I’m starting to get sick of the NewtonTalk mailing list. I get sick of
the same questions being asked over and over again by either clueless
people who are new to the list or stupid AOL users who seem to only know
how to send dumb questions, not actually read or learn any useful
information, or people who are too stupid or lazy to look things up
themselves.
Yes, I’m ranting and raving right now. I can’t wrap my head around people
not being able to do a simple search for some easy-to-find information.
The internet is full of goddamn information. Use it instead of
adding to the cruft. If this continues I’m going to start answering dumb
questions with links to search engines. Half the fucking time I can
answer a question by providing an exact link to The
Newton FAQ or another useful page. Every week I post an announcement
to the mailing list and the newsgroups that yes, there IS a FAQ and yes,
it IS up to date and yes, you SHOULD read it before you ask simple
questions like “How do I install a package?” Bah. I think I’m just
getting bitter and jaded in my old age. Time to write a book.
Song: The Tragically Hip – Fireworks
Meredith (I’m not sure if I can call her my girlfriend due to our current
sketchy seperation) doesn’t like The Tragically Hip. I think they’re
pretty good, to the point where I once listened to Wheat Kings for
72 hours non-stop. On repeat, for three days. I could do the same with
this song I think.
You say you didn’t give a fuck about hockey
Well I never saw someone say that before
Oh, and my definition of a Canadian is that a Canadian must be able to
watch hockey and cheer for Canada. Anyone who is unable to do so it
thrown into the lake immediately.