[Annoy] What's something small that really annoys you?

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#2936494 30-Jun-2022 14:06

frankv:

If only we had panels that could turn radiated moral superiority into electricity, we would solve the world's energy problems. Probably you could run a car with just a vegan or teetotaler strapped to the bonnet.

If only we had panels that could absorb unwarranted smug simple-minded unnecessary uninformed gratuitous sneers as an energy source. There would no longer be any left to bully those with beliefs the honking geese are incapable of comprehending.

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#2936500 30-Jun-2022 14:10

I had a cold earlier in the week and came to appreciate the 'flavour' of a particular box of tissues. All the identifying information was on the cardboard bit that you remove from the top of the box, so now I have no idea what sort they were and will therefore likely struggle to buy more.

Edit: Success. The box design has changed a bit, but it's still roughly the same colour and the barcodes match. They actually seemed to have learned, as the details are now printed on the bottom of the box.

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#2936513 30-Jun-2022 14:32

Hard drive manufacturers who hide important drive specifications , to dupe people into buying low performance drives.

In particular, they rarely say whether a drive is CMR or SMR -- seagate might advertise write speeds up to 190MB/s, but, SMR write speeds can drop to under 20MB/s (I've had as low as 2MB/s) ... . It is a huge deal and not a trivial specification to leave out of the product details. You even get whole reddit threads discussing whether a particular model is CMR or SMR.

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#2936517 30-Jun-2022 14:45

frankv:

If only we had panels that could turn radiated moral superiority into electricity, we would solve the world's energy problems. Probably you could run a car with just a vegan or teetotaler strapped to the bonnet.

Or a bunch of conservative religious right-wingers.

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#2936519 30-Jun-2022 14:49

Gosh we are an annoyed bunch. Certainly we post more than those smiley types in that thread.

Most of the posters in this thread are just like chimpanzees on MDMA, full of feelings of bonhomie, joy, and optimism. Fred99 8/4/21

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#2936520 30-Jun-2022 14:50

elpenguino:

Gosh we are an annoyed bunch. Certainly we post more than those smiley types in that thread.

That thread is annoying.

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#2936536 30-Jun-2022 15:21

Rikkitic:

frankv:

If only we had panels that could turn radiated moral superiority into electricity, we would solve the world's energy problems. Probably you could run a car with just a vegan or teetotaler strapped to the bonnet.

If only we had panels that could absorb unwarranted smug simple-minded unnecessary uninformed gratuitous sneers as an energy source. There would no longer be any left to bully those with beliefs the honking geese are incapable of comprehending.

Sorry, wasn't meant as a sneer, nor targeted at you. Just an unwarranted smug simple-minded unnecessary uninformed gratuitous off-the-cuff joke inspired by the word "radiated".

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#2936541 30-Jun-2022 15:47

Just tried to log into my Amazon prime video account with correct details. Sends me an email with 2FA link which just happens to be in Japanese and linked to jp domain! Very helpful.

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#2936554 30-Jun-2022 16:05

frankv:

Sorry, wasn't meant as a sneer, nor targeted at you. Just an unwarranted smug simple-minded unnecessary uninformed gratuitous off-the-cuff joke inspired by the word "radiated".

OK, peace. I know some people get very self-righteous about their food choices but my friends (who are all carnivores) and I tolerate each other's differences and get along fine. I also have some amazing friends who don't drink. Maybe @freitasm's examples are better. Who doesn't want to pick on a right-wing extremist?

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#2936558 30-Jun-2022 16:13

outdoorsnz:

Just tried to log into my Amazon prime video account with correct details. Sends me an email with 2FA link which just happens to be in Japanese and linked to jp domain! Very helpful.

Well when I went to accept a trial of music unlimited from them, they made me change my music account to australia, and then when I wanted to pay for it then it will not work and I have to get it changed to NZ so I can give them a billing address. Its so annoying.

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#2936560 30-Jun-2022 16:17

richms:

outdoorsnz:

Just tried to log into my Amazon prime video account with correct details. Sends me an email with 2FA link which just happens to be in Japanese and linked to jp domain! Very helpful.

Well when I went to accept a trial of music unlimited from them, they made me change my music account to australia, and then when I wanted to pay for it then it will not work and I have to get it changed to NZ so I can give them a billing address. Its so annoying.

Been there done that. It's a Royal PITA and also, many devices don't support streaming Amazon music, unlikely spotify. I'd love t get rid of spotify but can't because I can't just 'throw' my music at various devices in my house that I can with Spotify.

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#2936672 30-Jun-2022 20:03

Does anyone subscribe to Apple Music but only have Android devices? Is Apple Music not the better offering? I have both devices and the service works brilliantly on both.

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#2936677 30-Jun-2022 20:13

MadEngineer: Does anyone subscribe to Apple Music but only have Android devices? Is Apple Music not the better offering? I have both devices and the service works brilliantly on both.

probably 90% of my playback is done on alexa devices so that makes it only spotify, amazon or deezer. And amazon have HD, not that it helps in the car with the shockingly bad bluetooth that the amazon echo auto has.

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#2936877 1-Jul-2022 09:49

So in relation to my earlier gripe about manufacturers labelling repairs as good will rather than meeting their obligations under law as it relates to our oven repair....

We are STILL waiting on final resolution, though they have agreed to cover all costs except the initial call out. The person called today saying they would send someone out with another clock since the last replacement didn't fix the problem, but when I told her that the clock wasn't the part that needed replacing and that the engineer onsite had told us the PCB had to be replaced and to our knowledge it hadn't been, she insisted she would send someone out again with a new clock!

She was very nice, but wouldn't listen. At least now we now that other than the initial callout fee (which I could dispute but I am not sure I have the energy for) however long this takes, we shouldn't be asked to pay anything else.

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#2936881 1-Jul-2022 09:58

The plethora of USB connector option now!

Geez, I must have dozens of different cables now, and still can't find the one I want!

Early Days USB A & B, then there are all the non compatible micro / mini etc options!

Should have given them A/B/C/D/E/F etc codes and make it moulded into the plug what the connector is!

Then you could order a USB A to F cable etc!

But that would make sense!

Imagine if Network cables had this many options! (Instead of the "humble" RJ45!)

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