Demented Rants

I was recently informed of a torrent site I hadn’t heard of. I checked it out, and sure enough, a shitload of my videos have been uploaded by this idiot who apparently thought it was a good idea to use his existing screen name on it. Fucking retard. So here’s my email to the douchenozzel (after I emailed the torrent site owner, as they claim they will remove content that the original user doesn’t own)

WTF dude? I provide a website you obviously enjoy, and you screw me over by ripping videos from my site and uploading them to a torrent site? What the hell is wrong with you? I make it very fucking clear that I do my own work, 100% of the time, and you still feel that apparently my content needs to be ’shared’? Well, good luck getting another subscription with a single CCBill site, as I’m reporting your douchebag ass for breaking TOS on what I’m assuming will be MANY CCBill sites!

Have fun with your life, douchebag.

~ Athena Hollow

So a few weeks ago, I realized I needed some stamps, bad. Since I always forget to get them when I am out, I figured I would give stamps.com a try. Boy was that a mistake.

The initial thing that threw me off a bit was that there was absolutely no way to cancel your account online. You have to call them. Annoying, off-putting, but doable.

A couple weeks went by, and I got the reminder email from my google calendar stating that my 1 month trial was nearly up. I got on their website, grabbed the number, and called away.

I hit the button for cancelling my account. The automated message says some bs about how I will hear some popping as it tries to connect me. Then, BAM: You must call 1-866-209-0026

“But wait… that’s not the number it says to call on your website to cancel.”

*groan*

So, I call the SECOND number it gives me. I sit on hold listening to their shitty waiting sounds for nearly 15 minutes. Completely annoying, but whatever. As long as I can get this crappy company away from my credit card, I don’t care. After said roughly 15 minutes passes by, I hear a loud pop. I then hear typing. I wait for the agent to say “hi” “hello” “Can you smell the fart I just ripped?” NOTHING. Total silence, except for typing. Are you fucking kidding me?!

About 30 seconds of this goes by, it clicks again, and then the unthinkable happens: I hear that dreaded “You’ve been hung up on” dial tone. NO FUCKING WAY?! You make me call TWO different numbers to cancel and I can’t even do THAT!?

So, I wrote them this nasty little email:

Hello. First of all, I want to complain about how much of a hassle it is to cancel my stamps.com account.

To call one number is ridiculous in this age, when canceling via internet should be all that is necessary, but the fact that I had to hang up and call a DIFFERENT number AFTER I called the first number is just completely unacceptable.

Secondly, when I called the 2nd number, I sat on hold, listening to your “Our customer service agents will be with you right away” tripe for 15 minutes before finally being met with a loud pop and then disconnected dial tone.

I am contemplating going to the BBB with this because it is ridiculous, and you had better believe I am going to USPS with this information. I am sure they will be more than happy to hear they are an approved licensed vendor for a scam company that refuses to cancel when the customer has to jump through hoops.

I want my account canceled now. If I receive as much as a single charge on my credit card, I will charge it back and file with the BBB, my bank as well as any other agency that I deem is necessary to file with.
You have my email address, which is my account. My login username is *******.

Cancel this account.

Needless to say, I’m rather livid at the moment and ready to destroy these shady, worthless little fucks. Maybe they should just add a “Cancel my Account” button to their crappy website.

Don’t piss off the chaotic neutral elf. It always ends in disaster for you.

——— Edit ———

Stamps.com did finally get back to me through email and cancel my account.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, Tiffany. Based on your most recent correspondence, we have honored your request via e-mail and have closed your account. While we prefer to talk with you over the phone to clarify the closure process, we do understand that it may not always be convenient for you to call during our support hours.

They sent out like 4 emails. Apparently, they REALLY don’t want someone contacting USPS or the BBB over this stuff

Here’s the whole painful ordeal that lead to so many twitter and facebook posts…. She tried telling me that since I could load pages fine, there wasn’t an issue with my line. I’m sorry, but if I’m paying for a 12Mb/s line, I WANT just that. Not 1/3 that speed, you dumbass.

Also notice the other subtle comments in there pointing out how much of an ignorant person she is when it comes to her own job. (“are all 3 lights lit on your modem right now?” “All necessary lights are on” etc…)

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Ok, so “happy” isn’t the right word for that phrase, but still valid dammit!

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t’was his intent
To blow up the King and Parli’ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England’s overthrow;
By God’s providence he was catch’d
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!
And what should we do with him? Burn him!

And people wonder why I pick on Canadians…

The identity of this poor Canadian has been hidden to spare him hours of taunting.

Yup, that’s right. Those puritanical, right wing nutjobs are trying to take down porn YET AGAIN. You’d think they’d have learned to keep their noses out of other people’s bedrooms by now.

Apparently, even with as prudish and snobish as the Bush administration’s stance on pornography was, they are DEMANDING even more from the Obama administration. WTF?

Also, I have recently adopted the phrase “pornified” to explain what we Americans who don’t hate porn, but rather embrace the million year old tradition of nudity and sex being depicted in a pictoral or video format. Of course, I am stealing it from those conservative assholes in Washington who think that anyone who tries to enforce separation of Church and State is being forced to work against them by the Debil (as Bobby Boucher’s Mother would say).

Will someone walk up to these fucks and tell them to maybe try fixing their total annihilation of other countries; their screw-ups in our healthcare and social security system and even the fact that their own wives are sleeping with the paper boy; before fucking with my lifestyle that doesn’t HURT people, but rather bring them pleasure?

(P.S. Thanks to toker for the link: Conservatives Demand Action from U.S. Attorney General )

Anyone need any relatively quick graphic or web design work done? I had to quit that awful job at staples, but unfortunately that means I’m back to being bored at home all day LOL.

So, if you have any easy stuff (or even hard stuff) you want done, drop me a line dammit!

It’s been a hellish month. Money problems, storms knocking out power and cable… all that fun shit rolled into a neat ball I like to call the month of May 2009.

So! What’s gone down in internet land lately? OH! There’s a new site I wanna tell everyone about. It’s called Home for Lost Boys. It’s ran by GeekGirlsOnline’s very own Rinoa and features some very pretty boys!

This is what she has to say about her sexy new site!

Beautiful, alternative, men.

http://www.homeforlostboys.com

Home for Lost Boys launched May 22nd, 2009, but has been in the making since July 2008. It is a result of Lady Murasaki, the webmistress’s frustration at being unable to find pictures of pretty, alternative men. All that was available on the internet seemed to be overly muscled men or disturbingly twinky boys, neither of which suited her interests.

At Home for Lost Boys, we aim to bring erotic, artistic, and playful photo sets of beautiful, alternative and unique boys. The site is primarily run by women, and welcomes anyone who is looking for something more than the typical, boring guy!

We are also recruiting models and want to bring together boys who aren’t your cookie-cutter mainstream types and carve a place for them on the internet. We want our models to be seen as real people with real personalities.  We strive to be an outlet for their self-expression and are looking for models who have a unique look and sense of style.

I even encouraged a good friend (with benefits) to apply to the site, and last I heard, he was accepted (yay Meishial!).  So go check it out! NAO!

From porn to smokes…. Blu omg, omg Blu. Greatest…. Invention… EVAR! Super techno nerds that smoke will love this thing. It’s an electronic cigarette that’s phenominal! I wholly endorse (and use) these things! They are awesome. You can smoke them on planes, in government offices, at work, EVERYWHERE! It’s just a nifty concoction of liquid nicotine, propelyne glyccol *(which has been scientifically proven to reduce the risk of upper respiratory infection and pneumonia)*, water and flavor.  You inhale like a normal cigarette, and the airflow causes the battery to start the atomizer, which turns the liquid into vapor and VOILA! Nicotine straight into the lungs without the nasty shit like tar and other icky carcinogins!

Is it a “stop smoking aid”? No. It’s an alternative to cigarettes. A less dangerous one, most definitely. But you be the judge! I give it a 20/10 as far as rating goes

Last but not least, GeekGirlsOnline is starting a new annual tradition! Geeky Scavenger Hunt baby! That’s right! We’re getting everyone involved in this thing. It’s fun, totally dorky and offers the promise of free porn, and swag. Where could you go wrong.

From the June 2009 GeekZine:

From now until June 30, 2009 GeekGirlsOnline is running a Scavenger Hunt.

We have spent the past few months trying to come up with new ways to help get the word out about GeekGirlsOnline, and finally realized that we couldn’t think of any porn sites that had run a real scavenger hunt! They were fun as a kid, and this will be even more fun as an adult. Scouring the world and the internet for geeky images and videos, everything from girls gaming to cosplay. We have a pretty comprehensive list of 30 items, places, and people that will have you searching for weeks! So join in! All over the age of 18 are encouraged to participate. The winner will receive a 6 month membership to GeekGirlsOnline.com, a GGO TeeShirt, stickers and a poster featuring some of the GGO Models. Come on, a game with the end goal of geeky porn? What’s to lose!

Check out this month’s GeekZine for the full list of rules and of course, the clues. Now’s the time to spread the word of Geeky Porn to the masses!

It’s been a very eventful week for many people across the planet.

The verdict against the Pirate Bay was “leaked” and caused as much of an uproar of ignorance and stupidity as the Napster trials. They were found guilty, by no shock to be honest. Software, Movie and Music organizations across the world were partying, I’m sure, as TPB were fined a total $3,620,000 and sentenced to a year in jail for each of the 4 main members. They were found guilty of assisting in making copyright content available.

As they are technically guilty by association  with the copyright material, I will not dispute it. Unfortunately, it has given the morons of the internet a voice, one that is completely ignorant and stupid.

I recently had a run in with a self-proclaimed advocate of free speech who said they deserved it because they were giving out copyright material. Unfortunately, that is absolutely incorrect. TPB was a search engine. They didn’t host a single file that was ever downloaded or uploaded to individual users. Torrents don’t work that way. You connect to a tracker, which keeps a list of people who are currently hosting the files on their computers, not a website. The torrent client then connets to those IP addresses and downloads the files, while simultaneously uploading to help keep the file alive.

After pointing out to this guy that he was wrong, and that the pirate bay was more comparable to google than anything else, he proceeded to tell me I was wrong. And I quote:

“Google is not actively hosting files for people to download..Google is a search engine .I didn’t know that I could use pirate bay in that capacity .as a search engine that is”

(His bad grammar, not mine)

He also tried to rub it in my face that my sites weren’t part of The Free Speech Coalition, and that he is somehow personally acting on behalf of me in fighting for my rights. (I’m pretty sure that’s what the ACLU is for, but whatever.) Oh, oh, here’s the kicker.

“They are Professionals and rapidshare and Pirate bay is cutting into there bottom line The Free Speech Coalition.
( www.freespeechcoalition.com ) that I am a member of Is now going after Tube sites.
REDTube and PornTube for copyright infringement. By the way The Free Speech Coalition
are the people fighting for your right to be a pornographer. I went to your site and what did I not see …Your not a member of the Free Speech Coalition .So I’m paying for the fight and your not.”

Like how he did that? He is personally fighting for me, by paying $10 to get a lousy sticker. ZOMG!

Of course, after I pointed out that he is a moron and needs to get his facts straight, he rennigs on everything. I made it very clear that I know people who work for AEBN and that there is no way in HELL the Free Speech Coalition is suing them, he claims he “misspoke”. Then, follows it up with:

“‘The pirate bay DID NOT HOST FILES’ really I know that and I know how pirate bay works”

So, he not only admitted he’s stupid, but that he is an elitist prick in the same sentence, as he follows it up with the “fact” that he PERSONALLY knows models such as Bella Star, Dana DeArmond and Masuimi Max. Whoop-de doo dude. I know famous people too, but you don’t seem flaunting it around to try and garner attention from people who could care less.

AnyWho. That was this weekend’s fun. Dealing with an idiot who think’s he’s a genius because he runs a paysite.

Onto better things than more fodder for why competency and IQ tests should be mandatory to use the internet…

8BitFM! OMG OMG OMG! I love this website. From everything I have gathered, it’s brand spanking new. I ran across them on an ad on Facebook the other night and have been in love since. Imagine a radio station that plays all your old favorites from Mario, Sonic, Megaman, add in some Remixes and Nerdcore and VOILA! You have the key to immortality… er, entertainment So spread the word people!

While surfing 8bitFM, I came across yet another ad (funny, I don’t ever remember paying attention to these things before…) and found what I feel is one of the greatest products of the millenium: Tentacle Grape Soda! You read right. Tentacle Grape.  Even the description on the About page sounds dirty:

“Each bottle of this delicious carbonated grape drink is crafted with care… and a slight feeling of breathless anticipation. As Tentacle Grape™ slides smoothly down your throat you’ll feel refreshed and full.”

Ahh… good on them for coming up with an ingenius way to use Tentacle Rape to their advantage! Oh, but that’s not the best part. There is even a recipes page that lists different ways to use Tentacle Grape, such as the JAPANESE SCHOOLGIRL and HORNY SPACE MONSTER.

I have complained for many years that parents really need to watch their kids. It’s not the adult industries job to police your familiy. We do what we can, but there’s only SO MUCH that can be done. Free porn and adult commentary is available at the tips of their fingers in just a matter of seconds. According to CBSNews, 42% of online users aged 10-17 had seen online pornography between February 2006 and 2007. Of that, 34% had actively sought, and found it.

But porn isn’t the only issue with allowing your kids to have their own computers in their rooms, or accessable when you aren’t around to at least peek over their shoulders every once in a while. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying you shouldn’t let your kids hang out on sites and forums. Just encouraging you to pay attention to what they are saying and doing. Believe it or not, this generation of teens and tweens can completely demolish their standings at school or in social groups, just by their behavior on the net.

Some seem to think that the internet is still “anonymous”, but it’s really not. On sites like myspace and facebook, everyone is encouraged to socialize with people that they already know. This itself makes for a bit of an issue, when your kid thinks it’s ok to start talking about how they are dating some 30 year old man, when they are only 14 or 15 themselves. Rumors spread, stories evolve and next thing you know, you are getting a call from the school about how your child got into a fight because of someone calling them a name or worse.

We should all do our part in raising our own kids. It’s no one’s job but your own. Giving them their own completely unsupervised access to the net is no different than handing them the keys to the car without a license. You need to make it very clear what kind of behavior you expect from them, and take appropriate action when they prove to be otherwise.

Now, I’m not telling you to install some sort of spy software on their pc, but you do need to have some sort of open lines of communication. I remember when I was a teen, I couldn’t say 5 words to my mom openly, without fear of some sort of retribution no matter what the conversation topic was.

On the other hand, if you are worried, maybe you do need to pay attention to what sites they are visiting, see what posts they make on forums, etc. They are your children after all and if an office can do it, I see no problems in keeping tabs on your kids.