Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]
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Flickr's change of policy on SafeSearch. It used to be that if you clicked on a pic outside of your SafeSearch filter you were asked if you'd like to see the pic (which would be remembered for that person for that session only).
Now the only option you have when clicking on a pic that is outside your SafeSearch is "Show me this content type from now on". So you view the pic, and then have to remember to set your SafeSearch settings back again after.
How exactly is this an improvement in usability?
Also the settings are account-based rather than cookie-based, so you can't have different settings on different machines (eg. work PC and home PC).
Now the only option you have when clicking on a pic that is outside your SafeSearch is "Show me this content type from now on". So you view the pic, and then have to remember to set your SafeSearch settings back again after.
How exactly is this an improvement in usability?
Also the settings are account-based rather than cookie-based, so you can't have different settings on different machines (eg. work PC and home PC).
Edited by JonRB on Sunday 14th December 21:07
Airports (again)
1. Security.
You've increased the amount of crap that people have to remove from their person or bag so how about extending the length of the bloody table after the X-Ray conveyer belt?
People need to get dressed again somewhere. t
ts!!!!
2. Immigration.
Forget all this EU passports & All Passports malarkey.
How a lane for "people who should be here" and another for "Third world chancer with reams of crap paperwork explaining why they should be let in."
3. Security again.
How about a lane for frequent flyers who know they have to remove laptops from their bags etc and another lane for clueless mongs wearing loads of bling and have a 2 liter bottle of water in their bag?
Arrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!
Can anyone tell I flew in Saturday and I'm flying out again today?
1. Security.
You've increased the amount of crap that people have to remove from their person or bag so how about extending the length of the bloody table after the X-Ray conveyer belt?
People need to get dressed again somewhere. t
ts!!!!2. Immigration.
Forget all this EU passports & All Passports malarkey.
How a lane for "people who should be here" and another for "Third world chancer with reams of crap paperwork explaining why they should be let in."
3. Security again.
How about a lane for frequent flyers who know they have to remove laptops from their bags etc and another lane for clueless mongs wearing loads of bling and have a 2 liter bottle of water in their bag?
Arrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!
Can anyone tell I flew in Saturday and I'm flying out again today?
Motorway matrix signs that aren't updated in a timely manner. Heading from Southampton towards London about an hour or so ago and there is MAJOR congestion J12-J9. Part of the problem was the matrix signs warning of a lane closure, then further on saying that the outside lane was closed, and then finally, as people were starting to realise the truth and the traffic was picking up, displaying "END".
The M3 signs that say "red X means lane is closed" or some such rubbish... I know "managed motorways" are coming but in the meantime do try and get the messages to be fking relevant! Maybe something like "lanes 2 & 3 are for overtaking only" or "keep left in your no hope stheap fridge it'll still take you a week to get anywhere"...
king relevant! Maybe something like "lanes 2 & 3 are for overtaking only" or "keep left in your no hope stheap fridge it'll still take you a week to get anywhere"... TommoAE86 said:
The M3 signs that say "red X means lane is closed" or some such rubbish... I know "managed motorways" are coming but in the meantime do try and get the messages to be fking relevant! Maybe something like "lanes 2 & 3 are for overtaking only" or "keep left in your no hope stheap fridge it'll still take you a week to get anywhere"...
Funny you should say that, but I posted something like that (but less sweary) on this thread a few weeks ago. king relevant! Maybe something like "lanes 2 & 3 are for overtaking only" or "keep left in your no hope stheap fridge it'll still take you a week to get anywhere"... It annoyed me enough that I actually contacted the Highways Agency, saying that in 25 years of driving I had seen a Red X only a handful of times but saw people hogging the middle and outside lanes on a daily basis and if they had to have a default sign then perhaps "KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING" would be better.
I got the following response:
Edited by JonRB on Tuesday 16th December 10:21
Oh, and Americans.
I could probably leave it there. But, specifically, their need to qualify the country when quoting a city.
"Paris, France". Because if they hadn't have said, I might have assumed you meant the place in Texas.
Or, "London, England" because of the possible confusion between the Capital City of your former colonial masters (Population: 13+ million people. Established: circa 43 AD) and the 8 stty little places in the USA that share the same name, the smallest of which appears to have a population of 180 and the largest less than 8,000
I could probably leave it there. But, specifically, their need to qualify the country when quoting a city.
"Paris, France". Because if they hadn't have said, I might have assumed you meant the place in Texas.
Or, "London, England" because of the possible confusion between the Capital City of your former colonial masters (Population: 13+ million people. Established: circa 43 AD) and the 8 s
tty little places in the USA that share the same name, the smallest of which appears to have a population of 180 and the largest less than 8,000Edited by JonRB on Tuesday 16th December 22:52
Motorway matrix signs showing pointless drivel - in Welsh.
So, not just stuff you don't need to know (list above), or already know (ever tried to make out a sign that you eventually realised said : FOG?), but gibberish that about 0.1% of the drivers who see it can understand. The other 99.9% are just confused and distracted by it. On the occasions when the signs are telling you something useful (usually one of the Severn bridges being closed), you still have to hope you get lucky and are presented with one in a language read by more than a few thousand gogs and the odd mutant sheep.
So, not just stuff you don't need to know (list above), or already know (ever tried to make out a sign that you eventually realised said : FOG?), but gibberish that about 0.1% of the drivers who see it can understand. The other 99.9% are just confused and distracted by it. On the occasions when the signs are telling you something useful (usually one of the Severn bridges being closed), you still have to hope you get lucky and are presented with one in a language read by more than a few thousand gogs and the odd mutant sheep.
BorkFactor said:
When searching for cars on places like eBay, GumTree, AutoTrader etc I set the filters to show manual models only.
So why the fk do I ALWAYS get a bunch of automatics in my results?? If I wanted a bloody automatic I would have searched for one!
And also, people who use the word "NOT" in their adverts to give false positives when you are searching for an item. So why the f
k do I ALWAYS get a bunch of automatics in my results?? If I wanted a bloody automatic I would have searched for one! For example "Crappy Chinese knock-off Action Camera NOT GoPro" in the hope of snagging people searching for a GoPro.
Mobile phones in general - but the smarter they are, the more irritating. I know I'm going to sound like my dad, but I just cant stand the things buzzing and shouting at me all day long. Log in for this, synch that, email here, text there, What's App blah blah, oh now your battery is going flat. What's that? You've silenced everything? Then this is the time you'll miss that highly important call about a new job. Between Samsung and Google, they appear to know everything about my life. I dislike it on the same level as I dislike pooh in my sandwiches. If I wasn't paranoid about breaking down and having a 20mile walk home then I'd bin it.
On the same theme as mobile phones, my flatmate has an extremely annoying affliction where he will constantly be texting multiple people. Nothing wrong with that, good to be social and all that.
However what pisses me the fk off is when he leaves his phone on the coffee table, switched to loud and vibrate. So every single time a bloody time a message comes through it beeps and makes that horrible buzzing noise and it is non stop!! If you know you are going to be getting a lot of notifications then put the fking thing on silent, you are sitting right next to it watching TV!!
However what pisses me the f
k off is when he leaves his phone on the coffee table, switched to loud and vibrate. So every single time a bloody time a message comes through it beeps and makes that horrible buzzing noise and it is non stop!! If you know you are going to be getting a lot of notifications then put the fking thing on silent, you are sitting right next to it watching TV!! People who order a vindaloo or a phaal in a curry house without thinking that it might be a bit hotter than the Uncle Ben's Tikka Masala they are more accustomed to. There is always one person who wants to declare themselves the curry god of the table and revels in the quiet hush that surrounds the table after they have ordered a phaal... Then when it arrives, its obviously far too hot for their soft taste buds so they push it around their plate for a few minutes, scrape the sauce of the meat and eat a few chunks before downing pints of water/lager and polishing off all the rice, veg and breads left on the table then declare themselves full up. You ordered the phall, eat the fker and suffer and dont disrespect the curry again.
ker and suffer and dont disrespect the curry again.pablo said:
People who order a vindaloo or a phaal in a curry house without thinking that it might be a bit hotter than the Uncle Ben's Tikka Masala they are more accustomed to. There is always one person who wants to declare themselves the curry god of the table and revels in the quiet hush that surrounds the table after they have ordered a phaal... Then when it arrives, its obviously far too hot for their soft taste buds so they push it around their plate for a few minutes, scrape the sauce of the meat and eat a few chunks before downing pints of water/lager and polishing off all the rice, veg and breads left on the table then declare themselves full up. You ordered the phall, eat the fker and suffer and dont disrespect the curry again.
I love watching people like that. They refuse to admit they were bulls****ing, and suffer in silence, seemingly unaware that everyone else at the table knows exactly what's happened. You can even see the sweat on their brow, dripping down into their food. Gobsh**es. Serves 'em right.ker and suffer and dont disrespect the curry again.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff