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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #75 on: July 03, 2009, 09:01:38 AM »

Hehe, thank God indeed that I don't have that kind of crap every month. Also, if men were to ones bringing children into the world? Things would be far less overcrowded, I can tell you that :D

Can rants be positive for a change? Was going to share that I'm really pleased with myself or with something that happened. Unfortunately I do not remember what it was about. So instead I'll just complain that it is far too sticky & hot here in Holland and it is very uncomfortable. I'm basically braindead by the time we hit one o'clock, stuck to my chair, stuck to my desk and feeling utterly incapable of doing anything in 35 degrees heat (that's like a 100 F right?) and 99% humidity. Let it rain already!
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #76 on: July 03, 2009, 09:49:24 AM »


Periods are rubbish. BUT...

Being a girl beats the shit out of being a boy. We have boobs, our orgasms our more intense, we can hug without people thinking we are over friendly, we make more interesting tennis players (yes for the outfits) and we can pretty much get sex... any time... ever!  :slap
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #77 on: July 03, 2009, 11:22:27 AM »



lol@ rave!

It gets to the best of us. I once tried to describe what a period was like to my male friend and he died....actually died. FACT.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #78 on: July 03, 2009, 06:52:19 PM »

I think I'd take cramps over morning sickness.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #79 on: July 04, 2009, 05:04:54 AM »


me too, as when I vomit I cry. Don't like crying.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #80 on: July 04, 2009, 10:57:32 AM »

Well this thread turned interesting real quick.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #81 on: July 08, 2009, 06:37:10 PM »

The Geekery, not just for Homoerotic A-Team Fanfic Fetishists anymore.

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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #82 on: July 09, 2009, 02:58:31 PM »

The Geekery, not just for Homoerotic A-Team Fanfic Fetishists anymore.

 :lol:

That belongs on a t-shirt.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #83 on: July 09, 2009, 03:55:30 PM »

Never trust anything that bleeds for a week and doesn't die.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #84 on: July 10, 2009, 02:39:38 AM »

Why the HELL is it that the ads load and play just fine; but when you get to the CONTENT, it hoses or stutters so bad you can't watch it.  :x
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« Reply #85 on: July 14, 2009, 12:56:08 PM »



Ok, America, get your act together. You're getting way too fat. Is this what we've really become as a nation? I'm all for freedom of choice and being able to eat what you want, but COME ON. At least make some kind of effort to balance your diet out. What the hell is wrong with our country? Gah, it irritates me to no end.
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« Reply #86 on: July 14, 2009, 03:13:43 PM »

Imagine how that would look if . . . she . . wasn't wearing all-black! Hopefully, Burger King didn't serve . . . uh, her?
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« Reply #87 on: July 14, 2009, 03:24:30 PM »

They did. There's a whole series of her ordering with cards behind her then picking up her 'snack' at the drive through.
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« Reply #88 on: July 14, 2009, 04:02:10 PM »

Customers are customers, I guess. Whether in a SUV or a Rascal.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #89 on: July 18, 2009, 09:09:39 AM »

I split the healthcare posts off and put them in the political forum.  I hope no one minds.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #90 on: August 03, 2009, 01:26:48 PM »

'Touchy' vendors piss me off to no end. Don't come up behind me and put your hands on my shoulders as I look up our support contract on the computer. I don't even know you. Better yet, just stay way the hell far back from me, OK?
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #91 on: August 03, 2009, 01:28:16 PM »


   Big nasty fart will cure that.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #92 on: August 29, 2009, 02:25:43 PM »

'Touchy' vendors piss me off to no end. Don't come up behind me and put your hands on my shoulders as I look up our support contract on the computer. I don't even know you. Better yet, just stay way the hell far back from me, OK?

Females?
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« Reply #93 on: August 29, 2009, 11:04:07 PM »

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« Reply #94 on: August 30, 2009, 11:42:47 AM »

No. Ugly males.

That's been my experience, too. The Bush/Merkel thing, with me as Merkel.
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« Reply #95 on: August 30, 2009, 05:18:56 PM »

No. Ugly males.

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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #96 on: August 30, 2009, 06:48:47 PM »

Hi, Rog.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #97 on: September 02, 2009, 08:08:34 AM »

Wells Fargo, my Visa card issuer, offers a free service to help protect my financial information online.  I had to enroll in order to place my recent newegg order.  The last step in setting up this service is to include a password that I'll be asked each time I make an online order using this card.  Now, I have a standard password that I use for ALL of my financial information.  It's a VERY strong password.  It includes:

lower case letters
UPPER CASE LETTERS
numbers
special characters
Length > 8 characters

Wells Fargo's stupid fucking service requires a password length of 6-8 characters and it may only contain letters and numbers.  I called an bitched about it!  What a bunch of crap.  This doesn't help protect me!  This makes me more vulnerable!
The last holdout in accepting a strong password for access to financial information was my local bank where I keep my primary checking account.  Yesterday, after I entered my username/password, I was greeted, not by the typical screen which lists my active accounts, but - by a screen telling me that my password was no longer considered strong enough based on their new standards.

"Hurray!" I thought.

I entered my current password in the top box and then I proceeded to enter my standard strong password into the new-password box.  As I typed the combination of upper/lower case letters, numbers, and I watched the "Password Strength Meter" go from Weak to Very Strong.  I clicked submit.

Then, I was greeted, not by the typical screen which lists my active accounts, but - by a screen telling me that my password was no longer considered strong enough based on their new standards.

"Weird Tingly Feeling!" I thought.

I entered my current password in the top box and then I proceeded to enter my standard strong password into the new-password box.  As I typed the combination of upper/lower case letters, numbers, and I watched the "Password Strength Meter" go from Weak to Very Strong.  I clicked submit.

Then, I was greeted, not by the typical screen which lists my active accounts, but - by a screen telling me that my password was no longer considered strong enough based on their new standards.

"Weird Tingly Feeling!" I thought.


I entered my current password in the top box and then I proceeded to enter my standard strong password into the new-password box.  As I typed the combination of upper/lower case letters, numbers, and I watched the "Password Strength Meter" go from Weak to Very Strong.

This time, I decided to actually read what they allowed/required for the password.  Therein I found the phrase that pissed me off.  "NO SPECIAL CHARACTERS."

"UGH!" I actually vocalized.

Why?  Why would a financial institution go so far as to require stronger passwords, but then not allow a truly strong password?  And, why would they allow words within the password and still consider it to be strong?!

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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #98 on: September 02, 2009, 10:17:50 AM »

I've encountered that before.  One particular site (on which I had to have an account in order to manage the service for which the site existed) required a password OF EXACTLY 8 CHARACTERS.

No more, no less.  It didn't allow special characters, and it was case-insensitive, apparently.

You might as well just not have a password at all, if that's how you're going to do it.
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Re: Random Rants
« Reply #99 on: September 02, 2009, 12:24:50 PM »

Wow! That is absurd. All three of those posts are making me frustrated by proxy. I'd like to know what on earth makes it impossible to use special characters in a password.

Also, in BizB's case, why they can't tell you that your password has invalid special characters instead of telling you your password is no longer considered strong? Absurd!
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