Re: Putting that Mac vs PC thing back into its astronomical track

From: John Steinberg (seesig_at_bottom.invalid)
Date: 03/02/05 

Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 19:53:56 -0500

Pierre Vandevenne wrote:

> Well, you've been calling me a liar three times in less than an hour.

Not even once have I done so. Not even remotely. Simply because I
have challenged you to provide supporting facts, over trivial issues,
does not in any way, shape or form, carry an implicit or explicit
message of your being a liar. I've never stated as much and I don't
believe as much. If you think you're a liar, well, that's your problem.

> > Even many a casual Mac user would recognize over half
>
> Ah, and what about the other half then? I though nothing, absolutely
> nothing existed.

Nothing really does exist. The bulk of the programs listed are not
spyware. Again, and I don't mean to be insulting, but I don't believe
you quite grok what spyware is. At least based upon the information
you've provided thus far.

If you want to learn about the other items, why not follow your oft
repeated advice and google on them?

I simply asked you for the names of the two OS X spyware programs you
stated you could name. We've seen one, how about number two?

The first one has the ability to locate legitimate software. Whoop de
farging doo!

> Ah, OK, after launching baseless ad hominem attacks

What? When? Where?

> and being factually proven wrong about six times in a row,

Where have I been factually proven wrong? I'll take even two examples.

> now it gets down to the opinion of "casual Mac users", a title I am
> apparently not worthy of, despite my connection to the development of
> successful Max OS software?

A complete logical fallacy and misstatement of my remarks. However,
that you're *evidently* unaware of the nature of the programs cited,
isn't exactly a ringing endorsement for the depth and breadth of your
Mac knowledge either.

Doesn't mean Jack, frankly. There are tens of thousands of Mac
applications, I'm sure you know quite a bit about quite a lot of them.
Indeed, I'm sure you know a lot more than me about many things Mac.

> You've been demoted from jester to clown, and a sad one.

*sigh* You've spent the day side-stepping and avoiding direct and
indirect questions.

That's your right, but the irony here is that virtually every one of
your accusations against me is what's known in psychiatric circles as
"projecting."

You really should relax and review the record, cuz what you're seeing
doesn't exist. 

-- 
-John Steinberg
email: not@thistime.invalid

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