Well, I think his basic premise, to wit, that PvT is (or was) "a serious site intent on educating the sheltered Mac public in the exigencies of quality software engineering" pretty much discredits the rest of the Rixster's argument. It's true, PvT does suffer from its share of excesses at the present time, but how anyone could draw the conclusion that it was serious at any point in the past escapes me. Also, it must be said: if Rixster really doesn't give two toots about the opinions of the PFPTWs (see his delightful footnote), why bother to write such an entertaining little rant?

Then again, perhaps the whole thing is some sort of joke. We can only hope.

Dr. S.

P.S. I draw the reader's attention to the fact that Rixstep is "accustomed to extremely laudatory reviews bordering on the awed," in the hope that this may offer pause for thought to those PFPTWs who are unable to properly praise the Rixster for his admirable contributions to Computing Today.

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I tried to read Rix-thingy's article but tripped on so many commas my conjunctive knees began to bleed. PC users are really this inarticulate are they? Poke him again PvT - go on poke him again...

ehm... can anyone tell me what the heck that rixster article is about?

Quote:
"...PvT metamorphosed from a serious site intent on educating the sheltered Mac public in the exigencies of quality software engineering to a haven for morons and twits with nothing better to do than jerk each other off."

2 things.

1) Has this ever been a serious sight. I had the good fortune to accidentally stumble upon this sight on its very first day. Like a sticky smelly newborn it was disgusting yet I loved it. However, unlike cancer, it is not serious.

2) When did we start getting jerked off, cause I could do with some of that. I mean is there a registration form that I missed along the way? Or is it invitation only? I demand to be jerked off this very instance! Which is why I must go now.

If Rixter—whose rant makes him seem like a bitter old man yelling at kids to get off his lawn—had ignored PvT, it would have made his software look 100% better. Now he's just destroying the credibility of both him and his software by whining like a spoiled little girl who doesn't get what she wants for her birthday.

There's a link to PvT from this guy's home page. Read more stuff on ths site. This guy is an arrogant asshole.

I especially savored his denunciation of the "clueless sappy users" who "poke fun at" aussie boy. We only poke his little tummy because he's so damned cute when he giggles. Plus, he secretly likes it.

I believe that in a previous experience, Rixter was attacked by a wild Mac and that has left him scarred for life. He now viciously attacks when cornered and forced to accept that his programs aren't a gift from the gods. In all seriousness, the man needs a lobotomy. He has some very dangerous attitude problems that could leave him in a life of misery.

this is especially funny in the lights of this:
http://rixstep.com/1/1/20030505-01,000.html

>What's the worst program in the world? It may not be Transmit, but if they had nominations every year, it would have to be close.

>First off, who stole from whom? The visual interface - not to speak of the "underbody" of code of Transmit (screenshot here) is remarkably reminiscent of the open source project Fugu (screenshot here).

and it goes downhill from there... morons.

Well, clearly we crossed the line from 'educating the gullible public' to 'pack of bedwetting morons' when we bit the hand that fed us. OH, RIXSTER, CAN WE EVER REDEEM OURSELVES

Hey, who's the chick with the hat and he moe?

The PvT staff is always seeking new ways to make you think that we care about your opinion. To that end, we conducted a telepathic survey of 10,000 randomly selected PvT readers and asked them to choose from the following options:

* More poop references - 50%
* Less poop references - 50%

* Arnold Schwarzenegger - 12%
* Cruz Bustamante - 15%
* Gary Coleman - 3%
* That stripper with the boobs - 70%

* A Bahaman cruise with Rixster - 1%
* A Hawaiian Punch enema - 99%

* More photos of Naomi wearing a hat - 97%
* More photos of Ladd wearing a Speedo - 3%

Please don't be shy with suggestions for other positive changes we can make. Your input could help determine the future of PvT. It won't, of course, but we do admire your foolish optimism.

My goodness. That (rixstep.com and radsoft.com) is perhaps the funniest thing I have read all year.

It did set me wondering though: is the word "wanker" peculiar to Brits like Mr Rick 'Rixster' Downes, or do you use it in the States as well? aussie boy - how about the colonies?

Pimply-faced pre-teen wankers? I do believe Mr. Rickety intends this in the pejorative sense. What exactly is the matter with being a pimply-faced pre-teen wanker? It's a darn sight better than being a Humor-Impaired Satire-Sensitive Yapping Feeble Insufferable Twat.

Methinks the Rixter doth protest too little. He praises with faint damnation. If he had wanted to truly wound, he would have written a sonnet mocking the haiku for weak imagery and general lack of cleverness. Or perhaps that they required no more effort than did his pathetic software. Instead of being pleased with this creative attempt to point out the error of his ways, he takes offense and sputteringly lashes out.

It would be sad if it weren't so damn funny.

We Australians use wanker as well.
I have enjoyed the Rixster bashing too, the whole saga has been quite entertaining. I stumbled across PvT in its first week and have been enjoying it ever since.

Rixster's review of Transmit reads like a PvT review, except without wit or language skills.

Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but Rixster is from Uranus.

Get over yourself, Rixster.

Can we give Ladd the hat and Naomi the speedo? :)

Oh yeah, and forget the bimbo stripper, what about Georgy?

Hot and smart:
http://www.georgyforgov.com/

Nice to see the distinction between FreeBSD and Darwin fly right over his head.

My Windows counterparts are computer-savvy? News to me.

Love the haiku given to the app Rixstamp:

"Blazingly fast, like
a thirsty caterpillar
running to the sea"

I laughed real hard. Love your site!

One of the lovely things about Google is that it makes it so easy to discover people's juvenilia. Here's some vintage 1997 Rixster:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?G1F6651C5