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

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#3306457 7-Nov-2024 09:33

cshwone:

StarJam in liquidation - they did wonderful things for disabled kids - including mine

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360478268/absolutely-devastated-starjam-closes-down-due-financial-challenges

That's really sad. They have done such great things.
Surely a wealthy benefactor can come to their rescue? A bank, looking for a bit of virtue-signalling sponsorship, perhaps?

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#3306550 7-Nov-2024 10:56

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I think the worst thing for me is almost how little relevance it has for me, yet I'm going to be inundated by it for four years. I'm sure there are trade implications etc but it feels like motorway rubbernecking.

This is not to say I like him, I think he's awful. But we know the next four years will be he's done this, not done that, said this, ad nauseam.

Not to mention every single photo will be the least flattering possible angle, snippets of what he says, partially clipped video and audio clips to harvest outrage. I despise him and think it's the worst outcome for the world of the two candidates, but honestly the obsession with him is beyond unhinged too.

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#3306561 7-Nov-2024 11:41

Changing tack slightly...

The weather.

It's warm, sunny and very pleasant out and I am working.

Very annoying

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#3306578 7-Nov-2024 12:14

Handsomedan:

Changing tack slightly...

The weather.

It's warm, sunny and very pleasant out and I am working.

Very annoying

Be grateful your Northern temps are mostly high in comparison with Wellington. Am sick of seeing the weather mapping 24 even further South or East while we sit in the middle of the island at a windy 'feels like 13' forecast with the heater on.

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#3306620 7-Nov-2024 14:45

Bung:
mudguard: but it feels like motorway rubbernecking.
Far worse than that, it is like watching a train wreck. It starts as we find out if the rest of his Cabinet will be as unqualified for their jobs as RFKjr will be.

Like-minded leaders overseas will probably be emboldened to crash through guard-rails & effectively rule by decree. It's happened in Hungary & Turkey, to name a few.

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#3306675 7-Nov-2024 16:53

Cool, so this is a politics thread now.

Another one to cross off the list.

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#3307011 8-Nov-2024 17:29

What a rigmarole. Trying to book a flight and use my airpoints.

My airpoints account was originally set up via New World and may have been migrated from a previous loyalty system (I can't really remember how it all worked, given it was maybe 10 years ago). Accordingly it's under my abbreviated "day-to-day" name rather than the full legal name on my passport.

When I try to book my flight it pre-fills the name field and says that it must match the name on my passport. There's an option to change it, but it says if I do that then I can't pay using airpoints.

The airpoints account management page doesn't let you change your name, and it says you need to contact them. I rang them up and was told that I need to send a copy of my passport (even though this clearly wasn't necessary to create the account in the first place) and when I queried how long it would take, "today, or maybe tomorrow".

So I sent in the details and got an autoresponse saying that my name should be updated within 10-15 business days.

Edit: And then two minutes after I posted this they get back to me and say it's done! :)

Edit 2: And then after all that, "Your balance is too low to spend Airpoints Dollars"!

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#3307020 8-Nov-2024 17:55

Dingbatt:

Cool, so this is a politics thread now.

Another one to cross off the list.

So how does one go about muting or ignoring a thread that you've participated in anyway? I've spent ages trying to figure this out, with no success.

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#3307021 8-Nov-2024 17:56

If you're talking about the notification emails, then https://www.geekzone.co.nz/removeforums.asp?topicid=[put the thread number here]

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#3307023 8-Nov-2024 17:58

Behodar:

If you're talking about the notification emails, then https://www.geekzone.co.nz/removeforums.asp?topicid=[put the thread number here]

Thanks! Is there a button or profile option somewhere to do this, just to streamline things?

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#3307026 8-Nov-2024 18:00

I’m posting this one on behalf of my wife.

The strange refusal of NZ companies to state salaries in job adverts. She wastes so much time phoning companies and agencies to screen the jobs in order to determine whether it’s worth investing the time and effort to apply.

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#3307027 8-Nov-2024 18:01

Gurezaemon:

Thanks! Is there a button or profile option somewhere to do this, just to streamline things?

There's a link inside the email. I'm not aware of any other way to do it if you've already deleted it.

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#3307029 8-Nov-2024 18:05

Behodar:

Gurezaemon:

Thanks! Is there a button or profile option somewhere to do this, just to streamline things?

There's a link inside the email. I'm not aware of any other way to do it if you've already deleted it.

Sweet - thanks for the help.

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