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(DISCLAIMER: The 'rant' should never be taken seriously. Or anything I say, for that matter.) Prestige Class. Team Rebel. Rebels United. Awesome Shots. Fotografia United. Gang Family. Implus. iPhonesia. AMPt. I could go on, but I'm already starting to feel nauseous. I'm talking, of course, about all the so called 'groups' on Instagram — and I have a few questions for all you groupies. How do I get invited to one of these groups? Why haven't I been approached regarding membership already? (Outrageous!) Who decides whether I meet the membership criteria or not? What is the criteria? Is there any? Do I have to take an entry test, or is one simply selected from on high? Are these groups accredited? If so, by whom? Instagram? What are the benefits of group membership? Do I get a tie or a badge, for instance? Do I have to pay a fee to join? Will I have to perform any duties as part of my membership, like going to meetings, helping around the office or mentoring new members? How do I become an 'elite member' of said groups (because I like the 'self important' vibe that comes with that sort of title)? What would I have to do in order to get kicked out of one of these groups? (Because whatever it is, I'd like to try it.) Can I start my own group? And, finally, why on earth would I want to be in a made-up group anyway? P.S. Please send all prospective invitations to idontgiveacrap@lachlanpayne.com. (Cue mass unfollow by groupies.) Anyway here's a technicolor sunset. (I had to delete then re-post it because I think I messed up the edit first time around. Sorry about that.)
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livelymary: @lachlanpayne I was copying all sorts of group hashtags without realizing they belonged to groups - groups that I wasn't a member of. Supposedly #popularpage isn't to be used unless your photo actually made it to the popular page. And how embarrassing to discover that #earlybird is for photos edited with a certain filter - not just people waking before noon!!!
lachlanpayne: @livelymary Oh dear. Group-specific hashtags, only allowed to be used by their members? Sounds like a lot of nonsense to me, Mary! You make your own rules!
flipsurf66: Thats a great bit of sky you have there - nice one.
lachlanpayne: @flipsurf66 Thanks Phil.
everlilly: This leaves me breathless.
casstaway: HAhahahaha i like your rants. I didn't even know groups existed .. That's how worthless they are.
lachlanpayne: @casstaway Thanks Cassaundra. Glad you like them. Thanks for all the comments.
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GDC Education Summit
Presenters: Ian Bogost (Georgia Institute of Tehcnology), Michael Mateas (UC Santa Cruz), Brenda Laurel, Jesse Schell (Schell Games), Adam Russell (wallFour), Jesper Juul (New York University)
(c) The Photo Group
Gamification is the education topic du jour. With new game-based learning environments being touted as a solution to all the problems of the modern classroom, we urge the G4C community to question trends before investing in them. Provocative voices from diverse sides of the gaming-for-learning industry rant against the idea that any of the models already in use are particularly effective applications of video games in the classroom. Attendees may get puzzled or confused, or simply take away a new lens for looking at gamifying schools (or schoolifying games).
T-39 - Noor in Zone 2. She is the reigning queen of Ranthambhore raising her third litter. She has been probably the most photographed tigress in Ranthambhore for the past 3 years and on the way to become a legend.
Graffiti in and around Chelmsford, Compiling of many artists, including Clone, Beak, Rain, Reem, Dote and many more.
I wear glasses because I need them. I know I don't usually wear them in photos, I just wanted to make it clear that I'm not one of those annoying, pretentious hipster twats that wear glasses they don't need to make themselves look like every other pretentious hipster twat. I've never quite got that, really. Wearing glasses if you don't need them. I guess the next thing to do to be omgkewl will be to wear a prosthetic leg, or use crutches, because if pretending to have a vision impairment is cool, why not extend it along the disability scale? It'd be so ~edgy~.
Having a hard few days, so if my faux polaroids are late or rubbish, forgive me.
#rant @xi’s and dinner in san francisco with olivia ball, photographs, november 2000.
december 3, 2000
copyright (c) 2000-12-03 sean dreilinger
view YOUTH - peter on a laptop in the living room - dscf1040 on a black background.
Following my rant about the majority of the bus stops affected by the HCC bus cuts being incorrect, there is a piece of good news.
The stretch of Rectory Road newly served by the 41 has gained two new stops between Coleford Bridge Road and the railway bridge - although they are only 'and other side' flags with no timetables.
In fact, a flag showing 41 but with no timetable is exactly the same state the stops just around the corner (no longer served by the 41) are in, so I don't know how you're supposed to determine what's wrong and what's right!
This stop is the one closest to Coleford Bridge Road.
Among other changes from 04/01/15, the 41 was reduced to every two hours and after Ashley Road, now turns right into Rectory Road, running under the rail bridge and via Farnborough North station and Highgate Lane, to partially replace route 31 (withdrawn at the same time).
Previously, the 41 turned left out of Ashley Road and ran via the 'main' section of Rectory Road (the bit with bus stops still showing "41" as referred to above).
Rectory Road, Farnborough, Hampshire.
We get so much junk on the phone that normally be don't answer it unless we have reason to expect it to be something very very important. Most people who have something worthwhile to say will leave a message, which we can interrupt or reply to later.
Today we are hoping for a call from a bank about a messup they've made. The only person who will try to sort it out has left a message twice, but if we attempt to call back his phone is always engaged because he's gone on to the next person. Today we vowed to be at home and answer every incoming call. So far we've had:
1. The fellow from the Indian subcontinent who wants to tell us that our non-existent Windows machine has a problem.
2. The recorded lady who wants to help us claim for mis-selling of PPI by the banks.
GDC Education Summit
Presenters: Ian Bogost (Georgia Institute of Tehcnology), Michael Mateas (UC Santa Cruz), Brenda Laurel, Jesse Schell (Schell Games), Adam Russell (wallFour), Jesper Juul (New York University)
(c) The Photo Group
The current moment, while we are all trying to avoid touching physical cash, is the perfect time to have a serious talk.
You likely have heard that it costs about two and seven cents to mint the US penny and the nickel, respectively. These are also time-consuming to count out and a hassle to carry around. If cash-register purchases were rounded up or down to the nearest 10 cents, in the long run it would not cost anybody any more or less.
If you believe that somehow it is important to micro-adjust pricing of goods to reach some supply/demand optimum, you need to explain why we didn't need a 0.1 cent coin in 1951, when the inflation-adjusted value of all our money denominations was ten times greater than now. The value of one penny has become so low that it's starting to get ridiculous.
Canada got rid of its penny in 2012 making room in cash drawers for handy one- and two-dollar coins. These are of course far more durable than paper bills.
As a bonus point, new Canadian bills are printed using a slippery plastic base (allowing various anti-counterfeiting details), and if you felt like it you could safely wash them with soap and water.
Well my emulsion turned up yesterday (hooray) but my concertina bottles didnt (boo).I feel like I need to develop some film to kickstart me. Anyway, I shall be in town soon looking for fancy paper and anodised aluminium :)
What the heck are you doing with the DVDs you get before me???!!! The steps are simple...take DVD out of sleeve, put DVD in player, enjoy, put DVD back into sleeve, send to Netflix.
I swear whoever had CSI season three before me used it to wipe their tile floors and practice their sandpaper technique!
I can't remember what he was ranting about, it was all a bit stream of consciousness.
I do remember it being amusing though :o)
If Coding Games is the New Literacy, Then...., Dr. Idit Harel Caprton, President, World Wide Workshop; How to "Get Better"; Approaches to LGBTQ-relevant Video Games. Robert Yang, MFA Parsons The New School Design; Designing Educational Games, Jodi Asbell-Clarke, Director of EdGE, TERC and Scott Kirk, CEO, Game Gurus; MEMENTO MORI !!, Dr. James M. Bower, CEO, Numedon Inc.
serioussssssly people?
maddie (demis little sister) got REALLY upset last night about twitter. a bunch of people were hating on her. FOR GOD SAKES SHES 8 YEARS OLD.
i didnt folllow her. because she kinda got annoying but i dont hate her. i would never make a hate group about anyone.
sure i hate a bunch of people. theres alot of people i dont like.
i dont like selena but im not going to make a twitter about it.
keep it to yourself. they have feelings too.
i just yelled at someones user name being "jonasisfag" a hate group on the jonas brothers saying they need to die.
or saying nick needs to die from diabetes. WTF. LEAVE THE BOY ALONE. LEAVE THEM ALL ALONE.
unless you know them personally then you cant hate them.
ugh.
whatd you think of haters?
TWITTER: @jonassociety_
As an ordained minister myself these street preachers screaming scripture at passers-by really kind of scare me for some reason. I took his photo but didn't listen to much of his rant.
So, this rant has nothing to do with the photo...and if I'd been the passenger today, instead of the driver, I would've had the driver stop so I could take the photo to fit with this rant.
Here goes:
You know one thing that I really really hate... ok, so you're driving in the city and you can see a car up ahead that's stopped with hazards on blocking the lane (right around rush hour too). Now, I realize that sometimes this is necessary and most people only stop for a brief moment to let someone in/out or whatever. Fine. BUT what I HATE is when that person stops in the middle of the lane with said hazards on RIGHT NEXT TO A PERFECTLY GOOD AND LARGER THAN NEEDED PARKING SPOT!
I've decided that these people should be crashed into. I mean that. I think that the city should hire ME to go out with an old beat up car, just to patrol the city streets and PLOW into those people. I would enjoy myself. Immensely methinks.
Now, I'm sure that most people will just look at this photo and move on b/c it's not that exciting...but i needed somewhere to vent this and I told my mother I was going to do it here. So, there. I hate that shit.