It's very good... enjoying it... Guy was really into fishing. He's
talking now about the funeral home and the girl with cold hands, and the
couple that would bring a sofa and fish a the lake.... so far, no cooking
recipes. But maybe there's one about cooking fish? I would not be
surprised. Haven't read the book in 25 years and don't remember the
details, just that I liked it.

Is the title a reference to something?

On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:10:43 PM UTC-6, Somebody wrote:
> It's very good... enjoying it... Guy was really into fishing. He's
>
> talking now about the funeral home and the girl with cold hands, and the
>
> couple that would bring a sofa and fish a the lake.... so far, no cooking
>
> recipes. But maybe there's one about cooking fish? I would not be
>
> surprised. Haven't read the book in 25 years and don't remember the
>
> details, just that I liked it.
>
>
>
> Is the title a reference to something?

Just curious...are you in the process of having a nervous breakdown?
Sure seems like you are exhibiting some of the symptoms. I can emphasize
with you but maybe you need some professional help. Talk to your
doctor and get his advice.

On Oct 10, 1:10*pm, "Somebody" > wrote:
> It's very good... *enjoying it... *Guy was really into fishing. *He's
> talking now about the funeral home and the girl with cold hands, and the
> couple that would bring a sofa and fish a the lake.... *so far, no cooking
> recipes. *But maybe there's one about cooking fish? *I would not be
> surprised. *Haven't read the book in 25 years and don't remember the
> details, just that I liked it.

They never cook fish. They "cook" Kraft mac & cheese. Later on,
there's a Mexican fry cook who cooks hamburgers.

--Bryan

"Roy" > wrote in message
...

> Just curious...are you in the process of having a nervous breakdown?
> Sure seems like you are exhibiting some of the symptoms. I can emphasize
> with you but maybe you need some professional help. Talk to your
> doctor and get his advice.

TJ says: yes.

On 10/10/2012 4:12 PM, Roy wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:10:43 PM UTC-6, Somebody wrote:
>> It's very good... enjoying it... Guy was really into fishing. He's
>>
> Just curious...are you in the process of having a nervous breakdown?
> Sure seems like you are exhibiting some of the symptoms. I can emphasize
> with you but maybe you need some professional help. Talk to your
> doctor and get his advice.
>



There is obviously some sort of a problem there. He is trying to
overwhelm us with a mountain of nonsense. I just cleared my filter and
there were more posts in there from him than all the other twits, idiots
and spammers combined.

Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 10/10/2012 4:12 PM, Roy wrote:
>> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:10:43 PM UTC-6, Somebody wrote:
>>> It's very good... enjoying it... Guy was really into fishing. He's
>> Just curious...are you in the process of having a nervous breakdown?
>> Sure seems like you are exhibiting some of the symptoms. I can
>> emphasize with you but maybe you need some professional help. Talk
>> to your doctor and get his advice.
>>
>
>
>
> There is obviously some sort of a problem there. He is trying to
> overwhelm us with a mountain of nonsense. I just cleared my filter and
> there were more posts in there from him than all the other twits,
> idiots and spammers combined.

Well my ex has me all atwitter and feeling pretty desperate. I've been
"fired" by three therapists now. Mental health services are pretty expensive
and my welfare payments are quite small and medicaid doesn't cover much. I
guess getting paid is more important to them than treating me.

At least there is no copay to get advice about my problems from the people
here. And they seem to be at least as interested in my welfare as the
shrinks I have visited.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...

> There is obviously some sort of a problem there. He is trying to
> overwhelm us with a mountain of nonsense. I just cleared my filter and
> there were more posts in there from him than all the other twits, idiots
> and spammers combined.
>

dude, why do reply if you think I'm in that category? You just keep the
thread alive. Live and Let Die...

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/10/2012 4:12 PM, Roy wrote:
>> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:10:43 PM UTC-6, Somebody wrote:
>>> It's very good... enjoying it... Guy was really into fishing. He's
>>>
>> Just curious...are you in the process of having a nervous breakdown?
>> Sure seems like you are exhibiting some of the symptoms. I can emphasize
>> with you but maybe you need some professional help. Talk to your
>> doctor and get his advice.
>>
>
> There is obviously some sort of a problem there. He is trying to
> overwhelm us with a mountain of nonsense. I just cleared my filter and
> there were more posts in there from him than all the other twits, idiots
> and spammers combined.


I'm trying to make sense out of nonsense... Lost my job I had for 19 years
about year and half ago... Then was unemployed for year and half but
finally had something come through, same retirement system. But lost that
too... I called in sick two days because of the flu, but during first 90
days you can only "lose-out" aka miss one day. I misunderstood and thought
it was two... I didn't really think I should be coming in if sick. (Do
they really want me getting other people sick?)

So back to where I was again... TBH, very depressing. Thought I was back
on track. And I really was trying to do well with this new job. And don't
really have any prospects at the moment.

At the moment, trying to figure out what to do. Hard to find work when you
are almost 50, and I've heard lot of companies now don't even bother to look
at a resume if you aren't currently working... Maybe I should try and go to
school and get something healthcare related. Seems there will always be a
need for people in that.

In some ways, I feel like I'm getting to enjoy some "retirement" early. But
I know money will run out... So, yes there is some sort of problem.
Depression, Anxiety.

At least I'm getting a new roof this week and insurance is paying most. I
love the house I bought (for my ex ) and trying to do right by it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss

"Somebody" > wrote in message ...
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 10/10/2012 4:12 PM, Roy wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:10:43 PM UTC-6, Somebody wrote:
>>>> It's very good... enjoying it... Guy was really into fishing. He's
>>>>
>>> Just curious...are you in the process of having a nervous breakdown?
>>> Sure seems like you are exhibiting some of the symptoms. I can emphasize
>>> with you but maybe you need some professional help. Talk to your
>>> doctor and get his advice.
>>>
>>
>> There is obviously some sort of a problem there. He is trying to
>> overwhelm us with a mountain of nonsense. I just cleared my filter and
>> there were more posts in there from him than all the other twits, idiots
>> and spammers combined.
>
>
> I'm trying to make sense out of nonsense... Lost my job I had for 19
> years about year and half ago... Then was unemployed for year and half
> but finally had something come through, same retirement system. But lost
> that too... I called in sick two days because of the flu, but during
> first 90 days you can only "lose-out" aka miss one day. I misunderstood
> and thought it was two... I didn't really think I should be coming in if
> sick. (Do they really want me getting other people sick?)
>
> So back to where I was again... TBH, very depressing. Thought I was back
> on track. And I really was trying to do well with this new job. And
> don't really have any prospects at the moment.
>
> At the moment, trying to figure out what to do. Hard to find work when
> you are almost 50, and I've heard lot of companies now don't even bother
> to look at a resume if you aren't currently working... Maybe I should try
> and go to school and get something healthcare related. Seems there will
> always be a need for people in that.
>
> In some ways, I feel like I'm getting to enjoy some "retirement" early.
> But I know money will run out... So, yes there is some sort of problem.
> Depression, Anxiety.
>
> At least I'm getting a new roof this week and insurance is paying most. I
> love the house I bought (for my ex ) and trying to do right by it.
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss
>
>
What line of work are you in?

Kody > wrote:
> "Somebody" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 10/10/2012 4:12 PM, Roy wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:10:43 PM UTC-6, Somebody wrote:
>>>>> It's very good... enjoying it... Guy was really into fishing. He's
>>>> Just curious...are you in the process of having a nervous
>>>> breakdown? Sure seems like you are exhibiting some of the
>>>> symptoms. I can emphasize with you but maybe you need some
>>>> professional help. Talk to your doctor and get his advice.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There is obviously some sort of a problem there. He is trying to
>>> overwhelm us with a mountain of nonsense. I just cleared my filter
>>> and there were more posts in there from him than all the other
>>> twits, idiots and spammers combined.
>>
>>
>> I'm trying to make sense out of nonsense... Lost my job I had for 19
>> years about year and half ago... Then was unemployed for year and
>> half but finally had something come through, same retirement system.
>> But lost that too... I called in sick two days because of the flu,
>> but during first 90 days you can only "lose-out" aka miss one day. I
>> misunderstood and thought it was two... I didn't really think I
>> should be coming in if sick. (Do they really want me getting other
>> people sick?) So back to where I was again... TBH, very depressing.
>> Thought I
>> was back on track. And I really was trying to do well with this new
>> job. And don't really have any prospects at the moment.
>>
>> At the moment, trying to figure out what to do. Hard to find work
>> when you are almost 50, and I've heard lot of companies now don't
>> even bother to look at a resume if you aren't currently working... Maybe
>> I should try and go to school and get something healthcare
>> related. Seems there will always be a need for people in that.
>>
>> In some ways, I feel like I'm getting to enjoy some "retirement"
>> early. But I know money will run out... So, yes there is some sort
>> of problem. Depression, Anxiety.
>>
>> At least I'm getting a new roof this week and insurance is paying
>> most. I love the house I bought (for my ex ) and trying to do right
>> by it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss
>>
>>
> What line of work are you in?

I was a foreclosure specialist in the mortgage division of a major national
(as in bailed out) bank. That's what I don't understand, losing a job like
that when I did. Foreclosures were at an all time high when I lost my job,
and I really liked it, loved it in fact. It gives me quite a feeling of
power to sign a piece of paper that causes an entire household to be
summarily thrown out on the street, kids, furniture, pets, and all. Most of
those people were deadbeats and liars who didn't deserve to own a house.
Mostly I was really good at intimidating those people into getting out
before it was necessary to get them out by force. I suppose the complaints
to the State made my employer angry, or they just fired me to get the AG's
office off their backs. But I was just doing what was expected. Oh well.

"Somebody" > wrote in message
...
> Kody > wrote:
>> "Somebody" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 10/10/2012 4:12 PM, Roy wrote:
>>>>> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:10:43 PM UTC-6, Somebody wrote:
>>>>>> It's very good... enjoying it... Guy was really into fishing. He's
>>>>> Just curious...are you in the process of having a nervous
>>>>> breakdown? Sure seems like you are exhibiting some of the
>>>>> symptoms. I can emphasize with you but maybe you need some
>>>>> professional help. Talk to your doctor and get his advice.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There is obviously some sort of a problem there. He is trying to
>>>> overwhelm us with a mountain of nonsense. I just cleared my filter
>>>> and there were more posts in there from him than all the other
>>>> twits, idiots and spammers combined.
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm trying to make sense out of nonsense... Lost my job I had for 19
>>> years about year and half ago... Then was unemployed for year and
>>> half but finally had something come through, same retirement system.
>>> But lost that too... I called in sick two days because of the flu,
>>> but during first 90 days you can only "lose-out" aka miss one day. I
>>> misunderstood and thought it was two... I didn't really think I
>>> should be coming in if sick. (Do they really want me getting other
>>> people sick?) So back to where I was again... TBH, very depressing.
>>> Thought I
>>> was back on track. And I really was trying to do well with this new
>>> job. And don't really have any prospects at the moment.
>>>
>>> At the moment, trying to figure out what to do. Hard to find work
>>> when you are almost 50, and I've heard lot of companies now don't
>>> even bother to look at a resume if you aren't currently working... Maybe
>>> I should try and go to school and get something healthcare
>>> related. Seems there will always be a need for people in that.
>>>
>>> In some ways, I feel like I'm getting to enjoy some "retirement"
>>> early. But I know money will run out... So, yes there is some sort
>>> of problem. Depression, Anxiety.
>>>
>>> At least I'm getting a new roof this week and insurance is paying
>>> most. I love the house I bought (for my ex ) and trying to do right
>>> by it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss
>>>
>>>
>> What line of work are you in?
>
> I was a foreclosure specialist in the mortgage division of a major
> national (as in bailed out) bank. That's what I don't understand, losing
> a job like that when I did. Foreclosures were at an all time high when I
> lost my job, and I really liked it, loved it in fact. It gives me quite a
> feeling of power to sign a piece of paper that causes an entire household
> to be summarily thrown out on the street, kids, furniture, pets, and all.
> Most of those people were deadbeats and liars who didn't deserve to own a
> house. Mostly I was really good at intimidating those people into getting
> out before it was necessary to get them out by force. I suppose the
> complaints to the State made my employer angry, or they just fired me to
> get the AG's office off their backs. But I was just doing what was
> expected. Oh well.
Not my area of expertise at all but I would expect you would be in demand...

On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 4:17:41 PM UTC-4, Bryan wrote:

> They never cook fish. They "cook" Kraft mac & cheese. Later on,
>
> there's a Mexican fry cook who cooks hamburgers.
>
> --Bryan


"I should have bought a hamburger."

I'd like to read his daughter's biography, and his last book. Library here has them... I wondered if he ever killed someone:

"...the story was created from two separate incidents. The first involved Brautigan, his best friend Pete Webster, and Pete's brother, Danny. The three were duck hunting in the Fern Ridge wetlands, near Eugene, Oregon. Brautigan was separated from the other two. Brautigan fired at a duck and a pellet from his shot struck Danny in the ear, injuring him only slightly. About the same time, Donald Husband, 14-year-old son of a prominent Eugene attorney, was shot and killed in a hunting accident off Bailey Hill Road. Brautigan's incident and that involving Husband became one in this novel (Bob Keefer and Quail Dawning 2H)."
http://www.brautigan.net/wind.html

On Oct 16, 7:21*pm, wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 4:17:41 PM UTC-4, Bryan wrote:
> > They never cook fish. *They "cook" Kraft mac & cheese. *Later on,
>
> > there's a Mexican fry cook who cooks hamburgers.
>
> > --Bryan
>
> "I should have bought a hamburger."
>
> I'd like to read his daughter's biography, and his last book. *Library here has them... *I wondered if he ever killed someone:
>
> "...the story was created from two separate incidents. The first involved Brautigan, his best friend Pete Webster, and Pete's brother, Danny. The three were duck hunting in the Fern Ridge wetlands, near Eugene, Oregon. Brautigan was separated from the other two. Brautigan fired at a duck and a pellet from his shot struck Danny in the ear, injuring him only slightly. About the same time, Donald Husband, 14-year-old son of a prominent Eugene attorney, was shot and killed in a hunting accident off Bailey Hill Road. Brautigan's incident and that involving Husband became one in this novel (Bob Keefer and Quail Dawning 2H)."http://www.brautigan.net/wind.html

Don't waste your money on *An Unfortunate Woman*. It just isn't a
good book. Perhaps Brautigan was so disappointed in it, that it
tipped him over the edge. It is the only one of his books that is
crappy.

Hey, for you Brautigan fans, you might like John Crowley's *Little,
Big*. The writing style is different, but no less bizarre and
intense.
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Big-Joh.../dp/0061120057
IMO, it is one of the best books ever written.

--Bryan

On Thursday, October 11, 2012 5:50:06 PM UTC-4, Kody wrote:

> What line of work are you in?

was computer support, network support. I should have gotten into programming, especially database management.

On Thursday, October 11, 2012 10:05:03 AM UTC-4, Somebody wrote:
> Dave Smith > wrote:

> Well my ex has me all atwitter and feeling pretty desperate. I've been
>
> "fired" by three therapists now. Mental health services are pretty expensive
>
> and my welfare payments are quite small and medicaid doesn't cover much. I
>
> guess getting paid is more important to them than treating me.
>
>
>
> At least there is no copay to get advice about my problems from the people
>
> here. And they seem to be at least as interested in my welfare as the
>
> shrinks I have visited.

I don't qualify for Medicare. Have to have dependent children or be disabled in this state. May change in 2014 when AHCA goes in effect, but maybe not even then.

On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8:58:58 PM UTC-4, Bryan wrote:

> Don't waste your money on *An Unfortunate Woman*. It just isn't a
>
> good book. Perhaps Brautigan was so disappointed in it, that it
>
> tipped him over the edge. It is the only one of his books that is
>
> crappy.

Well, the library had it so I'll give it a go... His daughter's memoir is interesting... I just read that he had set timers on his lights, etc in his house before he died... She wonders if he had planned to go on a trip, and something else set him off so he never went on the trip. Who knows? He'd apparently been on the precipice for many years. She says when she was 8 he told her, but that he pulled himself together for a few years.

The Crowley book sounds interesting. Library has a couple copies.

On 10/21/2012 10:10 AM, wrote:
> I don't qualify for Medicare. Have to have dependent children or be disabled in this state. May change in 2014 when AHCA goes in effect, but maybe not even then.

Are you finished changing your posting name? I guess I could just
filter on email but I didn't think you'd go beyond somebody*

TIA

On 10/21/12 10:10 AM, wrote:

> I don't qualify for Medicare. Have to have dependent children or be disabled in this state. May change in 2014 when AHCA goes in effect, but maybe not even then.

States don't establish requirements for Medicare.

-- LL

"Somebody" > wrote in message
...
>
> I was a foreclosure specialist in the mortgage division of a major
> national (as in bailed out) bank. That's what I don't understand, losing
> a job like that when I did. Foreclosures were at an all time high when I
> lost my job, and I really liked it, loved it in fact. It gives me quite a
> feeling of power to sign a piece of paper that causes an entire household
> to be summarily thrown out on the street, kids, furniture, pets, and all.
> Most of those people were deadbeats and liars who didn't deserve to own a
> house. Mostly I was really good at intimidating those people into getting
> out before it was necessary to get them out by force. I suppose the
> complaints to the State made my employer angry, or they just fired me to
> get the AG's office off their backs. But I was just doing what was
> expected. Oh well.

haha

at least you're not going for the sympathy vote!

--
http://www.gillsmith999.plus.com/

"pltrgyst" > wrote in message
...

> States don't establish requirements for Medicare.

Sorry, I meant Medicaid. I get those two confused.

"Gill Smith" > wrote in message
...
> "Somebody" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> I was a foreclosure specialist in the mortgage division of a major
>> national (as in bailed out) bank. That's what I don't understand, losing
>> a job like that when I did. Foreclosures were at an all time high when I
>> lost my job, and I really liked it, loved it in fact. It gives me quite
>> a feeling of power to sign a piece of paper that causes an entire
>> household to be summarily thrown out on the street, kids, furniture,
>> pets, and all. Most of those people were deadbeats and liars who didn't
>> deserve to own a house. Mostly I was really good at intimidating those
>> people into getting out before it was necessary to get them out by force.
>> I suppose the complaints to the State made my employer angry, or they
>> just fired me to get the AG's office off their backs. But I was just
>> doing what was expected. Oh well.
>
> haha
>
> at least you're not going for the sympathy vote!

my doppelganger is back.

On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:02:33 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

> On 10/21/2012 10:10 AM, wrote:
> > I don't qualify for Medicare. Have to have dependent children or be disabled in this state. May change in 2014 when AHCA goes in effect, but maybe not even then.
>
> Are you finished changing your posting name? I guess I could just
> filter on email but I didn't think you'd go beyond somebody*
>
> TIA

That was rhetorical, right?

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Oct 21, 8:58*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:02:33 -0400, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
> > On 10/21/2012 10:10 AM, wrote:
> > > I don't qualify for Medicare. *Have to have dependent children or be disabled in this state. *May change in 2014 when AHCA goes in effect, but maybe not even then.
>
> > Are you finished changing your posting name? *I guess I could just
> > filter on email but I didn't think you'd go beyond somebody*
>
> > TIA
>
> That was rhetorical, right? *
>
I've never understood why so many people try to hide their identity,
and even less why people nymshift when they're already anonymous. I
think kill filters are stupid, but folks who try to avoid them are
even more ridiculous, and the whole sock puppet thing even more
childish. Usenet is really bizarre.

--Bryan

On 10/21/2012 9:58 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:02:33 -0400, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/21/2012 10:10 AM, wrote:
>>> I don't qualify for Medicare. Have to have dependent children or be disabled in this state. May change in 2014 when AHCA goes in effect, but maybe not even then.
>>
>> Are you finished changing your posting name? I guess I could just
>> filter on email but I didn't think you'd go beyond somebody*
>>
>> TIA
>
> That was rhetorical, right?
>
Yeah...

On 10/21/2012 10:35 PM, Bryan wrote:
> On Oct 21, 8:58 pm, sf > wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:02:33 -0400, Cheryl >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/21/2012 10:10 AM, wrote:
>>>> I don't qualify for Medicare. Have to have dependent children or be disabled in this state. May change in 2014 when AHCA goes in effect, but maybe not even then.
>>
>>> Are you finished changing your posting name? I guess I could just
>>> filter on email but I didn't think you'd go beyond somebody*
>>
>>> TIA
>>
>> That was rhetorical, right?
>>
> I've never understood why so many people try to hide their identity,
> and even less why people nymshift when they're already anonymous. I
> think kill filters are stupid, but folks who try to avoid them are
> even more ridiculous, and the whole sock puppet thing even more
> childish. Usenet is really bizarre.

For me, KFs are just to cut out a lot of senseless posts. I'm sure many
feel mine are and I don't care about that either.

"Bryan" > wrote in message
...

I've never understood why so many people try to hide their identity,
and even less why people nymshift when they're already anonymous. I
think kill filters are stupid, but folks who try to avoid them are
even more ridiculous, and the whole sock puppet thing even more
childish. Usenet is really bizarre.

--Bryan

---

more bizarre than the subway or bus?

"You can't catch death" is very interesting. About half-way through....
His poor daughter. Though, she has many fond memories.

Somebody wrote:
> "Bryan" > wrote:
>
> > I've never understood why so many people try to hide their identity,

Usenet has enough freaks it makes sense to use a handle for many people
who have not been on Usenet forever. Some posters aren't anonymous
because anonymity was not allowed by our university or government agency
when we first started posting and it became long habit. Were I to start
now I'd use a handle though.

> > and even less why people nymshift when they're already anonymous. I
> > think kill filters are stupid, but folks who try to avoid them are
> > even more ridiculous, and the whole sock puppet thing even more
> > childish. Usenet is really bizarre.

Kill files are a blame-the-victim approach. Any lunatic can post to
Usenet and it's the responsibility of the reader to deal with the noise.
The security model is from a by-gone era and has not worked for
decades. The problem is lunatics know that. It takes being a lunatic
to want to be read in spite of being filtered but Usenet has drawn
lunatics ever since posting like a lunatic no longer caused you to flunk
out of college from your college computer account being pulled.

> more bizarre than the subway or bus?

Absolutely more bizzare than the subway or bus. On Usenet posters
regularly act in ways that would get them arrested or assaulted had they
said that in person. There are crazies on the subway or bus but even
they know relatiation is an option in person so they tend to not cross
the line. Lunatic posters hide behind the anonymity and cross the line
with impunity. The word impunity literally means immune to punishment.

On 23/10/2012 12:24 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
>
>
>>> and even less why people nymshift when they're already anonymous. I
>>> think kill filters are stupid, but folks who try to avoid them are
>>> even more ridiculous, and the whole sock puppet thing even more
>>> childish. Usenet is really bizarre.
>
> Kill files are a blame-the-victim approach. Any lunatic can post to
> Usenet and it's the responsibility of the reader to deal with the noise.
> The security model is from a by-gone era and has not worked for
> decades. The problem is lunatics know that. It takes being a lunatic
> to want to be read in spite of being filtered but Usenet has drawn
> lunatics ever since posting like a lunatic no longer caused you to flunk
> out of college from your college computer account being pulled.

I don't see how using a KF is a blame-the-victim approach. I am not even
sure who the victim is, whether it is the person whose personality is so
flawed that he/she is compelled to post stupidly and relentlessly, or if
it is the other people whose group is filled with their bile and/or idiocy.

On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:24:46 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

> Kill files are a blame-the-victim approach. Any lunatic can post to
> Usenet and it's the responsibility of the reader to deal with the noise.
> The security model is from a by-gone era and has not worked for
> decades. The problem is lunatics know that. It takes being a lunatic
> to want to be read in spite of being filtered but Usenet has drawn
> lunatics ever since posting like a lunatic no longer caused you to flunk
> out of college from your college computer account being pulled.

Did you mean to say "blame-the-victim" approach? There's no shame in
using a kill file. The only posters who are against it are those who
don't have the capability to kill and are too lazy to change or they
are the perpetrators. Personally, I love kill files. Not only do I
kill posters, I also kill key words for trolls/spam and I kill
legitimate threads I'm not interested in reading or become bored with
after a while. Some people call it killing "noise".

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

"sf" > wrote in message
...

> Did you mean to say "blame-the-victim" approach? There's no shame in
> using a kill file. The only posters who are against it are those who
> don't have the capability to kill and are too lazy to change or they
> are the perpetrators. Personally, I love kill files. Not only do I
> kill posters, I also kill key words for trolls/spam and I kill
> legitimate threads I'm not interested in reading or become bored with
> after a while. Some people call it killing "noise".


Have you ever read "White Noise" by Delillo? I always liked the title and
finally got around to reading it a few months ago.

On 23/10/2012 1:23 PM, sf wrote:
>
>> Kill files are a blame-the-victim approach. Any lunatic can post to
>> Usenet and it's the responsibility of the reader to deal with the noise.
>> The security model is from a by-gone era and has not worked for
>> decades. The problem is lunatics know that. It takes being a lunatic
>> to want to be read in spite of being filtered but Usenet has drawn
>> lunatics ever since posting like a lunatic no longer caused you to flunk
>> out of college from your college computer account being pulled.
>
> Did you mean to say "blame-the-victim" approach? There's no shame in
> using a kill file. The only posters who are against it are those who
> don't have the capability to kill and are too lazy to change or they
> are the perpetrators. Personally, I love kill files. Not only do I
> kill posters, I also kill key words for trolls/spam and I kill
> legitimate threads I'm not interested in reading or become bored with
> after a while. Some people call it killing "noise".
>


They save me from being tempted to respond to people and threads that I
should not bother with. Speaking of which... I confess to have succumbed
recently to some I had previously decided I was better off not to deal
with. She is going into the KF by name and topic.

sf wrote:
> Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>
>> Kill files are a blame-the-victim approach ...
>
> Did you mean to say "blame-the-victim" approach? There's no shame in
> using a kill file.

Read some tirades against people who use a service that does not offer
kill files. Read some tirades against people who have not learned to
use their filters. Where the shame is is in not using kill files. And
that's why it's a blame the victim approach. The reader who is already
assaulted by messages that would have been handled by customer service
anywhere but Usenet complains on the group and is then doubly abused for
being ignorant not just of Usenet but also of their own custom loaded
software or lack thereof.

> The only posters who are against it are those who
> don't have the capability to kill and are too lazy to change or they
> are the perpetrators. Personally, I love kill files. Not only do I
> kill posters, I also kill key words for trolls/spam and I kill
> legitimate threads I'm not interested in reading or become bored with
> after a while. Some people call it killing "noise".

Agreed on all that but none of it alters the fact that abusive messages
make it to the user for processing rather than being handled at the
customer service level and then anyone who complains about this simple
fact is abused for complaining. It's a wonder Usenet has seen a single
new poster in the last decade with how frequent such abuse is.

My filter blocks based on number of cross postings. Some high noise
groups I drop all cross posted messages. Trolls add cross posts to off
topic groups hoping to generate replies by people who do not notice the
addition. At the moment I use a reader that asks me to confirm any
cross post by me and offers to only post to the group I'm reading.

I also filter based on the names of groups in the list. Numerous
groups are troll magnets. Plus I filter anonymizers, certain rogue
servers that are known to host a high percentage of trolls. I also use
the !ignore verb to drop all responses to certain known trolls.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> They save me from being tempted to respond to people and threads that I
> should not bother with. Speaking of which... I confess to have succumbed
> recently to some I had previously decided I was better off not to deal
> with. She is going into the KF by name and topic.

Thanks for reminding me of a string to add to my Subject line kills.

On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:51:57 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

> My filter blocks based on number of cross postings. Some high noise
> groups I drop all cross posted messages. Trolls add cross posts to off
> topic groups hoping to generate replies by people who do not notice the
> addition. At the moment I use a reader that asks me to confirm any
> cross post by me and offers to only post to the group I'm reading.

When I reply, my reader notifies me immediately when a post is
crossposted and I have the option of replying just to the group, to
all groups or I can modify the groups.
>
> I also filter based on the names of groups in the list. Numerous
> groups are troll magnets. Plus I filter anonymizers, certain rogue
> servers that are known to host a high percentage of trolls. I also use
> the !ignore verb to drop all responses to certain known trolls.

You filter by domain? I haven't done that very much, but I do filter
out trolls the same way I filter out every other poster I don't want
to see. Admittedly, some are harder to filter out than others but I
just go to the ng that deals with my reader and they've told me how to
filter say, symbols or changing numbers in the name.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

sf wrote:
>
> There's no shame in
> using a kill file. The only posters who are against it are those who
> don't have the capability to kill and are too lazy to change or they
> are the perpetrators.

You forgot me. I accept all here and I read it all from every single
person. I might not agree with what is said, and I might get annoyed by
constant stupid posting from some. Regardless, I check out every single
post here. I might click it away or I might agree (and post that or not)

"Gary" > wrote in message ...

> You forgot me. I accept all here and I read it all from every single
> person. I might not agree with what is said, and I might get annoyed by
> constant stupid posting from some. Regardless, I check out every single
> post here. I might click it away or I might agree (and post that or not)


How do you find time to do any cooking?

On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:26:31 -0400, Gary > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > There's no shame in
> > using a kill file. The only posters who are against it are those who
> > don't have the capability to kill and are too lazy to change or they
> > are the perpetrators.
>
> You forgot me. I accept all here and I read it all from every single
> person. I might not agree with what is said, and I might get annoyed by
> constant stupid posting from some. Regardless, I check out every single
> post here. I might click it away or I might agree (and post that or not)

I forgot you? You're not a complainer. Disagreeing on a point or two
is not the same as complaining about things that are easily resolved
with a kill file.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

Somebody wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > Did you mean to say "blame-the-victim" approach? There's no shame in
> > using a kill file. The only posters who are against it are those who
> > don't have the capability to kill and are too lazy to change or they
> > are the perpetrators. Personally, I love kill files. Not only do I
> > kill posters, I also kill key words for trolls/spam and I kill
> > legitimate threads I'm not interested in reading or become bored with
> > after a while. Some people call it killing "noise".
>
> Have you ever read "White Noise" by Delillo? I always liked the title and
> finally got around to reading it a few months ago.

I'm always open to a new book. I'll look for it at my library this week.

On Oct 23, 5:31*pm, "Somebody" > wrote:
> "Gary" > wrote in ....
> > You forgot me. *I accept all here and I read it all from every single
> > person. I might not agree with what is said, and I might get annoyed by
> > constant stupid posting from some. *Regardless, I check out every single
> > post here. *I might click it away or I might agree (and post that or not)
>
> How do you find time to do any cooking?

I read more than half of the posts here--I am a very fast reader--and
have plenty of time to cook, though I admit to not doing my share of
the dish washing.

--Bryan

sf wrote:
> Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>
>> ... Plus I filter anonymizers, certain rogue
>> servers that are known to host a high percentage of trolls ...
>
> You filter by domain?

!kill From "anon"
!kill From "remailer"
!kill From "alias"
!kill From "crypto"
!kill Message-id "anonymous"
!kill Message-id "dizum"
!kill Message-id "firenze"
!kill Message-id "gilgamesh"
!kill Message-id "paranoici"
!kill Message-id "remailer"
!kill Message-id "tatoo"
!kill Message-id "liberty"
!kill Message-id "mail.cypher"
!kill Message-id "mixmaster"

> I haven't done that very much, but I do filter
> out trolls the same way I filter out every other poster I don't want
> to see. Admittedly, some are harder to filter out than others but I
> just go to the ng that deals with my reader and they've told me how to
> filter say, symbols or changing numbers in the name.

news.software.readers is very educational. Highly recommended.