode, but biff posts from Belgium. He left a trail in my blog log that pointed to an ISP in Vilvoorde called scarlet.be, although in my case it was a dial-up account, while in other instances like the Merkeylaw logs, it has been a high speed account. How do I know it was biff in my log? The referrer was a search from *Dutch* Google looking for "SCO + backinfullforce", while, as mentioned, the ISP was Belgian. ------------------------------------------------------------ The text of this Yahoo Message Board post has been licensed for copying and distribution by the Yahoo Message Board user "timransom@rogers.com" under the following license: License:  CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike v2.0 ------------------------...

Message ID: 348158 Posted By: freecode_99 Posted On: 2006-02-22 00:03:00 Subject: Backinfullforce leaves a trail... Recs: 6 Backinfullforce reads SCOFacts, so he's leaving trails out there. The mention of SCOFacts' site with reference (a link) makes it seem obvious he reads scofacts.org. I suspect he's from from Lindon, Utah (or close thereabouts). On 2/21/06 between 6:43 PM EST and 7:06 EST would seem about right for a BIFF visit given his response and posting of a SCOFacts link in that timeframe. I'm sure he would have left his tracks in the server logs. If he does come from that part of the world, it might be a violation of the rules regarding public company behavior for an exec to be posting here, but it wouldn't surprise me. No response necessary, just knowing that he reads SCOFacts means he's in server logs somewhere and getting sloppy. Have a nice night. freecode ------------------------------------------------------------ The t...

Message ID: 343497 Posted By: timransom@rogers.com Posted On: 2006-02-07 15:06:00 Subject: Flea Circus Physics Recs: 32 I must say that I am agog at the incredible leaps of logic being employed to rationalize the idea that Al Petrofsky is some kind of SCO double agent, and was responsible for the "outsourced" content on osgram.com. So he was part of the Grokwars, on the "con" side. Would Darl have approved? Probably. Does that make Al pro SCO? Nope. These things are mutually exclusive. For the slow, this means that being "anti-Groklaw" does *not* somehow make someone "pro SCO". Yes, Darl hates Groklaw, and likely found the Grokwars delightful, yet there are a lot of people around here who were on the "con" side of the Grokwars. Are they *all* SCO double agents? I personally mocked and derided Al during those dark days, yet it never occured to me that he was working for Darl (although I might have joked as much). ...

Message ID: 342750 Posted By: timransom@rogers.com Posted On: 2006-02-04 16:17:00 Subject: Alright! Midget Wrestling! Recs: 13 On today's card, we've got a real slobberknocker! It's the Midgets VS the Professors! First, the Midgets: The Tiny Troll Trio, featuring: Daniel Wallace, a "retired physicist" (he's got a BS!) whose career is distinguished by it's non-existence! Alex Terekhov, middling code monkey for IBM Germany and bitter loser of a "licensing war", which took the fruit of his lobes and put it under that commie GPL! Backinfullforce, apparently unemployed Belgian raconteur, whose grip on English is as loose as his grip on reality! He *never* takes off the mask! And, Introducing their opponents, The Professors: Eben Moglen, professor of law and history of law at Columbia University, pro bono General Counsel for the Free Software Foundation, Chairman of Software Freedom Law Center. Celia Santander Esq., adjunct pro...

Message ID: 340999 Posted By: timransom@rogers.com Posted On: 2006-01-28 09:38:00 Subject: BIFF Instructions Recs: 8 I've got him plonked, but the hallmarks of his arrival are here. These instructions were intercepted earlier this morning: You don't want to be raising the bar too high. Remember, you've got several hours to lay bait and deluge the board with retarded responses to the various rebukes and people who think you are actually arguing with them. It's good to open with an obvious and pithy non sequitor with an annoying subject line, just to gather the low hanging fruit. From there, you can lay a few oblique and cryptic coilers laced with apparent sarcasm as responses to the first wave, which others are more likely to read and respond to. You can also bank on a couple of superstars to go for the cheap recs and post eloquent and entertaining flames if they detect the opportunity. This will breathe life into your thread, as others try their h...

Message ID: 340891 Posted By: droneckx Posted On: 2006-01-27 16:01:00 Subject: Re: Canadian Record Label vs RIAA! Recs: 2 So you're a........musician? Funny site. However, the mp3 file I tried was seriously borked (momma.momma.momma.mp3). Googled your act and found this: http://www.betarecords.com/openframeset.php?content=/joey.fiasco Although the same file is borked here, there is a lot more music that isn't. You should get that file off your site(s). Is that you with the black stratocaster? Long haired smelly!!! Somehow I pictured a more scholarly visage, or a P.J. O'Rourke hipster-in-a-suit kind of thing. Rock on, Bob ------------------------------------------------------------ The text of this Yahoo Message Board post has been licensed for copying and distribution by the Yahoo Message Board user "droneckx" under the following license: License:  CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike v2.0 ------------------------------------------...