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Reading Is Fundamental

Why do we have acronyms like RTFM (read the f^@%!#& manual) and RTFA (read the f^@%!#& article)? Because too many people ignored R.I.F. - Reading Is Fundamental.

These days, I can't even get the honesty of a "tl:dr" (too long; didn't read) when people COMPLETELY IGNORE information. Information that would answer their questions. Actually, better than that - they obviate the question because there would be no question if they would JUST. READ.

Reading is not the same as Scanning. Scanning is bullshit. READ IT.

This is a system problem in our society. Even at law school, a professor needed to remind students of the primacy of reading. He would do this by asking us: "What is the first rule of statutory construction?" (which means interpreting a statute). "Read on!" Imagine that. A law professor reminding a room full of law students, who have already graduated from college with a bachelor's degree needing to be reminded that they have to read things to understand it.

I'd like to redub a scene in Pulp Fiction:

Jules:
"English, muther fucker. Do you read it?"

So, a suggestion for when you encounter new information in text form:

1. READ IT
2. READ ALL OF IT
3. If you have any questions, READ IT AGAIN
4. If your question was answered, move on.
5. If you still have a question that was not addressed, ask it.
   

And pay attention to D'Mite, he has several good points.

Don't Embrangle me with your abstergerent efforts to expurgate your dictionary, Collins.

Fubsy, olid, niddering, nabobs.
24 Words the CED Wants to Exuviate (Shed)

And the hits just keep on coming.

I'm very surprised that this orphaned blog still gets some hits.

The list of 100 best sci-fi movies, which I copied from somewhere, seems to be the most popular thing of late, and there are rather a lot of mentions of something called "spark notes".

Maybe I should post more often. I dunno.

The 90% Solution to Most Customer Support Issues

The solution to 90% of all account financial issues, i.e., complaints:
DON'T ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITHOUT READING THE CONTRACT. You're giving us your credit card, for Thor's sake!

The solution to 90% of all login problems:
RECORD YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD SOMEWHERE YOU WON'T LOSE IT. When one account has the login name "foo" and the gamename "bar", but you also created an account when you were drunk one night and couldn't remember the other password with the login name "bar" and the gamename "foo", do not be surprised when you can't login to the first account with the password of the second account, nor that when you unsubscribe one, the other continues.

The solution to 90% of all technical problems:
HIRE A TEENAGER TO FIX/UPGRADE YOUR COMPUTER. Scratch that. Teenagers don't know crap about computers anymore. Hire a burned out PC gamer in his 30s.

So, We announced some news...

...I'm not going to get into the merits of the announcement of the newly announced Playnet deal that will license the game in China.

But I am damned embarrassed by all the racism, ignorance and racism I see on our forums. Good thing I'm not a mod or the banhammer would be scarred from heavy use. As it is, I'm thankful I have an ignore feature for the forums. Lot of names added to that recently.

Monster Haiku

(I'm not entirely happy with this, but it's going in the right direction)

Longing Zombie

my life now simple
all desires gone but one
brains Brains BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS!

Frankenstein's Monster

the bolts on my neck
delivered the spark of life
the itch I can't scratch

The Mummy

Tanna leaves wake me
Not the afterlife promised
Must kill you all now

Vampire

Blood far too salty.
Atkins diet eternal
Vegans, my salad.