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Mr. Grumpy Pants

April 30th, 2008

  • Rickrolling is funny when its unexpected. If every freakin' link you send me is a link to youtube I'm going to stop thinking its funny I stopped thinking it was funny after the second time you did it.
  • "It doesn't work" is not a valid request for help.
  • Having the solution in front of you, and then rebuilding it is much easier then building something from scratch. When you see a new feature or change in your favourite software, try not to look at the result and think to yourself "that was easy". Definitely don't contact the author of said change and tell him it was easy. That's just "bad form"©.
  • Would somebody from Rogers please come clean and admit that the real reason they want me to switch to e-billing has absolutely nothing to do with the environment? Over the years I've requested (in writing) they stop sending me so much crap many times. How many companies tell us to "consume more because its good for the environment"? Blah.
  • In the vein of real environmentally conscious companies, let me just say that I've been thrilled with Bullfrog Power since the first day I contacted them. If you're in Ontario or Alberta, switch now - you'll be glad you did.
  • Telling someone who's trying to help you with something that they are "selfish" because they won't log into your server and do your work for you is dumb.
  • Webhosts who tell their customers that they've been "hacked" but offer no explanation, evidence, or logs are irresponsible bordering on criminal. Get yourself a real webhost if you've heard this before.

:: deep sigh of relief ::

I feel better now... ;)

This entry was made on April 30th, 2008 @ 10:27 and filed into .

Comments

Boyink wrote on April 30th, 2008 @ 10:48

I recently had a client who wanted to go through invoices line by line and have me explain why it took the amount of time that it did.  Between that and a bunch of related issues they were the first & only client I’ve ever had to fire.

Ron wrote on April 30th, 2008 @ 14:11

Sounds like you need to get yourself a copy of GTAIV to work off some of that stress and agression. ;)

Lisa wrote on April 30th, 2008 @ 15:15

Heck, I feel better after reading that, too. ;)

Adam wrote on May 01st, 2008 @ 11:05

My favorite is union gas - who practically begged me to go on paperless billing, but then release a 30 page magazine every quarter that no one will read.

Adam wrote on May 01st, 2008 @ 11:05

And I agree about GTA4.  Best stress reliever.  Ever.

Jamie Rumbelow wrote on May 01st, 2008 @ 16:18

Well, that was fun :)

Seriously though, GTAIV?

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