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attributed to Molly Wood from the "Buzz Out Loud Podcast" on cnet, a daily technology podcast co-hosted with Tom Merritt. An official Molly rant is a long statement (Molly rants pl. are known to last over a minute) delivered at a fast pace and often pause-less, where Molly Wood would give her opinion(s) on a particular article relating to or arising from a story in the podcast. The speed and length of the statement is often proportional to the amount of displeasure cause to Molly Wood by the Story. Now, a Molly rant is often used to describe any rant delievered in the form of Molly Wood.
An extended explanation usually regarding a social injustice, corporate incompetence/arrogance, or technical folly. The argument is well formed, logical and rational but delivered with staggeringly quick pace and heightened emotion often leaving the ranter breathless and agitated.
Did you hear that, my mom totally went on a molly rant about her mp3 player not playing her songs due to crappy DRM!
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A long brethless upsetting rant usually containing references to technology such as copyright protection, electronic privacy, or idiotic companies.
"And you know who's not going to labor under those restrictions? You know who's not even going to notice? The mass-production piracy operations, that's who. You know it, and I know it. So why are you engaged in this nickel-and-dime, small-time thrust-and-parry with me and my friends? Trust me, you're not going to make back the money by dropping viruses onto my PC, because my almighty dollar and I are going elsewhere--and you're probably not going to like where I end up."
Damn, did you just here that Molly Rant?
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A tirade in which the listener or other participates of the conversation are effectively silenced until the ranter run out of steam. Coined for Molly Wood, CNET podcaster and infamous ranter.
Any Molly rant on her CNET podcasts like Buzz Out Loud.
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A long-winded, non-stop, fuming rant about something, often specifically relating to technology.
Wow. She totally went on a molly rant about that new cell phone price cut.
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An emotional, self-righteous diatribe against something, usually without much of a factual foundation. Named after Molly Wood of CNET's Buzz Report and Buzz Out Loud.
Today's Molly rant was that the iPhone sucks because she couldn't slide the slider or press the letter P.
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A Molly Rant is a verbose monologue in which the speaker (the Molly) outlines the for the audience the numerous, usually obvious, flaws with certain concept (the subject of the Molly Rant). The subject is generally a new/revised product, law or digital rights management scheme.
Steve Jobs' open letter on DRM was a total Molly Rant.
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