Category Archives: Rant

So what exactly did you verify?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Paul Tomblin

I spent nearly an hour on the phone with Time Fucking Warner (yes, that’s the correct name for them) trying to get them to set up an install of a CableCard for my new TiVo. They have to come out … Continue reading →

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Same shit, different job…

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Paul Tomblin

I’ve written a few times (here and here) about how every time you change something, every bug anywhere near that area now becomes your fault. In my current job, I was in charge of a system called “Entitlements” that controlled … Continue reading →

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More Mailman idiocy

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Paul Tomblin

I’ve written a few times in the past about idiots who get their monthly email reminders from my Mailman mailing lists and then write to me personally to unsubscribe instead of following the instructions in that email reminder. For the … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t consider myself a Linux person any more.

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Paul Tomblin

Time was, I was an enthusiastic Linux geek, proselytizing, apologizing, saying “well, it doesn’t now, but somebody will write something to do that”, overlooking the visual horror of the clashes of look and feel and user experience of all the … Continue reading →

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Not exactly how I planned to spend this evening

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Paul Tomblin

I want to start putting in some long distance paddles in the Thunderbolt – specifically I wanted to do a couple of 10+ milers early this week before I have to start tapering for the Armond Bassett race on the … Continue reading →

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