Johnson doesn't understand the difference between ethnicity and religion. How surprising.
On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 4:44 AM Bill Johnson < 00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Ok, you’re right, as your fragile ego needs. > > As I stated, and proved, I can tell most people’s color and ethnicity just > using their names. It’s not hard. Most people can do it. I’m neither > Buddhist or Christian. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Sunday, September 17, 2023, 1:22 PM, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> > wrote: > > I know what you told me. As usual, you're dodging the question and lying > about those who disagree with you. Saying that I'm Jewish Isn't any closer > to identifying my ethnicity than saying that You're Buddhist or Christian. > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf > of Bill Johnson <00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2023 12:55 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: AI will surpass human intelligence! > > I already told you, you’re Jewish. Just like most people can tell I’m > Swedish. But, you can’t tell where in Sweden my ancestors came. Just as I > can’t tell (without more research) where your ancestors are from. > > As usual, you like to try to prove me wrong. And can’t. > > African Americans are more difficult. Because most have names derived from > or taken from their slave owners. And tracing their roots is almost > impossible since there is little paper trail. Most traces end in their > arrival on the east coast. That’s not much of a problem here. There’s not > many African American systems programmers. > > You should watch “Finding Your Roots”. Excellent series. I love > educational programming. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Sunday, September 17, 2023, 12:45 PM, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> > wrote: > > The question is whether you can, as you claimed, determine my origins from > my name. You can probably determine whether I am Ashkenazi, Mizrachi or > Sephardi, but beyond that it is not as easy as you believe. > > For that matter, can you tell from his name whether an American-born > citizen has ancestry from Benin versus Gambia versus Ghana vversus Guinea? > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf > of Bill Johnson <00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2023 12:32 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: AI will surpass human intelligence! > > You should read some history of the Jewish ghettos of Europe. Also read up > on the pope declaring “Cum nimis absurdum”. You got to love the Christians > right? An excerpt. > > In 1555, Pope Paul IV issued the “Cum nimis absurdum” proclamation, which > required the Jews of Rome to live in separate quarters and also severely > restricted their rights, including what businesses they could engage in. > The purpose of this edict was to encourage conversion to Catholicism, an > act that would serve as a ticket out of the ghetto. The ghetto made a clear > distinction to the wider society between those who were accepted” and those > who were not. Though anti-Semitism was alive and well in the centuries that > preceded this papal order, until 1555 the Jews of Rome had enjoyed freedom > of movement. Under the papal order, they were relocated to a crowded and > unsanitary area that regularly was flooded by the Tiber River. While the > ghetto was a place of squalor, the rest of the city was being built up with > magnificent churches. This contrast allowed the authorities to highlight > the differences between Jews and Christians, making it seem as though the > destitute living conditions of the ghetto were the natural consequences of > denying the divinity of Christ. Though the ghetto was designed to segregate > Jews, who were seen as a threat to Catholicism, it did not stop Jews and > Christians from maintaining social and economic interactions; indeed > Christians were allowed to enter the Roman ghetto during the day. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Sunday, September 17, 2023, 11:50 AM, Bill Johnson < > 00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > I’ll guarantee you’re Jewish. There aren’t many Irish kids with the first > name Shmuel. Are you really equating the degree comments as something I can > determine in actuality? Really? Snowdon is from the old English meaning > snow hill. (Snow dun) Williams is from old German. (Wilhelm) It’s easy to > tell most people’s ethnicity from their names. > > Here’s some help for you. > > > https://secure-web.cisco.com/1UYI-6B0pT8CfY2vwZ5Cak5kS32Ue-VZ0Y0U22Q5CiZ2CJZ9rvI89gSWf_dA9KtORFKLx14XsQ8JYWVmAlTg5kt_EAIz4sjSFHgaXxZLdeb9z3TN1Lp___CdnPd4he268_eyYVOLkNTMcRD8O5QmDjFtKnx0c0wEqZRpnoIUtrmWSWGBzcXStK6RVqXgZFSfWZXH073HeTxE8wXQtEx4eDVMrHMbQJF31Uqi0fX_h8VAWw8dtRm5XS2DTV9lT46D-ZbmMBcxARaUHlWMDd7Zp2ot0YUMB6X5d-hBpEL0xpiIRvT9y_-rZ2U81JZ9CuCBkbAxETWX866XSMD9fd07RDmgpCH_zITdsVICzNR9_N9KWNU_dAxpTjshSu79SH2pcF3uxV04w-RYzMSk2ApJiSoMJNw30oC9JKzu7O0XeM1Y/https%3A%2F%2Fnamsor.app%2F > > > Many blacks have acquired their last names from their slave owners. > > A good source of information is via the PBS show “Finding Your Roots” with > Henry Louis Gates Jr. It’s one of my favorite shows. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Sunday, September 17, 2023, 11:32 AM, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> > wrote: > > > Essentially every belief you attributed to me. Who attended SHARE. Who > had a degree. Knowing the ethnicity of posters. > > Pop quiz. What is the Ethnicity of Snowden Williams? Where did my > ancestors live in the 19th and 20th centuries? > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf > of Bill Johnson <00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2023 10:53 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: AI will surpass human intelligence! > > Which of my facts aren’t true? Assembler is dying. Confirmed by one of > Assembler’s experts, Ray Mullins. > > With a name like Bill Johnson, I would either be Scandinavian or black > most likely. I’m the former. Swedish mostly. Are you aware of how Swedes > are named? > > Here’s some context easily found on the web on highly credible sites. > > First names often provide information such as gender and historical > trends, cultural backgrounds, and nationality. Last names provide > information on the roots of the family system and the origin of ethnicity. > Using both can increase the chances of being able to predict someone's > ethnicity with greater confidence. > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Sunday, September 17, 2023, 10:30 AM, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> > wrote: > > > I have a talent for facts. > > ObSeanSpicer Alternative facts. > > > anyone can tell with near certainty the color and ethnicity of > > most posters here simply based on their names. > > It's unfortunate that being certain and being correct are two very > different things. FWIW, I would have guessed from your name that you were > of Anglo-Saxon ancestry, but you claim otherwise. > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf > of Bill Johnson <00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:38 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: AI will surpass human intelligence! > > I have a talent for facts. Which I’ve posted throughout this diatribe. The > problem is many of you don’t like someone outside the cult showing you up > so you attack and make ridiculous accusations and idiotic comparisons like > the college one. > > Fact - assembler is dying a slow tortuous death. > > Fact - anyone can tell with near certainty the color and ethnicity of most > posters here simply based on their names. > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Saturday, September 16, 2023, 1:09 AM, g...@gabegold.com < > g...@gabegold.com> wrote: > > You could also incorrectly "tell" that I didn't have a college degree. > > You have a talent for gratuitous insults and an obsession with starting > and then arguing about wild digressions from whatever was the topic at hand. > > AI to assembler language to system programming demographics is quite the > meander; each of those would have been worth separate discussions, but not > in the unpleasant way you bring them up and then harangue anyone who > disagrees with you. > > A basic question is why, since you disdain everyone here and disagree with > most of what people say, you're still here. You're not changing minds, not > making friends, not providing useful information, and not contributing > anything. You're excellent at trolling though, which seems to be your sad > reason for being. So you're entertaining, in a ghastly sort of way. > > On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:33:25 +0000, Bill Johnson <mellonb...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > >Are you that naive? Ever been to Share? The current makeup of mainframe > systems programmers is 65% white, 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic & 5% African > American. Factoring in most of the heavy posters are over 50, the > demographics are even more white since almost all systems programmers who > got into IT in the 50’s through the 70’s were almost exclusively white. > Guess what? I can also tell which people are Jewish, Asian, Hispanic, > Scandinavian, Irish, and most other ethnicities. That’s not nearly as easy > but it’s not as difficult as you’d think. I’d bet Oujeski isn’t a black > guy. 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