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Category: mad at companies

I Thought I was Paying for Server Space…

Got this from GoDaddy this morning:
Dear Robert Blatt,
Regarding your hosting account for blattcaveproductions.com.
It has come to our attention that your blattcaveproductions.com hosting account is being used as a file repository. This is a direct violation of our Terms of Service. All files that are stored on a hosting account, must be used for a working [...]

Is “revealed they reversed a vasectomy” worth $12.50?

The Associated Press have jumped into the bandwagon with the RIAA and the MPAA in my opinion.
Over the weekend, the Associated Press sent seven takedown notices to the Drudge Retort (parody website, not a typo) because the site quoted between 33 and 79 words of AP stories.
The Associated Press’ response to this was idiotic:
The use [...]

Plaxo Purchased. Time to Delete My Plaxo Account.

Plaxo was purchased by Comcast.
I’m not sure if you’re on Plaxo, but I’m not anymore. They have a horrible history and they are the company that is attempting to slow down BitTorrent traffic. Also, Tape hates Comcast and that’s all the motivation I need to not do business with a company.
How Do I Delete My [...]

$9,630,000,000 in Profit

$9.63 billion in profit. 2007 was a record year for the movie industry, despite any “piracy” that might have gone on. This is a company that has cried wolf over and over again about how the internet is slaughtering their business model. This is a company who has blamed college students for their loses and [...]

what the hell? home depot, you disappoint

Holy crap. We need some fence work done. Home Depot wants three thousand fucking dollars for two gates, six feet of vinyl fencing and 42 feet of chain link fencing. Three thousand dollars! We’re having central air put in for not that much more than that! Home Depot installers are [...]