Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

andruoid · Jun 29, 2015

LOveWerks said:
I can't wait to be done with Beast Mobile, and get a fully rootable phone... I envy bjacks12, and anyone in this thread that
possesses a phone with
root privileges.

My finances await the
day, when I can flash what kernel or ROM, whenever I want - LW

I rooted and flashed so many ROMS on my HTC Desire. That was a fun phone. Haven't had anything like it since.

My current phone is a Samsung Alpha which has very little flashable ROM options, if any. Sure, it can be rooted but the last 2 phones I've owned are more stable with stock ROMS.

If WiFiKill was around I'd at least root. Very handy app but n/a really since 4.x came out.

bjacks12 · Jun 29, 2015

Android blogs that originate from the developing world.....are interesting.

EDIT: From developing world, I don't mean the developer industry....I mean developing countries.

mikedt · Jun 29, 2015

bjacks12 said:
Android blogs that originate from the developing world.....are interesting.

EDIT: From developing world, I don't mean the developer industry....I mean developing countries.

Probably because they're featuring brands and devices you would never see at Best Buy or Verizon...

things like Xiaomi, Meizu, Karbonn, Micromax, etc. On the other hand I've never seen a Droid, except in Star Wars movies.

kct1975 · Jun 29, 2015

Clementine_3 said:
Today. Today grinds my gears.

First work thing: Let's find the most complicated piece of testing and give it to the new person. Oh, you don't have a clue about how to do it? Ask ol' "Clemmy", she'll help. Sure. I will. I will take multiple hours and explain what needs to be done and how to do it. I will update your files because some idiot built them wrong, you were set up to fail. So, now we can proceed together. Run that in and when it bombs out (that's OK, it's supposed to) we will go to the second batch of files and I'll fix those too. There we go, now we have it right. Yes, you're welcome and it's OK, it's not like I had my own stuff to do. Sorry no one trained you right.

Next up: I get an email from an "off-shore" tester. Hey, can you look at this 'cause I'm all confused. Sure, I'll look. Multiple conversations between her and the coder had taken place. She's right, coder's wrong (as usual). I know the coder is wrong but decide to double check before replying. Wrong move. I asked my quasi-supervisor what she thinks; am I right in thinking all these files DON'T have to be updated? No, no you are wrong, they ALL need updating. OK, ugh, thanks. So I reply to the email that I'll have to update the files (because "off-shore" isn't allowed to touch them), and asked the coder what is needed specifically. Three seconds later my stupid quasi-ass-supervisor replies that nothing needs to be updated on our end, the coder needs to fix the code. Yeah, thanks for making me look foolish when I knew I was right to begin with. Thanks for taking the time to not understand what I was asking you before. Idiot. UGH.

Clementine_3 said:
The day just gets better and better. lol.

I went to make a sandwich and the bread has a bit of blue mold on it. Of course it does.

Some idiot ran from the police near the park that is in walking distance from my house. There are now helicopters circling around. I really HATE helicopters. I could care less about the person they are looking for, I have two German Shepherds!

Shudda stayed in bed this morning. Oh, yeah, internet was out when I got up too. hahaha. I quit.

Clementine_3 said:
Dear McDonald's. I really had a crappy day. All I wanted (not really, I was hungry and didn't feel like cooking) was a fish sandwich. It was made with two bottom buns. That's just not a good thing to serve someone who is borderline (that border's been crossed really) OCD. I ate it but it was super annoying and, pardon the pun, hard to swallow. Had I not been in such a bad mood I would have driven back to yell at you. Jerks. Thanks for adding to my misery.

Clementine_3 said:
I think I may have made the right decision to not mow the lawn tonight. hahaha. Thought it best not to push that button!

Clementine And The Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Sorry, not to poke fun, but I have been there and done that.

kct1975 · Jun 29, 2015

LOveWerks said:
I send encouragement to kct1975, because ANYTHING that has to with the US Gov't should have a large banner that reads:

"Hurry up, and Wait"

Wish me weather luck in tomorrow's travels. Street music is all that I'm able to do right now, and the money is needed.
LW

Thank you LoveWerks!

I am starting to get used to all of the crap paperwork [emoji12]

Good Luck to you!

LOveWerks · Jun 30, 2015

Mowed the grass yesterday, and found two ticks on my body - one last night on my knee, and one today on my leg.

They didn't seem embedded, but no one
likes the thought of
Lyme disease, or
anything else microbial
being transmitted to
their bloodstream.

But, when you have the most wonderful, caring and loving human being ever to be had by the likes of me in my life, ticks - lawn mowing - and my daily chronic pain - become secondary.

I know. This is a rant thread. So, I suppose that I'm ranting - in a good way - about the woman in my life, M.

Even with her quirks, and occasional moodiness - she completes me, literally and figuratively.

I'm a sucker for romance. Especially hers. I'm so blessed - LW

kct1975 · Jun 30, 2015

LOveWerks said:
Mowed the grass yesterday, and found two ticks on my body - one last night on my knee, and one today on my leg.

They didn't seem embedded, but no one
likes the thought of
Lyme disease, or
anything else microbial
being transmitted to
their bloodstream.

But, when you have the most wonderful, caring and loving human being ever to be had by the likes of me in my life, ticks - lawn mowing - and my daily chronic pain - become secondary.

I know. This is a rant thread. So, I suppose that I'm ranting - in a good way - about the woman in my life, M.

Even with her quirks, and occasional moodiness - she completes me, literally and figuratively.

I'm a sucker for romance. Especially hers. I'm so blessed - LW

God Bless You!

I am glad that you have the love of your life in your life. [emoji6]

My God be with you!

Personally I hope some day to find my partner and the love of my life.

LOveWerks · Jul 1, 2015

As I've written before, the only emotion - or feeling, if you will - that can bring all of us around the world together, in the truest sense - is Love.

When I first joined Android Forums back in 2011, I was in a relationship that I believed to be real, and true. My health was even worse then than now, and the woman whom I believed to be my true love caused me to make decisions, due to my health and finances, that completely removed my music, and all of its related equipment: recording studio, keyboards, custom-built electric and acoustic guitars, mics, stands - everything down to the gold-connected studio reference cables, and related electronics - GONE.

Then, she kicked me to the curb - blocked access to the storage unit that had other equipment, family heirlooms, EVEN MY GRANDFATHER, AND MY MOM AND DAD'S CREMAINS...

I have gotten the police involved, and after all of this time - I will soon have all of these items back in my possession.

I know what hate is, and that woman had a LOT of it. I went through chemo homeless, living in shelters and even out of my SUV...

Times were tough, but, I met a woman, developed a relationship, and found everything that I had believed in to still hold truth... yes, life is still a struggle, from chronic pain, mental illness, and my physical limitations - but, I have someone who loves and believes in me.

You can't ask for much more than that LW

crazynapkinman · Jul 1, 2015

I love it when my manager, who does nothing but sit at a desk and try to delegate tasks (fails), comes by and sees an issue with a printer and instead of DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT HIMSELF (because that would require real work and helpfulness) he points at it and says it needs fixing. Thanks for being part of the team and a leader... A**hole.

Dngrsone · Jul 1, 2015

crazynapkinman said:
I love it when my manager, who does nothing but sit at a desk and try to delegate tasks (fails), comes by and sees an issue with a printer and instead of DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT HIMSELF (because that would require real work and helpfulness) he points at it and says it needs fixing. Thanks for being part of the team and a leader... A**hole.

... then again, he'd probably screw it up worse and take down the entire network or something.

What's grinding my gears right now is my fridge. It's all of two years old, and I have trying to get the icemaker replaced since November. Dngrswife did the math for me and that's eight months.

Eight months! Five times I've had to turn off my fridge and thaw it out. Three times, they've come out and forgotten to bring the icemaker that's been sitting on their shelf since December. Finally they come out today: wrong part.

To top it off, I plugged the fridge back in after they left, and the fan stopped working. So now, I am out a refrigerator until they can order that part and get it in (and then they get around to coming around my neighborhood again...).

I'm about to make some phone calls and tell someone to take their fridge and shove it somewhere painful...

kct1975 · Jul 1, 2015

Dngrsone said:
... then again, he'd probably screw it up worse and take down the entire network or something.

What's grinding my gears right now is my fridge. It's all of two years old, and I have trying to get the icemaker replaced since November. Dngrswife did the math for me and that's eight months.

Eight months! Five times I've had to turn off my fridge and thaw it out. Three times, they've come out and forgotten to bring the icemaker that's been sitting on their shelf since December. Finally they come out today: wrong part.

To top it off, I plugged the fridge back in after they left, and the fan stopped working. So now, I am out a refrigerator until they can order that part and get it in (and then they get around to coming around my neighborhood again...).

I'm about to make some phone calls and tell someone to take their fridge and shove it somewhere painful...

That sux!

Personally I think I would contact the manufacturer, let them know about all of your problems, and demand either a replacement or at least a steep discount on a new fridge.

Gmash · Jul 1, 2015

My rant is about idiotic celebrities spouting their idiotic ideas to their dimwitted Twitter followers. Yeah I'm sure Jim Carrey is more knowledgeable about vaccinations than, oh, every sane doctor and scientist on the planet. :mad:

Clementine_3 · Jul 1, 2015

Wait. Are you saying everything on Twitter isn't true?

Gmash · Jul 1, 2015

Clementine_3 said:
Wait. Are you saying everything on Twitter isn't true?

<whispers> Shhh....they're listening.

Of course I would never say such a thing. All da tweets be da troof!!

LOveWerks · Jul 1, 2015

When it comes to the 'Net, even Wikipedia needs citations when it has to do with subject matter that needs further research.

Celebrities are able to share their opinions because they've got followers up the wazoo, on social networks like Twitter.

I've always believed in childhood vaccinations like measles, mumps and rubella. Yet, there are newer vaccinations coming to the forefront that may eventually cure cancer, or ALS - yet, my worry is when the time comes when the human genome becomes affected, creating Homo Sapiens 2.0.

I've never been a big Jim Carrey fan, so, whatever he posts on Twitter will not be noticed on my radar.

Good luck with the fridge, Dngrsone/Wife, and may everyone approach the upcoming Fourth Of July weekend with a reasonable sense
of sanity. LW

bjacks12 · Jul 1, 2015

I'm OK with some of Jim Carrey's work, but I find his positions to be wrong on vaccines and guns.

Dngrsone · Jul 1, 2015

Dear self-obsessed media hound: not everyone carries their phone around 24/7. Sometimes they misplace it, other times they plug it into a charger. Sometimes, they even leave MyFace open whilst it is charging.

No one is obligated to answer you when you message them. Particularly when they don't even have their phone in front of them.

Personally, if it were me you took that BS attitude with, I would have blocked you.

Oh, and as a warning to all my internet friends out there: I am not a twit, therefore I do not Twitter. If you 'hashtag' anything at me, don't be surprised if you find yourself ignored and friendless.

Gmash · Jul 1, 2015

I'm not on Twitter, but a lot of Hollywood types are upset about the new mandatory vaccination law in California. Mr Carrey is just getting the most attention for his inane (or insane?) rant. Bonus points for calling Gov Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown a "corporate fascist" lol

.
(Loved "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind", btw)

PattiCakeUS · Jul 1, 2015

Dngrsone said:
If you 'hashtag' anything at me, don't be surprised if you find yourself ignored and friendless.

OK, that does it. I'm gonna 'poundsign' you now

Dngrsone · Jul 1, 2015

PattiCakeUS said:
OK, that does it. I'm gonna 'poundsign' you now

... And you will be dead to me. [emoji14]

PattiCakeUS · Jul 1, 2015

Dngrsone said:
... And you will be dead to me. [emoji14]

Hey, come on now - you said no 'hashtag' silliness, I played by the rules!!

Dngrsone · Jul 1, 2015

PattiCakeUS said:
Hey, come on now - you said no 'hashtag' silliness, I played by the rules!!

LOL

mikedt · Jul 2, 2015

The only hashtag I've ever used is #FirstWorldProblems. I did try Twitter when it first became popular, but then lost interest and deleted my account.

I just don't care what celebs have to say really. I might like their movies or songs or whatever, but Jim Carrey or Tom Cruise or Lady Gaga on Twitter, just doesn't interest me in the slightest.

Kaat72 · Jul 2, 2015

10,460 rant posts in this thread. If we would have to choose, which would end up in the top 3 of best Rants of all time?

EarlyMon · Jul 2, 2015

Kaat72 said:
10,460 rant posts in this thread. If we would have to choose, which would end up in the top 3 of best Rants of all time?

Hard to say.

Could you prepare a synopsis for each one so we could create a poll?

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