The Official Rant Thread

[Aumaan Anubis]

Ogrish... go to another vet.

[NotZachary82]

WHAT THE FUCK

About two weeks ago, my Xbox 360 received the RROD. Yesterday, I returned it to Best Buy, where I purchased it, because I still had a warranty over it. I received a new one, and today it showed the RROD ...

[Gary]

Not to lucky now are you?
Not that I believe in luck, nor "what goes around comes around"

Does the warranty still stand?

[NotZachary82]

I paid another 60$ to continue the warranty, yes.

My brother thought somebody hacked the Xbox because he made a guy mad in matchmaking.

[DemonicSandwich]

I paid another 60$ to continue the warranty, yes.

My brother thought somebody hacked the Xbox because he made a guy mad in matchmaking.

The stores usually have a 30 day return policy if shit fucks up. I certainly hope they didn't fuck you over and end the new warranty because of that quick RROD.

[Grimdoomer]

I <3 the Red Ring of Death fix. I fixed my 360 roday. Then my comp crashes and my head phones dye. Whats next

[Gary]

Whats next

*BSOD*

*Bursts into flames*

[OwnZ joO]

I don't wanna do math homework I think I'm gonna be up late...

[Dragonfire]

Whats next

-Monitor explodes
-Internet dies...permanently


there are countless posssibilities :p

[Zieon Eslador]

Algebra II

'nuff said...

Dragon don't forget about his fancy new speakers breaking and accidentally screwing up his monitor while he tries to fix them... stupud magnets.

[Aumaan Anubis]

I will never understand why good friends drift apart.

[Rocky]

Algebra II

'nuff said...

Dragon don't forget about his fancy new speakers breaking and accidentally screwing up his monitor while he tries to fix them... stupud magnets.

Nah that stuff is easy

[Gary]

Damn Windows update, I went outside for 5 mins, I come back, the gay thing restarted my computer!
And I was right in the middle of a report I had to write...

[OwnZ joO]

It doesn't ask you if you want to restart?

[DemonicSandwich]

Damn Windows update, I went outside for 5 mins, I come back, the gay thing restarted my computer!
And I was right in the middle of a report I had to write...

Heh heh, I disabled those updates along time ago....right after a Windows update killed my display drivers. >_>

[JacksonCougar]

It does that occasionally for me because an update... changed my settings >_>

Now I come back from school to find my computer at the login screen and I get to curse and hope my code backed up safely.

[Gary]

Dear WildBlue customer,



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Thank you,

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http://wildblue.com/legal/WildBlue_Fair ... b-2008.pdf

Soon, my download speed will go from 1,200kbps to 23/9 kbps

Sorry wild blue for wanting to use the internet for what it is made for!

[DemonicSandwich]

To ensure equal Internet access for all subscribers, we maintain a fair access policy. Fair access establishes an equitable balance in Internet access across the WildBlue Services by service plan for all WildBlue customers regardless of their frequency of use or volume of traffic. To ensure this equity, you may experience some temporary throughput limitations. WildBlue Internet access is not guaranteed. “

This lets them to be lazy and "FAP" away to the money they take in instead of upgrading systems to handle the needed level of traffic.
Gives them the right to throttle you regardless of bandwidth package.
While the first two would likely make me not chose such and ISP, this alone would make me walk out the door and look for another ISP.

After all, you pay for such bandwidth and should not be penalized just because you fucking use it.

[NotZachary82]

...

I broke my 2nd 360 ...

[Zieon Eslador]

...

I broke my 2nd 360 ...

lul, poor Zac...

I screwed up my neck and my hip on Tuesday and they're still messed up. I can't look to the right without turning my body and after running about two miles (even if I limp) my leg gives out. Kind of interferes with Cross-Country.

[Aumaan Anubis]

I wish the human life span wasn't so limited.

- I love music, and I'm learning guitar, and I'm actually not that bad for a beginner after a couple weeks of practicing for like, an average of 20 minutes per day. I'd like to become proficient at guitar to possibly be in a band, later.

- I'm working on a project with my brother that may not end for quite a long time. We've been working on it on and off for... a few months? I'm guessing that we're .01% done, only because he's in college, so we can't get together, and the actual completion of said project would be expensive. So, years for now, we might have significant progress. Still, I'm interested in it, and suspect I always will be.

- Computers have always interested me, and there are things I'd like to do. Learn computer languages, maybe program a game with a team.
Some of the things I want to do aren't really productive, though. For instance, there's a tiny scene in Iron Man in which Stark lightly waves his hand over a space in front of his computer, and lights appear to indicate a keyboard. I think that would be freakin' sweet, and other than the technical experience, it wouldn't do much for me. Unless I mass produced.
Because, if you think about it, the technology for such a thing exists.

Anyway, if you want to become really good at guitar, you have to pretty consistently practice, and you have to have a giant passion for it. So it'll take a lot of time.
The plausibility that the project would actually work is rather low, but it's something I've always wanted to do, probably something every person has wanted to do, at some point in your life. And therefore, many people have worked on it, "official" people who are intelligent, but it only seems to work with little success, and with any great success, a component I don't want appears necessary. It's a dream of mine, and I want it to be accomplished.
The computer aspect isn't altogether necessary, but I'd still be nice.

Top this with the fact that school takes up 4/5 of my life, and sleep/eating takes up 0.9/5 of my life, it doesn't leave much time for me to pursue any hobbies.

[Gary]

I know what you mean...
I hate things that use up your life, you only have 80-100 years really.
and you can only do most things for so long, when you get older, you become weaker.\

Crappy human body...

[xxpenguinxx]

Why am I so anti-sociable? I hate it. What can I possibly do to snap myself out of it. I'm going nuts just thinking about everything I missed.

[DoorM4n]

Look at school as a way to learn about yourself. I don't know much about myself but my attitude, personality, and overall ambition is completely different when it comes to school. For that, I love school because those things I notice are intensified and increased at school than at my house or not in school, except when I'm not around adults.

I really hate how when I am around adults I have to act mature. Not saying I am not mature, though some may say I am not, but it is this unspoken rule where you gotta make the fewest mistakes as possible. You know? I am always worried about how adults look at me. I want to be the most mature, the most acknowledged, the most intelligent around adults. When I am with my friends I really don't care about those things...

[Aumaan Anubis]

My parents are disgusted by my pattern of my leaving things to the last minute.

I, on the other hand, am amazed at my ability to get myself out of these situations.

They are not impressed.