Little things that annoy the hell out of you

[Rob]

the new translator is clearly European and English isn't their first language.

You sure about that? I've seen native speakers suddenly lose the ability to think or communicate in English when attempting a translation. They're either confused by the material and it shows, or they're so focused on speeding through it that they don't bother making it flow or read halfway decent. Feel lucky that you get anything good ever.

[KAI]

It's not that bad, but honestly, why compromise your experience with something that feels slightly out of sync? I'm in two minds about whether to carry on, since it's just entered a brand new story arc.

Maybe Kai knows whether things improve?

Doesn't get better, but the story is still awesome. Seems like that arc ended on the latest chapter.


THIS HEAT, CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! God damn you Brazil and god damn your hot winds.

[Skykid]

the new translator is clearly European and English isn't their first language.

You sure about that? I've seen native speakers suddenly lose the ability to think or communicate in English when attempting a translation. They're either confused by the material and it shows, or they're so focused on speeding through it that they don't bother making it flow or read halfway decent. Feel lucky that you get anything good ever.

Believe me, I do! Whoever did the first 49 chapters of Vinland was a godsend, a professional grade translation better than most commercial publications. He nailed it so absolutely, chapter 50 was like needles in the eyes.

HOX, clearly European and the guy who seems to be doing 51+, isn't as awful as whoever bodged that one - but it's a shame it's never going to get back to the legendary accuracy of the first arc.

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Doesn't get better, but the story is still awesome.

It is, I'm engrossed in slavery at the moment. The translation will have to be good enough, waiting is not an option.

[Leandro]

THIS HEAT, CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! God damn you Brazil and god damn your hot winds.

That's nice where are you?

[gs68]

YouTube's HTML5 player, which doesn't seem to support resolutions other than 360p or 720p.

[HenAi]

People removing features for no good reason. Starting with Firefox 26 I can't use the old download manager anymore. And the fucking new one still doesn't allow me to open multiple files at once. The fuck, do you expect me to double click each goddamn file? Is this some kind of fucking trend, what with Windows Explorer removing the ability to do that via open with in Windows 7?
Actually made me switch to Pale Moon. Thank god there's an alternative.

I'm going to sound really ungrateful and spoilt for this, but, when a manga fan scanlation changes translator all of a sudden and the new translator is clearly European and English isn't their first language. So why the bother to translate it? I appreciate the effort and passion for the thing, but if all the characters are going to be speaking in broken English it ruins the core of the story. It's like going from watching a sub to a dub (a bad dub.)

I happen to be a translator and English isn't my first language.
And you're completely right. People who haven't mastered the language they're translating into have no business translating at all. Fucking bane of my existence.
While we're at it, you watch anime, right? Well here's the kicker. It's quite common for the translator to produce rather broken English. Which gets rewritten by the editor to flow nicely in English. Who of course doesn't know Japanese. You can guess what that does to the translation's accuracy.

[Stormwatch]

Santa Claus pisses me off. More precisely, the fact that parents choose to deceive their children for shits and giggles. I think this lie is absolutely unethical.

[rancor]

..the fact that parents choose to deceive their children for shits and giggles. I think this lie is absolutely unethical.

I do this now, and I don't see any harm in it. Whats wrong with believing in a little magic? They have the rest of their lives to discover that a good portion of the world is out to cheat / lie / fuck them in any way possible. So an old man brings them presents in the middle of the night and eats the cookies they leave and writes them a nice letter saying that they've been good all year, and says to "be sure to keep brushing their teeth and being nice to their brothers and sisters"... really? Is that so bad?

[drauch]

Yeah, I think if you start off and tell your children "Hey, all your friends are fucking idiots and their parents are liars" will make them feel like an outcast, or they'll grow up to be elitist pricks and join the shmup forum. They'll have plenty of time to realize how fat bearded men that break into your house can't be trusted.

[BareKnuckleRoo]

Yeah, I think if you start off and tell your children "Hey, all your friends are fucking idiots and their parents are liars" will make them feel like an outcast

While I think it would be better if kids actually knew their parents were the ones putting the effort into paying for all their gifts in this gloriously commercialized holiday (so they actually appreciate what they're getting), it's probably worse for them to be that one kid in the neighbourhood that goes around telling everyone "HAY GUISE, SANTA'S NOT REAL".

[moh]

or they'll grow up to be elitist pricks and join the shmup forum.

Yeah, sounds about right.

[Specineff]

The notion that a man shouldn't take care of his appearance and/or health. I'm not talking about fancy mud baths and oxygen chambers. I can't go to a sauna, chiropractic massage, or take finasteride to avoid going bald or a joint supplement because somehow "that's not the type of things a man should be doing."

I just don't see how being a malady-ridden old man equals manliness and "natural" order.

Top that with family asking when I'm going to settle down and marry. How about after I go back to college and get a degree so that I'm not stuck on entry-level jobs, mom? How about after I make enough money to support a family and my wife doesn't leave me the way yours did, uncle Tony? How about after I meet someone I can spend the rest of my life with, and not just a pretty-faced gold-digger? How about when *I* decide who *I* am going to share *MY* life with? They've lived their lives the way they wanted, indirectly affecting mine during childhood. My turn to make my own choices, bastards.

[Lord Satori]

Yeah, I think if you start off and tell your children "Hey, all your friends are fucking idiots and their parents are liars" will make them feel like an outcast

While I think it would be better if kids actually knew their parents were the ones putting the effort into paying for all their gifts in this gloriously commercialized holiday (so they actually appreciate what they're getting), it's probably worse for them to be that one kid in the neighbourhood that goes around telling everyone "HAY GUISE, SANTA'S NOT REAL".

I figured it out when I was in the second grade, but I didn't go off ruining it for everyone else. I guess I'd have to agree though.

[null1024]

YouTube's HTML5 player, which doesn't seem to support resolutions other than 360p or 720p.

Luckilly, you can use YouTube Center to solve [most] YouTube issues. The HTML5 player is still bad, so I have it force the Flash one.

[Moniker]

Zits on my dick. Yeah, I've been to a doctor, and they're just zits. But try explaining that convincingly to a new love interest.

On the other hand, it goes a long way towards bridging the gap between pain & pleasure.


Related: How is it that there is such a thing as chronic pain, but no such thing as chronic pleasure?

[moh]

The notion that a man shouldn't take care of his appearance and/or health. I'm not talking about fancy mud baths and oxygen chambers. I can't go to a sauna, chiropractic massage, or take finasteride to avoid going bald or a joint supplement because somehow "that's not the type of things a man should be doing."

I just don't see how being a malady-ridden old man equals manliness and "natural" order.

Top that with family asking when I'm going to settle down and marry. How about after I go back to college and get a degree so that I'm not stuck on entry-level jobs, mom? How about after I make enough money to support a family and my wife doesn't leave me the way yours did, uncle Tony? How about after I meet someone I can spend the rest of my life with, and not just a pretty-faced gold-digger? How about when *I* decide who *I* am going to share *MY* life with? They've lived their lives the way they wanted, indirectly affecting mine during childhood. My turn to make my own choices, bastards.

BREATHE, WOMAN! EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY.

[Specineff]

Huh?

[CStarFlare]

single guy

Not really the same as this, but I've got a woman in the office who considers me a prime catch and can't stop talking about how she wants to set me up with a girl. Even if I wanted a girl that would still bug me.

My (extended) family just asks me if I have a girlfriend and leaves it at that, which I appreciate. I think having a gay uncle helps.

[Ed Oscuro]

Related: How is it that there is such a thing as chronic pain, but no such thing as chronic pleasure?

Probably there's evolutionary disadvantage to being continually blissed out. It often seems that there's no advantage to having aches and pains but I guess those are also to advantage, in most cases - screaming "take it easy buddy" every moment of the day

[Moniker]

How about when *I* decide who *I* am going to share *MY* life with? They've lived their lives the way they wanted, indirectly affecting mine during childhood. My turn to make my own choices, bastards.

Just inform them that you're an atheist, bisexual, confirmed bachelor. So long as you don't produce many bastard children, they'll warm to the idea sooner than you think. Bonus points if you voted for Nader.

[Ed Oscuro]

I can't [...] chiropractic massage

You can't go to chiropractic because they take your money and do nothing for you. Trust me on this, I'm an expert. I just don't have the fancy car to prove it.

[Specineff]

Thanks, Moniker. That made my day.

[Stormwatch]

They have the rest of their lives to discover that a good portion of the world is out to cheat / lie / fuck them in any way possible.

Including mom & dad, then...

[Lord Satori]

Technically, Jesus is a real person, though.

[Stormwatch]

So was Santa Claus, or Bishop Nikolaos of Myra. But the myths built around them are just that.

[gs68]

This whole "war on Christmas" bullshit.

So someone says "Happy Holidays". Big deal. Maybe they're not sure if you celebrate Christmas and want to be safe, or if they just want to use a more all-encompassing term for the cluster of holidays that take place in December.


(note: this is from a quotes account, blame the FR poster who said that not the Twitter user quoting that poster.)

So someone says "Merry Christmas". Big deal. Maybe they didn't know you don't celebrate Christmas, at which point you should politely inform them of that. It's an honest mistake.

Whatever, I just want to enjoy my damn holidays.

[Stormwatch]

Let's celebrate the season's proper deity. IO, SATURNALIA.

[drauch]

I just don't say shit. I don't care about offending anyone, and I don't care how good someone's Christmas or Holidays are. People act like they are forced to say this shit. It's the one time of the year where society makes you feel morally obligated to give a shit about how random people spend one day of the year. Thanksgiving is another one, but Christmas is crammed down your throat. Some random person asked me how my Thanksgiving was a few weeks back and it pissed me off. You don't need to know how it was, you scum. I obviously felt prompted to return the question out of courtesy, to which they retorted back, "Uhh, I dunno."

MERRY HOLIDAYS.

[ratikal]

Happy "Shut the fuck up"!

[drauch]

YEAH. Now we're talkin'.

Another thing that's been burnin' my beans lately. What's up with all this #TBT and #somethingWEDNESDAY stuff? Where did it come from? Seems like I see that crap all the time. Had to do some super sleuthing to find out what the hell it meant. I thought it was just an acronym used by some idiot I'm acquaintances with, but I keep seeing it. Is this just some new weird fad where you remember shit ONLY on Thursdays and Wednesdays? I don't understand.