Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)
Discussion
captain_cynic said:
nonsequitur said:
Lemming Train said:
SGirl said:
Today's annoyance: banks that ask you why you're making a large payment. When the beneficiary is HMRC and it's 30 January. 
"Just doing our job, Ma'am. Money Laundering Regs you see". Oh do f*ck off. However why is anyone going into a bank to do a transaction these days? Online exists for a reason.
davhill said:
Annoying? Whichever TV channel it is, one keeps boasting about its coverage of a 'biatholon'.
Will the TV crew go aboard the Venice - Simpolon Orient Express? Perhaps when they arrive, the bells will perform a joyous cariollon.
FFS, you're communicators, learn to communicate.
The irony is strong. Will the TV crew go aboard the Venice - Simpolon Orient Express? Perhaps when they arrive, the bells will perform a joyous cariollon.
FFS, you're communicators, learn to communicate.
captain_cynic said:
Willy Nilly said:
I heard a song on the radio by Ariana Grande earlier, which in itself is quite annoying as it could have been any over a number of female vocalists. Anyway, the drums on that track and my other similar songs annoy me beyond reason. It's just a faint clicking with the bass being a muffled thud. All done I assume on a computer, it makes me wonder what is the point and why they don't get a proper drummer in.
Because real musicians cost money, have pesky demands like fair pay, may occasionally do things of their own accord (yes, even a drummer), so on and so forth. Using a drum machine or samples is far cheaper.Besides, they're already autotuning the vocals to a point where the "artist" can no longer produce the sounds from their own voice, so they end up miming to the CD at live concerts. Why not just add the "music" at the same time?
Just wait until someone cracks the uncanny valley, at that point the need for an actual person to sing becomes unnecessary and we'll end up with virtual pop stars (see: Hatsune Miku) tailored to have the widest possible appeal and zero chance they'll go on a drug bender and mess up your perfect marketing.
You'll be interested to know that AI composed music is already a thing that exists and is currently being used quite a lot.
alorotom said:
This may by need a whole thread about things that disgust ... however, I’m sat at a hot desk today (which has just been converted after a permie left) and the mouse on the desk is just horrific, what sort of monster is happy to use something in such a rank state! Urgh, it’s complete with hair and everything!
In one of my previous jobs this was a regular problem. We had hot desking in theory but in general you sat in the same desk and there were a few that swapped about a bit. Occasionally you would have to use a different desk and some of them were vile. Once I had to spend about 15 minutes making the desk fit for habitation and then had to work around piles of crap like cereal boxes and revolting mugs. The usual occupant was the kind of person who always looked spotless and would be quite judgemental about people when you spoke to her.Somehow my current office has hot desking where people move around quite a bit and the desks are actually clean! I don't know how they have done it and in the public sector too!
Drivers who don’t dip their main beam until they are actually shining it in your face.
When I’m driving down the twisty country roads from mine and it’s pitch black I can see a car coming towards me in the distance as I can see the light from it’s headlamps over the hedgerows.
Even if I didn’t see that , as they’re coming around the final bend before we meet, I can see the road ahead has been lit up.
By this point I’ve dipped my headlights for them, however the amount of drivers that then blind me before dipping theirs is unreal.
Lately I’ve taken to just switching my main beam back on if someone dazzles me. I’m sick of driving along with patches in my vision because some idiot can’t be bothered to read the road one bend ahead.
A mate of mine reckons it’s because new cars have automatic lights but surely they don’t work by blinding anyone heading towards them, until their sensors pick up the other cars lights???
Anyway rant over, it’s happened to me loads this winter though.
When I’m driving down the twisty country roads from mine and it’s pitch black I can see a car coming towards me in the distance as I can see the light from it’s headlamps over the hedgerows.
Even if I didn’t see that , as they’re coming around the final bend before we meet, I can see the road ahead has been lit up.
By this point I’ve dipped my headlights for them, however the amount of drivers that then blind me before dipping theirs is unreal.
Lately I’ve taken to just switching my main beam back on if someone dazzles me. I’m sick of driving along with patches in my vision because some idiot can’t be bothered to read the road one bend ahead.
A mate of mine reckons it’s because new cars have automatic lights but surely they don’t work by blinding anyone heading towards them, until their sensors pick up the other cars lights???
Anyway rant over, it’s happened to me loads this winter though.
.marky911 said:
Drivers who don’t dip their main beam until they are actually shining it in your face.
This ^^Also, people who don't know that the t
t lights on their newish car only come on at the front, so drive in the dark with fronts only. whoever came up with that law should be shot, as should the manufacturers who followed the rule, they could easily wire in the rears as well, said:
Yes I'm old, but things just worked in cars, now there's tech for techs sake and it helps no one on the road.
Why cant I read the dasboard? Oh yes its dark! If i switch my lights on however...........It just worked
And yes DRLs should do the rear too, Volvo managed it in the 70s, I dont see why it cant be done now.
bristolracer said:
Why cant I read the dasboard? Oh yes its dark! If i switch my lights on however...........
It just worked
And yes DRLs should do the rear too, Volvo managed it in the 70s, I dont see why it cant be done now.
My V40 only had DRL's on the front. I had to have a "Lighting Logic Upgrade" to get the rear lights to come on too.It just worked
And yes DRLs should do the rear too, Volvo managed it in the 70s, I dont see why it cant be done now.
j_4m said:
As someone who actually makes electronic music (albeit a hobbyist) this is a shade unfair. There's nothing inherently wrong with drum machines and it's more than likely a stylistic choice over a cost one; Ariana Grande's record label can easily front the cash to record a session drummer. I personally put more effort into building each drum 'kit' than I know most real drummers put into tuning and setting up their physical drums. I'd like to see a drummer spend four hours playing with the sound of his snare for each single track.
You'll be interested to know that AI composed music is already a thing that exists and is currently being used quite a lot.
As someone who can actually play an instrument (guitar and a tiny bit of drums), I find it a more tad unfair to be lumped in the same group as people who cant. You'll be interested to know that AI composed music is already a thing that exists and is currently being used quite a lot.
And I know algorithm designed music is used quite a lot (it's not AI, they just use a script... I could write one in my sleep), it still doesn't make it any good.
marky911 said:
Drivers who don’t dip their main beam until they are actually shining it in your face.
When I’m driving down the twisty country roads from mine and it’s pitch black I can see a car coming towards me in the distance as I can see the light from it’s headlamps over the hedgerows.
Even if I didn’t see that , as they’re coming around the final bend before we meet, I can see the road ahead has been lit up.
By this point I’ve dipped my headlights for them, however the amount of drivers that then blind me before dipping theirs is unreal.
Lately I’ve taken to just switching my main beam back on if someone dazzles me. I’m sick of driving along with patches in my vision because some idiot can’t be bothered to read the road one bend ahead.
A mate of mine reckons it’s because new cars have automatic lights but surely they don’t work by blinding anyone heading towards them, until their sensors pick up the other cars lights???
Anyway rant over, it’s happened to me loads this winter though.
Same here , been happening constantly. Majority of cars seem to be newer models , so I think it’s these auto pilot drivers that are unable to physically do anything themselves any more. Automatic lights , assisted parking , parking sensors , distance sensors. The list goes on. So couple this with an idiot at the wheel. Explains a lot. When I’m driving down the twisty country roads from mine and it’s pitch black I can see a car coming towards me in the distance as I can see the light from it’s headlamps over the hedgerows.
Even if I didn’t see that , as they’re coming around the final bend before we meet, I can see the road ahead has been lit up.
By this point I’ve dipped my headlights for them, however the amount of drivers that then blind me before dipping theirs is unreal.
Lately I’ve taken to just switching my main beam back on if someone dazzles me. I’m sick of driving along with patches in my vision because some idiot can’t be bothered to read the road one bend ahead.
A mate of mine reckons it’s because new cars have automatic lights but surely they don’t work by blinding anyone heading towards them, until their sensors pick up the other cars lights???
Anyway rant over, it’s happened to me loads this winter though.
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