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Tag: rants

  • Straw

    The straw that breaks a camel’s back is significant only to the camel.

  • Facebook, Pretty Please?

    Facebook, Pretty Please?

    My poor Facebook friends. I put up with their incessant quiz results. They get to put up with my whining about it. One Facebook friend of mine (Hi, David!) questioned whether Facebook is even aware of the issue. Ha! Okay, time to make sure. Do I get bonus points for asking on Twitter? I said…

  • Facebook, We Have a Problem, And a Solution Exists

    At least, it could… I rant about all of the stupid quizzes on Facebook. I bet some of my friends wonder why. How about a simple demonstration — a list of all the quizzes that have “graced” my news feed (and that I blocked). I have hope (some, at least…). Facebook could let us define…

  • Big Three: We Don’t Need to Compete

    Don’t forget to read the fine print. And I’d apologize for the language, but it’s mild compared to how I feel. It’s like buying a car, but without getting the car.

  • Neither Politics Nor Religion

    It’s said that one never speaks of politics or religion in polite company. Here I’ve done both. In fact, my definition of a true friend includes being able to discuss both and showing up to help on moving day. Why do we talk politics? What’s the point? Is it to win votes for your candidate?…

  • Google’s Real Reason for Chrome

    Call me cynical, but I think there’s more to Google’s new Chrome browser than a stable platform for web apps. At least, I hope so. My experience with Chrome has been a mixed bag. Although I love Chrome’s clean appearance, it has issues: Adobe Reader makes all of Chrome’s tabs inaccessible until the document is…

  • One More Inane Blog Post on the Intertubes, This One About Bathroom Paper Towel Dispensors

    I got to bed late last night, so today’s post is lame and rambling, just like always. Scott Adams The restrooms at work have those motion activated paper towel dispensers. You know the type: wave your dripping hand in front of the sensor, it dispenses a length of paper towel. Want more paper? You have…

  • Stupid Dancing Girl Ad

    Stupid Dancing Girl Ad

    Oh yeah! I want to borrow hundreds of thousands of dollars from a mortgage company that advertises using a stupid dancing girl ad! I guess, like for spam, there are enough idiots that respond to ads like this to make running them worthwhile. It’s sad, really…

  • Nordstrom: No More Pianists

    Nordstrom will no longer have live piano music in its stores, claiming its customers “compliment canned music more often than live musicians.” Ignoring for the moment Nordstrom’s laughable excuse for wanting to save money, this is sad news. My children take piano lessons. Their piano highlight of the year is to play at Nordstrom during…