Sick and disgusted, I'm taking a break the rest of the day.
Spent most of yesterday resting, in the throes of an ear infection and what is probably strep throat. This morning in the middle of the first post, a virus shut down my computer at home (again) to the point where I can't even get on the net. I am posting this (and the other two posts below) at the Trussville library. I continue to get emails about what a "fraud" and "fake" I am for not yet delivering Absolved. The rains are flooding the basement library again. I've had it, for today anyway. I'm going home to mop up my basement. Probably be back tomorrow (from the library again). I'm not having a pity party, but at the moment I'm just undeniably beat, sick and disgusted.
LATER: Just before I shut down the computer at the library, somebody sent me this, which includes this comment from Mitchum:
Nobody with 2 brain cells to rub together are going to believe anything Vanderboegh or Codrea have to say. They are the Dumb and Dumber of the Gun Nutter World.
Just right now, for a whole lot of reasons, I'm not going to waste time and energy arguing the point.
59 comments:
Without knowing your browsing habits or how many people use your computer I can only offer limited advice, but if you're going to get infected this often you need to consider switching to Ubuntu Linux or a Mac. Since more than 90% of computers run Windows, most virus writers focus on those, and thus Mac and Linux users are immune to most computer viruses. If you choose Ubuntu Linux, it's possible to set it up so that it "dual-boots" along with Windows on the same hard drive, each of them having a portion of the hard drive to itself. If your computer usage is just basic web browsing, you'd be better off just giving up Windows entirely and running Ubuntu. I use it on my netbook at work and am entirely happy with it, and it's free.
Mike, the attack on you and David is making me smile. When they no longer debate the facts and interpretations and resort to attacking your personally, it means they think you are winning and they are scared. Good work!
Maybe this will cheer you up. An Oath keeping veteran.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Bus-Confrontation-Caught-on-Video-137074908.html?dr
frosty2
Hang in there, and get better!
A point to consider. Internet trolls are like prairie dogs. They all look the same, the pop up, bark at you, and duck into a hole to run away. They stand for nothing, they destroy everything around them, and they carry the plague.
Just remember, in the end, they are at the bottom of the food chain.
No worries Mr. Vanderboegh, Take some time to re-charge your batteries. With many thanks and great appreciation that I keep abreast with current and relevant news and events that you dig up.
Know that you are in good company when "less than's" and "wannabe's" are doing their worst to dissuade, disengage and plum wear you out, in hopes of a bit of kibble or a nod from their handlers.
Stay strong, many are counting on you.
Cheers,
Torque
Getting trolls and hate mail mean you are rising up in the world. Stay home, warm,and get some extra sleep. We'll wait. From a mom.
'Tis as high a complement to be despised by the despicable, as to be admired by the admirable. Stay strong. You're doing good work. Don't feed the troll.
- Cato, the American
Mike,
Don't let the bastards grind you down! I know when you have a raging infection, it is not the best time to have to deal with people.
Bob is correct though about the Mac/Linux thing. The great majority of malicious code is written for PC just because it propagates more quickly that way.
Keep up the good fight and hope you feel better soon!
III
An ad hominem attack is the last sorry effort that the outwitted and illogical has in his arsenal.
Consider any further encounters with anyone who resorts to that fallacy as engaging in a fight with an unarmed person and deal with him accordingly.
The battle with that person is won!
As you are well aware, however the war isn't over. You probably haven't convinced him. That would required that he be able and willing to think and respond in a logical manner.
[W]
I visited your site without security enabled and got some serious viruses that Mcafee techs couldn't clean. My phone freezes and powers off every time I visit here.
What Bob said. I've been using linux in one form or another for 10 years+, and I've NEVER had any breach or system compromise.
Take courage, Mike. The ad hominem attacks are a great sign.
When people start to annoy me, I go to the gun safe, pull out a suitable firearm, and clean it, and assure myself that one day, the government is doing to declare martial law, and all hell's gonna break loose. At that point, today's tormentors will come to be listed under "civilian casualties".
And I smile to myself.
There is no point to argue. It really sounds like somebody didn't get a cookie with their milk.
Don't know how computer literate you are but Bob makes a very about computer systems. Ubuntu is not hard to switch to.
100 Head Insurance Company LLC.
III
"Gun Nutter "
They are a Brit and thus have very limited credibility. None at all, when it comes to personal Rights or self-defense.
Don't let the numb-"nuts" gang bother you Mike. Keep on keepin on and definitely get your computer thing straightened out. I am checking out Linux myself, and another interesting thing I have found is the TOR Project. Might wanna google that and look at it.
Macs are much less susceptible to virus ... I have been using one for awhile and I like it.
Mike: I can't help with your computer problems but if you have your sawbones prescribe some BACTRIM, it will kick hell out of your earache and strep throat.
Anyone who tries to do something gets criticized. Often by very sick people who know nothing and understand less.
I don't know you from anyone but I like your work. What you and David Codrea did on Gunwalker is a tremendous thing.
Whether you publish Absolved or not is your business.
What antivirus software are you running? I use the latest Norton app, plus I downloaded a spyware program from superantispyware.com. The latter is free, and is a good augmentation that has saved my bacon on numerous occasions. Hope it helps.
GrillSgt.
Get well Mike. I'm praying for you.
Mike, on a Windows computer I always run AVG anti-virus, Spyware Blaster, MalwareBytes, and Spybot Search and Destroy. You probably need a software firewall, too, and I like ZoneAlarm.
Of course this should all be installed on a CLEAN PC, so you should backup your "work" files, format the hard-disk, and do a clean installation.
As Bob says, the 'ultimate' solution is to ditch Windows and run Linux. I've been using Linux since 1995 and have NEVER had any virus or malware infections.
anon 8:24 is right
First they ignore you, then they mock you, then they fight you, then you win.
They are fighting because they are desperate cowards. Truth will prevail.
Get an inexpensive mac....
the best way to go...
they run for years...
My uncle (a WWII B-25 pilot) used to say "you know your over the target if you're taking flack"
Two brain cells to rub together? Can that start a fire? Are those of us who agree with you in danger? Dumb and dumber? That is so amateurish, it just has to be a government provocateur. I base my comment on two decades of experience countering their pathetic COINTELPRO/PATCON BS! If they ever hire a professional, there MIGHT be a little cause for concern. Nah, no worries mate!
Well, that should show *you*, Vanderboegh and Codrea.
What a clever boy this "Mitchum" is.
(Get well soon, Mike.)
Mr. Vanderboegh,
Rarely do I post responses to blog postings; not that I feel doing so in any way wrong or whatever; I just do not take the time to do so. With that said, I do feel compelled to do so in this case. I see a man of great character, one who has deeply minted convictions and is driven by passion and love for his fellow citizens. You are like my husband in that you serve others not for your own self-worth or selfish glory, but because you, like him, have that God spot. The God spot is a protected space inside one who allows God to lead, never questions why, but gives God the full authority to take control of all things earthly. My husband’s God Spot kept him safe from two deployments in Afghanistan, not to mention other dangerous areas in the world. Ask a soldier who has been in war the importance of having faith in God. It can be THE determining factor for them to return home in one piece. My point is my husband like other soldiers understand the concept of GOD IS IN CONTROL. No matter what odds one comes up against, the knives, or in their case, bullets, IEDs etc. are thrown their way; in the end it is GOD who determines the outcome. Their endearing faith keeps them steadfast, focused, and determined to see extreme challenges turned into successful conclusions.
Mr. Vanderboegh, the work you are doing is outstanding and incredibly important. Many, like me, are looking to you to help bring down the evil that has infected America. God put you on this Earth at this time for a reason. Keep your eye on the big prize, and you must keep your faith. Look at the extreme torture Jesus himself had to endure for mankind. An ugly email can be deleted, tossed, filed in file 13. Remember, you are the only one that can allow mean spirited people to have a negative effect on you. That is exactly what they want. They want to break your will, frustrate you into giving up. Their tactics are old, so don’t give into them. Do not show them that their tactics are working in any way. Understand we must vent our frustrations, but, remember the enemy is reading and watching as well. They do not need acknowledgement that their tactics are penetrating your armor.
It is obvious to me that some big time hackers (maybe government, or government used) are causing your virus issues. I’m going to post at other blogs for IT help for you and find out ways to help you fend off these evil people who are trying to stifle your free speech. How shameful, that the very people who swore to defend and protect your rights are the ones attempting to take those very rights away? I will also ask my Air Force officer husband, who happens to be IT, for advice and go to some other IT military folks for the best security programs to use. I have some background in Information Operations which has covered the very issues that you are dealing with right now. However, my education is on the managerial part, not the technical end. With that said, I will research. I also ask all your readers to do the same. Mr. Vanderboegh needs help and we must stand up and assist him in whatever ways we can. He is doing an unbelievable job at his OWN expense. Let’s show Mr. Vanderboegh he is not alone and give back.
Lastly, I hope you feel better soon. Being a former nurse as well, it is vital that you get lots of bed rest when dealing with strep. You do NOT need to be mopping floors and stressing over stupid people’s negative opinions. My last advice to you Sir, when you read the first sentence and it sounds negative, hit the DELETE button. DO NOT FINISH IT!!! Do NOT allow them the ability to keep you upset or deter you from the mission. I like this name, MISSION FIRE HOLDER. Press on Mike!
CJ OUT
Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's ALL small stuff.(: You keep kickin' ass, and let the petty jerks, be petty jerks. Prayin' for ya! Johnny Gee
Agreed on the switch to another operating system, to avoid these shut-downs at home.
And why would you spend your time and energy /ever/ fighting 'comments' like that? You'll never change 'their' mind, nor will it have much effect on anyone undecided.
It's entirely possible that if we were to meet, I might not like you as-a-person, but even still I appreciate the effort you (and David) have put in on a year-plus of Gunwalker. You've been straight-forward with you work, and provided documents as appropriate to corroborate your findings and speculations.
@Bob
Having switched entirely to Linux several years ago, that's generally the same advice I give for problems such as this. However, setting up a dual boot machine isn't quite the easiest thing in the world. Fortunately there are tons of of help sites when dealing with Linux. Also, there are about eleventy million different Linux distros, you can browse through a lot of them here and get a little information on each one.
I'd say possibly the best way to find the one you want is to try each one out live first. Most distros can be downloaded as a live disk or put on a flash drive and ran entirely from RAM with no modification to your hard drive. If you like it, install it, if not download another and try again. Personally, I've tried Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Fedora, Red Hat, Slackware, and Suse, I still like my Mandriva best.
Mike,
Don't let the naysayers and numbskulls get you down. We are with you and when they attack you and call names, they are calling all your supporters the same! We can take their arrows and catcalls because we know you're delivering the goods to take down the law breakers and write history in the affirmative for the real America. Soon enough all the bad boys in the District of Corruption will be looking for work in the real world, the private sector. We'll all have the last laugh Mike, and that is always the best laugh.
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win."
Ghandi
If it weren't for you and David stoking the fire, this whole thing would have passed under the radar in the manner that B.O. wanted.
If it weren't for you and David getting the information out, no one would be taking pot shots at you.
Your friends out here need information like you have been putting forward. Absolved can wait a while if necessary...No flak from true friends.
Don't sweat Mitchum. He's trying to live rent free in your head. You know the principle. When you get up in the morning, sit on the pot and get rid of him.
Sounds like you need a good nights sleep, antibiotics, and a computer guru.
Charlie
III
And so it begins....
How better to shut down opposing views than infecting them out of existence?
How many of you have discovered a root kit or a virus after leaving conservative comments on the wapo?
Its insidious and its for real.
The fact that they are sending flak up at you is proof that they have nothing else to counter with.
I would strongly recommend Microsoft Security Essentials and Spybot: Search and Destroy. Spybot can integrate with MSE for additional protection. Even when combined they are NOT memory or CPU hogs (in contrast to Norton and some others).
Praying for you to stay strong, brother. Your critics are stupid hoplophobes who will be the first ones executed if a totalitarian government comes. We, the 3%, stand with you.
We are waiting patiently for Absolved, knowing that your magnum opus may take awhile, even though we LOVE the parts we have already read.
CJ (Anonymous@11:29) - Well said!
Hang in there, brother.
Sorry to have gotten sucked off into my own things now.
Relocation wasn't my first choice but I put it all in His hands awhile back and it seems he has need to me to the East.
Once I get settled maybe I can arrange for some remote disinfecting of the laptop. Failing that I'll put you in touch with another III-per sympathizer who is still local.
Well They'll stone you when you are all alone
They'll stone you when you are walking home
They'll stone you and then say they're all brave
They'll stone you when you're sent down in your grave
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned
Rainy Day Woman--Bob Dylan
You're the best, Mike. Keep fightin' the fight!
MALTHUS
Also, the Mac and Linux suggestions are good but bless his heart Mike needs to stick with the Windows OS. It's what he knows (kind of like the .45 Auto).
But, Mike, you really need to get to Avast.com and download the latest FREE anti virus from them. All they want is you're e-mail address to register it (and I've gotten no spam off them over 5 years of using it).
Interesting -
"It's unclear exactly why, but the Department of Homeland has been operating a "Social Networking/Media Capability" program to monitor the top blogs, forums and social networks online for at least the past 18 months."
(Yeah, it is "unclear" huh?)
A couple of folks I know of got something of an honorable mention.
""blogs that cover bird flu … news and activity along U.S. borders … drug trafficking and cybercrime"
Gee, I wonder what "activity" could be referred to there?
Sheesh.
Mike... Give it a rest to Re-charge your batteries. Rest assured that your efforts are a beacon of light to those of us who once foolishly trusted the liars within our federal government. You are a genuine patriot. JC
You have more supporters than you know. Don't listen to the nay-sayers... they WANT you to collapse. WE DON'T. Do what you have to do to get healthy and stay that way.
...please
Visit yea old physician. If it is strep get antibiotics. Won't shorten course of infection but will prevent weeks later possibility of Acute Rheumatic Fever. Easier for you to Google than me to explain it. Don't want you shuffling off this realm before conclusion F&F. JDS
http://weaselzippers.us/2012/01/11/newark-nj-mayor-turn-in-your-neighbor-for-owning-a-gun-get-1000-reward/
Here's something to make you feel a tad bit less disgusted maybe, Mike. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/01/11/supreme-court-delivers-knockout-punch-to-white-house/ I like the writer's style.
Get well soon, Mike.
One other alternative Linux route is to download a copy of Puppy Linux. This form of Linux is only about 120 megs and includes a browser, dvd writer, image editor, word processor and about everything else you might need to use. I have it loaded on a thumbdrive, and that will also allow me to boot into a virused computer and extract important files or just run completely outside of the host computer, using just the processor, ram, screen and keyboard/mouse. I would gladly send you a thumbdrive with Puppy on it to try, and it would be able to run your desktop without windows. Just email me.
Funny that he hassled you about Absolved, given that if he had any appreciation for the heart of that book, he certainly wouldn't be attacking you for any reason at all. I for one would gladly wait another 3 years if it meant that you were otherwise engaged in keeping this mess from transitioning into a bloodbath, via your Gunwalker efforts. Must be some troll who wishes you would spend your time on Absolved rather than exposing this huge cast of traitors.
They don't call it windows for nothing (backdoors to see what you're doing, and insert viruses/malignantware if they want to disrupt you.)
As for the troll posts, seems the government is ticked off and have turned the attack dogs loose.
You guys are true patriots as well as real journalists.
Hope things get better quick.
Only 2 brain cells to out smart an anti-gunner? They're screwed.
My only advice to mitigate people getting upset about Absolved not being done as scheduled would be to say nothing about it until it is done. Then say "It will be out tomorrow at 1600 eastern time".
that absolved story was getting pretty good. look forward to the rest when ever you get around to it. as for all of your work covering our dirt bag DOJ and the rest of their accomplices, you have my sincere thanks and admiration.
I'm sorry. Hate to be Ms. Anal Grammar Nazi, but...., "Nobody with two braincells to rub together are going to believe yada yada yada." Nobody...ARE? Really? What a dumbshit.
Don't worry Mr Vanderboegh, hater's gonna hate.
"Mitchum" and the like are no different than all the other Youtube trolls and interwebs Rambos.
Like my Grandma always said; "Fuck 'em."
III
I wouldn't want to be in your shoes, but then again, I look up to you, and find you are an admirable and valiant patriot. Few have the courage to do what you do. Forget the naysayers, and commie critics, you got the right stuff. III.
Get well, get rested, get Linux... everyone already said everything I thought of. :)
We'll be right here when you get ready to start swinging again.
But, for pity sake, ignore the ignoramuses who put you down. Why waste your energy on that garbage? <3
"Mitchum" of Playas, NM?
That's an interesting location to claim to be from...
You've already earned a place in history, Mr. Vanderboegh.
Hope you are feeling better. I'm impressed with what you do, and will help in any way I can. I believe I may have had a 'bug'....but I think I took care of it. They could be going thru your posters. Pray not.
Keep the Faith!
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