Rants

While the maturation of bloggers throughout the years has been impressive, the Internet's backbone of popularity still has to be the impassioned, unfiltered, perhaps off-base thoughts that still populate today's cyberspace in the form of the rant.

Articles bloggers classify as "rants" are done so in surprisingly honest fashion. It's like they're saying up front, "okay, take the following text with as large a grain of salt as you want, but I have to get this off my chest." So if they're railing against Microsoft for problems they're experiencing with Silverlight, for example, it's clear they're not going to perform the task of newsgathering and reporting to make their point. Although, at Blogcritics, everything — including certain rants — is distinguished with a skosh of research. Either way, the writers are just going to sit at the computer and type for as long as it takes until the anger subsides.

It's actually quite convenient for everyone that they tag posts as "rants," because then when you want to bitch about Facebook's new terms of service, you and your other post-tagging colleagues will be in good company.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Rants”

• Microsoft @ Saks 5th Ave? Surely, You are Joking!

  
  Revelations From An Unwashed Brain — Authority: 592
  Had I not read the above for myself, and looked at a picture of the “installation” I would never have believed such a thing. First, would the prices not have to be inflated about 30% above retail for the people at Saks to remain happy; second, should we not necessarily assume that the Saks crowd is, by design, a ...
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• How the NHS kills the English

  
  Talk Tennis — Authority: 174
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/he...ling-care.html -Robert
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• [rant] Guys that sit with their legs far apart

  
  Mallvibes Shopping Forums — Authority: 162
  First of all, its a crowded subway train during rush hour, there are no seats left and youre sitting on the priority seating seats. AT LEAST have the decency to close up your legs so you dont take up BOTH the seats. Remember, youre sitting on a train, not doing some porno shoot. I dont care if you feel more ...
  5 hours ago

• Retail Hell of the Poultry Kind

  
  Retail Hell Underground — Authority: 141
  From Chicken Flinger:  So I recently got a job at a well known fast food chicken place.  I can leave it up to you to decide which one. I was working the lobby cash register the other night and we wereexperiencing a rush.  You can see where this is going, right?  So, ofcourse, at the beginning of the line ...
  6 hours ago

• Who Is A Simple Girl?

  
  My Random Thoughts — Authority: 451
  I, my head of department and my colleagues S and M were sitting at HoD’s room having a general chat when the topic diverted to marriage and wives. HoD :- That day I was having  some problem with my mobile. My wife solved the problem whereas I could not!! I didn’t think she can even use a mobile. You know one ...
  7 hours ago

• Something Relevant on Pirate Radio! (tracklist)

  
  Miss Malini — Authority: 139
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  8 hours ago

• More cuts, more action

  
  http://www.arsenalia.com — Authority: 120
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• Troops called out in Bloomington Normal Illinois, Mother Jones appears!!!

  
  Dummidumbwit's Weblog — Authority: 145
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• What the world would be like if the republicans won

  
  Talk Tennis — Authority: 174
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• Stop The Clock

  
  Tinki Talks — Authority: 138
  Its 12:32AM. I write this in the comfort of my home in Penang but Im still very much dressed in the days dirt and grime. Ugh. Im officially grossed out by myself. Its 12:34AM. Dinner just ended about 15 minutes ago, no thanks to Fireflys almost-perfect track record in delaying their flights. Its 12:36AM. I still ...
  10 hours ago

• Constitutionally Incapable of being Honest with Themselves, They are not at Fault

  
  Dummidumbwit's Weblog — Authority: 145
  Constitutionally Incapable of being Honest with Themselves They are not at Fault… Dummidumbwit Constitutionally Incapable of being Honest with Themselves, They are not at Fault….. That statement is one of the Keys to a “Spiritual Awakening” that might help the suffering Alcoholic/Addict, ...
  11 hours ago

• Happy Thanksgiving

  
  DB's Medical Rants — Authority: 428
  I have so many reasons to be thankful today. My entire family is at my house – a son, daughter, son-in-law, 2 grandsons and of course my wife.  This alone makes Thanksgiving special. I am thankful that I work at the Birmingham VA.  Our VA is rated #8 overall in the VA system, and #1 for inpatient satisfaction!  ...
  14 hours ago

• Climate Change expert revealed

  
  Talk Tennis — Authority: 174
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  15 hours ago

• Message From RHUs Screaming Lady

  
  Retail Hell Underground — Authority: 141
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  16 hours ago

• Let it snow….

  
  ..the Guru-Guru life... — Authority: 119
  Thursday 1548 Despite the Streamyx at home acting up since yesterday…. ..and despite my Celcom Broadband signal is oh so not great around this area… I still managed to pull out my Christmas theme from last year (designed by Forever Tulip ) that comes with snowfall effect. A lil’ bit of adjusting here and ...
  19 hours ago

• 5 Favorite Thanksgiving TV Episodes

  
  GeekTyrant — Authority: 602
  This year I thought it would be cool to list some of my five favorite Thanksgiving TV episodes that I’ve enjoyed watching over the years. There’s something here for everybody. Last year we did a list of the limited Thanksgiving movies that have been made which you can check out as well. Check out the favorites ...
  19 hours ago

• Remembering 26/11

  
  Miss Malini — Authority: 139
  The Taj Palace Hotel in flames MissMalini I watched in horror as the events of 26/11 unfurled over the course of three miserable days this time last year. I watched my city burn as we sat helpless, unable to extinguish the flames of malicious hatred that burn in the hearts of so many. I watched the news last ...
  19 hours ago

• Happy Tryptophan Day

  
  SecondHand Tryptophan — Authority: 411
  Thus begins the holiday madness, the frenzy of family and friends and get-togethers with huge meals (and probably the loss of all my weight lost the last 7 or 8 months). I’ll be inwardly wishing I could retreat to a small wifi-enabled cave around 38,819 times between now and New Year’s. And it begins today. ...
  21 hours ago

• Artona - never again. Money jackers no offence intended.

  
  Mallvibes Shopping Forums — Authority: 162
  hi i would just like to say the terrible customer service my friends received from Artona Group 353 W. 7th Ave. Vancouver, BC. She placed an order online and called the place several dozen times with no one picking up the phone ever. SHe emailed two times and i got no reply for at least three four days while my ...
  21 hours ago

• Anyone want Google Wave invites?

  
  Scott's Blog of Doom — Authority: 138
  At this point I have no idea what Wave is supposed to do exactly, but I’ve had people ask me for invites should I ever get some, so at the moment I’ve got 8 of them and am willing to share with whoever gets their name in the hat first.  Drop me an e-mail and the first 8 people can get invited. UPDATE: And ...
  21 hours ago

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