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Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

What grinds my gears:

BANKS: they cant be trusted, and am glad that i no longer use any, but get steamed up when the general populace fail to grasp the fact that banks are'nt needed if you make life simple.
Chip and pin cards: the last thing needed in a crowded shop with 20Kg of shopping and a tetchy 4yr old is some muppet taking 7 minutes using a card to pay for pack of 20p mints! TRY USING CASH!!!!
Windows: dont even go there: if you get a security problem, and adding extra layers of complexity seem to make no difference then try another OS, dont bring it to me unless its a donation.
OCD: if you know you have a touching disorder, and i've chewed your head off for touching things that are not your to touch, then dont try to be my friend...It'll lead to hurt!
CARS: The standard stereo is fine, there is no reward for waking half the town at 3am with your 'music' except alienation, and arguments. If your hearing is that bad go see the doctor and get a hearing aid, if your IQ is so low your unable to consider others then please follow the instructions of others when they tell you to get lost at sea.
Water Bills: The most abundant chemical on the planet and we have to pay for it? yes i know its cleaned and processed, but I didnt ask for it to be treated and have chemicals added to it: I'd collect my own but the water company tries to charge me for collect rain water. We only really drink a very small % of tap water, so this just really winds my blood pressure right up!
Wimpy Parents: If your child is naughty then smack it. Seriously! I'm not asking anyone to beat their kids, but a slap to the backside should not leave them marked and does wonders for their behaviour, your stress levels, and everyone elses. My lad got out of shape on a bus and i smacked him for trying to steal an old lady hat, and a big cheer went up! Take note wimpy parents, if you dont disipline your kids now prison will later.
TV: the idiots lantern. There is no other medium that pours so much rubbish into the mind as a TV. Try living without it, take up a hobby, call a friend, write a letter, engage with your family, but for the love of god do something rather than just sit there like a yoyo watching death,war,famine, and destruction - seasoned with others ideas of what to think, say, and do.
Short men: they seem to cause the most problems. If your feeling that inferiour and threatened by taller folk:get some stilts! Remember that your bad attitude may remind me that your nuts are closer to my foot than mine are to yours!

Now i feel better: nurse...reduce the dose now :)
 
People who say "App" to refer to software for their phones. Thats Apple's machine at work co-opting terminology and you can stop letting them do it.
 
mrmojoz said:
People who say "App" to refer to software for their phones. Thats Apple's machine at work co-opting terminology and you can stop letting them do it.
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But "App" is just short for Application. I never thought of it as an Apple thing in the first place. I see your point though, and less computer savvy people probably think Apple invented the term "App". Heh. Yuck.
 
Sprint sucks.

I despise people who become a fan of random crap that no one cares about. For instance, I have a friend who is a fan of 987 things. For certain reasons, I can't unfriend / hide her. She becomes a fan of things like "Air", "Breathing", or "i hte it when pplz cnt spll". I want to punch her in the face every time I see her on the feed.

I can't stand people who know that a lane is going to end and yet stay in the soon-to-end lane until the last effin minute before getting over and cutting you off. It happened to me five times from five different people today in a 10 mile drive.

I hate it when games allow you to shoot / kill defenseless animals. Even worse, the people that actually kill them.

I can't stand those girls that give the rest of us a bad name. You know the ones I'm talking about. The ones that sit there and act like they're your best friend and then ten minutes later are talking smack about you.

I don't like watching people play video games and not being able to tell them what to do / how to do it.

Sprint sucks.



...-breathes in- I think I'm done now.
 
I work as a Cardiac Monitor Tech at NEARMC here in Alabama. My only coworkers Monday thru Thursday on third shift are two women. One 21 and the other 27. (Actually, I'm the only male across all three shifts. But the older ladies are tolerable) The ONLY thing they ever talk about are men. Who's the hottest, who isn't, why their exes suck, how they need a boyfriend. It gets damn annoying. Especially when they start 'going into heat' over Robert Patterson every single night. I'm not the mean type, so it's not like I would turn around and say "Would you just shut up?" and I can't really ignore them due to the very nature of the job.

I need another man back there to balance the sheer amount of estrogen.
 
I hate iphone owners keep remind others they have a iphone every chance they get.

"Let me check my email on my iPhone."

"Let me call my friend with my iPhone."

"I am listening music from my iPhone."

"Where is my iPhone?"

"Oh, I can do that with the app that I just purchased on my iPhone."

or worse, some guy asked me "What kind of iPhone is that?" while looking at my boot screen that said Android and Acer below that.

People who don't know Canada is not in Europe need to die. Seriously.

Xbox owners are annoying especially talking about the recent PSN incident while they go through 3 xboxs in 3 years and got another ring of death a week later.

I hate people on craigslist email you an offer of $100 while you are selling for $300 and you already posted no lowballers in the ad.

I think people who always talking trash and hate message to gay people while they were getting their butt bang by men every night are stupid.

And finally, people in class need to stop asking questions that already have answer in the powerpoint slide. If you just read the slide you would have know the answer and those stupid question could have saved 10 minutes of class time that can do something more productive.
 
mesovortex888 said:
And finally, people in class need to stop asking questions that already have answer in the powerpoint slide. If you just read the slide you would have know the answer and those stupid question could have saved 10 minutes of class time that can do something more productive.
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You have those too? There's one kid in my class who *every* day without fail, asks something stupid. Here's the scenario:

Teacher: We take the negative component because then these two add and it gives us the worst case.

Annoying Student: So which one do we take? Should we do both and figure out which one's worse?

T: Yes.

A.S.: So what you're saying is...

T: You take the worst case.

A.S.: Are there any shortcuts we should know about or should we always just calculate both scenarios?

T: Just do both.


The teacher hates him just as much. It doesn't help that he comes in *every* day 20-30 minutes late. And this is to a class that's only an hour long.

Oh, and he talks about how "easy" architecture is (he's a dual arch/civil like myself) and how the world shouldn't need architects because the civil engineers should just be able to do their job.
 
scatterd said:
You have those too? There's one kid in my class who *every* day without fail, asks something stupid. Here's the scenario:

Teacher: We take the negative component because then these two add and it gives us the worst case.

Annoying Student: So which one do we take? Should we do both and figure out which one's worse?

T: Yes.

A.S.: So what you're saying is...

T: You take the worst case.

A.S.: Are there any shortcuts we should know about or should we always just calculate both scenarios?

T: Just do both.


The teacher hates him just as much. It doesn't help that he comes in *every* day 20-30 minutes late. And this is to a class that's only an hour long.

Oh, and he talks about how "easy" architecture is (he's a dual arch/civil like myself) and how the world shouldn't need architects because the civil engineers should just be able to do their job.
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Yeah... People always asked pointless question and come in 20-30 minutes late. They are not kids anymore and they should know that you should not be late even 1 minute. It is frustrating to see people told you to meet up at a certain time and showed up 30 minutes later.

And architecture is not easy at all. The designing part is frustrating to learn as different professor from different class has different view of what is a "good" design. Plus the grading is very objective so if your professor in your class hated you, then you are out of luck.
 
A Moderator here on the forums just shut down one of the most popular threads....the "Official HTC Incredible" thread. He said "Congatulations people you managed to get this thread shut down". Now you might wonder what got the thread shut down. Was it bickering, flaming, foul language? No. Was it off topic discussion? yes Wow...so let me get this straight. The absolute best thread on the internet with regard to the HTC Incredible just got shut down. Other sites were actually posting as news the things that were getting uncovered in that thread. Heck, Phandroid posted from things produced in that thread! Everyone was civil too! Show me a thread that doesn't go off topic...especially when people are passionate...that doesn't go off topic sometimes....it just doesn't happen. By the way...this "Official HTC Incredible" thread was officially about a phone that hasn't even been released! It's a place for people to discuss what is known about the phone....and IMNSHO...a place to congregate while we wait. The amateur sleuths in that thread were awesome!

The biggest point of all is that the moderator is a total killjoy. Most everyone was enjoying themselves immensely. It makes me wonder if there wasn't some ulterior motive. Perhaps the thread was too popular?! My take is that this move was PATHETIC and is a black eye for the Android Forums. I will probably be banned or admonished for such outspokenness...but I don't care. Besides, I'm not sure anyone will read this anyway...but I know there were thousands reading the other thread. Congatulations Android Forums/Phandroid...you shut down the coolest and most informative thread on the Incredible phone. I hope you correct this and put the moderator in his place! :mad:
 
THE DMV! No wait the people in line at the DMV! You're here for a new license, it would stand to reason that they want to see your old one first, get the shit out of your purse! On that note, people in line at the market. You know you have to pay, get that shit ready while they are ringing up your items!
 
What grinds me?

People who refuse to see the FREIGHT TRAIN coming down the track!

What do I mean? I'll let Thomas Jefferson explain:

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."

We the "people" are doing a TERRIBLE job of "preventing!"
 
People always complaining when it ain't gonna do em a bit of good.

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andiron said:
A Moderator here on the forums just shut down one of the most popular threads....the "Official HTC Incredible" thread. He said "Congatulations people you managed to get this thread shut down". Now you might wonder what got the thread shut down. Was it bickering, flaming, foul language? No. Was it off topic discussion? yes Wow...so let me get this straight. The absolute best thread on the internet with regard to the HTC Incredible just got shut down. Other sites were actually posting as news the things that were getting uncovered in that thread. Heck, Phandroid posted from things produced in that thread! Everyone was civil too! Show me a thread that doesn't go off topic...especially when people are passionate...that doesn't go off topic sometimes....it just doesn't happen. By the way...this "Official HTC Incredible" thread was officially about a phone that hasn't even been released! It's a place for people to discuss what is known about the phone....and IMNSHO...a place to congregate while we wait. The amateur sleuths in that thread were awesome!

The biggest point of all is that the moderator is a total killjoy. Most everyone was enjoying themselves immensely. It makes me wonder if there wasn't some ulterior motive. Perhaps the thread was too popular?! My take is that this move was PATHETIC and is a black eye for the Android Forums. I will probably be banned or admonished for such outspokenness...but I don't care. Besides, I'm not sure anyone will read this anyway...but I know there were thousands reading the other thread. Congatulations Android Forums/Phandroid...you shut down the coolest and most informative thread on the Incredible phone. I hope you correct this and put the moderator in his place! :mad:
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WoW that is lame. The mod should've cleaned the thread instead of taking the easy way out.

(I'll prolly get banned so nice talkin to yall) lol
 
False advertising. I used an entire can of Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner to find those guys . . . they weren't in there. :mad:

It's been 30 years . . . we have advanced technology . . . they STILL aren't in there!
 
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