Microsoft Calls

[phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org]

My recollection of high school was that 'being antisocial' was the worst
thing you could say to someone. I recall being told that on several
occasions. Really what it means is 'You aren't paying enough attention to
*me*'.

The correct nerd response to that should be 'Actually, anti-social is not
correct. Anti-social implies that I am against socializing. That's not
true at all. The correct term is asocial, that is, being social does not
interest me'.

This all came to a head at the grade 13 class party, where the Blonde
Goddess in the class railed at me for bringing my floater ring, model
boat, and other toys. I was under the apparently misapprehension that we
were there to have Fun, but we evidently had different ideas of Fun.

Peter

> This is an interesting philosophical question. Is it possible for a
> truth to be insulting?
>
> I know Peter is not anti-social, so I know that the phone guy was
> false in what he said. However does this mean what Peter said was
> true.
>
> On a balance of probabilities I'd say yes.
>
> Sorry .... too much electioneering happening in Toronto these days. I
> can't figure out which criminal outfit to vote for. Perhaps the one
> that promises a digital chicken in every pot. A campaign based on; If
> elected I promise I'll track down every Bash Operator From Hell.
> First we go after the mime's.
>
> %switching to decaff now
>
> Russell
>
>
> On 9/26/14, phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org <phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> Just got a call from someone claiming that my Microsoft computers needed
>> fixing.
>>
>> When I told him I was running Linux, he said 'You are one of those
>> anti-social guys'.
>>
>> I told him he is a criminal.
>>
>> I think my insult was better than his.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
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Peter Hiscocks
Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto
http://www.syscompdesign.com
USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator
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