Archive for the ‘Rants’ Category

A frustrated posting

May 8, 2003 - 7:15 pm 1 Comment

Sometimes Usually I don’t understand men.

Featurewho?

May 2, 2003 - 9:12 pm Comments Off on Featurewho?

Now they’re back in business again.

“Hello, I’m here to have an argument.”
“No, you’re not.”

Featureprice changes its mind… again.

May 2, 2003 - 3:51 pm 4 Comments

They’re going out of business again. What. A shock.

From www.featureprice.com:

Notice:

Featureprice.com “Closing of Operations & Business”

Deadline To Move 05-05-2003

Featureprice.com is notifying all clients at this time to move sites and download files. Featureprice.com is closing business operations and will no longer be capable of servicing hosting needs.

At this time we will begin publishing of material and “how-to’s” for consumers to “move” to a new provider.

1. DotRegistrar – Contact them to release domain name to you directly, we have provided them with 100% of all domains and their proper entitlements information. They will assist you. No one else can assist you with a domain name from DotRegistrar.

2. Files/ DataBases/ Etc. – FTP to your server – Down load all content – Export in phpMyAdmin for your database(s). (There will be no support or assistance with this process, if you have cancelled your account or etc. you will not have access to your server.)

3. Featureprice.com has no control over any domain name, or dns service with your domain name,once you change the name servers with your domain name you will no longer be on the Featureprice network.

4. Featureprice will periodically publish additional how to’s on this page as we may see developments.

If you are interested in buying any equipment including servers, routers, switches, fiber optics, client base, etc, for legitimate offers only all emails not pertaining to purchase offers will be DELETED and NOT responded to whatsoever.
equipment@featureprice.com

Movie stars

May 2, 2003 - 3:48 pm Comments Off on Movie stars

Why is it that female movie stars can’t walk?

Of course they can walk, but the majority of them look like truck drivers with hemmorhoids. Think Meg Ryan. Julia Roberts. Sandra Bullock. Jennifer Connelly.

Gone are the days of women who walk delicately – they’re a rare and dying breed. Nicole Kidman can walk, but she’s one of the only ones I can think of.

Equal rights are all good and fine, but do women have to stop looking and moving like women? Where are the Grace Kellys and Audrey Hepburns of yesteryear!?

Baghdad Bob weighs in

April 30, 2003 - 2:42 am 1 Comment

See what Baghdad Bob has to say about Featureprice.

Hypothetical situation

April 30, 2003 - 1:54 am 3 Comments

Here’s a situation. You’re in dire financial straits. You’re a regular on a message board. Others on the board learn of your problems and send you a bunch of money ($100 per person, in some cases). Do you:

a) Thank each contributor personally
b) Thank each contributor publically
c) Make a blanket thanks publically without mentioning individuals

Just wondering what the etiquette is.

Breastfeeding activism

April 25, 2003 - 3:16 am 11 Comments

This boils my blood.

One woman was considered a terrorist for breastfeeding her 4 month son on an airplane.

This woman was brought up on charges of child pornography and had her kids taken away from her after she dropped a roll of film off at an Eckerd’s for processing. One of the photos was of her 18 month old nursing.

What in the hell is wrong with people!? Holy shit, God gave women breasts in order to feed their children. Mary and Jesus did it. WWJD? He’d breastfeed, that’s what! Why do we have to put all this stupid-ass moral weight on exposing a boob, a specialized sweat gland, whose whole purpose is to provide nourishment to a baby. It’s not put there for men, nope, sorry guys. Go obsess about something else.

I’m so freaking pissed off about these stories. Even though C. weaned herself early, my La Leche League leader told me I’m always welcome there. I’m going to re-up my membership with them right now, and I suggest to any other person who thinks that women should be able to feed their kids what God (or nature or whatever you believe in) provides, I highly encourage you to sign up as well. La Leche League is the main page, the page for membership is here, and if you would just like to make a donation, do it here.

Featureprice rants

April 22, 2003 - 2:10 pm 3 Comments

Although they’re restored their former website, for a while Featureprice was trying the “woe is me” approach while announcing its own demise. Here’s what someone grabbed from their website this morning:

Featureprice.com / Hosting-Network, Inc. Is Closing Business April 2003.

All clients are recommended to move within the next 14days.

All sites and servers will be left online while we are closing down. All clients are requested to download all files and here is a list of Companies that have been to visit Featureprice and have not been able to reach any deal that would allow a smooth migration to their services.

1. GlobalHost.com – Nice People, Great Support, Will Give Incentives For FP Clients to Join

2. Atlantic.net – Good Business Model, Hard Working Professionals

3. Ipowerweb – Value Hosting Provider

4. Server4you.com – (BEST OFFER) Great Server Deals For Unbelievable Prices and FP clients get 6mo FREE

5. Affinity – Has Built A Large Business Based From Acquisition

Ecommerce.com, SiteandSites and a host of other domain names are owned exclusively by Fathi Said. Stay away from any site or business that has Austrian Ownership or Fathi Said or any other affiliation with Fathi Said. Fathi while in office ran several businesses “on the side” and sold services that looked like the respective names but were indeed FP services, no one at FP approved this but Fathi, Fathi also registered Dotregister domains for the clients and did not title them in the right names or addresses but with 100% owned by featureprice client, these domains were held hostage, with numerous other domains like Featureprice.com unless the officers of FP were to give him over a half million dollars, the officers called the FBI for Extortion. The officers of the company were faced with a decision to make, sign a release of ecommerce to fathi or face the domains of all our clients to be misdirected. Fathi got his release and then we got the passwords to the account, all of this was done with communications with the FBI and corporate counsel. Fathi also worked with many companies that we will not release the names of and received payments for the placement of their domains in the list of directories. More to come â€?

NEVER TRUST DIRECTORIES, NEVER TRUST FORUMS These directories are paid for and profit by the amount of sales that the links generate and the reviews that are made within those directories are paid and forums that people like to post their hate and problems are fueled by someone whom is hosting that site or etc. Reviews and Directories / Bulletin Boards Forums are not reliable or trust worthy sources.

TRUST WORD OF MOUTH!! TRUST YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND NEVER TRUST FORUMS AND DIRECTORIES / REVIEWS

Perfect Example of MISUSE of information is bulletin boards that release information that is private and confidential, family, children, mothers and fathers and innocent contract employees have been hurt by a lot of clients and former employees (any employee dismissed from FP was for cause, drugs, etc.) that misuse their sources of information, they signed agreements with Equifax and Online Record Searches to not MISUSE this information, they have violated the agreements and have resulted in hurt and anguish for these people. Bulletin Boards, Hate Sites, Etc. have been formed and state very wrong things and distort the truth of FP and don’t state that Officers and Supervisors and Staff worked 12-16hrs a day 7 days a week to keep services stable as much as humanly possible and as much as can be done with shared hosting servers and those whom abuse them, spam from them.

This site will be updated ongoing and will tell the story of FP and all that has led to this, you will know about everything, you will know even to the potential deals that did not work with companies and why FP was not purchased (and NO! it is not because of anything bad) but the dealings in corporate business. And finally but not least, FP was never about just money, FP was about the dream and goals of a few people that made it happen and gave their all, not of the false and untrue statements of upset people. We will write parts and publish in parts, visit back often and don’t miss a line.

Thank you for thsoe clients that have called FP home for years and thank you to all those whom have supported FP since they came to know the truth and spirit of the company.

Featureprice’s Closing is NOT BY ITS DECISION. It is due to Nova Information Systems (merchantconnect.com) “holding” the revenues from featureprice. Featureprice has not seen a penny since the “hold” and FP must shutdown since it has no money, no realized revenues. FP cannot pay employees or anything due to Nova’s position.