Re: idiots want to sell you ads!

In a previous article, Keenan & Julie <gokayakingdotca@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>in article dbs14p$d1$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Paul Tomblin at
>ptomblin+netnews@xxxxxxxxx wrote on 7/22/05 7:57 PM:
>> In a previous article, "KMAN" <KMAN-tiNOGc@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>>> Sure thing, you inconsiderate spam-loving slob, this is a newsgroup called
>>
>> You think the spammers read all the newsgroups they spam? You're new
>> around here, aren't you?
>
>No, in replying here to the group I also copied several email addresses that
>appear to be associated with this nitwit.

Why didn't you just write to them instead of posting here?

>You're new around here, aren't you?

Gee, I've only been running a news server since 1987. Since 1992, I've
had 10,000 users. I've had software patches incorporated into B-News,
INN, trn, cleanfeed, and SpamAssassin. I guess that does make me a
newbie.

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Every nonzero finite dimensional inner product space has an orthonormal basis.

It makes sense, when you don't think about it.
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