People who start getting onto the tube, bus, train, whatever public transportation BEFORE I or anyone else can get off it! What's so difficult to understand? You let us get out, and THEN you can get in. It's a very easy concept. Container is full, to add something to the container, something must necessarily be removed first. :wallbash:-TucknDar (February 21, 2008, 04:16 AM)
The anti-theft precautions in children's toys piss me off like nothing else. I buy my son something small -- a little 4 dollar toy -- and I'm doomed to spend five to ten minutes trying to untangle and remove all the wires holding the thing in place. Or, worse yet, the toys that have *screws* anchoring them into the package, in addition to the wires. Or my favorite -- screws, wire's AND plastic casing that requires a sharp knife to penetrate. Of course, in the car, my son wants it open . . . but, of course, you need a damned toolbox just to get the toy out.-allen (February 21, 2008, 07:50 AM)
People who seem unaware of those around them. The subway example is a good one; also people who block the aisle in the supermarket, and "left lane dicks" on the highway.Oh, and add the people (often couples) blocking the escalators. "I know the stairs move, but I'd like to walk too. It's possible, you see. Well, it would be possible if you two weren't blocking the escalator! You stand on ONE side of the escalator. The other side is for walking." Again: Pretty easy concept.-CWuestefeld (February 21, 2008, 12:33 PM)
posters who drag a thread off topic (and those who go with them, and with them, and with them...)-Target (February 21, 2008, 06:22 PM)
guilty also...kind of like what I am doing now...sorryposters who drag a thread off topic (and those who go with them, and with them, and with them...)-Target (February 21, 2008, 06:22 PM)
OK - guilty on both counts (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/1Small/WHISTLE.GIF)-Darwin (February 21, 2008, 06:28 PM)
People who seem unaware of those around them.
rudeness, and/or a total lack of consideration of others
Drivers that think they are the best in the world, and everyone should just drive like themselves.
Drivers who are inconvenienced by other drivers abiding to actual traffic laws.-housetier (February 22, 2008, 09:18 AM)
I once had a young woman pass me on the right (on the soft shoulder) in a park zone while flipping me the bird. I was actually going faster than the posted 30 km/h and there were people using the park! I still get riled over that one and it happened at least 10 months ago... OK rant over :-[-Darwin (February 22, 2008, 09:25 AM)
Basically, just post what annoys you more than anything in the world.Nothing anymore. Yes, life IS good. :)-Josh (February 20, 2008, 07:11 PM)
5. people who treat ADHD as an excuse for their/someones behavior, and state they/someone has the condition based on their ill-educated perspective.-jammo (February 22, 2008, 10:54 AM)
losing things that i know i just put down somewhere.-mouser (February 22, 2008, 10:59 AM)
<mouser> you know.. something is just plain wrong about spending 30 minutes searching for my book on how to get organized-Mouser in IRC channel
She drifted way too close to my lane. That caused me to have to swerve a bit and I squeezed my jelly donut too hard, causing the insides to squirt out onto my pants!! And when I looked down to see how much of a mess the jelly caused my cell phone slipped out of its comfortable position [...];D ;D-J-Mac (February 22, 2008, 11:29 PM)
There's a difference between suffering from a disorder, and hiding behind a disorder and excusing everything and yourself because of it.. and behaving like a total jerk. Using an illness/disorder as a bad excuse for being ill-mannered is pretty unfair to the people that really suffer and try to cope with it.5. people who treat ADHD as an excuse for their/someones behavior, and state they/someone has the condition based on their ill-educated perspective.-jammo (February 22, 2008, 10:54 AM)
Please tell me you are not one of those people who thinks this is not a real disorder?-Josh (February 22, 2008, 02:07 PM)
She drifted way too close to my lane. That caused me to have to swerve a bit and I squeezed my jelly donut too hard, causing the insides to squirt out onto my pants!! And when I looked down to see how much of a mess the jelly caused my cell phone slipped out of its comfortable position - nestled between my shoulder and ear - and fall....right into my coffee mug FULL of coffee, which was sitting on the driver's seat between my legs. And the coffee just erupted and went all over the keyboard of my notebook PC, which was balanced sooo nicely on my knee, kind of. Then because the hot coffee was really HOT, I wriggled around a lot and that caused the notebook, already smoking from the coffee that spilled on the keyboard, to fall completely off my knee!! As I leaned over to try and pick up the notebook my cigarette slipped right out of my lips and down the front of my shirt, making these weird looking burn marks all over my chest!People who make me spit coffee all over my screen cause I'm laughing too hard to swallow right :D
I mean, this woman could have killed me!! The FOOL!!-J-Mac (February 22, 2008, 11:29 PM)
This IS annoying Josh. What annoys me is the presumption of it... and the futility. Really, all that is accomplished is a lot of seething resentment on the part of the people who were forced to let the jerk in...-Darwin (February 23, 2008, 06:12 PM)
Slow people, and jackasses who walk through stores talking to themselves on phones. I start cursing, hoping we'll both be offended. Or how about the guy who talks on the phone in the public restroom?-zridling (February 24, 2008, 10:46 AM)
This really annoys me. Its people who force themselves into your lane by riding up as far as they can in the ending lane. You know, the lane that had a sign 2 miles ago stating that it was ending in 2 miles. These people choose to push as far as they can past the end of the lane only to cut in front of everyone else. You mainly see this when there is a lot of traffic and people just have to get that extra 10 seconds saved by not merging where they should have.
#@$(*&#(%*&@#(*%&@#%(*&@#(%*&@#%(*&@#%(*!!!!!-Josh (February 23, 2008, 05:06 PM)
and who is it that takes a shower and puts the wet towel on the bed???? Grrrrrrrrrr-Dell[a] (February 27, 2008, 06:10 PM)
or when the cat pukes on your important papers :sick:-Dell[a] (February 27, 2008, 08:39 PM)
Forums whose search has the default operator OR instead of AND and that always get me 1million results and the result i'm looking for ISN'T one of those!-jgpaiva (February 28, 2008, 12:17 PM)
Deozaan: I'm not going to claim I know a truckload about global warming, but fact is that it's happening and very noticable - the winters in Denmark are very different now than 5 years ago. School vacations have been moved because of climate changes. Ice is melting at greenland, and at a faster/accelerating rate that's pretty unnerving. Whether you believe it's caused by man or not (I personally believe we've at least influenced the trend negatively), we definitely should try to do something about it, because things aren't going to be nice when the water levels rise and the deserts spread.-f0dder (February 28, 2008, 06:39 PM)
Gay marriage is probably not something that should be discussed here at DC :)-f0dder (February 28, 2008, 06:39 PM)
Illegal immigration is a problem, but I wonder what would happen to the US economy if all theslaveunderpaid workers were thrown out of the country; face it, how many jobs are filled that no sane person would take?-f0dder (February 28, 2008, 06:39 PM)
Gay marriage is probably not something that should be discussed here at DC :)-f0dder (February 28, 2008, 06:39 PM)
Exactly. That's why I didn't go into any reasons.-Deozaan (February 28, 2008, 07:44 PM)
yeah deozan, Gothic went through the lengthy and expensive procedures to get his permanent residence card.... did I mention expensive???? It took us about 2 years just to get enough money to file all that paperwork. It was nuts.
Anyways, I don't agree with the "illegal" immigrants, but I do think that immigration should be a little less expensive. I mean, give people a chance right? Do all the paperwork, back ground checks whatever, but why does it have to cost this outrageous price to do it?
Ok, I will shut up now...-Dell[a] (February 28, 2008, 09:25 PM)
OH NO!5. people who treat ADHD as an excuse for their/someones behavior, and state they/someone has the condition based on their ill-educated perspective.-jammo (February 22, 2008, 10:54 AM)
Please tell me you are not one of those people who thinks this is not a real disorder?-Josh (February 22, 2008, 02:07 PM)
In all fairness, some of us don't suffer! We cope with it just as you or anyone else copes with a bad hair day (lame example perhaps!).There's a difference between suffering from a disorder, and hiding behind a disorder and excusing everything and yourself because of it.. and behaving like a total jerk. Using an illness/disorder as a bad excuse for being ill-mannered is pretty unfair to the people that really suffer and try to cope with it.5. people who treat ADHD as an excuse for their/someones behavior, and state they/someone has the condition based on their ill-educated perspective.-jammo (February 22, 2008, 10:54 AM)
Please tell me you are not one of those people who thinks this is not a real disorder?-Josh (February 22, 2008, 02:07 PM)-f0dder (February 23, 2008, 12:31 PM)
Sure, the temperature may have risen on average over the last however many years, but I'm under the impression that that's just natural, periodic heating and cooling of the earth.-Deozaan (February 28, 2008, 07:44 PM)
People who post reviews which are nothing more than summaries of what they read on another site rather than independent thoughts of their own. You see this running rampant on betanews.com and any anti-microsoft site where people take the word of someone else rather than checking into the issue at hand for themselves.-Josh (May 23, 2008, 09:39 AM)
Anyone else want to tweak me off and get me started?-Renegade (May 23, 2008, 12:17 PM)
Global WarmingI think you're oversimplifying the matter. One thing is that (minor) floods are already reality, another is that it's not just about floods... things like changing the saline balance of the gulf stream has nasty repercussions as well.
Scientists talking that melting the Polar Ice Cap will make whole world in flood. They don't even know that an ice has less density than liquid water. If you put ice cubes into glass and fill the rest of it by water, even if the ice will melt, it will never go outside container.-fenixproductions (May 23, 2008, 06:11 PM)
Some people just keep repeating what media tells them and then they claim that those are their personal ideas.-kartal (May 23, 2008, 06:27 PM)
Around here, the (serious) media report both sides of the story. Sure, weight is given to the "humans have an influence" camp, but they do generally come off as a bit more credible than the other camp (I recently heard of a .no report claiming that there was really nothing to worry about, since the climate is about the same as in 1998... forgetting to say that 1998 was one of the hottest years in a long time period).Some people just keep repeating what media tells them and then they claim that those are their personal ideas.-kartal (May 23, 2008, 06:27 PM)
Personally I'm of the opinion that people who think Global Warming is caused by humans are doing exactly that. Because that's the only thing the media reports. They only discredit and defame those who try to say otherwise.-Deozaan (May 23, 2008, 06:34 PM)
Whatever causes the warming, denying it is stupid - because it is happening, and it will have nasty consequences. How big a part mankind has in the warming is debatable, but it's my personal belief that we should at least try to do something about it.-f0dder (May 23, 2008, 06:40 PM)
Do you think that the recent food shortages might have anything to do with farmers growing millions of acres of corn to be used for ethanol instead of actually growing food? Do you realize that the amount of corn it takes to produce enough ethanol to fill a standard SUV's gas tank once could feed a man for a year? Talk about a massive waste of resources and harm to the environment!The bioethanol crop deal has a lot to do with the current food shortages and rising prices, and imho it's a pretty stupid thing. Also, while I'm not a fan of overuse of pesticides, insisting on organic farming in 3rd world countries is madness, because it's a lot more inefficient there than in developed countries.-Deozaan
Carbon credits is lame. I do believe that you should pay for polluting, but letting countries trade carbon credits voids the whole idea.-f0dder (May 23, 2008, 07:28 PM)
Btw., we haven't had a real winter in Denmark for the last many years. When I was a kid, we used to have pretty long winters with -10C or colder temperatures. Now all we get is a few weeks of snow.-f0dder (May 23, 2008, 07:28 PM)
Opera. So close to perfection, and so delicately screwed up by a tremendous design error or badly implemented feature.-urlwolf (May 23, 2008, 08:16 PM)
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who divide everybody into two kinds of people, and those who don't.
People who use big words, or words that are very uncommon, to attempt to show their intelligence, education level, or just sound smart. This annoys me because 9 times out of 10 the words are not necessary. Yes, you may be a very educated person, but you do not need to attempt to prove it every time you talk, post, or express yourself.-Josh (May 24, 2009, 08:12 AM)
People who use big words, or words that are very uncommon, to attempt to show their intelligence, education level, or just sound smart. This annoys me because 9 times out of 10 the words are not necessary. Yes, you may be a very educated person, but you do not need to attempt to prove it every time you talk, post, or express yourself.-Josh (May 24, 2009, 08:12 AM)
I sympathize with this to a degree. However, once a word enters your vocabulary, it becomes PART of your vocabulary (and therefore come naturally in conversation/writing) and 1. it'd be a shame not to use it! and 2. sometimes high falutin' words just get the idea across more efficiently and accurately. Thus, I don't think that ALL big words are used because posters are attempting to show off - maybe using the big word just feels natural to them and conveys their thoughts most accurately?-Darwin (May 24, 2009, 08:57 AM)
Few things upset me as much as when i misplace something and can't find it.. Even more so when i do it repeatedly and know that i should have taken more care to keep track of it. I really get mad at myself.-mouser (May 24, 2009, 03:38 PM)
- Video games that crash repeatedly and without any reason. (I'm looking at you, Fallout 3!)-Shook (May 24, 2009, 01:56 PM)
The fact that about a quarter of the Internet population spells "lose" with two o's when referring to misplacing something.
I just might loose my mind!-mrainey (May 24, 2009, 07:46 PM)
...
If you're anxious for to shine in the high aesthetic line as a man of culture rare,
You must get up all the germs of the transcendental terms, and plant them
everywhere.
You must lie upon the daisies and discourse in novel phrases of your complicated
state of mind.
The meaning doesn't matter if it's only idle chatter of a transcendental kind.
And everyone will say,
As you walk your mystic way,
"If this young man expresses himself in terms too deep for me,
Why, what a very singularly deep young man this deep young man must be!"
...
Now I could try to do it betterNot bad, I think you're almost ready for the oily cart!-hz
This happens to me ALL THE TIME! It hasnt happened so much with Vista as it did with XP, but lately the issues have been when the SERVEr I am playing on has an issue and restarts suddenly causing my game to crash rather than an actual game bug.-Josh (May 24, 2009, 09:07 PM)
And all of the *#%( DAMNED ICONS that quicken places on my desktop on a clean install!-Josh (May 26, 2009, 04:30 PM)
J-Mac, that's a very nice list of software annoyances.. maybe worth making into a list on a website somewhere.-mouser (May 26, 2009, 05:09 PM)
"If you don't forward this, something bad will happen"Will you please stop forwarding to me all your rubbish?!
Rubbish!-CleverCat (May 29, 2009, 02:53 AM)
11. Confusing privacy policies that appear to have been written by monkeys - and I apologize if that offends any monkeys out there.-J-Mac (May 26, 2009, 04:05 PM)
11. Confusing privacy policies that appear to have been written by monkeys - and I apologize if that offends any monkeys out there.-J-Mac (May 26, 2009, 04:05 PM)
In the interest of reducing confusion, there are really only 2 types of privacy policy:
1. simple to read policies that pretty much clearly state that your privacy will be repected to the extent permitted by law
2. all others - no privacy protection is afforded. See http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2009/05/26/9640963.aspx for some details.-mwb1100 (May 29, 2009, 12:39 PM)
The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web page, used by us to contact consumers for marketing purposes, not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes, disclosed when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Web site and applicable laws or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Web site.(Emphasis mine)
From time to time, we make the e-mail addresses of those who access our site available to other reputable organizations whose products or services we think you might find interesting.
If you supply us with your postal address on-line you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events.
Please provide us with your exact name and address. We will be sure your name is removed from the list we share with other organizations
Please provide us with your name and phone number. We will be sure your name is removed from the list we share with other organizations From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice.
1. most forum software searches completely and silently ignore search terms that are 3 characters or less. Quite often this means I can't search for what I need (there are a lot of terms that are 3 characters, but are not necessarily 'cut words' like "the" or "are"). But for chrissake, tell me if you're ignoring something in my search terms - especially if it's the only thing in the search!Amen!
2. support forums that don't let you search unless you've registered. If I'm evaluating a product or just want to see if there's a solution to a particular problem, I don't want to have to jump through the hoops of registering for a forum I'll probably never want to make a post in.-mwb1100 (May 30, 2009, 12:52 PM)
Drive thru's which block you in so you can't get out when you find out "Our ice cream machine isn't working". ARGH!!!!!!!!-Josh (May 30, 2009, 04:20 PM)
Drive thru's which block you in so you can't get out when you find out "Our ice cream machine isn't working". ARGH!!!!!!!!-Josh (May 30, 2009, 04:20 PM)
bloggers (well, any online writers) that don't put the publishing date on their articles and posts.-nudone (June 02, 2009, 04:28 AM)
bloggers (well, any online writers) that don't put the publishing date on their articles and posts.-nudone (June 02, 2009, 04:28 AM)
software revision pages that dont give dates for the updates-tomos (June 02, 2009, 06:29 AM)
Telephone based services where, upon connection, an automated system collects ALL details -- account #s, name, address, phone etc. -- and then connects you (after a little phone-pad fandango) to a human who proceeds to ask you for account #s, name, address, phone etc.-cranioscopical (June 02, 2009, 12:12 PM)
i've just remembered something that really does annoy me:
bloggers (well, any online writers) that don't put the publishing date on their articles and posts.
they may believe their content to be so important that it's going to be valid until the end of time - personally, i'd like to know when it was created so i can put it into context with any other articles i may look at.
my blood is starting to boil just thinking about how inconsiderate it is to not bother including the date.-nudone (June 02, 2009, 04:28 AM)
Telephone based services where, upon connection, an automated system collects ALL details -- account #s, name, address, phone etc. -- and then connects you (after a little phone-pad fandango) to a human who proceeds to ask you for account #s, name, address, phone etc.-cranioscopical (June 02, 2009, 12:12 PM)
Don't know how I forgot about this: Facebook! :o
I signed up on Facebook last year when a small number of DC members thought it would be a good idea to join and create our own software group. But no one ever actually went any further with, AFAICT.-J-Mac (June 02, 2009, 12:21 PM)
Even worse than being asked again all the questions you've just answered by typing them in on a phone (old klutz fingers here hates using phones for that) is getting a recorded message saying they are not there anyway!-Grorgy (June 02, 2009, 06:50 PM)
the heels are worn right throughLeaving you with but a sole source of support?-Darwin
Leaving you with but a sole source of support?-cranioscopical (June 02, 2009, 07:52 PM)
the heels are worn right throughLeaving you with but a sole source of support?-Darwin-cranioscopical (June 02, 2009, 07:52 PM)
wraith808: cases like that suck. The pirates get a much smoother ride than normal paying customers.The pirates play with the innocent until proven guilty card.
How far will DRM go to inconvenience their paying customers!DRM uses the guilty no matter what card, even if you can prove you are innocent!
Grownups saying "Woo Hoo!!!!"-mrainey (May 30, 2009, 08:50 AM)
When I download files & Windows asks me where I want to save the files, then other times it doesn't ask me at all. Were it not for FF download manager, I don't know what I'd do, because sometimes they end up in Downloads, & other times they don't. I save downloads to specific places on my drive so I can find them when I need them. Grrr...Your problems sounds a lot more like FireFox than Vista issues to me?-SKesselman (June 03, 2009, 06:15 PM)
Grownups saying "Woo Hoo!!!!"-mrainey (May 30, 2009, 08:50 AM)
;D ;D ;D
I missed this one...this never annoys me, though. I just get really embarrassed for them. :-[-SKesselman (June 03, 2009, 06:24 PM)
Grownups saying "Woo Hoo!!!!"-mrainey (May 30, 2009, 08:50 AM)
;D ;D ;D
I missed this one...this never annoys me, though. I just get really embarrassed for them. :-[-SKesselman (June 03, 2009, 06:24 PM)
hey!!
I say that occasionally - okay, I do it a bit tongue in cheek but it's fun too.
I'll remember to let ye know when to be emabarrased and annoyed :P-tomos (June 04, 2009, 09:28 AM)
Grownups saying "Woo Hoo!!!!"-mrainey (May 30, 2009, 08:50 AM)
;D ;D ;D
I missed this one...this never annoys me, though. I just get really embarrassed for them. :-[-SKesselman (June 03, 2009, 06:24 PM)
hey!!
I say that occasionally - okay, I do it a bit tongue in cheek but it's fun too.
I'll remember to let ye know when to be emabarrased and annoyed :P-tomos (June 04, 2009, 09:28 AM)
Me too - and I make no apologies! ;) I picked it up from watching Sabrina...-CleverCat (June 05, 2009, 02:10 AM)
My GF has done that since she was a kid. Back then, it was traditional around where I live to yell Woo-Hoo!! when a fellow barn-mate won a ribbon at a horse show. That's how she got started. (And yes, I still cringe every time she does it.)
Question: Does it still count as annoying if she didn't start doing it as an adult? ;D-40hz (June 05, 2009, 11:31 AM)
My GF has done that since she was a kid. Back then, it was traditional around where I live to yell Woo-Hoo!! when a fellow barn-mate won a ribbon at a horse show. That's how she got started. (And yes, I still cringe every time she does it.)
Question: Does it still count as annoying if she didn't start doing it as an adult? ;D-40hz (June 05, 2009, 11:31 AM)
P.S. She has since informed me that if I promise to stop saying w00t! she'll stop saying Woo-Hoo!!! (unless of course she feels like saying Woo-Hoo!!! - in which case I'll just have to deal with it.)-40hz (June 05, 2009, 11:31 AM)
I should not have to tell the waiter/waitress/manager that I want the fee removed.-Josh (June 06, 2009, 02:07 PM)
I never did understand the idea anyway, paying someone to do their job they are being paid to do anyways...-Josh (June 06, 2009, 02:07 PM)
PBS is in trouble. Back in the days before cable they filled a niche, but their niche has been over-run by the Discovery & History Channels and others like them. NPR stopped being relevant when all of their broadcasting was overcast with a "We're going to teach you the right things to think in order to be a 'properly' enlightened person."
I haven't listened to NPR in years...and haven't watched PBS in *decades*.-Innuendo (June 07, 2009, 01:45 PM)
Ahh tranglos, good list, but misogynists could be added i think-Grorgy (June 07, 2009, 06:45 PM)
Females, typically, who talk in a manner which results in the majority of their vocabulary being "Like, whatever, yeah". I HATE THAT! It just makes you sound stupider when you have to keep saying LIKE!!!!!-Josh (June 07, 2009, 06:17 PM)
It just makes you sound stupider when you have to keep saying LIKE!!!!!-Josh (June 07, 2009, 06:17 PM)
4wd, betanews.com is popular for people like that. The ones who have to state the same thing in every review for every version knowing full well the product in review will not change.-Josh
People who think they know it all annoy those of us who do. :D-Innuendo (June 14, 2009, 09:05 PM)
2. Those who correct, or just complain about, others' incorrect grammar. I have issues with commas, I know. Makes it scary to post anything.Who cares?????? If people aren't crying about one thing, then they're crying about another. Just post!-sazzen (June 19, 2009, 05:19 PM)
4. When I make a phone call that is answered by a recording that begins with a long list of #s to choose from, that correspond to the alternatives they offer, none of which ever meet my needs. Afraid they will hang up on me, because they have so many times before, I pick one only to be greeted by another long list of #s I can press, etc., etc., etc. Of course, my very favorites are the ones that say, "Tell me . . . Say something like . . . " I have never, not even once, been understood. It must be my California coast accent. These calls always end with a happy, pleasant voice saying, "Good-bye." The voice is NOT mine.-sazzen (June 19, 2009, 05:19 PM)
4. When I make a phone call that is answered by a recording that begins with a long list of #s to choose from, that correspond to the alternatives they offer, none of which ever meet my needs.-sazzen
40hz: ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D that t-shirt is great-mouser (June 19, 2009, 06:26 PM)
1. Hit 0 (zero) for an operator. That almost always works.If not, try to hit an operator for six.-Innuendo (June 19, 2009, 09:08 PM)
That little ant (bug? tick? insect?) that Josh calls an avatar. I've tried to kill it three times.-sazzen (June 19, 2009, 05:19 PM)
:( i know this is probably going to seem over sensitive, and it is a remarkable video in terms of animal behavior, but it's also pretty cruel to watch and something i'd rather not see embedded as an animation playing inside a post.. linking to it would be fine.-mouser (June 20, 2009, 06:49 AM)
:( i know this is probably going to seem over sensitive, and it is a remarkable video in terms of animal behavior, but it's also pretty cruel to watch and something i'd rather not see embedded as an animation playing inside a post.. linking to it would be fine.-mouser (June 20, 2009, 06:49 AM)
I tend to agree mouser!-CleverCat (June 20, 2009, 09:50 AM)
i just don't get an "LOL" feeling about watching a bird get dragged under water to die.It's a matter of perspective. I felt sorry for that poor turtle, kidnapped by a bird and forced to act as its personal submarine. Time to call the ASPCT! ;)-mouser (June 20, 2009, 11:57 AM)
J-Mac - I agree 100% and so does my Mum! It's not necessary...-CleverCat (June 21, 2009, 02:21 AM)
Team America: World Police - So over the top that no one could actually think it was gross, (although I'm not sure whether to class this film as an actual documentary or not (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/1Small/hiding.gif) ).-4wd (June 21, 2009, 04:05 AM)
Awww, couldn't you at least have kept the link to the snapping-turtle-duck-eating video? I found it pretty amazing - didn't know turtles could do this. In the "wow, wtf" not "LULZ!" way, though.-f0dder (June 21, 2009, 10:12 AM)
Trying to load a site, and the advertising server makes the site take forever to respond.-wraith808 (June 21, 2009, 11:32 AM)
Surely it depends on the context?
eg. The Exorcist - Yes, it was split pea soup but was an integral part of the movie.
Surely it depends on the context?
eg. The Exorcist - Yes, it was split pea soup but was an integral part of the movie.
Wouldn't watch that sort of movie if u paid me! :)-CleverCat (June 22, 2009, 01:23 AM)
Maybe it's time to change doctors?-wraith808 (June 22, 2009, 12:50 PM)
J-Mac - I agree 100% and so does my Mum! It's not necessary...-CleverCat (June 21, 2009, 02:21 AM)
Surely it depends on the context?
eg. The Exorcist - Yes, it was split pea soup but was an integral part of the movie.
Team America: World Police - So over the top that no one could actually think it was gross, (although I'm not sure whether to class this film as an actual documentary or not (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/1Small/hiding.gif) ).-4wd (June 21, 2009, 04:05 AM)
U.S. doctors!!!-SKesselman (June 22, 2009, 11:05 AM)
Of course it does - but I was referring specifically to TV shows. Regular, prime-time, standard broadcast network shows. You know, NCIS (which I love!), Criminal Minds, The Unit, etc., etc. Not movies.-J-Mac (June 22, 2009, 02:59 PM)
Maybe it's time to change doctors?-wraith808 (June 22, 2009, 12:50 PM)
You know, I didn't even think of that!
Thanks! :Thmbsup:-SKesselman (June 22, 2009, 02:55 PM)
My second example is an easy pot shot....a channel specializing in science-fiction has no gosh-darned business airing programming consisting of reality shows and professional wrestling!Damn Straight! ...That ones been bugging the hell outa me since it started.-Innuendo (June 24, 2009, 09:10 AM)
My second example is an easy pot shot....a channel specializing in science-fiction has no gosh-darned business airing programming consisting of reality shows and professional wrestling!Damn Straight! ...That ones been bugging the hell outa me since it started.-Innuendo (June 24, 2009, 09:10 AM)
Another TV habit of late is the Channel logos overlaid on the screen during the show are not only getting bigger but are displaying advertising for all sorts of nonsense. It's bad enough that the 1hr time slot contains 20min of commercials...now they gota run the damn ads during the show too (good luck reading any captions, they're covered).
Cripes! ...We pay good money for entertainment ... not to be bombarded with advertising! <...or so I thought...)
lol ...Looks like 40Hz beat me to the punch!-Stoic Joker (June 24, 2009, 01:23 PM)
My second example is an easy pot shot....a channel specializing in science-fiction has no gosh-darned business airing programming consisting of reality shows and professional wrestling!Damn Straight! ...That ones been bugging the hell outa me since it started.-Innuendo (June 24, 2009, 09:10 AM)-Stoic Joker (June 24, 2009, 01:23 PM)
Would you rather they took the high road, then went out of business, and we have no outlet for that stuff?-wraith808 (June 24, 2009, 01:37 PM)
*Shrug* …If it’s got to be…it’s got to be… So, yes I would. Either way I end up with a useless channel. Seriously, how many SciFi fans really watch that crap? Not me. I go look for other programming that doesn’t either suck or insult my intelligence (which is a bitch these days). Instead of wasting our collective time tossing tons of long ago dead programming in the hopes it will stick (people to their seats…which it never did, hence why it was originally canceled), they should turn lose of the kind of quality programming they (used to have) are holding in reserve for “next season” (what the hell ever that is these days.; what are they up to 7 seasons a year now?).My second example is an easy pot shot....a channel specializing in science-fiction has no gosh-darned business airing programming consisting of reality shows and professional wrestling!Damn Straight! ...That ones been bugging the hell outa me since it started.-Innuendo (June 24, 2009, 09:10 AM)-Stoic Joker (June 24, 2009, 01:23 PM)
That's exactly what it is ... business. They have to get enough funding to keep it going to air the sci-fi stuff that we do like. ECW brings in a lot of money. Would you rather they took the high road, then went out of business, and we have no outlet for that stuff?-wraith808 (June 24, 2009, 01:37 PM)
I haven’t watched SciFi in months … Si it’s already dead as far as I’m conscerned.-Stoic Joker (June 24, 2009, 02:09 PM)
..... they should turn lose of the kind of quality programming they (used to have).....-Stoic Joker (June 24, 2009, 02:09 PM)
I'm using the "the spell checker did it" defense..... they should turn lose of the kind of quality programming they (used to have).....-Stoic Joker (June 24, 2009, 02:09 PM)
Uh oh, you've just made mrainey's hit list (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=12397.msg165354#msg165354) by doing the opposite :P-4wd (June 25, 2009, 05:13 AM)
Well, I know BSG just ended, but that was a bright spot. And Doctor Who for a while- it has redeemable qualities. I also loved the Dune series. It might not be as much as I want, but I still like to have it. But then again, maybe I'm just not rarefied in my tastes. :P-wraith808 (June 24, 2009, 02:58 PM)
..... they should turn lose of the kind of quality programming they (used to have).....-Stoic Joker (June 24, 2009, 02:09 PM)
Uh oh, you've just made mrainey's hit list (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=12397.msg165354#msg165354) by doing the opposite :P-4wd (June 25, 2009, 05:13 AM)
Uh-oh, closet Grammar Nazi confession time... :nono2:
These things make me facepalm repeatedly:
Lose vs. Loose
Should've (should have) vs. Should of
One and the same vs. One in the same
Case in point vs. Case and point
Tremolo vs. Vibrato (40Hz, please tell me you know what I'm talking about...)
The list goes on, I'll expand as I collect more...
:wallbash-Edvard (June 25, 2009, 04:24 PM)
Oddly, I can't think of any others, but there are more.For free >:(-Darwin (June 25, 2009, 07:42 PM)
Oddly, I can't think of any others, but there are more.For free >:(-Darwin (June 25, 2009, 07:42 PM)-cranioscopical (June 25, 2009, 10:47 PM)
For free >:(-cranioscopical (June 25, 2009, 10:47 PM)
| he got it for nothin' !! :) |
goes well with -
he got it for nothin' !! :) -tomos (June 26, 2009, 08:01 AM)
Would that be good? ;)goes well with -
he got it for nothin' !! :) -tomos (June 26, 2009, 08:01 AM)
Shouldn't that be "fer nothin' "? :P-Darwin (June 26, 2009, 08:16 AM)
Would that be good? ;)goes well with -
he got it for nothin' !! :) -tomos (June 26, 2009, 08:01 AM)
Shouldn't that be "fer nothin' "? :P-Darwin (June 26, 2009, 08:16 AM)-cranioscopical (June 26, 2009, 08:27 AM)
Ah! I thought of two more (that could possibly start a mini-flame war - so be it):
1. Pronouncing the "i" in Multi, Demi, Semi, etc. as "eye" instead of "ee" (heh, heh - I used a good illustration of why this is wrong in my paranthetic comment above: it's min-ee, not min-eye, no?)
2. Statements that go something like: "she's real pretty" instead of "she's really pretty"-Darwin (June 26, 2009, 11:14 AM)
take them to town square and have them flogged!-f0dder (June 26, 2009, 12:00 PM)
Nothing wrong with a mini-flame. It's been much (way?) too quite around here (anyway?)(anyhow?) lately. :P-40hz (June 26, 2009, 11:54 AM)
When people use quite instead of quiet and quiet instead of quite!Oh quit that!-wraith808 (June 26, 2009, 12:31 PM)
My current pet word peeve: People who don't seem to understand that an apostrophe 's' indicates possession - not the plural. I can't tell you the number of times I've see somebody referring to many of something with an 's.
I find that error really (real?) annoying.
;D-40hz (June 26, 2009, 11:54 AM)
I find that error really (real?) annoying.
;D-40hz (June 26, 2009, 11:54 AM)
(Which reminds me... the overuse of ellipses - my own included!)-wraith808 (June 26, 2009, 01:12 PM)
When people use quite instead of quiet and quiet instead of quite!Oh quit that!-wraith808 (June 26, 2009, 12:31 PM)-cranioscopical (June 26, 2009, 12:40 PM)
Awwww... but it's fun!
(Which reminds me... the overuse of ellipses - my own included!)-wraith808 (June 26, 2009, 01:12 PM)
My current pet word peeve: People who don't seem to understand that an apostrophe 's' indicates possession - not the plural. I can't tell you the number of times I've see somebody referring to many of something with an 's.
I find that error really (real?) annoying.
;D-40hz (June 26, 2009, 11:54 AM)
Well then you must really go crazy over possessives and plural form for words ending in "s"..... I had English teachers who could not get it right! (Remember to consider that ending in "s" doesn't always mean it is a plural form!)-J-Mac (June 26, 2009, 01:55 PM)
I will mention that certain uses of the apostrophe+s to indicate plural form seem to feel very comfortable, while writing it correctly feels awkward. Some even postulate that using 's with certain acronyms and abbreviations that would otherwise look confusing is indeed proper!
Some examples:
Plural of the letter x. xs? Doesn't x's just feel better? Plus in most cases no one would think that it indicates the possessive case of the letter "x".
Another is, "I was using Morse code to send SOSs". Doesn't it feel better to write, "I was using Morse code to send SOS's".
I used to go out of my way to rewrite sentences when trying to make an awkward plural form less confusing. Just like I once went nuts attempting to ensure that I NEVER ended sentences with prepositions. However I finally gave up and I now write it in a way that "feels" right to me - even when I know it is not grammatically correct.
:)
Jim
I'm with you. Anybody who has ever had to deal with the way I speak and write will tell you I'm the first to wing it, either for effect, to make a joke, or just to be sure I'm getting my point across. Once, when criticized for his way he constantly misspelled words, President Andrew Jackson retorted, “It's a damn small mind that can think of only one way to spell a word.” I'd be inclined to go a step further and say the same goes for blind adherence to arbitrary rules when they get in the way of what we're trying to convey.To me yes ... but that's probably a bad thing.
8)
BTW: Did any of that make sense?-40hz (June 26, 2009, 03:51 PM)
I don't know if they still teach it this way, but back when I was in school, possessives that ended in an s were written as an s+apostrophe. As in: Hans' hands were holding Hoss' horses' saddles. (Hmmm...not bad!)-40hz (June 26, 2009, 03:51 PM)
I don't know if they still teach it this way, but back when I was in school, possessives that ended in an s were written as an s+apostrophe. As in: Hans' hands were holding Hoss' horses' saddles. (Hmmm...not bad!)-40hz (June 26, 2009, 03:51 PM)
Definitely the way I learned it in school!-Darwin (June 26, 2009, 05:05 PM)
@40Hz
You might be right person to ask :)
I've heard once that "the possessive case is not allowed for objects as owners" so using i.e. "router's IP address" instead of "IP address of the router" is mistake. Now, looking at your "Be sure to check the box's contents" makes me feel confused.
Could you enlighten me (or post a link to better sources)?-fenixproductions (June 26, 2009, 04:29 PM)
Many writers consider it bad form to use apostrophe -s possessives with pieces of furniture and buildings or inanimate objects in general. Instead of "the desk's edge" (according to many authorities), we should write "the edge of the desk" and instead of "the hotel's windows" we should write "the windows of the hotel." In fact, we would probably avoid the possessive altogether and use the noun as an attributive: "the hotel windows." This rule (if, in fact, it is one) is no longer universally endorsed. We would not say "the radio of that car" instead of "that car's radio" (or the "car radio") and we would not write "the desire of my heart" instead of "my heart's desire." Writing "the edge of the ski" would probably be an improvement over "the ski's edge," however.
Possessive forms (Bedford 36a/Hodges' 15a)
A possessive form of a noun signifies that the noun owns something:
A musician's talent
A woman's ambition
Possessive forms call for a properly placed apostrophe. The placement is different for singular and plural nouns. For this reason, you must know the correct singular and possessive nouns before you can make them possessive.
Singular possessive
The possessive form of a singular noun is an apostrophe followed by the letter "s."
Kramer's hair
Daphne's patience
the car's engine
Words ending with s, z or x generally omit the "s."
Dr. Seuss' sense of humor
Plural possessive
In order to place the apostrophe correctly in plural nouns, you must first be certain of the plural form. If you have questions about these forms, you may want to browse the section on plural nouns above.
For plural nouns ending in "s," add only an apostrophe:
Singers' voices
The cousins' favorite uncle
For plural nouns not ending in "s," add an apostrophe and "s."
Men's clothing
Children's books
I'm getting annoyed with people who can actually remember back to school :huh:-Grorgy (June 26, 2009, 05:43 PM)
Oh - of course if the song belonged to his family it then would be the Joneses' song. ;)-J-Mac (June 26, 2009, 06:16 PM)
Being an American speaker of English (an oxymoron if there ever was one BTW)-40hz (June 26, 2009, 11:18 PM)
Oh - of course if the song belonged to his family it then would be the Joneses' song. ;)-J-Mac (June 26, 2009, 06:16 PM)
*sigh*
it's hard to keep up with them :p-tomos (June 27, 2009, 03:13 AM)
hat's exactly what it is ... business. They have to get enough funding to keep it going to air the sci-fi stuff that we do like. ECW brings in a lot of money. Would you rather they took the high road, then went out of business, and we have no outlet for that stuff?-wraith808
Just as a note for recent "grammar" talks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suxn3gbcF6A
If this link is not working, treat as another annoyance: "this video is not available in your country" messages ;)-fenixproductions (June 27, 2009, 10:10 PM)
Web forms that, after you have filled in all fields - some via a form-filling utility, like LastPass or RoboForm, but some that you must enter manually like your chosen username and password and other one-time entries - they return the form page as "invalid" because they don't like your email address or they want the 9 digit ZIP instead of 5 or vice versa, or the captcha was incorrect - and it wipes out ALL the custom fields, requiring you to enter the stuff all over again. Sometimes they do not specify clearly enough exactly what they didn't like and force you to refill the form several times before you finally realize what they want.-J-Mac
Web forms that, after you have filled in all fields - some via a form-filling utility, like LastPass or RoboForm, but some that you must enter manually like your chosen username and password and other one-time entries - they return the form page as "invalid" because they don't like your email address or they want the 9 digit ZIP instead of 5 or vice versa, or the captcha was incorrect - and it wipes out ALL the custom fields, requiring you to enter the stuff all over again. Sometimes they do not specify clearly enough exactly what they didn't like and force you to refill the form several times before you finally realize what they want.-J-Mac
Solution to this annoying problem if you are a Firefox user:
http://lazarus.interclue.com/-Innuendo (June 29, 2009, 10:50 AM)
she unconsciously(?) wiped her just-licked fingers on the sofa as she was talking!!!!-SKesselman (June 29, 2009, 10:21 PM)
And people wonder why I can't deal with roommates...gross.See, it's attitudes like this that made me learn to eat with my toes!-SKesselman (June 29, 2009, 10:21 PM)
And people wonder why I can't deal with roommates...gross.I see no connection.-SKesselman (June 29, 2009, 10:21 PM)
It costs us a fortune to wash all your towels, you awful smelly people!
Do us a favour by keeping some of them clean. It'll add to our profits or cut our losses, and you never know, we may pass the saving on to you. Or maybe not.
Oh, and as an added bonus, it's good for the environment if we're not doing so much laundry, though we know that you know that we know that that wasn't really a consideration.
though we know that you know that we know that that wasn't really a consideration.
Another hotel with one of those signs in the bathroom saying, to paraphrase 'Please leave the towels you want us to launder in the bath, and we'll leave the rest, because we are lovely caring people and want to do all we can to reduce damage to the environment'.It's just a load of old flannel!-katykaty (July 06, 2009, 01:46 PM)
People who seem to think that by turning on my blinker I am telling them to "Speed up"
ARGH!!!!!!!!! :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:-Josh (July 06, 2009, 04:31 PM)
People who seem to think that by turning on my blinker I am telling them to "Speed up"
ARGH!!!!!!!!! :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:-Josh (July 06, 2009, 04:31 PM)
People who seem to think that by turning on my blinker I am telling them to "Speed up"-Josh (July 06, 2009, 04:31 PM)
Microsoft's "shell game" pricing for Windows and OfficeMust be nuts!-40hz (July 07, 2009, 12:40 PM)
1. people who are intolerant of others
2. the Dutch-Sundog29 (July 07, 2009, 05:13 PM)
There are two types of people I hate in this world
1) People who are intolerant of others' cultures, and
2) The Dutch!
This one will probably get objections and numerous reasons why it is necessary, but I really, really hate it anyway:
Developers - particularly those with a catalog of exactly ONE application - who insist on having their program listed under a company name in Program Files.
Jim-J-Mac (July 07, 2009, 10:25 PM)
Normally I steer away from any movie where I have to look at Mike Meyers. Jim Carrey is in that same corner...so a movie with those two would annoy me to no end!-Shades (July 07, 2009, 10:33 PM)
And what is this: no file version, no date, no nothing in the details of the installation file. I keep all of my downloaded installation files (sometimes other users want versions of software no longer available & no one has a copy). It's a pain to have to make folders with dates or versions for each setup file.-SKesselman (July 07, 2009, 10:57 PM)
My latest peeve - EXE-type installers that are hard coded to require a specific version of .NET Framework.
I have V2.0-SP2; V3.0-SP2; and V3.5-SP1 currently installed.
Now, something I need to install is insisting that V1.1-SP1 also be present.-40hz (July 09, 2009, 11:29 AM)
A .NET 1.1 app cannot run under .net 2.0 and vice versa-wraith808 (July 09, 2009, 12:43 PM)
I was reminded of a pet annoyance of mine yesterday when I had to journey out in the car.
Automatic transmissions - the surest way to turn drivers into inconsiderate morons.
Why? You can bet that the person trundling along at 40kph in a 60kph+ zone with a line of cars behind has an automatic transmission.
They simply have no idea that a high percentage, (here in Australia anyway), of people use manual transmissions and so are behind these idiots stuck in 4th, 3rd or even 2nd gear, (assuming a 5 speed box).
They should ban automatics in anything smaller than a bus, (excepting those people who require one for real disability reasons - not including the lack of eye-hand-foot coordination required for a manual).-4wd (July 09, 2009, 08:10 PM)
OK, I can see being annoyed at people driving too slow, but to make a generalization that all slow drivers must be using automatic transmissions? A little presumptuous, methinks! :huh:-J-Mac (July 09, 2009, 11:10 PM)
So...maybe they're just old?-SKesselman (July 10, 2009, 12:18 AM)
Gay marriage: People like me who don't believe gay marriage should be legally allowed are often called homophobic, and hateful. I have my reasons for thinking this is a bad idea, but these sorts of topics are kind of off limits to the forum. I just want to say that I'm not homophobic or hateful toward homosexuals. I have friends who are gay, have met gay people in the workplace and school, and I enjoy their friendship.-Deozaan (February 28, 2008, 12:55 PM)
It really annoys me (though not "to no end") when a pleasant and joyous feeling like being gay is interpreted as, being a homosexual!-Curt (August 12, 2009, 12:54 PM)
It really annoys me (though not "to no end") when a pleasant and joyous feeling like being gay is interpreted as, being a homosexual!-Curt (August 12, 2009, 12:54 PM)
Unfortunately Curt, that is all 'gay' means, anymore, in the US, at least in modern usage. There is no more, 'he was happy and gay today'!-SKesselman (August 12, 2009, 01:28 PM)
Actually I just discovered that the original words for the stage version, "I'm so pretty and witty and gay" were changed to "I'm so pretty and witty and bright" in the movie version, and most modern presentations of the musical play now use the "bright" version in an attempt to be "PC"... Yikes!-J-Mac (August 12, 2009, 01:48 PM)
BTW, I really liked the "Slow Driver must pull over" Federal Law in the USA-4wd (July 10, 2009, 12:31 AM)
BTW, I really liked the "Slow Driver must pull over" Federal Law in the USA-4wd (July 10, 2009, 12:31 AM)
Hey - what law us that? I might have to start writin' some tickets!-mwb1100 (August 12, 2009, 09:32 PM)
BTW, I really liked the "Slow Driver must pull over" Federal Law in the USA-4wd (July 10, 2009, 12:31 AM)
Hey - what law us that? I might have to start writin' some tickets!-mwb1100 (August 12, 2009, 09:32 PM)
People who seem to think that by turning on my blinker I am telling them to "Speed up"
ARGH!!!!!!!!! :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:-Josh (July 06, 2009, 04:31 PM)
People who seem to think that by turning on my blinker I am telling them to "Speed up"
ARGH!!!!!!!!! :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:-Josh (July 06, 2009, 04:31 PM)
Oops, I forgot to mention to Josh - if anyone's trying to switch lanes, it's a violation to keep them from doing so.
At least in California.-SKesselman (August 12, 2009, 11:04 PM)
The uber-retarded T9 predictive text thingie - atleast the version on my Nokia. I have to keep teaching it the same words over and over because of its limited memory for storing custom words, it has the most bizarre words inbuilt, no editing functionality - all in all a total CITAG (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Citag)! :wallbash:-nosh (August 14, 2009, 03:00 AM)
Any child, outside of America, that is, will know it is "über"I find that hard to ünderstand.-Curt (August 14, 2009, 06:57 AM)
Any child, outside of America, that is, will know it is "über"I find that hard to ünderstand.-Curt (August 14, 2009, 06:57 AM)-cranioscopical (August 14, 2009, 10:07 AM)
But not all of those kiddies have the patience to memorize ASCII or fire up charmap!-nosh (August 14, 2009, 09:56 AM)
But not all of those kiddies have the patience to memorize ASCII or fire up charmap!-nosh (August 14, 2009, 09:56 AM)
You are right; I forgot that an American keyboard is different from mine. On my Danish keyboard the "¨" is the last bütton before "Enter"!-Curt (August 14, 2009, 12:57 PM)
But not all of those kiddies have the patience to memorize ASCII or fire up charmap!-nosh (August 14, 2009, 09:56 AM)
You are right; I forgot that an American keyboard is different from mine. On my Danish keyboard the "¨" is the last bütton before "Enter"!-Curt (August 14, 2009, 12:57 PM)
Unfortunately I am guilty of the same. Unless I have the ASCII code for the character memorized it just gets the letter typed without anything added to modify it. Very much a PITA to type those characters regularly on a standard US keyboard.-J-Mac (August 14, 2009, 10:34 PM)
hey! I thought all dc members loved finding obscure little programmes to make this kind of thing easier!-tomos (August 15, 2009, 01:52 PM)
People who seem to think that by turning on my blinker I am telling them to "Speed up"
ARGH!!!!!!!!! :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:-Josh (July 06, 2009, 04:31 PM)
Oops, I forgot to mention to Josh - if anyone's trying to switch lanes, it's a violation to keep them from doing so.
At least in California.-SKesselman (August 12, 2009, 11:04 PM)
SO many people do this that I believe it is actually unintentional with some folks. It's as if when some people realize that someone else is passing them, they think, "Oh, I must have slowed down too much... let me pick up the pace." It just happens with far too many people to be spiteful. Or maybe I am giving too much credit where it ain't due?
Jim-J-Mac (August 13, 2009, 12:21 AM)
People who seem to think that by turning on my blinker I am telling them to "Speed up"
ARGH!!!!!!!!! :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:-Josh (July 06, 2009, 04:31 PM)
Oops, I forgot to mention to Josh - if anyone's trying to switch lanes, it's a violation to keep them from doing so.
At least in California.-SKesselman (August 12, 2009, 11:04 PM)
SO many people do this that I believe it is actually unintentional with some folks. It's as if when some people realize that someone else is passing them, they think, "Oh, I must have slowed down too much... let me pick up the pace." It just happens with far too many people to be spiteful. Or maybe I am giving too much credit where it ain't due?
Jim-J-Mac (August 13, 2009, 12:21 AM)
I only see this when I change lanes to get away from them. If they speed up while you're clearly trying to go in front of them, then they're not only rude, but they're creating a major safety hazard.
I seem to encounter this when most often when I'm trying to get out of an 'exit only' lane on the freeway.
After having been forced off my path a couple of times, I refuse to be bullied on the freeway. If there are too many cars behind the offending driver for me to wait & get in behind him/her, I'll signal, give them a few seconds, then slowly start to get over. They can move it or lose it. I know this is dangerous, but golly, go figure - they always manage to find it in their hearts to let me in. ;)
I run as many errands as possible at night. It's just too frustrating here in the daytime; there's an idiot in every lane. It's virtually impossible to escape them. At least at night, you can go around them. The Silicon Valley has, without a doubt, the most unaware, rude, reckless and in general, unskilled drivers in the country. Period.-SKesselman (August 15, 2009, 08:10 PM)
But not all of those kiddies have the patience to memorize ASCII or fire up charmap!-nosh (August 14, 2009, 09:56 AM)
You are right; I forgot that an American keyboard is different from mine. On my Danish keyboard the "¨" is the last bütton before "Enter"!-Curt (August 14, 2009, 12:57 PM)
Unfortunately I am guilty of the same. Unless I have the ASCII code for the character memorized it just gets the letter typed without anything added to modify it. Very much a PITA to type those characters regularly on a standard US keyboard.-J-Mac (August 14, 2009, 10:34 PM)
hey! I thought all dc members loved finding obscure little programmes to make this kind of thing easier!
I have to say I love having a german keyboard - I have three extra characters (üöä) on the right-hand side that I can combine with the Control key for shortcuts - especially handy for a left-handed-mouser-mouse-user (only one mouser around here I guess)-tomos (August 15, 2009, 01:52 PM)
You know, I never even looked for such a utility - mainly because I rarely correspond with people who speak languages that use such characters. No excuse, I guess. It would be good to have such an app. I'll go check out the links I see posted now. 8)-J-Mac (August 15, 2009, 11:48 PM)
Operating Systems >:(-Edvard (August 19, 2009, 05:33 PM)
And so what ?!! If I want make a search in google with the word "test", i can !!! Why not in a forum ? it's my problem what I'm looking for !!-Whereismyangel (August 20, 2009, 05:15 AM)
Companies who claim a product is "free" when they mean "Free with severe limitations...aka crippleware".-Josh (December 04, 2009, 06:33 AM)
I never did understand why at places like Sams Club or BJs wholesale they check your receipt on the way out when you have 45 items in the cart. It is not like they are checking each item against the receipt. COME ON, Really? You have to waste my time?-Josh (December 04, 2009, 08:10 AM)
at places like Sams Club or BJs wholesale they check your receipt on the way out when you have 45 items in the cart. It is not like they are checking each item against the receipt. COME ON, Really?I fooled 'em. Bought 2 items, showed the receipt, ran off with the shopping buggy.-Josh (December 04, 2009, 08:10 AM)
I fooled 'em. Bought 2 items, showed the receipt, ran off with the shopping buggy.-cranioscopical (December 04, 2009, 09:31 AM)
Christmas... when it starts in October!-cranioscopical (December 05, 2009, 09:04 AM)
Any sooner would have lent no credence to that comment ;)Christmas... when it starts in October!-cranioscopical (December 05, 2009, 09:04 AM)
Soon it will be starting the day after Easter. (he said only half-serious)-Innuendo (December 05, 2009, 02:31 PM)
I think I will never understand that not so many people seem to care about. My colleges just accepted scenario that their goods may disappear someday.-fenixproductions (December 06, 2009, 07:37 PM)
I cannot imagine anybody stealing a 'used' mug from someone they hardly know. Yuck!-Innuendo (December 06, 2009, 09:15 PM)
fenix, while your English is normally outstanding, I think the word you were looking for was colleagues. :)Fixed. Thanks.-Innuendo (December 06, 2009, 09:15 PM)
But to address your post, I cannot imagine anybody stealing a 'used' mug from someone they hardly know. Yuck!Not really "used".-Innuendo (December 06, 2009, 09:15 PM)
- your electricity seems to be steady..., or is it Crisis, jumping?-Curt (December 06, 2009, 04:42 PM)
And we are going to be charged 35% more each year for the next 3 yearsIt's shocking that they would socket to you in that way!-CleverCat (December 07, 2009, 12:34 AM)
What doesn't annoy me?-superboyac (December 08, 2009, 04:32 PM)
He he...yeah, you got me there.What doesn't annoy me?-superboyac (December 08, 2009, 04:32 PM)
How about the picture of that 'girl with the basket' I posted in response to your leather messenger bag question? :P-40hz (December 08, 2009, 07:10 PM)
Some years ago, I upgraded ImageMagick, only to find that all my server-side code-- which automatically generated thumbnails from uploaded images-- had started spewing all over itself, chewing up CPU, and creating some of the most hideously deformed thumbnail images ever. See, I was used to using the following command::-\
# mogrify -geometry 60x999 blah.s.jpg
...to scale the thumbnail proportionally to 60 pixels wide, with the height being whatever is consistent with the same aspect ratio and 60 pixels wide. A 600x400 picture would become a 60x40 thumbnail. The "999" was a special key number, you see-- it told ImageMagick to scale proportionally. Apparently they'd never bothered to code a proper option for only specifying one dimension, so this hack was the best they could do.
So I upgraded, and found that my thumnails were now... 60 pixels wide, and 999 pixels tall. They'd removed the special handling.
Now I use "9999" for that command. It's still an awful hack, but at least it isn't chewing up my CPU as it tries to blow everything up to a thousand vertical pixels every time someone uploads something. At least, until they change something else and I have to make it "99999".
Christmas... when it starts in October!-cranioscopical (December 05, 2009, 09:04 AM)
Valentine's DayYou heartless devil!-Deozaan (December 09, 2009, 02:50 PM)
It's taking time out! And we are going to be charged 35% more each year for the next 3 years.... >:(-CleverCat (December 07, 2009, 12:34 AM)
People on forums who feel they need to reply to every single post in every single thread. Or in a similar instance, people who reply to every post in a post they initiate even when their input is not required.-Josh (December 09, 2009, 05:49 PM)
People on forums who feel they need to reply to every single post in every single thread. Or in a similar instance, people who reply to every post in a post they initiate even when their input is not required.-Josh (December 09, 2009, 05:49 PM)
It's taking time out! And we are going to be charged 35% more each year for the next 3 years.... >:(-CleverCat (December 07, 2009, 12:34 AM)
Oh? Are they telling you it is only going to be three years? I bet as they get close to the end of year 3 something will happen and the deadline will either be extended or they'll just make that the permanent price. :(-Innuendo (December 09, 2009, 05:41 PM)
People on forums who feel they need to reply to every single post in every single thread. Or in a similar instance, people who reply to every post in a post they initiate even when their input is not required.-Josh (December 09, 2009, 05:49 PM)
I don't feel the need to post in every thread, but most of the time I will reply to posts if I initiated the thread. I usually ask for advice or assistance, and if someone gives it, I feel I should thank them - whether Josh is annoyed by that or not!! :P :P :P
Jim ;D-J-Mac (December 09, 2009, 09:23 PM)
Install programs that DO NOT put an uninstall link in the start menu!Amen to that - or, well, I can live without uninstall links in the start menu as long as the program appears under add/remove programs. Samarost is an example of something that did neither... of course you only have to delete it's files to uninstall since it's flash based, but when it comes with an installer and not just a zip... this feels wrong.-Josh (January 04, 2010, 02:07 PM)
The version of daemon tools I just installed adds an entry in programs and features in Win7 x64 and x86.-Josh (January 04, 2010, 04:21 PM)
I realize i omitted most of that in my post, it was done ironically.-Side Note
How about 17 page long threads filled with nothing but people griping? :)-Innuendo (January 17, 2010, 11:12 AM)
...but I do expect that people show some sort of intelligence...-Josh (January 17, 2010, 12:20 AM)
As long as it's not being pointed out to writers, it will just become more and more accepted.
I think Carol has described this before as, 'entropy'.-SKesselman (January 17, 2010, 05:44 PM)
Personally, grammar & punctuation errors only bother me if I sense that a post is inconsiderate to the reader, in general.
Infrequent errors are inevitable, but lack of structure, rambling, etc., are signs of thoughtlessness IMO.
It's the writer's job - not the reader's - to make a post or article understandable.-SKesselman (January 17, 2010, 05:44 PM)
I think atrophy might be closer than entropy.I would award you a trophy but it might be wasted were you to decline.-Target (January 17, 2010, 06:23 PM)
I think atrophy might be closer than entropy.I would award you a trophy but it might be wasted were you to decline.-Target (January 17, 2010, 06:23 PM)-cranioscopical (January 17, 2010, 08:43 PM)
I think atrophy might be closer than entropy.I would award you a trophy but it might be wasted were you to decline.-Target (January 17, 2010, 06:23 PM)-cranioscopical (January 17, 2010, 08:43 PM)
it can only go downhill from here...-Target (January 17, 2010, 08:46 PM)
I think atrophy might be closer than entropy.I would award you a trophy but it might be wasted were you to decline.-Target (January 17, 2010, 06:23 PM)-cranioscopical (January 17, 2010, 08:43 PM)
it can only go downhill from here...-Target (January 17, 2010, 08:46 PM)
Another universal truth!-cranioscopical (January 17, 2010, 08:48 PM)
- always a pleasure to read your posts, Sarah :-)-Curt (January 17, 2010, 05:56 PM)
unfortunately I have no response to this (I'm paralysed!!)Another universal truth!I think atrophy might be closer than entropy.I would award you a trophy but it might be wasted were you to decline.-Target (January 17, 2010, 06:23 PM)-cranioscopical (January 17, 2010, 08:43 PM)
it can only go downhill from here...-Target (January 17, 2010, 08:46 PM)-cranioscopical (January 17, 2010, 08:48 PM)-Target (January 17, 2010, 10:10 PM)
I'm paralysed!!Not another disorder!-Target (January 17, 2010, 10:10 PM)
a universal north-pole?Yet another of Target's theories goes south!-Curt (January 18, 2010, 06:59 AM)
a universal north-pole?Yet another of Target's theories goes south!-Curt (January 18, 2010, 06:59 AM)-cranioscopical (January 18, 2010, 05:24 PM)
sadly, there's a pattern emerging here...a universal north-pole?Yet another of Target's theories goes south!-Curt (January 18, 2010, 06:59 AM)-cranioscopical (January 18, 2010, 05:24 PM)-Target (January 18, 2010, 05:50 PM)
- do you mean, south is becoming north, or the poles are e.. merging?-Curt (January 18, 2010, 05:59 PM)
Another wise Krakow yours?- do you mean, south is becoming north, or the poles are e.. merging?-Curt (January 18, 2010, 05:59 PM)
i can't be positive-Target (January 18, 2010, 06:04 PM)
Another wise Krakow yours?-cranioscopical (January 18, 2010, 10:52 PM)
I love that episode.
Quote South Park
"I am not your buddy, Guy"
"I am not your Guy, Friend"
"I am not your friend, Pal"
"I am not your Pal, Buddy"-Josh (March 02, 2010, 08:23 AM)
iPhones! >:(:up:-40hz (March 02, 2010, 10:58 PM)
Especially now that I own one!:down:-40hz (March 02, 2010, 10:58 PM)
iPhones! >:(:up:-40hz (March 02, 2010, 10:58 PM)Especially now that I own one!:down:-40hz (March 02, 2010, 10:58 PM)
...:)-f0dder (March 03, 2010, 01:40 AM)
People that forward crap to everyone in their addressbook and have no clue what BCC is or why they should use it. >:(-app103 (March 03, 2010, 05:19 AM)
People who promise they will send something that belongs to a larger group of people only to keep giving excuses
*cough* BABY CODY *cough*
;-) We all love you app103!-Josh (March 03, 2010, 05:45 AM)
People that forward crap to everyone in their addressbook and have no clue what BCC is or why they should use it. >:(-app103 (March 03, 2010, 05:19 AM)
I wholeheartedly second that and have given my friends numerous hints to no avail!-CleverCat (March 03, 2010, 11:53 PM)
I just can't stand having to send out that canned response + threat to people I know and generally like.-app103 (March 04, 2010, 10:34 AM)
"Shut yer pie hole!"Alright, then why don't you seal your cucumber-sandwich orifice, vicar? :)
cucumber-sandwich orifice-cranioscopical (March 04, 2010, 04:50 PM)
Kids who say "like" in every sentence. I want to stab my ears with pencils.-zridling (March 15, 2010, 08:58 PM)
People with pencils sticking out of their ears!-cranioscopical (March 15, 2010, 10:09 PM)
Kids who say "like" in every sentence. I want to stab my ears with pencils.Have to agree with Zaine, though. I can't stand hearing "like' in every sentence, either.-zridling (March 15, 2010, 08:58 PM)-Darwin (March 15, 2010, 11:19 PM)
Developers which decide that:
A. think their application MUST launch at system startup, regardless of the option I choose during installation
B. choose to create a start menu folder which contains the VERSION number without deleting or detecting previous versions thus resulting in APP V1.0, APP V1.1, APP V1.110, APP V1.2, etc in the start menu.-Josh (May 17, 2010, 08:33 PM)
Developers which decide that:
A. think their application MUST launch at system startup, regardless of the option I choose during installation
B. choose to create a start menu folder which contains the VERSION number without deleting or detecting previous versions thus resulting in APP V1.0, APP V1.1, APP V1.110, APP V1.2, etc in the start menu.-Josh (May 17, 2010, 08:33 PM)
No to mention developers who insist on naming their company something entirely unrelated to their - or any - software and then using that name in the installer pkg. Which ultimately results in you looking for APP V1.0 and finally finding it in C:\Program Files\Pepito's Pizza Factory and Software Inc\.
C'mon! Get off the high stinking horse and just use the software app's name!
Jim-J-Mac (May 17, 2010, 09:24 PM)
Blame installshield because a developer doesn't learn to use a tool they are choosing to use? What sense does that make? When I played with installshield some 3 years ago, as a very novice developer, I found that option in a matter of 15 minutes.-Josh (May 18, 2010, 09:48 AM)
On a related note - software products that provide the option to download the installer as either an EXE or a ZIP file - but where the ZIP file contains nothing but the same EXE file.Ha! Seriously...goes back to what I once said about installers for the tiny, little 500k software saying "Please wait, this may take a few minutes." I don't it has ever taken even a minute...even back on my 486 machine.
Umm...there's a thing called broadband, guys! Shaving 48K off a 3MB EXE file by zipping it is hardly worth the effort anymore.
:P-40hz (May 18, 2010, 12:46 PM)
Soo... a software developer can create a program that we trust to run on our computers but he/she cannot figure out how to make the installer work? Hmm... Makes one wonder... :-\
Jim-J-Mac (May 18, 2010, 01:12 PM)
Soo... a software developer can create a program that we trust to run on our computers but he/she cannot figure out how to make the installer work? Hmm... Makes one wonder... :-\
Jim-J-Mac (May 18, 2010, 01:12 PM)
My thoughts exactly.-Josh (May 18, 2010, 01:23 PM)
wraith, I posted this as MY annoyance; why are you soo annoyed by my annoyance that you find it necessary to post your own annoyance with my annoyance here in the Annoyance thread? (Let's see someone diagram THAT sentence!)
I don’t see other folks counter-posting against other members' annoyances! This is my own personal, petty, seething annoyance! Let it be already!! :P :P
Jim-J-Mac (May 18, 2010, 02:11 PM)
My pet annoyance: People who jump to a conclusion about why someone or something is the way they/it are, and then they proceed to go and judge or get annoyed over that reasoning even though it never existed outside of their own minds.
[edit] And my pet annoyance 2: Everyone suffering from Morton’s Demon (http://home.entouch.net/dmd/mortonsdemon.htm).-Eóin (May 18, 2010, 04:09 PM)
You make decisions every day based on false assumptions about other people, immediate pay-offs, your memory versus imagination, and familiarity versus fondness, just to name a few. Want to learn more about your mind's crazy decision engine? This illustrated guide can help.
This multi-page illustrated treatise on cognitive biases, hosted at Scribd and embedded below, does a fantastic job of translating the stuff of college textbooks and all-too-brief Wikipedia explanations into lunch break reading. Digging through it might make you afraid of how your mind works, or send you on a journey to think a bit more about how you arrive at what you decide.
Hello Everyone,
A big thank you for all the interest in this study guide. It was
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However, the authors of the wiki article have expressed some
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corrected. Thank you for your interest.
Sincere apologies for any troubles this caused!
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When potentially interesting articles get pulled because somebody "expresses concern".
re: the above-referenced article.Hello Everyone,
A big thank you for all the interest in this study guide. It was
originally created as a fun introduction that took the Cognitive
Bias wiki and tried to make it easier to memorize.
However, the authors of the wiki article have expressed some
concern over the accuracy of certain entries. The document is
being taken down for the time being until that can be
corrected. Thank you for your interest.
Sincere apologies for any troubles this caused!
Eric
:huh: :(-Edvard (May 21, 2010, 05:43 AM)
Not sure if it's been said in this thread, but I'm sure it warrants repeating anyways... ;)
Programs that steal focus! Pure evil! >:(-Renegade (May 21, 2010, 06:33 AM)
Programs that steal focus! Pure evil! >:(I agree that this is a terrible thing.-Renegade (May 21, 2010, 06:33 AM)
Late to the party again...-ewemoa (July 04, 2011, 03:16 AM)
Programs that HAVE an installer, but don't include an uninstaller. And, by extension, programs whose uninstallers don't completely uninstall all of the app's files.Yes, not happy with either of these. If practical, much prefer apps which require no installation steps apart from extraction, and correspondingly can be uninstalled with a simple folder deletion.-kyrathaba (July 04, 2011, 06:17 PM)
"The Witcher 2" with fabulous graphics and no possibility to take a screenshot*.
*) Except buying FRAPS or taking the risk with with ATI TrayTools.-fenixproductions (July 04, 2011, 03:09 AM)
Traffic lights in the United States.
With all the technology we have, why are these things still being manufactured with such an antiquated electrical design? Most of them can't even automatically reset themselves following a power failure. Talk about a joke. >:(-40hz (July 04, 2011, 08:34 PM)
BTW Fort Lauderdale PD has a ticket called *Improper Start* and they gave me my very own copy a while back.-crabby3 (June 14, 2013, 09:51 AM)
what constitutes a "Proper Start"-Stoic Joker (June 14, 2013, 11:36 AM)
BTW Fort Lauderdale PD has a ticket called *Improper Start* and they gave me my very own copy a while back.-crabby3 (June 14, 2013, 09:51 AM)
Having a rather (shall we say) colorful driving history (street racing), I positively must know what constitutes a "Proper Start"? Even now that I'm pushing 50 I seldom get more than half the rated mileage off a set of tires.-Stoic Joker (June 14, 2013, 11:36 AM)
what constitutes a "Proper Start"-Stoic Joker (June 14, 2013, 11:36 AM)
In my state it means: NO rubber/NO squeal. 8)-40hz (June 14, 2013, 11:43 AM)
Kit-Kat commercials on TV.
I don't know why they think the sound of somebody loudly chewing their product makes you want to buy it. Or that biting into a candy bar can induce an orgasm - as the expressions on the ad actor's faces (especially the women's) seem to imply.-40hz (June 14, 2013, 11:06 AM)
what constitutes a "Proper Start"-Stoic Joker (June 14, 2013, 11:36 AM)
In my state it means: NO rubber/NO squeal. 8)-40hz (June 14, 2013, 11:43 AM)
Yeah mine to (Florida - same as crabby), but god...that's just so boring. I like to enjoy driving as an activity.. So any time I can get someone to drop their phone to give me the finger I look at as a win. My antics would not have surprised them had they too been paying attention all along.
@crabby - 360 is a damn fine engine. I've got one in my 02 Dodge Dakota.
In my distant youth I frequently left the cop standing there scratching their head trying to figure out how the hell to describe what I was doing on the ticket. I managed to negotiate that confusion down to careless driving about 35 times.
...But officer how can you say I was doing 95mph on the street...(caught on radar after launching the bike over a set of tracks 6-8 feet in the air)...if I wasn't even touching it??-Stoic Joker (June 14, 2013, 12:06 PM)
Ah! Yes, a 327 would make much more sense in a Chevy. I was trying to post in a hurry and not thinking.-Stoic Joker (June 14, 2013, 12:43 PM)
Riddle: What is really annoying and never stops. No... not Pawn Stars... junk mail.
After over 3 years of emails and phone calls... the crap has slowed from a deluge to a drizzle. :( ...not stopped.
... death, taxes and junk mail.-crabby3 (June 14, 2013, 01:54 PM)
Riddle: What is really annoying and never stops. No... not Pawn Stars... junk mail.
After over 3 years of emails and phone calls... the crap has slowed from a deluge to a drizzle. :( ...not stopped.
... death, taxes and junk mail.-crabby3 (June 14, 2013, 01:54 PM)
I solved my spam problems with good software that deletes them before I even download them on my pop3 server. The phone call problem I solved with a call-blocker. Now if I can only solve the taxes and death..... :P-Tinman57 (June 16, 2013, 08:08 PM)
People who go to the gym and smell like they've bathed in cologne or perfume.People who don't use cologne or perfume and smell like they've been to the gym.-Josh (June 17, 2013, 07:25 AM)
People who go to the gym and smell like they've bathed in cologne or perfume.People who don't use cologne or perfume and smell like they've been to the gym.-Josh (June 17, 2013, 07:25 AM)-cranioscopical (June 17, 2013, 12:01 PM)
Jim — Phew!People who go to the gym and smell like they've bathed in cologne or perfume.People who don't use cologne or perfume and smell like they've been to the gym.-Josh (June 17, 2013, 07:25 AM)-cranioscopical (June 17, 2013, 12:01 PM)
People who use cologne or perfume and still smell like they've been to the gym.-wraith808 (June 17, 2013, 12:25 PM)
what constitutes a "Proper Start"-Stoic Joker (June 14, 2013, 11:36 AM)
In my state it means: NO rubber/NO squeal. 8)-40hz (June 14, 2013, 11:43 AM)
My pet annoyance: People who jump to a conclusion about why someone or something is the way they/it are, and then they proceed to go and judge or get annoyed over that reasoning even though it never existed outside of their own minds.-Eóin (May 18, 2010, 04:09 PM)
What annoys me over and over and...
Non-answers!
Question: Is it raining hard where you are?
Answer: I have a state of the art umbrella!-crabby3 (June 14, 2013, 04:56 AM)
what constitutes a "Proper Start"-Stoic Joker (June 14, 2013, 11:36 AM)
In my state it means: NO rubber/NO squeal. 8)-40hz (June 14, 2013, 11:43 AM)
No glove, no love?-Darwin (June 17, 2013, 06:50 PM)
Acronyms. WTF ?You're username is perfect for this thread.-crabby3 (June 18, 2013, 08:44 AM)
That and "Emo" anything. :down:Don't watch the latest Muppet movie...emo Kermit.-40hz (June 17, 2013, 10:43 PM)
Acronyms. WTF ?You're username is perfect for this thread.-crabby3 (June 18, 2013, 08:44 AM)-superboyac (July 17, 2013, 07:23 PM)