Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)
Discussion
popeyewhite said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
nonsequitur said:
Not a clue.Even someone with basic reading skills and zero technical knowledge should be able to make something of that, if only from the context of the first sentence.
ks to most non-geeks.ks to the wilfully ignorant and ignorance is not something to be proud of.Most people will understand it, even if they're not sure what the individual items are. If you are not one of those people, that is your problem.
funkyrobot said:
popeyewhite said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Put a bell on your bike.
...and use it. Is the advice given out to riders on shared tracks here. Also a number of sign posts pleading with cyclists to slow down have appeared post-woman's-broken-leg-incident.Some still choose to be awkward though.
captain_cynic said:
popeyewhite said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
nonsequitur said:
Not a clue.Even someone with basic reading skills and zero technical knowledge should be able to make something of that, if only from the context of the first sentence.
ks to most non-geeks.ks to the wilfully ignorant and ignorance is not something to be proud of.Most people will understand it, even if they're not sure what the individual items are. If you are not one of those people, that is your problem.
captain_cynic said:
Computers have been a part of daily life for well over 25 years now, so they're well and truly integrated into our society so it is a reasonable expectation that people will understand the basic terminology surrounding them.
Not really that's why we buy Apple gear. 
OpulentBob said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
nonsequitur said:
Not a clue.Even someone with basic reading skills and zero technical knowledge should be able to make something of that, if only from the context of the first sentence.
The first sentence is a broad statement, and bears no relevance to the rest of the post, except for (one assumes) the fact the second paragraph refers to something complicated that need not be. The content of the second means nothing to those not in the game.
I could say the same first line, and then replace the second paragraph with "The C4 process requiring a full design including cover and proposed protection measures before the SU provides a non-betterment output" - would you, with your basic reading skills and zero technical knowledge of my industry be able to make something from it? My grads, 5 minutes out of Uni, would know straight away, it is not in any way complicated - IF you know the subject...
PH is home to a large number of IT Professionals who seem to think everyone knows about servers and cables and mice and CTRL-ALT-DEL.
HOWEVER.
As it is the beyond reason thread, I shall ask you to disregard everything I've just written and accept that whatever Mart is annoyed by, is totes valid.
[/quoteThis the beyond reason thread, as you say, so I feel justified in saying that anyone over the age of 15 using the word totes instead of totally make me intensely angry and disappointed in the writer.
popeyewhite said:
captain_cynic said:
Nope, it's bks to the wilfully ignorant and ignorance is not something to be proud of.
Most people will understand it, even if they're not sure what the individual items are. If you are not one of those people, that is your problem.
The real geek! ks to the wilfully ignorant and ignorance is not something to be proud of.Most people will understand it, even if they're not sure what the individual items are. If you are not one of those people, that is your problem.
As I said, Ignorance is nothing to be proud of.
droopsnoot said:
I agree, but the last time I mentioned how normal people should always walk on the left here, I was bombarded with examples of how I'd be mown down if I dared to try such a thing on the London Underground.
Dear God, are those idiots mountain biking on the London Underground now? 
captain_cynic said:
GT03ROB said:
Not really that's why we buy Apple gear.
I like owning the things that I pay for... I also don't like paying 3 times as much for it. I have no inclination to go learn about it, I just want it to work out of the box.
ESOG said:
People who hum while they eat.
People who smack their lips and chew loudly and squishy. For some reason this evokes SERIOUS anger in me. I feel so much disdain for people while they do this that if they took a second from piling food into their mouths to look up at me they would see me giving them a serious death stare. I honestly cant explain it but i feel murderous intentions towards people who chew like that.
Also people who for example are having a bowl of ice cream and they are completely unaware of how loud and gorgingly fast they are clinking the spoon about the bowl. Scraping and seeking for EVERY damned last bit of their precious G'damned ice cream.
Yeah, man! Grow a set, you pussies, pick the damned bowl up and lick the last of the ice cream out of it. No more annoying spoon-clinking, job's a fish...People who smack their lips and chew loudly and squishy. For some reason this evokes SERIOUS anger in me. I feel so much disdain for people while they do this that if they took a second from piling food into their mouths to look up at me they would see me giving them a serious death stare. I honestly cant explain it but i feel murderous intentions towards people who chew like that.
Also people who for example are having a bowl of ice cream and they are completely unaware of how loud and gorgingly fast they are clinking the spoon about the bowl. Scraping and seeking for EVERY damned last bit of their precious G'damned ice cream.
captain_cynic said:
Computers have been a part of daily life for well over 25 years now, so they're well and truly integrated into our society so it is a reasonable expectation that people will understand the basic terminology surrounding them.
According to the diffusion of innovation, there will still be some laggards, but to be a laggard about computers at this point requires wilful ignorance and wilful ignorance is not something to be proud of.
Yes but ... if you think about knowledge of motor vehicles there is a parallel in that a few decades ago most users (certainly not all, but most) would have a good understanding of cars, their components and how they worked. Many would also know how to fix them. Now it's a small minority.According to the diffusion of innovation, there will still be some laggards, but to be a laggard about computers at this point requires wilful ignorance and wilful ignorance is not something to be proud of.
glenrobbo said:
The Don of Croy said:
Email from Dartford Crossing authority - they're increasing the charge for cars from £1.67 to £2.00 per crossing from 01 Oct.
Having removed the toll boothes (and presumably the cost of manning them) they still need my hard-earned cash to support the infrastructure (which was mostly paid for when the crossings were handed back to the government).
Thieving bunch of chancers.
Can we not declare the whole 'zone' as scottish and watch the tolls get abolished overnight?
No, the Government sold it to the French ( Sanef: - Thieving bunch of chancers ).Having removed the toll boothes (and presumably the cost of manning them) they still need my hard-earned cash to support the infrastructure (which was mostly paid for when the crossings were handed back to the government).
Thieving bunch of chancers.
Can we not declare the whole 'zone' as scottish and watch the tolls get abolished overnight?
The whole setup annoys me without reason as well:
I use the bridge / tunnel maybe twice every couple of years and when the toll booths were abolished, I had to open an on-line account with them ( minimum £10 paid in as stipulated )
After my next crossing of the bridge on my way to Dover, they sent me a notification ( when I was in France) that my account was now in arrears and I should top it up forthwith or incur a penalty charge. WTF??? w
kers!I feel sorry for old folks who don't have access to the Interweb. It's all just a massive scam.
When it was built, the government of the day said that once the construction costs had been met through toll charges, the toll would be dropped and the crossing would be free to all.
Yeah right.
Now it's a cash cow to extract even more of our hard-earned.
I would like to know how much the average honest hard-working motorist has to pay per annum in taxes, vehicle excise duty, fuel duty, car parking fees and penalties etc.
The local council are now pondering charging us annually for parking outside our own houses by introducing a residents' only parking scheme. And if you refuse to subscribe, no doubt you'll incur a penalty charge.
Twunts!
And don't get me started on the exorbitant hospital parking charges!!!
The ANPR system of payment is very good and certainly reduced most of the jams.
Hugo a Gogo said:
MartG said:
Like wanting to get a file of my Buffalo LinkStation NAS
The confusion of whether it's really a 'file of something' or a 'file off something' doesn't bother anyone else?Probably time to feed them another poppadom under the door actually.
gothatway said:
captain_cynic said:
Computers have been a part of daily life for well over 25 years now, so they're well and truly integrated into our society so it is a reasonable expectation that people will understand the basic terminology surrounding them.
According to the diffusion of innovation, there will still be some laggards, but to be a laggard about computers at this point requires wilful ignorance and wilful ignorance is not something to be proud of.
Yes but ... if you think about knowledge of motor vehicles there is a parallel in that a few decades ago most users (certainly not all, but most) would have a good understanding of cars, their components and how they worked. Many would also know how to fix them. Now it's a small minority.According to the diffusion of innovation, there will still be some laggards, but to be a laggard about computers at this point requires wilful ignorance and wilful ignorance is not something to be proud of.
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