Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

[Revenant Ghost]

I lost my eyeglasses today.

 

[mikedt]

[day job]

Doesn't matter. By that logic, your clothes are a device. Your keys are a device. Your tongue is a device. But no sane person would classify them as that.

device (noun)
A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment:

By the dictionary definition keys are a device, as is a lock. However I wouldn't call items of apparel or human body parts, devices.

It's just as smarmy and contemptful as marketers that try to rebrand something to suit their agenda. Like wanting a gig to be 1000 instead of 1024.

I never listen to marketers much myself, but I do teach English for a living. BTW what's a "gig", a type of boat or something?

It's even permeated into Windows, too. "Updating your device" ? Really? It's a damn PC, not a raspberry pi emulating one.

Well I wouldn't call a tablet a PC, and of course Windows itself might not know the form factor of the device it's actually running on. I do have a Windows 10 tablet, but I don't have a PC.


[/day job]

 

[Clementine_3]

Stupid time changes. *yawn* it's too early dogs!

 

[Dngrsone]

Doesn't matter. By that logic, your clothes are a device. Your keys are a device. Your tongue is a device. But no sane person would classify them as that.

It's just as smarmy and contemptful as marketers that try to rebrand something to suit their agenda. Like wanting a gig to be 1000 instead of 1024.

It's even permeated into Windows, too. "Updating your device" ? Really? It's a damn PC, not a raspberry pi emulating one.

Heh. I'd guess then that you'd have total conniptions over my daughter's reference to anything electronic as "technology".

 

[Deleted User]

Heh. I'd guess then that you'd have total conniptions over my daughter's reference to anything electronic as "technology".

Well at least she doesn't call it "IT".

 

[mikedt]

This is a good article about devices, technology and/or IT.

http://livelifewithyourkids.com/2015/07/why-we-bring-our-devices-to-the-dinner-table/

 

[Dngrsone]

So, whilst watching some sordid hysterical romance of a television show with Dngrswife, I saw once again the tired trope of cutting one's palm to serve personal blood to whatever the cause is of the day.

FFS, does not anyone in Hollyweird see how stupid that is? If you are going to cut yourself, would it make much more sense to nick the back of your hand, which would heal quickly and not impair the use of said hand?

But no, this is Hollyweird, after all... the wound will miraculously heal before the next scene and no one will be in the least bit inconvenienced.

 

[Deleted User]

Ultra rich tax avoiders.

 

[zuben el genub]

Ultra rich tax avoiders.

That's about all of them. Fanboys of the rich and famous. Including corporations.

 

[Deleted User]

That's about all of them. Fanboys of the rich and famous. Including corporations.

Yes, nothing will change.

 

[shalemail]

Chinese? Japanese? Korean? SPAM ALL OVER MY ANDROID FORUMS, really really grinds my gears.

 

[codezer0]

Chinese? Japanese? Korean? SPAM ALL OVER MY ANDROID FORUMS, really really grinds my gears.

I guess @mikedt is being put on notice.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I guess @mikedt is being put on notice.

Well Mike does post in English-

 

[Unforgiven]

Chinese? Japanese? Korean? SPAM ALL OVER MY ANDROID FORUMS, really really grinds my gears.

QFT

 

[shalemail]

I guess @mikedt is being put on notice.

Nope I love @mikedt his posts are relevant.

 

[TheToddDroid]

I'm tired of mindless hate. Like hating a casting despite you not seeing the person actually perform the role.

or hate on a movie before it even releases.

Finally, hating someone for their opinion just because they disagree. That's annoying.

 

[Clementine_3]

^^^^ I hate that post

 

[no one]

To be fair, most new movies suck anyway. I honestly can't remember the last time I actually wanted to see a movie.

 

[Deleted User]

To be fair, most new movies suck anyway. I honestly can't remember the last time I actually wanted to see a movie.

Totally agree. I've long thought that Hollywood has run out of ideas.
Kind of like songs - the best ones are old classics.
I get more pleasure from reading a good novel these days, of which there are many.

 

[shalemail]

Totally agree. I've long thought that Hollywood has run out of ideas.
Kind of like songs - the best ones are old classics.
I get more pleasure from reading a good novel these days, of which there are many.

You should see "Get Out" it's an incredible (original) movie.

 

[Deleted User]

You should see "Get Out" it's an incredible (original) movie.

Thanks for the recommendation, will check it out.

 

[shalemail]

New phones that don't work due to poor Quality Control.
Questions? See Pixel 2 XL post.

 

[TheAtheistReverend]

That co-worker. You know the one. That one that talks constantly, follows you into a room and even though they're engaged in an activity in that room, Just keeps on yakking at you while you walk out the door and down the hall. STILL talking as though you're in the room when you're 50ft down the hall.

 

[zuben el genub]

That co-worker. You know the one. That one that talks constantly, follows you into a room and even though they're engaged in an activity in that room, Just keeps on yakking at you while you walk out the door and down the hall. STILL talking as though you're in the room when you're 50ft down the hall.

I do it the other way. Family members keep talking to you for a bit before they even notice you're gone. Wrapped up in the importance of their own thoughts and speech I suppose.

 

[tube517]

Not sure if a rant or just funny....

When your co-worker is so loud on the phone that he wakes up Bixby on your S8+.