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From: J.J. O'Shea on 27 Mar 2010 09:57
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:55:12 -0400, Tim Streater wrote
(in article <timstreater-E17CE2.12551227032010(a)news.individual.net>):

> In article
> <1jg0efk.1lpwkm37sng2nN%real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid>,
> real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote:
>
>> Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote:
>>
>>> real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote:
>>>
>>>> Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> And there is no way that one could argue that Peter C isn't snidely
>>>>>> attacking me when he repeatedly claims - very upsetting, this one -
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> *I* say that I'm clinically deranged
>>>>>
>>>>> You have claimed that you have a form of Aspergers.
>>>>
>>>> Indeed - hardly a derangement, though. Just normal human variation.
>>>>
>>>> And that is only one of the things I've explained - it's hardly the
>>>> central problem I've got, is it?
>>>
>>> So what is the central problem you've got then?
>>
>> In this newsgroup, my central problem is the vicious abusive culture
>> that's grown up making it socially acceptable here to bully Rowland with
>> barrages of vile personal abuse.
>
> No it isn't and no it hasn't. Your central problem is your inability to
> notice that you're the one that's always out of step. Most people would
> wonder to themselves that perhaps it's *them* that's out of step (and
> then wonder how and why), rather than the 20 other people they've been
> arguing with.

He's a paranoid schizo who won't take his meds. He won't take his meds 'cause
he doesn't think that _he_ has the problem, it's _everyone else_ who has the
problem. An awful lot of paranoid schizos behave that way. Many more take
their meds until they feel better, at which time they stop taking the meds
'cause they don't think that they need them any more. And then they start
needing the meds again... but won't take 'em 'cause they think they don't
need 'em, and anyone who says that they need to take their meds is attacking
them.

The best thing to do is to leave them alone until they start taking their
meds. If they never take their meds, that means leaving them alone on a
permanent basis.

It should be noted that if he reads this, (allegedly I'm in his killfile) he
will consider this to be an attack and will not take his meds. If he does
start to froth about it, I will not see it because he is in _my_ killfile.

>
>> Peter C. is probably the centre of it, now I think about it: Peter C. is
>> my central problem here, I think. His unremitting abusiveness towards
>> me, his refusal to stop making posts that are intended to cause me a
>> great deal of personal upset, that's the biggest problem I've got.
>
> If you'd ever met PeterC you'd know what a load of bunkum this is.
>

He's a paranoid schizo. His judgement, on many matters, is not that of normal
people. He should be left alone until he takes his meds. If he ever does.



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From: J.J. O'Shea on 27 Mar 2010 10:13
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:03:05 -0400, Martin-S wrote
(in article <cgzjmthpzs-C15991.12030526032010(a)news.simnet.is>):

> In article <hoi6o20ohi(a)news2.newsguy.com>,
> J.J. O'Shea <try.not.to(a)but.see.sig> wrote:
>
>> PostScript Type 1 (Mac OS and Windows); on the way out, even faster than OS
>> 9
>> TrueType. _Most_ PS Type 1 fonts work perfectly well with OS X. _Some_ PS
>> Type 1 fonts are an unmitigated disaster.
>
> I hadn't seen any problem reports prior to SL though:
> <http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2136944&start=0&tstart
> =0>

With SL it's a general font problem, with the leading. The majority of users
won't even notice it, but those who _do_ notice it will be _very_ annoyed.
The SL problem affects TrueType, OpenType, and PS Type 1 fonts. It seems to
be a system-level problem, something Apple did and presumably can undo. Soon,
we hope.

There's been a problem for a while, going back to at least Tiger, with
certain specific PS Type 1 fonts, mostly from Bitstream. All other fonts seem
to work fine, including the TrueType versions of the same fonts. No, I don't
have an explanation as to what's happening.

>
> I guess for most it's not an issue, but if you for instance bought the
> complete Adobe Type Library (for approx. 10,000 $) a few years ago,
> you'll likely be miffed.
>

Yep. Anyone who bought the PS Type 1 version rather than the OTF version is
likely to be less than happy.



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