Category: Rants
AOL and Its Broken Mail Controls
What the hell is wrong with AOL. They have the most ignorant idiots working at customer support/ live help. I think a job requirement to become an AOL technician is to be an elementary school dropout that lives on a farm in the middle of nowhere and never saw a computer in his or her life. Anyway, back to the mail control issue. If you select the option to permanently delete spam (and bypass the spam folder), it sends it to the spam folder anyway. This system has been down for weeks. I contacted live help about eight times. Four technicians told me I was doing something wrong and didn’t have my controls set correctly when I clearly explained to them what I had selected. (And they were correct by the way.) Another two didn’t know that anything was wrong and (supposedly) put in a report to the proper department. The other 2 told me that AOL was aware of the issue and would fix it in 48 hours (and that was about a week ago.) I finally gave up trying to contact them. Meanwhile, AOL is advertising (on their welcome screen) how great the mail controls are. HA!!! Let’s see how long this doozy lasts…
Why Nextel Phones Suck
Did anyone ever notice that Nextel phones suck? They have four decent ones: The I90, I95, I730 and I733. Compared to Sprint or Verizon’s choice of phones, these are all bad phones.
The main question… How come Nextel phones are so expensive and shitty? Verizon has many color phones that are as cheap as $100. They also have camera phones that are still relatively cheap. In the meantime, Nextel has one decent black and white phone: the I90. (Which isn’t even on Nextel’s website. Did they discontinue it?) Anyway let’s move on to the next similar phone: the I60, which is a piece of shit. A Nextel I60 is $100, an I95 is $225, an I730 is $250 and an I733 is $400 (these are suggested retail prices). Also, take a look at an I95, It is a bulky clunking, giant piece of shit. Meanwhile a thinner, smaller color Verizon (or Sprint) cameraphone can be as little as $125. Nextel is not even close to having a camera phone. God help them if they make one because it will be $800.
Anyone who takes economics can figure this one out. Well, I don’t even take economics but I still know the principle. MY POINT: The reason why Nextel phones are so expensive is because Motorola monopolizes the market. Therefore, if you want a Nextel, you’re stuck with a Motorola phone. If you don’t want a Motorola, it’s tough shit, and you wouldn’t be able to get a Nextel. Since there is no competition (all Nextels use Motorola phones), they can charge crazy prices. Now Verizon has many phone manufacturers, such as LG, Sanyo, Motorola etc. Since there is competition, the prices must be low so people can choose the best value for the least money. A color Motorola TI720 is much, much cheaper then the Nextel Motorola I733.
I have nothing against Motorola. Their phones are great. In fact, If I changed companies I might as well get another Motorola, but the difference is that it will be much cheaper. I am just pissed that they monopolize the Nextel market and are so expensive. Nextel is still backwards with their phones and needs to improve drastically.
Here’s something that could be a whole new post but I’ll write it here because it’s similar. I’m sort of dissatisfied with Nextel right now. The service is excellent and clear, but has a very limited area in the United States. Also, it would be nice if there was roaming. I might go to Verizon next year…
Mussina Sucks Lately
Did anyone notice how Mussina lost all three of his post season starts? Did anyone notice that the Yankees only have three losses in the post season this year, and they’re all Mussina’s, and how well, Wells, Clemens and Pettitte did? That’s all I have to say.
Pedro Martinez Sucks
This isn’t the first time I have posted a message about this bum. In case any of you have missed it, during today’s ALCS game Pedro decided to be an asshole (like he always is – see my other post in my Old News section for more info about what he did last time.) After both benches were warned about not hitting players intentionally, Roger Clemens threw a pitch nowhere near some Red Sox Player. It was not intentional but this bum instigated and complained to the umpire that it was intentional. Pedro then came out and motioned to a Yankee that he’d throw a pitch right at their head to retaliate. Shortly after, he grabbed Don Zimmer, the Yankees’ bench coach, by the neck and threw him to the floor. This is uncalled for. You don’t throw an elderly person to the floor. And don’t tell me Don Zimmer was attacking him. Even if he was, how can a 72 year old harm an animal??? Pedro is a sneaky, slimy idiot who should be fined for doing stupid things. He complains about every little thing to umpires.
Pedro Martinez sucks and so do the Red Sox. Everyone on that team and all the fans have an extremely bad attitude. The hell with Pedro Martinez and The hell with the Red Sox. Let the curse of the Bambino live on. (And I’m toning this down too, I wish I could write what I’m really thinking)
Valentine’s Day Sucks
February 14, 2004
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Fuck this bitch
Do not even get me started on Valentine’s Day, or I may end up killing this kitten. Valentine’s Day is one of the reasons capitalism sucks. Hallmark invented this completely erroneous tradition to make money by selling more greeting cards. As a result, everyone else (jewelers, fancy restaurants, etc.) jumped on the bandwagon to rake it in. Actually, February 14th was originally the feast of St. Valentine, who was an early Roman saint who probably blew the Pope to get the title. In 1969, some Catholic Church clergy tripping on acid realized that there was not enough known about this moron and removed 2/14 as a feast day.
This nonsense has spread throughout the entire world, and helps florists and chocolate companies increase profits. You know what really grinds my gears? Walking into CVS on January 24th and seeing the entire store decorated in red, white and pink, with giant displays of Cupids, hearts, bears, boxes of chocolate etc. I pity the poor fools who have to set that all up. I almost puked all over my TV when I saw a commercial for diamonds. Are you kidding me?! Let’s buy diamonds for absolutely no reason. Why not save them for something real, like an engagement, wedding ring, anniversary, birthday, etc. It’s society’s fault this stupid tradition has spread, corrupting humans everywhere.
Whether you have someone special or not, it’s a lose-lose situation. Valentine’s Day stresses people out. Scenario one: you are not single. Chances are, you’ve spent weeks buying or preparing gifts and purchasing things last minute. What a waste of time and money. Guess what, captain original – flowers, a box of chocolates, a card, a stuffed animal and/or some other heart related shit is nothing special, especially on a meaningless day. Maybe it’s the “thought that counts?” It’s not really your thought, it’s a norm and gets old after a few years. You probably spent all this time wracking your brain to carefully choose a gift which will only be on display for a few days and then is forgotten. Oops, you should have saved your money, we’re in a recession, you know. If you disregarded this “norm,” you’d probably get dumped by your spoiled, shallow bitch. Let me remind you that flowers die and chocolate will make you fat. People in America have a big problem. Everyone is focused on material goods. I wish more people were like “screw Valentine’s Day. Rather than being showered with gifts and society’s bullshit, you should be appreciative for having me.” That is hot. That would completely make my day if I had a girl tell me that and not give me a single gift. Just spend time together and lose the materiality. Worrying about whether or not your gift will make her happy should be the last thing on your mind. If she raises an eyebrow in disgust just one millimeter, dump the ungrateful bitch, because she doesn’t care about you, she only wants your gifts and money. In addition, why do we need a holiday to remind us to shower our partners in gifts. Maybe if you actually gave a shit, you’d do that unexpectedly on an ordinary day – and not just material gifts, the little things that actually matter.
Scenario two: you’re single. You get to look at everyone else receiving gifts and being happy. Do you feel left out? Do yourself a big favor and not worry about it. Go to your local liquor store, buy a bottle of scotch and drain it (it’s cheaper than roses). Okay just kidding, that won’t make you happy. But getting yourself sick over a made up, pointless holiday is absolute nonsense. You also shouldn’t be bitter or grumpy, because people will hate you more. Think of Eeyore from Pooh. No one wants to hear his bitching an moaning, so he’s no fun to be around. If you’re not fun to be around, you’ll be miserable again next year around this time because people will avoid you for being so pissed off and grumpy. Bitterness is something along the line of “Oh, fuck my life. everyone else is happy. I hate happy couples.” (that was an example of bitterness, not my statement in case you’re stupid and didn’t catch that). Yeah, it would be nice to have someone who cares about you, but as agitated as you are now, think ahead ten years and it probably won’t matter. Bashing Valentine’s Day does not count as being bitter either, it’s being practical.
And this is why I will never get anywhere in life – nobody thinks like me, and I conflict with societal norms. The majority of people will read this and disagree. I’m neither bitter nor in denial. I’m just good at detecting bullshit and explaining how people take society’s bullshit and ruin everyone else’s lives. Valentine’s Day sucks, it’s fake, and people shouldn’t have to deal with this nonsense. It’s over in 24 short hours, so get over yourselves fuckers.
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