The Vent and Rant Thread

[Stitchawl]

I'd like to see the Media taken to court and sued for 'Causing Mental Anguish.' As I said before, I'm getting many e-mails every day from friends and family around the world, asking if;
I have drinking water
Our phones are working
We have electricity
I am able to reach the airport
I am ready to evacuate my home
We have taken adequate precautions against the high radiation levels
etc., etc., etc....

Very kind and caring, but we live almost a thousand miles away from the small area affected by the tsunami... All of Japan and the rest of Asia have NOT been inundated by the tsunami! And the radiation levels have never even approached the danger level measured for ONE YEAR OF EXPOSURE much less for a quick dose. Japan is about 150,000 sq miles. Less than 700 sq miles were affected. The other 149,300 sq miles are just fine. But the world doesn't get that message from the media.

Perhaps one good multi-million dollar law suit might make the media take a more responsible approach, one where the facts were more important than the Gallup Poll ratings.


Stitchawl

[wyndslash]

/sigh

tbh, there are days when i just want to bury my head in the sand and hope it all goes away. i'm tired of bad news and hate @_@

in fact, i just want to be like the kitty in my avatar. that's bliss

[benham]

You need a cruise. You don't get any news and you get pampered.

[dsvick]

Originally Posted by Mortis

Its all about sound bites and no context to make sense of the sound bite.

"Man kills 3 and gets away with it" They forgot to mention he was playing a video game to be released soon.

Exactly, it is all about saying whatever they can to get people to watch so they increase their ratings. Regardless of whether or not it is meaningless drivel that is just short of blatant lies. They aren't much better than the tabloids anymore.

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I'd like to see the Media taken to court and sued for 'Causing Mental Anguish.' As I said before, I'm getting many e-mails every day from friends and family around the world, asking if;
I have drinking water
Our phones are working
We have electricity
I am able to reach the airport
I am ready to evacuate my home
We have taken adequate precautions against the high radiation levels
etc., etc., etc....

Very kind and caring, but we live almost a thousand miles away from the small area affected by the tsunami... All of Japan and the rest of Asia have NOT been inundated by the tsunami! And the radiation levels have never even approached the danger level measured for ONE YEAR OF EXPOSURE much less for a quick dose. Japan is about 150,000 sq miles. Less than 700 sq miles were affected. The other 149,300 sq miles are just fine. But the world doesn't get that message from the media.

Perhaps one good multi-million dollar law suit might make the media take a more responsible approach, one where the facts were more important than the Gallup Poll ratings.


Stitchawl

Never happen. Unfortunately they use those tactics because they work. The majority of everyday people get all of their information from whatever media happens to be on at the time and put forth no extra effort to find out anything more than what is pushed at them. In most people's eyes Japan is an island, islands are small, the earthquake and tsunami were big, therefor all of Japan must have been affected.

I'm feeling very cynical today .....

Originally Posted by wyndslash

/sigh

tbh, there are days when i just want to bury my head in the sand and hope it all goes away. i'm tired of bad news and hate @_@

in fact, i just want to be like the kitty in my avatar. that's bliss

Sorry to hear you feel that way. Did you get some bad news personally or is just the bad news in general? Here is a hug {{}} it will all get better. I hope you come around soon!

I have to say though, I envy your avatar, that does look incredibly commfy!

[wyndslash]

Originally Posted by dsvick

Sorry to hear you feel that way. Did you get some bad news personally or is just the bad news in general? Here is a hug {{}} it will all get better. I hope you come around soon!

I have to say though, I envy your avatar, that does look incredibly commfy!

thanks

oh, just bad news in general. also, i'm tired of my parents' perception that if you're just a tiny bit optimistic/idealistic, that you're not being mature and realistic. it pisses me off, quite honestly. mmm i want a kitty, but i don't want to clean up after her, so no go for me

oh oh and when there are times that i'm pessimistic, they tell me i'm too negative!

drives a daughter nuts, i tell ya

tell me the secrets of parenthood

[dsvick]

Originally Posted by wyndslash

thanks
tell me the secrets of parenthood

As soon as I figure them out I'll let you know. My wife and I just sort of muddle through - it's turning out ok so far though

[wyndslash]

Originally Posted by dsvick

As soon as I figure them out I'll let you know. My wife and I just sort of muddle through - it's turning out ok so far though

you could always try BF Skinner's methods 'behavioral engineering' and all that. it sounds strange but people unconsciously do it all the time

[Mortis]

You'll know the secrets when you need to know them, worked for me

[wyndslash]

Originally Posted by Mortis

You'll know the secrets when you need to know them, worked for me

hmmm....

[Mortis]

It's true, haven't you ever thought you didn't know something, but when you needed it you actually knew what you previously thought you didn't know?

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by wyndslash

in fact, i just want to be like the kitty in my avatar. that's bliss

perhaps you want to eat something?

[Freeshadow]

+1 to that

[SolRaven]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Here's my rant. I can't include a message when I Karma someone using my mobile devices (droidx or xoom).

I can sent the karma, but if I try to include a message the pop-up disappears.

Thats interesting. I hadn't noticed that before on my Droid X.

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

That looks neat!

This is the one I bought:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y6CJJ8

My SO has that one. He's on his second one (user abuse . It's a great little mouse and perfect for a laptop. Especially since this new one has such a tiny dongle, he doesn't have to take it out when he's not using it.

[Dylrob]

Oh dear, it's been upgraded to level 5! The same as three-mile-island! But wait... wasn't it at level 6 the other day? Umm, yeah. *changes channel*

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by SolRaven

Thats interesting. I hadn't noticed that before on my Droid X.



My SO has that one. He's on his second one (user abuse . It's a great little mouse and perfect for a laptop. Especially since this new one has such a tiny dongle, he doesn't have to take it out when he's not using it.

I have two lap-tops and each has that same mouse. They have been going

for six months on each of them.

It's merely a case of remembering to switch them off when not in use.

Cheers