Thursday, June 11, 2009

A note about the Randzapper Blog

The Randzapper is a blog devoted to attacking Randroids around the WWW, particular usenet. And while my blog does not exist to attack other blogs, I would just like to point out that the blog's author has not properly identified who is and is not an Objectivist (much less a Randroid). For example, this post has misidentified old-time usenet hound Bob Kolker as an Objectivist. And in this latest post there is a reference to Randroids with Aspberger's syndrome, a disorder which Kolker admitted to having. (And in the first post I mentioned the author has also misidentified the number of posts authored by Kolker at 49,835, but that is highly unlikely and in fact those statistics generators count cross-postings as unique. That factor can cause them to really add up fast.)

Apart from that, the Randzapper comes recommended for its entertainment value only.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was deeply dismayed to see Old Bob, who is in his mid-70s, being characterized as an Objectivist when as long as I have known him, he has devoted most of his efforts to baiting Objectivists for what he regarded as their scientific illiteracy. His mockery of Rand Herself was relentless. Though many found his comments on foreign policy post-9/11 over-the-top, despite this he was regarded by those who knew him as a lovable old coot, smart as a whip, faultlessly honest, and proof that you can never be too old to learn. What irony, then, that he came to be characterized by this ignorant young whippersnapper as the opposite of everything he stood for! And yes, he had time on his hands: he was retired. I should be so prolific if I reach his age!

Cavewight said...

Thanks for your response. I wonder where Bob is anyway? I haven't seen him around for a while.

Dragonfly said...

Bob is quite active on Objectivist Living (look for BaalChatzaf): http://www.objectivistliving.com/forums/index.php?act=idx

Cavewight said...

Yes, he certainly is. : )

Cavewight said...

You'd think that after 50,000 posts even a mummy could figure out that Kolker isn't any Objectivist.