# Why is Boyo Jim the best of the worst? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 17, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647 "2008-05-17T10:00:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/1 "2008-05-17T10:00:34Z")
Here we go again. A few days ago, I asked how \*\*Marley23 \*\*became a Super Moderator. Hamsters overworked, I was told. Now I see \*\*Boyo Jim \*\*is the [Best of the Worst](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=468354). Post 21 Hamsters again? ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/2 "2008-05-17T10:02:06Z")
Oops - should be About This Message Board. Please move. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/3 "2008-05-17T11:16:48Z")
No, it’s failing b/c it’s puking execption b/c it’s NULL @ line 224792, b/c you assumed w/o opening up source it was cool to set a const L as WChar. \ I know you’re an intern, but check it out: everything, including your hosebuild fuckup, is alien (to you) in PPT everywhere. Including, in your specific assignments, coreinit.cpp, sldedt.cpp and ssshow.cpp. Advice: ask questions w/o suggestions about how we can improve. And know your audience. For example, seven people in the training room yesterday are credited in the C++ book we used in the course. Including me. The man delivering this training? Drew? That’s Andrew Koenig. Look. I may work remotely, but I will be checking on you. If you’re curious about my MS history, ask around. Feel free to call me directly if you’re uncertain. I may be an Evangelist, but I’m not unapproachable. Number’s in the GAL. And I don’t usually sleep. Cheers. 🙂 //send ppt failed active edit window std::cout \<\ **Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/4 "2008-05-17T11:23:36Z") [QUOTE=NineToTheSky] Here we go again. A few days ago, I asked how \*\*Marley23 \*\*became a Super Moderator. Hamsters overworked, I was told. Now I see \*\*Boyo Jim \*\*is the [Best of the Worst](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=468354). Post 21 Hamsters again? [/QUOTE] [Search is your friend](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=463810). **Morbo** : Best reply ever. But, really, wtf? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/5 "2008-05-17T11:26:06Z")
> **["Best of the Worst?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=463810)** > > OK, so under user names, I’ve seen “moderator,” “charter member,” “member,” and “guest,” but today I saw one that I’ve never seen before: “Best of the Worst,” under Boyo Jim’s name. What is this new designation, “Best of the Worst???” 😕 ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/6 "2008-05-17T11:33:21Z")
**atomicbadgerrace** , \*\*TubaDiva \*\*_et al_: search is, indeed, my friend. (Except that, being left-handed, it doesn’t come easily to me). **Morbo** : I think you’ll find there’s an error in line 17 - apart from that, it’s a work of art. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/7 "2008-05-17T11:47:33Z")
[QUOTE=Morbo] Feel free to call me directly if you’re uncertain. I may be an Evangelist, but I’m not unapproachable. Number’s in the GAL. And I don’t usually sleep. [/QUOTE] Mother of God, pray for us. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/8 "2008-05-17T11:57:51Z")
Oh, shit. Any chance at all that a Mod can delete my post? There’s some proprietary shit in there. I would “report this post” but that option doesn’t seem to be available if it’s your own post, logged in as you. And why should it? What are the odds (except me..now…) that a User would want to delete his own post? To say nothing of the SDMB assault that may result from me sassing my intern…::hangs head in shame:: > [@Liberal](#): > > Mother of God, pray for us. I don’t think we’ve ever banged heads, and your reputation precedes you…but damn that’s funny. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dead\_Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Badger)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/9 "2008-05-17T12:47:50Z")
I reported it for you. It is a brilliant reply, though. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/10 "2008-05-17T13:30:00Z")
[QUOTE=Morbo] I would “report this post” but that option doesn’t seem to be available if it’s your own post, logged in as you. [/quote] Just copy and paste the URL of some other post, substituting your own post number for the other one. > [@](#): > > I don’t think we’ve ever banged heads, and your reputation precedes you…but damn that’s funny. Thanks. You too. ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/11 "2008-05-17T13:55:30Z")
I reported it too, just to make sure they look at it ASAP. And I’m so glad I’m not one of your interns! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/12 "2008-05-17T13:57:12Z")
I’m Laughing, and I don’t know why. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/13 "2008-05-17T15:38:13Z")
[QUOTE=NineToTheSky] (Except that, being left-handed, it doesn’t come easily to me). [/QUOTE] A true Lefty never complains. There is no reason to complain. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/14 "2008-05-17T15:38:14Z")
[QUOTE=Morbo] Oh, shit. Any chance at all that a Mod can delete my post? There’s some proprietary shit in there. I would “report this post” but that option doesn’t seem to be available if it’s your own post, logged in as you. [/QUOTE] Done. Easiest thing to do–report the post before yours and just explain what you need in the text box. We’ll get an email that takes us to the thread and we can figure it out from there. **Gfactor** General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/15 "2008-05-17T15:53:53Z")
[QUOTE=Duckster] A true Lefty never complains. There is no reason to complain. [/QUOTE] It wasn’t my lefthandness (is that a word?) that I was complaining about - it’s the SD search engine. Everyone else seems to be able to use it with success and pride (‘there, there Nine: we’ll find it for you’), but to me, it’s a mystery. Put in some words and I get thousands of responses, all irrelevant. It doesn’t seem to respond to search commands I know: +, “”, AND, OR etc. In fact - I pit the SD search engine. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/16 "2008-05-17T18:18:02Z")
Great, now I don’t know what was so good about Morbo’s reply. ☹ Can someone summarize? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/17 "2008-05-17T18:23:26Z")
[QUOTE=CoG888] I’m Laughing, and I don’t know why. [/QUOTE] With the removal of **Morbo’s** post, this still works. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/18 "2008-05-17T18:59:12Z")
Thank you guys. I’m an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/19 "2008-05-17T19:46:03Z")
[QUOTE=Lakai] Great, now I don’t know what was so good about Morbo’s reply. ☹ Can someone summarize? [/QUOTE] It’s . . . proprietary. Actually, it looked like something that was intended for a co-worker (computer stuff and names). It wasn’t on point for this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647/20 "2008-05-17T19:51:49Z")
[QUOTE=Lakai] Can someone summarize? [/QUOTE] In order to make itself valid as a free being and to obtain recognition, self-consciousness must exhibit itself to another as free from natural existence. This moment (i.e. the being-for-another) is as necessary as that of the freedom of self-consciousness in itself. The absolute identity of the Ego with itself is essentially not an immediate, but such a one as has been achieved through the cancelling of sensuous immediateness, and the exhibition of the self to another as free and independent from the Sensuous. Thus it shows itself in conformity with its comprehension (ideal), and must be recognised because it gives reality to the Ego. But Independence is freedom not outside of and from the sensuous immediate extant being, but rather as freedom in the same. The one moment is as necessary as the other, but they are not of the same value. For the reason that non-identity enters - that to one of two self-consciousnesses freedom passes for the essential in opposition to sensuous extant being, while with the other the opposite occurs - with the reciprocal demand for recognition there enters into determined actuality the mediating relation (of master and slave) between them; or, in general terms, that of service and submission, in so far as this diversity of independence is extant through the immediate agency of nature. Apologies to Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boyo-jim-the-best-of-the-worst/449647.md?page=2)