The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 1128

kennyc · 03-24-2011, 11:30 AM

That too.

DixieGal · 03-24-2011, 11:31 AM

Tim's laptop has some kind of funky "modern" keyboard. Anytime I use it, I end up using my loupe and a penlight on it to try to find the "home" and "delete" buttons, which are confusingly small and up in the dark no-man's-land under the screen hinge.

Freeshadow · 03-24-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by wyndlash

i'm really starting to doubt most reviews. how come close to nobody ever comments on the grammatical errors (if there are any)?

maybe because the most fans of gay vampire fiction haven't had in-depth grammar @school yet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

And it took me a while to find "home".

that's easy - its always 127.0.0.1

dsvick · 03-24-2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

gah, i am really itching to edit this book myself. the errors are annoying me, and it looks like it was hardly edited at all!

i'm really starting to doubt most reviews. how come close to nobody ever comments on the grammatical errors (if there are any)? D: grrr....it's ironic how the free fiction i read has less errors than the published ones!

but maybe it's also an error in formatting or something? guess i'll have to learn how to edit this on calibre by myself.

It must be pretty bad if you're taking time from the book to post here every so often. I hate the books that are really bad, an occasional error I can skip over and keep reading but when they keep showing up you notice them more and it ends up taking away from the book. It bothers me that a lot of the authors seem to think that editing is not that important. They could be the best writer in the world and produce a crappy book due to lack of editing.

A polite email certainly couldn't hurt, I don't know if I'd go so far as to list all of the errors you've found but you could certainly point out there were a lot of them and that it detracted from your enjoyment of the story. Any writer worth mentioning should thank you and take your comments to heart.

Hope the book gets better for you.

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

(how can GAY and VAMPIRE be combined??)

I agree... now lesbian vampires, that's a whole different story, much more acceptable (to me at least)

dsvick · 03-24-2011, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Freeshadow

maybe because the most fans of gay vampire fiction haven't had in-depth grammar @school yet.

ouch ... this is the part in the movie where everyone clears off the street

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freeshadow

that's easy - its always 127.0.0.1

LCF · 03-24-2011, 12:25 PM

AAAARHG!!! Why is clicking the wheel in FireFox 4 opening a new window (50% of the times)?!?! I want to just open a tab! Definitely not my day...

kennyc · 03-24-2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LCF

AAAARHG!!! Why is clicking the wheel in FireFox 4 opening a new window (50% of the times)?!?! I want to just open a tab! Definitely not my day...

Wheel?

Mortis · 03-24-2011, 12:32 PM

I think this is a good time to rant about something that really pisses me off. I just received an SMS from the Canadian High Commission of Malaysia, telling me that I will be fined if I don't vote in the next federal election!

I called the Council and they confirmed the information. Now don't get me wrong, I vote and I believe that it is every Canadians RIGHT to vote or if they so choose, not to vote. I know someone is going to say that it is important for everyone to vote, but I figure if they aren't voting it's because they don't know what they are voting for, or not voting for as the case may be.

Back to my rant, Canadians in Canada are not required to vote, nor are they fined, they can opt out, as many Canadians do. But because I am living in another country I must vote, I am probably one of the least appropriate people to expect to vote, I don't keep up with the day to day goings on in the Canadian Government! WTF!

Ok, all done, clear the streets!

kennyc · 03-24-2011, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mortis

I think this is a good time to rant about something that really pisses me off. I just received an SMS from the Canadian High Commission of Malaysia, telling me that I will be fined if I don't vote in the next federal election!

I called the Council and they confirmed the information. Now don't get me wrong, I vote and I believe that it is every Canadians RIGHT to vote or if they so choose, not to vote. I know someone is going to say that it is important for everyone to vote, but I figure if they aren't voting it's because they don't know what they are voting for, or not voting for as the case may be.

Back to my rant, Canadians in Canada are not required to vote, nor are they fined, they can opt out, as many Canadians do. But because I am living in another country I must vote, I am probably one of the least appropriate people to expect to vote, I don't keep up with the day to day goings on in the Canadian Government! WTF!

Ok, all done, clear the streets!

That's kinda Krazy!

GeoffC · 03-24-2011, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsvick

I agree... now lesbian vampires, that's a whole different story, much more acceptable (to me at least)

definitely something to get yer teeth into ....

kennyc · 03-24-2011, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

definitely something to get yer teeth into ....

Oh GROOOOOAN.... that is so bad!

I love it!

I wanted to post something x-rated but thought better of it.

Mortis · 03-24-2011, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

That's kinda Krazy!

It really is, and the more I think about it the more it pisses me off and I think I'll make them give me the fine. The stupid thing is that I have voted in every election since I have been here and the people I voted for were always the ones that lost the elections

Kidding

The fact that the government can do this to people outside the country is amazing. I am meeting up with some other Canadian Expats soon so I assume this will be on the agenda! The funny thing is that if I hadn't registered with the Hi-Com when I came, they wouldn't even know I was here.

GeoffC · 03-24-2011, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Oh GROOOOOAN.... that is so bad!

I love it!

I wanted to post something x-rated but thought better of it.

Since when has THAT stopped you .....

kennyc · 03-24-2011, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Since when has THAT stopped you .....

True dat.

Mortis · 03-24-2011, 12:51 PM

Like this Kenny?

Spoiler:

Oops, I think I read that wrong, you said x-rated, I thought you said x-rayed

03-24-2011, 12:51 PM	#16920
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	Like this Kenny? Spoiler: Oops, I think I read that wrong, you said x-rated, I thought you said x-rayed Last edited by Mortis; 03-24-2011 at 12:55 PM.

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DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Tim's laptop has some kind of funky "modern" keyboard. Anytime I use it, I end up using my loupe and a penlight on it to try to find the "home" and "delete" buttons, which are confusingly small and up in the dark no-man's-land under the screen hinge.

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03-24-2011, 12:32 PM	#16913
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	I think this is a good time to rant about something that really pisses me off. I just received an SMS from the Canadian High Commission of Malaysia, telling me that I will be fined if I don't vote in the next federal election! I called the Council and they confirmed the information. Now don't get me wrong, I vote and I believe that it is every Canadians RIGHT to vote or if they so choose, not to vote. I know someone is going to say that it is important for everyone to vote, but I figure if they aren't voting it's because they don't know what they are voting for, or not voting for as the case may be. Back to my rant, Canadians in Canada are not required to vote, nor are they fined, they can opt out, as many Canadians do. But because I am living in another country I must vote, I am probably one of the least appropriate people to expect to vote, I don't keep up with the day to day goings on in the Canadian Government! WTF! Ok, all done, clear the streets!

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