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Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

Mada said:
Why don't they just ban technology use in classes? If you can go through middle school and high school without a computer in front of you, then I think you can go through college without the computer too.

Of course, I'm still only in high school, and I have no idea how college works, besides the fact that you turn in assignments by email but you shouldn't be doing that while in class anyway.
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It's easier to organize your notes when using programs like OneNote or any text editor. It's also more convenient to follow from your computer if the teacher has a document that you'd have to print (hundreds of pages!).

You can do whatever you want on a computer: many classes are in fact completely useless (if you've got the information somewhere else). However, the teacher might say something important about an exam, so missing classes isn't recommended. Some teachers do not care at all about their classes and want to go back to their research. Some can't even speak English correctly (or French, in my case). ;)

Most students use their computers for facebook and things like that (memes, sites like reddit, etc). As long as they don't disturb anyone, I don't see much harm.
 
Mada said:
Why don't they just ban technology use in classes? If you can go through middle school and high school without a computer in front of you, then I think you can go through college without the computer too.

Of course, I'm still only in high school, and I have no idea how college works, besides the fact that you turn in assignments by email but you shouldn't be doing that while in class anyway.
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Not only is it better for following in along with powerpoints (which many instructors use as lecture aides), but as DS said, note taking.
DaSchmarotzer said:
It's easier to organize your notes when using programs like OneNote or any text editor. It's also more convenient to follow from your computer if the teacher has a document that you'd have to print (hundreds of pages!).

You can do whatever you want on a computer: many classes are in fact completely useless (if you've got the information somewhere else). However, the teacher might say something important about an exam, so missing classes isn't recommended. Some teachers do not care at all about their classes and want to go back to their research. Some can't even speak English correctly (or French, in my case). ;)

Most students use their computers for facebook and things like that (memes, sites like reddit, etc). As long as they don't disturb anyone, I don't see much harm.
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I agree with this. And I pictured the teacher doing French research (??? developing new French words or something ;)).... :D

Computers are useful, but can also be distracting. If you distract others, that's not cool. Distracting yourself, well, what's the point. You're paying to be there... :confused:
 
When I was in highschool the computer lab was one room with about twenty Apple IIc's. My first experience "online" was in 1989 with a c64 and a 300 baud modem. I get peeved at kids whining about how slow their computer is. Awww, only have 768 mb of ram? Do you realize the space shuttle flew for thirty years with less than a meg of ram for its flight computer?
 
My rant... The GD highway dept destroyed the road in front of my house digging a useless drainage ditch that didn't need to be there. And then the superintendent wanted ME to pay for a culvert pipe to be installed across my driveway because they destroyed the road, and caused my driveway to be a catch all for the water their ditch diverted to my property.

Yeah, I'll get right on top of buying your stupid culvert. And when it pours rain, and my driveway washes, you are getting a call at 2 in the morning to come fix it. EVERY TIME.
 
^Dang, that sucks. I'd hate to have a culvert or anything that makes my driveway un-level with the ground around it. I'd probably fall off the edge backing out of my driveway lol
 
Just take your 330D and dig a trench across the road and charge them back:D

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Hehe... I am going to borrow a friend's excavator in a week or two to do some repairs around my property. Maybe I can fix their mistakes while I'm at it.

The whole thing just really aggravated me because I do this stuff for a living, and take pride in my work. It looks like a bomb went off in front of my house. I would be ashamed to sign my name to that job.
 
I really hate that when you are broke is when your dog gets sick, and you have to take him to the vet, you run out of toothpaste, and you lose your bus pass!
 
How these carriers take advantage of people's ignorance.

A great example would be my first smartphone. If you wanted to IM peopls with yahoo, live, or aol, it APPEARED that you had to use at$t's app to do so! Of course for a fee. Not all people think the way I do. The way I saw it? I had an internet connection on my smartphone, someone somewhere must have alternative software. That's when I found fring and saved that much more on my monthly bill.

The other one that just bakes my ass? A guy I work with has an apple iphone (Shudders), they actually charge him a fee to print documents and pictures from his phone! I can't believe there isn't some app he can get and do it for free. Pfft... Apple is more expensive anyways when it comes to their devices and computers in the short term and the long run.

I can't believe people fall for branding and sacrifice features and or user experience, just because it's an apple. My first computer was an old mac, I couldn't find a simple cd burner, and when I did? The store wanted a 120 bucks for it! This was 7 years ago by the way. The software sucked cuz the computer wasn't upgraded do to hardware limitations and so on. I bought a windows 98 computer with cd burner for under 60 bucks and the software available for my needs was endless!

O.K., I'm babbling....
 
You could have installed Linux on it. You could have had Knoppix running on it in about a half an hour. I know it's a moot point now, but that's what I would have done. ;)
 
Thank my post if you....

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Oh no... now what have I done!?

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Procrastination is something that continues to grind my gears. But, some how I always manage to wait until just the right moment to get things done in time.
 
There are several insurance companies testing that type technology now. It also tracks your driving habits, if you speed up/slow down quickly and how often...Yes big brother please ride in the car with me :eek:
 
They sent me one of those modules, even though I hadn't enrolled in that program. I never took it out of the box. I'm from Michigan, and therefore among the third worst drivers in the world. I don't need a computer to tell me I'm going seven miles an hour over the limit, and that I reached that speed WAY too quickly. I already know. I don't need to pay extra for that either.
 
From whatI understand the idea behind it is if you are a "good" driver you will get a discount but I have a feeling that they will be used to classify "bad" drivers who don't have accident and help give them reasons to drop you or raise your rates and have you sign up for it ;) but what do I know I work in the claims part of auto insurance :) not underwriting
 
WOOOOOOOW!!!

You know what really grinds my tiny little cogs into submission!!?

WELL... when I watch those CSI and other various Murder TV Shows... and they don't know that the Butler always is the culprit!!

It is like ALWAYS the Butler... but these stupid idiots on that stupid CSI show and they NEVER figure it out that it is actually the Butler that done it...

It is ALWAYS the Butler for goodness sake!!!!

Damn Butlers... I think we should shoot em all!!

Just shoot em all!!

Like Pokemon... "Gotta Catch em All!!!(TM)"

STUPID BUTLERS THEY ARE THE SCUM OF THE EARTH

This video proves it...

The Butler Did It! - YouTube
 
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