Category: DailyGripe
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Gripe Of The Week – Spam Mail
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpam mail is the one industry that refuses to die no matter how often you try to kill it. You unsubscribe, block, delete perform the full digital exorcism and still it crawls back like it pays rent. Paper, inbox, doesn’t matter. It’s the same relentless parade of nonsense, now just faster, cheaper,…
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Gripe Of The Week: WordPress “Reader”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA ‘Like’ is often just a polite nod from someone who never stepped inside the room. As I dig into my Q1 data, I’m finding that the WordPress Reader might be feeding us a diet of misleading metrics. I’ve implemented a new internal rating system to separate the drive-by likers from…
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Gripe: I Don’t Understand The Point
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou’ve created 4,000 videos and 1,000 posts, calling the process fun but a ‘waste of time.’ I have to disagree: nothing you enjoy is a waste of time. My confusion is simpler: your work drew me in, yet your blog is built like a fortress with no way to comment or…
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A WordPress Gripe
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have a bit of a gripe about WordPress, and P. J. Gudka mentioned something similar a few weeks ago. I want to talk more about it because these problems seem easy to fix. P.J said that some of her subscribers, or people she subscribed to, had to be added again because…
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Gripe – Streaming Services
Reading Time: 2 minutesLet me be clear: the technology is not the problem. Streaming is a miracle. I can watch anything, anytime, on any device if I want to. No, this is not about the technology. This is a full, unfiltered complaint about the people running these streaming services, and I want it on the…
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Daily Gripe
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOk, my daily gripe is with some WordPress blogs. The gripe is not for the content, quite the contrary. I like the content. In fact, I like it so much that I get frustrated with the design. I can’t find the “like” button. I can’t find the “comment” section, and I…
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Daily Gripe – Public Bathrooms
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Solo Performance No One Asked For For the love of God and all that is holy, is there some secret global shortage of Softsoap? Are we monitoring suds like they’re enriched uranium now? I’m just trying to wash my hands, yet I’m being subjected to a level of usage control that…
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Daily Gripe – UPS Theft
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE UPS HEIST: A Masterclass in Corporate Incompetence Let’s talk about UPS—a company that has apparently pivoted from “logistics” to “high-stakes highway robbery.” My gripe today isn’t just a complaint; it’s a eulogy for professional integrity. We are dealing with a trifecta of failure: incompetence, blatant lying, and flat-out theft. My wife…
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Daily Gripe – Automated Voice Systems
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is nothing quite like the “Interactive Voice Response” (IVR) purgatory to make a person question the progress of modern civilization. It’s the only place where being told “your call is important to us” feels like a direct insult to your intelligence. Welcome to Moviefone: The Purgatory Edition I have reached my…