Little things that annoy the hell out of you

[nasty_wolverine]

Weather. It was in the high teens yesterday, today it is around zero and snowing.

Not impressed

man, driving from mississauga to toronto this morning was a wreck.

30+ celsius here during the day, living in an oven...

[emphatic]

When your media player of choice is updated and is now bloatware that hangs HARD if you skip tracks too often. I used to love TheKMPlayer.

[nasty_wolverine]

When your media player of choice is updated and is now bloatware that hangs HARD if you skip tracks too often. I used to love TheKMPlayer.

switch to MPC-HC, nice and liteweight.

[emphatic]

switch to MPC-HC, nice and liteweight.

Yeah, but is it also good for audio only files?

[nasty_wolverine]

switch to MPC-HC, nice and liteweight.

Yeah, but is it also good for audio only files?

it plays them, but no bells or whistles...

[Lord Satori]

Every time I get linked to TV Tropes, I end up getting side tracked for at least half an hour on the site.

[null1024]

Headphones. In general.
They're made like shit, particularly the wire.

Are there any decent but low cost [this pair is going outside] headphones with detachable cables?

[Lord Satori]

Not sure if its my earphones or my mp3 player, but I keep having to adjust the position of the jack/wire or else only one of the earbuds will work.

[Ed Oscuro]

Argh, playing pingpong all day between the Healthcare Marketplace (.gov) and my particular insurer.

Night before yesterday, called the insurer up (fourth month running - every month there's a problem) and was told that I had to correct my address, and then have to call them back.
Today, call up the Marketplace, get transferred, 130 minutes waiting and get disconnected due to technical problems on their end.
Call again later (another ~50 minutes total), things seem to check out.
Call the insurer back. They swear on a stack of bibles that there's still a problem.
Call the Marketplace again, get transferred, am making problem and then BOOM! Phone disconnects. Wait for a call back but it never comes.

At least I am starting to zero in on the likely cause of the problem. If I'm lucky they might even have fixed it after the call disconnected. I'll call the insurer again later.

The maddening thing is that the same insurer is providing two plans for me, but under different umbrella names. One of their services is not having the problem the other one is, but hopefully it can be corrected without breaking it for the one plan.

Are there any decent but low cost [this pair is going outside] headphones with detachable cables?

I broke a previous pair of headphones by accidentally pulling out the wire. However, with some equipment I might repair it one of these days.

My major problem is rubbing the fabric cable of my Audio Technica headphones (that one, and my current pair) between the floor and the wheels on my chair...I keep telling myself to cover it in some electrical tape but never do. But probably I could just replace it entirely. It's something to think about. Perhaps a detachable cable could be made as a mod?

[Xyga]

Headphones. In general.
They're made like shit, particularly the wire.

Are there any decent but low cost [this pair is going outside] headphones with detachable cables?

The V-Moda M-80 / V-80.
Detachable cable (with a tendency to rub against a shirt's collar though)
Very good sound quality (good lows and mids, but not the best highs)
Noise isolation is minimal (can be good if you want to remain aware of your surroundings while listening though)
Careful if you have ears that stick out a bit or are slightly unevenly shaped they can be a rough fit.
Best suited for electro/rap etc.
Built for war.
About $129, can be found for less sometimes.

If you want better stuff and more suited for rock/metal, you can't go wrong with the Sennheiser HD 25-1 II, even better sound quality, excellent isolation, also built for war and detachable cable of course.
Legendary. But more expensive (about $199).

The Sennheiser Momentum On-Ear are quite good too, not sure if they feature a detachable cable, need to check.

[null1024]

Single-button touch pads. Recent laptops seem to love them.

FUCK THIS SHIT.
Just had an issue where mine wouldn't push down properly. Also, you can't properly hit LMB+RMB. Siiiiigh.

Headphones. In general.
They're made like shit, particularly the wire.

Are there any decent but low cost [this pair is going outside] headphones with detachable cables?

The V-Moda M-80 / V-80.
Detachable cable (with a tendency to rub against a shirt's collar though)
Very good sound quality (good lows and mids, but not the best highs)
Noise isolation is minimal (can be good if you want to remain aware of your surroundings while listening though)
Careful if you have ears that stick out a bit or are slightly unevenly shaped they can be a rough fit.
Best suited for electro/rap etc.
Built for war.
About $129, can be found for less sometimes.

If you want better stuff and more suited for rock/metal, you can't go wrong with the Sennheiser HD 25-1 II, even better sound quality, excellent isolation, also built for war and detachable cable of course.
Legendary. But more expensive (about $199).

The Sennheiser Momentum On-Ear are quite good too, not sure if they feature a detachable cable, need to check.

Hm, okay. Thanks!

$129 is more in my price range, I'm not going to drop $199 on headphones I'm taking outside.

[BitFaced]

Every time I get linked to TV Tropes, I end up getting side tracked for at least half an hour on the site.

It's not like they don't warn you about it.

[Lord Satori]

Getting randomly logged out of various sites.

[Ruldra]

How hard it is to let go of bad habits.

[Moniker]

When I fuck up the toilet paper-to-shit ratio, and have to plunge that shit out. Then, wash the plunger in the shower; then wash the shower out with dishwashing detergent. Kills an otherwise pleasant evening.

[Ed Oscuro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZaXCn070Io
Kanno-san goes to Sweden, is mistaken for Chinese, throws ice over a bridge, and barks at sled dogs, all the while accompanied by random faces in the upper right corner.

That blip sound every 30 seconds (or at least, once per every three-second segment I skipped to)...stoooop

[BulletMagnet]

Subscribe to a newsletter for some product or other? Guess what? You've waived your right to sue!

[PAPER/ARTILLERY]

Subscribe to a newsletter for some product or other? Guess what? You've waived your right to sue!

Dafuq? I'm pretty sure any half decent lawyer could destroy that defence but the fact they're trying it is ridiculous.

[BitFaced]

Subscribe to a newsletter for some product or other? Guess what? You've waived your right to sue!

What? Okay, I expect this from every other company with a user agreement, but now it's coming from cereal companies? Did they just have a load of cadmium they needed to dump into their cereals real quick?

[Ed Oscuro]

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictiona ... f+adhesion

[BitFaced]

Indeed.

[Ruldra]

When I tell people that games in my country are way too damn expensive, they have no idea HOW expensive they are. Well I just took this pic:



For comparison, you can buy it new at GameStop for $20.

And then you realize why piracy is so widespread over here.

[mastermx]

According to currency exchange that's about the same price we get them here in UK too. But I'm gonna guess that 40 pounds is much much more in Brazil. I thought companies adjust their prices for the market they plan to sell to.

[CKR]

The NBA League Pass App user interface drives me nuts. I click on hide scores in the settings so I can watch the archived game without being notified of the score. I want to watch game two between Oklahoma City and Memphis, and at the top of screen it says series tied 1-1. I know who won the first damn game. Also, in the past they have had the final score appear as a popup at the start of the game.

[lilmanjs]

If somebody has mentioned it before, my bad. I really hate companies that release dvds and blu-rays and make the sound mix the loudest possible mix it can possibly be and sometimes even louder than you think. Had a rude awaking last night from a dvd I bought this week from Wellgo USA entertainment. I popped out a dvd I was watching and put in one of theirs and it was at least 3 times as loud. What is with this trend? So annoying.

[ACSeraph]

^I hate that too

And also when you can barely hear the voices but the sound effects are ridiculously fucking loud. The Dark Knight was terrible about this. I had to keep adjusting the volume way up to hear any dialogue and then way down to avoid pissing off my neighbors during the action scenes.

[Xyga]

+1
I think those just don't include a proper 2 channels stereo mix, it is just a badly converted 5.1 track or something like that.

[nasty_wolverine]

According to currency exchange that's about the same price we get them here in UK too. But I'm gonna guess that 40 pounds is much much more in Brazil. I thought companies adjust their prices for the market they plan to sell to.

No they dont. and along with paying through the nose for the games, I have to pay for shipping, because none of the shops here keep any games worth shit.

[Skykid]

Osman's last stage. WTF?

[trap15]

It's not that bad, really. Just takes a bit of practice. What part are you having trouble with?