Karl Rohde - Entrepreneur - Father - Life Coach - Budget AdvisorKarl Rohde
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Idiots and Incompetence
Sigh, I sometimes have to step back and breath. The last 12 months have been a bit of a whirlwind.

The last week has been a bit stressful. I have fired a client, who basically questioned my skills and professionalism then promptly backtracked only to re-iterate their previous stinging volley of insults in their next email! Duh! Make up your minds! Oh - hang on - thats the problem, they can't!

To rub salt into the wounds, they then go and hire a flash developer, which after digging around, I tracked down. There are not that many Auckland based flashed developers called Rob! Why is it every IT person called Rob has either been a tosser or just plain stupid.

Here is his tirade on Flash being "the next big thing"

http://www.webzed.com/Home/Articles/Flash-Applications-are-the-Future/

Lol - check his home page. The poor guy can't even spell development. Rob - spelling is actually important on your key profile site!

And he is absolutely wrong! Rich enabled HTML applications with AJAX will win over complicated and error prone Flash application any day.

I guess that is why the typical flash developer gets $40/hour and I get a lot more! (hah - fooled you! you really thought I was going to let my hourly rate out of the bag?)

Am I worth it? Hell yeah! Did this client think so - probably not.

Anyway - thats a little steam out from under the collar - and now onwards to complete yet another 18 hour day. Up at 5.30, in bed by midnight - sigh!
Posted by Karl Rohde on December 19, 2006 at 11:45 pm | Business | Trackbacks (0)
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Hi mate, I am the Flash developer you just slagged off in this blogg.

I wont bother with rubbishing your skill as I really don't care about that. I am just going to hunt you down and bash your head in mate... words don't brake bones. I just prefer to physically hurt people like yourself. See you soon mate. It will be worth the assault charge.
Posted by Rob Stanfield at 2007-02-22 20:25:54

Really? I do believe that is a threat? Hope not. Could get legally ugly for you.

As it happens, I am not that hard to find. Just do a Google search. I'm sure you know how to do a Google search. But please do make sure you spell it right - otherwise you might track down the wrong person. Now that would be interesting for you to explain.

And anyway, I didn't bag you, I made editorial comments on your web site, and a general statement about IT people called Rob. Sheez, learn to read, and for that matter, write.

Posted by Karl at 2007-02-22 21:16:12

About 6 months ago I was attacked and shit kicked out of me on the ground by four men for no reason. I was off to pick up pizza. The police talked to them, and there were plenty of witneses... I made enquiries and complants.. nothing came of it at all.

you think the law will protect you!

I don't know who you are. I have never met you. You don't know who I am. You have never met me. I have never said a bad word towards you... And I did not deserve to be labeled as you said... "Why is it every IT person called Rob has either been a tosser or just plain stupid"

You need to be taught a lesson.. that it's just not wise to go around rubbishing people. Especially someone who has never done you any harm.
Posted by Rob at 2007-02-22 22:32:52

Just one more thing. I will give you the chance to offer an apology. If you do so in a decent matter. I will consider the matter closed.
Posted by Rob at 2007-02-22 22:53:18

Sigh - thats a little melodramatic isn't it? Are you sure you don't write scripts for Shortland Street when you are not struggling to get Flash to behave properly?

Chin up mate, the school of hard knocks builds character; I suggest you trade your soap box for some .NET training, it pays better than Flash.

How's this - fix your atrocious spelling on your web site and I will change it to "most IT guys called Rob"

As you pointed out, you don't know who I am. So be very careful about the lesson thing.
Posted by Karl at 2007-02-22 22:57:04

Oh... and one more thing... does 60.234.170.16 mean anything to you?
Posted by Karl at 2007-02-22 23:07:04

Will I was just trying to make a point and gave you the opportunity to do the right thing.. Thanks for pointing out how much of total fuckwit you really are.. look forward to meeting you.
Posted by Rob at 2007-02-22 23:15:18

There you go again... Will or won't I?

Or is it well I or went I?

Who is Will? Did you miss a comma? Or did you slip on the keyboard. I and E are quite far away.

You got me so confused Scooby dooby dooby doo.
Posted by Karl at 2007-02-22 23:20:56

Wow you got my ip address clever boy.

What fuck you gonna do with that.. I'm don't care about my identity or hiding it...
Posted by Rob at 2007-02-22 23:25:26

Lol - I rest my case.

Not too close to you though ... 'cause I have heard you Flash developers like the wine a bit too much.

Posted by Karl at 2007-02-22 23:36:27

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