Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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It's getting late in the day at work. Nearly time to head home. Tonight I am riding my MTB home. I leave my desk and get changed into my Lycra shorts, cycling shoes and brightly-coloured jersey. I pop back to my desk to shut down my PC before I go.
"You cycling tonight?"
Some people just feel the need to say something. I'd be OK with "have a good ride" or even the classic "see you tomorrow".Cube Reaction GTC Pro 29 for the lumpy stuff
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figbat wrote:Some people just feel the need to say something. I'd be OK with "have a good ride" or even the classic "see you tomorrow".
on the plus side they at least attempt to make chat however trivial it is, as it can feel like in my office last week Im convinced I spent all day at my desk and didnt speak to single person directly in our office all day
as sadly we are cursed with the open plan hell office that has all the acoustic quality of a railway station, so theres a constant white noise of background chatter with people on phones all day, and there can feel like theres supposedly an office "buzz" (at least thats what the TPTB claim it is) but actually no-ones talking to one another anymore, which is feeling really weird at the moment.0 -
awavey wrote:figbat wrote:Some people just feel the need to say something. I'd be OK with "have a good ride" or even the classic "see you tomorrow".
on the plus side they at least attempt to make chat however trivial it is, as it can feel like in my office last week Im convinced I spent all day at my desk and didnt speak to single person directly in our office all day
as sadly we are cursed with the open plan hell office that has all the acoustic quality of a railway station, so theres a constant white noise of background chatter with people on phones all day, and there can feel like theres supposedly an office "buzz" (at least thats what the TPTB claim it is) but actually no-ones talking to one another anymore, which is feeling really weird at the moment.
4 and a half years in the financial services industry and I can honestly say that offices can be hell - sheer and utter hell. I am so glad I never persisted in that career path despite the salary cut and potential career ops.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
People who think "rid" or "with" don't need anything said after them. Such as...
"I'm going to get rid". ...get rid of what? That's not proper english surely.
"Are you coming with?" ...with who or what, "Are you coming with me?" is that what you mean?
Is this kind of speak a regional thing? First time I heard it was from South African friends, but now it seems on the rise generally in youngsters.0 -
I see the Chrome browser has suddenly changed and after 20 years or more of pressing Backspace to go back a page, I now either have to mouse all the way to the top left to press the back arrow, or let go of the mouse and use both hands to press Alt + left arrow. Who thought that was a good change to apply, and how many people have clamoured for it to happen? Ridiculous.0
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CiB wrote:I see the Chrome browser has suddenly changed and after 20 years or more of pressing Backspace to go back a page, I now either have to mouse all the way to the top left to press the back arrow, or let go of the mouse and use both hands to press Alt + left arrow. Who thought that was a good change to apply, and how many people have clamoured for it to happen? Ridiculous.
Browsers grrrr. They basically only need about five buttons yet it is super cool now to hide as many of them as possible. They should be introducing short-cuts rather than removing them. And why on mobile phones are the buttons at the top when fingers are at the bottom as demonstrated by the keyboard.0 -
figbat wrote:It's getting late in the day at work. Nearly time to head home. Tonight I am riding my MTB home. I leave my desk and get changed into my Lycra shorts, cycling shoes and brightly-coloured jersey. I pop back to my desk to shut down my PC before I go.
"You cycling tonight?"
Some people just feel the need to say something. I'd be OK with "have a good ride" or even the classic "see you tomorrow".
When I get that, my stock response is "you got it".0 -
mfin wrote:People who think "rid" or "with" don't need anything said after them. Such as...
"I'm going to get rid". ...get rid of what? That's not proper english surely.
"Are you coming with?" ...with who or what, "Are you coming with me?" is that what you mean?
Is this kind of speak a regional thing? First time I heard it was from South African friends, but now it seems on the rise generally in youngsters.
Grrrr!! I also find the truncated "if you'd like to follow me" irritating. If I'd like to follow you.... what? "If" introduces a conditional clause. If this then, then that. The full phrase should be "if you'd like to follow me, I'll show you to your table" or whatever.
And don't get me started on the misuse of the reflexive pronoun. "Myself" is not a posh word for "me"!!Cube Reaction GTC Pro 29 for the lumpy stuff
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On the contrary, this is a good thing. I hate it when you're trying to backspace something you've typed, but the focus has jumped, so you wind up going back a page and losing what you typed.CiB wrote:I see the Chrome browser has suddenly changed and after 20 years or more of pressing Backspace to go back a page, I now either have to mouse all the way to the top left to press the back arrow, or let go of the mouse and use both hands to press Alt + left arrow. Who thought that was a good change to apply, and how many people have clamoured for it to happen? Ridiculous.0 -
bompington wrote:
On the contrary, this is a good thing. I hate it when you're trying to backspace something you've typed, but the focus has jumped, so you wind up going back a page and losing what you typed.CiB wrote:I see the Chrome browser has suddenly changed and after 20 years or more of pressing Backspace to go back a page, I now either have to mouse all the way to the top left to press the back arrow, or let go of the mouse and use both hands to press Alt + left arrow. Who thought that was a good change to apply, and how many people have clamoured for it to happen? Ridiculous.
I've emphasised the problem.0 -
The word "hubby"Wilier Izoard XP0
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People that say "I am loving..."0
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I'd considered that as a reason, but what's actually happened is that to solve an occasional problem the change requires either excessive mousing or two hands on the k/b for every back action.bompington wrote:
On the contrary, this is a good thing. I hate it when you're trying to backspace something you've typed, but the focus has jumped, so you wind up going back a page and losing what you typed.CiB wrote:I see the Chrome browser has suddenly changed and after 20 years or more of pressing Backspace to go back a page, I now either have to mouse all the way to the top left to press the back arrow, or let go of the mouse and use both hands to press Alt + left arrow. Who thought that was a good change to apply, and how many people have clamoured for it to happen? Ridiculous.
I like the mobile issue above; why not put a back icon top right, or even on each corner if a single key-press is considered riskier and worse than the chance of occasionally losing page input?0 -
It's annoying when I've accidentally moved the focus. It's really annoying when some poorly thought out bit of JS, or a pic loading up the page and making it jump, has done it for me.TheBigBean wrote:bompington wrote:
On the contrary, this is a good thing. I hate it when you're trying to backspace something you've typed, but the focus has jumped, so you wind up going back a page and losing what you typed.CiB wrote:I see the Chrome browser has suddenly changed and after 20 years or more of pressing Backspace to go back a page, I now either have to mouse all the way to the top left to press the back arrow, or let go of the mouse and use both hands to press Alt + left arrow. Who thought that was a good change to apply, and how many people have clamoured for it to happen? Ridiculous.
I've emphasised the problem.0 -
bompington wrote:
It's annoying when I've accidentally moved the focus. It's really annoying when some poorly thought out bit of JS, or a pic loading up the page and making it jump, has done it for me.TheBigBean wrote:bompington wrote:
On the contrary, this is a good thing. I hate it when you're trying to backspace something you've typed, but the focus has jumped, so you wind up going back a page and losing what you typed.CiB wrote:I see the Chrome browser has suddenly changed and after 20 years or more of pressing Backspace to go back a page, I now either have to mouse all the way to the top left to press the back arrow, or let go of the mouse and use both hands to press Alt + left arrow. Who thought that was a good change to apply, and how many people have clamoured for it to happen? Ridiculous.
I've emphasised the problem.
Indeed, so why can't browsers ignore the poorly thought out moving the cursor bit of JS? I'd like that feature in a browser.
Removing all the buttons and short cuts is not something I like, but then I'm increasingly realising I'm not the mainstream market. I'd like the 6 key block of page up/page down to be on laptop keyboards, but it is enough of a struggle to get a laptop with F keys,0 -
A single penny of lottery funding for equestrian events in the Olympics.0
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Anti virus software that, amongst other things, is meant to stop software being downloaded and bombarding you with pop ups asking you to pay money to do something or other that constantly send pop ups telling you your trial is up and you need to pay money to upgrade every 5 minutes!www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0
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People who talk about the hilarious things their kids or grandchildren come out with that are not actually interesting to anyone but them.
Oh, and just kids. They're self absorbed paddy throwing idiots and they should be banned.0 -
Chris Bass wrote:Anti virus software that, amongst other things, is meant to stop software being downloaded and bombarding you with pop ups asking you to pay money to do something or other that constantly send pop ups telling you your trial is up and you need to pay money to upgrade every 5 minutes!
Buy anti virus software, or even better just buy a mac.0 -
50mph speed limits.0
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The plastic wrappers on CDs and Blurays that are a pig to remove, when the equivalent on cigarette packets has worked perfectly and instantly for years.0
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Fat couples who walk down pavements side by side as if they're not already holding people up.0
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People who let their kids scan the items at supermarket checkouts when other people are waiting.0
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People who justify shopping at Aldi because so many things taste so good compared to elsewhere. It doesn't, at best it is surprisingly ok for being so cheap.0
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People whose eyes are too close together.0
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People who can't operate a cashpoint and be done and dusted with it in the 30 seconds it takes.0
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People.0
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Wood Pigeons0
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Pine needles0
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Chris Bass wrote:Anti virus software that, amongst other things, is meant to stop software being downloaded and bombarding you with pop ups asking you to pay money to do something or other that constantly send pop ups telling you your trial is up and you need to pay money to upgrade every 5 minutes!
I bought 1 year's subscription for Norton after being totally fed up with AVG. It ticks along in the background quietly to the extent that sometimes I forget I actually have any anti-virus software.
ad b l o c k plus + Norton anti-virus = double happiness.
I guess the weather is getting to mfin a little.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
