Inanimate Carbon Rod http://inanimatecarbonrod.com The Web Site of Kenny Hitt Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:55:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 kenny.hitt@gmail.com (Inanimate Carbon Rod) kenny.hitt@gmail.com (Inanimate Carbon Rod) posts Just another WordPress weblog Inanimate Carbon Rod Inanimate Carbon Rod kenny.hitt@gmail.com No no http://inanimatecarbonrod.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Inanimate Carbon Rod http://inanimatecarbonrod.com 144 144 Craigslist Jobs Spoofs and the Heartache They Cause http://inanimatecarbonrod.com/?p=7 http://inanimatecarbonrod.com/?p=7#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:55:35 +0000 admin http://inanimatecarbonrod.com/?p=7 As someone who very recently joined the unfortunate ranks of the unemployed, I have become increasingly frustrated by Craigslist’s lack of verification in the “Jobs” category.  I have used it to search for employment, and have been lucky enough to find some legitimate prospects, but to do so I had to wade through a veritable [...]]]> As someone who very recently joined the unfortunate ranks of the unemployed, I have become increasingly frustrated by Craigslist’s lack of verification in the “Jobs” category.  I have used it to search for employment, and have been lucky enough to find some legitimate prospects, but to do so I had to wade through a veritable ocean of crap.

Many of these, I have now discovered, have been set up to gain contact lists for telemarketing firms.  How incredibly unethical.  In a time when this country is struggling with 10% unemployment (how’s that economic stimulus working out for you, Obama?) I think it’s petty and cruel to prey upon the hopes and needs of people who are facing eviction or foreclosure due to their loss of a job.

I would hope anyone reading this would join me in encouraging Craigslist to implement a verification policy for their employment classifieds.  No one should have to worry about spam and marketing calls when they’re already trying to keep their heads above water.

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No.  Not in the slightest.

It’s a fun flick, to be sure, it’s a spectacle.  But it doesn’t live up to the hype.  I love the future tech.  I love the epic battle scenes.  It’s a production designers dream [...]]]> Is it the game-changer?  The movie that’s going to change the face of cinema as we know it?

No.  Not in the slightest.

It’s a fun flick, to be sure, it’s a spectacle.  But it doesn’t live up to the hype.  I love the future tech.  I love the epic battle scenes.  It’s a production designers dream job.  But ultimately it’s the same hippy-dippy anti-capitalist, tree-hugging, navel-gazing, anti-military screeds we’ve been seeing from Hollywood since Dubya won his second term.

I have not seen the film in IMAX, so I can only imagine that it might be a greater spectacle in the format.  The 3D effects are indeed impressive, the design of the world of Pandora is beautiful.  But like so many vanity projects (George Lucas, I’m looking at you!) it lacks any sort of depth or emotion in story, and ultimately resorts to browbeating instead of storytelling, and broad-brush characterization the likes of which we haven’t seen since Snidely Whiplash tied ladies to the railroad tracks.

C+.

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