Archive for the ‘Rants’ Category

CNN = Fox News?

You’ve probably already seen this on digg. CNN is officially no better than Fox News.
I know CNN is part of the evil “mainstream media,” but still, I expected better than this. I don’t think I could bring myself to go to cnn.com any more. I certainly won’t watch it on TV (not that I did [...]

Official “Most Pointless Error Message Ever” Nominee

tar: namedb/master/domain.com.DB: time stamp 2008-01-31 18:22:02 is 0.000371905 s in the future
It’s GNU-tastic!

Dear Internet

Natalie Dee Blog: Dear Internet:
Then, I click on the link, and all there is behind the link is a fucking 2 minute news video or something. No article, no summary, just a video.
My favorite is when the news sites put a 30 second unstoppable/skippable commercial before the video, show the 10 seconds of real video, [...]

Printed page count

In Firefox, and other applications, why must I go to print preview to see how many printed pages a document would span? The print dialog’s “print range” section would be the ideal place for this information.

Murals with topless Indian women to be covered in B.C. Capitol

I guess British Columbia isn’t far enough to go to get away from insanity. Rather than educating people to be cool with the mural, and with art, they chose to cover it up permanently. Yeah, I’m intolerant of intolerance, it’s a vicious cycle.

Oh, Senator Clinton, you know just what to say

Hillary Clinton is in Seattle, with no way to see her without paying for the privilege, is quoted as saying:
“I’m not running because I am a woman. I’m running because I believe I am the best qualified and most experienced person.”
Did someone somewhere suggest that she’s only running because she’s a woman, or is she [...]

Public nudity

Steven J. Howatt, 56, prefers gardening in the nude
After several complaints, the Happy Valley City Council has scheduled a public meeting Tuesday night on a proposal to outlaw nudity visible from public locations. Violators would be subject to a $1,000 fine.
What is the issue people have with nudity? How would sane folks go about convincing [...]

Michael Vick ate my balls

No, seriously, I’m tired of this guy and his story, and the groups clamoring to have a chance at defending him.