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Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

pbf98 said:
Jealousy, if you're gonna use it to motivate your self its one thing, but if you're just going to use it to get mad and have a reason to be upset, just drop it. I admit I get jealous at times, but I don't show it, I don't get mad when someone doesn't comply to my jealous demands.. I don't even make demands based off my jealousy.
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I used to be a destructively jealous person in relationships.
Glad i grew out of that.
if someones gona cheat then either youre doin something wrong or its not meant to be :)
 
Carriers can also delay updates.

I get a kick out of those who post here wanting to know when the "next big thing" will get here. All the posts about getting ICS when it was released. If it's a good security update, I'm all for it. If it will let me run my phone and tablet in the (legitimate) way I desire, I'm all for it. Just to get it because it's new and I'm bored?
Fuggedaboutit.

If stuff is released too soon, there are always problems. I remember trying to deal with special software on Vista when it first came out, and the software makers hadn't got up to speed before they released more software.

I'd rather see updates released slower, making sure that most bugs are out. This will upset the "Igottahavit" but it would probably give the majority the best experience.
 
Lol. what baffles me is how samsung handled the UK roll out of JB.. most of the carriers had rolled it out with thier customisation and bloat BEFORE sammy released it in UK for unbranded international s3 :confused:
 
funkylogik said:
Nah i defo think a phone should have a life where its supported officialy for free. Surely thats included in the original price of the phone?

Besides.. i dont see any OEM offering payed for updates for thier devices so whats the alternative? Buy a new phone? Me n my wife are on disability benefits.. were poor :)
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If by life you mean until it dies, then either you're not understanding how business works or you appreciate that you will have to pay more for the phone in the first place

You own a restaurant. It costs you
 
Id rather pay more for the meal in the first place tbh n i think thats what we do anyway.
All phones have a life-span where theyre still being sold (usualy 12-24 months) and it should be supported with free updates during this period imo unless the phone is physicly incapable ;)
 
Nope we get a meal deal. If you paid for the meal only, you wouldn't be getting any updates at all.

But no, I would not want free updates forever because they would lose money and never bring out a new phone. By wanting free updates forever I am actually stifling the industry and ruining it for myself and everyone else.

Security patches for 2 years, yes. Major updates for 2 years - no.
 
Maybe because it isn't a smartphone, our Nokia 6085 bought as a refurb is still going.
Since I have TMO value plan, they don't care. That phone must be 7 or 8 years old by now. The Vulcan loves it.

What I don't like about the updates:

You should be asked if you want it. I know you don't have to install it, but it sits there available. I have a friend who automatically downloads everything Sprint sends. Then complains if an app she uses has changed slightly. I remember reading the TMO forums. Everyone whining about "when do we get Gingerbread" TMO updated the phones, explained everything in the forums, but the majority of the complaints were that the phone didn't "work right" any more. You should be able to check "no update" somewhere like you can change other apps to manual only.

All of the benefits and goodies are always talked up. You never see the downside or any of the other inclusions of stuff you might not want or need. This makes some of the users drool, expecting that the new release will solve any problems that they may have or include a function that is touted as needed. Separate the utilities from the goodies. I'd want security updates, but I don't particularly want a new social media or any media app. Let those who want it check it off in a list somewhere.

Sometimes new is not an improvement. New for the sake of new is not. New to increase efficiency, security, ease of use for most, is. The majority are not rooters, tweakers, overclockers.

A lot of tablet users wanted to go back to Honeycomb when ICS first was available. Stuff didn't work right for months judging by the posts here and in other forums.
 
The thing that really grinds my gears is/are "No Win - No Fee" Lawyer shysters.
Especially when you couple them together with 3 Asian men who plotted to destroy as many lives as possible using home made bombs in the UK.
What grinds them even more is finding out that these 3 men have been living for years on the benefit system that our country gave them.
Ungrateful bar stewards.
 
SUroot said:
Nope we get a meal deal. If you paid for the meal only, you wouldn't be getting any updates at all.

But no, I would not want free updates forever because they would lose money and never bring out a new phone. By wanting free updates forever I am actually stifling the industry and ruining it for myself and everyone else.

Security patches for 2 years, yes. Major updates for 2 years - no.
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Agrees to disagree lol :thumbup:
 
Won't happen. If someone brings out a phone that has different cases available, a different style, mostly cosmetic or cutesy stuff, the marketers will try to convince the people that this is a "must have." The current phone might have better hardware, but something new will be a draw and actual specs ignored.

Most here are probably in the minority. You do care how the phone works, are interested in "new" as it applies to a bug or security - not how easy it is to connect to Facebook.
 
OK....this makes me mad.

I am small. 5'0". Relatively thin, but in good shape. My 20 year old daughter is 4'11". Tiny. My 15 year old daughter is 5'1" and also small. More muscular, like me. Now the issue...

Why is it they can borrow my clothes and state they fit them, but when I ask to borrow something from them (not low cut jeans or shirts with cutouts....mainly dresses for formal parties...) the say "it isn't going to fit you....you will stretch it out"....

If my size 2 petite dress fits them, why the hell won't their size 2 petite dress fit ME????
 
sherri said:
Why is it they can borrow my clothes and state they fit them, but when I ask to borrow something from them (not low cut jeans or shirts with cutouts....mainly dresses for formal parties...) the say "it isn't going to fit you....you will stretch it out"....

If my size 2 petite dress fits them, why the hell won't their size 2 petite dress fit ME????
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Because you are the mom.

But then... You are the mom, just take the clothes and wear them.

Likely, once you've 'contaminated' them with your oldness, they will be yours forever. :cool: :rolleyes:
 
Found a great apartment and was about to sign the lease when in fine print it stated that musical instruments of any kind are not allowed. I hate fine print. I play my trumpet between noon and 6 daily. How would that be a bother? People are usually working during those hours. I refused to sign off because I enjoy playing my trumpet.
 
Yeah we're not allowed pets but we have 3 snakes, a cat and a huge snail :)
Rules are there to be broken.
Blow your trumpet mate
 
HOAs here tried to tell you how many pets you could have. We were only supposed to have 2, but our cats seem to come in groups of 3. We wound up with at least 10 ferrets at one time, plus some cockatiels. We no longer have an HOA. No one wanted the job.
 
Jerk drivers that are only concerned about themselves. We have a drainage problem with the gutter by the street. Street crown is too high and we are on the north side. So we all take turns trying to keep the darn gutter clear to drain snow melt. We got 8 inches of glop last week, neighbor was taking his turn clearing the gutter and some old jerk comes driving up the street and just splatters the neighbor with slush! He had the whole road and could have moved over.
 
NightHawk877 said:
I play my trumpet between noon and 6 daily. How would that be a bother?
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Since sleep is a requirement to function in day to day life, I think those who work the graveyard and swing shifts would be severely bothered. There's more people who work those shifts and sleep during the day than you might think.

Not to mention the children not of school age who are laying down for their naps in the afternoon. Nothing worse than a severely annoyed parent trying to get a toddler to sleep when a neighbor is playing an instrument, stereo, working on a car and blasting the stereo, etc. etc. etc and keeping the baby awake.

When you live in a community environment, you have to respect other people. That's just the way it is.
 
Dngrsone said:
Because you are the mom.

But then... You are the mom, just take the clothes and wear them.

Likely, once you've 'contaminated' them with your oldness, they will be yours forever. :cool: :rolleyes:
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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

And for Christ sake, Please don't tell them what you actually did in their clothes !

Being a mom, I see it all to often. My rule.... If your girlfriend wears it in public, so can I !!!!

Normally stops all "fabulousness" since I can wear it better than their girlfriends ! lol
 
......wait... found this on the phone 1361841735221.jpg
(Think thats a UK size 6 trainer) :)
 
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