Little things that annoy the hell out of you
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Chrome spellcheck seems to have suddenly lost its shit. "Largesse" and "reticle" are both redlining, among several other conspicuously non-exotic words. Seriously? That's the threshold? I'm surprised "threshold" didn't redline. Making me look up words I already done learn, and shit!
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mamboFoxtrot
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according to google spell check
"gamers"
is not a word
please contemplate this, fellow "gamers"
but what drives me even more nuts than missing words in spell check is when the spellings I learned in American schools as a kid are WRONG according to whatever weirdo "American Dictionary" some of these programs are using
for some reason though... I never use the "add to dictionary" function...
"gamers"
is not a word
please contemplate this, fellow "gamers"
but what drives me even more nuts than missing words in spell check is when the spellings I learned in American schools as a kid are WRONG according to whatever weirdo "American Dictionary" some of these programs are using
for some reason though... I never use the "add to dictionary" function...
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Mischief Maker
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People posting videos to youtube labeled "reviews" of games, but it's actually an hour+ let's play of them ineptly stumbling through the tutorial stage.
Two working class dudes, one black one white, just baked a tray of ten cookies together.
An oligarch walks in and grabs nine cookies for himself.
Then he says to the white dude "Watch out for that black dude, he wants a piece of your cookie!"
An oligarch walks in and grabs nine cookies for himself.
Then he says to the white dude "Watch out for that black dude, he wants a piece of your cookie!"
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Steamflogger Boss
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Sounds really gross.Mischief Maker wrote:People posting videos to youtube labeled "reviews" of games, but it's actually an hour+ let's play of them ineptly stumbling through the tutorial stage.
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People posting videos on youtube period.
I want to kill them.
(well, not all of them but a lot ^^)
I want to kill them.
(well, not all of them but a lot ^^)
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I hope it's a little thing.... but hearing a loud booming noise, then noticing that my boiler is now flashing up multiple error codes has certainly annoyed me for now. Thankfully, the property is rented. This sort of shit is what puts me off ever buying again.
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We had to replace our oil boiler for a modern gas one last year, and it was crazy expensive.
Definitely one aspect where I miss renting (or just owning an apartment instead of a house, really). Makes Cave PCB collecting feel like peanuts.
Definitely one aspect where I miss renting (or just owning an apartment instead of a house, really). Makes Cave PCB collecting feel like peanuts.
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Depends, when the average rent's become equally if not more expensive than mortgage, you actually get more fucked renting.
It's different in every country of course, but in mine that happens in places so if you're here to stay it is better to buy.
It's different in every country of course, but in mine that happens in places so if you're here to stay it is better to buy.
Strikers1945guy wrote:"Do we....eat chicken balls?!"
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It's not so much the overall expenses as the sudden appearance of unexpected huge expenses.
Replacing a boiler, or any kind of necessary renovation is not covered by the mortgage.
Replacing a boiler, or any kind of necessary renovation is not covered by the mortgage.
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Sure but sudden big expenses like that happen like once in a decade if we're reasonable or not too unlucky.
Over such long period, vs. paying an insane rent, it can be practically the same amount spent on the 10y bill, except in one case what you've paid is for something you actually own...
Again it really depends where, but these days rent can be so high it's just scam and not worth against buying, even considering 'accidents' like a crapping boiler.
(for several other types of unexpected issues and accidents insurances usually cover so it's not like you're taking 100% more risk when you buy)
It's often more the quality if the purchase that determines if it'll be a win, a so-so, or a loss after a decade or two.
Buying a house is almost an art lol, you're either a noob or a master at the discipline.
Over such long period, vs. paying an insane rent, it can be practically the same amount spent on the 10y bill, except in one case what you've paid is for something you actually own...
Again it really depends where, but these days rent can be so high it's just scam and not worth against buying, even considering 'accidents' like a crapping boiler.
(for several other types of unexpected issues and accidents insurances usually cover so it's not like you're taking 100% more risk when you buy)
It's often more the quality if the purchase that determines if it'll be a win, a so-so, or a loss after a decade or two.
Buying a house is almost an art lol, you're either a noob or a master at the discipline.
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Xyga wrote:Sure but sudden big expenses like that happen like once in a decade if we're reasonable or not too unlucky.
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I will assume from that meme, that you've been more on the unlucky side. Well...¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(honestly I fear car issues much more)
(honestly I fear car issues much more)
Strikers1945guy wrote:"Do we....eat chicken balls?!"
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ChurchOfSolipsism
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People acting as if Trump wasn't the single most ridiculous illiterate manchild ever, and acting indignant if somebody who actually doesn't have any stake in the "Is the Democrat or the Republican Party the more evil bunch of people?" because they don't live in the US in the first place points this out. It's fucking mindblowing to me how you can listen to the retarded nonsense that comes out of his mouth, and not immediately burst out laughing, or just shake your head in disbelief and simply walk away. All the whataboutisms in the world won't change the fact that it's impossible for 99,99% of the world population to take this goof seriously. I understand that the US election system and particularly its "winner takes all"-principle is extremely problematic, but none of this shit really matters when I look at a high level idiot of DT's caliber - saying this man is a retard is simply not a political statement...
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You mean the US isn't a shining example of democracy? :O
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BareKnuckleRoo
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Really, you could argue any country that uses a plurality style vote to elect its political leaders is using a system so inept and incompetent that it is undemocratic in the sense that it utterly fails to accurately represent the collective will of the people.
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/201 ... n-america/
This sort of thing annoys me. The sheer number of times I've seen people quote or misquote this poem thinking it's some kind of shallow ode to individualism is irksome. I once helped someone personalize a gravestone and they insisted on quoting the last two lines of the poem as if it were some inspirational drivel when the poem read as a whole is about the self-deceptions we practice on ourselves to make ourselves feel better.
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/201 ... n-america/
This sort of thing annoys me. The sheer number of times I've seen people quote or misquote this poem thinking it's some kind of shallow ode to individualism is irksome. I once helped someone personalize a gravestone and they insisted on quoting the last two lines of the poem as if it were some inspirational drivel when the poem read as a whole is about the self-deceptions we practice on ourselves to make ourselves feel better.
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I'm not sure who I hate more, the industry for deciding it was cheaper to replace manuals with tutorial levels, or the dumbasses who never fought back because they never read manuals in the first place.Mischief Maker wrote:People posting videos to youtube labeled "reviews" of games, but it's actually an hour+ let's play of them ineptly stumbling through the tutorial stage.
Indie hipsters: "Arcades are so dead"
Finite Continues? Ain't that some shit.
Finite Continues? Ain't that some shit.
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When that fucker Steamflogger spams the forum.
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When mispronunciation becomes a bit, as in "[flub] LMAO I mis-spoke! I meant [flub] OH HAHA I'm such a mush-mouthed fuck, I did it again! [long pause ; flub] LMAO it keeps happening [flub ; flub ; flub]". I'll be tempted to switch off even speakers I enjoy listening to when this happens. When co-hosts join in, hoooly fuck I want to Roy Batty someone's face.
Admittedly there is the odd gem, but even these should be quickly moved on from (see example). And like other people's dreams and the odd points of interest therein, they are gems in a sea of boring shite I don't want to hear!
Admittedly there is the odd gem, but even these should be quickly moved on from (see example). And like other people's dreams and the odd points of interest therein, they are gems in a sea of boring shite I don't want to hear!
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When you pick a specific eBay listing because the text says
And then a few days later you get a mail where the seller saysEconomy Shipping does NOT include insurance or tracking and takes 1-2 weeks
Ghhrraaaa >:| At least ask me first.I've added tracking free of charge (xxxxxxxxx) to the item.
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I wish they passed a law to give people the right to shoot any radio, tv set, phone on speaker, or burn down the whole building like a shop, mall or supermarket, where DANCE MONKEY is playing.
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Steamflogger Boss
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Shipping untracked in 2019 omegalul.Sumez wrote:When you pick a specific eBay listing because the text saysAnd then a few days later you get a mail where the seller saysEconomy Shipping does NOT include insurance or tracking and takes 1-2 weeksGhhrraaaa >:| At least ask me first.I've added tracking free of charge (xxxxxxxxx) to the item.
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Most stuff I get from Japan is shipped untracked if possible.
There's no reason to add tracking, stuff that gets lost gets lost anyway, and the shipping companies don't care.
There's no reason to add tracking, stuff that gets lost gets lost anyway, and the shipping companies don't care.
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Steamflogger Boss
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But if it's not effecting what you paid I'm just not sure why it matters.
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It's gonna affect what I pay massively.
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But didn't you pay up front? I guess the rub is you would think they bake that into the cost. All you can do is pick the cheapest total price listing.Sumez wrote:It's gonna affect what I pay massively.
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All tracked parcels go through the customs here. Even though it's a super cheap game that I barely need to pay customs for, they're still charging a huge fee just for handling it.
Don't you have import taxes at all where you are?
Don't you have import taxes at all where you are?
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Land of the freeeeee.Sumez wrote:All tracked parcels go through the customs here. Even though it's a super cheap game that I barely need to pay customs for, they're still charging a huge fee just for handling it.
Don't you have import taxes at all where you are?
But now I understand, thank you.
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Game reviews partitioned into segments like "graphics", "gameplay", "replayability", etc. It consistently distracts the writer from keeping a focus on the things most relevant in the context of the game, and often makes it really difficult to gauge what their tastes are really like.
Is it just some remainder from the older days of video game journalism that people who grew up with that are unable to shake, or why do they keep returning to that?
More specifically, user reviews on GameFAQs seem to alway do this - does the website have a mechanic that encourages it or something?
Yeah I know, I shouldn't expect a lot of reviews from a place like that which aren't shitty, but some times it's nice to get a decent generic point of view from the public, especially on older, obscure games that don't really get any coverage outside of superficial nostalgia websites.
Is it just some remainder from the older days of video game journalism that people who grew up with that are unable to shake, or why do they keep returning to that?
More specifically, user reviews on GameFAQs seem to alway do this - does the website have a mechanic that encourages it or something?
Yeah I know, I shouldn't expect a lot of reviews from a place like that which aren't shitty, but some times it's nice to get a decent generic point of view from the public, especially on older, obscure games that don't really get any coverage outside of superficial nostalgia websites.
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yuh. similar to how i beat the drum about how games are supposed to be consumed as a whole, not in parts.
People are guilty of it here with the gameplay thing for sure though :3
Then again, how can you deep dive about an aspect of a game without talking solely about aspect?
Speaking of beating..
What annoys me is how the slider and preview thumbnail on a porn vid is never accurate to the part of the video it displays so you click for something you want to see but then have to click around either side of where you landed looking for that part.
and got forbid the video fucks up and you can't click out so your one-handed internet surfing because two as you reach for the esc key. oh dear.
People are guilty of it here with the gameplay thing for sure though :3
Then again, how can you deep dive about an aspect of a game without talking solely about aspect?
Speaking of beating..
What annoys me is how the slider and preview thumbnail on a porn vid is never accurate to the part of the video it displays so you click for something you want to see but then have to click around either side of where you landed looking for that part.
and got forbid the video fucks up and you can't click out so your one-handed internet surfing because two as you reach for the esc key. oh dear.
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Holy fuck yes. I always assumed that was just a generic thing to any video streaming service that wasn't YouTube, because of the inconsistency of lossy compression.
But yeah, since every non-porn video I ever watch is on YouTube, that really just mean porn. Wanted to skip to where she gets her titties out? Sorry, this is the part where the dick stock comes right into frame!
But yeah, since every non-porn video I ever watch is on YouTube, that really just mean porn. Wanted to skip to where she gets her titties out? Sorry, this is the part where the dick stock comes right into frame!
Dynamically :3Blinge wrote: Then again, how can you deep dive about an aspect of a game without talking solely about aspect?