Little things that annoy the hell out of you

[Lord Satori]

Automatic toilets that flush too early.

[rancor]

Automatic toilets that flush too early.

That's to protect you from yourself.

"Gaze too long into the poop, and the poop will gaze back at you."

[mamboFoxtrot]

Pausing a YouTube video, going to do something else, then coming back to find that the video somehow unpaused itself a while ago and I now have to remember where in the video I was (and which video I was on if part of a playlist). No idea why this happens.

[Lord Satori]

Automatic toilets that flush too early.

That's to protect you from yourself.

"Gaze too long into the poop, and the poop will gaze back at you."

I didn't think I'd have to clarify that I was referring to flushing before I could fully use toilet paper. I could tell it wasn't the only stall with the same issue, every stall I searched beforehand had toilet paper balled up in the toilet.

Pausing a YouTube video, going to do something else, then coming back to find that the video somehow unpaused itself a while ago and I now have to remember where in the video I was (and which video I was on if part of a playlist). No idea why this happens.

I think there's a shortcut or something where pressing spacebar causes it to resume playing. I think there's an extension called Youtube player or something that has an option to disable it, along with other various options. If it isn't related to the spacebar, then I have no idea.

[Ji-L87]

Pausing a YouTube video, going to do something else, then coming back to find that the video somehow unpaused itself a while ago and I now have to remember where in the video I was (and which video I was on if part of a playlist). No idea why this happens.

I think there's a shortcut or something where pressing spacebar causes it to resume playing. I think there's an extension called Youtube player or something that has an option to disable it, along with other various options. If it isn't related to the spacebar, then I have no idea.

Spacebar on youtube is a bit finicky, using J K L tend to work much better. J and L is forward/backwards like with the arrow keys while K is pause/play

[Michaelm]

Elderlies and their offspring.

[Lord Satori]

When the audio on your Dish Network box suddenly breaks for no reason. I know it's the box because the recordings are also mute, and my consoles are not.

[rancor]

edit: solved. He backed down.

[powersoul]

Hello again folks, I'm glad I got out of my shit alive! (shit is defined as "busy work/study life")

I would have to say that a certain country is annoying the hell outta me for a month every year. Almost like period.

They send us haze! (and then tell us that it's only for one month out of twelve) The view out of my house right now is almost Silent Hill-esque.

[Ji-L87]

Went to pick up a small-ish CRT today that was being given away. A 20-something inch Grundig - quite a good looker. Small footprint too, not very deep either.
Anyway, once home it turns out that there's some image issues, the remote isn't the correct for the model (it's some Philips remote) and NTSC-signals shows up only black and white.

OTL

The search for a good little CRT continues...

[Xyga]

Soldering. One of the most irritating and frustrating things on Earth period.

[Blinge]

Ha^ I've yet to even try it. Do i have to give up my man card?

[Xyga]

^ It's just that when you do it, your hand shaking and the need for a magnifier to do a proper job...will make you feel like an old man.

I know I was much better at it 15~20 years ago.

[BIL]

-having a wicked dream and muhfuckin zero artistic ability to render it. I know, strangers' dreams are like their vacation snaps, a boring subject if nobody's getting plowed in the ass... but I had a vision of Castlevania IV's entry hall redone with authentic rotting decrepitude! Was fuckin ill. Gimme dead leaves, stagnant puddles and leering cadaverous bovines by candlelight! You fucks!

-the perennial favourite, people who smell like shit on the bus. Time to buy a new jar of Vicks.

-clickbaity topic titles. "SO TODAY I..." "HAVE YOU NOTICED..." "MY ANUS IS BLEEDING BECAUSE I..."

edit: solved. He backed down.

Happy end!

[Blinge]

but I had a vision of Castlevania IV's entry hall redone with authentic rotting decrepitude! Was fuckin ill. Gimme dead leaves, stagnant puddles and leering cadaverous bovines by candlelight! You fucks!

Needs ass plowing or not interested.

[BIL]

I could easily work it in, depending on how comfortable you are with a good old-fashioned NECROTIC BEAST FUCK. ¦3 You know that bit in SH2 when Jimmy walks in on PH rubbing his hateful iron boner on a hapless lesser demon and is like "I'm out!" ? LIKE THAT, BUT WITH BERUMONDO

[Ed Oscuro]

Not being able to dissect a question with SCIENCE! *lightning strikes* before it gets in with the lock

So, first thing to do is ask "is this belief validated by the numbers?" Running a few youtube searches quickly...

xbox destroyed 209,000
xbox 360 destroyed 119,000
xbox one destroyed 109,000
360 destroyed 219,000

playstation destroyed 99,800
playstation 3 destroyed 56,200
playstation 4 destroyed 54,400

ps3 destroyed 130,000
ps4 destroyed 123,000

playstation destruction 277,000
xbox destruction 582,000
Just looking at the thumbs + descriptions for some top results, it's certain that a lot of the content is being generated for the purpose of getting views (and thus cash through Google's revenue sharing program), and possibly succeeding (I didn't look at views / number of comments, which is another way of measuring community involvement). It's always possible to be misled by just one source of information, but looking at the search results changed my focus on this question. Before that, my hypotheses included "1.) it's because of fat Francis 2.) it's because Microsoft is a US brand so people feel they can get more influence on the company / trolling done this way 3.) the xbox line is often cheaper to buy," and all of them might be true to some extent. But mainly I think people noticed that Francis destroyed an Xbox (he wasn't the first one) to get Microsoft's attention, and that was probably one of the moments that really blew up this fad.

In other arenas, "Will it blend?" is a somewhat amusing fad campaign that purports to be educational, while destroying different kinds of things (don't breathe this). The Fast & Furious franchise and even '90s episodes of Bill Nye The Science Guy (demonstrating gravity's effect on an old Macintosh) - and probably many other older things - have tried to turn wanton destruction into fun and education, with varying levels of success. There's often not a clear line between the "educational" bit and the wanton decadence of burning your dollars for shock factor, though. I don't think there's anything more I possibly should say here.

tl;dr TIL "gaming wars" culture is still not interesting, even with SCIENCE!

[Ed Oscuro]

You know that bit in SH2 when Jimmy walks in on PH rubbing his hateful iron boner on a hapless lesser demon and is like "I'm out!" ? LIKE THAT, BUT WITH BERUMONDO

Wait, belmondo was pyramid head all along? So who was Big Boss? And is Vampire Killer a big sword, or a Colt SAA, or Twin Laser? Or maybe all of them, all stuck in the shambling halls of mobile Moai?

[Eno]

The more time I spend in public bathrooms the less I feel for humanity. People apparently think just turning the water on, dip their hands there for less than one second and they're as clean as when they first left their mother's entrails.
Worst ones are those that forego paper towel/hand driers for a good, thorough shaking. Nothing makes for a pleasant bathroom experience like taking some refreshing water piss droplets to the face as you try to properly wash your hands with water and soap.

[Blinge]

You know that bit in SH2 when Jimmy walks in on PH rubbing his hateful iron boner on a hapless lesser demon and is like "I'm out!" ? LIKE THAT, BUT WITH BERUMONDO

Wait, belmondo was pyramid head all along? So who was Big Boss? And is Vampire Killer a big sword, or a Colt SAA, or Twin Laser? Or maybe all of them, all stuck in the shambling halls of mobile Moai?

PH screams "HIT THE LEVER" While DDR gives belmondo the reacharound as a hundred strong audience of pachinko players all reach a tumultuous climax in unison.

Ocelot smirks and says 'you're pretty good.'

[BIL]

Oh god no! Y'all misconstruing my dream opus! BERUMONDO would be the one doing the walk-in, but where Jimmy be all " " at monsters getting down on company time, BERUMONDO just DGAF and wade right in!

Manfully, obv. ;3

[null1024]

anyone who writes installers and makes the progress indicator fuzzy should be thrown off a cliff
There's nothing more annoying than seeing "less than a minute" for the next 10 minutes, and having zero indication of how much longer it might take.

even if the fucking installer's explicit time is pretty wrong, you can guesstimate how much time is remaining with that moving number

[Ed Oscuro]

"How does he smell so fresh?" gurgled jawless Z to his friends

BELMONDO flexed and sent the shriveled ones flying through a room. "Rubbing limes on yourself is no substitute for REAL GENUINE HOLY POWER."

[BIL]

^^^

[Blinge]

I used to have a tumblr account cause i'm 2edgy4u. Haven't touched it in years, logged in today and this is my inbox.



Think i'll keep that url now..

[system11]

People joining motorway traffic at 40mph. Fuck you.

[Mischief Maker]

I dunno if this counts as a "little thing" as it was putting lives in danger. All I know is that when I put my dog in the car, somehow they become a magnet for ugly crazy women!

Visiting the folks for the weekend, so I throw the suitcase and dog in the car and I'm driving down a 6-lane highway in the left lane. A blue car with a stringy-haired fattie behind the wheel leadfoots it past me in the center lane.

Okay, I merge into the center lane behind her. Suddenly she slows way the hell down and I notice her car has two tailgating-themed bumper stickers on the back. "You may as well relax, I'm not going faster" is the one I remember.

Anyhow, she's going slow so I merge back into the left lane to pass and she suddenly signals and lurches into the left lane ahead of me.

I merge back into the center lane and she lurches back again.

I try it a third time and she cuts me off again, and I realize she's intentionally cutting me off.

Then I notice she has a GoPro camera in her back window. Not only was she intentionally being a cunt, she might have a cunty roadrage-themed Youtube show!

[TransatlanticFoe]

People joining motorway traffic at 40mph. Fuck you.

Yeah I feel that one. Either if you're on it or behind them on the sliproad. Add:

* Inconsistent speed lane hoggers. I'm overtaking you because you were doing 60 in an overtaking lane, why are you choosing mid overtake to suddenly speed up to 80? A few hundred metres later and you're back at 60? In the same lane. Go park it in a ditch.

* The mysterious 5 mph below the speed limit brigade. There aren't any X5 limits in the UK so what do you think you're doing?

* Anyone who decides a blind corner on a country road is a good place to overtake a cyclist.

* Drivers who think "I've got a bigger vehicle than you so I've got the right of way. COMING THROUGH MOTHERFUCKAS"

* "I don't agree with the current speed limit so I'm going to be a dick to anyone who abides by it"

[mamboFoxtrot]

e: Apparently, according to Microsoft, the cover art for games on my 360 being replaced with that of some phone game is not an absurd advertising gambit, but a glitch?

Either way, looks like I have to delete and re-download like, half of my games. Egh...

[null1024]

People joining motorway traffic at 40mph. Fuck you.

Yeah I feel that one. Either if you're on it or behind them on the sliproad. Add:

* Inconsistent speed lane hoggers. I'm overtaking you because you were doing 60 in an overtaking lane, why are you choosing mid overtake to suddenly speed up to 80? A few hundred metres later and you're back at 60? In the same lane. Go park it in a ditch.

* The mysterious 5 mph below the speed limit brigade. There aren't any X5 limits in the UK so what do you think you're doing?

* "I don't agree with the current speed limit so I'm going to be a dick to anyone who abides by it"

I live in south Florida. This is pretty much what my normal commute is. I hate driving down here.
It's easy to see how these people are allowed on the road, the Florida driving test is hilariously easy and any idiot can pass it.
at least it's not so bad up here near Boca -- the closer you get to Miami, the worse people drive as a whole