RANT!!

david_h

that brings up a question I have always had. . .when one gets a bug splat or the "your windows program is not responding" thingy on the screen and you have to shut down the whatever program. . .it always asks. .

"Send Bug Report"--where the heck does that go? to Whom and does anybody give a *** when he/she/it gets it?

In my opinion it's like that button you push while waiting to cross the street. It doesn't DO anything, but it makes you feel like you've done something. . . That you have some kind of control. Its a cyber-placebo.

I know this because__I've never once gotten a note back from anybody saying. . ."thank you for taking the time to submit your bug report. We are sure sorry for your (data) loss. We promise. . ..W**E PROMISE!**to get right on this case and get it cleared up so it never ever happens again. . ."

Yeah. . .i'd like to see that. I know cuz I have sent probably 567,914 of these things and not once have I gotten any kind of a thank you note.

Gaieus

It does get sent here and indeed they collect the bugsplats (I have often communicated about my BS's when talking about my bug reports). They just cannot contact everyone as there would be more developers needed than there are users...

david_h

I'm not saying you have to contact everyone. . .

just me.

Gaieus

Well, I can contact you but you won't be any happier regarding BugSplats. Or do you want to talk about them?

solo

Eric,I got a reply....

@unknownuser said:

Zachary Music zacharymusic01@gmail.com Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 4:08 PM

Don’t bother, they are crap. Not good enough for you.

boofredlay

Stinkie

Real estate agents ...

"Dear mr. Real Estate Agent,

I just saw the ad for the 3-storey house you're selling. Looks very nice. Could you please tell how much it costs, how big it is and what its adress is?

Thank you,

Me"

"Dear prospective customer,

Thank you for your email. Please allow me to simply ignore your questions. If you have any more, don't hesitate to contact us. In the meantime, we'll add you to our mailing list. We'll send you countless emails you didn't ask for. Don't bother looking for an 'unsubscribe' link. There isn't one.

Have a nice day,

Mr. Real Estate Agent"

boofredlay

When you do your research, find the website in which you want to order product, see that what you want is "in stock" and you place your order. THEN you get an email saying that one of the items you ordered is out of stock and that you must 1) Wait for all the items to be in stock before shipping or 2) Request your in stock items to be shipped then when the out of stock item is in pay extra shipping.

Thankfully after I explained that it was their error (like they needed to be told) they agreed to ship my partial order now and I not pay extra shipping when the other item comes in. We'll see if my bank statement reflects that promise.

Stinkie

Or ... you don't get an email. Nor a call. I ordered a PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II some time ago. After a week, it still hadn't arrived. So I call the shop. They tell me it's going to take about a month for my printer to be delivered. Which they knew at the time I placed my order. I don't mind waiting - but I do most certainly appreciate being kept in the loop.

Stinkie

Apparently, the German government now wants to tax the pensions they pay to Belgian citizens who were forced to do hard labor in Nazi Germany. The tax is retroactive, too (starting from 2005).

Un-bloody-believable. Whoever came up with this, needs a beating.

solo

Unbelievable.

[flash=600,480:m1om642t]http://www.youtube.com/v/d2n7vSPwhSU[/flash:m1om642t]

Stinkie

I'd love to meet him.

michaliszissiou

@unknownuser said:

Apparently, the German government now wants to tax the pensions they pay to Belgian citizens who were forced to do hard labor in Nazi Germany. The tax is retroactive, too (starting from 2005).

Un-bloody-believable. Whoever came up with this, needs a beating.

Is this true?
Please provide some more information.

Stinkie

Germany tax levy on Belgian Nazi slave labourers provokes fury

A decision by Germany to levy a tax on pensions received by Belgians who were slave labourers for the Nazi regime during the Second World War has provoked fury among survivors.

The Telegraph (www.telegraph.co.uk)

Some sort of solution has been worked out, I believe.