Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]
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Thought of another one. People who reply at the top of the message rather than the end.
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OpulentBob said:
Morningside said:
RobinBanks said:
JonRB said:
Also, anyone on an internet forum who starts a reply with "Wrong. "
It's rude, obnoxious, confrontational, lacking in social skills and just plain unpleasant. Furthermore, in the case of opinion rather than fact, completely invalid as well.
I agree with that. They're up there with the people who finish their posts 'End thread.'It's rude, obnoxious, confrontational, lacking in social skills and just plain unpleasant. Furthermore, in the case of opinion rather than fact, completely invalid as well.
The amount of time it takes for a Sky+ HD box to 'initiate'. I switch the box off in our bedroom at bed time every night because the bloody thing typically starts whirring randomly in the middle of the night (why?????), and as a light sleeper, that annoys me.
Next morning, it's then not possible to switch the bloody thing on and watch the news whilst I'm doing the shower/dressing thing. I'm probably already in the car and on my way out by the time the bloody thing deigns to allow me to select and watch a programme.
Why does it take so bloody long??????
Next morning, it's then not possible to switch the bloody thing on and watch the news whilst I'm doing the shower/dressing thing. I'm probably already in the car and on my way out by the time the bloody thing deigns to allow me to select and watch a programme.
Why does it take so bloody long??????
had ham said:
The amount of time it takes for a Sky+ HD box to 'initiate'. I switch the box off in our bedroom at bed time every night because the bloody thing typically starts whirring randomly in the middle of the night (why?????), and as a light sleeper, that annoys me.
Next morning, it's then not possible to switch the bloody thing on and watch the news whilst I'm doing the shower/dressing thing. I'm probably already in the car and on my way out by the time the bloody thing deigns to allow me to select and watch a programme.
Why does it take so bloody long??????
Because when you turn it on, before it can work it has to do all the updates and housekeeping tasks it would normally have done during the night if you hadn't turned it offNext morning, it's then not possible to switch the bloody thing on and watch the news whilst I'm doing the shower/dressing thing. I'm probably already in the car and on my way out by the time the bloody thing deigns to allow me to select and watch a programme.
Why does it take so bloody long??????
had ham said:
The amount of time it takes for a Sky+ HD box to 'initiate'. I switch the box off in our bedroom at bed time every night because the bloody thing typically starts whirring randomly in the middle of the night (why?????), and as a light sleeper, that annoys me.
From the sounds effects it created I always thought our old freeview recorder did a CHKDSK at 3am, every night.MartG said:
Because when you turn it on, before it can work it has to do all the updates and housekeeping tasks it would normally have done during the night if you hadn't turned it off
Now I know that's tosh, because it takes exactly the same amount of time to 'initiate' following very short, seconds-long interruptions in power (which, living where we do, we get fairly frequently) - pretty sure there are no updates to prevent it functioning perfectly well that are due to be applied in those few, randomly-occuring, seconds. Also pretty sure they don't need to apply updates/houekeeping every single bloody night!!Or am I due the parrot?
MartG said:
Partly parrot
But remember it is essentially a PC starting up, so has to go through all the checks etc. as it is loading up
Indeed, but it takes five times as long as my bloody PC and laptops, and it has far fewer 'processes' to worry about when doing so.But remember it is essentially a PC starting up, so has to go through all the checks etc. as it is loading up
And when it does finally let you switch it on (when you press 'on' and the light finally flicks to green, rather than orange, [it won't start up on orange, and it stays like that for bloody ages]), it then won't let you select a progamme, telling you instead that 'your Sky box is still initiating, please return later to use this feature'.
It's a badly designed/engineered POS with a very poor UI.
People that can't follow a simple request are currently annoying me beyond reason.
We went to The Deep in Hull a couple of weeks ago during half term. They have signs up everywhere asking you not to use the flash on yourcamera phone as (a) it can upset the fish, and (b) your pictures will be st because the flash will just bounce back off the tank.
The signs may as well have been written in Aramaic for all the good they did. When I assume power, this sort of thing will be punishable by a public stoning.
We went to The Deep in Hull a couple of weeks ago during half term. They have signs up everywhere asking you not to use the flash on your
The signs may as well have been written in Aramaic for all the good they did. When I assume power, this sort of thing will be punishable by a public stoning.
blindswelledrat said:
I genuinely see it as a mental deficiency as though the posters believe a picture is the best way of communicating.
Clearly every book that uses an annotated picture or diagram to explain a point should substitute an extra 1000 words for each one. A Haynes manual would be one hell of a door-stop though.
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