My two heroes are also two of the greatest men that the USA,
and perhaps the world, has ever produced.
1) Dr. Storey Musgrave
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_Musgrave>
2) Dr. Richard M. Stallman
<no link required>
Who are your heroes?
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Most distro lackeys can only choose Mickey Mouse, Batman,
or some other comic book figment.
Distro lackeys are the lowest of the low and the dumbest
of the dumb.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
My two heroes are also two of the greatest men that the USA,
and perhaps the world, has ever produced.
1) Dr. Storey Musgrave
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_Musgrave>
2) Dr. Richard M. Stallman
<no link required>
All pervert Stallman did (BTW he is not a doctor of ANYTHING)
was make a
living off of the work of the REAL heroes:
So one of your "heroes" is a great man. The other is scum.
On 4/15/2026 10:09 PM, Distro Lackey wrote:
My two heroes are also two of the greatest men that the USA,
and perhaps the world, has ever produced.
1) Dr. Storey Musgrave
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_Musgrave>
2) Dr. Richard M. Stallman
<no link required>
All pervert Stallman did (BTW he is not a doctor of ANYTHING) was make a living off of the work of the REAL heroes:
Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna at Bell Labs.
No link required. If you don't know what these people did, you are a genuine Distro Lackey.
So one of your "heroes" is a great man. The other is scum.
On 4/15/26 10:55 PM, Nick Charles wrote:
On 4/15/2026 10:09 PM, Distro Lackey wrote:
My two heroes are also two of the greatest men that the USA,
and perhaps the world, has ever produced.
1) Dr. Storey Musgrave
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_Musgrave>
2) Dr. Richard M. Stallman
<no link required>
All pervert Stallman did (BTW he is not a doctor of ANYTHING) was
make a living off of the work of the REAL heroes:
Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and
Joe Ossanna at Bell Labs.
No link required. If you don't know what these people did, you
are a genuine Distro Lackey.
So one of your "heroes" is a great man. The other is scum.
Explain, please, why GNU rips off previous creations of Unix. They
made a compatible codebase, combined with the Linux kernel. That
enabled an open-source-based operating system to be freely
distributed. I'm running Linux because my computer doesn't have a
CPU that can really handle what I do with Win11. And I get to enjoy
the niceties of Linux, as I do so, but I'd rather be running Win11,
honestly. I just can't do it on this device.
1) Dr. Storey Musgrave
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_Musgrave>
Who are your heroes?
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
chrisv wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Why?
On 4/16/26 3:19 PM, chrisv wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Heh ...
He is OK, though, despite his public persona.
Distro Lackey wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Why?
He's started companies with a combined market cap of over $2 TRILLION,
and he "can't deliver"?
Without him, we would have essentially no presence in electric cars
and the infrastructure to support them, and our space capabilities
would be second-rate instead of world-leading. He's also gifted us
freedom from leftist censorship of social media.
He's a truly great man, even with his flaws and missteps.
On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:48:16 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 4/16/26 3:19 PM, chrisv wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Heh ...
He is OK, though, despite his public persona.
I enjoy his public persona. When you're good, you're good.
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Distro Lackey wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Why?
He's started companies with a combined market cap of over $2 TRILLION,
and he "can't deliver"?
Without him, we would have essentially no presence in electric cars--
and the infrastructure to support them, and our space capabilities
would be second-rate instead of world-leading. He's also gifted us
freedom from leftist censorship of social media.
He's a truly great man, even with his flaws and missteps.
On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:08:51 -0500, chrisv wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Why?
He's started companies with a combined market cap of over $2 TRILLION,
and he "can't deliver"?
Without him, we would have essentially no presence in electric cars
and the infrastructure to support them, and our space capabilities
would be second-rate instead of world-leading. He's also gifted us
freedom from leftist censorship of social media.
He's a truly great man, even with his flaws and missteps.
Some are critical of Musk because he takes advantage of government
programs. He does, but the money is on the table. Better he should grab
it and make something that works than the incompetent grifters that tried
to cash in on EVs and failed.
If nothing else, he rescued Twitter from the twits.
On 4/16/26 7:04 PM, rbowman wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:48:16 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 4/16/26 3:19 PM, chrisv wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Heh ...
He is OK, though, despite his public persona.
I enjoy his public persona. When you're good, you're good.
He made "cis" or "cisgender" a slur on Twitter/X. I type it as c-- or c--gender. But it's OK. Twitter is still where the action is, so I
have a paid account, as everyone knows because they stalk people who
post to Usenet.
On 2026-04-16, chrisv <[email protected]d> wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Ugh. He's made a lot of money from taxpayer subsidies — like all billionaires.
It's still pretty "twittified" as far as I can tell.
RonB wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Elon Musk.
Ugh. He's made a lot of money from taxpayer subsidies � like all
billionaires.
At least he made the subsidies work unlike the Obama/Biden 'green' scams.
Joel W. Crump wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Elon Musk.
Heh ...
He is OK, though, despite his public persona.
I enjoy his public persona. When you're good, you're good.
rbowman wrote:
Some are critical of Musk because he takes advantage of government
programs. He does, but the money is on the table. Better he should grab
it and make something that works than the incompetent grifters that tried >> to cash in on EVs and failed.
If nothing else, he rescued Twitter from the twits.
It's still pretty "twittified" as far as I can tell.
Exactly. Money in his hands produces better results than anywhere
else, by a longshot.
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:58:05 -0500, chrisv wrote:
Exactly. Money in his hands produces better results than anywhere
else, by a longshot.
NASA wants to test its lunar landers in space sometime in 2027.
We shall see if your "matinee idol" Musk has his version ready
and able by that time. In all likelihood, the big-mouthed braggart
will not deliver and thus cause significant delays to the lunar
mission.
rbowman wrote:built-8-e-v-chargers-in-2-5-years/
RonB wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Elon Musk.
Ugh. He's made a lot of money from taxpayer subsidies like all
billionaires.
We get a lot of that back, in the form of space launches that cost a
fraction of what they otherwise would.
At least he made the subsidies work unlike the Obama/Biden 'green'
scams.
Like this shit: https://reason.com/2024/05/30/7-5-billion-in-government-cash-only-
On 4/17/26 9:57 AM, Distro Lackey wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:58:05 -0500, chrisv wrote:
Exactly. Money in his hands produces better results than anywhere
else, by a longshot.
NASA wants to test its lunar landers in space sometime in 2027.
We shall see if your "matinee idol" Musk has his version ready and able
by that time. In all likelihood, the big-mouthed braggart will not
deliver and thus cause significant delays to the lunar mission.
I think Bill Gates has done more with his money, installing toilets for people in other countries and such. Fuck the damn moon, heh.
rbowman wrote:
Joel W. Crump wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Elon Musk.
Heh ...
He is OK, though, despite his public persona.
I enjoy his public persona. When you're good, you're good.
He can be annoying to listen to, with the stammering...
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:07:25 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 4/17/26 9:57 AM, Distro Lackey wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:58:05 -0500, chrisv wrote:
Exactly. Money in his hands produces better results than anywhere
else, by a longshot.
NASA wants to test its lunar landers in space sometime in 2027.
We shall see if your "matinee idol" Musk has his version ready and able
by that time. In all likelihood, the big-mouthed braggart will not
deliver and thus cause significant delays to the lunar mission.
I think Bill Gates has done more with his money, installing toilets for
people in other countries and such. Fuck the damn moon, heh.
Does he teach them how to use the toilets? The last time I passed through Yellowstone there were helpful posters in the restrooms explaining how to
use the facilities. No, you don't stand on the seat. The cost of replacing broken toilet seats is not trivial.
Only great men can recognize great men.
Joel W. Crump wrote:
I think Bill Gates has done more with his money, installing toilets for
people in other countries and such. Fuck the damn moon, heh.
Does he teach them how to use the toilets?
As for the moon, I agree it's a waste of money.
On 4/17/26 2:33 PM, rbowman wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:07:25 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 4/17/26 9:57 AM, Distro Lackey wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:58:05 -0500, chrisv wrote:
Exactly. Money in his hands produces better results than anywhere
else, by a longshot.
NASA wants to test its lunar landers in space sometime in 2027.
We shall see if your "matinee idol" Musk has his version ready and
able by that time. In all likelihood, the big-mouthed braggart will
not deliver and thus cause significant delays to the lunar mission.
I think Bill Gates has done more with his money, installing toilets
for people in other countries and such. Fuck the damn moon, heh.
Does he teach them how to use the toilets? The last time I passed
through Yellowstone there were helpful posters in the restrooms
explaining how to use the facilities. No, you don't stand on the seat.
The cost of replacing broken toilet seats is not trivial.
WTF?
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:38:21 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
On 2026-04-16, chrisv <[email protected]d> wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Ugh. He's made a lot of money from taxpayer subsidies — like all
billionaires.
At least he made the subsidies work unlike the Obama/Biden 'green' scams.
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:41:16 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
It's still pretty "twittified" as far as I can tell.
I suppose it depends on who you follow. Gab is a good alternative, again depending on who you follow.
Top 10 Antisemites list:
1. @DanBilzerian
2. @GretaThunberg
3. @Byoussef
4. @RealCandaceO
5. @abdelbariatwan
6. @omarsuleiman
7. @DrLoupis
8. @NickJFuentes
9. @IanCarrollShow
10.@TuckerCarlson
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On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:52:09 -0500, chrisv wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Joel W. Crump wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Elon Musk.
Heh ...
He is OK, though, despite his public persona.
I enjoy his public persona. When you're good, you're good.
He can be annoying to listen to, with the stammering...
I don't think I've ever heard him speak. Years ago one of the local
stations had a fling with Air America and I would listen to RFK Jr's segments. Now that was painful. I haven't heard him speak recently either.
It was amusing that some of my liberal friends said 'I should listen to
Air America but...' It didn't last long before the station went back to
C&W so they could sell advertising.
RonB wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Some are critical of Musk because he takes advantage of government
programs. He does, but the money is on the table. Better he should grab >>> it and make something that works than the incompetent grifters that tried >>> to cash in on EVs and failed.
Exactly. Money in his hands produces better results than anywhere
else, by a longshot.
If nothing else, he rescued Twitter from the twits.
It's still pretty "twittified" as far as I can tell.
It's a fsck of a lot better than what it was.
On 2026-04-17, rbowman <[email protected]> wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:52:09 -0500, chrisv wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Joel W. Crump wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Elon Musk.
Heh ...
He is OK, though, despite his public persona.
I enjoy his public persona. When you're good, you're good.
He can be annoying to listen to, with the stammering...
I don't think I've ever heard him speak. Years ago one of the local
stations had a fling with Air America and I would listen to RFK Jr's
segments. Now that was painful. I haven't heard him speak recently either. >>
It was amusing that some of my liberal friends said 'I should listen to
Air America but...' It didn't last long before the station went back to
C&W so they could sell advertising.
I forgot all about Air America. Is it still in business? (I guess I could check.)
...Nope. Long gone. Jerry Springer? Rachel Maddow? Al Franken? No wonder.
chrisv wrote:
As for the moon, I agree it's a waste of money.
Ever hear of helium-3?
Helium-3 is what will power the nuclear fusion reactors that
are the future of energy generation on planet Earth.
There ain't no fuckin' helium-3 on the Earth (not much anyway).
But the moon has LOTS of helium-3.
Therefore, we need to establish helium-3 mines on the moon
in order to sustain the 50 billions idiots that will populate
the future Earth.
Note: those future 50 billion idiots will surely contain
your idiot descendants.
On 2026-04-17, chrisv <[email protected]d> wrote:
RonB wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Some are critical of Musk because he takes advantage of government
programs. He does, but the money is on the table. Better he should
grab it and make something that works than the incompetent grifters
that tried to cash in on EVs and failed.
Exactly. Money in his hands produces better results than anywhere
else,
by a longshot.
If nothing else, he rescued Twitter from the twits.
It's still pretty "twittified" as far as I can tell.
It's a fsck of a lot better than what it was.
I just see occasional "tweets" or "x's" or whatever they're called now.
It's not something I want to waste my time with. Some of the "tweets"
that do show up seem pretty weird.
On 2026-04-17, rbowman <[email protected]> wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:38:21 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
On 2026-04-16, chrisv <[email protected]d> wrote:
Distro Lackey wrote:
Who are your heroes?
Elon Musk.
Ugh. He's made a lot of money from taxpayer subsidies — like all
billionaires.
At least he made the subsidies work unlike the Obama/Biden 'green'
scams.
Yeah, but it seemed hypocritical for him to cut off similar subsidies
for others when he was part of whatever department Trump created for
him.
On 2026-04-17, rbowman <[email protected]> wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:52:09 -0500, chrisv wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Joel W. Crump wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Elon Musk.
Heh ...
He is OK, though, despite his public persona.
I enjoy his public persona. When you're good, you're good.
He can be annoying to listen to, with the stammering...
I don't think I've ever heard him speak. Years ago one of the local
stations had a fling with Air America and I would listen to RFK Jr's
segments. Now that was painful. I haven't heard him speak recently
either.
It was amusing that some of my liberal friends said 'I should listen to
Air America but...' It didn't last long before the station went back
to C&W so they could sell advertising.
I forgot all about Air America. Is it still in business? (I guess I
could check.)
...Nope. Long gone. Jerry Springer? Rachel Maddow? Al Franken? No
wonder.
On 4/18/26 5:52 AM, RonB wrote:
On 2026-04-17, rbowman <[email protected]> wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:52:09 -0500, chrisv wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Joel W. Crump wrote:
chrisv wrote:
Elon Musk.
Heh ...
He is OK, though, despite his public persona.
I enjoy his public persona. When you're good, you're good.
He can be annoying to listen to, with the stammering...
I don't think I've ever heard him speak. Years ago one of the local
stations had a fling with Air America and I would listen to RFK Jr's
segments. Now that was painful. I haven't heard him speak recently
either.
It was amusing that some of my liberal friends said 'I should listen
to Air America but...' It didn't last long before the station went
back to C&W so they could sell advertising.
I forgot all about Air America. Is it still in business? (I guess I
could check.)
...Nope. Long gone. Jerry Springer? Rachel Maddow? Al Franken? No
wonder.
They were quite good on the radio, it's too bad it didn't last.
On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:16:46 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 4/18/26 5:52 AM, RonB wrote:
I forgot all about Air America. Is it still in business? (I guess I
could check.)
...Nope. Long gone. Jerry Springer? Rachel Maddow? Al Franken? No
wonder.
They were quite good on the radio, it's too bad it didn't last.
You might want to contemplate why left wing talk radio doesn't last.
On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:16:46 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote:
...Nope. Long gone. Jerry Springer? Rachel Maddow? Al Franken? No
wonder.
They were quite good on the radio, it's too bad it didn't last.
You might want to contemplate why left wing talk radio doesn't last.
On Apr 18, 2026 at 12:27:00 PM MST, "rbowman" wrote <[email protected]>:
On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:16:46 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote:
...
Franken? No >>> wonder.
...Nope. Long gone. Jerry Springer? Rachel Maddow? Al
last.
They were quite good on the radio, it's too bad it didn't
You might want to contemplate why left wing talk radio
doesn't last.
Right wing radio thieves on emotion, mostly fear. Liberals are
not as motivated by that. They TEND to look at real problems
-- gun violence, climate change, a fascist oligarch pushing
echoes of Nazi Germany in the White House -- things with
documented evidence. That is better shared through other means
than people screaming at a mic.
On 4/18/26 3:27 PM, rbowman wrote:
On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:16:46 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 4/18/26 5:52 AM, RonB wrote:
I forgot all about Air America. Is it still in business? (I guess I
could check.)
...Nope. Long gone. Jerry Springer? Rachel Maddow? Al Franken? No
wonder.
They were quite good on the radio, it's too bad it didn't last.
You might want to contemplate why left wing talk radio doesn't last.
Franken moved on to run for senate, Maddow went to MSNBC. It just kinda fizzled out, I guess.
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