"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Jenn" <me@nowhere.whocareswhatthisemailisanyway> wrote in

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>>> Why are you here?
>>
>> Does it matter?

> Yes. It's a technical forum, all bickering aside. It's not a coffeeshop.

You could have fooled just about anyone with all the bickering that goes on
here about that fellow PCbutts. I've marked multiple threads as read because
none had to do with anything technical.


>>> You don't read the posts where we fight, you have no
>>> idea who's the good guys and the bad guys and by your own admission,
>>> you really don't care. So again, I ask, why are you here?
>>
>> I started reading one thread mostly. I think I began to read a second
>> thread and got bored with it. I was actually interested in you
>> because you were on my bbs and popped into SE. I always thought you
>> were a regular fellow and had never heard of you before you came to my
>> bbs. You are still a *regular* fellow to me despite the idea that
>> you're supposed to be famous for something to do with computer
>> virus's. I don't care what you formerly did. I think it's cool that
>> you work with the malwarebytes people, not that that makes you some
>> sort of famous personality to me. I just use the program and never had
>> any issues with it, so reading about the program here was of interest
>> to me.


> I'd like to think I'm a regular joe, but.. ah well. As for the famous
> aspect, the sooner that.. old stuff dies off and can't be found on google
> anymore, the better. I'm not proud of what I did to become famous for the
> short amount of time that I was. It's really not that much fun with a
> target painted on your back. My previous activities are always going to
> get in the way of further advancement in the computer industry. I'll give
> you an example. an MVP award isn't even remotely possible for me, not
> now, not ever, because of what I foolishly did so many years ago. That
> might not seem like much to you, but to me, it's a permanent black mark
> thats going to follow me everywhere I go.

Well ... I understand what you're saying, but maybe you're just meant to be
different in that you are an individual and often times people who are such
are misunderstood throughout their life. You will have a different
perspective of what's really important, and you will get promotions and
accolades that will come as complete surprises to you along the way. Don't
be upset or discouraged. I know it may be easy for me to say, but I say
this from personal experience. The more you do good.. the more good will
come back to you. I already know you're smart, intelligent, and willing to
get along with people, so you have half the battle behind you. Besides..
not many people even try to change things about themselves that they don't
like. You not only tried, but you have succeeded, and people will make note
of that.


> A friend of mine sent me a url to some old ezine I did an interview with;
> pretty saddening reading it. What an absolute ****ing ******* I was.
>
> Malwarebytes took a chance on me, and I'm very grateful for it and the
> time I spent with the company. I wish them nothing but the best of luck
> in the future.

I understand how much it means when others take a chance on you and give you
an opportunity to succeed. I've been there.

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>> I don't care who incited whom... the problem is when you complain
>> about someone dissing you, and then you go and do it back to them....
>> THEN you say you did it because they *deserved it*. That sort of
>> mentality just opens the door for doing whatever you want to anyone IF
>> you think THEY DESERVE it. It wouldn't matter if the other person
>> thought YOU DESERVED what they gave you... they'd always be wrong for
>> dishing it out first, and you'd always be right for giving it back
>> because THEY DESERVED it.


> I didn't complain about anyone dissing me, Jenn. I complained when one of
> your friends outright lied on me. That to me, isn't the same.

I wasn't privy to a specific slight .. I more or less was told that Dave
wasn't sure about you and you're intentions. I told Dave I believed you to
be a good person and changed from your former self.... How the two of you
go at it I leave to the two of you. I still believe what I told Dave as far
as you being a good person. Even good people get angry and upset and say
bad things.

>> That's really shaky ground to base any decision or action on, and
>> pretty much puts that persons behavior into the moral relativity
>> category.


> Think what you will. As I said previously, I can't change your mind.

What did you want to change my mind about?? I'm not sure what you're
referring to.

--
Jenn (from Oklahoma)
http://pqlr.org/bbs/