Subj : Ghosts in the Machine
To   : KEVIN GIBSON
From : STEVE KEMP
Date : Thu Nov 02 2000 03:21 am

KG> JW> Vot kind ghosts?

KG> KG> You know... ghosts!  Spooks!  Hackers!
KG> KG> Haven't you been following the news?

KG> JW> Do zay make der machine run any better?

KG> KG> Is that the priority here, Doc?  Making "the machine" run
KG>better?

It was you that complained about these "ghosts" so you must be 
advocating betterment via some action or at least via your "expose'".

KG> JW> Eef zee ghosts in der machine don't make eet run better...zen
KG> JW> what is der ghost doink?

KG> I guess that all depends, Doc.  They're not very forthcoming with
KG> details about any overall mission.  At least not with me.

So you think it's a mission, eh? A conspiracy even, perhaps? 

KG>They don't  particularly like it when you talk about them or what 
KG>they're doing. 

Only, perhaps, in the way an auto mechanic might get perturbed at 
someone walking up to them while they are repairing an auto saying 
"You're working on a car". Or in your case the analogy would work better 
with the insertion of "You're working on a trans-dimensional vehicle 
powered by the Holy Grail". :-P

KG>They can be obtrusive, stubborn, pushy, and threatening.  I'd
KG>say it  depends on the spook and the person being haunted.  For all I
KG>know,  it could depend on what day of the week it is and which spook
KG>is at bat.  I sometimes get the feeling that they're playing good cop
KG>/ bad cop.  They don't appear to be in agreement amongst themselves.

So the "ghosts" aren't a monolithic group. Do tell. But they have a 
secret mission. Ooooooooooooo.K.

KG>When they start slipping messages to you in secret, it can be a
KG>little unnerving. 

Secret messages. Secret missions. Oh my.

KG> It tends to make some people paranoid, to say the least.

I'd say that you are correct, you ARE paranoid. 

You're also projecting quite a bit.

KG>Others might  feel incredibly privileged.  But if you don't
KG>cooperate, they can be  downright intimidating.  It's like being
KG>asked to sign a deal with  the devil.

This coming from the guy that gleefully posted my name, home address, 
and physical description to multiple echoes as an attempted vehicle of 
intimidation. Oh, and the crank phone calls were a hoot too. Thank you 
oh so much for them.

Give it a rest, Gibber, it's you and your ilk that are the cyber-
stalkers. You just get mad that people use flame echoes for that 
purpose, and skeptical echoes for their reason. You prefer to use thinly 
veiled insults instead of direct ones, and you believe anything and foam 
at the mouth at anyone that doesn't. It also pisses you off to no end 
that people get along with others but not with you. Well, try being less 
of a silly little flake mixed with pompous ass and you might get 
somewhere. I doubt it though, 'cause you're simply not likable. ;)

Ghost

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