• Re: Hey Marion -

    From David B.@BD@hotmail.co.uk to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sat Jan 3 12:07:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On 06/10/2025 01:59, Gremlin wrote:
    Tyrone <none@none.none>
    news:M-ycnf3gk5SoAX_1nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@supernews.com Sun, 05 Oct 2025
    16:26:29 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    On Oct 3, 2025 at 5:45:01rC>AM EDT, ""David B."" <BD@hotmail.co.uk>
    wrote:

    On 03/10/2025 01:39, Tyrone wrote:
    [....]

    I also warned the author of Usenapp about David.

    Just what did you warn him about?

    He sold me his software in any event!

    Drunk again? We have been over this MANY times.

    AGAIN, yes he sold the software to you. Then you started hounding him
    about "How many copies have you sold? Where do you work?" So I told him
    who and what you are.

    He popped up in here for a short time, which was my suggestion. He then
    saw what a lowlife asshole you are and disappeared.

    Notice that he stopped communicating with you? He probably refunded
    your money, like everyone else does. I notice you never use Usenapp and
    are still using Thunderbird.

    Another company/product/programmer that will never speak to you again.
    Keep up the good work, dipshit.

    Haha, that's David! He's doing a great job isn't he? :)


    I'm sure you noticed that I recommended the product to my friend?

    From: Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com>
    Newsgroups: alt.computer.workshop
    Subject: Re: Hey Marion -
    Organization: Southern Nevada Institute of Technology
    References: <10bbbev$2bs4m$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB36FD590414B1HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5> <10c1de6$ivpr$1@pothead.dont-email.me> <XnsB371B6B590D3HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>
    =
    User-Agent: Usenapp for MacOS
    X-Usenapp: v1.27.4/l - Full License
    Date: 07 Oct 2025 07:02:25 GMT

    =

    Was that a wise thing to do?


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  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 00:48:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> news:mrsf3uFctdbU1@mid.individual.net Sat, 03 Jan 2026 12:07:26 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    On 06/10/2025 01:59, Gremlin wrote:
    Tyrone <none@none.none>
    news:M-ycnf3gk5SoAX_1nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@supernews.com Sun, 05 Oct 2025
    16:26:29 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    On Oct 3, 2025 at 5:45:01rC>AM EDT, ""David B."" <BD@hotmail.co.uk>
    wrote:

    On 03/10/2025 01:39, Tyrone wrote:
    [....]

    I also warned the author of Usenapp about David.

    Just what did you warn him about?

    He sold me his software in any event!

    Drunk again? We have been over this MANY times.

    AGAIN, yes he sold the software to you. Then you started hounding him
    about "How many copies have you sold? Where do you work?" So I told him >>> who and what you are.

    He popped up in here for a short time, which was my suggestion. He then >>> saw what a lowlife asshole you are and disappeared.

    Notice that he stopped communicating with you? He probably refunded
    your money, like everyone else does. I notice you never use Usenapp and >>> are still using Thunderbird.

    Another company/product/programmer that will never speak to you again.
    Keep up the good work, dipshit.

    Haha, that's David! He's doing a great job isn't he? :)


    I'm sure you noticed that I recommended the product to my friend?

    Why are you responding to a post from October of last year, David? Is this your way of being organized?!?

    Was that a wise thing to do?

    You crack me up sometimes, David. I've been consistent in terms of ignoring your previous technical queries. I neglected to respond to your post in the 'real electricians' thread. Your idea of a peace offering I suppose? I think
    a fair comparison concerning you would be what was done to the indians with the tainted blankets. You're all about distributing those blankets - knowing what they also contain which will unalive the indians. That's you to a
    fucking T, isn't it, bud.

    You don't get to be the dishonest dickhead you've been for sometime now towards me and then expect me to ignore that to answer one or more of your queries. I've already proven that I do know what I'm doing. You have thanked me on multiple occasions for having provided you spot on advice. That's appreciated, btw. It doesn't make things right between us though. I won't intentionally help you out as I told you months ago. You forfeited that priviledge sometime ago.

    I'll observe what others offer for advice. As I'm curious to see how others would approach issues you present as having. I found the clicking sound
    issue thread interesting enough to interact in it. I found advice ranging
    from good tip/suggestion to a bit of overkill but it would work for the test purposes. I didn't see much engagement from you in the thread so I marked it for release sometime ago. It did allow me to get a general idea of the level of assistance you are likely to recieve going forward.

    I am pleased with what I've seen. Very pleased. What I've seen offered up so far is generic advice at best. Being as I know two of the people who offered assistance, I suspect it's generic as possible intentionally. It's useful advice mind you, but it's generic and not too specific. I think you've
    pretty well fucked yourself going forward getting useful tech support. Time will of course either confirm my theory or show the theory is flawed.

    I'm fine with that due to curiousity. Mike E suggestions are a riot. To his credit, I think he's genuinely trying to be of assistance when he shares his advice/suggestions. He just doesn't actually know enough about the subject matter to be able to do so. He's trying though - which is more than I can
    say for another poster on this newsgroup who isn't useful to you in any way shape or form when it comes to technical issues.



    I want you to clearly understand what it is you decided to fuck yourself out of having further access to. All because you want to be a dickhead towards
    me. I don't personally consider Snit of much value other than entertainment. You evidently hold him upon a pedastal. I do not understand why. He doesn't have the technical chops that I do. He will most likely disagree with my educated opinion, but our posting history concerning providing tech advice speaks for itself.



    He didn't determine what his computers problem was for example. I did. Not that it's worth bragging rights because, any 1st year technician who's still learning the ropes should have been able to make that diagnosis. It
    surprised me that Snit could not do so. His actions on that thread enforce
    my suspicions about him being an end user. Along with the primary software packages he tends to work with. Simple, basic, stuff. He's not using blender or handbrake as far as I know; they have a learning curve to them that he wouldn't find very comfortable.

    His ability to comprehend source code isn't that good. Infact, it's pretty bad. Downright awful. The example I've chosen to confirm that for you is a post from Snit on the AZ thread - The post from him where he claimed a variable I was using as a counter was redundant and not necessary. He was trying his best to find some fault/issue that he could raise to attack me with. He had to settle for my wording (as a teenager rofl) of the documentation that came with it, explaining how to duplicate the encoding/decoding algorithms for your own use in your programs.

    It clearly pissed him off that he was struggling so hard to duplicate the programs functionality when nobody else was having issues or requiring hand holding level assistance. Snit is still the only 'tech' person I've ever met online or in person who struggled so much with that particular source code. Yet, you thought it wise on your part to ask him to help you find the
    backdoor to my wall greeter source. My response caused him to write up his floodbot story to attack me with. Dishonestly as possible, I might add. He falsely accused me of having a copy of the floodbot itself, either in source or compiled form. He's since morphed the original accusation into my
    claiming to have insider knowledge of the bot. I didn't make any such claims, though. Due to his well known and demonstrated with damn near each post from him reading comprehension issues, he interprets the things he cherry picks
    to quote as supporting his accusations when they actually do nothing of the kind. He ignores anyone/program (AI too) that agrees with me concerning it.
    As he does so, he sticks to his original but wrong interpretations of what
    he thought I meant when I wrote this or that.

    He isn't playing with a full deck of cards. I'm sure you've noticed this yourself, David. It's very difficult not to see it.

    He was provided documentation explaining how the process worked for encoding as well as decoding. He was provided full source code as well. He was also provided extensive assistance by the majority of the regulars in this newsgroup. A serious level of hand holding. I've never seen anything else so severe for such a simple algorithm.

    Snit really is a end user David. He's a poseur. He's always going to be limited as a result. He doesn't run blender, handbrake, kdenlive, kicad, etc. He sticks with simple Apple programs and razzle dazzles you with them. That only works because you actually have a lower understanding of tech than him.


    No doubt that he wouldn't enjoy working with kicad. That software is
    intended for people like myself, FTR, and Apd. Snit wouldn't be able to make heads or tails of it, and if he happened to be running say MXLinux Distro might find the instructions for install to be quite interesting. Esp if he wants to be running the latest version of the software.

    I'm going to be sending my gerber files off soon for my first professionally done blank PCB. All I will have to do when they get here is land my
    components and solder them in place. The traces, holes, etc will already be present on the board. Everything clearly labeled with silkscreen printing along with my own (c) and little message to myself. I've been wanting to do this for quite sometime. I'm going to start with my true 3 channel LED
    chaser circuit. More channels can be added, and, I might go ahead and set
    the PCB up to do that. Say, 7, possibly 8 channels. I have to convert each schematic I drew up in tinycad over to kicad. It doesn't have the ability to import them for me as far as I know. So it's a slow and pain staking process. worth doing though. :)


    I did participate in your clicking sound thread to a certain level. I was curious to see what level of tech support you can expect going forward
    without my participation on any significant level. I was pleased to see that although some of the advice was a bit of shall we say gross overkill - none
    of it was what I'd rate as incompetent. I think you'll be able to get some assistance with some issues you have down the road. But, I do not see it working out for you for any semi complex/complex issues you might have.

    For example, if you share a single pic and ask for help getting drivers, you will probably run into a problem in the future. I base this opinion on the fact that I was the only individual to have identified the machine you actually had as well as provide you working urls for the drivers you
    required. You did respond to my helpful post by stating that the advice was solid and spot on; the machine was up and running with the proper drivers under the OS it was intended for. You have thanked me for providing you
    solid advice many times over the years. I've proven that I'm far from incompetent - You haven't found an issue to report that has stumped me yet.


    I don't recall you responding in the clicking sound thread indicating what
    you did/didn't try or the results. Not that it matters. My interest in the thread was, as I wrote already, primarily curiosity driven. I wanted to see what sort of advice you would be provided. I did respond in the thread so
    you can see what I thought of the offered advice. I also provided you a few suggestions. That's all I'm willing to do for you at this point in time.

    As I wrote already, I've already proven myself as a knowledgeable technician. I've already shown you how I can troubleshoot issues and provide the
    necessary fixes. FFS, You've seen me do remote technical assistance over usenet with the person requiring my assistance going well out of his way to slow me down and otherwise fight with me. The end result was as I wrote
    though - bad hard drive.

    If you recall, I diagnosed it early on and another poster who's become quite the database wizard lately did disagree with me - thinking I reached it too soon. I didn't. I was going by decades of hands on experience fixing gear
    for a living. It's not something I do on the weekends or for a friend or family member type of thing. I'm not a hobbyist. :) I do not fault the individual for disagreeing with me - they didn't know much about my
    background other than some of the code I wrote as a blackhat. I don't think they knew that I'm a multi cert holding professional computer repair/network technician at the time. I'm not sure that they knew I'm also an electrician.

    To me, being trained in multiple displines or trades is a plus - I didn't consider the fact that it's not as common these days as it was when I was growing up. These days many people tend to get good at one thing and one
    thing only. In my opinion, they tend to miss out on things which might also peak their curiosity.

    The questions I asked weren't pulled from my asshole. It took your friend a bit of time to provide useful answers to them, but eventually he was able to piece enough coherent thought together to give me the necessaery information. That's what allowed me to determine it was a bad hd early on. The rest was confirmation of my diagnosis - which again was a bit of a fight on his part. He didn't want me to be right, and damn sure wasn't happy to be confirming that I was the entire time. Especially when he created that functionally illiterate fraud label for me. I can't very well be a functionally
    illiterate fraud when I was the only one who provided him the correct diagnosis - which he confirmed was accurate. It contradicts his label. I
    can't express how much I laughed and laughed at that one. It was very entertaining.

    I'm not a hobbyist level (at best) "wannabe" technician. I don't brick gear that I work on. There is no Gremlin discount offer made by any of my competitors. In some cases, those competitors actually pass certain types of jobs off to me - it's not that they couldn't do them, it's that they know I can do it faster and more reliably.

    So, not only have I shown technical expertise (multiple times), I've also shown that I can be very patient. It just depends on the circumstances. Besides the fact that I am a former Blackhat VXer I'm not someone you should be going out of your way to cause issues between us. As when you go and do that, you're the only one who loses out as a result. My gear is fine, and, when something has an issue; I can fix it myself. I don't need to come to usenet or a web based forum and bug people to help me resolve it. Anymore so than I need to call an electrician because I want to re arrange the kitchen area and need to move the receptacle for the stove. I can do all of that myself to code.

    It pays to have knowledge, David. It's a shame that you and Snit are so allergic to the idea.

    Btw, I don't care if you read so much as a single line of this reply.
    Although it's a reply to you, it's not really meant specifically for you. <G> --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 03:39:36 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Jan 3, 2026 at 5:48:51rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3C9C98FA564HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://chatgpt.com/share/6959e090-9bf4-800c-aded-bbe5f70866ed
    -----
    Gremlin delivers a long, hostile monologue asserting
    personal technical superiority, revisiting old grievances,
    and attacking othersrCO competence. The post relies on
    self-aggrandizement, insults, and unsupported claims rather
    than verifiable facts or technical substance. No meaningful
    technical issues are raised, and there is nothing that
    warrants a reply beyond ignoring or killfiling.
    -----

    You really spend a lot of time saying NOTHING of value.

    Meanwhile, even with all your bragging, you ignore how many times you have shown your own incompetence:

    https://www.icloud.com/pages/0c60dkG-Yyr7Wkikv7jxS2q9Q

    Sad how angry you are over things you imagine in others, and things you deny about yourself.
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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  • From David B.@BD@hotmail.co.uk to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 08:03:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On 04/01/2026 00:48, Gremlin wrote:
    Btw, I don't care if you read so much as a single line of this reply. Although it's a reply to you, it's not really meant specifically for you. <G>

    I'm sure you *DO* care!

    I did read it. You should write a book about your life, Dustin.
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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 15:56:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Jan 4, 2026 at 1:03:12rC>AM MST, ""David B."" wrote <mrul60Fo0mpU1@mid.individual.net>:

    On 04/01/2026 00:48, Gremlin wrote:
    Btw, I don't care if you read so much as a single line of this reply.
    Although it's a reply to you, it's not really meant specifically for you. <G>

    I'm sure you *DO* care!

    I did read it. You should write a book about your life, Dustin.

    Claims Gremlin made about me, with brief responses

    * CLAIM: I lack real technical skill and am primarily an end user.
    This appears to stem from my occasionally pointing out GremlinrCOs technical errors. Those errors are documented here: https://www.icloud.com/pages/0c60dkG-Yyr7Wkikv7jxS2q9Q

    * CLAIM: I am valued mainly for entertainment, not technical expertise.
    This is an opinion and does not warrant a response.

    * CLAIM: I failed to diagnose a computer problem that Gremlin correctly diagnosed.
    I had little interest in that unused system and it was focused on mainly to appease Gremlin. Multiple people contributed, including you, who correctly identified a faulty keyboard. Gremlin repeats a an error that the keyboard was tied to not knowing how to get into Safe Mode, and also thought that an Internet boot booted from the hard drive (an error Pothead has falsely attributed to me).

    * CLAIM: I struggle to understand source code.
    As a non-programmer and self-described "shitty scripter" it seems an odd area for him to show such insecurities, but so be it. Despite this, I have demonstrated clear understanding of AZ Code and produced perhaps the easiest encode/decode implementation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dsmEE2-xgiYJEUMfn4fjuPqp0zUe7ltw/view Additionally, I have shown a deeper understanding than Gremlin has: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14_W7lBUriKUprzudChOGaEDpJ6k9K45K/view
    Sad how he makes up his own pissing contests and then loses them.
    I believe Gremlin attacks me here based on his claim he could best my chat bots, a claim which proved to not be true. That task is based more on psychology than on coding skills (though both are required).

    * CLAIM: I falsely accused Gremlin of having floodbot or insider knowledge.
    No quote or MID is provided. I have quoted GremlinrCOs own statements where he claimed insider knowledge. Quoting with MID is not misrepresentation.

    * CLAIM: I misread or cherry-pick text.
    No examples are given. The claim is unsupported. He, however, does so in the text I am replying to.

    * CLAIM: I ignored AI or human input contradicting me.
    No examples, quotes, or MIDs are provided. Selective engagement does not imply avoidance.

    * CLAIM: I cannot competently use advanced tools (Blender, HandBrake, KiCad, etc.).
    No request for help with these tools was made. Lack of participation does not imply inability. I have used HandBrake and likely would assist you if asked. Gremlin attacks based on his own internal narrative, not evidence.

    * CLAIM: I present basic Apple knowledge as impressive.
    I present my knowledge accurately. I have no interest in his pissing wars - which is sad given how he clearly has decided he lost a war I never entered into!


    It is sad. With Gremlin I openly acknowledge and commend him when he does show skills. He has talked about and even shown videos on electrical work and clearly has some skill there. I do the same with Carroll -- he shares code and clearly can run circles around me. They both compare themselves to me, as if I am invested in their bizarre comparisons and pissing contests. I do not care.
    I give you credit where it is due -- for example with you suggesting my keyboard was faulty. "Should" have I figured that out on my own. Sure. I made an error. OK. So what? I am thankful for your help. You were right.

    I simply note it and thank you and move on. Gremlin twists to say somehow I
    did not know how to boot into Safe Mode. What? Where does he get this? And his nonsense about an INTERNET boot booting from info on my local hard drive?
    No... I assure you the INTERNET is not on my hard drive. He failed to understand what was going on. As I have repeatedly said, we ALL make errors. You. Me. Gremlin. Why does he need to harp on them and twist them and even directly lie about them? And why do others such as Pothead them glom into
    these things and twist -- in this case attributing Gremlin's (QUOTED!) error onto me.

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and scapegoating in ways I find fascinating... as someone with an interest in psychology it does interest me, and with MAGA it is relevant to the larger society I live in.
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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  • From pursent100@pursent100@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 09:43:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 4, 2026 at 1:03:12rC>AM MST, ""David B."" wrote <mrul60Fo0mpU1@mid.individual.net>:

    On 04/01/2026 00:48, Gremlin wrote:
    Btw, I don't care if you read so much as a single line of this reply.
    Although it's a reply to you, it's not really meant specifically for you. <G>

    I'm sure you *DO* care!

    I did read it. You should write a book about your life, Dustin.

    Claims Gremlin made about me, with brief responses

    * CLAIM: I lack real technical skill and am primarily an end user.
    This appears to stem from my occasionally pointing out GremlinrCOs technical errors. Those errors are documented here: https://www.icloud.com/pages/0c60dkG-Yyr7Wkikv7jxS2q9Q

    * CLAIM: I am valued mainly for entertainment, not technical expertise.
    This is an opinion and does not warrant a response.

    * CLAIM: I failed to diagnose a computer problem that Gremlin correctly diagnosed.
    I had little interest in that unused system and it was focused on mainly to appease Gremlin. Multiple people contributed, including you, who correctly identified a faulty keyboard. Gremlin repeats a an error that the keyboard was
    tied to not knowing how to get into Safe Mode, and also thought that an Internet boot booted from the hard drive (an error Pothead has falsely attributed to me).

    * CLAIM: I struggle to understand source code.
    As a non-programmer and self-described "shitty scripter" it seems an odd area for him to show such insecurities, but so be it. Despite this, I have demonstrated clear understanding of AZ Code and produced perhaps the easiest encode/decode implementation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dsmEE2-xgiYJEUMfn4fjuPqp0zUe7ltw/view Additionally, I have shown a deeper understanding than Gremlin has: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14_W7lBUriKUprzudChOGaEDpJ6k9K45K/view
    Sad how he makes up his own pissing contests and then loses them.
    I believe Gremlin attacks me here based on his claim he could best my chat bots, a claim which proved to not be true. That task is based more on psychology than on coding skills (though both are required).

    * CLAIM: I falsely accused Gremlin of having floodbot or insider knowledge. No quote or MID is provided. I have quoted GremlinrCOs own statements where he
    claimed insider knowledge. Quoting with MID is not misrepresentation.

    * CLAIM: I misread or cherry-pick text.
    No examples are given. The claim is unsupported. He, however, does so in the text I am replying to.

    * CLAIM: I ignored AI or human input contradicting me.
    No examples, quotes, or MIDs are provided. Selective engagement does not imply
    avoidance.

    * CLAIM: I cannot competently use advanced tools (Blender, HandBrake, KiCad, etc.).
    No request for help with these tools was made. Lack of participation does not imply inability. I have used HandBrake and likely would assist you if asked. Gremlin attacks based on his own internal narrative, not evidence.

    * CLAIM: I present basic Apple knowledge as impressive.
    I present my knowledge accurately. I have no interest in his pissing wars - which is sad given how he clearly has decided he lost a war I never entered into!


    It is sad. With Gremlin I openly acknowledge and commend him when he does show
    skills. He has talked about and even shown videos on electrical work and clearly has some skill there. I do the same with Carroll -- he shares code and
    clearly can run circles around me. They both compare themselves to me, as if I
    am invested in their bizarre comparisons and pissing contests. I do not care. I give you credit where it is due -- for example with you suggesting my keyboard was faulty. "Should" have I figured that out on my own. Sure. I made an error. OK. So what? I am thankful for your help. You were right.

    I simply note it and thank you and move on. Gremlin twists to say somehow I did not know how to boot into Safe Mode. What? Where does he get this? And his
    nonsense about an INTERNET boot booting from info on my local hard drive? No... I assure you the INTERNET is not on my hard drive. He failed to understand what was going on. As I have repeatedly said, we ALL make errors. You. Me. Gremlin. Why does he need to harp on them and twist them and even directly lie about them? And why do others such as Pothead them glom into these things and twist -- in this case attributing Gremlin's (QUOTED!) error onto me.

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and scapegoating in ways I find fascinating... as someone with an interest in psychology it does interest me, and with MAGA it is relevant to the larger society I live in.


    are you going to look into it
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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 17:30:31 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Jan 4, 2026 at 9:43:32rC>AM MST, "%" wrote <2AOdnX0nM5EkBcf0nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com>:

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and scapegoating in >> ways I find fascinating... as someone with an interest in psychology it does >> interest me, and with MAGA it is relevant to the larger society I live in. >>

    are you going to look into it

    It's fascinating -- and unsettling -- how familiar these patterns are: dominance over evidence, disagreement treated as betrayal, grievance mixed
    with superiority, and scapegoating to dodge admitting error. In many Usenet groups this mindset is normalized -- and scarier still, it's common across the U.S. Psychologically, it lines up with research on authoritarianism and the "right-wing authoritarian" personality: strong in-group loyalty, submission to perceived authority, and aggression toward dissent. It is interesting to see who gets blamed, how facts are treated, how mistakes are explained, and
    whether debates turn personal or moral.
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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  • From Nobody@yourusernamehere@talk.net to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 17:34:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote in news:695aa3b7$2$27$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com:

    On Jan 4, 2026 at 9:43:32rC>AM MST, "%" wrote <2AOdnX0nM5EkBcf0nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com>:

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and
    scapegoating in ways I find fascinating... as someone with an
    interest in psychology it does interest me, and with MAGA it is
    relevant to the larger society I live in.


    are you going to look into it

    It's fascinating -- and unsettling -- how familiar these patterns are: dominance over evidence,

    More AI generated bullshit from the Brock McNuggets (snit) troll.

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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 18:50:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Jan 4, 2026 at 10:34:45rC>AM MST, "Nobody" wrote <XnsB3CA7FF65283Eao1092mm@62.164.182.25>:

    Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote in news:695aa3b7$2$27$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com:

    On Jan 4, 2026 at 9:43:32rC>AM MST, "%" wrote
    <2AOdnX0nM5EkBcf0nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com>:

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and
    scapegoating in ways I find fascinating... as someone with an
    interest in psychology it does interest me, and with MAGA it is
    relevant to the larger society I live in.


    are you going to look into it

    It's fascinating -- and unsettling -- how familiar these patterns are:
    dominance over evidence,

    More AI generated bullshit from the Brock McNuggets (snit) troll.

    https://chatgpt.com/share/695ab65d-7cbc-800c-9d26-1703e389502d
    -----
    Final thought: Most likely a human with a clear, analytical
    writing stylerCopossibly someone used to writing online
    commentary or psychological observations. A very high-level
    AI could imitate it, but the combination of subtle affect,
    lived-observation phrasing, and context-specific details
    tips it toward human.
    ----

    THAT is AI... and AI is more accurate than you are. :)
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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  • From Brock McNuggets@Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 22:18:33 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    Nobody <yourusernamehere@talk.net> wrote:
    Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote in news:695aa3b7$2$27$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com:

    On Jan 4, 2026 at 9:43:32rC>AM MST, "%" wrote
    <2AOdnX0nM5EkBcf0nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com>:

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and
    scapegoating in ways I find fascinating... as someone with an
    interest in psychology it does interest me, and with MAGA it is
    relevant to the larger society I live in.


    are you going to look into it

    It's fascinating -- and unsettling -- how familiar these patterns are:
    dominance over evidence,

    More AI generated bullshit from the Brock McNuggets (snit) troll.



    Short answer: it reads more like a human than typical AI, though a careful, educated human.

    HererCOs why:

    Signals pointing to a human author
    rCo Nuanced stance: The writer balances curiosity (rCLfascinatingrCY) with
    discomfort (rCLunsettlingrCY) without sounding formulaic.
    rCo Interpretive framing: Phrases like rCLit is interesting to see who gets
    blamedrCarCY reflect reflective, observational thinking rather than summary-style exposition.
    rCo Specific cultural context: References to Usenet groups and across the
    U.S. feel lived-in and historically grounded, not generic.
    rCo Imperfect flow: The em-dash-heavy rhythm and long sentence structure
    feel like a person thinking out loud, not optimizing clarity.

    Signals that might make someone suspect AI
    rCo Polished academic vocabulary (rCLauthoritarianism,rCY rCLin-group loyalty,rCY
    rCLscapegoatingrCY).
    rCo Clean conceptual clustering (traits listed in threes), which AI often
    does.

    Overall judgment
    If I had to put odds on it:
    rCo Human-written: ~70rCo80%
    rCo AI-assisted or lightly edited by AI: ~20rCo30%
    rCo Pure AI: unlikely

    This sounds like someone familiar with psychology or sociology expressing a personal synthesis, not a model generating a neutral overview.

    rCorCo-

    https://chatgpt.com/share/695aa8a5-678c-800b-a74b-f6874963e25a

    (The above was written by AI!)
    --
    Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They
    cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel
    somehow superior by attacking the messenger.

    They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.
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  • From D7@D7@Robotkinetics.uk to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 17:36:13 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On 04 Jan 2026 22:18:33 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:

    Nobody <yourusernamehere@talk.net> wrote:
    Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote in
    news:695aa3b7$2$27$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com:

    On Jan 4, 2026 at 9:43:32rC>AM MST, "%" wrote
    <2AOdnX0nM5EkBcf0nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com>:

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and
    scapegoating in ways I find fascinating... as someone with an
    interest in psychology it does interest me, and with MAGA it is
    relevant to the larger society I live in.


    are you going to look into it

    It's fascinating -- and unsettling -- how familiar these patterns are:
    dominance over evidence,

    More AI generated bullshit from the Brock McNuggets (snit) troll.



    Short answer: it reads more like a human than typical AI,

    Darn Brock you are one fucking ignorant git. And I am not referring to
    the open source VCS.
    I've been reading your posts for a couple of days now and I can see
    why people hate your guts. You are one hell of an irritating person.
    And those web pages documenting your lifetime of trolling. That in
    itself boggles the mind.
    So what's your story?
    A botched abortion survivor?
    PTSD from some traumatic incident in your life?

    As it stands I see no intrinsic value in you Brock. None at all.
    You are as useless as shovel with no blade. Not to insult you but are
    you mentally retarded? It's ok if you are as I used to work with
    retards. They can be a lot of fun. You are not a lot of fun so you
    might not be a retard.
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  • From David B.@BD@hotmail.co.uk to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 23:28:00 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On 04/01/2026 15:56, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 4, 2026 at 1:03:12rC>AM MST, ""David B."" wrote <mrul60Fo0mpU1@mid.individual.net>:

    On 04/01/2026 00:48, Gremlin wrote:
    Btw, I don't care if you read so much as a single line of this reply.
    Although it's a reply to you, it's not really meant specifically for you. <G>

    I'm sure you *DO* care!

    I did read it. You should write a book about your life, Dustin.

    Claims Gremlin made about me, with brief responses

    * CLAIM: I lack real technical skill and am primarily an end user.
    This appears to stem from my occasionally pointing out GremlinrCOs technical errors. Those errors are documented here: https://www.icloud.com/pages/0c60dkG-Yyr7Wkikv7jxS2q9Q

    * CLAIM: I am valued mainly for entertainment, not technical expertise.
    This is an opinion and does not warrant a response.

    * CLAIM: I failed to diagnose a computer problem that Gremlin correctly diagnosed.
    I had little interest in that unused system and it was focused on mainly to appease Gremlin. Multiple people contributed, including you, who correctly identified a faulty keyboard. Gremlin repeats a an error that the keyboard was
    tied to not knowing how to get into Safe Mode, and also thought that an Internet boot booted from the hard drive (an error Pothead has falsely attributed to me).

    * CLAIM: I struggle to understand source code.
    As a non-programmer and self-described "shitty scripter" it seems an odd area for him to show such insecurities, but so be it. Despite this, I have demonstrated clear understanding of AZ Code and produced perhaps the easiest encode/decode implementation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dsmEE2-xgiYJEUMfn4fjuPqp0zUe7ltw/view Additionally, I have shown a deeper understanding than Gremlin has: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14_W7lBUriKUprzudChOGaEDpJ6k9K45K/view
    Sad how he makes up his own pissing contests and then loses them.
    I believe Gremlin attacks me here based on his claim he could best my chat bots, a claim which proved to not be true. That task is based more on psychology than on coding skills (though both are required).

    * CLAIM: I falsely accused Gremlin of having floodbot or insider knowledge. No quote or MID is provided. I have quoted GremlinrCOs own statements where he
    claimed insider knowledge. Quoting with MID is not misrepresentation.

    * CLAIM: I misread or cherry-pick text.
    No examples are given. The claim is unsupported. He, however, does so in the text I am replying to.

    * CLAIM: I ignored AI or human input contradicting me.
    No examples, quotes, or MIDs are provided. Selective engagement does not imply
    avoidance.

    * CLAIM: I cannot competently use advanced tools (Blender, HandBrake, KiCad, etc.).
    No request for help with these tools was made. Lack of participation does not imply inability. I have used HandBrake and likely would assist you if asked. Gremlin attacks based on his own internal narrative, not evidence.

    * CLAIM: I present basic Apple knowledge as impressive.
    I present my knowledge accurately. I have no interest in his pissing wars - which is sad given how he clearly has decided he lost a war I never entered into!


    It is sad. With Gremlin I openly acknowledge and commend him when he does show
    skills. He has talked about and even shown videos on electrical work and clearly has some skill there. I do the same with Carroll -- he shares code and
    clearly can run circles around me. They both compare themselves to me, as if I
    am invested in their bizarre comparisons and pissing contests. I do not care. I give you credit where it is due -- for example with you suggesting my keyboard was faulty. "Should" have I figured that out on my own. Sure. I made an error. OK. So what? I am thankful for your help. You were right.

    I simply note it and thank you and move on. Gremlin twists to say somehow I did not know how to boot into Safe Mode. What? Where does he get this? And his
    nonsense about an INTERNET boot booting from info on my local hard drive? No... I assure you the INTERNET is not on my hard drive. He failed to understand what was going on. As I have repeatedly said, we ALL make errors. You. Me. Gremlin. Why does he need to harp on them and twist them and even directly lie about them? And why do others such as Pothead them glom into these things and twist -- in this case attributing Gremlin's (QUOTED!) error onto me.

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and scapegoating in ways I find fascinating... as someone with an interest in psychology it does interest me, and with MAGA it is relevant to the larger society I live in.


    I have noticed that Gremlin refuses to engage you *in a fair fight*!

    However, if he *DID* do so, I suspect that you would lose.

    Notwithstanding that, I TRUST you. I do NOT trust, Dustin.



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  • From Ricketts@rubber99k@email.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Jan 4 18:56:21 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    In article <ms0bc0F286lU1@mid.individual.net>,
    BD@hotmail.co.uk says...

    On 04/01/2026 15:56, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 4, 2026 at 1:03:12aAM MST, ""David B."" wrote <mrul60Fo0mpU1@mid.individual.net>:

    On 04/01/2026 00:48, Gremlin wrote:
    Btw, I don't care if you read so much as a single line of this reply.
    Although it's a reply to you, it's not really meant specifically for you. <G>

    I'm sure you *DO* care!

    I did read it. You should write a book about your life, Dustin.

    Claims Gremlin made about me, with brief responses

    * CLAIM: I lack real technical skill and am primarily an end user.
    This appears to stem from my occasionally pointing out Gremlin?s technical errors. Those errors are documented here: https://www.icloud.com/pages/0c60dkG-Yyr7Wkikv7jxS2q9Q

    * CLAIM: I am valued mainly for entertainment, not technical expertise. This is an opinion and does not warrant a response.

    * CLAIM: I failed to diagnose a computer problem that Gremlin correctly diagnosed.
    I had little interest in that unused system and it was focused on mainly to appease Gremlin. Multiple people contributed, including you, who correctly identified a faulty keyboard. Gremlin repeats a an error that the keyboard was
    tied to not knowing how to get into Safe Mode, and also thought that an Internet boot booted from the hard drive (an error Pothead has falsely attributed to me).

    * CLAIM: I struggle to understand source code.
    As a non-programmer and self-described "shitty scripter" it seems an odd area
    for him to show such insecurities, but so be it. Despite this, I have demonstrated clear understanding of AZ Code and produced perhaps the easiest
    encode/decode implementation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dsmEE2-xgiYJEUMfn4fjuPqp0zUe7ltw/view Additionally, I have shown a deeper understanding than Gremlin has: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14_W7lBUriKUprzudChOGaEDpJ6k9K45K/view
    Sad how he makes up his own pissing contests and then loses them.
    I believe Gremlin attacks me here based on his claim he could best my chat bots, a claim which proved to not be true. That task is based more on psychology than on coding skills (though both are required).

    * CLAIM: I falsely accused Gremlin of having floodbot or insider knowledge. No quote or MID is provided. I have quoted Gremlin?s own statements where he
    claimed insider knowledge. Quoting with MID is not misrepresentation.

    * CLAIM: I misread or cherry-pick text.
    No examples are given. The claim is unsupported. He, however, does so in the
    text I am replying to.

    * CLAIM: I ignored AI or human input contradicting me.
    No examples, quotes, or MIDs are provided. Selective engagement does not imply
    avoidance.

    * CLAIM: I cannot competently use advanced tools (Blender, HandBrake, KiCad,
    etc.).
    No request for help with these tools was made. Lack of participation does not
    imply inability. I have used HandBrake and likely would assist you if asked.
    Gremlin attacks based on his own internal narrative, not evidence.

    * CLAIM: I present basic Apple knowledge as impressive.
    I present my knowledge accurately. I have no interest in his pissing wars - which is sad given how he clearly has decided he lost a war I never entered into!


    It is sad. With Gremlin I openly acknowledge and commend him when he does show
    skills. He has talked about and even shown videos on electrical work and clearly has some skill there. I do the same with Carroll -- he shares code and
    clearly can run circles around me. They both compare themselves to me, as if I
    am invested in their bizarre comparisons and pissing contests. I do not care.
    I give you credit where it is due -- for example with you suggesting my keyboard was faulty. "Should" have I figured that out on my own. Sure. I made
    an error. OK. So what? I am thankful for your help. You were right.

    I simply note it and thank you and move on. Gremlin twists to say somehow I did not know how to boot into Safe Mode. What? Where does he get this? And his
    nonsense about an INTERNET boot booting from info on my local hard drive? No... I assure you the INTERNET is not on my hard drive. He failed to understand what was going on. As I have repeatedly said, we ALL make errors.
    You. Me. Gremlin. Why does he need to harp on them and twist them and even directly lie about them? And why do others such as Pothead them glom into these things and twist -- in this case attributing Gremlin's (QUOTED!) error
    onto me.

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and scapegoating in ways I find fascinating... as someone with an interest in psychology it does
    interest me, and with MAGA it is relevant to the larger society I live in.


    I have noticed that Gremlin refuses to engage you *in a fair fight*!

    Huh?

    However, if he *DID* do so, I suspect that you would lose.

    Notwithstanding that, I TRUST you. I do NOT trust, Dustin.

    You trust snit?
    Are you daft?
    Have you read through the following web-page posts?
    Care to comment?
    If you honestly trust snit then you are one ignorant SOB.

    https://tinyurl.com/WhatIsSnit
    https://tinyurl.com/Snitliesmethods
    https://tinyurl.com/Snit-Reviews



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  • From Nobody@djkaaa@eduv.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 5 20:32:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 18:56:21 -0500, Ricketts wrote:

    In article <ms0bc0F286lU1@mid.individual.net>,
    BD@hotmail.co.uk says...

    On 04/01/2026 15:56, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 4, 2026 at 1:03:12aAM MST, ""David B."" wrote
    <mrul60Fo0mpU1@mid.individual.net>:

    On 04/01/2026 00:48, Gremlin wrote:
    Btw, I don't care if you read so much as a single line of this reply. >>>>> Although it's a reply to you, it's not really meant specifically for you. <G>

    I'm sure you *DO* care!

    I did read it. You should write a book about your life, Dustin.

    Claims Gremlin made about me, with brief responses

    * CLAIM: I lack real technical skill and am primarily an end user.
    This appears to stem from my occasionally pointing out Gremlin?s technical >>> errors. Those errors are documented here:
    https://www.icloud.com/pages/0c60dkG-Yyr7Wkikv7jxS2q9Q

    * CLAIM: I am valued mainly for entertainment, not technical expertise.
    This is an opinion and does not warrant a response.

    * CLAIM: I failed to diagnose a computer problem that Gremlin correctly
    diagnosed.
    I had little interest in that unused system and it was focused on mainly to >>> appease Gremlin. Multiple people contributed, including you, who correctly >>> identified a faulty keyboard. Gremlin repeats a an error that the keyboard was
    tied to not knowing how to get into Safe Mode, and also thought that an
    Internet boot booted from the hard drive (an error Pothead has falsely
    attributed to me).

    * CLAIM: I struggle to understand source code.
    As a non-programmer and self-described "shitty scripter" it seems an odd area
    for him to show such insecurities, but so be it. Despite this, I have
    demonstrated clear understanding of AZ Code and produced perhaps the easiest
    encode/decode implementation:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dsmEE2-xgiYJEUMfn4fjuPqp0zUe7ltw/view
    Additionally, I have shown a deeper understanding than Gremlin has:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/14_W7lBUriKUprzudChOGaEDpJ6k9K45K/view
    Sad how he makes up his own pissing contests and then loses them.
    I believe Gremlin attacks me here based on his claim he could best my chat >>> bots, a claim which proved to not be true. That task is based more on
    psychology than on coding skills (though both are required).

    * CLAIM: I falsely accused Gremlin of having floodbot or insider knowledge. >>> No quote or MID is provided. I have quoted Gremlin?s own statements where he
    claimed insider knowledge. Quoting with MID is not misrepresentation.

    * CLAIM: I misread or cherry-pick text.
    No examples are given. The claim is unsupported. He, however, does so in the
    text I am replying to.

    * CLAIM: I ignored AI or human input contradicting me.
    No examples, quotes, or MIDs are provided. Selective engagement does not imply
    avoidance.

    * CLAIM: I cannot competently use advanced tools (Blender, HandBrake, KiCad,
    etc.).
    No request for help with these tools was made. Lack of participation does not
    imply inability. I have used HandBrake and likely would assist you if asked.
    Gremlin attacks based on his own internal narrative, not evidence.

    * CLAIM: I present basic Apple knowledge as impressive.
    I present my knowledge accurately. I have no interest in his pissing wars - >>> which is sad given how he clearly has decided he lost a war I never entered >>> into!


    It is sad. With Gremlin I openly acknowledge and commend him when he does show
    skills. He has talked about and even shown videos on electrical work and >>> clearly has some skill there. I do the same with Carroll -- he shares code and
    clearly can run circles around me. They both compare themselves to me, as if I
    am invested in their bizarre comparisons and pissing contests. I do not care.
    I give you credit where it is due -- for example with you suggesting my
    keyboard was faulty. "Should" have I figured that out on my own. Sure. I made
    an error. OK. So what? I am thankful for your help. You were right.

    I simply note it and thank you and move on. Gremlin twists to say somehow I >>> did not know how to boot into Safe Mode. What? Where does he get this? And his
    nonsense about an INTERNET boot booting from info on my local hard drive? >>> No... I assure you the INTERNET is not on my hard drive. He failed to
    understand what was going on. As I have repeatedly said, we ALL make errors.
    You. Me. Gremlin. Why does he need to harp on them and twist them and even >>> directly lie about them? And why do others such as Pothead them glom into >>> these things and twist -- in this case attributing Gremlin's (QUOTED!) error
    onto me.

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and scapegoating in >>> ways I find fascinating... as someone with an interest in psychology it does
    interest me, and with MAGA it is relevant to the larger society I live in. >>

    I have noticed that Gremlin refuses to engage you *in a fair fight*!

    Huh?

    However, if he *DID* do so, I suspect that you would lose.

    Notwithstanding that, I TRUST you. I do NOT trust, Dustin.

    You trust snit?
    Are you daft?
    Have you read through the following web-page posts?
    Care to comment?
    If you honestly trust snit then you are one ignorant SOB.

    https://tinyurl.com/WhatIsSnit
    https://tinyurl.com/Snitliesmethods
    https://tinyurl.com/Snit-Reviews

    David is using snit as a useful idiot in order to pump him for
    information he can use to stalk people.

    David knows full well what a piece of shit snit is but he will never
    admit it. At least until snit is no longer useful to the David stalker
    and then he will lower the boom on the useful idiot snit.
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 21:00:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> news:mrul60Fo0mpU1@mid.individual.net Sun,
    04 Jan 2026 08:03:12 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    On 04/01/2026 00:48, Gremlin wrote:
    Btw, I don't care if you read so much as a single line of this reply.
    Although it's a reply to you, it's not really meant specifically for
    you. <G>

    I'm sure you *DO* care!

    I really don't. I've got more important things to deal with. :)

    I did read it. You should write a book about your life, Dustin.

    ROFL. You should just piss off, David. The world wouldn't miss you anymore
    so than it would me. Some equipment might wait longer for repairs, but, someone else would eventually step in and take care of it.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 21:00:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:695a8dbd$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:56:45
    GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    On Jan 4, 2026 at 1:03:12rC>AM MST, ""David B."" wrote <mrul60Fo0mpU1@mid.individual.net>:

    On 04/01/2026 00:48, Gremlin wrote:
    Btw, I don't care if you read so much as a single line of this reply.
    Although it's a reply to you, it's not really meant specifically for
    you. <G>

    I'm sure you *DO* care!

    I did read it. You should write a book about your life, Dustin.

    Claims Gremlin made about me, with brief responses

    Claims I've already proven are true. No need to 'rehash' them.


    It is sad. With Gremlin I openly acknowledge and commend him when he
    does show skills. He has talked about and even shown videos on
    electrical work and clearly has some skill there.

    some skill? :) Thanks.


    I do the same with Carroll -- he shares code and clearly can run circles
    around me.

    We both can. With ease. Carroll doesn't even consider himself to be in the same league with me when it comes to code, Snit. I notice that you tend to leave out such pesky details as you try to portray him as a coder. When it suits you to do so, that is. I've asked you to show source from Carroll previously demonstrating that he 0wns the OS and the hardware running it. As, that's what a coder is capable of doing. I know Carroll doesn't see himself
    as something he isn't. I only remind you of those details because you are doing what you do. It's not going to work, btw. I have no issues with him
    and as far as I know, he has none with me. We both know what are skillsets
    are as well as their limitations. You're the one who seems to be a bit more than out of the loop concerning the subject.

    both compare themselves to me, as if I am invested in their bizarre comparisons and pissing contests. I do not care. I give you credit where
    it is due -- for example with you suggesting my keyboard was faulty.

    You might want to take a refresher in the threads, there, bud. David helped you with some nasty ass USB ports; not the keyboard. I provided you the necessary instructions to get into Apples version of safe mode using a standard PC keyboard. Not David. I was also the only one who told you, correctly, that your primary problem was a failing hard drive.

    I simply note it and thank you and move on. Gremlin twists to say
    somehow I did not know how to boot into Safe Mode.

    I haven't twisted anything. Anyone who wants to fact check me can easily do so. You did not know which keys to press on a non apple keyboard to enter
    safe mode. You did not diagnose your computer as having a failing hard drive. A diagnosis I bring up only because it's a simple one for any real
    technician to make. It doesn't matter who the manufacturer is, or the
    fucking OS running. They *all do* the same thing when the HD is dying. You should have noticed the signs. Did you lie about having the machine looked
    at by someone else - that someone told you there was a problem with the mainboard. It's a simple question. Did you lie about all of that? If you didn't, whoever diagnosed it as having a bad mainboard is just as
    incompetent as you are. I don't know where you come up with the idea that I thought the internet lived on your hard drive, either. How in the fuck would that work (aside from storage space issues alone!) considering that the internet still continued to function when that machine was offline?

    It amazes me the things you make up. Things that David Brooks for his own dishonest reasons fully supports.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,alt.os.linux on Mon Jan 12 21:00:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    Nobody <djkaaa@eduv.com> news:695c687e$3$25$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com
    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:42:21 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    On 05 Jan 2026 01:28:01 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:

    On Jan 4, 2026 at 4:28:00rC>PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
    <ms0bc0F286lU1@mid.individual.net>:

    On 04/01/2026 15:56, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 4, 2026 at 1:03:12rC>AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
    <mrul60Fo0mpU1@mid.individual.net>:

    On 04/01/2026 00:48, Gremlin wrote:
    Btw, I don't care if you read so much as a single line of this
    reply. Although it's a reply to you, it's not really meant
    specifically for you. <G>

    I'm sure you *DO* care!

    I did read it. You should write a book about your life, Dustin.

    Claims Gremlin made about me, with brief responses

    * CLAIM: I lack real technical skill and am primarily an end user.
    This appears to stem from my occasionally pointing out GremlinrCOs
    technical errors. Those errors are documented here:
    https://www.icloud.com/pages/0c60dkG-Yyr7Wkikv7jxS2q9Q

    * CLAIM: I am valued mainly for entertainment, not technical
    expertise. This is an opinion and does not warrant a response.

    * CLAIM: I failed to diagnose a computer problem that Gremlin
    correctly diagnosed.
    I had little interest in that unused system and it was focused on
    mainly to appease Gremlin. Multiple people contributed, including
    you, who correctly identified a faulty keyboard. Gremlin repeats a an
    error that the keyboard was tied to not knowing how to get into Safe
    Mode, and also thought that an Internet boot booted from the hard
    drive (an error Pothead has falsely attributed to me).

    * CLAIM: I struggle to understand source code.
    As a non-programmer and self-described "shitty scripter" it seems an
    odd area for him to show such insecurities, but so be it. Despite
    this, I have demonstrated clear understanding of AZ Code and produced
    perhaps the easiest encode/decode implementation:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dsmEE2-xgiYJEUMfn4fjuPqp0zUe7ltw/view >>>> Additionally, I have shown a deeper understanding than Gremlin has:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/14_W7lBUriKUprzudChOGaEDpJ6k9K45K/view >>>> Sad how he makes up his own pissing contests and then loses them.
    I believe Gremlin attacks me here based on his claim he could best my
    chat bots, a claim which proved to not be true. That task is based
    more on psychology than on coding skills (though both are required).

    * CLAIM: I falsely accused Gremlin of having floodbot or insider
    knowledge. No quote or MID is provided. I have quoted GremlinrCOs own
    statements where he claimed insider knowledge. Quoting with MID is
    not misrepresentation.

    * CLAIM: I misread or cherry-pick text.
    No examples are given. The claim is unsupported. He, however, does so
    in the text I am replying to.

    * CLAIM: I ignored AI or human input contradicting me.
    No examples, quotes, or MIDs are provided. Selective engagement does
    not imply avoidance.

    * CLAIM: I cannot competently use advanced tools (Blender, HandBrake,
    KiCad, etc.).
    No request for help with these tools was made. Lack of participation
    does not imply inability. I have used HandBrake and likely would
    assist you if asked. Gremlin attacks based on his own internal
    narrative, not evidence.

    * CLAIM: I present basic Apple knowledge as impressive.
    I present my knowledge accurately. I have no interest in his pissing
    wars - which is sad given how he clearly has decided he lost a war I
    never entered into!


    It is sad. With Gremlin I openly acknowledge and commend him when he
    does show skills. He has talked about and even shown videos on
    electrical work and clearly has some skill there. I do the same with
    Carroll -- he shares code and clearly can run circles around me. They
    both compare themselves to me, as if I am invested in their bizarre
    comparisons and pissing contests. I do not care. I give you credit
    where it is due -- for example with you suggesting my keyboard was
    faulty. "Should" have I figured that out on my own. Sure. I made
    an error. OK. So what? I am thankful for your help. You were right.

    I simply note it and thank you and move on. Gremlin twists to say
    somehow I did not know how to boot into Safe Mode. What? Where does
    he get this? And his nonsense about an INTERNET boot booting from
    info on my local hard drive? No... I assure you the INTERNET is not
    on my hard drive. He failed to understand what was going on. As I
    have repeatedly said, we ALL make errors. You. Me. Gremlin. Why does
    he need to harp on them and twist them and even directly lie about
    them? And why do others such as Pothead them glom into these things
    and twist -- in this case attributing Gremlin's (QUOTED!) error
    onto me.

    These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and
    scapegoating in ways I find fascinating... as someone with an
    interest in psychology it does interest me, and with MAGA it is
    relevant to the larger society I live in.


    I have noticed that Gremlin refuses to engage you *in a fair fight*!

    Why fight at all?

    Cut the bull shit snit.

    He can't. It's his thing.

    Give an example of a single Usenet group that you have been posting in
    who has not reached the same conclusion that you are a liar, a troll,
    a welfare cheat, a wife abuser, a traffic abuser and many more.

    I can't think of any off hand?

    How about:
    alt.os.linux
    comp.os.inuc.advocacy
    alt.os.linux.suse
    talk.politics.guns
    etc.

    You trolled in every one of those groups and were met with the same
    reaction from the members. They hate you snit Michael. There is not a
    single person in any of those groups, aside from your socks, who
    supports you.

    Please explain that.
    Or run away like you usually do.

    He won't even try explaining it. He knows that he couldn't even if he tried. He's a real POS and that's something that he's always going to be. It's all
    he will ever be.

    FWIW, Keep an eye on the subject. David Brooks and snit are both bad about changing them mid thread. Along with the newsgroups and followup lines. It's part of their trolling routine. Just an FYI.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

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  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 21:00:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> news:ms0bc0F286lU1@mid.individual.net Sun,
    04 Jan 2026 23:28:00 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    I have noticed that Gremlin refuses to engage you *in a fair fight*!

    How's that?

    However, if he *DID* do so, I suspect that you would lose.

    He lost before he stepped up, David.

    Notwithstanding that, I TRUST you. I do NOT trust, Dustin.

    Despite the fact I've continually offered you solid and useful technical advice that took care of the issue(s) you were having? Despite the fact i've been candid and honest with you via email and here on usenet? I don't care
    if you trust me or not, David. I've done nothing to you that you didn't more than deserve.

    And had you not attempted to dox me all over usenet for not responding to
    your emails in what you determined was a timely manner, I wouldn't have dropped your dox via nfo greets some years back. Prior to that, I'd done nothing to you. I didn't deserve to be treated in the way you opted to treat me, either. You had no right to do what you did. You're the one who decided
    it would be best if we were not somewhat friendly towards one another. All because of some things I'd already stopped writing years before you ever
    heard of me.

    How much longer are you going to keep your head shoved up Snits ass? Have
    you gone completely nose blind?
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

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  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 21:00:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    Ricketts <rubber99k@email.com> news:MPG.43c4c82dbfa034099896f0@usnews.blocknews.net Sun, 04 Jan 2026
    23:56:21 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    In article <ms0bc0F286lU1@mid.individual.net>,
    BD@hotmail.co.uk says...
    I have noticed that Gremlin refuses to engage you *in a fair fight*!

    Huh?

    I have no idea what he means, either.

    However, if he *DID* do so, I suspect that you would lose.

    He more than suspects. He *knows* that Snit doesn't have a chance on a cold snowy day in hell. David didn't seek me out by accident. He was stalking me
    a bit prior to his first email.

    Notwithstanding that, I TRUST you. I do NOT trust, Dustin.

    You trust snit?

    I doubt he does. He thinks he can irk me with these childish comments. He knows what snit actually is. He thinks that Snit is a useful idiot.

    Are you daft?

    On many levels he is.

    Have you read through the following web-page posts?
    Care to comment?

    Is that crickets I hear?

    If you honestly trust snit then you are one ignorant SOB.

    He's quite ignorant about many things, yes. He's only claiming that he
    doesn't trust me because he failed to con me some years back. He couldn't force me to do some shady shit for his benefit. He thinks I got away with
    some stuff I did decades ago, so, he thinks he can do something about that.

    https://tinyurl.com/WhatIsSnit
    https://tinyurl.com/Snitliesmethods
    https://tinyurl.com/Snit-Reviews

    David has no actual interest in the truth. He's made that very clear.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

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  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 21:00:48 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    Nobody <djkaaa@eduv.com> news:695c6628$0$24$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com
    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:32:23 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 18:56:21 -0500, Ricketts wrote:

    Huh?

    However, if he *DID* do so, I suspect that you would lose.

    Notwithstanding that, I TRUST you. I do NOT trust, Dustin.

    You trust snit?
    Are you daft?
    Have you read through the following web-page posts?
    Care to comment?
    If you honestly trust snit then you are one ignorant SOB.

    https://tinyurl.com/WhatIsSnit
    https://tinyurl.com/Snitliesmethods
    https://tinyurl.com/Snit-Reviews

    David is using snit as a useful idiot in order to pump him for
    information he can use to stalk people.

    That's David in a nutshell. He tries to use people. When he's unable to use them, he slimes them on usenet and elsewhere.
    He wasn't able to use me sometime back, so, he does what he does best.
    slimes people. Agrees and supports others who slime. Which is why he's snits bestie here. He knows full well that Snit doesn't have the tech chops I do
    on my worst days and never could. He also knows that snit spews a lot of bullshit and David is all about bullshit. So, they make a good pair.

    David knows full well what a piece of shit snit is but he will never
    admit it. At least until snit is no longer useful to the David stalker
    and then he will lower the boom on the useful idiot snit.

    Snit is as useful as a fart in a diving mask. David knows this. And, he's
    fine with it.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 22:28:19 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:00:48rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2A2E5E2ACFHT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/a06c20407b6cbeca
    -----
    Gremlin weighs in on the ongoing David/Snit dispute,
    asserting that David is a manipulative "stalker" who only
    associates with Snit to use him as a "useful idiot." Gremlin
    claims technical superiority over Snit and dismisses both
    parties as "bullshit" artists. No technical content
    provided; purely a character critique regarding past
    newsgroup grievances.
    -----

    There is no dispute between David and I... but overall Gemini sees Gremlin
    much as any reasonable person would, and how ChatGPT does.
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 22:31:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:00:46rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2A2E455374HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/4cba837e7dd898d6
    -----
    Conclusion: Gremlin is right about the toxicity of the
    newsgroup, but wrong to pretend he isn't the one fueling it.
    He uses the "liar, lawyer" Tool lyrics to suggest everyone
    is dirty, which conveniently excuses him from having to be
    honest. Plonk and move on.
    -----

    I admit I do not plonk... as Gemini and others have suggested. But once again AI sees the obvious. Much more at the link.
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 22:33:15 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:00:44rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2A2E2EBDF2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/e1d71cb42740aa8a
    -----
    Gremlin is rehashing the long-standing feud with David B.,
    claiming his past "dox dropping" was purely retaliatory for
    DavidrCOs alleged attempts to dox him over email response
    times. He asserts that his technical contributions should
    outweigh his past reputation and accuses David of being
    blinded by his association with Snit. Standard interpersonal
    Usenet drama; no technical merit or actionable content.
    -----
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 22:36:07 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:00:39rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2A2DF5E903HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/54e4517c4f8e65b2
    -----
    Gremlin continues the ongoing "Snit-fixation" cycle,
    leveraging a "No True Scotsman" fallacy to gatekeep the
    definition of a "coder." While his technical grasp of legacy
    hardware symptoms is likely sound, the post functions
    primarily as an ego-maintenance exercise rather than a
    technical contribution.

    Summary:

    Focus: Defending his "technician" status regarding a past
    Mac hardware diagnosis.

    Tone: High-octane condescension masked as indifference.

    Utility: Zero. ItrCOs a standard "IrCOm smarter than you" loop
    common to the .advocacy hierarchy. Avoid feeding the Spider.
    -----

    I admit I feed Gremlin with these replies... but I do truly hope he looks and sees that not only are these things obvious to any reasonable person, they are to multiple AIs.
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 22:37:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:00:37rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2A2DD98D0DHT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/ca81ef2f785bf07f
    -----
    Gremlin's latest is a textbook exercise in performative
    apathy. He claims "more important things to deal with" while
    taking the time to post nihilistic takes on human
    replaceability. There is no technical content or
    constructive argument hererCojust a defensive "piss off"
    wrapped in a Tool lyric.

    Verdict: Typical ACW/CSMA flame-bait. Move on; there's
    nothing of substance to debug here.
    -----

    Why not TRY to do better, Gremlin?
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 01:31:55 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:69657582$8$25$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:28:19 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    There is no dispute between David and I... but overall Gemini sees Gremlin much as any reasonable person would, and how ChatGPT does.

    So, everyone who's called out your nonsense concerning me and your usage of
    AI is an unreasonable person? Pull the other one.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 03:02:33 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 6:31:55rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2D0DC9799HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:69657582$8$25$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:28:19 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:

    There is no dispute between David and I... but overall Gemini sees Gremlin >> much as any reasonable person would, and how ChatGPT does.

    So, everyone who's called out your nonsense concerning me and your usage of AI is an unreasonable person? Pull the other one.

    I am noting YOUR behavior. And the evidence is there. You focus on personal grievances, what I have referred to as "petty squabbles", you lie (such as bizarre claims about women with spanish accents living in my house, bizarre discounts that make no sense, and far more). You make a bunch of technical errors (some documented here: https://www.icloud.com/pages/0c60dkG-Yyr7Wkikv7jxS2q9Q) even as you attack me for ones you cannot document (which is not to say I do not make errors, too).

    And you focus on your ego.

    Why not let the past go. Drop your petty squabbles. Stop worrying about how I see you -- sure, it is a bit flattering that you care so much, and shows a level of respect you deny when you are direct -- but it serves nobody well.

    These things are shown to you -- using your own posts -- over and over. Why
    not try to learn from that. Again, I am not attacking -- we all have areas of growth. But self awareness matters, and you do not show much of that. I hope you can learn.
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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