Steve Jobs Death

Ok this post is probably going to cause hate mail, but you know what? this is the internet, if you don’t like what I write then you should cancel all internet access because I have news for you, the internet if FULL of people who have a say in everything (just like me).

So Steve Jobs died yesterday, I’ve read so much on this already that its making me sick. The worst part of this is random people on Facebook crying that Steve Jobs died...

Since when did the human race become so empathetic? Since when did you cry for the old lady begging for money outside in the rain? Since when did you cry over the little girl who has no home and has to beg in order to be able eat? Since when did you cry for the woman getting raped in war torn countries? Since when did you cry for the thousands upon thousands who die of starvation every day? Since when did you cry for Susie who lost her father to Pancreatic Cancer?

I hope you get my point and don’t take this the wrong way, death is tragic... I’ve tasted it like nearly every other person has, I just don’t think we should glamorise Steve Jobs as a revolutionary because you hold an iPhone in your hand right now...

Mojang vs Bethesda

So this is a basic rundown of what has happened quoted from http://www.gamasutra.com/

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Minecraft developer Mojang today received a notice from a Swedish court, stating that Elder Scrolls publisher Bethesda is going ahead with the infringement claim regarding upcoming title Scrolls.

Last month, Mojang received a letter from Bethesda accusing the Swedish studio of infringing on Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls trademark with its in-development digital card game Scrolls.

"The Scrolls case is going to court!" revealed developer Markus Persson via Twitter.
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I think this has gone out of control for no apparent reason, I've been an Elder Scrolls fan since back in the day and I made no association with Scrolls vs Elder Scrolls. This just seems like a case of "wait we can make more money here!".

What on earth gives Bethesda the right to challenge the fact that someone is using the word Scroll in their title? My gaming senses tell me that Bethesda are scared to lose customers to Mojang just like Blizzard has. I say harden the f##k up Bethesda, if you’re scared of competition you should stop making games because you should know that the gaming industry is one of the hardest industries to be in. Instead of wasting money on lawyers Bethesda why don’t you just do what you do best... make games!

iPhone 4

So I've noticed my previous posts have been rants, and I guess this is another one!

Am I the only person on this planet that HATES my iPhone 4? and when I say hate I mean HATE. It is by far the most irritating phone I have ever owned. I'm an average built guy, meaning I'm not skinny and I'm not on the larger side of life. But every time I try to type my fingers press two buttons at once and writing one text takes me ages! heaven forbid that I should try and type a url...

*Ronnie calls work*

Ronnie: "Hey I need to take today off"
Boss: "Is everything ok?"
Ronnie: "I need to type in a url on my iPhone"
Boss: "Shit man, you better take the week off"
Ronnie: "Thanks boss man"

*Proceeds to block work calendar out for the remainder of the week*

We've gone backwards guys, the iPhone battery lasts a little over a day IF I'm lucky (where's the portability in that?), the apps give you some fun but eventually you get bored of them, you have to ask Apple permission to do EVERYTHING! it will get to the point where if you put your iPhone 1000 down it will say "Hey wtf man, where you go I go, Apple needs to see where you walk! I don’t care if you're taking a dump I GO WITH YOU". Whatever happened to simplicity? whatever happened to drag and drop? Sync this, sync that, you unlock your phone - sync, you ring your parents - sync, you text your girlfriend - sync (ok slight exaggeration but you get the point).

Don’t get me wrong. I have enjoyed the phone at times but the novelty has worn off. It’s now basically a glorified mp3 player. I’ve owned the phone for a while now and it’s my first iPhone. I think it’s safe to say it will also be my last...

The Void Where Socks Go...

So most of us know as we get into work, what we need to do for the day. I usually start the day by logging into the system and checking out my calendar in Outlook.

Today I look at my schedule at lo and behold... another full day of meetings! 8 hours worth! I mean how the fuck am I suppose to get work done if you wankers keep booking 8 hours of meetings, oh wait I know! I will visit the void where my socks end up and find some extra time in there shall I? Or will I just use my own personal time after hours eh?

Dude I know your wife/girlfriend has the face of a dropped pie, but for fucks sake I actually want to go home and visit my hot girl... So do me a favour, STOP booking useless conference calls that no-one gives a shit about and go home ...

Mommy, Can I Go To The Potty?

This is yet another thing I come across on a daily basis. I've worked for a lot of big companies (being a contractor I shift companies once or twice a year), and each company has one thing in common... The men's bathroom, or should I say the warzone.

Every friggen bathroom I've been in has, in some point in time been utterly destroyed by the bowels of a fully grown man. I mean for crying out loud, I've been to nightclubs where the bathrooms were cleaner! I know you hate your job guys, we all do.. but seriously do you think the boss is going to walk into that cubicle, and after studying your handy work say to himself “Hmm John really hates his job, gee I better go easy on him lest he do another McFlurry on the walls”

You know who has to clean up your crap? The cleaner! The poor friggen cleaner. What the hell do you even do to get shit in that spot? Do you get up half way through the bungie jump and start doing a pelvic thrust? I mean seriously!

Have some decency you knob gobbler...

Dude, Not So Close!

Don't you hate it when you're in the lift that roughly fits around 20 to 25 people, and there happens to be oh I don't know around 3 people actually in the lift (including you). The lift door opens, and most people hug the walls of the lift to give the new person room. He walks in, presses the level he wants, then FUCKING STANDS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU... Fuck dude, I don't want to smell your god dammed back you smelly fuck. GTFO me, I shall end this blog by giving him a brick to the face...