[Pc_Support] Re: Bryan doesn't know jack (so no sense in asking him) -- WAS: NTFS Recovery Information

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sun, 2006-07-09 at 01:52 -0400, Jason Boxman wrote:
> I think you're taking it too personally.

I'm taking a lot "too personally" as of late.

> The way I read his message was...
> "I emailed Bryan and he explained I was pretty screwed... I thought all hope 
> was lost, but in a last ditch effort I finally found a solution and I'm so 
> excited I wanted to share..."

Here's the quote ...

  "So I shot off an e-mail to Bryan Smith, who basically told me what I
   didn't want to hear - good luck, call a data recovery service - and 
   quick, make a copy!"

This is one of the reasons I ask people _not_ to mention my name anytime
I discuss something off-list.

People might think I'm "nit-picking," but given how I've been treated
the last few months in various forums, I honestly give up.  I've really
taken it.

Someone on the SuSE list just totally started slamming MacOS X on
resource usage and eye-candy, right after someone else post that SCO was
going after Linux users.  I then tried to explain where Apple "does it
right" (especially Cocoa/Aqua and QuartzExtreme), just like I had just
previously pointed out that SCO has only sued its existing licensees
(e.g., Autozone, Crysler, etc...) and you're safe as long as you don't
have a contract with SCO.

I got slammed and slammed again by many, many people.  Someone "got
smart" and acted like I didn't know much about Linux because I must use
Apple or SCO, and assumed I don't know much about Linux.

  "That's great - I'm glad there are folks like you out there...
   but I specialize in linux, because that way I get to work on
   the cool fun stuff."

I guess I never work on "Linux" or the "cool fun stuff."  Sigh.

Since 2003, I haven't posted on anything I'm working on because some
people (e.g., Steve Litt) have called my employers.  I'm in New England
right now working on a very high-profile Linux product.  And some of you
I've talked to privately in 2004-2005 know of some of my other Linux
integration and projects.

I really don't like to talk credentials, because someone else always has
more.  Furthermore, they tend to damper technical discussions.  We *ALL*
have our experience to contribute, and *NO*ONE* is greater than another.

For me, it's gotten to the point where, despite my posting sound
technical information -- repeatedly -- for months or even years, people
think I'm a "noob" in some area because I'm not preaching that Linux,
Windows, whatever is the greatest thing, or pointing out issues with
something.  Especially when I'm "going against the current."

Probably the Linux developer I admire and feel sorry for the most is
Peter Avin.  He _really_ gets slammed because his boot loaders are used
by so many people -- especially lots of non-technical people trying to
solve problems for OSes/systems that don't on their own.  I don't know
how he keeps helping people, although sometimes he'll really go off and
then people get pissed at him (wrongly so IMHO).

Which is why I'm just starting to withhold help more and more, because I
end up having to explain my experiences that have lead to my conclusions
over and over and over again.  And then other people bitch about the
volume I posted to explain them -- not giving me an ounce of respect for
it.  Which is why I really think it's time to go ... and I mean really
go for a _long_time_.

And that includes no longer helping people off-list too.
Just letting things silently drop.


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Bryan J. Smith           Professional, technical annoyance
mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org     http://thebs413.blogspot.com
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