05 October 2009 ~ Comments Off

2 million nationwide? In a country of only 20 million? Let’s say half the popula…

2 million nationwide? In a country of only 20 million? Let’s say half the population is either under 18 or over 60. That means that one in five working age Australians is ‘abusing’ cocaine.

Indefensible: With more than 2 million cocaine abusers…

So 1 in 5 working age Australians are, in the words of my wife, “arrogant, pushy assholes”? Seems low to me.

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16 June 2009 ~ Comments Off

Annals of Crime #68 I don’t know about you, but the look…

Annals of Crime #68 I don’t know about you, but the look on Miles’ face makes my blood boil. You can just see him thinking, “they’d never treat a white musician like this.” Assholes.

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21 April 2009 ~ Comments Off

“It’s very difficult to read Murray’s story and not conclude that his customers who are leaving these…”

“It’s very difficult to read Murray’s story and not conclude that his customers who are leaving these reviews on the App Store are a bunch of assholes.”

Daring Fireball: Are App Store Customers Good Customers?

It’s not that difficult. I read it and concluded that:

  • Garrett should have contacted Google before adding support for Analytics to Ego
  • Garrett should have waited until the issue was ACTUALLY resolved before marking it resolved
  • Garrett should have been expecting a little backlash for making an app that only has 5 features, costs $2 and only 80% works
  • Garrett got the users he deserved when he called the app Ego and (even if in jest) marketed it for assholes (“You’re important.”)
  • Why are we blaming the users when the product he sold them didn’t work and it was HIS fault? We software developers are incredibly spoiled – Garrett evidently more so than most. How would this have played out for a physical object that can’t be updated as easily as an iPhone app?

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21 April 2009 ~ Comments Off

“This kind of thing continually reinforces something I’ve thought about a lot since the App store was…”

“This kind of thing continually reinforces something I’ve thought about a lot since the App store was released, which sounds horrible to say but it might be true: Apple is creating an ecosystem of the kind of customers I don’t want.”

Garrett Murray – So he created a $1.99 app that let’s people check out how popular they are online and then grouses that he has asshole users. Whose fault is that?

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09 March 2009 ~ Comments Off

If you like DST, try cashing your paycheck instead of depositing it so you can enjoy the…

If you like DST, try cashing your paycheck instead of depositing it so you can enjoy the “extra” money! Asshole.

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27 November 2008 ~ Comments Off

Dear, people on the Internet: I’m thankful for each and every one of you. Unless you voted for McCain/Palin – you assholes can burn in hell.

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05 November 2008 ~ Comments Off

Dear planet: we’ve got America down to only 46% asshole! Can we rejoin the international community now?

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Tags: asshole, assholes

17 October 2008 ~ Comments Off

GOP Assholes Endorse E-mail Smears, Said ‘Waterboard Obama’ Please tell me there’s a way to arrest these people.

GOP Assholes Endorse E-mail Smears, Said ‘Waterboard Obama’ Please tell me there’s a way to arrest these people.

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19 October 2005 ~ Comments Off

Hurricanes of 2005

Admittedly, I haven’t been following Wilma very closely, because the last time I heard anything, it was a category 1 hurricane and I was thinking that I could blow off paying attention to it entirely. Now that it’s a category 5 is it too early to start crapping my pants and screaming about the end [...]

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