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So you know that $DEITY$ has a sense of humor, when someone on an sysadmin list threatens to kick your ass.

Yes, that's right, schoolyard fight-level calling out and everything. It's fucking beautiful man, because I cannot imagine the level of...immaturity it takes for anyone to get so worked up about a mailing list that you are now telling someone to "watch your step buddy".

Oh, you want to know what was said, and by whom?

Sure, because I'm that kind of guy asshole. Here's the pertinent paragraph from the email:

if you think i'm out of line, and you want to set me straight, we can settle this face to face the next time i'm in california or the next time you're in nyc. in a gym or on the street, you pick. your ongoing personal attacks are taxing my patience. maybe you don't realize it...or maybe you're just using these lists to vent? watch your step, buddy.

Who said it? Why Don Montalvo, of http://donmontalvo.com/. I'll be nice and leave off his phone number which he included in the email for some reason. I mean, I'm willing to be an ass about things, but I do in fact draw the line at publicizing phone numbers like that.

I guess Don is taking his little "I'm a Tech Superhero" cartoon a wee bit too seriously. A LOT too seriously. And no, it's not the NYC thing. In fact, I find the people who are most able to handle the level of asshole you see on mailing lists et al are from NYC, because they don't tend to take such things seriously. So, no, people of NYC, no one thinks that you're all a bunch of insecure whiny babies. It's just Don being a prat. We still think NYC fuckin' rocks.

When you're so worked up over some jackass on the internet that you're all "Yeah, let's settle this in the gym or on the street", it's time for a vacation. A long one. Preferably without computer gear. Because Don, when you start playing that game, well, since you're not, (in theory), 12 any more, you look kinda well, silly.

What's next, you gonna say shit about my mom? Tell me I'm ugly and my mother dresses me funny? Wait, I know, you're going to call me a stupid poopy-head!

I have to say, this is indeed the first time anyone has ever threatened to kick my ass over a Mailing List. Even the people I argue with, or legitimately dislike, and who feel the same way still have more maturity than that. Go Don, you're leading the pack.

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So you know that \$DEITY\$ has a sense of humor, when someone on an sysadmin list threatens to kick your ass.\n\nYes, that's right, schoolyard fight-level calling out and everything. It's fucking beautiful man, because I cannot imagine the level of...immaturity it takes for anyone to get so worked up about a mailing list that you are now telling someone to \"watch your step buddy\".\n\nOh, you want to know what was said, and by whom?\n\nSure, because I'm that kind of guy asshole. Here's the pertinent paragraph from the email:\n\nif you think i'm out of line, and you want to set me straight, we can settle this face to face the next time i'm in california or the next time you're in nyc. in a gym or on the street, you pick. your ongoing personal attacks are taxing my patience. maybe you don't realize it...or maybe you're just using these lists to vent? watch your step, buddy.\n\nWho said it? Why Don Montalvo, of http://donmontalvo.com/. I'll be nice and leave off his phone number which he included in the email for some reason. I mean, I'm willing to be an ass about things, but I do in fact draw the line at publicizing phone numbers like that. \n\nI guess Don is taking his little \"I'm a Tech Superhero\" cartoon a wee bit too seriously. A LOT too seriously. And no, it's not the NYC thing. In fact, I find the people who are most able to handle the level of asshole you see on mailing lists et al are from NYC, because they don't tend to take such things seriously. So, no, people of NYC, no one thinks that you're all a bunch of insecure whiny babies. It's just Don being a prat. We still think NYC fuckin' rocks. \n\nWhen you're so worked up over some jackass on the internet that you're all \"Yeah, let's settle this in the gym or on the street\", it's time for a vacation. A long one. Preferably without computer gear. Because Don, when you start playing that game, well, since you're not, (in theory), 12 any more, you look kinda well, silly. \n\nWhat's next, you gonna say shit about my mom? Tell me I'm ugly and my mother dresses me funny? Wait, I know, you're going to call me a stupid poopy-head!\n\nI have to say, this is indeed the first time anyone has ever threatened to kick my ass over a Mailing List. Even the people I argue with, or legitimately dislike, and who feel the same way still have more maturity than that. Go Don, you're leading the pack.\n

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