The Reverend Sigmund Zen appeared in comp.dsp in 1999. His posts are very brief, usually just a single sentence. They never involve DSP; instead, he seems to post only to enlighten those who are being bad.
Little is known about Sigmund himself, only the following answers he gave in response to a little career survey that appeared on comp.dsp:
> 1. The objectives of your career? Wisdom > 2. Your working experience? Life > 3. Why do you choose this career? Destiny > 4. Which person influences you the most? All > 5. What are the most memorable events in your job? Pith > 6. Please give a brief account of your work. Peace > 7. How do you feel about your work? Hopeful
We now give you (drumroll please)....
| (After someone flamed the art of flaming:) Physician flame thyself. |
04/05/2000 |
| Hypocrisy is the most obvious form of sincerity. | 05/05/2000 |
| Ignorance is bliss (except when combined with arrogance). | 05/03/2000 |
| Malice is too easy to be an accomplishment. | 04/29/2000 |
| Given the behaviour of trolls, cowardly little ones receive more admiration than brave big ones. | 04/27/2000 |
| (After "One hand washes the other":) A lonely hand remains unwashed; an unwashed hand remains lonely. |
04/25/2000 |
| Conceit after accomplishment is less shamefull than conceit alone. | 04/02/2000 |
| An insecure man is known by his need to prove security. | 03/31/2000 |
| A secure man questions his own identitity; an insecure man questions the identity of others. | 03/30/2000 |
| To belittle the accomplishments of others does not enlarge the accomplishments of oneself. | 03/21/2000 |
| (After yet another obvious troll post:) Usenet soporifics are both safe and effective. |
04/20/2000 |
| Thrashing is a matter of personal choice; however, society prescribes that it be practiced only in complete privacy. | 04/19/2000 |
| An unkind leader finds few followers. | 04/16/2000 |
| (After "...a lot of people thought this emperor had clothes") Clothes are in the eye of the beholder. |
02/14/2000 |
| The genuinely humble are the most arrogant of all: their deeds speak louder than words. | 02/14/2000 |
| (After user complaints with a commercial software package that has a free
and open clone:) While the caterpiller lies waiting for someone to Open its cocoon it is not be Free to become a butterfly. |
02/05/2000 |
| (After "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him
drink") Horses likewise ignore their leaders in matters of urination. |
09/19/1999 |
| Usenet is a basketball thrown against a wall. | 06/04/1999 |