Netflix is really starting to piss me off. They have a technical problem with their website, and they won't fucking listen to me when I try to tell them what the problem is.

Basically they have a flaw in one of the two login pages they use. If you have a double-quote character in your password, it will tell you that you've entered your password incorrectly (which is bullshit). The other login page however, works fine.

I've had a HUGE email thread going with them, and finally they told me to call them. I called them up today and the explained the problem, and the first thing they tell me is "you're not supposed to be using foreign characters in your password. The double-quote is a foreign character". Ok, WTF. I explained to the guy that when I signed up with Netflix, there was NOTHING that said my password had to be alphanumeric. (see for yourself: http://www.netflix.com/Register --you have to logout of NF to see that page ) And besides, if that was a requirement, why did the website accept my password when I signed up? And why is it that I can sign in on some login screens but not others.

Posted by ra in rants at 13:23 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Well, I'm still trying to annoy SBC into giving me DSL. I've placed two DSL orders within 5 days. (and they cancelled both of them, apologizing and telling me that my lines won't support DSL).

As I screw around with SBC, I've been thinking about this situation, and I've concluded that the real problem here is the ownership of the infrastructure. SBC isn't going to make DSL available in my area, but no one else can either, because SBC owns the core infrastructure. I'm caught between monopolies (dsl vs cable). I think a possible solution would be for the government to own and maintain the telecom infrastructure. Then you could have any number of companies compete in the business, using that common infrastructure, without any one of them being able to bully the others and or lock them out of the business while giving their customers the shaft. I admit I don't even know how feasible this idea might be though. Could the CO and the lines to house and businesses be public owned; then the providers could connect their lines to the COs and rent space for their equipment to service that CO? I don't know, but there must be a better way of ensuring healthy competition than the current, sorry state of affairs.

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What is it with these stupid fucking spammers who can't even figure out how the fuck their own spamming software works? Lately I keep getting spam with sender addresses like: {%NAME_FROM}.

C'mon dipshits! If you're going to spam people, at least put a little effort into it and try to do it right! How likely do you think someone is to open an email from %NAME_FROM??

Posted by ra in rants at 17:56 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Broken rectangles. WTF. Don't like my kind? Maybe I should try a disguise? Is there a point in here somewhere? Are you really that stupid or do you just enjoy screwing around with people? Tired; very, very tired. There is no vacation. Free parking costs $7/hour. This isn't perfect because of something I did why not why not why not? Cheese seven. Tall crap. Smells like snacks. Probably denied too. Thank you. Water.

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This morning I had a 7:00 appt with 3 other people. Which meant I had to get up at like 6:15. When I arrived, on time, there was only one person there. The guy who scheduled the fucking meeting showed up 45 min later. Grrrr. If you are going to make me get up too early, at least come and share the pain.

Tomorrow morning I have a 7:30 meeting. Grrrr. What are we going to talk about? I think I'll mention the fact that I'd rather be sleeping.

Mostly I hate getting up before the sun is even awake. It just seems wrong. The sun isn't up before seven:thirty, so who the hell am I to argue with the sun??

Posted by ra in rants at 11:36 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

...just thinking about what sbc should stand for. Have I mentioned that I hate sbc? I've been hounding them for over a year to get a remote terminal out here so I can get dsl.

Posted by ra in rants at 23:49 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

De temps en temps je souhaite que je fusse un chien.
Je pourrais remuer et aboyer.
Ruff!

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