Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-29 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Uri Bruck wrote: On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote: And no, School Sucks does not sell readymade essays, it provides them for free. The differance is that teachers can browse them freely aswell, and someone else from your class might turn in the same

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-29 Thread Official Flamer/Cabal NON-Leader
On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 03:17:17AM +0200, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote: Hey, On Saturday 29 December 2001 03:21, Uri Bruck wrote: Some of us may not be very comfortable with being accessories to a crime (or is it a felony?) - the people on this list are the ones who use the OS you don't

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-29 Thread Nimrod Simba Carmi
Dear Mr Law abiding citizen, On Saturday 29 December 2001 16:32, Official Flamer/Cabal NON-Leader wrote: Since abiding by the law means reporting intent or offers to break the law (unless bound by special strictures like lawyers or doctors, which is not the case here), it is my duty to offer

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-29 Thread Uri Bruck
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote: Dear Mr Law abiding citizen, On Saturday 29 December 2001 16:32, Official Flamer/Cabal NON-Leader wrote: Since abiding by the law means reporting intent or offers to break the law (unless bound by special strictures like lawyers or

Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Omer Zak
A comment about the thread of people advising someone who mistakenly erased critical files in his Linux installation: Can someone archive the thread, and show this to future whining clueless newbies (together with Marc's Differential SCSI Cable), when they complain that they get flames instead

RE: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread solomon
On 28-Dec-2001 Omer Zak wrote: This is a good example of the civil and serious treatment which was accorded to someone, who made a big and stupid mistake, but did not go about it like a whining clueless newbie. I'll take the last part as a compliment - thanks Just a few of comments 1 - After

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Ira Abramov
On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, Omer Zak wrote: Can someone archive the thread, and show this to future whining clueless newbies (together with Marc's Differential SCSI Cable), when they complain that they get flames instead of help from the mailing list? why, because once in a while the stupid gehts

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Nimrod Simba Carmi
Hey everyone, Speaking of newbie question -- A while ago, I posted here a message looking for programmers to help us build a content engine system for School Sucks. I got tens of flames about it, people were amazed how come I dared asking for programmers without willing to pay more then

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread mulix
[while i avoided the first incarnation of this discussion, it's been a rather dull day so far, and i'm aching for excitement. flamefest about to erupt - dont keep reading if you dont want to get burned.] On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote: A while ago, I posted here a message

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Fri, Dec 28, 2001, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote about Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me): A while ago, I posted here a message looking for programmers to help us build a content engine system for School Sucks. I got tens of flames about it, people were amazed how come I

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Nimrod Simba Carmi
Hey, On Friday 28 December 2001 20:11, Nadav Har'El wrote: needing to find someone from Lithuania. Maybe I'm confused, but isn't this exactly what we told you will happen? Not quite. Most of you here just replied with flames if you wanna call it that, and it took me three weeks just to

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Nimrod Simba Carmi
Hey, On Friday 28 December 2001 18:52, mulix wrote: A while ago, I posted here a message looking for programmers to help us build a content engine system for School Sucks. quite the stupidest name, imho, but never mind that. Well the next time you come up with a name that talks to half a

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Sat, Dec 29, 2001, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote about Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me): why would people care how much you're willing to pay? if they think it's too low (which i think it is, by far, but then i wouldn't consider this type of job for a myriad of other

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Nimrod Simba Carmi
Hey, On Saturday 29 December 2001 01:27, Nadav Har'El wrote: Nimrod, most of these messages (especially the ones that appeared on the list) weren't flames, but rather people letting you know that your offer is *way* below what people would expect, and that you'll never get anybody from the

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Yotam Rubin
On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 01:36:45AM +0200, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote: [ snipped discussion ] Some of them might do it eventually, but others might prefer to get other jobs where they'll at least do something useful - e.g., instead of writing code for a site that aims to cheat in

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Nimrod Simba Carmi
Hey, On Saturday 29 December 2001 02:10, Yotam Rubin wrote: How is that done, exactly? By providing regurgitated assignments for students who would rather deceive than to actually learn something? Your disgustingly disrespectful attitude towards teachers sets the tone of your site, which

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Uri Bruck
On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote: Hey everyone, Speaking of newbie question -- A while ago, I posted here a message looking for programmers to help us build a content engine system for School Sucks. I got tens of flames about it, people were amazed how come I dared

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Nimrod Simba Carmi
Hey, On Saturday 29 December 2001 02:45, Uri Bruck wrote: Let's see. schoolsucks is a site that sells readymade homework essays, with links to something called cheathouse.com, at some point during that thread you are refering to, you stated, IIRC, that if a high tax bracket is a problem,

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Uri Bruck
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote: Hey, On Saturday 29 December 2001 02:45, Uri Bruck wrote: Let's see. schoolsucks is a site that sells readymade homework essays, with links to something called cheathouse.com, at some point during that thread you are refering to, you

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Nimrod Simba Carmi
Hey, On Saturday 29 December 2001 03:21, Uri Bruck wrote: Some of us may not be very comfortable with being accessories to a crime (or is it a felony?) - the people on this list are the ones who use the OS you don't need to steal to get for free. As I said, nobody asked you to take it. I

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Uri Bruck
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote: Excuse me? The shonot is shonot from the rest of the subjects, if you're unable to understand that when you look at that menu -- maybe its best that you dont .. I know that's what it's supposed to mean - that's why it has to appear last,

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Nimrod Simba Carmi
Hey, On Saturday 29 December 2001 03:40, Uri Bruck wrote: I know that's what it's supposed to mean - that's why it has to appear last, not first. I never heard of a rule that says that shonot has to be the last one in the list -- if you're looking for a way to find why my site is bad there

RE: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread Tzahi Fadida
Hi all, I know that i am not zadik shekula tchelet regarding off topics, but this flame war have gone too far. Take it OUTSIDE. * - * - * Tzahi Fadida [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax (+1 Outside the US) 240-597-3213 * - * - * - * - * - * To

Re: Care and Feeding of Stupids (was: Re: stupid me)

2001-12-28 Thread mulix
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Nimrod Simba Carmi wrote: [major snippage. i'm no longer in the flaming mood] it's a free market. you are welcome to hire or not hire anyone you want. i do, however, discussing your hiring practices in such a manner on the list, shall we say, childish? I dont think