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The Gull
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Does this opera series sell soap?
Is this a novela?
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Russ
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Novelist! No we're not selling soap or do we talk opera. This show is
but on by a bunch of nomadic children having fun. For the most part.
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UnoMas
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Hey Kid, Going to be in La Paz on Tuesday any chance of meeting the ultimate crime fighter. Could use some advice........
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vandenberg
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Thanks Larry,
I'm far removed from That society, so I like my explanation a lot better.
Besides, I have a mental picture of Gnu that fits my explanation a lot better. More like "KNUT", if you keep up with the international news.
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stanburn
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I have said it before and will say it again. I had a teenager that acted alot like gnukid once. All of these terrible things happened to my son and
he didn't know why and was not at fault for anything.
In his case it was drugs. Am I saying gnukid is involved in drugs, NO, NO, NO.
However one has to ask themselves why allllllll of these things happen to him and not to others living in La Paz or other parts of Baja...........
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lizard lips
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Pass the popcorn
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Sharksbaja
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Baja 5-0
Hey remember that show based in Hawaii with a kid named Dano? I think he's been reincarnated in La Paz.
He was a victim on occasion and the super slueth did his duty and tracked down the varmits! Yes, those varmits!
I can dig a good mystery and Baja mysteries are so special. That's why I dig Gnukids ongoing commentary and associated drama. It/he brings new light
to a sometimes rather drab environment(no offense) and a good writer
continuously chums the waters around him.
Fiction or nonfiction we're having fun. True or not, he's got style!
Don't you dare move away Kid! We seem to need this stuff, if nothing else, entertainment value.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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islandmusicteach
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Gnukid, crime-fighters everywhere demand that you stop hanging out behind locked doors gaining weight - we need you out on the streets! Keep
posting!!
- Marko
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woody with a view
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However one has to ask themselves why allllllll of these things happen to him and not to others living in La Paz or other parts of Baja...........
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i would quit asking, take up a collection from all other residents in the village and give the man a surprise party....after all, you can sleep at
night knowing the crooks are looking for someone else!
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The Gull
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Let's think just a minute on Gnukid's claims
If Gnukid said that Mexicans instead of Gringos had created all this crime, I'm positive that many familiar posters would be jumping all over the
posting with "yeah, all part of the corruption of Baja" and "boycott Baja".
Instead Gnukid has become the laughing stock of the board to even suggest that Gringos could be victimizing him.
Interesting viewpoints?
[Edited on 2-18-2008 by The Gull]
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Iflyfish
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Shari
..Juan thinks I'm a bit off though...giggling to myself
Again Juan is right.
Gnukid fighting for truth, justice and the Mexican way! Keep em coming kid!
Iflyfish
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gnukid
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The significance of the name Gnukid is as Larry mentioned gnu is significant to open source software developers. I made a commitment to open source
code development many years ago and I appreciate the open source software community greatly.
Unlike the assumptions, I hardly consider myself to have bad luck. I am very lucky, enough to live in Mexico. I have suffered very little in my life.
I have great friends among my neighbors here and at home in the US and my family is healthy. I am posting here because we share in a common
circumstance. When I write about surfing and sailing I write elsewhere.
I know many of you who don't know me as gnukid. I am a pleasant person aside from the occasional feelings of sadness, that La Paz va a perdir La Paz.
In fact, I have had very few accidents in my life, never a broken bone which is surprising for someone who was a professional athlete for 15 years and
was rarely a victim of crime except this year I got robbed by Chino Muleta. And the three incidents I noted in the last weeks.
In the same time. I also witnessed neighbors Chito and Juan who we have run out of the neighborhood to recently return and try to ingratiate
themselves in good graces with their families and me, only to steal again on the first night back home, from their own families no less. My dog
started barking that special low bark, I went out to the gate and I watched Jaun and Chito first choking while stealing gas with hose from peoples
cars and then a basket of clothes from their own home? How silly can some crooks be. I didn't confront them until the next day as a group. Then when
accused by their father they began to say it was Chino Muleta. Hah!
Thats not bad luck, that's good luck. Very few problems, and the problems noted were loss of property, thats hardly significant in the scope of life's
probems. In fact to have my load lightened may have been a blessing. I, like many others, have (had) too many things.
Its not a big deal--these issues how you handle it is more important. I noticed my car was hit when the door didn't open properly. I think hit and run
happens often here in mex due to the nature of dirt streets. I simply investigated this one and caught the jerk, who I happened to know. His name is
***** from Seattle and he lives in La Ventana where this happened. Let's face it, he was guilty of hit and run drunk driving--he's a real jerk--who
tried to get away with it.
I could have arrived with the cops or I could have gone nuts and started in on this guy, but at first I arrived by myself calmly. I said I understand-
you made mistake, and I guilted him into admitting it and agreeing to pay for the damage. He paid $5000 pesos. My car is being fixed by Peppy Pepe on
Miguel L. De Legaspy, one of the finest, kindest most honest car repair shops in the world, if not a little slow, which I also appreciate.
The car will be done today and I will be happy! No matter what happens, when I get in my old classic cars and drive down some lonely road or the
malecon in la paz I am happy to arrive at a beach or ranch and socialize with friends.
Now on to prosecute ***** ********* the woodshop thief.
And to begin with another woodshop to finish my 7 foot solid alder panel doors.
[Edited on 2-18-2008 by gnukid]
[Edited on 2-18-2008 by Hose A]
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livencabo
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gnukid,
Thank you for returning this thread to the level of intelligence and restraint that I came here to enjoy. I plan to leave BCS for a while but hope
people like you will continue to keep me informed about items that do not find their way into the press.
Susan
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gnukid
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
| Quote: | Originally posted by gnukid
The significance of the name Gnukid is as Larry mentioned gnu is significant to open source software developers. I made a commitment to open source
code development many years ago.. |
Lemee guess: you're one of the multitude who changed their life direction
at the dotcom crash. 
--Larry |
No lencho, although we likely have similar interests... I think we are on different tracks. I am still doing the same work I have for a long time,
developing tools and methods for content publishing. I always visited and spent as much time in Baja as possible. I grew up in silicon valley. I still
live there half time and work there full time.
If you think these stories about bcs are objectionable or funny you should hear my amazing stories from the back offices of the many start-ups I
worked in. The falsifying of data, the idiot lawyers thinking they can manage a software company, sabotage of interdepartmental projects, the level of
daily nonsense was amazing but truly, start-ups are a great challenge and those who do succeed deserve some credit for their success. I am not one who
reaped huge profits.
One day I will tell those insider stories about Apple, Adobe, Xerox, Fairchild, etc...
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oxxo
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by gnukidOne day I will tell those insider stories about Apple, Adobe, Xerox, Fairchild, etc... |
I'm going to stock up with all the popcorn Costco has on the shelves. I need to get prepared! This is going to be good!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | | Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
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I think in a group, if one allows himself to be bullied or conned without responding,
there's the fear that he's risking the esteem of the rest of the crowd. I think that phenomenon occurs even in an "anonymous" medium such as this.
--Larry |
And maybe that's pure crap. With gnukid, you will never know what's going through his mind when he abstains from rebutal and defensive discourse.
Bullied and conned he has been. He was piled upon from day one when he reported police atrocities.
Why? Why couldn't people here accept the warning without accusing the man of slander? Why couldn't residents of the area in question look for
evidence to support his claims instead of dismissing him as uncomfortable?
I don't believe gnu is off the wall, enjoying paranoia as some suggest. I believe he's performing a public service which the public doesn't want to
hear.
I support and believe gnukid in all he says and means to this point. You folks down there should give him more credibility, and respect.
Find the man wrong.....Then bury him. Until then, get out of it.
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Al G
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Well said Dennis...I too believe what he says holds water. Until someone gets off their home town "defensive" can, I have seen nothing so far to
suggest he is anything but serving the public...that said, until I hear more, I do not believe he and I run in the same circles. Maybe it is an age
group thingy
[Edited on 2-19-2008 by Al G]
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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The Gull
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For every absurdity there is a champion.
This string bears witness to the fact.
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
Elevated discourse is always a pleasure.
Are you referring to the theory in general, or the application of it in this case? I uphold the theory (after all, I just made it up) and would
actually argue about it some more if there were any hope of your being civil. As to the case... nahh, I'm on thin ground there. .
--Larry |
I've been trying to make sense of what you've said above, Larry. Try as I have, I can't.
I'm not civil in the face of absurdity. Never have been here or will be. Too old, no time for it.
Perhaps, in the interest of foreplay, you will rephrase your sentiment so we can move forward with high-quality nastiness. I'm confident your
arsenal is well stocked.
[Edited on 2-19-2008 by DENNIS]
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Skeet/Loreto
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Fiction is designed to excite the Reader,evoke the emotions of the Reader, sell Books, and ma They make money. Conflict in words causes many
reactions.
Factual Books are mostly Dull as they do not excite the Readers emotions or much response from the Reader. They donot make as much money.
Anon The Preacher
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