Ramblings, rumblings, grumblings, and rambling grumbly rumblings.

Columbus. Like he was special.

2012-10-10T18:40:21Z

Just for the record: I'm getting really sick of the anti-Columbus stuff that goes around this time every year. I'm not saying that what has been done to Native peoples isn't reprehensible, but Europeans did not invent slavery, expansionism, chemical warfare (a.k.a. disease), etc. To suggest that native tribes were living in the Americas all peaceful and idyllic in this White-free utopia is asinine. You can say, "Man, I sure wish those Spaniards hadn't come over and destroyed their way of life and stolen their lands and put our people into slavery" all you like, but you're ignoring the fact that those same natives had reason to say the same thing about other tribes in the region long before the Europeans showed up.

White guilt. I don't has it.

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mapsedge @ 2011-08-02T11:15:00

2011-08-02T16:35:53Z

I broached the subject of virtualizing the office to MoneyGuy, hoping, 1. to isolate myself from the bullshit that seems to orbit this place, and 2. to save some money on gasoline, and received an answer I do not like, but understand.

It comes down to control: MoneyGuy's need to control what happens here at the office, and at least in some areas I agree with that. He wants - needs - to keep DataGuy close. At home, DG could follow any tangent he wanted to, and isn't disciplined enough to stay on the path to any long term goal. MoneyGuy also uses me as a kind of barometer: as my frustration level rises, he knows that something needs to be addressed.

On the more negative side, I also got The Lecture of how the company is costing him money, how he's giving us free labor to run the company - he talks like it's mine and DataGuy's company, and he's just a hired gun instead of a principal -- no, THE principal partner. This dance is old, and the carpet beneath our feet is worn with the number of times we've done it. I was warned - once again - that if sales don't pick up, I won't get a paycheck.

Who's the salesman? Him. Who isn't out selling stuff? Him.

So, in my head, I've set a time limit for this business. I've always been good at spotting patterns, and this pattern is familiar. Eight years ago, Data Reporting was going to make the difference. Six year ago, Contact Management was going to save the company. Four years ago, Websites were the hot ticket. Two years ago, Texting was The One. Six months ago, Texting Phase II was It.

We don't have any more products.

The clock is ticking, boys.

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Various rants, in no particular order

2011-06-10T15:17:19Z

Dear Internet Community,

Is it so hard to answer the question being asked? If I ask, "What is the consistency of pool salt?" I don't need a half dozen lectures on what kind of pool to buy, why chlorine is so much better, how there's no such thing as pool salt, or that I should never try to use it in my water softener. The single individual who answered "granulated" won the prize for the day probably just for being lazy.

There's something deeply wrong with that.

Likewise, the question "how do I do X on a Windows PC" shouldn't devolve into a flame war over how Linux and MacOSx does that same thing a hundred times better. I don't have either, and you still haven't helped.

You people are assholes.

- Bill

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Dear Yahoo! Instant Messenger,

We've been friends a long time, and I'm sorry, but it's time to let you go. Your forgetfulness drives me mad: when I say I don't want notifications about anything, I mean it; no matter how important you think it is, trust me, it isn't.

...and do I really need to click the "Sign In" button when I just right-clicked the icon and selected "Sign In"? Seriously?

You're just too high maintenance. I'm switching to Pidgin. It just works. You should take a lesson.

- Bill

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