David J Taylor added these comments in the current discussion du
jour ...
>> Or, is this a cunningly successful troll ...
>
> Good to hear from you, Jerry.
>
> His URL doesn't even have "ucsd" in it! I wouldn't trust it
> an inch. Perhaps that's what he actually wants to hear?
>
Hi, David. For quite a while, I've been strictly in lurker mode.
I've gotten pretty jaded in several NGs from the constant sniping
and flaming whether at me as oft happened in the past or just in
general. So, unless I really have something to say, I just keep
my opinions to myself. In this case, though, I just had to reply.
I've seen people do this before and I'm never quite sure if the
so-called "student" is on the level, whether they really are
trolling, or whether they are actually missing the boat on what
college is all about. Perhaps what caught my eye here was that
the OP brought his post inter ersatz on-topic by mentioning his
Canon camera before he got to the real "reason" for his post.
Incidently, although I monitor this NG, the DSLR one, and quite a
few picture groups, I can't say I've seen much from you either. I
guess you and your family were pretty busy during the Holidays
and are just now coming up for air, so to speak. So, I'll return
the complement, it's good to hear from you again also.
On a similar vein but not on Usenet, my daughter sent me a link
to somebody's web site who ostensibly has established a small
charitible foundation specifically to help severely ill premature
babies. She contributed to it and wanted me to also. Well, I
didn't even go to the site. It looked totally bogus to me from
the get go. For one thing, the so-called foundation founder was
only trying to raise $2,500, a mere drop in the bucket compared
to what might actually be required to help these unfortunate
infants.
As you know, I take a very jaundiced eye on scams and things that
I feel may be people trying to snare to unwary into going to
their web site so they can get infected with some kind of
malware. That's what I first thought of with the premature baby
link and the same thought crosses my mind when some "student"
wants to do an on-line survey. Maybe I'm too suscicious, but I
seldom go to any web sites that I think are at all a possible
risk.
I'd be interested in your thoughts on these subjects, even though
it is drifting into OT-land. Any way, David, have a great week!
--
HP, aka Jerry
"Never complain, never explain" - Henry Ford II
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