Random Rants 0x52: [Obligatory rant about title]

[Takhisis]

Actually, having to look for a job in a medium in which not even acknowledging reception of an application is the norm is ‘so terrible’ in its own right.

 

[Takhisis]

Incidentally, on the dealings of bureaucracy, our university unilaterally decided to impose a badly-functioning university-run email service, outsourced to the privacy-respecting Google Corp. For some unknown reason Gmail has decided that that account (in the name of privacy) can only be accessed from a cellphone. They recommend that I use a private window if on a computer browser. But then they say that I am not to be trusted because I am on a private window and don't I have a cellphone? So I'll have to go down to the university in person to File a Complaint.


Incidentally, does anybody know whether I should expect Gmail to lock me out of my own personal email account with such a scheme?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Meh it's okay just complaining about "adulting"...but it is stressful mostly because the circumstances of being let go from the last job were so terrible.

Wanna move to California and do construction?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Incidentally, does anybody know whether I should expect Gmail to lock me out of my own personal email account with such a scheme?

Yes.

 

[AdamCrock]

Incidentally, does anybody know whether I should expect Gmail to lock me out of my own personal email account with such a scheme?

Gmail is an epitome of "corporacy", the new improved kind of "democracy"

/ if You call now it's 50% off /

 

[Takhisis]

Incidentally, does anybody know whether I should expect Gmail to lock me out of my own personal email account with such a scheme?

Yes.

>I need more information.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Once when I logged in, Gmail brought me to the "give us your mobile number!" screen. There was no option to skip it.

 

[Takhisis]

That is what Gmail is doing to me and my official Gmail™ university account.

Also, separately, who the @#$%&! decided to unleash these ridiculous new updates on DotA? It's not supposed to be a capture-the-flag game, just to start with.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I think I was eventually able to bypass it but it took a bit of finagling to do so and it was years ago so whatever I did probably wouldn't even work now even if I could remember it. I switched to Mozilla Thunderbird after that.

 

[Takhisis]

Yes, Thunderbird still works (thank God), but what if Gmail decided to nix it?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

If they nix IMAP support then I think a lot of people will switch.

 

[Takhisis]

To what? And how would you announce the switch?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Yahoo Mail?

 

[AdamCrock]

Rant !! " Syn-Chan has lost His avatar !!!!!!!!!!

Syn-chan please get Your shindabading together and bring back Your avatar !

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Now he can't steal my avatar again. Unless he takes the watermelon.

 

[AdamCrock]

Check-mate !! xD

 

[MaryKB]

Yahoo Mail?

I thought you were Synsensa.

People are confusing me!!!

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Woke up to a floor covering in dog waste and it's my own fault. I took the dog for an early evening walk and because of that he didn't need to go out at his usual time. But then I forgot to take him out at all before going to bed and I feel like a jerk.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I thought you were Synsensa.

People are confusing me!!!

If he hadn't taken the avatar down I wouldn't have switched

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I thought you were Synsensa.

People are confusing me!!!

I've confused them too