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At 05 May 2026 01:05:38 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 5:37:08 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB442D1BF8C924HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com> news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I
simply asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't
already exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

Didn't you used to claim to be a programmer? LOL!

While your suggestion might work in some limited cases, as a general
idea it is beyond daft.

But you might need some experience in the development world to
understand that.

So much for you wanting people to leave you alone.

So are you going to heckle people for reasonable comments for long?

When I was working for computing services at SRJC, I once wrote
a perl script to convert the SRJC policy manual from an
unstructured expression in "Word" to a structured html web site.
There is nothing in Gremlin's idea that is any more complicated
than what I did.

I believe Gremlin's question that has you in such a tizzy was
intended to begin a Socratic dialogue. The result:
Feddle Farkle -- an alleged perl programmer -- all but admits
he can't do it.

Gremlin can do it (though he'd probably use ASIC), I can do
it -- and any perl programmer worth their salt can do it.

You can't...and you are green with envy.

And then, when you wrote:

While your suggestion might work in some limited cases, as a general
idea it is beyond daft.

So not only can you not do it, you try to heckle the people
that can. You don't even know what a computer is capable of.

Bro, do you even regex?

Just. Shut. Up.
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On May 4, 2026 at 6:07:27 PM MST, "Distro Lackey" wrote <18ac85f6abf119b8$37243$2773217$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com>:

On Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I simply asked >> if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't already exist) to do >> that for you vs doing it by hand.

It's not always just a matter of swapping names. Some changes have introduced
new options in place of old options with a concomitant set of new parameters. Thus, I would have to examine many scripts manually to find the best way to fit
the old into the new.

Usually, programmers will announce a deprecation schedule and also maintain the old options for a while to allow users to gradually make the adjustments.

Thanks for this.. I hope Gremlin can understand it.
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At 05 May 2026 01:52:52 GMT, Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 6:34:33 PM MST, "vallor" wrote <10tbhf9$3mo0$1@dont-email.me>:

At 18 Apr 2026 04:00:55 GMT, Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a745cbe5a613ab$28367$2332849$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com Fri, 17
Apr 2026 22:35:20 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

Recently, ImageMagick and GMIC, both CLI image processing
programs that I use extensively, have changed some of their
commands and command options.

<https://imagemagick.org/>

<https://gmic.eu/>

Because of this, I am FORCED to modify literally HUNDREDS
of scripts that I have written in the past. Believe you me,
I have much better thing to do.

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this process
for you?

LOL! Didn’t you used to claim to be a coder or programmer?

Ah, yes, I remember my first beer too.

p.s.: FOAD

You are not seeking to be kind.

Nor are you, Lamer Heckler who doesn't know how computers work.
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On Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I simply asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't already exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

Fred Weinhaus must have already wet his pants. He has composed many scripts and has encountered the problem previously:

<https://www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/index.php>

He writes:

"My earliest scripts were developed under ImageMagick-6.3.5.0 on Mac OS 10.4x. I have tried to keep them updated with changes in IM versions. All were developed
using Q16 IM. I do not know how compatible they are to older version of ImageMagick,
nor to other Q levels or other versions of Unix."

"NOTE: Starting with IM 6.3.5.7, -matte/+matte were deprecated in favor of -alpha set
or on/-alpha off. Therefore, many of my scripts may not work with IM versions prior
to that unless replaced with the deprecated syntax."

Good luck Freddie!

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At 18 Apr 2026 18:21:22 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On Apr 17, 2026 at 7:10:06 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB431E1823E2E6HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com> news:18a745cbe5a613ab$28367$2332849$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:35:20 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

Recently, ImageMagick and GMIC, both CLI image processing
programs that I use extensively, have changed some of their
commands and command options.

<https://imagemagick.org/>

<https://gmic.eu/>

Because of this, I am FORCED to modify literally HUNDREDS
of scripts that I have written in the past. Believe you me,
I have much better thing to do.

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

The technical side of this was lost in the noise of insults (typical
Usenet).

No it wasn't.

You obviously gave your AI "God" the wrong prompt.

[snip AI slop]

Snit, "AI" (LLM) slop makes you look stupider than you already are.
You treat it like the ultimate authority on, well,
anything...and even if that was valid (it isn't),
you are no prompt engineer.

I suggest you take a month off Usenet and _learn_ how
LLM's do what they do.

Idiot.

And that's it -- take your Snit circuses, you're heckling,
and your stupidity away, and there is no "noise of insults"
in this thread.

p.s. Fuck off.
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On May 4, 2026 at 7:08:01 PM MST, "vallor" wrote <10tbje1$3mo0$4@dont-email.me>:

At 18 Apr 2026 18:21:22 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On Apr 17, 2026 at 7:10:06 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
<XnsB431E1823E2E6HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a745cbe5a613ab$28367$2332849$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:35:20 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

Recently, ImageMagick and GMIC, both CLI image processing
programs that I use extensively, have changed some of their
commands and command options.

<https://imagemagick.org/>

<https://gmic.eu/>

Because of this, I am FORCED to modify literally HUNDREDS
of scripts that I have written in the past. Believe you me,
I have much better thing to do.

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

The technical side of this was lost in the noise of insults (typical
Usenet).

No it wasn't.

You obviously gave your AI "God" the wrong prompt.

[snip AI slop]

Snit, "AI" (LLM) slop makes you look stupider than you already are.
You treat it like the ultimate authority on, well,
anything...and even if that was valid (it isn't),
you are no prompt engineer.

I suggest you take a month off Usenet and _learn_ how
LLM's do what they do.

Idiot.

And that's it -- take your Snit circuses, you're heckling,
and your stupidity away, and there is no "noise of insults"
in this thread.

p.s. Fuck off.

I said nothing of AI. Next.
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On May 4, 2026 at 6:54:16 PM MST, "vallor" wrote <10tbik8$3mo0$3@dont-email.me>:

At 05 May 2026 01:52:52 GMT, Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 6:34:33 PM MST, "vallor" wrote
<10tbhf9$3mo0$1@dont-email.me>:

At 18 Apr 2026 04:00:55 GMT, Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a745cbe5a613ab$28367$2332849$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com Fri, 17
Apr 2026 22:35:20 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

Recently, ImageMagick and GMIC, both CLI image processing
programs that I use extensively, have changed some of their
commands and command options.

<https://imagemagick.org/>

<https://gmic.eu/>

Because of this, I am FORCED to modify literally HUNDREDS
of scripts that I have written in the past. Believe you me,
I have much better thing to do.

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this process
for you?

LOL! Didn’t you used to claim to be a coder or programmer?

Ah, yes, I remember my first beer too.

p.s.: FOAD

You are not seeking to be kind.

Nor are you, Lamer Heckler who doesn't know how computers work.

I hope you get better soon.
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On May 4, 2026 at 6:53:04 PM MST, "vallor" wrote <10tbii0$3mo0$2@dont-email.me>:

At 05 May 2026 01:05:38 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 5:37:08 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
<XnsB442D1BF8C924HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I
simply asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't
already exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

Didn't you used to claim to be a programmer? LOL!

While your suggestion might work in some limited cases, as a general
idea it is beyond daft.

But you might need some experience in the development world to
understand that.

So much for you wanting people to leave you alone.

I want people to be hones and honorable. And trolls to stop trolling. But you can't.

Notice below where you start with an incorrect assumption and just go downhill from there.

So are you going to heckle people for reasonable comments for long?

When I was working for computing services at SRJC, I once wrote
a perl script to convert the SRJC policy manual from an
unstructured expression in "Word" to a structured html web site.
There is nothing in Gremlin's idea that is any more complicated
than what I did.

I believe Gremlin's question that has you in such a tizzy was
intended to begin a Socratic dialogue. The result:
Feddle Farkle -- an alleged perl programmer -- all but admits
he can't do it.

Gremlin can do it (though he'd probably use ASIC), I can do
it -- and any perl programmer worth their salt can do it.

You can't...and you are green with envy.

If you can show it.

But you won't.

And then, when you wrote:

While your suggestion might work in some limited cases, as a general
idea it is beyond daft.

So not only can you not do it, you try to heckle the people
that can. You don't even know what a computer is capable of.

Bro, do you even regex?

Just. Shut. Up.

If you could do it you would have shown it.

You did not.

Facts matter.
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At 05 May 2026 02:20:27 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 6:54:16 PM MST, "vallor" wrote <10tbik8$3mo0$3@dont-email.me>:

At 05 May 2026 01:52:52 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 6:34:33 PM MST, "vallor" wrote
<10tbhf9$3mo0$1@dont-email.me>:

At 18 Apr 2026 04:00:55 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a745cbe5a613ab$28367$2332849$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com >>>>> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:35:20 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

Recently, ImageMagick and GMIC, both CLI image processing
programs that I use extensively, have changed some of their
commands and command options.

<https://imagemagick.org/>

<https://gmic.eu/>

Because of this, I am FORCED to modify literally HUNDREDS
of scripts that I have written in the past. Believe you me,
I have much better thing to do.

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate
this process for you?

LOL! Didn’t you used to claim to be a coder or programmer?

Ah, yes, I remember my first beer too.

p.s.: FOAD

You are not seeking to be kind.

Nor are you, Lamer Heckler who doesn't know how computers work.

I hope you get better soon.

Stop. Polluting.
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At Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin <nobody@haph.org>
wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com> news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I
simply asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't
already exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

No, he can't.

And BTW, just in case Clownshoe McBozo is in your kf, he tried
to heckle you, and ended up stepping on his c#^%&**!(NO CARRIER
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On 5/5/2026 3:24 AM, vallor wrote:

At Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin <nobody@haph.org>
wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I
simply asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't
already exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

No, he can't.

And BTW, just in case Clownshoe McBozo is in your kf, he tried
to heckle you, and ended up stepping on his c#^%&**!(NO CARRIER

Gremlin is a cunt, say what you will about Snit but he isn't the
aggressive, nitpicking, obnoxious jerk that Gremlin is.
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On May 5, 2026 at 12:19:24 AM MST, "vallor" wrote <10tc5ls$89ln$1@dont-email.me>:

At 05 May 2026 02:20:27 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 6:54:16 PM MST, "vallor" wrote
<10tbik8$3mo0$3@dont-email.me>:

At 05 May 2026 01:52:52 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 6:34:33 PM MST, "vallor" wrote
<10tbhf9$3mo0$1@dont-email.me>:

At 18 Apr 2026 04:00:55 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a745cbe5a613ab$28367$2332849$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com >>>>>>> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:35:20 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

Recently, ImageMagick and GMIC, both CLI image processing
programs that I use extensively, have changed some of their
commands and command options.

<https://imagemagick.org/>

<https://gmic.eu/>

Because of this, I am FORCED to modify literally HUNDREDS
of scripts that I have written in the past. Believe you me,
I have much better thing to do.

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate
this process for you?

LOL! Didn’t you used to claim to be a coder or programmer?

Ah, yes, I remember my first beer too.

p.s.: FOAD

You are not seeking to be kind.

Nor are you, Lamer Heckler who doesn't know how computers work.

I hope you get better soon.

Stop. Polluting.

Stop crying I respond to your trolling.
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On May 5, 2026 at 12:37:39 AM MST, ""Joel W. Crump"" wrote <77hKR.1690875$4wI6.889825@fx24.iad>:

On 5/5/2026 3:24 AM, vallor wrote:

At Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin <nobody@haph.org>
wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I
simply asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't
already exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

No, he can't.

And BTW, just in case Clownshoe McBozo is in your kf, he tried
to heckle you, and ended up stepping on his c#^%&**!(NO CARRIER

Gremlin is a cunt, say what you will about Snit but he isn't the
aggressive, nitpicking, obnoxious jerk that Gremlin is.

Yup. Gremlin is a walking ego with the maturity of a toddler.
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Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:69f94262$0$27$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Tue, 05 May 2026 01:05:38
GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 5:37:08 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB442D1BF8C924HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I simply
asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't already
exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

Didn't you used to claim to be a programmer? LOL!

I still am a coder, Snit. It's not something you forget easily. Especially
if like me, you've been writing code for longer than you could write in cursive.
Some of my work won awards. Others got technical write ups and press
coverage. These are easily proven facts, bud. I don't know why you even
try this bullshit with me.
Look at the other posts in this thread, dumbarse. Not a single person is backing you up here. Not a single of them. And, icing on the cake for me,
I don't really know much about them. I met them in this newsgroup,
actually.

David did boast that if I ever posted here, someone would hand me my arse
with a quickness. Uhh, heh, that hasn't happened yet. I seem to fit in
fine with the majority of those who post here. You on the other hand
aren't getting any traction with your bullshit here. If anything, you've
been getting called out more frequently over the dumb shit (like the post
I'm responding to) you like to write about myself, Pothead, SC, and,
others.

While your suggestion might work in some limited cases, as a general
idea it is beyond daft.

Your AI needs a lot of work, Snit. Do continue to double down on it though.
I find it greatly amusing. As another poster pointed out to you, my
suggestion wasn't unique and would be appropriate. It's not difficult to
do for those who actually do understand how computers work. That obviously leaves you, and, in this case, your AI of choice out. It isn't looking too good for the OP at this point either.

But you might need some experience in the development world to
understand that.

I suspect I have significantly more experience and understanding of that
world than you ever will, Snit.
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vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> news:10tbii0$3mo0$2@dont-email.me Tue, 05 May 2026 01:53:04 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

At 05 May 2026 01:05:38 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 5:37:08 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
<XnsB442D1BF8C924HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I
simply asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't
already exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

Didn't you used to claim to be a programmer? LOL!

While your suggestion might work in some limited cases, as a general
idea it is beyond daft.

But you might need some experience in the development world to
understand that.

So much for you wanting people to leave you alone.

You noticed that too eh? :)

So are you going to heckle people for reasonable comments for long?

He didn't (still doesn't) grasp what I was writing in the first place and actually thinks he's making sense with his comments. As if I can't provide proof to support my 'claim' of being a programmer. He still thinks for some reason unknown to me that I don't have a well documented past. That I'm just making shit up as I go. :)

When I was working for computing services at SRJC, I once wrote
a perl script to convert the SRJC policy manual from an
unstructured expression in "Word" to a structured html web site.
There is nothing in Gremlin's idea that is any more complicated
than what I did.

Indeed.

I believe Gremlin's question that has you in such a tizzy was
intended to begin a Socratic dialogue. The result:
Feddle Farkle -- an alleged perl programmer -- all but admits
he can't do it.

Exactly!

Gremlin can do it (though he'd probably use ASIC), I can do
it -- and any perl programmer worth their salt can do it.

I really do like using ASIC. <G>

You can't...and you are green with envy.

He couldn't diagnose a failing hard drive on his own gear. Didn't (likely still doesn't) really understand what is stored locally on the machine vs internet required when he booted into apples version of safe mode. Tried to spin that into me thinking the internet was stored on a dead computers hard drive. ROFL! I don't know if he's still trying to play that routine or not.

And then, when you wrote:

While your suggestion might work in some limited cases, as a general
idea it is beyond daft.

So not only can you not do it, you try to heckle the people
that can. You don't even know what a computer is capable of.

He's never graduated beyond the point of end user.

Bro, do you even regex?

Just. Shut. Up.

He needs to use google to learn what regex means. Otherwise, your advice is solid.
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Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:69f94d9f$1$27$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Tue, 05 May 2026 01:53:35
GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 6:07:27 PM MST, "Distro Lackey" wrote <18ac85f6abf119b8$37243$2773217$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com>:

On Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I simply
asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't already
exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

It's not always just a matter of swapping names. Some changes have
introduced new options in place of old options with a concomitant set
of new parameters. Thus, I would have to examine many scripts manually
to find the best way to fit the old into the new.

Usually, programmers will announce a deprecation schedule and also
maintain the old options for a while to allow users to gradually make
the adjustments.

Thanks for this.. I hope Gremlin can understand it.

Snit, If you'll read the posts so far in this thread, I'm not the one who's been called out for any lack of understanding. Various others are not only calling you out for your lack of understanding but also the OP for the complaint in the first place. Are you paying any attention to what's going
on here, bud? You are having your ass handed to you on a platter, again.
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vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> news:10tc5vk$89ln$2@dont-email.me Tue, 05 May 2026 07:24:36 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

At Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin <nobody@haph.org>
wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I
simply asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't
already exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

No, he can't.

Hmm. So he's essentially a limited script kiddie coding skill wise?

And BTW, just in case Clownshoe McBozo is in your kf, he tried
to heckle you, and ended up stepping on his c#^%&**!(NO CARRIER

I won't waste the bytes to have my client filter him. <G> I noticed his weak as fuck efforts to heckle me. It's as if he completely forgets the fact that some of my background is well known. I was writing code decades ago that he doesn't understand and couldn't duplicate today. I suspect the OP would have the same issue at this point.

Snit is doing what Snit does. Writing bullshit. It's about all he's capable
of doing, aside from ripping those of us who pay taxes off in the form of government support because he refuses to do what the majority of us all do - work for a living. People like him who game the system tend to piss me off.
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Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:69f953cf$0$20$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Tue, 05 May 2026 02:19:59 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 7:08:01 PM MST, "vallor" wrote <10tbje1$3mo0$4@dont-email.me>:

At 18 Apr 2026 18:21:22 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On Apr 17, 2026 at 7:10:06 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
<XnsB431E1823E2E6HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a745cbe5a613ab$28367$2332849$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:35:20 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

Recently, ImageMagick and GMIC, both CLI image processing
programs that I use extensively, have changed some of their
commands and command options.

<https://imagemagick.org/>

<https://gmic.eu/>

Because of this, I am FORCED to modify literally HUNDREDS
of scripts that I have written in the past. Believe you me,
I have much better thing to do.

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

The technical side of this was lost in the noise of insults (typical
Usenet).

No it wasn't.

You obviously gave your AI "God" the wrong prompt.

[snip AI slop]

Snit, "AI" (LLM) slop makes you look stupider than you already are.
You treat it like the ultimate authority on, well,
anything...and even if that was valid (it isn't),
you are no prompt engineer.

I suggest you take a month off Usenet and _learn_ how
LLM's do what they do.

Idiot.

And that's it -- take your Snit circuses, you're heckling,
and your stupidity away, and there is no "noise of insults"
in this thread.

p.s. Fuck off.

I said nothing of AI. Next.

Uhh, dumbass.
Message-ID: <69e3cba2$0$25$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>

That post you shared was AI generated and as Vallor and others have all pointed out, it's completely off it's kilter. You should do as suggested.
Take some time off usenet and learn how the technology you use actually
works. Before you attempt to do any of that though, be sure to sign up for some adult reading classes! You certainly do need them.
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Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com> news:18ac85f6abf119b8$37243$2773217$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com Tue,
05 May 2026 01:07:27 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I simply
asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't already
exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

It's not always just a matter of swapping names. Some changes have introduced new options in place of old options with a concomitant set of
new parameters. Thus, I would have to examine many scripts manually to
find the best way to fit the old into the new.

I understand that, but, it's still possible to write up a program to do
the majority of this for you. Depending on how well/poorly you have the scripts written and stored will determine how much manual effort you'd
have to apply - if - you didn't opt to customize the search/replace
routine you'd be writing to do this. I'm starting to get the idea that you can't actually write a script or program? to do this for you? Is that the
case here?

What languages do you know that you can code in? Scripting languages at
this point would also be accepted. I can't think of one off the top of my
head that couldn't be used to do this. It might possibly be easier to do
on linux with various script options than opting to use an HLL to do it, actually. I'd probably still use an HLL myself because i'm not really into
the scripting side of things. I accept the power various script
interpreters now offer mind you, but, I still prefer the ultimate control various languages can provide me. I like being able to do things raw, regardless of the language when necessary. Especially with code
optimization.

I'm not trying to insult or otherwise belittle you here. I don't even know
you outside of this newsgroup. I'm just asking questions here and intend
no offense.

Usually, programmers will announce a deprecation schedule and also
maintain the old options for a while to allow users to gradually make
the adjustments.

Some follow that principle, sure. That principle though is kind of like
what people are taught in the trades. As long as the people who did the
work before you did it correctly you should have nothing to worry about.
In the real world, you can't risk your life or that of others or the
property on the assumption that previous work was done right. Especially
when it comes to electrical. You don't even take the CH word for anything - you check it for yourself and you verify for yourself what's going on. Otherwise, bad things can happen. Very bad things.

I can't tell if you're actually stuck here up against a wall, or, just
mostly complaining about the possible work involved here. This situation
gives you a chance to reconsider not only the ways in which you write your scripts but also how you store and sort them. You could begin making
changes now in anticipation of such a clusterfuck happening again in the future. That way, with the restyled storing/storage and labeling you'd
have an easier time targetting specific scripts for specific command line changes.

let the computer do what it's supposed to do to help you in other words,
dude.
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"Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com>
news:5SbKR.729420$yK%7.554974@fx14.iad Tue, 05 May 2026 01:38:09 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On 5/4/2026 9:34 PM, vallor wrote:

At 18 Apr 2026 04:00:55 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a745cbe5a613ab$28367$2332849$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:35:20 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

Recently, ImageMagick and GMIC, both CLI image processing
programs that I use extensively, have changed some of their
commands and command options.

<https://imagemagick.org/>

<https://gmic.eu/>

Because of this, I am FORCED to modify literally HUNDREDS
of scripts that I have written in the past. Believe you me,
I have much better thing to do.

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

LOL! Didn’t you used to claim to be a coder or programmer?

Ah, yes, I remember my first beer too.

p.s.: FOAD

It's Gremlin who should FOAD.

You don't even know me, bud. You do talk a lot of shit from behind the
safety and comfort of a screen, though. I'm sure you'd follow up with more trash (aka shit) speak. People like you always do.
If snit wasn't such a dishonest prick, I wouldn't have any issues with him
and you'd have none with me. Attempting to defend the pondscum known as
Snit isn't a very good look for you. He has a very well known history and
you can't erase it or improve it. The only one who can 'fix' it going
forward is him. And he's simply unable to do that.

I don't know why you or David Brooks still tries to defend him? He's got a known history and it's far worse than mine! Which says quite a bit
considering that I'm responsible for this: https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/irok.shtml

As well as BugHunter (the DOS based antimalware tool) along with a
shitload of other things over the years. Various game editors, cracks, keygens, etc. I have a known past, dipshit. As does Snit and yourself. The difference in that though is that my past confirms that I am a coder. A
former fucking blackhat VXer, but, a coder none the less.

Do you have anything that comes close there, Joel? Snit doesn't either.
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On May 7, 2026 at 9:48:06 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB446827E7B49HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:69f94262$0$27$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Tue, 05 May 2026 01:05:38
GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 5:37:08 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
<XnsB442D1BF8C924HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I simply
asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't already
exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

Didn't you used to claim to be a programmer? LOL!

I still am a coder, Snit.

So you say, but you make such silly errors!

It's not something you forget easily. Especially
if like me, you've been writing code for longer than you could write in cursive.

What a weird and unsupported flex. LOL!

Snipped your ego rants. They are boring.
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On May 7, 2026 at 9:48:08 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB4468291E25HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> news:10tbii0$3mo0$2@dont-email.me Tue, 05 May 2026 01:53:04 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

At 05 May 2026 01:05:38 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 5:37:08 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
<XnsB442D1BF8C924HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this >>>>>> process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I
simply asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't
already exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

Didn't you used to claim to be a programmer? LOL!

While your suggestion might work in some limited cases, as a general
idea it is beyond daft.

But you might need some experience in the development world to
understand that.

So much for you wanting people to leave you alone.

You noticed that too eh? :)

So are you going to heckle people for reasonable comments for long?

He didn't (still doesn't) grasp what I was writing in the first place and actually thinks he's making sense with his comments. As if I can't provide proof to support my 'claim' of being a programmer. He still thinks for some reason unknown to me that I don't have a well documented past. That I'm just making shit up as I go. :)

You make a bunch of dumb ass mistakes.

When I was working for computing services at SRJC, I once wrote
a perl script to convert the SRJC policy manual from an
unstructured expression in "Word" to a structured html web site.
There is nothing in Gremlin's idea that is any more complicated
than what I did.

Indeed.

Nobody said that was not likely.

I believe Gremlin's question that has you in such a tizzy was
intended to begin a Socratic dialogue. The result:
Feddle Farkle -- an alleged perl programmer -- all but admits
he can't do it.

Exactly!

Gremlin can do it (though he'd probably use ASIC), I can do
it -- and any perl programmer worth their salt can do it.

I really do like using ASIC. <G>

You can't...and you are green with envy.

He couldn't diagnose a failing hard drive on his own gear. Didn't (likely still doesn't) really understand what is stored locally on the machine vs internet required when he booted into apples version of safe mode. Tried to spin that into me thinking the internet was stored on a dead computers hard drive. ROFL! I don't know if he's still trying to play that routine or not.

MID? Quote?

See how you make things up. You HAVE to in order to protect your ego.

And then, when you wrote:

While your suggestion might work in some limited cases, as a general
idea it is beyond daft.

So not only can you not do it, you try to heckle the people
that can. You don't even know what a computer is capable of.

He's never graduated beyond the point of end user.

Bro, do you even regex?

Just. Shut. Up.

He needs to use google to learn what regex means. Otherwise, your advice is solid.

You think regex is unheard of around here? That is weird.
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On May 7, 2026 at 9:48:09 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB44682A59F65HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:69f94d9f$1$27$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Tue, 05 May 2026 01:53:35
GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 6:07:27 PM MST, "Distro Lackey" wrote
<18ac85f6abf119b8$37243$2773217$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com>:

On Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I simply >>>> asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't already
exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

It's not always just a matter of swapping names. Some changes have
introduced new options in place of old options with a concomitant set
of new parameters. Thus, I would have to examine many scripts manually
to find the best way to fit the old into the new.

Usually, programmers will announce a deprecation schedule and also
maintain the old options for a while to allow users to gradually make
the adjustments.

Thanks for this.. I hope Gremlin can understand it.

Snit, If you'll read the posts so far in this thread, I'm not the one who's been called out for any lack of understanding. Various others are not only calling you out for your lack of understanding but also the OP for the complaint in the first place. Are you paying any attention to what's going
on here, bud? You are having your ass handed to you on a platter, again.

Your ego again... but no MID or quote from you.

How pathetic.

But what you did not do was show ANY understanding. You know -- like any programmer would. LOL!
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On May 7, 2026 at 9:48:11 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB44682B64916HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> news:10tc5vk$89ln$2@dont-email.me Tue, 05 May 2026 07:24:36 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

At Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin <nobody@haph.org>
wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a7757496dfd1b3$21816$2878039$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:10:06 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

Hmm. But that's not the point, is it.

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I
simply asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't
already exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

No, he can't.

Hmm. So he's essentially a limited script kiddie coding skill wise?

And BTW, just in case Clownshoe McBozo is in your kf, he tried
to heckle you, and ended up stepping on his c#^%&**!(NO CARRIER

I won't waste the bytes to have my client filter him. <G> I noticed his weak as fuck efforts to heckle me. It's as if he completely forgets the fact that some of my background is well known. I was writing code decades ago that he doesn't understand and couldn't duplicate today. I suspect the OP would have the same issue at this point.

Snit is doing what Snit does. Writing bullshit. It's about all he's capable of doing, aside from ripping those of us who pay taxes off in the form of government support because he refuses to do what the majority of us all do - work for a living. People like him who game the system tend to piss me off.

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

You forget I actually bring receipts. :)
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On May 7, 2026 at 9:48:12 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB44682C8A172HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:69f953cf$0$20$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Tue, 05 May 2026 02:19:59 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On May 4, 2026 at 7:08:01 PM MST, "vallor" wrote
<10tbje1$3mo0$4@dont-email.me>:

At 18 Apr 2026 18:21:22 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

On Apr 17, 2026 at 7:10:06 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
<XnsB431E1823E2E6HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a745cbe5a613ab$28367$2332849$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:35:20 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

Recently, ImageMagick and GMIC, both CLI image processing
programs that I use extensively, have changed some of their
commands and command options.

<https://imagemagick.org/>

<https://gmic.eu/>

Because of this, I am FORCED to modify literally HUNDREDS
of scripts that I have written in the past. Believe you me,
I have much better thing to do.

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

The technical side of this was lost in the noise of insults (typical
Usenet).

No it wasn't.

You obviously gave your AI "God" the wrong prompt.

[snip AI slop]

Snit, "AI" (LLM) slop makes you look stupider than you already are.
You treat it like the ultimate authority on, well,
anything...and even if that was valid (it isn't),
you are no prompt engineer.

I suggest you take a month off Usenet and _learn_ how
LLM's do what they do.

Idiot.

And that's it -- take your Snit circuses, you're heckling,
and your stupidity away, and there is no "noise of insults"
in this thread.

p.s. Fuck off.

I said nothing of AI. Next.

Uhh, dumbass.
Message-ID: <69e3cba2$0$25$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>

That post you shared was AI generated and as Vallor and others have all pointed out, it's completely off it's kilter. You should do as suggested. Take some time off usenet and learn how the technology you use actually works. Before you attempt to do any of that though, be sure to sign up for some adult reading classes! You certainly do need them.

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On May 7, 2026 at 9:48:14 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB44682DC44D4HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com> news:18ac85f6abf119b8$37243$2773217$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com Tue,
05 May 2026 01:07:27 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Tue, 5 May 2026 00:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

You were complaining about having to change a lot of things - I simply
asked if you couldn't write yourself a tool (if one doesn't already
exist) to do that for you vs doing it by hand.

It's not always just a matter of swapping names. Some changes have
introduced new options in place of old options with a concomitant set of
new parameters. Thus, I would have to examine many scripts manually to
find the best way to fit the old into the new.

I understand that, but, it's still possible to write up a program to do
the majority of this for you.

Ah! You have moved from it being a search and replace to a program that can do the majority.

Good job. I am glad you are catching up and understanding what I told you from the start. Good to see you can learn.

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On May 7, 2026 at 9:48:16 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB44682EF1009HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

"Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com>
news:5SbKR.729420$yK%7.554974@fx14.iad Tue, 05 May 2026 01:38:09 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On 5/4/2026 9:34 PM, vallor wrote:

At 18 Apr 2026 04:00:55 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> wrote:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com>
news:18a745cbe5a613ab$28367$2332849$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:35:20 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

Recently, ImageMagick and GMIC, both CLI image processing
programs that I use extensively, have changed some of their
commands and command options.

<https://imagemagick.org/>

<https://gmic.eu/>

Because of this, I am FORCED to modify literally HUNDREDS
of scripts that I have written in the past. Believe you me,
I have much better thing to do.

Hmm. Couldn't you write a search and replace tool to automate this
process for you?

LOL! Didn’t you used to claim to be a coder or programmer?

Ah, yes, I remember my first beer too.

p.s.: FOAD

It's Gremlin who should FOAD.

You don't even know me, bud.

All we know of each other is what we post. Oh, and in your case what you found when you paid for People Finder sites to get a bunch of misinformation to dox me with. That was sick of you, but also hilarious. You still have yet to
figure out why attacking and doxxing people based on my ex's last name was beyond daft of you.

Nobody ever accused you of being a quick learner!

You do talk a lot of shit from behind the
safety and comfort of a screen, though.

Usenet is not a face-to-face medium, you silly troll. Wow. You really are just lost on even the basics of tech.

I'm sure you'd follow up with more
trash (aka shit) speak. People like you always do.
If snit wasn't such a dishonest prick, I wouldn't have any issues with him and you'd have none with me.

You have yet to explain how someone has unquotable lies.

But speaking of lying, don't you now deny you ever had ANY access to Carroll's floodbot -- completely contracting your previous claims when you bragged about having insider knowledge:

Gremlin <XnsAB6D6F1BFA61HT1@3dOIZISX3.IwU6R1OH8iz29MMTN26bF08TPFtT157gyFB5>:
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It needs to be recoded anyway, it's a seriously piss poor
example of writing software.
-----

Gremlin <XnsAB6E44E6AFE1AHT1@ZdS859K14.7p1JRyU90Zyd>
-----
Do you think when you disassemble something that you're
provided the original source code that was
compiled/assembled by the author? You aren't, what you're
given looks nothing like the original source code, but it
still tells you *everything* about the program.
-----

If you can understand what you read you will come to the same conclusion as ChatGPT, which I shared the full posts with:

https://chatgpt.com/share/681ea0aa-d35c-800c-b586-185275735e26
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Gremlin repeatedly claims he hasn’t seen the source code
for Carroll’s flood bot—yet he calls it a “seriously piss
poor example of writing software” and boasts that
disassembly “tells you everything about the program.” So
either he’s seen the code or reverse-engineered it—meaning
he has examined it closely enough to know how it works. He
criticizes it like someone who’s dug into its inner
workings, but dances around admitting it outright. And for
someone who sometimes denies Carroll is behind the bot, he
sure acts like he knows a lot about it.
-----

Attempting to defend the pondscum known as
Snit isn't a very good look for you. He has a very well known history and
you can't erase it or improve it. The only one who can 'fix' it going
forward is him. And he's simply unable to do that.

A history you cannot show. Meanwhile yours is trivial to show. Hey, another
set of bizarre lies from you:

----------------------------------------------------------------------

* Gremlin got confused over what degrees he says he has and what
they mean.

* You have two degrees, both in CS and you did not know IT was different.
* You have two degrees, both in IT.
* You have two degrees, one in IT and one in CS.
* You blame me for you confusing IT with IS though you offer no evidence.
* You cannot decide if you have "two" degrees or "several".
* They’re "honorary" except when you "did the work and took the tests."
* You project your confusion and dishonesty onto me.

All trivial to show:

Diesel / Gremlin <XnsAB593FA1DFBDHT1@MjEwUG.BDMbgpk>:
-----
Well, I have two Masters myself, but they are in CS I
wasn't aware CS and I.T were/are seperate entities now.
-----

Diesel / Gremlin <XnsAC703AA7A6220HT1@tkRp4lHo04W6T4lOY83W.tuvxq31.7>:
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Unlike yourself snit, I hold two honorary masters in IT
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Diesel / Gremlin <XnsAC703AA7A6220HT1@tkRp4lHo04W6T4lOY83W.tuvxq31.7>:
-----
We discussed at length previously his masters in IS, and
mine in IT and the differences between them. He was quite
adamant that he had a masters in IS, *not* IT as is mine.
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Diesel / Gremlin <XnsAC75C8B08FCD2HT1@dcFn0WjC2iFiA86fj2h.35Y>:
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One is in CS, the other is in IT.
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Diesel / Gremlin <XnsB31E2432CF33FHT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:
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I have several honorary degrees,
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Diesel / Gremlin <XnsB31E2432CF33FHT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:
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I actually did the work and took the tests to earn them
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And the most ironic accusation of yours:

Diesel / Gremlin <XnsAC703AA7A6220HT1@tkRp4lHo04W6T4lOY83W.tuvxq31.7>:
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I'd also like to know how Snit could be so confused
concerning which degree he has.
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Remember, Gremlin -- Usenet is a text forum and does not go away. We ALL post from behind screens of some sort (as much as you use try to use that to troll others) and your words do not go away. LOL!

I don't know why you or David Brooks still tries to defend him? He's got a known history and it's far worse than mine! Which says quite a bit considering that I'm responsible for this: https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/irok.shtml

If you really are behind that, how can you not know ASCII "A" is always 65?

-----
Set A1 and A2 variables at the ascii value for A (On
the IBM platform that value is 65) Set counter to 0.
-----

Not just on the "IBM platform" but by standard. Seriously what programmer is
so ignorant of standards?

As well as BugHunter (the DOS based antimalware tool) along with a
shitload of other things over the years. Various game editors, cracks, keygens, etc. I have a known past, dipshit. As does Snit and yourself. The difference in that though is that my past confirms that I am a coder. A former fucking blackhat VXer, but, a coder none the less.

If so, why did you get confused over what a distro and a DE are, or at least fail to understand me so badly?

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* Gremlin was so ignorant of Linux he thought I was saying a DE
and distro are the same.

<http://techrights.org/TechBytes/techbytes0056.mp3>

• At 9:54 I make it clear when I am speaking of a specific
issue with KDE I am speaking of how it is on one specific
distro by default. It is absolutely clear I know the DE and
the distro are not the same.

• At 12:15 I again speak of how I am referencing KDE on one
distro as it comes by default, and how I realize the
defaults can be changed, and how it is different on other
distros.

• At 30:50 or so I speak about how you are using not just a DE
(KDE, specifically) but a distro, and the distro is a lot
more than just the DE.

Yet you concluded:

<XnsACDA1EDB99E5CHT1@1k.r4QzV.C>:
-----
Snit is evidently unaware of the fact the distro itself and the DE
are not one in the same thing.
-----

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Your comprehension is very weak.

Do you have anything that comes close there, Joel? Snit doesn't either.

Dude, you did not even know a floppy could stop a PC from booting:

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* Gremlin did not know that a floppy disk in a drive could stop a
machine from booting.

<XnsACC9F360B2F6CHT1@z9kfcl9n7KHDpF0eI.64L>
-----
Yea, I call bullshit on that. Driver media doesn't have a valid
boot sector present. As a result, the machine wouldn't have
refused to reboot because the disk was left behind.
-----

----------------------------------------------------------------------

We all make mistakes -- even absurd ones -- but you do it a LOT and never can explain why. And you lie your ass off pretty much non-stop.

Remember, while you just attack and treat me like the market leader, I bring receipts.

And have fun with it. :)

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On May 7, 2026 at 9:48:08 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB4468291E25HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> news:10tbii0$3mo0$2@dont-email.me Tue, 05 May 2026 01:53:04 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

At 05 May 2026 01:05:38 GMT, Brock McNuggets
<brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

...

He needs to use google to learn what regex means. Otherwise, your advice is solid.

<684a6f99$0$5003$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>

In that post I offered to help you understand regex that you showed no sign of understanding.

You really cannot help but make an ass of yourself. :)


[There was a recent discussion of lurkers... thank you anonymous lurker for pointing me to my own post.]
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On Fri, 8 May 2026 04:48:14 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

What languages do you know that you can code in? Scripting languages at
this point would also be accepted. I can't think of one off the top of my head that couldn't be used to do this. It might possibly be easier to do
on linux with various script options than opting to use an HLL to do it, actually. I'd probably still use an HLL myself because i'm not really into the scripting side of things. I accept the power various script
interpreters now offer mind you, but, I still prefer the ultimate control various languages can provide me. I like being able to do things raw, regardless of the language when necessary. Especially with code optimization.

Congratulations for wasting oodles of your precious time on a completely superfluous issue.

I will manually fix each script. No automated method is practicable.

The case is closed.

But you may continue to prattle onward as it befits your mental constitution.

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On May 8, 2026 at 7:03:52 AM MST, "Distro Lackey" wrote <18ad9c12e2a4ea9f$9159$2506019$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com>:

On Fri, 8 May 2026 04:48:14 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

What languages do you know that you can code in? Scripting languages at
this point would also be accepted. I can't think of one off the top of my
head that couldn't be used to do this. It might possibly be easier to do
on linux with various script options than opting to use an HLL to do it,
actually. I'd probably still use an HLL myself because i'm not really into >> the scripting side of things. I accept the power various script
interpreters now offer mind you, but, I still prefer the ultimate control
various languages can provide me. I like being able to do things raw,
regardless of the language when necessary. Especially with code
optimization.

Congratulations for wasting oodles of your precious time on a completely superfluous issue.

I will manually fix each script. No automated method is practicable.

Thank you.

The case is closed.

But you may continue to prattle onward as it befits your mental constitution.

He will. If it is like his games with me, he will do so for years.
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Le 05-05-2026, Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com> a écrit :

Thus, I would have to examine many scripts manually to find the best way to fit
the old into the new.

So what? You have nothing else to do with your spare time.
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Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com> news:18ad9c12e2a4ea9f$9159$2506019$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com Fri, 08
May 2026 14:03:52 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Fri, 8 May 2026 04:48:14 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

What languages do you know that you can code in? Scripting languages at
this point would also be accepted. I can't think of one off the top of
my head that couldn't be used to do this. It might possibly be easier
to do on linux with various script options than opting to use an HLL to
do it, actually. I'd probably still use an HLL myself because i'm not
really into the scripting side of things. I accept the power various
script interpreters now offer mind you, but, I still prefer the
ultimate control various languages can provide me. I like being able to
do things raw, regardless of the language when necessary. Especially
with code optimization.

Congratulations for wasting oodles of your precious time on a completely superfluous issue.

I'm not the one who was whining about having to modify hundreds of scripts because of a change.

I will manually fix each script. No automated method is practicable.

Correction: you're unable to code such an automated process. Is perl the
only scripting language you somewhat know, bud?

But you may continue to prattle onward as it befits your mental
constitution.

I was just trying to help, bud. I won't waste the time doing so again.
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Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
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On May 8, 2026 at 1:29:05 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB446A7B1075FCHT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

Distro Lackey <dl@lackey.com> news:18ad9c12e2a4ea9f$9159$2506019$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com Fri, 08 May 2026 14:03:52 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

On Fri, 8 May 2026 04:48:14 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

What languages do you know that you can code in? Scripting languages at
this point would also be accepted. I can't think of one off the top of
my head that couldn't be used to do this. It might possibly be easier
to do on linux with various script options than opting to use an HLL to
do it, actually. I'd probably still use an HLL myself because i'm not
really into the scripting side of things. I accept the power various
script interpreters now offer mind you, but, I still prefer the
ultimate control various languages can provide me. I like being able to
do things raw, regardless of the language when necessary. Especially
with code optimization.

Congratulations for wasting oodles of your precious time on a completely
superfluous issue.

I'm not the one who was whining about having to modify hundreds of scripts because of a change.

You are the one who offered bad tech advice.

I will manually fix each script. No automated method is practicable.

Correction: you're unable to code such an automated process. Is perl the
only scripting language you somewhat know, bud?

If you think you have a solution then SHOW it. But you NEVER do. You talk a
big talk but push comes to shove you think using a computer without a mouse is some sort of flex.

<XnsABEF47D94EFACHT1@rSNu6VvwL.gxU66>:
-----
My first computer didn't even know what a fucking mouse
was. You really are playing games with the wrong one.
-----

But you may continue to prattle onward as it befits your mental
constitution.

I was just trying to help, bud. I won't waste the time doing so again.

You were trying to pretend to know things you did not. Just like you pretended to have degrees you do not. Some of your ever changing claims:

* You have two degrees, both in CS and you did not know IT was different.
* You have two degrees, both in IT.
* You have two degrees, one in IT and one in CS.
* You blame me for you confusing IT with IS though you offer no evidence.
* You cannot decide if you have "two" degrees or "several".
* They’re "honorary" except when you "did the work and took the tests."
* You project your confusion and dishonesty onto me.

All trivial to show:

Diesel / Gremlin <XnsAB593FA1DFBDHT1@MjEwUG.BDMbgpk>:
-----
Well, I have two Masters myself, but they are in CS I
wasn't aware CS and I.T were/are seperate entities now.
-----

Diesel / Gremlin <XnsAC703AA7A6220HT1@tkRp4lHo04W6T4lOY83W.tuvxq31.7>:
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Unlike yourself snit, I hold two honorary masters in IT
-----

Diesel / Gremlin <XnsAC703AA7A6220HT1@tkRp4lHo04W6T4lOY83W.tuvxq31.7>:
-----
We discussed at length previously his masters in IS, and
mine in IT and the differences between them. He was quite
adamant that he had a masters in IS, *not* IT as is mine.
-----

Diesel / Gremlin <XnsAC75C8B08FCD2HT1@dcFn0WjC2iFiA86fj2h.35Y>:
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One is in CS, the other is in IT.
-----

Diesel / Gremlin <XnsB31E2432CF33FHT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:
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I have several honorary degrees,
-----

Diesel / Gremlin <XnsB31E2432CF33FHT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:
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I actually did the work and took the tests to earn them
-----

And the most ironic accusation of yours:

Diesel / Gremlin <XnsAC703AA7A6220HT1@tkRp4lHo04W6T4lOY83W.tuvxq31.7>:
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I'd also like to know how Snit could be so confused
concerning which degree he has.
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On 08 May 2026 18:42:07 GMT, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:

You have nothing else to do with your spare time.

I would suggest that you volunteer your spare time with
cleaning the Parisian streets of the stench of urine.

Ha, ha, ha, ha! That would be a project more massive than
the Channel Tunnel.

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