Gene Steinberg's Financial Shenanigans @ Paracast forums

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GhostofBiedny

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nivek said:
He is an idiot, servers do not have redundant hardware, unless a moron like him puts crap in it that is not needed...

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Yes quite the opposite. A server has all extraneous hardware removed. It's a stripped down computer that is designed for serving files. Also, unless he is hosting this crap himself (which he can't be from a motel room), this shouldn't happen.

This means that either tech expert Schemey doesn't know what a server is/how server hosting works or it is a lie to cover up something else.

Probably both since he is an amoral sociopath who loves lying and a moron without equal (who is also blind to his own ignorance).

I think what is likely is that Turdboy tried some kind of shenanigans with the server payment and they just shut his account down until he sorted it out. We all know how he likes to test his luck with these things if he can. He probably pays by the year (as most people do) and just waited to see how long he could get free service if he didn't renew. They called his bluff and shut it down right away.

Gene then thought it would be a good opportunity to techsplain things to people in his usual empty headed yet pompous manner. I'm surprised he didn't try to use it as an opportunity for grifting. - "Weekend Server Emergency! The bill must be paid or the Paracast is over!" - I suppose the ego stroking opportunity trumped the grifting in this case.

Anyway it's quite hilarious how often Gene tries to project his "intelligence" and instead ends up proving how dim and clueless he is. I can't even imagine how this guy used to get online in the days of dial up. The whole routine would seem to be beyond his intellect.

The idea that someone so neuronally challenged used to write how-to books for other people is astonishing.
 
nivek

nivek

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GhostofBiedny said:
Yes quite the opposite. A server has all extraneous hardware removed. It's a stripped down computer that is designed for serving files. Also, unless he is hosting this crap himself (which he can't be from a motel room), this shouldn't happen.

This means that either tech expert Schemey doesn't know what a server is/how server hosting works or it is a lie to cover up something else.
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Yep he either knows nothing about servers or is covering up something...My three home servers run Linux and are never connected to the internet, they are my own home network I built, about to add a fourth soon...This forum is on Godaddy's server in Arizona also running Linux, I've been using Godaddy services and domain purchases for a long time, they have awesome customer service and support...

GhostofBiedny said:
Gene then thought it would be a good opportunity to techsplain things to people in his usual empty headed yet pompous manner. I'm surprised he didn't try to use it as an opportunity for grifting. - "Weekend Server Emergency! The bill must be paid or the Paracast is over!" - I suppose the ego stroking opportunity trumped the grifting in this case.
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Be careful you may have given him an idea lol...:laugh8:

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Lance

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I smell a Tim Beckley show or the insufferable Allen Greenfield this week. Or maybe a "Talking Shop" with his one listener.

But the best thing for comedy would be his doofus new cohost and him just riffing on stuff.
 
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Lance

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Pathetically, not one person on his forums (if there are any) has even asked about the next episode. Literally no one cares.
 
The shadow

The shadow

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I looked in at the fourms 5 times today
(without logging in)
no one was on line.. no one..
its over..the end..
Gene you destroyed your fourms.
no guest. maybe no show..
no store.
the paracast has gone into cardiac arrest.
death is not far aeay.
 
The shadow

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looking at the paracast fourms..
no one is on.. and today was one post..
one post by Randall..
one post in 24 hours.. by an admin.
 
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DavidVincent

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Coming March 3 to The Paracast (theparacast.com ): Gene and Randall present folklorist Kevin Ian Beegle, who takes us on a fascinating journey covering amazing experiences through the ages involving strange beings, strange flying ships and more. @UFO #paranormal @Fortean
 
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DavidVincent

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DavidVincent said:
Coming March 3 to The Paracast (theparacast.com ): Gene and Randall present folklorist Kevin Ian Beegle, who takes us on a fascinating journey covering amazing experiences through the ages involving strange beings, strange flying ships and more. @UFO #paranormal @Fortean
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Well it’s seems as if the barrel bottom scraping has come up with a truly desperate last minute guest - the “Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio” lives on! Yes indeed gold it is - but only “fools gold” though :)
 
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DavidVincent

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DavidVincent said:
Well it’s seems as if the barrel bottom scraping has come up with a truly desperate last minute guest - the “Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio” lives on! Yes indeed gold it is - but only “fools gold” though :)
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I took a scan-through listen - it was truly a last minute rope-in (no time for forum questions!) and as expected it was the usual boring para-compost heap of old-guy's drivel, speculation, pet-thories, bad jokes, ufological lamentations, "consciousness" - poor old USI peddling as hard as he could trying to keep the show on the road - thus plenty of time to expound (at length!) on all of his hoary old chestnuts. Such utter drivel, truly dire.
 
pigfarmer

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GhostofBiedny said:
Yes quite the opposite. A server has all extraneous hardware removed. It's a stripped down computer that is designed for serving files. Also, unless he is hosting this crap himself (which he can't be from a motel room), this shouldn't happen.

This means that either tech expert Schemey doesn't know what a server is/how server hosting works or it is a lie to cover up something else.

Probably both since he is an amoral sociopath who loves lying and a moron without equal (who is also blind to his own ignorance).

I think what is likely is that Turdboy tried some kind of shenanigans with the server payment and they just shut his account down until he sorted it out. We all know how he likes to test his luck with these things if he can. He probably pays by the year (as most people do) and just waited to see how long he could get free service if he didn't renew. They called his bluff and shut it down right away.

Gene then thought it would be a good opportunity to techsplain things to people in his usual empty headed yet pompous manner. I'm surprised he didn't try to use it as an opportunity for grifting. - "Weekend Server Emergency! The bill must be paid or the Paracast is over!" - I suppose the ego stroking opportunity trumped the grifting in this case.

Anyway it's quite hilarious how often Gene tries to project his "intelligence" and instead ends up proving how dim and clueless he is. I can't even imagine how this guy used to get online in the days of dial up. The whole routine would seem to be beyond his intellect.

The idea that someone so neuronally challenged used to write how-to books for other people is astonishing.
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A physical server, eh? Not a virtual instance he's paying someone to host? Is it in his motel bathroom?
 
The shadow

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Groceries..
let's be honest.. Gene never cooks in..
And if he is in a flea bag hotel where does he cook?
And who cooks?
Lazy Gene?
or batty Barbs?
 
humanoidlord

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DavidVincent said:
Coming March 3 to The Paracast (theparacast.com ): Gene and Randall present folklorist Kevin Ian Beegle, who takes us on a fascinating journey covering amazing experiences through the ages involving strange beings, strange flying ships and more. @UFO #paranormal @Fortean
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wow, now thats what i call last minute episode, lol
 
GiantsBain

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DavidVincent said:
I took a scan-through listen - it was truly a last minute rope-in (no time for forum questions!) and as expected it was the usual boring para-compost heap of old-guy's drivel, speculation, pet-thories, bad jokes, ufological lamentations, "consciousness" - poor old USI peddling as hard as he could trying to keep the show on the road - thus plenty of time to expound (at length!) on all of his hoary old chestnuts. Such utter drivel, truly dire.
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Thanks for taking the hit. That's time you'll never get back, though.
 
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DavidVincent

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GiantsBain said:
Thanks for taking the hit. That's time you'll never get back, though.
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Thanks - but I didn't linger too long on each section & skimmed all of the dreadful ads entirely. A sampling run really - just enough to confirm my expectations. My gosh that USI has to be in the top world rankings for most boring/annoying person - bet he doesn't ever get invited anywhere twice :)
 
GhostofBiedny

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I thought I might give it a listen in case it was unintentionally funny or the guest turned out to be someone interesting (I know it is a super longshot) but as I expected I couldn't go more than about fifteen minutes:

It didn't start well when Gene immediately started talking about Dr Who and the TV show Gotham but I thought OK hopefully he will be quiet for the rest of the show.

Randal and Gene let the guest start talking and to be honest he sounded like he might be a decent fellow. Not particularly interesting but didn't sound like a crazy person.

Not really my cup of tea but they seemed to be letting him talk - but not for long....

About ten minutes later after one of the numerous breaks (see bottom section in italics) Gene went back to the exact same discussion about Dr Who and how a son of one of the old Dr Who actors is playing Alfred on Gotham and do Randal or the guest know that and blah blah Tom Baker blah blah...... I had to switch off.

In the past I would have waited until he at least mentioned "The Day The Earth Stood Still" with Michael Rennie but I just don't have the patience any more. If it isn't him interjecting his TV show trivia garbage windbaggery it is Randall doing his public ego masturbation.

Even if the guest is any good here is no point in listening as you don't get to hear them speak.

Every time I listen to even a short segment of the Paracrud I'm reminded of why I stopped listening despite still having a Plus subscription. Doing almost anything else (e.g. watching paint dry) is a more useful way to spend time.

BTW something that has bothered me about the show forever is that even on the Plus show there are numerous breaks where the ads are removed but we still get the interruption of some terrible music and badly recorded previous guest telling us that we are listening to the Paracrap - the gold standard etc...

Why Gene (or his Indian servant on Fiverr who does the editing) leave these in is a mystery to me.

If I am listening to the Paracrap Plus it is not an accident - I know what I'm effing listening to and I don't need people like Marie D Jones talking over a recreation of a shitty 80s drum machine as if she is about to do a really bad human beatbox or the world's worst rap. All these little clips are pointless and make the show even worse and why are they on the plus version? Why Gene, why are you so stupid?
 
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oxsnaard

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Trevor Hill said:
If the Paracast dies, what will Gene's next gig be? Maybe he'll try and resurrect himself with a new name for a new show?
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He would need a new name for himself as well.
He discussed his mortality not long ago so who knows...he has dug himself pretty deep...possibly nearing 6 feet. He really should investigate getting some mental health services.
 
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