Sarcasta.net - Mission Statement

UPDATE: I have posted to Slashdot twice (it says at the bottom of this page that "I will NEVER post on Slashdot"), both were in the Kathleen Fent, Read This Story article where Rob proposed to me. So I guess I lied. But at least I waited until I had a very good reason to post. All those people who created accounts named "KathleenFent," "I_AM_Kathleen_Fent," etc. were fairly clever, but it is difficult to fake a user ID of #570. Nice try... and thanks to all the people who realized that these hosers were NOT me and pointed poeople to this page.

"Shenanigans" called on Troll.
Not a little green man that lives under bridges, but the kind who think hot grits down your pants are funny.

troll

An electronic mail message, Usenet posting or other (electronic) communication which is intentionally incorrect, but not overtly controversial (compare flame bait), or the act of sending such a message. Trolling aims to elicit an emotional reaction from those with a hair-trigger on the reply key. A really subtle troll makes some people lose their minds. (1994-10-17)
Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2001 Denis Howe

troll v.,n.

1. [From the Usenet group alt.folklore.urban] To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames; or, the post itself. Derives from the phrase "trolling for newbies" which in turn comes from mainstream "trolling", a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite. The well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of newbies and flamers to make themselves look even more clueless than they already do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and experienced that it is in fact a deliberate troll. If you don't fall for the joke, you get to be in on it. See also YHBT.

2. An individual who chronically trolls in sense 1; regularly posts specious arguments, flames or personal attacks to a newsgroup, discussion list, or in email for no other purpose than to annoy someone or disrupt a discussion. Trolls are recognizable by the fact that the have no real interest in learning about the topic at hand - they simply want to utter flame bait. Like the ugly creatures they are named after, they exhibit no redeeming characteristics, and as such, they are recognized as a lower form of life on the net, as in, "Oh, ignore him, he's just a troll."

3. [Berkeley] Computer lab monitor. A popular campus job for CS students. Duties include helping newbies and ensuring that lab policies are followed. Probably so-called because it involves lurking in dark cavelike corners.

Some people claim that the troll (sense 1) is properly a narrower category than flame bait, that a troll is categorized by containing some assertion that is wrong but not overtly controversial. See also Troll-O-Meter.
Source: Jargon File 4.2.0

Now, from someone with an astonishing grasp of reality:

The use of logic in this post makes my insides all warm and fuzzy

Click on image to see a high-res version.

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I remember how stressed out my cat, Kyoto, was when she became Cisco Certified. Well, for all of you wondering whether or not this is the real Sarcasta, as in Rob "Cmdr Dorko...err..Taco" Malda's other half, Kathleen Fent...here is your answer right here, plain as day. If you check out this page you'll quickly see that Aunt Kathy here doesn't have a cat named Kyoto . Combine this with the fact that for a Mac using graphic designer (and I know many :) "she" knows a little too much about PostgreSQL vs. MySQL.Add to that the high user number (c'mon, if this was Taco's chick, she'd be like a high user number, right? :). No way. Taco: If this user is really your chick, tell us. :)

And to the holder of this Sarcasta account: Do try to do a little research before you troll as Sarcasta, 'k?

END POST

Indeed, this hoaxter has convinced quite a few people.
But if I were to post on Slashdot (which I will NEVER do...)
my user number would be #570 and my user ID would be "Kathleen".

And just to clarify... I know absolutely NOTHING about PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Hell, I don't even know what they stand for, let alone DO.