Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Basically, yes. Quicker and safer all round.
But it means I haven't applied a patch in years...
Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?
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Basically, yes. Quicker and safer all round.
But it means I haven't applied a patch in years...
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Sign at the holiday park stating no e scooters ,when I asked security what the company policy is after seeing loads the guy had to radio for confirmation and then said there too many to stop people using them .
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
The astonishing ability of bikes to not only get tangled up in an obscure manner that takes ages to find, but once tangled, to be near impossible to pull apart again.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Try being an IT Technican and working out how in the name of ALl The Gods the cable you want can be untangled from a rats nest under and behind a desk
when you KNOW that when you put it in it was all neat and tidy
and then the FACT that every cable is inhabited by an evil spirit that's only purpose is to subtly bend the thing so it can hook around everything and anything near it
On top of which the evil git that designed network cables with a little hook on the end of it should be hung drawn and quartered
slowly!!!
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Cabling behind desks is one thing. Cabling in old comms rooms can be 'next level'.
Before: (some of these were rammed in tightly together that individual cables couldn't be removed)
After:
Profpointy
Legendary Member
The web listings for classical music gigs
All the places I go, Bristol, Brum, even London seem to list the orchestras or soloists for each date, but only by clicking around can you find what they're playing. I don't really care too much who the band is, but I do care what is on the programme as I would likely avoid "popular classics" or a show tunes medley but would be interested in specific composers' music. Classical music is not like jazz or rock music; you want to know what they're playing. Theatre shows, including opera and musicals, list the play rather than the players, so it's hardly a radical request
Maybe the Tallis Scholars are perhaps an exception as they are arguably the best singing ensemble on the planet so I will likely book regardless. They do tend to specialise in early and renaissance music in any case
All the places I go, Bristol, Brum, even London seem to list the orchestras or soloists for each date, but only by clicking around can you find what they're playing. I don't really care too much who the band is, but I do care what is on the programme as I would likely avoid "popular classics" or a show tunes medley but would be interested in specific composers' music. Classical music is not like jazz or rock music; you want to know what they're playing. Theatre shows, including opera and musicals, list the play rather than the players, so it's hardly a radical request
Maybe the Tallis Scholars are perhaps an exception as they are arguably the best singing ensemble on the planet so I will likely book regardless. They do tend to specialise in early and renaissance music in any case
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Pity the technician in my workplace, who yesterday had to clear out the charging plug on my work phone because it was full of crud and sawdust. Again.
Fortunately, he's used to it; most of the workshop managers phones have this problem every now and again.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
try cleaning out USB drives that have been in a teenage girl's bag for a few weeks!!
(I used to work in a Secondary School - before "some people" start thinking of possible rumours!!!!)
No by far the worst were the ones that screwed into the boards, like serial and parallel. VGA D-sub as well. Once upon a time they were little low profile screws you needed a driver to screw in. then somebody had the bright idea of making them tool free, so they came with 1" long knurled plastic ends. Perfectly designed like a mini anchor to snag on every single other cable.
These evil things:
The interface boards were just as frustrating because the little hex head nut with the female thread would always unscrew and it was impossible to tighten them up enough just with pliers. You needed a tiny spanner or socket which I never had
The little thumb hook on RJ45's was fine in comparison. If they really annoyed me, I'd just snap them off. The cable would happily stay in the port by friction... usually.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
No by far the worst were the ones that screwed into the boards, like serial and parallel. VGA D-sub as well. Once upon a time they were little low profile screws you needed a driver to screw in. then somebody had the bright idea of making them tool free, so they came with 1" long knurled plastic ends. Perfectly designed like a mini anchor to snag on every single other cable.
These evil things:
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The interface boards were just as frustrating because the little hex head nut with the female thread would always unscrew and it was impossible to tighten them up enough just with pliers. You needed a tiny spanner or socket which I never had
The little thumb hook on RJ45's was fine in comparison. If they really annoyed me, I'd just snap them off. The cable would happily stay in the port by friction... usually.
I was trying to forget about those things!!!
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
Spotify. We have a family account so are paying something like £17/month. My partner likes audio books which were advertised as being free. We recently found out that only the main account holder (my partner) can listen to audiobooks; the rest of us can't. AND....you only get a set amount of hours of audiobook listening time free (10 hours), after that you have to pay an extra £10 for another 10 hours. She's just had to buy another 10 hours so she can finish listening to the book she started
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Good to know; I was about to join Spotify and connect to the family account for this reason, so that's half an hour I haven't wasted...
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mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
The Lotus SUV advert. They never show a complete view of the car, always having sunlight in your eyes, always showing very small sections of the car, if they do show the whole car it's at a weird angle.
Some people might call it artistic videography. I call it trying to hide how crap the car looks.
Some people might call it artistic videography. I call it trying to hide how crap the car looks.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
No by far the worst were the ones that screwed into the boards, like serial and parallel. VGA D-sub as well. Once upon a time they were little low profile screws you needed a driver to screw in. then somebody had the bright idea of making them tool free, so they came with 1" long knurled plastic ends. Perfectly designed like a mini anchor to snag on every single other cable.
These evil things:
View attachment 740346
The interface boards were just as frustrating because the little hex head nut with the female thread would always unscrew and it was impossible to tighten them up enough just with pliers. You needed a tiny spanner or socket which I never had
The little thumb hook on RJ45's was fine in comparison. If they really annoyed me, I'd just snap them off. The cable would happily stay in the port by friction... usually.
Those D connector fixing screws things are the work of the Devil. The plastic head is of too small a diameter for normal people to grip with their fingers, and they never leave enough clearance to do so anyway. If you put a screwdriver on the pathetic shallow slot, it gets chewed up. It doesn't help that you are trying to attempt it round the back of the machine by feel alone.
Ghastly.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I've posted about this topic before, but it happened again last night so I feel a need to rant. During a radio phone in last night the presenter specifically said "You have exactly one minute to get your point across"! One idiot then spent his whole minute ranting that he'd phoned in earlier, but had been cut off. The show's presenter kept saying "fair enough, but what do you want to say", but no, the idiot would not let it drop! Such idiots take up the much sought after slots that someone with something interesting to say could use!! 🧐
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