Things that piss me off

[JayOctavarium]

heh

Yea every time I wind up wandering over there (usually when it is brought up here)... I want to bash my head in. So much stupidity.

[Lucien]

I officially hate 5/8.  I'm surprised at some of the messed up things some of OUR forum members say over there. 

What's good in being awful? Nothing.

[Jaffa]

I generally don't have a problem with them, because I believe they're just having fun in their own way, so as long as it's kept separate from here, there's no harm done as far as I'm concerned.

That being said, casting random votes in the awards here does rub me the wrong way. 

[El Barto]

Actually their P/R forum is pretty solid. I've found that the sorts of people who generally post in such categories don't often need all that much moderation.

As for on topic, I just found out that there's no such thing as free air and water anymore. Had a low tire due to the sudden extreme cold and decided to air it up whilst getting gas. I was pissed off a couple of years ago when gas stations started charging you a quarter for air/water, but I got over it. Plus, they'd turn them on manually if you bought gas. Now every place is a buck in quarters. Not only that, they're now all privately owned and operated, so the cashiers can't even turn them on after blowing $40 on gas. Seriously, we have to exploit people who are having minor car issues now?

I'm really fucking tired of living in a country where greed and stupidity are vying for the dominating characteristic.

[Lucien]

https://www.fiveeightforums.com/threads/dtfers-say-the-darndest-things.91227/page-25#post-3069158

So, I made that fake tracklist for the fun of it, then someone goes and makes it sexual


 

[JayOctavarium]

Actually their P/R forum is pretty solid. I've found that the sorts of people who generally post in such categories don't often need all that much moderation.

As for on topic, I just found out that there's no such thing as free air and water anymore. Had a low tire due to the sudden extreme cold and decided to air it up whilst getting gas. I was pissed off a couple of years ago when gas stations started charging you a quarter for air/water, but I got over it. Plus, they'd turn them on manually if you bought gas. Now every place is a buck in quarters. Not only that, they're now all privately owned and operated, so the cashiers can't even turn them on after blowing $40 on gas. Seriously, we have to exploit people who are having minor car issues now?

I'm really fucking tired of living in a country where greed and stupidity are vying for the dominating characteristic.

pretty sure in CA legally gas stations have to offer free h2o/air to customers.

[fibreoptix]

I generally don't have a problem with them, because I believe they're just having fun in their own way, so as long as it's kept separate from here, there's no harm done as far as I'm concerned.

This, really. I'm kind of surprised that anyone really cares what they think anyway. You already know going into the thread that you're not going to like what you're reading, so if you DO happen to care what they think, why bother putting yourself through that? Just don't look.

[El Barto]

Actually their P/R forum is pretty solid. I've found that the sorts of people who generally post in such categories don't often need all that much moderation.

As for on topic, I just found out that there's no such thing as free air and water anymore. Had a low tire due to the sudden extreme cold and decided to air it up whilst getting gas. I was pissed off a couple of years ago when gas stations started charging you a quarter for air/water, but I got over it. Plus, they'd turn them on manually if you bought gas. Now every place is a buck in quarters. Not only that, they're now all privately owned and operated, so the cashiers can't even turn them on after blowing $40 on gas. Seriously, we have to exploit people who are having minor car issues now?

I'm really fucking tired of living in a country where greed and stupidity are vying for the dominating characteristic.

pretty sure in CA legally gas stations have to offer free h2o/air to customers.

Huh. It appears they do. Funny thing, I'm not sure I approve of that, either. The state shouldn't have to step in to insist that businesses provide decent service.

[JayOctavarium]

It's funny because all the machines still have slots to insert quarters... you have to physically go to the register and ask them to turn the thing on if you want it for free.

[Kotowboy]

I will never pay to go to the toilet.

If i'm in a train station and need a wee and it's a 20p charge to unlock a turnstile - i'll just go under it / over it.

[black_biff_stadler]

Or on it?

[Kotowboy]

That's the final straw !

But seriously - I climb under the turnstile every time at my local station and i've never been stopped once.

[Grizz]

Fucking Microsoft, for renaming Hotmail to Outlook, thereby creating a major ambiguity and a pain in the ass for trying to find assistance for it

EDIT: Apparently what I am trying to do is now made infinitely harder by them streamlining parts of the interface that didn't need it. (Every move since Windows

Also, this fucking printer. HP's software doesn't work. I try to make it print on an index card, it prints on paper. Also it decides to recalibrate/mix ink/make random noises after every other print.

Finally, condescending butthole conspiracy theorists.

[Zook]

I generally don't have a problem with them, because I believe they're just having fun in their own way, so as long as it's kept separate from here, there's no harm done as far as I'm concerned.

This, really. I'm kind of surprised that anyone really cares what they think anyway. You already know going into the thread that you're not going to like what you're reading, so if you DO happen to care what they think, why bother putting yourself through that? Just don't look.

I find it's much easier to just play along. Gone are the days when I'd get upset because a stranger is teasing/insulting/whatevering me online. It's the internet. Who gives a fuck?

[Dark Castle]

https://www.fiveeightforums.com/threads/dtfers-say-the-darndest-things.91227/page-25#post-3069158

So, I made that fake tracklist for the fun of it, then someone goes and makes it sexual


 

You should probably let it go, if you can't handle what they're saying, then just don't go there...

[Prog Snob]

heh

 

[Lucien]

https://www.fiveeightforums.com/threads/dtfers-say-the-darndest-things.91227/page-25#post-3069158

So, I made that fake tracklist for the fun of it, then someone goes and makes it sexual


 

You should probably let it go, if you can't handle what they're saying, then just don't go there...

Eh, I really don't care what they have to say about me (really, that's the only things they've said about me lol). In fact, the only thing I really hate is when our people here are being awful there. Basically it.

[Laich21DT]

The fact that as of a few days ago, I cannot get any cell phone reception from inside my apartment. If I leave, I get full bars, but inside my place, I can't make a fucking phone call! 

[Sycsa]

When people sign all their posts with their username. No offense, but what's the point? I can already see your name, adding it to the bottom of the post doesn't contribute to anything in any way.

Sycsa

[Prog Snob]

When people sign all their posts with their username. No offense, but what's the point? I can already see your name, adding it to the bottom of the post doesn't contribute to anything in any way.

FTFY

 

[black_biff_stadler]

I agree. Maybe I'll start ending each post with a pic of myself.

[Prog Snob]

It would really fuck with people if I ended every post with PS, because they'd be waiting for me to say something more.

[black_biff_stadler]

They'd never bend over around me if I did the same.

[Nel]

On another forum I frequent, a few years back, we had a poster who obviously had English as a second language, and ended every long-winded rant and argument with "Agree." as its own final paragraph. We eventually figured that he meant it as a question ("Agree?"), but for a while, it was both aggravating and hilarious because we thought he was basically demanding we agree with him with every point he made. 

[nightmare_cinema]

When I'm delivering a pizza, and they don't answer the door forever. Or they try to answer and realised it's locked and they have to go find the key. Or the open the door and make me wait while they go upstairs and find money. They knew I was coming, it wasn't a surprise, they bought pizza!

Also when people don't have door numbers. Slows me right the fk down on a night when it's dark.

[Kotowboy]

How about when you see a link to a news story or entertainment story and it says " click here to read the full article " - which takes you to a new website in a new window and then you see " click here to read full story ! " and that opens a new window with a new website that says " shocking story ! click here to read "

 

[black_biff_stadler]

Usually happens to me when I'm porn surfing.

[Kotowboy]

For me it's things like " The 10 most blah de blah film sequels "

or

" Secret cameos in movies "


You know stuff like that.

[Grizz]

How about when you see a link to a news story or entertainment story and it says " click here to read the full article " - which takes you to a new website in a new window and then you see " click here to read full story ! " and that opens a new window with a new website that says " shocking story ! click here to read "

 

"Click to read full story"
*Clicks*
*Video ad starts playing obnoxiously, waking up family and freezing browser*

Usually happens to me when I'm porn surfing.

Don't even get me started with my gripes with internet porn.

[Bolsters]

Hard drives that die unexpectedly and had shit-tons of data on them.

[BlobVanDam]

Hard drives that die unexpectedly and had shit-tons of data on them.

That does suck! Always keep a regular backup. It's saved me from a couple of major hard drive failures.

[Bolsters]

Hard drives that die unexpectedly and had shit-tons of data on them.

That does suck! Always keep a regular backup. It's saved me from a couple of major hard drive failures.

Oh don't worry, anything important or irreplaceable I keep multiple backups of, just about everything I lost can be reaquaired. It's just going to be an incredibly annoying process because I have to figure out what is missing, and the sheer amount of it (roughly a terabyte).

[BlobVanDam]

Hard drives that die unexpectedly and had shit-tons of data on them.

That does suck! Always keep a regular backup. It's saved me from a couple of major hard drive failures.

Oh don't worry, anything important or irreplaceable I keep multiple backups of, just about everything I lost can be reaquaired. It's just going to be an incredibly annoying process because I have to figure out what is missing, and the sheer amount of it (roughly a terabyte).

It's not as bad when it's stuff that can be reacquired, but not knowing what you're missing can be really frustrating. I had a hard drive die a few months ago, and it was nothing irreplaceable, but I was worried I'd forget about something I had on there. Luckily the dead drive did manage to spin up well enough to see what I was missing, and even salvage most of it, so it wasn't so bad, but it is a pain in the butt.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

People who use *these* instead of italics for emphasis.

[Prog Snob]

People who use *these* instead of italics for emphasis.

I'm not quite sure what *you* are talking about.