RANTS This is where I take the time to complain about things. I don't know how often this will be updated; it depends on what I want to bitch about on the internet. NOTE: Be aware that I acknowledge that there are exceptions to every rule. If you are not an asshole to others, you can safely ignore any rants that might be relevant to you in the knowledge that I wasn't talking to you. NOTE 2: Looking back at this page, I've noticed that a few of the rants made are downright moronic, so these have been deleted.
27/9/2008 - Information Overload and Decreased Attention Span (WARNING: This rant has no profanity and could possibly contain traces of intelligent thought. Readers offended by such material should go back to watching 'Diddy Hits That') So I was watching an episode of The Colbert Report which ended with an interview with Nicholas Carr, who had some criticisms to voice about the internet. One of things Carr talks about is the deterioration of attention span and how people today can no longer maintain one train of thought for a prolonged period of time. Frankly, ignoring the claim that the internet is the culprit...I think he is right. For I have seen this today in people I know and even myself. I'll mention my own failings first in order to avoid sounding too arrogant. There have been many a time where I was doing something (e.g. working, reading, sometimes even watching the interview sections of Daily Show/Colbert Report >_<) and then my mind completely drifted elsewhere for a period. It's not something that's crippled my academic development, for I can muster the attention span to regain my focus quickly enough when working and I've been able to outright avoid losing concentration during exam times. However, it is an issue I've noticed in myself and I occasionally wonder whether my interests in technology have had anything to do with it. I have also noticed this in people I know, and HERE'S where it gets interesting - so far, I have noticed this in a sibling, my friends from school and my friends from Uni. Whether the following is true or they're just all good at multitasking, I guess I can't say. I don't know if this just me, but when I watch something on the TV, the laptop is not nearby (and if it is, I only refer to it during commercial breaks) I'm not talking to anyone and I'm actually focusing on the TV. Again, is this just me? Is this down to mental problems on my part? Or have I observed one of the points Nicholas Carr was trying to convey? P.S. I'm not hating on anyone I referred to here - I highly doubt this is limited to them alone - I still like the technology I've listed and I won't be buying Carr's book.
19/9/2008 - Boy Racers Under 30? Have a driver's license? Can't get a good insurance rate? It's because of these arrogant cunts! Obviously thinking more can be learnt about the roads from 'The Fast and The Furious' than their driving instructors, these morons will almost NEVER stick to the speed limit (and I don't mean by 10 miles, no; I mean by 30) even choosing on occasion to drive ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FUCKING ROAD, because "it's better for the car". And yet, they think their complete disregard for the safety of other road users somehow makes them a good driver! Seriously you dicks, do we really have to tell you what should be completely fucking obvious? MURDERERS SHOW MORE CONSIDERATION FOR HUMAN LIFE THAN YOU FAILURES! It is inevitable that unless you conduct a thorough reevaluation of, well, your ENTIRE LIVES (seeing as you obviously harbor a strong contempt for other life that surpasses even mine; either that or you're just incredibly stupid; actually my money's on the latter) it's only going to end in tears. Well, I say "tears"; I mean "a bloody, gorey mess on the side of the road". Seriously, SORT IT OUT. NOW! (At the very least, stop giving other people shit for showing other road users some respect. Some of us have considered WHY the speed limits were put there in the first place. Get over it.)
3/1/2007 - Social people and self-appointed 'rebels' They think they're the best thing in the world; they think that with all their stupid little friends, who probably loathe them in reality, that they are some form of deity which has the right to torment all those who don't choose to follow the pathetic little path to pure ignorance that is their life. They think that WE started the ongoing war between social and anti-social. Well guess what fuckers! Simply being around a large number of personality-free sheepish twats does not mask the fact that you are a complete waste of this planet's waning resources, and it does not hide the fact that there would be a lot less terrorism with less people like you around. In fact, such a thing makes those truths about you stand out! So think twice before you question the dignity of the cultural path that I chose to follow! Also, stop all this bullshit about 'fighting the system' and 'rebelling against authority' and 'If you don't live on the edge you're taking up space'. You're not doing anything original, you're not doing anything unique (since this 'rebel' mentality is probably possessed by EVERYONE you know), and you're not justifying your worthless little existence! Oh, and they made a special place for people like you: It's called PRISON! The majority of rules in our society are there for a reason: To stop fuckers like you from killing everybody you see who prefers not to wave fists around like flags! So grow out of your useless 'I'm hard because I break the law' mentality, and start to make amends for the damage to society that you have likely caused!
15/9/2006 - Old Men They're rude and pushy in the shops. They insult me at work because their wailing cannot be deciphered. They have no sense of fear. They think that they're the best things on the planet. They think they can push people around however they like and they think that these victims will just stand for it. No, I'm not talking about terrorists. I'm talking about our "fine senior citizens". Who agrees with me that these people should be wiped off the planet? I think that all males over the age of 70 need to prove to the world that they deserve to keep their lives and not be ritually killed. I mean, come on! These dickheads are the reason for there being people out there who want western civilization destroyed! Unless you want to lose this 'war of terror' that's currently happening, then it is vital that you go out and bludgeon the next old fart you see! You might not know why, but trust me, they do! (Credit to Anonymous Coward from Slashdot for that punchline, although he was talking about children. That's a rant for another time though) EDIT: OK, in retrospect, I acknowledge that not all old men are assholes. However, a lot of them are, so watch your back. EDIT 3/11: OK, after joining Slashdot, I've now realised that there is no such member as 'Anonymous Coward', rather that is the term for anonymous posters. XP
13/6/2006 - My school (or college, seeing as I'm in Sixth Form) I could go on for decades moaning about my school and all the crap that's happened there, but for now, I'll just get one gripe off my chest. OK, I was off in study leave for about 3 weeks to revise for my AS-Level exams (these exams took place during these 3 weeks), and I needed to do lots of revision, and I panicked a lot, and all in all it was quite stressful. So imagine my delight when I got back (4 days after my last exam!) to find that I have a coursework deadline not only for this friday, but also for the next friday, and the monday after that, and the friday after that, and the friday after that! (Basically, deadlines every week until the damn term ends!) What the fuck are you twats trying to do? Drive us all to alchohol addictions? Lead us all to early heart-attacks? Push us all to commit bloody hari-kari? WE'RE ALL FUCKING KNACKERED! WE CAN'T BE FUCKED TO WEAR OURSELVES OUT ALL OVER AGAIN! If we're all dead in the next 4 months (and you can't rack up those A-Level scores due to none of the students being alive), don't fucking wonder why. (Oh, and there's nothing you can do about this rant; it was produced outside of the school venue and none of the school's shitty resources were used to make it.)
22/5/2006 - The wonky desks in exam rooms Some of you may have also experienced this, if not, just imagine: You're entering the exam room where you're going to take an important exam which you spent the larger part of the school term preparing for. You're feeling nervous, and every second closer to the exam start fills you with more worry. Then you sit down in your designated seat, and you have to work on a desk with one leg smaller than the others. Again. Argh I hate these! I'm trying to write my answers and the goddamn desk keeps rocking back and forth and back and forth and back and forth! Why do schools keep these desks? They're a handicap and I'm sure a number of people actually suffer from them! If you're reading this and you own a school that has these heinous crimes against furniture, show some consideration and BURN THEM NOW!!!
15/5/2006 - One-chance shit in games You know how games like RPGs have the odd item that you only have one chance to get? And you know how games sometimes feel better to play if you're not being told how to play them? (FAQs are good and all, but let's face it, nothing beats solving an RPG puzzle on your own) Those really piss me off! The worst offender of the day is Metroid Prime: Hunters. Anyone whose played the Metroid Prime games will know of the scan visor, and that in order to get 100% completion, you have to scan almost everything in the game. In those games, the scans you only had one opportunity to get were mainly the bosses. OK, fair enough; you can't miss those scans, and they help you figure out how to kill the things. In Hunters however, some of the one-chance scans were ORDINARY ENEMIES! Frankly, I think that's bullshit! I go in one room and get bombarded with enemies that look identical to ones earlier on (most of which were scanned already), kill them all with some level of difficulty (some of them were Guardians), and then I find out that one of those enemy species NEVER SHOWS UP AGAIN! SPOILER ALERT And seeing how that game doesn't actually end if your completed score is less than 100%, it means that I have to do the whole game again in order to get a decent ending! Fuck that, I need to work on this dreadful flash I'm screwing up! UPDATE 21/5/2006 - OK I found out that you don't need 100% to get the second ending. Even still, one-chance stuff is annoying.
28/4/2006 - Nintendo's new console This rant has been counteracted by Nintendo's AWESOME pre-E3 conference on the 9th of May, so basically, I no longer mean what I said back then. Guess what I'm getting for Christmas! Nintendo Wii in a box! Enough said. This picture is now just a link, because I now feel it is too imposing. (Credit to IkeM of the VGDC forums for this find)
26/1/2006 - My lack of Computer Art Skills Goddammit! I fina€ly thought of some flash ideas that might actually gain people's attention, and I can't execute them because I CAN'T DRAW! It's really annoying! Plus, I have some ideas of what custom sprites I should make in future, but it'll be very hard to do because I CAN'T DRAW! For crying out loud! I think I know what you're thinking, and yes, this is mainly because I couldn't think of anything else to rant about. If you're thinking something else I think you're thinking, then no, I won't quit flash solely on grounds of my poor art skills.
25/11/2005 - The 25th of November Argh the 25th of November always winds me up! Because every year, that's the day when many important games come out; many games that I have to wait a month for while everyone else gets their copy now! This year is no different, because this year the damn 25th of November releases games like Mario Kart DS and Kirby Power Paintbrush! The bitter irony is that the thrill of unwrapping presents at Christmas to discover great games has enslaved me so much, that now I don't even want to buy these games early, despite the fact that I now have a job and could pay for them easily! (Just as well Twilight Princess was delayed then!)
10/11/2005 - The Local Council Bloody arrogant Nazi shits! Last year, they came up with this stupid idea to dump national, possibly international waste into a farm near our village! 6500 people were protesting against it, including me and my family, but because none of us have millions of pounds in our back pockets to pay for lawyers, today they decided to break the law and ignore all of us completely. It's a complete pisstake of the country's state of 'democracy'! Because of this decision, our village will probably become environmentally unsafe to live in after two years, so everyone will have to move! I hope they never discover my real identity, otherwise my national status will suddenly change to 'Russian illegal immigrant' and I'll get deported! [Some of this is me exaggerating, but most of it isn't.]
9/11/2005 - The Daily Mail Bloody Daily Mail! Whenever anything happens, they're always the first to say the stupidest things! Especially when some random PS2 owner commits a murder. They start with all that "Games are Evil! Ban Games! All gamers should be shot!" What would you retards prefer? That we all go outside and beat each other up in a 'friendly' game of football? You're all full of shit, you are. Needless to say, we don't get that paper.
4/11/2005 - Those free tk domains You want to know what's annoying about them? The fact that they expire if no one visits the site! I mean, that's really annoying for guys like me who make these crappy websites and get ignored for it! How is anyone supposed to make a start if the tk domains don't last and no one cares about FreeWebs? That pisses me off, that does. That's it for my first rant. There'll likely be more soon, as I am an angry sort of person. |
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