Rants *enter at own risk*

[Simon Brown]

what is it? A copy of PDN?

Yes - they even use the same screenshots and text in describing it and use the awards of PDN to sell it.

[The_Lionhearted]

*stuff about his dad*

Yeah, I'm pissed. And upset. And I want to hurt something. :evil:

Yeah...my dad collapsed and had to be taken to the hospital a couple weeks ago, but I wasn't around to help out when it happened. The doctors couldn't find anything majorly wrong with him even though blood tests came back with minor heart damage. I hope that your dad will be okay too...I'll be praying for him if you don't mind.

[Yata]

All the tests so far have been perfect... They still have to do an Ectocardiogram (And they're being so as hell about it...) then we'll be able to bring him home.

Collectively, my family got 3 hours of sleep last night.

[Simon Brown]

Rant: AbrViewer is licensed under GPL.

[R3VENGE]

my rant: stupid anoying chavs! :evil:

story 1

arrh there so anoying my friend brought a tenis ball to school and we accidentally knocked it over the fence which goes onto a public foot path...one of the chavs that would usually give it back put it in his pocket and kept it :evil: so we all were going to get it back if we use force or not :twisted: and then they all started on one of my friends after he tried to get it back but hed been brought up in a really bad area and then some one else tried to start on him and he was in the perfect place to get rugby tackled by me but then he walked off he was luck or hed of been either on the floor being chocked or in a head lock by me and maybe a few other posibilities of what i could of done to him lol but then they just stood there then he took the ball out of his pocket and threw it into one of the fields :evil: i was sooo tempted to beat the hell out of him but it wasnt worth it...yet but then one of our friends walks home that way so we got it back in the end

well thats my story that links to a rant

[vista?]

my rant: stupid anoying chavs! :evil:

story 1

arrh there so anoying my friend brought a tenis ball to school

eh? What do you mean! It's a two week holiday here for me!

[Bobofthedead]

Some schools, in sensible Local Authorities, have their Easter holidays at a reasonable time... Not in March, leaving us poor Hertfordshire-ans with seven or eight-week long half terms.

[R3VENGE]

my rant: stupid anoying chavs! :evil:

story 1

arrh there so anoying my friend brought a tenis ball to school

eh? What do you mean! It's a two week holiday here for me!

we had ours a week ago and it lasted two weeks... so were at school now an 3 weeks ago we were on holiday for 2 weeks while you were at school

[vista?]

My rant:

When I tried Windows Blinds, it was dangerous (sort of). So, as a precaution, Revenge, please can you "unload" Windows Blinds and apply a normal .mssyles skin such as Windows Classic then Luna/ Zune. I know you've done this already but please try this again.

[Yata]

Still no word from the hospital. But the day is getting better. We had a delicious lunch and it's quiet here with the ambient noises of nature... Exactly what I need right now.

And why do people fight over such small things such as tennis balls?

[Bobofthedead]

'Cos, with their lack of intelligence, reminiscent of a human prototype mistakenly released onto the market, they feel they have to find something to fight over, no matter how big or small.

[-Expiration-]

WARNING: Giant Wall of Text Ahead!

Rant:

I'm so frustrated with my family. They're all jerks and treat me like dirt.

My mom:

About 5 or 6 years ago, I started playing piano. It was kind of fun at the time, and I actually liked it. My teacher was really nice too. But then, about 2 years ago, I got a new teacher. He's really cold, and he is absolutely horrible. He has an amazingly short temper, and a large one at that. My interest in piano started to slack, and I got more and more bored of it. So, I asked my mom whether I could quit or not. She said no. I asked why? I mean, there's no point in pursuing something you hate, unless it is essential to your well being. Piano did not fit under the requirements. Perhaps she was worried that without me playing piano (2 hours a day), I would spend more time on the computer, which she does not like me doing. I recalled the situation when my brother had wanted to quit piano: my parents had given him one month to find something else he liked doing, and if he found something suitable, they would let him quit. This opportunity was not even mentioned to me. I would have gladly taken up another activity that I actually enjoyed, such as tennis. But no, they would not hear me out. A few times I have tried to resist by refusing to practice, but whenever I did so, my parents would start ignoring me and stop caring for me, as if I didn't exist. Now, I saw this as very unfair. My brother, when he refused to do something my parents wanted him to do, such as going to Chinese tutor, was left at home. However, what did my parents do when we got back home? They brought him some dinner, and continued on like nothing had happened, instead of ignoring him as they did to me. This made me extremely furious. They treat me with less respect than my brother, even though I am more responsible, hard-working, and reliable than him. He does absolutely NO extra-curricular activities, and he stays on his computer all day. I, on the other hand, take tennis lessons, go to Chinese class, and participated in after-school math programs, yet I am still treated worse than him. I mean, what's the point of doing something if you HATE it, even if you have a so called "talent" for it? There's just no point at all. It makes me angry and sad, and I don't see why I should have to endure this.

My brother:

He is such a jerk. He has absolutely NO respect for privacy, and he bullies me around every day. He deliberately tries to look at what I am doing on my laptop, even though he knows I don't like him looking at my work, particularly because he always criticizes it (and not constructively either). He verbally and physically abuses me on a daily basis, and my parents don't do anything about it. He pushes me around, and it just drives me crazy. I can't stand it anymore, but I can't do anything about it, I'm much smaller than him and have absolutely no way to even think about controlling his actions. He attacks me out of nowhere, even when I'm just minding my own business.

My father:

The most sane of them all. He is actually a nice person, but he is always at work, leaving at 7 or 8 in the morning and coming back at 10 or 11 at night. He is almost always away, leaving me to the mercy of my mom and brother.

I have to get this off my chest, I can't bear it anymore...

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[Curmudgeon]

for Rick, I also reported the Paint.NET Ebay item...

then noticed they're also selling Blender and The Gimp, as cheap as $4.99

What a deal!

[Yata]

EDIT:

I'm really sorry to hear about your family, but I can't give any advice unless I knew you (well) in real life. The best thing I could tell you to do is go to some adult at school (Or any adult you trust) and talk to them about it. Even if they can't do something to change how your family acts, they can tell you what you can do to handle it better yourself and possibly in-turn change your family by changing yourself. And I don't mean by doing more stuff. It's much more deep than being a 'good kid'.

I hope it gets better. You're in my prayers.

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Despite knowing karate and having a totally terrible temper, I've never got in a fight. And I've been seriously injured from other people trying to fight me and still never fought.

There was one time when I was having a completely horrid day because of antagonist kids and idiot teachers that I broke some kid's nose. I just sat down in the locker room and people were still messing with me, so some kind kid said come sit with me. I was thankful he was helping me, but then I turn around to find another kid slapping me in the back of the head. So I was going to turn around and verbally tell him "W. T. F.!", but swong around full force and knocked him right in the nose. Needless to say I felt better after that. He tried to slam his hand where I was sitting but I jumped up...

The dumb teachers didn't even say anything about the incident until 20 minutes later, and then the only thing that happened was the school cop (Who was a nice guy I was a 'friend' of, in a kid/adult sort of way) told off the other kid like I've never saw before. So I never even got in trouble for hitting him. Or making his nose bleed. No one said a word about it I think this happened in 6th grade. The other kid was an 8th grader. (US grade system)

Yeah.. I don't know why I said all that. I enjoyed writing about stupid people I guess

[Simon Brown]

then noticed they're also selling Blender and The Gimp, as cheap as $4.99

Did they call them Blender and GIMP?

[Curmudgeon]

then noticed they're also selling Blender and The Gimp, as cheap as $4.99

Did they call them Blender and GIMP?

Nope, but clearly visible in the screenshots

[Simon Brown]

Nope, but clearly visible in the screenshots

Have you tried leaving a comment telling people where they can get the "real" programs?

Edit: Or is that against their TOS?

[eraser18]

Fun story, Yata.

Rant: Immaturity. Lots and lots of immaturity. I really can't take it. I asked her nicely to stop spreading rumors, because they weren't true, and no one believed them anyway, and she said "Nah, this is too much fun." I know it's just a rumor, and I know no one believes it, but it is astonishing to me how she takes pleasure out of spreading lies. I'm not sure what she is trying to prove by saying I am madly in love with my band conductor, who is married with 2 kids and near 30 years older than me. This is insanity, I tell you, everyone I know has asked me at least twice if this rumor is true, and I'm getting tired of answering. It's always the same simple answer: No. But what if it was true? How would those people feel when they asked me? They can probably tell it would be a sore subject for me, but they really don't care.

The extremely bad thing about this is, this girl who is spreading these rumors used to be my best friend. Everyone is saying, "Oh, what happened between you guys?" And trying to make us friends again. But if we have established that we don't enjoy each other's company any longer, than they shouldn't try to mess with that. Everything happens for a reason, and if you mess with it, you have messed up the balance of nature. I'm standing on my own ground right now, and I feel alone. Ugh.

[Yata]

I went through the same thing before I was homeschooled. The only thing you can do is keep doing what you're doing, not feed the fire, and stand your ground. Just because the majority has one logic dosen't make it the best logic.

[eraser18]

Apparently they have no logic...but thanks anyway Yata.

[The_Lionhearted]

Rant: There's too much stuff going on in this thread. I wish I could help but I can't.

[Stephan]

My rant... I've been sick for a full week.first few days weren't pretty, and when I had to return doing my side-job (Bringing around newspapers... Kill me for it. please.) I fell back and was coughing, and vomiting all over the place again for the remainder of the week.

Oh, and no one will come to the PDN chat.

[david.atwell]

I generally solve school things by shooting people...

Okay, honestly, that was just about the dumbest thing you could've said, especially this close to April 20. :?

[Simon Brown]

Rant: Doomsday is coming and I worry that I will die when my laptop isn't in line with the edge of the desk.

[Stephan]

I generally solve school things by shooting people...

Okay, honestly, that was just about the dumbest thing you could've said, especially this close to April 20. :?

Note:

*STEPHAN DOES NOT AT ANY TIME CONDONE VIOLENCE UNLESS YOUR REALLY REALLY HATE SOMEONE*

Also: I didn't notice.