Who decided that the acronym RFC, standing for "Request for Comment", was a good name for both "detailed description of a protocol" and "arbitrary rule that you must obey when using a protocol even though it in no way affects functionality and is stupid"? Is it really a request for comment? Do they want me to email them and say "your arbitrary rule in RFC78432 (note: number made up) is stupid"? No, they don't. So why don't they call it an ARTIS or something instead? This grumble brought to you by the fact of someone blacklisting my domain because I *gasp* had a CNAME referenced in my MX records! Which *gasp* causes no problems at all with any mailserver that anyone uses! What a bastard I am! Mind, I don't object to the blacklisting, since the blacklist has its reasons clearly stated - I object to anyone using such a blacklisting service to determine whether to reject email.
Somewhat amusingly, the person whose server rejected my email included in their message to me "paypal is hating me atm. I have done almost everything I can but for some reason it doesnt like my email address." Guess what the reason is? Yes, using the stupid blacklist. Stupid blacklist also doesn't have any sort of automated "my RFC non-compliance is repaired, check and remove me" system, which is very poor. Maybe I should make an RFC of rules that blacklists should follow, and then blacklist their blacklist for non-compliance with the "have an automated removal procedure for any blacklisting reasons that are easily checked by an automated system" rule.
In other news, The Chronicles of Riddick is rubbish, if for no other reason than the trailer having him saying "I Am The Monster", and the movie not having this line in it anywhere. That shouldn't be allowed. Time to make a movie that's just a black screen and silence for two hours, and use a remix of explosions and nudity from other movies as the trailer. Apart from that, the movie was entertaining enough, really, but the disappointment of his not Being The Monster renders the movie annoying.
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