THE RANT THREAD!

[ChainLightning]

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Now I know that my DIL comes by it honest.

Stopped at the gas station last night. Brynwyn asks DIL's mom "How's our granddaughter?"

"she's up to 2 pounds, 16 ounces, again."

I hope that baby grows up to be better educated. AND learns to spell by somebody other than her mother.

[Caelia]

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iUniverse sucks. Don't have any business with them >

First, I purchase a download they said was available. When I go to download the darn thing it said it wasn't available. Why have a purchase button available for something that doesn't exist? Well, I thought I would be fine in contacting customer service. I'm given a notification that I'll receive a response in 48 hours. This was on the 6th.

So now I'm on the phone playing the automated phone game with these goons. When I finally get a hold of someone I explain my situation and sent back to the tortuous 80's elevator music. I have no idea how many people are ahead of me. I personally don't think anyone's answering. The operator finally gets back to me explaining that the other lines are busy and seems as confused as I am about the situation. She half-heartedly give me several conjectures as to why they aren't picking up. I appreciate the fact she gave me an extension to call at a later time, but this is too much trouble for six dollars.

I have given these guys two chances to refund my money. I'm just going to the credit card company like I should have in the first place.

[DanieMarie]

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Why am I still awake?

[Sin]

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[quote author=DanieMarie link=topic=8.msg4482#msg4482 date=1287442345]
Why am I still awake?
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THIS!

[Ophidia]

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So, I need about 7 fillings on one side of my mouth. I go to the dentist. I made an appointment last week, had a definite need - I want to get one major cavity filled. I arrive 15 minutes early. I go in, sit in the lobby for about 15 minutes. No biggie. They call me back, take some x-rays & put me in an exam room. No biggie. I watch Oprah. Oprah ends. Ellen comes on. I've now been there an hour. A tech comes in, fools with some equipment, doesn't say hi to me or anything, and barely responds when I 'hi' him. Ellen is halfway over. A girl comes in w/some paperwork. The tech comes back, takes some more x-rays. The doctor comes in, examines my whole mouth. I'm like, "I'm just here for the major cavity". He leaves. Ellen ends. I'm still sitting there. 15 minutes into the news, I'm outta there.

2 1/2 hours to get absolutely no work done, just sitting there idly getting more & more anxious as time goes by. No one apologizes to me for the wait, no one tries to talk me out of leaving. I cannot wait til this dentist sends me a survey (I know they do because I had oral surgery there three weeks ago - thatappointment was like, "Wham, Bam, Thank you, M'am&quot.

Guess it's back to dentist hopping. Bastards.

[ThorsSon]

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I am getting fed up with the fact that so many things rely on Facebook, now. If you want to get information about this charity, or that special offer, or this get-together, or that company, you have to visit their Facebook page... and frankly, Facebook is evil.

http://www.businessinsider.com/10-reasons-to-delete-your-facebook-account-2010-5

http://baselinescenario.com/2010/05/09/bye-bye-facebook/

http://mattmckeon.com/facebook-privacy/

http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/05/facebooks-plan-world-domination

I won't go into all the reasons that Facebook is evil (the links cover it decently)... but the simple fact that so many things are relying on a single company, when there is a superior and less-exclusive option available in the form of a traditional website is mind-boggling and troubling to me.

Facebook is free... I get that. But, websites are cheap enough that the cost can be practically ignored (I own 11 domains, my registration and hosting costs for all of them combined work out to about a dollar per day). So, cost isn't the issue. Facebook pages are only visible to Facebook users, while websites are visible to everyone.

I can't wrap my head around why so many things opt for the Facebook page.

[Vyxxin]

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I've had this headache since this time yesterday and I would REALLY like it to go away. NOW!!!

[Ophidia]

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I agree with the 'everything linking to facebook' being sheer, unadulterated evil. And what sucks is that it has infected World of Warcraft/Blizzard/battle.net.

But, free advertising is free advertising.

[quote author=ThorsSon link=topic=8.msg4604#msg4604 date=1287460421]
Facebook pages are only visible to Facebook users, while websites are visible to everyone.

I can't wrap my head around why so many things opt for the Facebook page.
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If your facebook page is marked 'public' anyone can see it. Maybe not all the content, but a good portion of it, anyway.

F'ex, if I sign out of facebook & search, say, 'Excalibur Hotel' on facebook, I can see that 25,000 people 'like' it, I can see a list of links to their main website, and links to other MGM-Mirage casino pages. They've even got a box for events and a text-message only sales offer. That's a free advertisement right there - money that the corporation didn't have to shell out to connect with 25,000 people.

(I can also see that someone in marketing does not know how to use facebook to properly whore out the casino... Gods, are my coworkers freakin' cavepeople or something?!)

That's another rant - my coworkers are cavepeople who have no understanding of technology beyond, "Fire bad! Fire bad!!!"

[ThorsSon]

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[quote author=perzephone link=topic=8.msg4609#msg4609 date=1287461237]
I agree with the 'everything linking to facebook' being sheer, unadulterated evil. And what sucks is that it has infected World of Warcraft/Blizzard/battle.net.

But, free advertising is free advertising.

If your facebook page is marked 'public' anyone can see it. Maybe not all the content, but a good portion of it, anyway.

F'ex, if I sign out of facebook & search, say, 'Excalibur Hotel' on facebook, I can see that 25,000 people 'like' it, I can see a list of links to their main website, and links to other MGM-Mirage casino pages. They've even got a box for events and a text-message only sales offer. That's a free advertisement right there - money that the corporation didn't have to shell out to connect with 25,000 people.

(I can also see that someone in marketing does not know how to use facebook to properly whore out the casino... Gods, are my coworkers freakin' cavepeople or something?!)

That's another rant - my coworkers are cavepeople who have no understanding of technology beyond, "Fire bad! Fire bad!!!"
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Well, there have been more than few times that I have tried to visit a Facebook page for something (the most recent was a charity I wanted to help with) and was greeted with the all-too-familiar sign-in/sign-up to Facebook page.

In fact... I have NEVER been able to see any content on a Facebook page due to my lack of having an account... short of the times that I have taken advantage in holes in their privacy to view stuff that shouldn't have been visible to me, just because I wanted the information but was not willing to sign up for Zuckerburg's evil empire.

[volcaniclastic]

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My house has less joy in it now.

[FantasyWitch]

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I don't want to go to work today because I feel epically tired. this is not a good thing I feel. X

[Dufonce]

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GYAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'm still so pissed that I cant have off Christmas and Yuka cant have off for the solstice... we have no way of making anything work for the holiday this year.. and my little boy is gonna be one this time instead of just a month old... this SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[thalassa]

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[quote author=Dufonce link=topic=8.msg4748#msg4748 date=1287493681]
GYAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'm still so pissed that I cant have off Christmas and Yuka cant have off for the solstice... we have no way of making anything work for the holiday this year.. and my little boy is gonna be one this time instead of just a month old... this SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Do it on a different day. Your kid still doesn't know the difference...and won't remember any of it. As long as you don't date the pictures, no one will ever know that you did it the week before or after. For the kids first Christmas/Yules we were in the military, we weren't on leave and we worked different duty schedules... It only matters to you, to a one year old its just cookies and boxes (because they generally like the boxes better than the presents anyhow).

[Clive]

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I finally fell asleep at around 4:30 am, and I have now been up since 8:30 am. What's wrong with this picture?

These damn dogs. We have a gate that keeps them on the back porch and yard. To open this gate you have to squeeze these two buttons together and press down on a latch. Somehow, the setter has been opening this gate every freaking morning after my roommate leaves for work, allowing he and the Tibetan spaniel in the house to wreak havoc and wake me up.

They wake me up again this morning and I go down to find four things wrong: They have, once again, knocked all the cushions off of the couch; they have massacred my roommate's comforter; they have engaged in a pissing contest in the living room; and they have taken a dump in my roommate's bedroom. Yeah, I just love cleaning up dog piss first thing - my face looked very similar to the one my avatar. They are so lucky they belong to my roommate and not me, or they'd be bleeding right now. Not literally, but you know.

I think I'll leave his bedroom messed up as a reminder to tie a leash around the gate in the morning to keep them from opening it.

[Amber]

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I am so damn sick of these allergies!!!! I hate the cold but I pray to the gods for just one good hard freeze to kill the stuff off!