Who the heck are the SAGoons?

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited March 2004 in Folding@Home
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_overview.php?TeamID=150

holy crap! They are seriously scything through the ranks!

Check out their new members page - there's tons on there!

Anyone else notice that we have finally gone RED as a team?! :clap::ninja:

We gotta get those goons off our back ;D
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  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited March 2004
    Yea... I noticed all of that today when I was cruising through EOC. I think it's a cult... hrm
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited March 2004
    I saw that too. That far back and catching up? Wow, they are coming on strong. At least we have a lot of padding between us and them. Time to investigate the threat....


    KingFish
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    It's the SomethingAwful.com forum goons... Not exactly our type of crowd ;D but they sure fold like madmen :thumbsup:
  • OverLoadOverLoad
    edited March 2004
    well ive folding nonstop since ive started-computer has been on for a week straight which means i havnt been able to sleep cause of the noise it puts off lol. :D
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited March 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    It's the SomethingAwful.com forum goons... Not exactly our type of crowd ;D but they sure fold like madmen :thumbsup:

    Not exactly our type of crowd? That is a huge understatement. Their site/forums is of a totally different tone than this place. I was going to sign up at their forums (until I noticed their 9.95 reg fee) to welcome them to the threat list and dug around a little more. Then I began noticing all the left-wing stuff on the website and then noticed the links to well known left wing sites. The icing on the cake was the banner ad for their store at the top that said "50% of profits go to moveon.org". Ack. I'd better run ad-aware/spybot/primes' special cocktails after visiting that place. But they are folding like mad. And they have a LOT of people registered on their forums which means they are tapping a huge army of left-wingers. Oh boy.

    /me pops two tylenol and tries to forget about the experience
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited March 2004
    Oh, Tex, stay away from that place. You'd be like oil in their water there.

    KingFish
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited March 2004
    That will make beating them even more fun. :sawed:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    well, i'm a left winger, but oh well ;D
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited March 2004
    Prime is one of those left-winger too. ;D;D;D

    Let us all unite to beat back the forces of evil! ;D:D
    KingFish wrote:
    Not exactly our type of crowd? That is a huge understatement. Their site/forums is of a totally different tone than this place. I was going to sign up at their forums (until I noticed their 9.95 reg fee) to welcome them to the threat list and dug around a little more. Then I began noticing all the left-wing stuff on the website and then noticed the links to well known left wing sites. The icing on the cake was the banner ad for their store at the top that said "50% of profits go to moveon.org". Ack. I'd better run ad-aware/spybot/primes' special cocktails after visiting that place. But they are folding like mad. And they have a LOT of people registered on their forums which means they are tapping a huge army of left-wingers. Oh boy.

    * KingFish pops two tylenol and tries to forget about the experience
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited March 2004
    I have yet to visit KBJ to know everyone's views on politricks and all. I'd consider myself a traditional moderate but it really depends on the issue at hand. They (SAGoons) are pretty far to the left from what I can tell from the site. Let's beat 'em.

    KingFish
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited March 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    well, i'm a left winger, but oh well ;D
    You have an enormous amount of common sense, you respect individual property rights, you are a successful entrepreneur, and you are not known to wear a tinfoil hat. Some left winger. :vimp:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Well i'm a treehugging, anti-corporate, buddhist peace-and-love type ;D but I agree that the BEOTCHES NEED TO GO DOWN ;D
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited March 2004
    If you're not into debating things--especially politics and religion--then kbj might not be your cup of tea. Almost everything posted, whether it's truly political or religious in nature, almost surely winds up being lumped with one or the other.
    KingFish wrote:
    I have yet to visit KBJ to know everyone's views on politricks and all. I'd consider myself a traditional moderate but it really depends on the issue at hand. They (SAGoons) are pretty far to the left from what I can tell from the site. Let's beat 'em.

    KingFish
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    i luvs my KBJ.. It's an endless source of entertainment ;D
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited March 2004
    Prime, hate to break it to ya, but you don't strike me as being a left winger even though I haven't seen any posts on KBJ (haven't been there yet) to contradict it. I'm an environmentalist and hate many aspects of the establishment too but I know I'd never be confused for a leftist type person. You strike me as being too sensible for a leftie. Time for SAGoon smackdown. Rally the troops, both of them.

    KingFish
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited March 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    Well i'm a treehugging, anti-corporate, buddhist peace-and-love type ;D but I agree that the BEOTCHES NEED TO GO DOWN ;D
    Except for (perhaps) the buddhist part, you just described Teddy Roosevelt!
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited March 2004
    I'm not Buddhist, of course, but wouldn't align myself far from what you said.

    I don't classify myself as a "treehugger" but I am very concerned with the environment. I hate seeing trees cut down when 2 blocks away there are abandoned buildings. I very much want to see clean energies developed and put into use. I don't chain myself to trees, though, and I don't gripe about SUVs and then drive around in a Hummer or some V12 that sucks two times more gas than any SUV.

    anti-corporate? Yes/no. I'm not for corporations taking advantage of situations and using unfair leverage, but I'm also not for chopping the corporations down at the knees just because they have been successful. There's a middle-ground.

    Oh well. I'll shut up because this is KBJ fodder. ;D
    primesuspect wrote:
    Well i'm a treehugging, anti-corporate, buddhist peace-and-love type ;D but I agree that the BEOTCHES NEED TO GO DOWN ;D
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Well buddhism is all about the middle path, so I am not left-wing or right-wing either way. I always seek balance and the middle :D

    Either way, THOSE PIGS ARE GONNA EAT MY BOOT... ahem.. I mean, we should strive our utmost to produce as much as possible for the good of the project ;)
  • JohnAshcroftJohnAshcroft
    edited March 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    It's the SomethingAwful.com forum goons... Not exactly our type of crowd ;D but they sure fold like madmen :thumbsup:

    I registered over there for the 9.85 fee. I kept getting made fun of by all the people there. They always had nasty things to say about whatever I posted. I sent like 20 e-mails asking for my money back, and then I got banned for harassment.

    some group! :banghead: :zombie::werr:
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited March 2004
    Oh, I'm into debating things quite a bit. As you know, I'm a police officer. Every day I go into work, I can count on spirited debate every day, whether I want it or not that particular day. People complaining on traffic, why they got a ticket, why they can't solve their problems after 484753 tries at it, how I happen to arrest "innocent" people everyday, why an officer in Utah was rude to them in 1958, yada yada yada. If I don't get threatened to be sued and/or have my badge at least once or twice a day, something is terribly amiss. I'm acutely aware that KBJ exists but have purposefully stayed away thus far. Working on computers for overtime for the department as well as side projects as this and our small business provides a solace from the daily crap that I've become somewhat burnt out from. For the time being, I don't want to corrupt my place of solace as I enjoy it the way it is. But I don't want to stray too far off topic, but I'll say that I think I actually would take a little personal pleasure from smoking some goons out of their holes.

    KingFish

    a2jfreak wrote:
    If you're not into debating things--especially politics and religion--then kbj might not be your cup of tea. Almost everything posted, whether it's truly political or religious in nature, almost surely winds up being lumped with one or the other.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited March 2004
    JohnAshcroft wrote:
    I registered over there for the 9.85 fee. I kept getting made fun of by all the people there. They always had nasty things to say about whatever I posted. I sent like 20 e-mails asking for my money back, and then I got banned for harassment.

    some group! :banghead: :zombie::werr:
    Short-Media is free, and we don't tolerate harassment. We will nag you to Fold, though. :vimp: (But only occasionally) :p
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited March 2004
    I dont remember (long time ago) but we may have passed them at some point. They were a more powerful team back in the day (compared to other teams) as we as a team were back in the teens. I remember the name all right and I noticed they were Red as well.
  • JohnAshcroftJohnAshcroft
    edited March 2004
    KingFish wrote:
    The icing on the cake was the banner ad for their store at the top that said "50% of profits go to moveon.org".
    * KingFish pops two tylenol and tries to forget about the experience

    Although I had a rough few weeks over there, they are very sarcastic. The MoveOn.org thing was a joke. The site actually raised $20,000 for a fellow member going into Iraq. They were not getting kevlar vests, and the site owners had a fundraiser to get them for his unit.

    We shouldn't always be too quick to judge a book by its cover. :cheers:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    looks like they have one huge producer carrying most of the team.
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited March 2004
    I can certainly appreciate the sarcasm as I am rather sarcastic myself. My observations were not based on a cover. It was cover, content, and back page, minus the forums. I wasn't about to pay $9-something for any further "research". It was an honorable move for the kevlar vest purchase. I wouldn't believe much of what they said though.

    JohnAshcroft wrote:
    Although I had a rough few weeks over there, they are very sarcastic. The MoveOn.org thing was a joke. The site actually raised $20,000 for a fellow member going into Iraq. They were not getting kevlar vests, and the site owners had a fundraiser to get them for his unit.

    We shouldn't always be too quick to judge a book by its cover. :cheers:
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited March 2004
    I really dont see where the production is coming from. If you look at the first page we should be killing them. But the next several pages is where all the new members are coming in from. Thats where they are kicking our asses.

    Wonder what they did to get all those new members??
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited March 2004
    Probably some Democrats leaked a memo to techy liberals and some Gov. computers got hijacked. :)
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited March 2004
    a2jfreak wrote:
    Probably some Democrats leaked a memo to techy liberals and some Gov. computers got hijacked. :)
    If it were going toward Folding I might ease up some on my dislike of "big" government.

    ...but only a little bit... :p
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited March 2004
    I'm thinking someone tricked them into thinking they were following a porn link. When they wise up or find something more fashionable/trendy they'll be gone.

    KingFish
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited March 2004
    KingFish wrote:
    I'm thinking someone tricked them into thinking they were following a porn link...
    Funny you should mention it. That's pretty much how I ended up here. :p
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