Discussion related to Shelley the Republican site

[kaamos]

Linux: A European threat to our computers
http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-computers.html

A good laugh. :rolleyes:

[Stormy Eyes]

You wouldn't know this, being Finnish, but people who ardently support the Republican party are often morons. The same applies to people who ardently support the Democrat party. Don't take that blog seriously.

[Rikostan]

LOL very nice read.. There are some great gems in there.. like "A generation of computer users might get use to accepting foreign software hand-outs rather than paying for a superior American products."

"And guess what software Osama Bin Laden uses on his laptop?
If you guessed it was Linux you would be 100% right. Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like Disney."

I love seeing the comments from people that think it is real too.

Thanks for the laugh!

[KingBahamut]

To quote a famous developer

"There is an entire generation of people growing up believing that x86 is how computers work. This view is retarded by most common standards."

[angkor]

*lol* That's one of the funniest blog posts I've read in ages. :D

Thanks for linking to it.

"...Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like Disney...."

:):)

And it's not all bad, we're in his prayers:

"...Finally, remember to include Linux users in your prayers tonight...."

I feel blessed already. :)


btw it _is_ sarcasm

[KingBahamut]

Im waiting for my comment to be posted.

hehe.

[Sheinar]

Hilarious. No with with half a brain could believe "Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like Disney." Obviously not meant seriously.

The whole blog is meant as a joke/satire. Great stuff.

[mostwanted]

To denote that you're a Republican ( "Shelley the Republican") and follow it up with a bunch of completely unfounded articles with a Christian and Anti-European bias, sure seems more like a parody than a real blog :) at least to me it does.

[KingBahamut]

Well reading through it, and the comments, it almost looks serious.

Thats the scary part.

[warp99]

The site runs on Apache off a server in Dallas so I guess she's giving aid to Usama Bin Laden, right? I'm pretty sure it's sarcasm. Most people in Iowa, including myself, don't behave like this plus she lives in Iowa City, a typical college town. :wink:

Now If she lived in Texas or some other bible banging state I might not be so sure of myself. :cool:

Edit: By "pretty sure" I mean about 99.9% sure.

[KingBahamut]

After a little bit of searching and questioning, Im suspect to believe that her claims are quite real , in her own mind.

Yours truely, will try to establish communications with this person.

more to come.

[mostwanted]

After a little bit of searching and questioning, Im suspect to believe that her claims are quite real , in her own mind.

Yours truely, will try to establish communications with this person.

more to come.

Oh come on :) Have you read any of the other articles? It's obvious parody.

[briguy]

Even after reading through some of her other entries, I'm not sure whether it was satire or not. I think if it was genuinely satire, the spelling would be better.

[Rikostan]

Misspelling is part of the humor!
You're a Canadian with a clown wig.. humo(u)r is in your blood, you should know these things. :D

[Sidk]

LOL, thanks for the link. I can't stop laughing.

[openmind]

If it's not a parody then it would scare me to death,

But then again it would explain a few things..............................:rolleyes:

[KingBahamut]

Maybe the humor is in the non parody , is the parody nature of this type of non - parody, that should be taken as a parody to start?

Doesnt seem quite right, does it?

[Reshin]

Maybe the humor is in the non parody , is the parody nature of this type of non - parody, that should be taken as a parody to start?

Doesnt seem quite right, does it?
RIGHT.....um, wait, what?

[Stormy Eyes]

I can't guarantee that my comment will be posted, so I'll post it here.


Like it or not, Shelley, the site hosting your blog uses a <i>real</i> operating system: Unix. Unix, by the way, was developed by AT&T, another real American corporation.

But, if you want to call me Godless, feel free. I am Godless, after all; I turned to God, judged him, and found him wanting. So I killed him.

[Kimm]

Imagine if the State of the Union address were hacked because the TV station decided to save money by using Linux? Imagine if a stealth-bomber crashed because it's software was written by anonymous Chinese or European hackers. It would make as much sense as inviting the French to come over and take over the White-House.

Paranoid?



If you guessed it was Linux you would be 100% right. Osama uses Linux because he knows designed to counterfit DVDs, curcumventing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and defraud companies like Disney.


LOL, get a grip, how much of that came from her imagination?
Anyway... she REALY needs to get her priorities right...



If you see a company using Linux, it may be that they have not paid for this software. Report them to the Business Software Alliance who have the legal authority to inspect any company's computers for illegal programs like Linux.


eh... Yeah................


Does she even know that Linux has people that look for malitious code...?
Thats like the first ever thing I describe to people when I talk about Open Source.

[htinn]

If this person is real (which I SERIOUSLY DOUBT), she is a drunken neocon scum of the worst kind. Just read this if you don't believe me:

http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/guantanamo-bay-worthless-lifes-in.html

That page promotes a real propaganda shopping site where you can buy hate-filled trash that ridicules honesty and intelligence.

[aysiu]

More amusing than the blog entry itself are the thoughtful comments and Shelley's mindless retorts: "Google on Linux? It can't be true!"

[ComplexNumber]

she sounds like george W bush.

blah blah blah...... God bless you and may God continue to bless America for the good of the world!.....blah--blah-blah

[krusbjorn]

But, if you want to call me Godless, feel free. I am Godless, after all; I turned to God, judged him, and found him wanting. So I killed him.
Haha, I pasted that quote into a blog entry of my own, just because I thought it was so funny, without realising it was you who wrote it. Thanks for the good laugh!

[Stormy Eyes]

Haha, I pasted that quote into a blog entry of my own, just because I thought it was so funny, without realising it was you who wrote it. Thanks for the good laugh!

Link, please?

[krusbjorn]

Link, please?
http://johannes.raftegard.se/

Nothing special. "Dagens citat" means "Quote of the day".

[Stormy Eyes]

http://johannes.raftegard.se/

Nothing special. "Dagens citat" means "Quote of the day".

Sweet. It's fun to be quoted. :)

[Costas]

Don't know about you, but i am convinced! No more linux for me!!!! That's it!

[briguy]

Misspelling is part of the humor!
You're a Canadian with a clown wig.. humo(u)r is in your blood, you should know these things. :D

Um, that's my REAL hair and I'm very sensitive about it, thank you very much. A tragic electrical accident. Probably due to a linux server hacked by the Chinese.

[ice60]

Linux is a primative European clone... For example Linux has no built-in anti-virus or anti-spyware software.
You cannot even buy popular utilities like Norton Security to compensate for this fact. There are no tools for common tasks like defragging a hard disk. God knows what you would use to send a fax or make a website. You cannot even get Front Page for Linux.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/853/shocked5wv.jpg

[ice60]

i don't think i can post to the blog without a blogger account :confused: can someone post these links? lol
IBM will not use Windows Vista - but will move to Linux desktops
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/5436/
Windows-to-Linux roadmap
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-roadmap.html

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

As they say, ignorance is bliss.

[r4ik]

Fasten your seatbelts.

http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-computers.html

[aysiu]

Someone beat you to it (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166455).

[r4ik]

Thanks,
There is a lot of posting i did not noticed it.

[warp99]

Wait a minute here:

http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-computers.html

She lives in Iowa City, IA. But here:

http://www.gop.com/Blog/BlogProfile.aspx?nickname=shelley

She lives in Little Rock, AK. :mrgreen:

[ShanghaiTeej]

I read a lot of other articles and this must be a joke. Blatantly denying that Google uses Linux and calling Europeans communists has to be for a laugh. I live in the Midwest and I've met some pretty delusional Far Right Republicans. I know that they wouldn't even believe that drivel. Maybe it's some kind of Andy Kauffman joke?

[Cyril]

I think the real person behind this Shelly persona is in fact a "democ-rat" and that the blog is in fact part of an insidious plot to give republicans a bad name.

P.S. I say this in jest. I am neither democrat, republican or even american.

[frodon]

LOL

I had a good time reading the blog, thanks for the link, really funny :)

[Rikostan]

Um, that's my REAL hair and I'm very sensitive about it, thank you very much. A tragic electrical accident. Probably due to a linux server hacked by the Chinese.

Ahahaha nice.

[hanexar]

Sadly, I don't think this is sarcasm!

I surf the whole blog, and it really make me think that she is serious.

Anyway, this is fun to read! You should read more than just the post on Linux, and have a good laugh during your job break. Beware, it is addictive.

[Sheinar]

You know, the people who respond agreeing with the article aren't being serious either, they're just going along with the joke.

Most of the replies to it make me think that Linux users have no sense of humour.

[gonçalo]

about nmap

Eric Hermechales said... Using russian hacker tools is not really a proof, more ever if this is a Linux tool made by anarchists.

And even if there is no bias, it would still not be a proof, since it could be a trap, isn't deceipt the main technic of hacking , as the book of the great hacker Kevin Mitnick is called "the art of deception" ?

You will also note that Mitnick, being a real hacker, never worked to improve such anti american system as Linux, and he helped usa to be more protected against foreign threat such as chinese and russian hackers by testing the various security system.

The main problem were du to people not enough wary, such useless people should be fired for their incompetence at least in the governement.

My mouth was left so open that I can bite like a Crocodile now.

Isn't this ShelleyTheRepublican too good to be true? She is so Republican that she ranges from supporting G.W. to the NRA and a firm believer in Christ and all. Ok, that is standard. And then she thinks Europeans are all communists and liberals. Ok, that is standard as well. But take a look at "Good Links" and bellow that, "Enemies". Was this person left with a mental age of 7? "Enemies"???

This has to be a joke. What a sad life.


You may not have heard of this web-site, however it is the most popular co-ordination center for illegal left-wing vigilantism. Despite being owned by an American company, it's users overwhelmingly consist of European hackers who have a grudge against American business and morals. ShelleyTheRepublican in post
Dig.com, Theinquirer.net : Gutter-dwelling Liberal Attack Sites

She must have suffered a digg effect and now thinks it's a personal attack. Or she hit her head. Or she is a brilliant joker. I don't know, either way, I loved her posting on Oral sex. Hell, I'm going to bookmark this.

[henriquemaia]

That's too insanely bad to be true. I think it's a joke.

[aysiu]

That's too insanely bad to be true. I think it's a joke. It's not a joke. She has podcasts (http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podcasts/index.php?iid=1605)

[henriquemaia]

It's not a joke. She has podcasts (http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podcasts/index.php?iid=1605)

Thanks for the information. I don't even know what to say about that... It's hard to imagine someone really taking these issues so seriously.

[htinn]

It's not hard for me to imagine. I've actually met people who are much worse than that. They are not pleasant to have to deal with.

[GreyFox503]

I just checked this story again today, and the difference is impressive. The flak she's gotten in 24 hours has been unbelievable.

I really do believe she is being serious, after seeing the rest of the website. I just wonder if she'll change her mind...

[warp99]

One of the photos on her site is of a march here is Des Moines about two years ago:

http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/uploaded_images/I_Have_Morals_Too-721164.jpg

Well guess what? I located the owner of the copyright. The photo has a common creative license, but no attribute was given to the copyholder.

So I emailed him and got a response. I think he's may ruffle Shelly's feathers a little on this one. :mrgreen:

[aktiwers]

Has anyone seen this?

http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-computers.html

I hope this is not a repost, but its a fine example of Ignorance at its finest!

Look at the reply's too, scary stuff! ](*,)

[kabus]

It's very obviously a joke. :rolleyes:

[aktiwers]

Are you sure about that?
First of I did think so, but read the diskution on the page.. Well I dont know.
But it sure is funny reading.. Joke or not :D

[TheIdiotThatIsMe]

God I hope that's a joke. It just makes me want to cry... :cry:

[Stealth]

Yea, its a repost, sorry ;)

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166455

[IYY]

It's not satire, it's trolling. People like to be offended, so they keep going to sites like this and it generates $$$ for the blogger.

[YourSurrogateGod]

Did I ever tell anyone that I'm a big fan of giving people lobotomies?

[YourSurrogateGod]

It's not satire, it's trolling. People like to be offended, so they keep going to sites like this and it generates $$$ for the blogger.
Looks like republicans have damn good business sense after all.

[Stone123]

Linux: A European threat to our computers
http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-computers.html

A good laugh. :rolleyes:
Thats just an ripoff from an old old page that i dont remember now, only change terrorists to communists.
If anyone remember that page about hackers, linux supporting communism please post.

//that poster is most likley farker , most of the phostos there are from fark.com

i found it :

8. Is your son obsessed with "Lunix"?

BSD, Lunix, Debian and Mandrake are all versions of an illegal hacker operation system, invented by a Soviet computer hacker named Linyos Torovoltos, before the Russians lost the Cold War. It is based on a program called "xenix", which was written by Microsoft for the US government. These programs are used by hackers to break into other people's computer systems to steal credit card numbers. They may also be used to break into people's stereos to steal their music, using the "mp3" program. Torovoltos is a notorious hacker, responsible for writing many hacker programs, such as "telnet", which is used by hackers to connect to machines on the internet without using a telephone.

Your son may try to install "lunix" on your hard drive. If he is careful, you may not notice its presence, however, lunix is a capricious beast, and if handled incorrectly, your son may damage your computer, and even break it completely by deleting Windows, at which point you will have to have your computer repaired by a professional.

If you see the word "LILO" during your windows startup (just after you turn the machine on), your son has installed lunix. In order to get rid of it, you will have to send your computer back to the manufacturer, and have them fit a new hard drive. Lunix is extremely dangerous software, and cannot be removed without destroying part of your hard disk surface.

http://www.adequacy.org/public/stories/2001.12.2.42056.2147.html

[PatrickMay16]

If you really think that this isn't a joke, then it's hard to tell who's more ignorant; you, or the character the author was trying to portray.
No offense or anything.

[Sheinar]

If you really think that this isn't a joke, then it's hard to tell who's more ignorant; you, or the character the author was trying to portray.
Agreed.

[aysiu]

If you really think that this isn't a joke, then it's hard to tell who's more ignorant; you, or the character the author was trying to portray.
No offense or anything. Unfortunately, what some people think of as exaggeration, satire, or caricature is sometimes very close to reality.

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

I just love how she closed the commenting:

Thank you for all your kind comments, suggestions and prayers.

This comment page will now be closed.

May God continue to bless America.

Shelley
Kind comments? These people are calling her a retard!

[Sirin]

She hasn't even heard of UNIX. Isn't that funny? :rolleyes:

[RyanR313]

As a republican I apologize for those uneducated idiots that post stupid sh*t in the name of republicans.

[krypto_wizard]

I stumbled upon this link.

http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-computers.html

What say on this ??

[jasay]

Everyone seems to be stumbling on to this one.
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166455

[Stealth]

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166455

[Compucore]

Is this person so ignorant of the facts about linux? I mean come on we all have choices of what we want to put onto our own computer systems whether its Ubuntu linux, MS, SCO, heck even the good old OS/2 and warp version that used to be popular way back when, it's really scary to think that there are some people thinking this way. I am speechless about this.

Compucore

[MadMan2k]

thank god, that america can safe us
http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-computers.html

[GeneralZod]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166455

:)

[duality]

linux can be evil, i agree =)

[Dragonfly_X]

What a load of bollocks! It's unbelievable to think people can be that ignorant and stupid.

All you can do is laugh at it! :cool:

[Bloch]

It's satire.

[Perfect Storm]

Dunno what to say.
If it satire great.
If she means it then it's sad.

She also thinks Harry Potter is evil reading :mrgreen:

[aysiu]

I think GeneralZod's trying to point out we already have a rather lengthy thread about this.

[Rikostan]

LOL! Come on people... It's not REAL! It is humor.

[therunnyman]

Apropos, Swift was forced to place an addendum to A Modest Proposal when it hit the streets...seems a great number of people took it seriously, indicating, of course, they entertained the notion of skinning and eating babies, then found themselves in contempt of themselves.

Just a curious historical side note, brought to you by

therunnyman

[DirtDawg]

Shelley The Republican has struck the internet before. For example, check out this thread from the Mike Malloy Forums:
http://www.mikemalloy.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=31138&highlight=shelley

She's a satirist.

[aysiu]

She's a satirist. She very well may be, but I see no evidence that she is in that thread... or the original Linux blog entry in question.

Good satire is obviously tongue-in-cheek and so over-the-top that it could not be taken seriously. I have met people in America who are just like Shelley (not many, mind you--but they do exist), so her Linux entry is not necesarily satire. She's the real thing, or if she isn't... she's bad satire. Sorry. It's not good satire.

Jonathan Swift is good satire (http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html) because his proposal for eating children is so over-the-top that it cannot be taken seriously, and the proposal itself is titled "A Modest Proposal," accentuating the irony--as, even if you believe in cannibalism, you cannot possibly believe such a proposal to be modest.

Good satirists do not necessarily take the time to explain their satire to others, but they tend to ridicule others who take their work seriously instead of getting further into character and goading on people who take their satire seriously ad nauseum, as Shelley did.

I'm not saying Shelley is not trying to be a satirist. I'm saying it's not clear she is one, as, if she is intending to be one, she is a very poor one. At best, she's a sincere (and extremely misguided) soul who believes strongly in what she believes. At worst, she's just an internet troll.

Let's not dignify her with the title "satirist."

An ex-English teacher speaking here.

[DirtDawg]

I'm not saying Shelley is not trying to be a satirist. I'm saying it's not clear she is one, as, if she is intending to be one, she is a very poor one. At best, she's a sincere (and extremely misguided) soul who believes strongly in what she believes. At worst, she's just an internet troll.

Let's not dignify her with the title "satirist."


Fair enough. I was using the term [maybe too] loosely. That particular thread doesn't prove or disprove anything. There's another one somewhere on that forum that does, but I was too lazy to spend a ton of time searching to find the particular one.

[aysiu]

Fair enough. I was using the term [maybe too] loosely. That particular thread doesn't prove or disprove anything. There's another one somewhere on that forum that does, but I was too lazy to spend a ton of time searching to find the particular one. I'll take your word for it. You're probably right--she probably is intending to be a satirist.

[therunnyman]

Jonathan Swift is good satire (http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html) because his proposal for eating children is so over-the-top that it cannot be taken seriously, and the proposal itself is titled "A Modest Proposal," accentuating the irony--as, even if you believe in cannibalism, you cannot possibly believe such a proposal to be modest.

Good satirists do not necessarily take the time to explain their satire to others, but they tend to ridicule others who take their work seriously instead of getting further into character and goading on people who take their satire seriously ad nauseum, as Shelley did.



Oh dread, I must disagree.

The addendum Swift wrote - the one you'll generally see in most English anthologies - was to explain that he was kidding. He would've lost his patronage otherwise. Many people took him seriously, so seriously he had to write a second pamphlet, the one with the explantion of sustained irony. We should mention that he offered us intricate recipes, economic consequences and benefits, tanning solutions and so on, indeed taking his ironic self seriously. According to the publication histories I've read, people, a lot of people, including his patrons and friends, indulged the possibility he was not joking.

I'm not so pomo that I take everything as ironic, but this one, I gotta go with satire. And funny. I mean, "Lunix"? That's impish. Love it.

therunnyman

[aysiu]

That's my point, exactly, though.

When Swift saw people were taking him seriously, he had to tell people he was joking.

This Shelley person has done nothing of the sort, but has egged people on to believing her.

Also, Swift, from a literary perspective (even if people were too dumb to pick up on it) put in all the necessary elements to announce his piece as satire--if people were too dumb to pick up on it, that's their fault.

Shelley, however, has no literary merit in her piece or any thoughtful indication that she's exaggerating. I've seen successfully written satires of the stereotypical dumb, American conservative, and hers was not one of them.

There is nothing apologetic or intentionally humorous about this site (http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/). All the "Good links" are legitimate links, and the articles are not over-the-top enough in literary construction to indicate an easily understood satire.

Compare that to the website for The Onion: America's Finest News Source, which begins one of its FAQ pages (http://www.theonion.com/content/faq/editorial):
The Onion is a satirical weekly publication published 52 times a year on Thursdays. The Onion is published by Onion, Inc. Notice how Swift immediately tells people, "Hey, you didn't get it," and The Onion has a page explaining that it's a Satire.

Notice also how the title of Swift's piece, "A Modest Proposal" is in flat-out contradiction to the contents (modest... let's eat half our children?), as is the tagline of The Onion... "America's Finest News Source." When you see the headlines, you realize right away, it's not.

Here's a little snippet on the front page about "Mexican Immigrants Call For A Day of Action":
I see what they are trying to do. A day off on May 1st, then the Cinco de Mayo—before you know it, we're looking at a 5 day weekend.

Compare this to a legitimate news outlet, which has a quotation like this:
If they do walk, it will impact the economy, to what degree I don't know. It could be done in a better way. I don't even know who's organizing it. Most Hispanics I know are going to work Monday.

Find me one Irishman who believes we should eat half our children, and I'll find you a million Americans who agree completely with Shelley's latest blog entry:
Friends
Liberals do damage America every day.
They undermine American values, they collaborate with the enemy, they lie, they pollute good American's minds with their filthy talk...
But the far worst liberals do is to corrupt the most precious we have: Our Children. Liberals are not fit to raise children.
I am currently working an another article outlining my thoughts, theories and hope for a better future.
Stick around.... I don't see anything satirical about this at all.

Shelley's website has the tagline:
FOR GOD, FREEDOM AND GEORGE W. BUSH - ONE NATION UNDER GOD : : U - S - A : (Love it or Leave it!) Are you trying to tell me that that's an exaggeration of many American Republicans' attitudes? I assure you it is not.

[therunnyman]

Also, Swift, from a literary perspective (even if people were too dumb to pick up on it) put in all the necessary elements to announce his piece as satire--if people were too dumb to pick up on it, that's their fault.

Just so we're on the same page (har har har), which version of the pamphlet are we talking about? The one where there is no explanation or apology, or the one with the explanation, apology, and call for some action or other besides skinning and eating urchins?

I ask because:


Notice how Swift immediately tells people, "Hey, you didn't get it,".

Swift added his "just kidding" and impassioned plea at the point of a gun, or shillelagh, rather: his patrons were going to withdraw their support. He didn't want to, he had to, starvation being the consequence.


Shelley, however, has no literary merit in her piece or any thoughtful indication that she's exaggerating. I've seen successfully written satires of the stereotypical dumb, American conservative, and hers was not one of them.

Here I wholly concur. I didn't mean to imply shelley's piece was on a par with Swift's. Matter of fact, give humanity another handful of eons, and I doubt anything will ever be on a par with Swift's piece.

therunnyman

[aysiu]

Just so we're on the same page (har har har), which version of the pamphlet are we talking about? The one where there is no explanation or apology, or the one with the explanation, apology, and call for some action or other besides skinning and eating urchins? I was actually talking about the one without the explanation.


Here I wholly concur. I didn't mean to imply shelley's piece was on a par with Swift's. Matter of fact, give humanity another handful of eons, and I doubt anything will ever be on a par with Swift's piece. Well, there are two ways to look at a satirical (or any literary) piece in terms of its "success": construction and effect.

#1. You can put in all the appropriate literary devices to indicate to your reader that the piece is satirical and still have too dumb an audience to realize it.

#2. Likewise, you can be too dumb yourself to know how to write a satirical piece and then just call your audience dumb if they don't "get it."

Either way, you have an audience that doesn't get it. I believe Swift's piece falls into category #1 and Shelley's into category #2 (if it is actually intended to be a satire).

I'm too lazy to analyze the body of each text phrase by phrase, but I don't think I need to. These three facts alone separate Swift from Shelley:

1. Swift was not spouting an existing party line. He was making up something, something totally outrageous. The attitudes and approach make fun of certain groups of people, but the proposal itself is outrageous enough to warrant a "satire" label.

Shelley is not making up anything. People actually have those attitudes and express them as such. Those attitudes and expressions are quite common in certain parts of America.

2. The title of Swift's piece is in contrast to the content of his piece. Shelley's title goes hand in hand with her content.

3. Swift wanted to be sure people didn't think he was serious. Shelley continues the "masquerade" (if it really is one) even after much serious objection.

[BWF89]

RedHat is an American company

[blastus]

...Linux project's seductive Marxist ideology...

I didn't know Tux was a Marxist. :)

[therunnyman]

Shelley is not making up anything. People actually have those attitudes and express them as such. Those attitudes and expressions are quite common in certain parts of America.

I don't disagree.


2. The title of Swift's piece is in contrast to the content of his piece. Shelley's title goes hand in hand with her content.

That's true. We gotta say, though, that this isn't a hard and fast rule of satire, the genre.


3. Swift wanted to be sure people didn't think he was serious. Shelley continues the "masquerade" (if it really is one) even after much serious objection.

This isn't necessarily true. We don't, and we can't, know what Swift wanted. I'm sure you're familiar with the Intentional Fallacy, as an English Teacher. Second, there's evidence to the contrary: Swift was forced to say "just kidding, you dirty rats," by his patrons, on pain of poverty. Again, this is from what I've read of the history of the pamphlet's publication, and I welcome edification, as always.

therunnyman

[aysiu]

This isn't necessarily true. We don't, and we can't, know what Swift wanted. I'm sure you're familiar with the Intentional Fallacy, as an English Teacher. Second, there's evidence to the contrary: Swift was forced to say "just kidding, you dirty rats," by his patrons, on pain of poverty. Again, this is from what I've read of the history of the pamphlet's publication, and I welcome edification, as always. Are you really going to make the case that Swift wanted people to eat their children?

[therunnyman]

Are you really going to make the case that Swift wanted people to eat their children?

Yes! With gusto! In a ragout!

Just kidding.

I meant that we simply can't know what Swift wanted - it's an error in logic is all - and that by the accounts I'm familiar with, Swift initially published his pamphlet without a "just kidding." To my recollection, during his lifetime, there were "editions" of A Modest Proposal with ironic text in italics, and serious text in plain type. Or vice versa. I'll look it up if you want.

Please don't take my persistence as a peeing contest, or as at all hostile. I'm just relatin' what I read in the papers.

therunnyman

[Kindred]

So obviously a joke.

[bruce89]

I blooming well hope it's a joke. She certainly has made herself a laughing stock.

[Tedd]

You wouldn't know this, being Finnish, but people who ardently support the Republican party are often morons. The same applies to people who ardently support the Democrat party. Don't take that blog seriously.

Absolutely. It's hard NOT to make fun of one or both parties.

Republicans: Dan Quayle.
Democrats: Bill Clinton.

See? Equal-opportunity offender.

[aysiu]

Republicans: Dan Quayle.
Democrats: Bill Clinton. You can make fun of Bill Clinton, but he's not as dumb as Dan Quayle. Democrats can be dumb, but I just think you picked a bad example of one. A cheater? A liar? Sure. But Bill Clinton is not stupid.

[therunnyman]

Did we get backyarded because I said "pee"?

therunnyman

[aysiu]

I think it's because I said Bill Clinton was a liar.
No... I have no idea.

[therunnyman]

Well, either way, we can say "pee" all we want now. Excellent.

therunnyman, who has peed before!

[Stormy Eyes]

You can make fun of Bill Clinton, but he's not as dumb as Dan Quayle. Democrats can be dumb, but I just think you picked a bad example of one. A cheater? A liar? Sure. But Bill Clinton is not stupid.

He was stupid enough to get caught.

[YourSurrogateGod]

He was stupid enough to get caught.
Meh, we all can't be genuises...

[aysiu]

Turns out, it is intended to be satire (http://shelleytherepublican.com/meaning-and-purpose.html), albeit poor satire.

[hanexar]

New post on the Windows / Linux debate by Tristan. Not as good as the first one, but still worth to be read.

http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/05/linux-and-windows-compared-facts.html

[DirtDawg]

Turns out, it is intended to be satire (http://shelleytherepublican.com/meaning-and-purpose.html), albeit poor satire.

Told you so! ;)

[aysiu]

Told you so! ;) I never said it wasn't intended to be satire. I said it's not possible to ascertain the intention and that if it is satire, it's very bad satire. Turns out it's the latter--badly done satire.

[DirtDawg]

lol Just giving you a hard time.
Peace :D

[aysiu]

lol Just giving you a hard time.
Peace :D I know. Well, I'm glad that there's one less Shelley out there, but the "satirical" authors really shouldn't egg people on to arguing with ... nobody. It's trollish behavior.

[DirtDawg]

I know. Well, I'm glad that there's one less Shelley out there, but the "satirical" authors really shouldn't egg people on to arguing with ... nobody. It's trollish behavior.

Hear Hear!

[giaguara]

Scary. But good it's not for real ...

[woedend]

i think the funniest part of all is how upset some geeks get over this...

[RavenOfOdin]

To say "in the name of all conservatives, I apologize for this stupid woman" would be trite and also off-base considering a neo-conservative is anything but.

PS to whoever brought up the point about Shelley living in Little Rock: Y'all don't worry. We don't refer to it as "Lunix" in these here parts. :p

To say "I believe this as far as I can throw it" would be painfully obvious.

Other Internet parodies of this nature include "Warning Signs Your Child May Be A Goth."

To say "I'm going to post a comment/e-mail her/beat down her door/etc." would be stupid because I doubt she cares, and if indeed it is a parody I'd look much more the fool.

So I'll just say. . .

Uh. . .Yeah. :D

[kane77]

Have you seen this new bullsh*t from Shelley...

http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/05/linux-and-windows-compared-facts.html

I'm realy confused... Could somebody be that ignorant?? How can most of internet run on unix if there isn't FrontPage? Does she know what servers ar all about... internet is not about web pages and web pages are not about FrontPage (Do you think she's heard about plain-text editing webpages??? I doubt...

I have no idea wether it's a joke/sarcasm or it's for real... We were discussing this with friends and they think she's just making fun of republicans but I think it's way too long (just look at her blog there are tons of articles) nobody could keep it up for so long...


BTW after somebody's witty remark that even her blog hosting runs on unix her site was unavailable for a few days with a message...

Friends

We are currently in the process of switching our hosting to Windows.

Please check back tomorrow.

God bless,
Shelley


Now she runs on Windows!!!

[Azrael]

I'm realy confused... Could somebody be that ignorant??
You have quite a gullibility problem if you think someone so allegedly stupid could be smart enough to troll in detail every single issue the geek crowd is sensitive to, simultaneously. ;)

[Reshin]

Yes, she's an idiot/joking. LET IT GO!

[kane77]

UPDATE... take look in here:
http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/meaning-and-purpose.html


And the mystery is SOLVED!!! It's just a joke! Fortunately...

[woedend]

is your brain not functioning correctly or do you not take the time to read threads before posting lol?
just teasing :)

[NiceGuy]

lol - well I thought it was funny (don't flame me!) and I must admit that whilst I knew it must be a joke there was a part of me which wasn't quite sure! The REAL clincher for me was this little gem (http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2006/05/freedom-of-speech-our-1st-amendment.html) and then (like the rest of you) I found the 'meaning-and-purpose' page - BUT WAIT! If you scroll down that page there is this little footnote - just to keep you guessing:

Shelley says:
"Actually, all of the above is a lie. Tristan wrote it, he is such a nerd! I am real and I mean it and I don't want you to comment and I will never stop, because I have God on my side and George W. Bush and they told me to fight the evil democ-rats!!!
Best wishes from Iowa City, Iowa. I love you all, almost.
Shelley"

[mhancoc7]

I stumbled across this article and I just had to share it. I hope that it is joke. God forbid if there are others who actually believe this sort of thing.

WARNING!: Reading this article could drop you IQ score by 5 to 10 points.

http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/20/linux-a-european-threat-to-our-computers-by-tristan.aspx

Jereme

[aysiu]

Discussed ad nauseum here (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166455)

Apparently, it's supposed to be satire, but it's poorly done.

[Harold P]

harold@ubuntu:~$ sudo nmap -O shelleytherepublican.com

Starting Nmap 4.03 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) at 2006-07-09 00:17 CDT
Warning: OS detection will be MUCH less reliable because we did not find at least 1 open and 1 closed TCP port
Interesting ports on ip-68-178-232-47.ip.secureserver.net (68.178.232.47):
(The 1672 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: filtered)
PORT STATE SERVICE
21/tcp open ftp
80/tcp open http
Device type: general purpose
Running (JUST GUESSING) : Linux 2.4.X (90%)
Aggressive OS guesses: Linux 2.4.21 (RedHat) (90%)
No exact OS matches for host (test conditions non-ideal).
Uptime 50.309 days (since Fri May 19 16:52:09 2006)

Nmap finished: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 38.589 seconds
harold@ubuntu:~$


lol!

[aysiu]

Harold P, can you explain exactly what that means...?

[Harold P]

I read one of the comments to that thing, and one of them showed someone using that to "scan?" the shelleytherepublican.com domain name to tell what OS they're using. She also talks about how she'll never use Linux, but her blog or whatever it is, runs on it. :razz:

I could be wrong, but I'm probably right.

http://www.insecure.org/nmap/

[aysiu]

Oh, okay. I gotcha.

In any case, it's supposed to be, as I said before, satire--albeit badly done.

[RavenOfOdin]

This kind of thread reminds me of the people who whine about cruelty to animals and then give a link to BonsaiKitten.

Just. . .Lol.

[Harold P]

I thought it was pretty real for a second there, oh well.

Man, I need to work on my Latin.

[blitzd]

To denote that you're a Republican ( "Shelley the Republican") and follow it up with a bunch of completely unfounded articles with a Christian and Anti-European bias, sure seems more like a parody than a real blog :) at least to me it does.

Obviously you haven't met any hardcore Republicans... :p

It was hilarious nonetheless... :)

(I wonder if Osama uses KDE or Gnome?!?)

[the_blue_pill]

Actually I think it's quite funny.


"...Imagine if the State of the Union address were hacked because the TV station decided to save money by using Linux?"

What a disaster would that be!:razz:



Apparently, it's supposed to be satire, but it's poorly done.

Often times intelligent satire is simply not enough to match the naive, unintentional and charming humor of republican bloggers who really mean what they say.

[woedend]

why do you say its so badly done? I liked it.

[aysiu]

why do you say its so badly done? I liked it.
As satire, it's badly done because there are no planted clues that it is satire. This could very well be a sincere over-the-top republican for all we know. In the other thread, you can read more about my thoughts on this. I go into a lot of detail there, and I don't feel like repeating myself.

[mhancoc7]

Sorry for the duplicate thread. I hate when I do that.
Jereme

[professor_chaos]

Unfortunately, As I live in the US and have encountered many a folk who could easily express this kind of view, it was not entirely clear by reading this blog that it was indead satire. Now isn't that sad, that I thought this was real. :(

[kigina]

with some of the comments i cant tell if it is a satire or not

[Bloch]

He has a few other satires on Linux. They're quite devious and ingenious. You need to be a linux-user to get some of them.
http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/category/education/technical/linux/

The extract below is more obviously satire!!


http://shelleytherepublican.com/uploaded_images/linux_alcoholic-756863.jpg This alcoholic has Linux installed on his laptop.

[Derek Djons]

Also I believe this isn't realistic and just some kind of form of satire.

But if we look in the real life Linux has enemies it never asked for. Unlike Microsoft and Apple, Linux isn't being developed to become the next 'paid for' OS. It's being developed from totally different visions and desires.

Imagine the developement of a stable, reliable, transparant & opensource OS. This with computer becoming much cheaper by the year. It means that every man, woman and child could be connected to the internet and share within the upcoming 20 to 50 years (including 3rd world countries).
At the same time this means a downfall of commercial (demon :)) entities who's goal is not to make a better world, but money.

I can imagine the lobbying and pursation of important politicians to ban Linux from the modern digital era. The influence of people who want and have money is still great, but with life-changing projects such as Linux this is bound to change sooner or later.

[slimdog360]

thats where americans get a bad name from. But dont worry the sane part of the world knows that its only a minority(although bush was voted in TWICE).haha

edit: I was just looking at some other parts of the site and I thought that perhaps it was all satire, like the part where they support and encourage somking. But then I look at other parts and start thinking the other way, that its for real. Im going in for a better investigation.

[RavenOfOdin]

"Anti-European". . .Rofl.

Yeah. Sure. :p

[RavenOfOdin]

. . .

[H.E. Pennypacker]

It's funny this Shelley is praising Microsoft, one of the United States' most liberal companies. Microsoft is well known for its liberal leanings, and its unbelievable Shelley won't point that out, whether the entire post is satire or not.

If you check Microsoft's past, you'll see how liberal they are.

Is Bill Gates a closet liberal? (http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/01/cov_29feature.html)


(I wonder if Osama uses KDE or Gnome?!?)

Why not XFCE? :)

[blitzd]

Why not XFCE? :)

Well, on second thought - he's probably too hardcore for any fancy dancy 'window' interface. It's straight console for the terrorists I bet - hell, it inspires terror in any typical ******* user I've met.. :)

[sagarhshah]

Reading another article on his site I came across this line:

"Linux computers are often provided without any anti-virus software, and often become riddled with viruses. Removing these dangerous computers would make life better for the rest of us."

Crack me up bigtime.

Seriously I can't seem to tell if this site is for real or just some jokers. Are hardcore republicans really like this?

[sagarhshah]

Read somemore crap and just had to post it:

"Before new software is added to OpenBSD, the American government checks each and every line of code, to keep us all free of Chinese viruses and the like. Isn’t that such a selfless act!! Why can’t other nations see the good intentions of the American government, and follow their example?"

Surely these are jokers messing around

[hanexar]

Seriously I can't seem to tell if this site is for real or just some jokers. Are hardcore republicans really like this?

If you go up a couple post, it was find out that it was a joke. Sadly STR.com remove the page, and it can no longer be viewed.

[Adler]

Hi All,

This is the worst Anti-Linux article that I ever read.

http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/20/linux-a-european-threat-to-our-computers-by-tristan.aspx

Scary, very, very scary.

Adler

[rjwood]

Oh well, life just sucks sometimes..

[leo1a0]

Not scary at all, it's just a fine piece of comedy!!!

Every body knows that everything coming from civilized nations is clean and clear. This person cannot be serious, being so republican is ridiculous, it seems even nazist. Just don't take it for real. You will find some unbelievable clowns out there.

[Old Pink]

Just another idiot.

[KiwiNZ]

The only amazing thing about that is someone actually went public with that load of bilge

[teet]

I don't think this is a "real" article. I detected a lot of sarcasm throughout it.

Then again perhaps you are being satirical by making this post where you pretend to think a sarcastic article is "real".

It's hard to tell sometimes.

I hope, at least, that the article is satire.

-teet

[mushroom]

No doubt that the site is satirical.

[Adler]

Hi All,

I don't think that the article is intended to be fuuny / satirical.

There's too many that don't know Linux, and would see it to be true. IMHO.

Adler

[Rhubarb]

... and where does richard stallman come from?
You know, the whole GPL & GNU thing :)

[Peepsalot]

... and where does richard stallman come from?
You know, the whole GPL & GNU thing :)
Well, obviously he's a liberal long-hair communist, not one of God's people. ;)

[Rhubarb]

hehehee, that site has got some funny stuff on there.

[Cynical]

lmao this is definitely a joke


STR Fact File: Should I upgrade to Vista now? Yes, definitely. Vista includes an all-new sercurity system called TCP/IP which will no doubt stump foreign hackers for years. A client of mine had a Linux computer which had a virus called “Fur Elise” which caused the computer to play random melodies through it’s speaker. I told him that if he upgraded to Vista the virus would be gone. Unfortunately he failed to heed my advice, and days later the PC’s cheap foreign-made CPU had completely burned out.

[Wight_Rhino]

Don't take it seriously folks!

It's just Satire.

It was meant to get the reaction that it did, but not from intelligent folk like you guys!

[aysiu]

I merged about six threads all about the same article. Enjoy discussing it...

[Dropbear]

This quote from the site demonstrates the intelligence level


I propose a total and complete boycott of all German products. Don’t buy anything with the label “Made in Germany” on it. Germany must be weakened. Otherwise they will attack us again like they did in Pearl Harbor!

[argie]

Unable to appreciate the beauty of God’s world, atheists try to drown out creation with music they listen to on their Godless MP3 players. They listen to whiny music from groups like ‘System Of A Down’
Hahaha. That blog is pretty hilarious. It's even funnier when all those people who believe it comment there.

[fuscia]

Second - If you ain’t home schooling (and you really oughta consider it) chances are good that the homosexual that’s teaching your child hates Jesus.

awesome!

[Stormy Eyes]

Unable to appreciate the beauty of God’s world, atheists try to drown out creation with music they listen to on their Godless MP3 players. They listen to whiny music from groups like ‘System Of A Down’

As an atheist, I resent this. System of a Down is a worthless band that wouldn't know heavy metal if it fell from the sky and crushed them. Hip atheists listen to Bruce Dickinson.

[Stormy Eyes]

awesome!

You don't have to be gay to hate the baby Jesus.

[utabintarbo]

As an atheist, I resent this. System of a Down is a worthless band that wouldn't know heavy metal if it fell from the sky and crushed them. Hip atheists listen to Bruce Dickinson.

Ick! Call me when he reaches puberty and his voice changes.

;) :p

[utabintarbo]

As an atheist, I resent this. System of a Down is a worthless band that wouldn't know heavy metal if it fell from the sky and crushed them. Hip atheists listen to Bruce Dickinson.

Ick! Call me when he reaches puberty and his voice changes.

;) :p

[spockrock]

As an atheist, I resent this. System of a Down is a worthless band that wouldn't know heavy metal if it fell from the sky and crushed them.

hahahahaha......QFT

[Stormy Eyes]

Ick! Call me when he reaches puberty and his voice changes.

;) :p

Go buy a copy of The Chemical Wedding.

[spockrock]

everyone knows all the true Christian haters listen to Norwegian black metal.

[hellmet]

Sorry if this is a repost..

This guy is one of the dumbest , narrow minded a** I've ever seen.:D
I initially thought it to be a joke of some kind tho.](*,)

http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/20/linux-a-european-threat-to-our-computers-by-tristan.aspx

[jdhore]

me an my friends were discussing the Shelley The Republican/Linux stuff easily 6 months ago...so for one, it's old news...second, someone in that conversation linked to some site proving that all the Shelley stuff was a hoax.

[KaroSHiv0n]

Im pretty sure that 'article' has been around at least a few years, i know its quoted in various sig's etc on here.

[Tomosaur]

It's just a joke, no need to get upset :P

[Sqwishy]

HAHA! Reading the first paragraph makes me shiver!

Look at any modern computer and you will see that the whole thing is the product of American brilliance. Um... yeah that's exactly what I see.

Is it just me... or was some of the icons on the right side on the gabbly chat from the tango icon theme?

[scrooge_74]

It is hilarious, I think I read that some where else. Dont worry, let the ultra conservative keep thinking Linux is a communist program focus on destroying their way of life. And next time something bad happen to any of MS products we anarquist will be laughing about it

[Brooksie]

This guy quotes from there as well

http://www.myspace.com/geraldholmes

Maybe they are related?

[hellmet]

oops , sorry.Din know it was old.. din care to read the dates.
just came across it, so posted..

[StarsAndBars14]

If you're an arrogant bastard you're 100* worse than an ignorant one.

Just my 2 cents.

[PriceChild]

*thread moved and title changed*

[migla]

Passages like this, for example, seem to signify it's a joke:


It’s a computer program that was initially developed in Finland as a means of circumventing valuable copyrights and patents owned by an American company called SCO Group.

It's either a joke or an unbelievably perfect adversary. :)

edit: And from the comments, by the author of the article:

For example Linux has no built-in anti-virus or anti-spyware software.

You cannot even buy popular utilities like Norton Security to compensate for this fact. There are no tools for common tasks like defragging a hard disk.

[aysiu]

Sorry if this is a repost.. It is a repost, so I've merged the threads.

[captainzerocool]

I'm 98% sure that blog is satire. I could be wrong.

[kevCast]

http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2007/02/28/linux-the-official-os-of-the-axis-of-evil.aspx

So sad how ignorant some people can be.

[Mathiasdm]

So sad how people can't seem to notice sarcasm.

:lolflag:

[PatrickMay16]

Countless times I've seen this link posted on linuxquestions.org with people screaming about how awful it is; all of them failing to notice that it's a parody and not serious.
I'm absolutely stunned at how anyone can fail to see that the page is a joke. It's crazy.

[timjayko]

omfg lol ignorant fool who wrote that article

[Somenoob]

I'm suprised to see how many have failed to see that it's a satire and parody site. Black propaganda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_propaganda) to make rebuplicans look bad. Just like the "Is your son a hacker" site.

[kevCast]

It's difficult to weed out the fakes from the actual radicalists against Linux, because I have met people this dense toward Linux GNU and Open-Source as a whole. Reading the rest of the site, I can tell it's either a satirist or an orc typing.

[floke]

sudo apt-get install evil-communist-anti-american-nuclear-weapons

Thanks Shelley. Now I'm good to go. Where shall I start first?

[floke]

Damn!

Apparently there are dependency issues with this command - I need to:

sudo apt-get install secret-uranium-enrichment-project

which requires the libraries of

weapons-of-mass-destruction
rogue-state-evil-commie-government
islamofascist2dvd
linux-will-killusall

Anyone know where I can get these from. They're not in the official repos and I really need to take over the world by lunchtime?

[karellen]

******** at most :)

[tigerpants]

It's difficult to weed out the fakes from the actual radicalists against Linux, because I have met people this dense toward Linux GNU and Open-Source as a whole. Reading the rest of the site, I can tell it's either a satirist or an orc typing.

That's because it bothers you too much. Try not to care so much. It's easier then to not take anything seriously. :)

[jamyskis]

I'm not actually sure that this is really satire or parody. It's so idiotic that you'd think it is supposed to be comedy, but sadly there are a considerable number of people in the States that do actually think this way. The rest of the site seems to be extreme-right oriented too - so stupid that you could laugh, but I don't think it's meant to be funny.

[liamjamesbooth]

to steve.k kudos to you for creativity, im jealous i didnt think of the sudo apt-get thing!! haha and theres plenty of these parody things floating around cyberspace! i remember on that told parents how to tell if there kid was a hacker and not the good kind! including misspelt "linus torvalts" and something about amd processors, some people really should get out more!! lol:lolflag:

[maniacmusician]

Oh, man, that gave me a good laugh.

And then I realized that the site wasn't a joke and that those people were actually serious! So, I laughed some more.

[ukbob]

I used to think Americans were mad.NOW I KNOW FOR SURE!!!!

[aysiu]

I've merged this with the other Shelley-the-Republican thread.

[fuscia]

I used to think Americans were mad.NOW I KNOW FOR SURE!!!!

i used to think the same thing about people wherever the hell you're from, then, i realized i was just being unreasonable.

[fuscia]

...anyway, if anything, microsoft is a dictatorship that posesses the notion that one is merely 'borrowing' their property for use on their machines, which you rent to own, but never own, though never have to give back. (huh?!?) linux is the wild west where, if one doesn't like the way things are, one can just hike over the next mountain and stake out a claim and xkill any basturd that tries to mess with what's your'n.

[Dropbear]

STR Fact File: Should I upgrade to Vista now? Yes, definitely. Vista includes an all-new sercurity system called TCP/IP which will no doubt stump foreign hackers for years.

Are they really this ignorant at STR?

[spinflick]

Whenever I need a good laugh I always go to that site. :lolflag: yep it's even bookmarked. ;)

[handy]

I just read the headlines of the site & left, I couldn't be bothered, I have much more important things to waste my time on!

[jjbean]

All this discussion and the real evil has been missed. Shelley exposes (http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/category/entertainment/videogames/) the most evil corporation in operation today! (and she doesn't even realize it, like most Republicans) No! It is not M$, M$ is simply a drone of these evil foreign based capitalists. This company controls the minds of all the world's children, and must be stopped! All money trails lead to them. They have even taken over The Gnomes of Zürich (http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/CL/rinaldi/gnomes.html).


Editor’s Note - One of our interns at STR.com noticed an influx of users coming from a site run by Nintendo, the makers of the Playstation.

Because of this I am giving up all the evils of technology. I will be moving my family to Antarctica and become a Yahtzee Nazi. So if anyone knows where dice are sold in Antarctica, please drop me a line.

[Dropbear]

http://www.shelleytherepublican.com

[jrusso2]

This is obviously some sort of sarcastic attempt at humor

[Dropbear]

Note the picture which they claim is the ubuntu help-desk. The desktop looks to be running mac

[triptoe]

any press is good press they say ;)

[Perfect Storm]

Before someone starts to scream bloody murder "Shelly the Republic" is a satire blog.

[aysiu]

I've merged this with the other thread on the same topic.

[Spike-X]

I'm suprised to see how many have failed to see that it's a satire and parody site. Black propaganda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_propaganda) to make rebuplicans look bad.

Like they need any help with that.

[aysiu]

It's intended to be satire, but the execution is poor.

[marco123]

Well reading through it, and the comments, it almost looks serious.

Thats the scary part.

Exactly. I think it's too close to some extremists views to be funny. I also found it disturbing.

[benyhill]

anti linux web blog

http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/category/education/technical/linux

its prety bad they said that all the linux is some viral spyware that abouth to destroy the world i think its our duty to kike there sorry ***

juste read the lates headline about linux

and by the way they anti every religion but christianiti , homosexual, peace , etc....



http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/category/education/technical/linux

MySQL: The harpooned dolphin

Did you read last week’s big IT news: According to many of our sources, Sun Microsystems has bought a little known database maker called MySQL. You might not have heard of this company, but it’s product is very popular amongst the Linux community where it was the number one choice for people who choose their […]
2008 01 22 jimmygoddard Comments (38)
Satanic Ubuntu Linux : What more do you need to know?

Folks,
we at ShelleyTheRepublican said it all along: Linux is utterly un-American, linux is harmful to our society, it’s unsafe and it’s basically just Russian spyware! No true American will ever even consider using anything else then the good old Windows!
I just recently found out that there is actually a Satanic edition of the Linux game […]
2007 11 20 Shelley Goodman Lifestyle
Satanism Comments (86)
Windows Vista : Reliability meets Design

Dear Friends,
If you are looking for a stable, secure and good looking operating system, there is no alternative to Windows Vista. Only Windows Vista includes the latest state-of-the-art security features like Windows Defender, the best optimization tools like the Defragmenter, the most advanced entertainment applications like the Windows Media Player and the leading word processing […]
2007 09 19 Shelley Goodman Education
Lifestyle
Technical Comments (113)
Ubuntu – Why It Is Wrong For America

There’s been a real “buzz” about Ubuntu. The ‘techie’ magazines and the nerds who read them have been talking about it like they’d just seen Laura Croft naked. An ‘Ubuntu’, in case you’re normal and haven’t heard, is a form of “operating system”, and the such is it’s popularity that “ubuntu” is now one of […]
2007 08 18 Charles Roast III Communism
Guestwriters Comments (160)
Are the blue-states training terrorist-hackers to steal the 2008 election?

Friends,
The 2008 elections are still a long time away, and while we Republicans are busy defining policies that guarantee American freedom, already ultra-leftist groups have already begun plotting how to steal the election.
For example in these East-Coast liberals have decided to share the secrets of America’s electronic voting machines with a bunch of linux-using, pot-smoking […]
2007 08 06 Tristan Shuddery Comments (31)
STR is moving!

Dear Readers,
we are currently in the process of moving the website to more reliable, faster and more secure Windows Vista webhosting.
There might be temporary service interruptions withing the next 48 hours.
Kind regards,
The STR crew

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Update: The transfer is complete!
Enjoy the new and faster hosting!
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2007 04 22 Shelley Goodman Blogging for Victory Comments (70)
Does the world really need OLPC?

Friends,
Have you heard of a new project called “OLPC”, otherwise known as “One Laptop Per Child” - it’s the latest crazy product to come out of silicon valley, and the Linux people’s last ditch attempt to get anybody to use their product. Most computer experts know that Linux is not yet ready for the desktop, […]
2007 03 23 Tristan Shuddery Comments (90)
Linux, The official OS of the Axis of Evil

Friends,
Not so long ago STR and I drew a great deal of fire from aggressive Linux using zealots for the “crime” of pointing out that using Linux is contrary to the very spirit of American free

[miggols99]

That is quite funny actually. They say "Windows Vista : Reliability meets Design" and compare it to an old Mac OS and Gnome 1 or something similar....bah :P

[swoll1980]

you mean you only found two of them

[TeraDyne]

Ah, that joke blog. I didn't know they had a Linux section. Nice find.

Edit: Look at this entry: http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2007/08/18/ubuntu-%e2%80%93-why-it-is-wrong-for-america.aspx

Scroll down where the stuffed monkey is in front of the computer. It says that it's an actual Ubuntu desktop, but note that it's actually Mac OS X. XD

[vasiliymeshko]

Ubuntu (from the Swahili term meaning “We will rape your children”) is the very opposite of Redmond, WA’s awesome Vista Home Server operating systems. For example, Vista includes powerful blogging tools such as notepad.exe, which I sued to write this article. Last time I checked, Linix contained no equivalent of this versatile tool.

:lolflag::lolflag::lolflag:

[aysiu]

Two years later, it still doesn't get old.

I've merged it with the other Shelley thread.

In case people don't know, the blog is intended to be (although it is badly executed) satire.

[benyhill]

well it as to be a joke if not ...there is no hope for americain

but wen you read the coment they seams totake this blog seriously lol

[amazingtaters]

well it as to be a joke if not ...there is no hope for americain

but wen you read the coment they seams totake this blog seriously lol

The key to great satire is to keep a straight face the whole time. Of course, I love how Godwin's law got used on the Ubuntu article. Classic.

[A$h X]

One of my favorite articles is "Russian gangsters forced me to use linux :cry:"
LOL

[ShelleyTheRepublican]

Friends,
I urge you to not waste time with the new version of Ubuntu.
For more information please read this (http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2008/04/23/the-definitive-review-of-ubuntu-804-hardy-herron.aspx#comments).

http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2008/04/23/the-definitive-review-of-ubuntu-804-hardy-herron.aspx#comments


:(

[Saint Angeles]

nice FUD

[PeterJS]

Oh shelly how I've missed your wonderful postings. I was afraid that you had stopped writing. Keep up the good fight *snicker*

[Crafty Kisses]

So basically you're telling me, you come on support forums to post stuff like this?

That's really a waste of time. Linux is a choice, so I'm not really sure what you're trying to prove here, other than the fact that you can't use Linux.

[billgoldberg]

Haha, funny sh*t.

+1

[quinnten83]

OMG
ROTFLMFAO...

Really,
do you actually even grasp the concept of a computer?
I know you don't understand a damn thing about linux, open source, or community. Or even programmers or,.. actually do you even have a clue.....!!!
I mean if you would have provided concrete facts I could have been persuaded (not!!), but just using your disdain as fact is hilariously stoopid!
God, there are so many nasty horrible things I want to say to you, so many really ugly names to call you, I don't even know where to begin.
The only thing stopping me is that the admins will very likely ban me. Which is ironic, because you would feel that we are a bunch of commies out to get you, and here your nemesisses (i know, spelling!) are protecting you :D

[FreewheelinFrank]

For those like me that cannot tell the difference between the real American right-wing religious nutjobs and "satire", Shelley is the latter, apparently.

[caravel]

The linked site is actually a parody of the "republicanesque" anti OSS sentiment. I only hope "ShelleyTheRepublican" realises this...

[PeterJS]

For those like me that cannot tell the difference between the real American right-wing religious nutjobs and "satire", Shelley is the latter, apparently.

Sufficiently advanced satire is indistinguishable from real nutjobs. Problem is sufficiently advanced nutjobs are indistinguishable from real satire.

[joshrobinson]

odd, i liked the bit-torrent bit, that was funny
even though canonical wants us to use bit-torrent to distribute ubuntu itself to help their servers out

link gave me a good laugh, thanks for that
:lolflag:

oh and ive been running 8.04 hardy heron since alpha stages, and its awesome

[jordilin]

Friends,
I urge you to not waste time with the new version of Ubuntu.
For more information please read this (http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2008/04/23/the-definitive-review-of-ubuntu-804-hardy-herron.aspx#comments).

http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2008/04/23/the-definitive-review-of-ubuntu-804-hardy-herron.aspx#comments

:(

urge not to waste time? This article is FUD and hardy heron is going to be a great release. It is not good for the community trying to spread uncertainty and doubt. I guess you are the author of the article, and this post should be deleted from the absolute beginners talk.

[muximus]

if it isnt satire.. i really feel sorry for the guy..

[mjwhitfield]

I.... just... can't... tell...

Redneck or comic genius?

[prshah]

This has got to be a joke; the review compares the "Completely Fair Scheduler" which is a multi-processer handling specification to Microsft Outlook!! AND says Outlook is BETTER!

There's tons more of laughs; it great as a joke, and a joke as a review!

[FreewareFan]

This direct from the article:

The Linux nerds are upset that some people have faster computers than others, so this new feature takes processing power from fast computers and donates them to people who have slower computers.

Now, I really find this interesting! What I'd like to know, is just exactly how this is accomplished? Is all that extra processing power being emailed to less fortunate Linux users, or do they have to come in person and request their fair share?? :)

[quinnten83]

Then I apologize
WHOLEHEARTEDLY!!!!
I swear I am on my knees!
good one!
thing is i've seen so many of these people lately on the net, it's not even funny anymore...

[mjwhitfield]

Is all that extra processing power being emailed to less fortunate Linux users, or do they have to come in person and request their fair share?? :)I was about to buy a new PC for gaming, but is there any chance you guys can just send me some of your spare power? Before the middle of May would be nice, so I can play Age of Conan.

Thanks!

[joshrobinson]

I.... just... can't... tell...

Redneck or comic genius?

I ain't sure.

[FreewareFan]

I was about to buy a new PC for gaming, but is there any chance you guys can just send me some of your spare power? Before the middle of May would be nice, so I can play Age of Conan.

Thanks!

Sure, why not? Count on me for .173Ghz to be contributed! I do need a receipt for tax purposes, however.....

[hermes0710]

Friends,
I urge you to not waste time with the new version of Ubuntu.
For more information please read this (http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2008/04/23/the-definitive-review-of-ubuntu-804-hardy-herron.aspx#comments).

http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/2008/04/23/the-definitive-review-of-ubuntu-804-hardy-herron.aspx#comments


:(

This is a support forum and the post asks or answers nothing.

It reminds vista :)

[bailbath]

You know that Ubuntu is making waves when you get articles like that.I think they are scared of the power of Ubuntu.
Ian

[FreewareFan]

I.... just... can't... tell...

Redneck or comic genius?

Looking at the site as a whole, and not just this article, I have concluded that they are, in a nutshell, nuts! Neither Redneck nor comic genius, but extremely deluded.

[mjwhitfield]

Sure, why not? Count on me for .173Ghz to be contributed! I do need a receipt for tax purposes, however.....Thanks, any change of some GPU power as well? Need to buff my 7800.

[PmDematagoda]

I moved this thread to recurring discussions,but I wonder if this thing even has a place here let along the OMG Pink Ponies forum.

Looking at the link, it's just pure balderdash, nothing sensible in it at all.

[rolnics]

This direct from the article:

Quote:
The Linux nerds are upset that some people have faster computers than others, so this new feature takes processing power from fast computers and donates them to people who have slower computers.

Now, I really find this interesting! What I'd like to know, is just exactly how this is accomplished? Is all that extra processing power being emailed to less fortunate Linux users, or do they have to come in person and request their fair share?? :)

Wow!! Me too I could save my penny's, get the motherboard fixed on my trusty old 386sx-25 and burn some rubber with it!!

Bring on that processor power! :lolflag:

[sp3ctum]

That was great stuff. I really enjoyed it. Your style reminds me much of uncyclopedia.

[duckgoesoink]

Haha, that was awesome. They've got a quite a few funny linux articles. I hope their readers are clever enough not to believe them though...

"Ubuntu – Why It Is Wrong For America" is another funny one there.

P.S. No idea why it was posted originally in the Absolute Beginners section though, that's not so cool.

[nicedude]

Man crap like that makes my blood boil. I wonder if we will see more Microsoft employees posting here or if Shelly is a name Bill G uses to post desperate lies in an attempt to save their overpriced garbage OS. $300 for Vista Ultimate(closedsource/filledwithDRM) or $0 for Ubuntu (opensource/noDRM) - thats a real hard decision isn't it.

[fatality_uk]

She's quite cute in her photo though!! :)
But I don't think I could bring myself to with someone as ideologically stupid as that!!!

[Primefalcon]

PmDematagoda
Re: Is it worth it? I ain't sure.
I moved this thread to recurring discussions,but I wonder if this thing even has a place here let along the OMG Pink Ponies forum.

Looking at the link, it's just pure balderdash, nothing sensible in it at all.

Agreed and I'd just ban them, they have never done any research to back up their claims, and to be honest its just pure ********, I'd say get rid of it

[Riddl3r]

Ahh it's the simple fact: "Confused People want to confuse others also" it makes them feel they are not alone.
But talking about confusion does it make you unconfused knowledgeable enlightened on that matter?? Did't think so..
And since the discussion is on "unemployed nerds" how come you have the time
to scan forums of distro's you don't care about since you're so busy and all??
But given the fact that people think in a differential way,
i guess i have to say (in your words) Thank God people like you exist!! :lolflag:
:guitar:

[TorqueyPete]

Sufficiently advanced satire is indistinguishable from real nutjobs. Problem is sufficiently advanced nutjobs are indistinguishable from real satire.


:lolflag:


Loved your articles Shelly. Class. :)

[fatality_uk]

To make matters worse, in order to install an application you must be “root” which entails memorizing a series of confusing passwords. By contrast Windows allows any user to install the applications

Taadaaaaa....

1 nail hit on 1 head :D

[Inferied]

lolwut:lolflag: