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I been meaning to rant about this for a while now. I think the linking of the dark networks is fantastic. What I dislike is how forums are started on a SciFi theme and are quickly obliterated because there's no vampire link. Umm, excuse me? WTFHSWAYFTGDSOABMF! The forum is shared between VR and SciFi. Hello??? That brings me 'round to another thorn in my side. The database submissions to SciFi. There has to be a clear connection to something SciFi in the submission. An example, an article of clothing with the words "Make it so" printed on the front. The description section should include an essay on how that specific phrase is associated with SciFi. WTF? Shall I also explain how water is associated with the oceans? If a black cape is submitted to the Vampire database, is the same explanation of its association with vampires necessary? No. It's universally fucking obvious! Will every single thing that has the phrase "Make it so" need the same explanation of how it relates to SciFi? I suppose so. There are thousands of things printed with these words! Maybe the database is for cataloging these items, NOT teaching ignorant souls why the black cape is in the database in the first place. That's what fucking Google is for or Wikifuckingpedia or whatever. Perhaps the team responsible for approving submissions should have some basic knowledge of the subject matter BEFORE they are assigned a particular section? I dunno, maybe I'm missing the point. If we're going to catalogue the shit, let's catalogue the shit. If we want to teach someone something about the shit, let's teach. I'm sure there are thousands of people here who could write volumes on thousands of various topics. Let's put the fuckers to use! Is the description section a good spot for the learning? I don't think so, but hey, that's just my opinion.



Fuckers.

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ThothLestat
15:25 Jan 22 2009

ha ha ha



I'd also add this:

I don't think it's necessary for the same dumb logo on 8 different 'types' of shirts to count as 8 separate entries in the database. It's the same frickin' thing.



I could create a dumb logo that says "I heart Vulcans!", and put it on mousepads, mugs, shirts, boxers, and thongs -- and I'd set up a storefront at CafePress. Then I could submit all 20 things to the sci-fi databse and boost my status.



It's crap -- and it doesn't belong in the database.

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furcifer
21:08 Jan 22 2009

Sure it's crap. But I will respectfully, disagree that any of it shouldn't be in the database. Most of the books (95% or so) I've been rating in the Vampire database, I think are crap and not even worth the paper with which they have been printed. However, others may find them quite nice, even useful. This is why there are categories in the database. Books go here, crap goes there.

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Theban
22:30 Feb 06 2009

Fuck it I'll agree with you both lol! I'm lazy and don't want to type much ; 0

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dammit! I was going to start this one off with a fun ode to God damned snow shoveling, or the garbage and recycle guys kindly leaving your bins in the middle of the fucking driveway so you have to park across the street, get out, move the bins, shovel the driveway (since it's empty), walk back across the street and park your car in the driveway. But, no, I think I'll change it to the hammering bullshit.



Eeeevvvvvvvvveryone knows about the hammering bullshit. You know, when you hit a key too quickly and are automatically logged out for hammering. I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason to such an inane feature on the site. Probably some emo-bullshit-fuckhead-computer geek started some bullshit, fucked-up program the cheats the "system" in some way or another. Whatever. The fun bit is that sure, the "logged out because you hammered" is annoying. But, the ironic part is that your page count increases more than it would have if your weren't automatically logged out for hammering. Thus, defeating the purpose of automatically logging you out for hammering in the first place. For example, rating the database. Find and unrated entry (1), rate it (2), back to unrated page (3), back to list of entries (4). Four pages. Now, the same series of events but you hit the back button too quickly going back to the list of database entries. Find an unrated entry (1), rate it (2), back to unrated page (3), back to list of entries but you hit the back key too quickly and were logged out (4), enter password and log in again and you are at the home page (5), press back to get to the list of entries in the database you were just at (6). So, as you can see, every time the system logs you out for hammering, instead of being upset, rejoice! You have just added two extra pages to your pages viewed score that you otherwise, wouldn't have had. Add to that, the few extra pages for a Journal rant, and the hammering feature has scored you at least 4 pages and 0.1 hours (6 minutes for those who can't sort the decimal system to a 60 minute/24 hour clock) to your time spent score. The two factors weighted the most in your overall status score. Thank-you very much, to the anti-cheating emo-computer-geek-bullshit-fuckhead-waste-of-time-automatic-defender-of-the-integrity-of-the-system anti-hammer feature. Woo Hoo!

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ThothLestat
14:33 Jan 20 2009

Man, you crack me up. We had a little snow last night here in Georgia... and i mean 'a little snow' it was like 50 snowflakes. My poor snow shovel never gets any use.



re: hammering...

That's why I like opening pages as new tabs in Firefox. I think there's less chance of hammering -- because you won't have to go back to the list. Just open as new tab, read, rate, close tab, and on to the next.



piece o' cake.

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Dammit! We've been duped! I saw a documentary tonight about recycling. Would you believe that if it is plastic and it is NOT shaped like a bottle (egg cartons, food containers of any sort, wrapping, etc...) it is sorted at the recycler and sent to the landfill because no recycler in North America has a buyer for these!!! WTF??? So, by putting everything possible in the blue box and carefully sorting all the household waste it actually costs more of MY time and costs more money for the "system" and has a HIGHER environmental cost than simply tossing anything not shaped like a bottle into the rubbish bin!!! Unfuckingbelievible (yes, that IS all one word).



Right then, I suppose I'll have to do something about this problem. I guess that's my job for '09.



Oh, and by the way, that little three-arrow-circle-recycling-symbol-thingy......absolutely MEANINGLESS. No one has the rights to that symbol and it is used everywhere for anything made of plastic. It has absolutely NO indication of whether or not the thingy it's stuck on is actually recyclable! To the plastic and recycling industry: Sod Off!

In addition to an earlier rant about pop-up's on profiles (if you didn't read it, the short version is that they suck monkey balls), my latest annoyance on profiles are pop-up's that have a smart-ass comment and block you from right-clicking. Oh, I'm sorry that you weren't energetic enough to code your fucking profile to deny people from stealing your art but allow them to right-click to open a link to another profile or portfolio in another tab or window. Was that too much work? Couldn't sort how to do that? Just had to go and code the whole bloody thing to deny right-clicks outright! Get over yourself! 99% of the profiles have the same fucking pics on them anyway! If someone can't steal it from you, they'll just go to the next one and take the same pics from them. Or, gosh forbid, they Google the pic and get it elsewhere. For those of you who actually have unique art, I applaud you crazily while standing! I love it! But this is a rant, not a love-in for the unique and creative that I love.....Sooooooo, for all the right-click control freaks out there, have a good breakfast (get your stamina up), read a DIY book on HTML and go ahead and take the time to code your profile correctly. Lock what you ought to and leave the rest alone, fuckers. If you have no clue as to what I'm talking about, kindly hold your bottom lip with your thumb and index finger of your left hand, pull, stretch over the top of your head and swallow....

Diary of a Demented Snow Sniveler



December 8 6:00 PM



It started to snow. The first snow of the season and The wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by The window watching the huge soft flakes drift down From heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses print. So Romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!



December 9



We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow Covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic Sight! Can there be a more lovely place in The whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've Ever had! Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a Boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered Up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got

To shovel again. What a perfect life!



December 12



The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a

Disappointment! My neighbor tells me not to worry- We'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much Snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see Snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such A nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.



December 14



Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The

Temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything Sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed Up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is The life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and Buried everything again. I didn't Realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, But I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so.



December 15



20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4

Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2

Extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants

A wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.



December 16



Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in

The driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The

Wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very

Cruel.



December 17



Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go

Anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to

Pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but Stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I Should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to Her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own livingroom.



December 20



Electricity is back on, but had another 14 inches of

The damn stuff last night. More shoveling! Took all

Day. The damn snowplow came by twice.

Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said

They're too busy playing hockey. I think they're

Lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about Buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have Another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob Says I have to shovel or the city will have it done And bill me. I think he's lying.



December 22



Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more Inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold, It probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes To get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I Had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and Dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to Hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of The winter, but he says he's too busy. I think the Asshole is lying.



December 23



Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house This morning. What is she, nuts?!!

Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She Says she did but I think she's lying.



December 24



6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I broke The shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I Ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow Plow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and Beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he Hides around the corner and waits for me to finish Shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 Miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just Been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas Carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.



December 25



Merry f---ing Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight - Snowed in

The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow!

Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.



December 26



Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.



December 27



Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze;

plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he

only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.



December 28



Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The BITCH is driving me crazy!!!



December 29



10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?



December 30



Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother.

Nine more inches predicted.



December 31



I set fire to what's left of the house. No more

shoveling.



January 8



Feel so good. I just love those little white pills

they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?