Norton 360 sucks!
Saturday, 3. October 2009, 11:13:22
Ok, I've never liked the Norton antivirus/security suite products, but now I know that it doesn't like me either.
Posts tagged with "rant"
incompetence
Wednesday, 19. August 2009, 01:54:29
Argh. I was recently given a "list" from another department. I was supposed to load some new records as well as update others. Wouldn't have been bad, except that this "list" was an Excel workbook with data spread around multiple worksheets.
reading too deep
Thursday, 5. February 2009, 17:51:40
Arrgh! Don't you hate it when people read too deeply into messages when there's nothing there besides the message itself?
Sorry, bad text messaging session. Finally ended it by using the phone to ... phone
Sorry, bad text messaging session. Finally ended it by using the phone to ... phone
Honolulu City Council Sucks
Friday, 30. January 2009, 03:07:00
The Honolulu City Council recently voted 7 to 1 in favor of a ban on texting while driving. It looks good on the surface, but here's why it sucks.
Obamania Overload
Wednesday, 21. January 2009, 02:53:00
Obama Obama Obama!
Yes, we have a new president of the United States of America! Let me make it clear that I wholly embrace the end of the conservative Bush regime and fully welcome the start of a more liberal era. I'm looking forward what Obama has in store for this country. I have nothing against Barack Obama himself; but the Obama mania has just been too much as of late.
Media coverage is overly saturated with news of not only the inauguration itself, but the preceding events and of the millions of people trying desperately to be a part of this "historic event."
But what makes it so historic?
Is it because he is the first African-American to be president?
Or is it because he is the first non-fully-white president? (No doubt that this is still news to some.)
Or is it because he is from Hawaii? Yes, the local media has pushed this aspect as heavily as the racial angle.
What I find ironic is that the more that race and locale (& culture) contribute to Obama's historic status now, the more one has to wonder how much those issues factored in voters' minds three months ago. Would it be too cynical to think that it did? Too naive to think that it didn't?
This has been proclaimed a historic event mainly because of the color of Obama's skin, not because of the content of his character. Hopefully, to everyone's benefit, one day Obama will be remembered less for the color of his skin, but more for his achievements during his presidency. It's evident that the day still hasn't yet come when skin color doesn't matter, but perhaps this Obamania is a great step forward to that day.
Yes, we have a new president of the United States of America! Let me make it clear that I wholly embrace the end of the conservative Bush regime and fully welcome the start of a more liberal era. I'm looking forward what Obama has in store for this country. I have nothing against Barack Obama himself; but the Obama mania has just been too much as of late.
Media coverage is overly saturated with news of not only the inauguration itself, but the preceding events and of the millions of people trying desperately to be a part of this "historic event."
But what makes it so historic?
Is it because he is the first African-American to be president?
Or is it because he is the first non-fully-white president? (No doubt that this is still news to some.)
Or is it because he is from Hawaii? Yes, the local media has pushed this aspect as heavily as the racial angle.
What I find ironic is that the more that race and locale (& culture) contribute to Obama's historic status now, the more one has to wonder how much those issues factored in voters' minds three months ago. Would it be too cynical to think that it did? Too naive to think that it didn't?
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." -Martin Luther King, Jr
This has been proclaimed a historic event mainly because of the color of Obama's skin, not because of the content of his character. Hopefully, to everyone's benefit, one day Obama will be remembered less for the color of his skin, but more for his achievements during his presidency. It's evident that the day still hasn't yet come when skin color doesn't matter, but perhaps this Obamania is a great step forward to that day.
attack of the sizing sticker strips
Tuesday, 20. January 2009, 20:41:01
Grr... you know those strips of size stickers on clothes to easily identify the size when it's folded?
It's a slight annoyance when the manufacturer puts more than one, so that you think you've removed them all after you've removed one. It might be a mild embarassment to wear clothing with the strip still attached.
But that's nothing compared to having it go through the washer and dryer and melting onto the garment. Doubly so, if the garment happens to be a fleece jacket, making the sticker practically fuse to the material.
It's a slight annoyance when the manufacturer puts more than one, so that you think you've removed them all after you've removed one. It might be a mild embarassment to wear clothing with the strip still attached.
But that's nothing compared to having it go through the washer and dryer and melting onto the garment. Doubly so, if the garment happens to be a fleece jacket, making the sticker practically fuse to the material.
52 weeks is how many years?
Tuesday, 28. October 2008, 17:42:11
Today I was asked -- in absolute seriousness -- "52 weeks is how many years?"
not a good mix
Monday, 4. February 2008, 22:55:11
So, ever come across thigns that are not a good mix? I found out one such combo today
success is a bloodless mosquito
Wednesday, 30. January 2008, 18:33:34
I have not successfully followed through with my resolutions. My resolve to blog weekly was really to blog weakly. I was feeling uninspired until a realization hovered right in front of my face. 'Twas but a mosquito, which I batted to the desk and squished with utter contempt. It was not until I was cleaning the bloodless smudge off that I realized something. I had taken down the bloodsucker before it got me -- Success! No matter how insignificant, a success is a Success. So what if my resolve had fallen? Try, try, and try again. I'm picking myself up off the ground and moving on. Whee!
(Exactly one mosquito was harmed in the creation of this post.)
(Exactly one mosquito was harmed in the creation of this post.)
smelly mouse
Wednesday, 31. October 2007, 21:03:30
I helped a co-worker with a problem at her computer and used the mouse for about 10 seconds. My hand came away smelling strongly of lotion (at least I hope it was lotion). It was so bad that I could smell the scent with my hand a foot away, and required a good soaping to remove. Rather gross, IMHO.
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