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

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#2854439 21-Jan-2022 05:05

I had to opt out about 250 items on a single webpage to ensure data privacy. So I opted them in for a fine according to the new European rules for opted out as the default state for data privacy since 1st of January 2022. The fine is as per day not an overall payment per case.

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#2854446 21-Jan-2022 06:33

Tinkerisk:
Concerning Ads: Pihole configured with unbound as a recursive DNS-server helps a lot ;-)

I really hope you subscribe or donate to other websites you find useful given you’re blocking the way they stay afloat 😊

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#2854451 21-Jan-2022 07:55

michaelmurfy:
Tinkerisk:

Concerning Ads: Pihole configured with unbound as a recursive DNS-server helps a lot ;-)

I really hope you subscribe or donate to other websites you find useful given you’re blocking the way they stay afloat 😊

Depends of their usefulness. I donated to pihole (and various openSource projects). For the remains, there might be at least a chance to get to my whitelist. I pay what I get for. 😄

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#2854479 21-Jan-2022 08:54

Needless and meaningless admin.

I needed a request completed by a team for a client.

Sent said request to team 1, who triage it and on-send to team 2.

Paperwork included.

Team 2 come back a couple of days later: Please complete additional paperwork, which is identical to original paperwork, but has a different cover sheet and header/footer.

No additional info required, no additional services requested, no change in scope. Just meaningless admin. Pointless.

Slows the process, creates more work and doesn't achieve anything.

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#2854558 21-Jan-2022 12:14

ANZ Bank. Foul 1. Had to wait 20 minutes to speak to someone on their business line and no indication where I was in the line or how much longer the wait would be.

Was having a problem registering a second device. Eventually got the new device registered with his assistance and in the list of devices both show up as iPad Air. No differentiation. On my other banking apps each device is registered as iPad Air and its generation or the name I’ve given it, so you know which device a transaction occurred on in notifications.

I asked if this could be changed so each device has its own specific name. He gives the sigh and argues with me that it’s not needed and why would I ever require such a function and that he’s not prepared to request it if I don’t give him examples. I politely explain how it’s available in my two other bank apps so pop up notifications point to which device was used when money comes in or out. He continues to try and prove why it’s not needed so I told him I’m through discussing and hung up.

Have been thinking about closing ANZ account for a while now because of their bad service, so today’s effort made up my mind.

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#2854560 21-Jan-2022 12:19

Handsomedan:

Needless and meaningless admin.

I needed a request completed by a team for a client.

Sent said request to team 1, who triage it and on-send to team 2.

Paperwork included.

Team 2 come back a couple of days later: Please complete additional paperwork, which is identical to original paperwork, but has a different cover sheet and header/footer.

No additional info required, no additional services requested, no change in scope. Just meaningless admin. Pointless.

Slows the process, creates more work and doesn't achieve anything.

Good grief, they need a review and fast.

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#2854563 21-Jan-2022 12:23

Handsomedan:

Needless and meaningless admin.

Slows the process, creates more work and doesn't achieve anything.

Time for a new job. 😀

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#2854697 21-Jan-2022 16:59

Handsomedan:

Needless and meaningless admin.

Slows the process, creates more work and doesn't achieve anything.

Be aware: ASAP is NOT a deadline. ;-)

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#2854721 21-Jan-2022 17:37

Tinkerisk:

Handsomedan:

Needless and meaningless admin.

Slows the process, creates more work and doesn't achieve anything.

Be aware: ASAP is NOT a deadline. ;-)

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#2854821 22-Jan-2022 11:32

Trade Me and their ludicrously proscriptive photo system.

A bog standard iPhone image is "too big" because the concept that their system could simply have more realistic criteria that would allow a standard image from a commonly used phone to be uploaded without further processing is clearly a ridiculous one....

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#2854864 22-Jan-2022 15:02

Polystyrene packaging. This needs to be banned. It is very difficult to get rid of in Poneke and Te Awakairangi.

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#2855162 23-Jan-2022 13:31

Behodar:

When you send a message (via a non-editable means) and notice the typo right after sending.

For bonus points, the message itself was a complaint about something small that really annoyed me.

For more bonus points, it's been a week and the company didn't bother to reply.

"We value your feedback... unless it's criticism, in which case we'll ignore it".

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#2855198 23-Jan-2022 15:05

Geektastic:

Trade Me and their ludicrously proscriptive photo system.

A bog standard iPhone image is "too big" because the concept that their system could simply have more realistic criteria that would allow a standard image from a commonly used phone to be uploaded without further processing is clearly a ridiculous one....

Quite stupid really. They should allow you to upload your iphone pic and then just auto-reduce on their end. Much simpler, no brainer.

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#2855209 23-Jan-2022 15:34

I'm so tired of US companies and overseas shipping.

For instance the gift shop for NASA at the Johnson Space Center (Texas).

It looks like the USPS was banning deliveries to New Zealand but now it's accepting them (14 January).

But of course the NASA website has caught onto that fact.

I'll contact them to see if they'll lift the embargo on New Zealand.

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#2855210 23-Jan-2022 15:43

kingdragonfly: I'm so tired of US companies and overseas shipping.

For instance the gift shop for NASA at the Johnson Space Center (Texas).

It looks like the USPS is banning deliveries to New Zealand and Australia.

this post and this thread

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=48&topicid=289831&page_no=4#2852510

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