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On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 5:13 PM Frank Swarbrick <frank.swarbr...@outlook.com> wrote: > > No one knows as little as one who think's he knows it all. > ________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of > Doug <d...@bkassociates.net> > Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 12:14 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > Subject: Re: Stop the ragging on COBOL please [was: RE: ASM call by value] > > "Seldom right, but never uncertain." Frank Reagan. > > Describing you, I'd venture.... > > > Doug Fuerst > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Bill Johnson" <00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu > Sent: 07-Apr-23 13:36:27 > Subject: Re: Stop the ragging on COBOL please [was: RE: ASM call by > value] > > >You don’t really understand Twitter do you? If I follow the WaPo, the NYT, > >the Guardian, the LA Times, the Miami Herald, the Associated Press, Al > >Jazeera English, NPR, PBS, BBC, and science magazines, scientists, > >journalists, lawyers, and other fact based sources, it’s like subscribing to > >them all. > > > >Add in some comedy sources and that’s my Twitter feed. > > > > > >Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > > > >On Friday, April 7, 2023, 10:32 AM, Doug <d...@bkassociates.net> wrote: > > > >So you get your "news" from Twitter. For me, that explains ALOT! > > > >Doug Fuerst > > > > > >------ Original Message ------ > >From: "Bill Johnson" <00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > >To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu > >Sent: 07-Apr-23 8:23:03 > >Subject: Re: Stop the ragging on COBOL please [was: RE: ASM call by > >value] > > > >>I’ve read numerous articles and analysis that indicates LinkedIn has a > >>problem with embellished & fake resumes. Here’s one. > >> > >>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/29/linkedin-has-a-fake-profile-problem-can-it-fix-this-blot-on-its-cv > >> > >>I also don’t like having my information on the internet for all to see. I’m > >>not on Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram, but do use Twitter to satisfy my news > >>junkie inner self. > >> > >> > >>Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > >> > >> > >>On Friday, April 7, 2023, 7:32 AM, Jeremy Nicoll > >><jn.ls.mfrm...@letterboxes.org> wrote: > >> > >>On Fri, 7 Apr 2023, at 05:36, Bill Johnson wrote: > >>> Yes Bill Johnson is my real name and I’ve never been on LinkedIn. > >>> That’s just an ego trip and place where people like you go for > >>> confirmation... > >> > >>I've certainly seen some people use it as an ego-trip, for "networking" > >>and - presumably - trying to increase their chances of finding work. > >> > >>I use LinkedIn as a useful place to find out more about people whom > >>I'm going to have contact with (in any sphere, certainly not just in > >>computing). It's particularly useful when it's not entirely clear from > >>some company's website whether they've got tens/hundreds of > >>employees or just one person working from home. (In the UK) I also > >>look at Companies House registrations of companies, who the directors > >>are etc, and look at what else they're involved in, and especially if any > >>of their prior businesses have gone under or they've been prosecuted > >>for anything. > >> > >>Eg, is that lawyer someone who's worked for one or two companies > >>for many years, or a whole string of places, never for more than a > >>year or two, or did they only qualify last year? > >> > >>Is that "data protection officer" someone with any understanding of > >>how computer systems work, or just an administrator, or a lawyer? > >> > >>Knowing more about people allows one to slant emails to them in > >>differing ways, which can be useful. > >> > >> > >>I'm listed there, but not for the purposes of finding work; mainly so > >>that people whom I once worked with have a better chance of finding > >>me if they want to. And also - you have to be a member to be able > >>to see other people's profiles. > >> > >>-- > >>Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own. > >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >>send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >>send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
