Ignore him, correct him offlist, or killfile him and move on

[Michael]

Thanks for the support, Eric.
So glad that things are working out for you!

On Wed, Jun 19, 2024, 12:14 AM Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> Guys,
>
> I am totally blind, and that’s partly due to traumatic brain injury back
> in 1989. I’ve also had my moments where I am exceedingly curse when it
> comes to some subjects. I also tend to be a little bit obsessive,
> compulsive, and that happens to be the autistic side of my nature which
> I’ve had all my life. I am a bit unusual, but science and technology are my
> thing so I tend not to ask too many questions because I’ve already done
> most of the research. However, sometimes research isn’t enough and I may
> end up having gas questions here. So, one should look past some of the
> commentary on here and recognize and realize those of us were traumatic
> brain. Injuries may not necessarily operate in a normal fashion. I happen
> to be one of the few exceptions because the area of the brain and question
> for me that was damaged with my visual cortex.  Also, as an aside, I also
> have prosthetic eyes, so it doesn’t matter what my visual cortex does
> because I wouldn’t be able to perceive anything anyway. In any case, this
> really hasn’t slowed me down much in both the accessibility and Lennox
> fields. I’ve been writing a bunch of scripts, especially for . Comes in
> handy when I want to download a video from YouTube and then listen to it
> using VLC. Makes a lot easier than having to deal with the stupid app and
> their commercials.
>
> Anyway, that’s my opinion on this subject and now we should probably get
> back to Lennox and what it can be used for and how accessible it really is.
>
> – Eric
> From the central offices of the Technomage Guild,  Opinions and research
> department.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 16, 2024, at 6:22 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <
> plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> >
> > I hear about and read about everyone wanting to get along.  I am old
> enough to know that is impossible.  I tend to get political and my views
> are at odds with some or maybe most on the list.
> >
> > Here is what I came to say.  Shame on you all.  You need to take an
> inventory for what you have.  Most of you can run me in the ground.  I
> struggle with technology.  I always have.
> >
> > I talked with Mike about 10 years ago.  Apparently you do not know that
> Mike experienced a traumatic brain injury.
> >
> > Mike do not let this get to you.  It is just junior and senior high BS.
> >
> > I've been on this list since 1999 or 2000.  Some of the questions I ask
> are probably annoying.  I use Google and as of late have started using
> ChatGPT (AI) to seek information.  The latter seems to do a better job.
> >
> > I believe we are all here because of our common goal to work with,
> learn, and enjoy Open Source - I know I am.  I also know we do not live in
> a vacuum. Other things overflow that are not Open Source.
> >
> > We are a community.  I could go as far as to say we are a family.  I
> heard a pastor say once that families prepare us for the world.  I guess
> families have a lot of strife.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >> On 2024-06-15 22:54, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> >> There's been a long thread of people mocking somebody who asked a
> >> stupid question. Yeah, the guy's annoying; annoying Open Sourceenough
> that I piped
> >> all his posts to /dev/null starting two or three years ago. This thread
> >> worsens the list's signal to noise, and personally, it constantly
> >> reminds me of the annoying person I killfiled years ago.
> >> I have a suggestion. If the guy annoys you, either ignore him, correct
> >> him offlist, or killfile him and move on. There's no need to mess up
> >> the list with mockery. Whether you believe, as I do, that he's an
> >> attention seeking troll who thinks his stupidity is cute, or whether
> >> you believe his behavior is entirely caused by some sort of brain
> >> injury, either way, the on-list mockery does no good for anybody.
> >> Ignore him, correct him offlist, or killfile him and move on.
> >> SteveT
> >> Steve Litt
> >> Autumn 2023 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century
> >> http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21
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