i read an article earlier this week of how a boston person is not having his appeal heard in a case where he has to pay $675,000 to the RIAA for sharing 30 music files. this is where i start to lose faith in the american penal system.
on 1 hand, we've got a person who committed what can extremely loosely be defined as a "crime", doing harm to absolutely nobody, and having to pay an exorbitant $675,000 penalty. on the other hand, we have a rutgers student who filmed his roommate in a private moment, shared the video with other people, made the roommate kill himself, and he gets 30 days in jail + 3 yrs probation + $10,000 penalty. i see this as a huge disparity.
i was watching a rerun of bones yesterday and there was a scene where a bunch of people were waiting in line outside of a movie theater to see "avatar". the forensic intern, played by joel david moore, was also in the movie "avatar". i found that ironic. when i mentioned this to my wife, she said, "oh yeah, he looks just like him!". confused, i responded, "that IS him. it's the same actor." she replied "you mean it wasn't computer graphics?" apparently, she believed that the movie "avatar" was 100% CGI, including the actors. i had to explain, "no. the movie is probably 90% computer graphics, but sigourney weaver is actually sigourney weaver." then, an awful thought crossed my mind. i asked "do you think the na'vi were real people?!" thankfully, she said "no."
i just finished a poll on collegehumor of the worst "triquels" ever, as in the worst 3rd movie of a saga. some of the movies shown did not belong on the list. LOTR return of the king was on the list. that's right, the one that won all the oscars. anyhow, here's my top 5 according to the poll:
5) "Fast & Furious: tokyo drift". out of sync with the rest of the movies chronologically and painful to watch bow wow.
4) "Mighty Ducks 3". jeez, this one was way forgettable. where's emilio when you need him? he had all of about 2 scenes. fuck that.
3) "rush hour 3". after this, chris tucker fell off the face of the earth. it's very hard to name more than 5 chris tucker movies. off the top of my head, rush hour 1, 2, and 3, fifth element, and jackie brown. i know there's one or two more out there, but that's it.
2) "batman forever". not as bad as "batman and robin", but still pretty shitty.
1) drumroll... "halloween 3: season of the witch". one of the worst movies i've ever seen. i know horror movies are kinda preordained not to be too profound, but this one didn't even have michael myers chasing anyone with a kitcken knife. no michael myers at all. huge disappointment.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
today'a rant: laptop
the following joke is only for the hardcore star wars geeks: what did the zabrak say to the sad muun? "why the long face?"
three weeks ago, i filed a warranty claim for the laptop i am currently typing on. my problem is that the entire right side of the touch pad craps out all the time. last week, after i sent it away from repair, i got a notice that the hard drive needed to be wiped out and the operating system needed to be laid down again. i got it back yesterday. same problem. thanks, IT geniuses. i'm going to say the same thing now that i said to the warranty claims person i talked with on the phone: it's a hardware problem, not a software problem. i'm not that fucking dumb.
the health insurance system is broken. has been for years. it's not government's fault. it's just that the system is one giant clusterfuck that nothing ever gets done right. there's health providers, insurance companies, insurance brokers, COBRA, insurance billers, prescription management companies, and the list goes on and on. if any one person working for any one of these companies fucks up (and believe me, there are a lot of fuck-ups working for these companies), then the information that gets passed on to everyone else is also fucked up.
i had COBRA last month. if your job uses the company CobraHelp, your fucked. find a new job now! first, CobraHelp sent me a bill for the wrong amount. then, they sent me a bill for the wrong amount with my wife's name wrong. then when april 1st came around, they didn't continue my coverage like they were supposed to... for nine days! but they happily cashed my check back in march. now that i have new insurance, same shit with new people. i was supposed to be covered since may 1st. as soon as we try to get a prescription, they say we have to pay a huge deductible. all this despite the fact that my plan does not have a deductible for scrips. they thought i had a different plan. how? who fucked this up for us? i want to find you, cut off your health insurance, and stab you in the testicle.
three weeks ago, i filed a warranty claim for the laptop i am currently typing on. my problem is that the entire right side of the touch pad craps out all the time. last week, after i sent it away from repair, i got a notice that the hard drive needed to be wiped out and the operating system needed to be laid down again. i got it back yesterday. same problem. thanks, IT geniuses. i'm going to say the same thing now that i said to the warranty claims person i talked with on the phone: it's a hardware problem, not a software problem. i'm not that fucking dumb.
the health insurance system is broken. has been for years. it's not government's fault. it's just that the system is one giant clusterfuck that nothing ever gets done right. there's health providers, insurance companies, insurance brokers, COBRA, insurance billers, prescription management companies, and the list goes on and on. if any one person working for any one of these companies fucks up (and believe me, there are a lot of fuck-ups working for these companies), then the information that gets passed on to everyone else is also fucked up.
i had COBRA last month. if your job uses the company CobraHelp, your fucked. find a new job now! first, CobraHelp sent me a bill for the wrong amount. then, they sent me a bill for the wrong amount with my wife's name wrong. then when april 1st came around, they didn't continue my coverage like they were supposed to... for nine days! but they happily cashed my check back in march. now that i have new insurance, same shit with new people. i was supposed to be covered since may 1st. as soon as we try to get a prescription, they say we have to pay a huge deductible. all this despite the fact that my plan does not have a deductible for scrips. they thought i had a different plan. how? who fucked this up for us? i want to find you, cut off your health insurance, and stab you in the testicle.
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