Re: OT: German kids have a "leg up"... :-)

[nick markowitz <nmarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 4, 12:29=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Oct 4, 11:25=A0am, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Oct 3, 9:36=A0am, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > On Oct 3, 1:28=A0am, Frank Kurz <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > On 02/10/2010 11:30 AM, G. Morgan wrote:
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> > > > > Frank Kurz<t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
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> > > > >>http://supercoolschool.typepad.com/blog/2008/05/the-beauty-of-k.h=
tml
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> > > > > No wonder the US public schools are turning out illiterate gradua=
tes!
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> > > > > PS...
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> > > > > Why did you change to you 'real' name? =A0Was it all along the th=
reat of an
> > > > > individual doing RL harm?
>
> > > > Both names are "real". =A0One I was born with. =A0The other people =
actually
> > > > know me by. =A0From everything I'd read about participating in publ=
ic
> > > > newsgroups it was suggested that you adopt a screen name. =A0If you
> > > > recall, when I first started posting into the group, I was going un=
der
> > > > the name "Horus". =A0Actually, come to think of it, you probably we=
ren't
> > > > here back then.
>
> > > > Anyone that wants to go "RL" (in a negative way) with me is probabl=
y
> > > > someone I wouldn't be responding to anyway. =A0I've learned a lot i=
n this
> > > > group and I have a great deal of respect for the participants I've
> > > > communicated with (both on and off the group).
>
> > > > I guess it all boils down to "youze takes your chances".
>
> > > > --
> > > > Frank Kurz
> > > > The Fire Protection Technicians Networkhttp://www.firetechs.net
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> > > RHC: I've been on this newsgroup for 15 years, always using my real
> > > name; my website has all my contact information as well, and I've
> > > never had any sort of a problem. Unless you invite trouble through
> > > undue controversy, I don't think others would do such a thing out of
> > > spite.
>
> > > I've definately been called naive before; however, what can anyone
> > > really do unless you are prone to receiving bad things and taking the=
m
> > > for more than they actually are.-
>
> > Then I guess I'll have to join those who've called you naive.
>
> > Almost from the very beginning I've not used nor given any personal
> > information about myself in any forum. The worst that's ever happened
> > is "someone" submitting my E-mail address to websites that send
> > endless spam with no means to unsubscribe. Ultimately easy to take
> > care of .... but nevertheless an annoyance. It seems to me that the
> > possibility exists that you would provide =A0personal information and b=
e
> > quite safe from any problem. That is, until you come across that one
> > vindictive person who, with personal information could simply inundate
> > you with all kinds of spam crap and possibly send you viruses, and
> > whatever. Also, another tactic is contacting people you know as well
> > as employers and providing them with whatever information they think
> > will annoy you =A0 ...... be it true or not. Additionally, signing you
> > up for receiving mounds of mail at your home or business, from all
> > sorts of sources can be accomplished very easily.
>
> > Being docile will, of course, reduce the possibility of you being
> > subjected to any of this, however, even dicility has it's detractors,
> > and there are very few who can remain docile on every subject.
>
> > I was thinking that now that Frank has "come out" I would inundate him
> > with porn subscriptions but then I realized who I was talking about.
> > I'm sure that he already has those subscriptions so I decided it would
> > be a lot easier and it would =A0bother him a lot more if I just picked
> > porno sites at random and cancelled his subscriptions.
>
> RHC: So be it ! Other than spam which I get because I simply exist on
> the internet, I've received nothing in the way of hate mail as you
> describe. Just like I don't run around worrying about every last thing
> that could befall me, I don't unduly worry about the internet
> (passwords, banking information excepted). But if they can crack
> Paypal, then they could probably do most anyone some harm if they so
> wished. Such is life !!!

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