Christian J. Robinson: Rants

Annoyances on the Internet ( Last modified: Sep 06, 2011 - 09:13:53 PM )
Things I dislike seeing on the internet.
Anti-male bias increasingly pervades our culture
This article in Men's News Daily expresses a sentiment I've been feeling for a while now. (Note: I am aware this article doesn't mention the prevalence of blond jokes that are usually female-oriented, which I'm also against.) Also see WoldNetDaily: Imus, white males and PC discrimination and WorldNetDaily: Readers blow off steam over male-bashing
Email Facts of Life ( Last modified: Jun 22, 2005 - 11:20:09 AM )
Debunks a number of Urban Legends and teaches good Email etiquette. I didn't originally write this, but I have edited it quite a bit. If you revise it I would like a copy of the new version.
HTML Hell
Eric S. Raymond covers the annoying things seen on too many web sites. Also see Jamie Zawinski's version, "design."
I say what I mean. Do you? ( Last modified: Sep 06, 2011 - 09:14:35 PM )
A rant I originally wrote in my LiveJournal about people misinterpreting what I say, and revised here.
"It's just a word."
A rant in my LiveJournal about people cursing then trying to justify it by saying "It's just a word."

Phone Rants ( Last modified: Sep 06, 2011 - 09:14:10 PM )
I needed to vent after dealing with people who couldn't communicate over the phone.
"Politically Correct" ( Last modified: Feb 25, 2012 - 12:33:21 PM )
I am not "Politically Correct", but I am also not "Politically Incorrect". These are some of my stronger feelings regarding the term.
Preempting TV Programming ( Last modified: Sep 06, 2011 - 09:14:17 PM )
"We interrupt this program to annoy you, and make things generally irritating." -- Monty Python
Punctuation/Spelling Rant ( Last modified: Sep 06, 2011 - 09:14:23 PM )
The most egregious abuses of punctuation and common misspellings that I can't stand.
"Team Player" ( Last modified: Sep 06, 2011 - 09:14:30 PM )
This was "spun off" my "Words I Hate" rant below.
Why Blinking Text is Bad ( Last modified: Sep 06, 2011 - 09:13:59 PM )
Stop the madness! No more blinking text!
Words I Hate ( Last modified: Sep 06, 2011 - 09:14:43 PM )
Words that I hate to hear and I refuse to use.
Miscellaneous Rants ( Last modified: Sep 06, 2011 - 09:13:46 PM )
A group of annoyances that don't warrant a long diatribe.