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Maybe I am just getting on in life, but really, is there any need for some people to abbreviate every single word or phrase in the entire dictionary when your sending a text message, writing an email, or talking on MSN?
Fair enough, I can cope with the odd 'lol' and a few 'wtf's' every now and again, but has our beloved *insert your language here* become so useless that we have to resort to shortening everything? I thought learning French at school was bad enough, but sooner or later, and believe me in this crazy society which we claim to call our own and live in, we'll be taking exams in "How To Talk in Txt".
I can see it now. "Aw Wtf I gt a D"
There have even been books released on how to send and decipher this annoying bloody chav code and in texts and emails that I have received, I have had to go online to try to translate the buggers into some sort of sensible conversation, which usually ends in it not being a sensible conversation, and I am left feeling I have waisted ten minutes looking it up and another ten minutes moaning about it.
There are various websites for decrypting said 'txt' one being found at http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp. The list of phrases is absolutely gigantic. How can these people memorize so much crap? Do they want to say something, look it up in their book or internet and then type it out? Wouldn't it be far simpler and quicker to just type it out normally or failing that, dial my bloody number and ask me what you wanted to?
Since when is anybody going to use the text term of "NQT - Newly Qualified Teacher" or "YRYOCC - Your Running Your Own Cuckoo Clock". I mean come on, WTF?
I am, as ever, annoyed.
After much nerding about the net and in relation to my previous post today which can be found here I've done a little more digging for those who would care to read on. Before I waffle inanely I must point out that this update is NOT ESSENTIAL unlike Vista says and can quiet happily be uninstalled. If the update fails don't bother to install it. Read on to find out why.
From what I can glean the Windows update KB955020 is only to replace 5 stupid words in the English dictionary. To recap to people who cant be arsed to read my previous post I was forced to wait for a 56.3 MB "Important" Update to be downloaded from Windows Update before I could use my own computer.
All the update did was to include 5 words into the dictionary used by a variety of programs within Windows. These words are:
1.Friendster
2.Klum
3.Nazr
4.Obama
5.Racicot
After a little investigation I discovered some startling facts.
1. Friendster is a leading global social network emphasizing genuine friendships and the discovery of new people through friends.
2. Klum of course refers to hot babe and supermodel Heidi Klum.
3. Nazr Tahiru Mohammed (first name pronounced NAH-Zi) born September 5, 1977, in Chicago, Illinois is an American professional basketball player with the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats.
4. Barack Hussein Obama II is the junior United States Senator. He is the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2008 presidential election and the first African American to be a major party's presumptive nominee for President of the United States.
5 .Marc F. Racicot is a U.S. politician and lobbyist and member of the Republican Party.
This all leads me to firmly believe, and I repeat firmly to believe, that Heidi Klum has shagged all three of these blokes and has bragged about it on Friendster.
If you dont believe me look what else I found.
http://profiles.friendster.com/74479985
I reckon she also bedded Bill Gates and he tried to fix the spelling errors in an attempt to win her back, but as usual the Windows fix (KB955020), failed to deliver.
Its so obvious when you look closer eh?
Bill Gates is seen here having a chuckle. Yes no doubt he is and probably at my expense as I was forced to wait for a 56.3 MB "Important" Update to be downloaded from Windows Update before I could use my own computer.
If I set Windows Update to allow me to review "high-priority updates" before downloading, then Windows Live OneCare (which I have now ditched) showed my computer to be "At Risk," turned the Windows Live OneCare icon to bright red, and prompted me that my computer "May be at risk from Internet threats". And if I did set Windows Update to automatically download and install "important" updates, I was forced to wait until a 56.3 MB "Important" update such as KB955020 (which adds a massive five words to the English dictionary) before I was able to simply start and use my own computer. For those with any remote interest can find the Microsoft article here at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955020 which explains nothing why this should be a priority update that is so vital and important to mankind.
Can anyone explain to me why this 56.3 MB containing the hugely popular five words:
1.Friendster
2.Klum
3.Nazr
4.Obama
5.Racicot
- from Windows Update is considered important enough to deny me the use of my own computer until it completes?
Edit: You can follow up some revealing stuff about this here.
Maybe I am just getting on in life, but really, is there any need for some people to abbreviate every single word or phrase in the entire dictionary when your sending a text message, writing an email, or talking on MSN?
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