I have been doing various stuff in the last few weeks including getting our wedding programmes ready, repairing my old laptop again, repairing my new laptop, helping out a ten year old with his first science project (he got a medal for it), and trying to sleep amongst that.
Anyway, aside from both my laptops breaking in different ways (which bugged me), here are some other things that bug me.
MySpace
It doesn’t work very well, does it? I have mostly stopped using it and now use Facebook a lot more. MySpace is extraordinarily slow (sometimes my homepage takes minutes to load), I am constantly getting those silly “unknown error” pages, and people insist on decorating their pages to the extent that Safari and other alternative web browsers cannot sensibly render them. You would think that with all their money they could invest in a decent server farm and perhaps a CSS/HTML validator to ensure all alterations look right in every browser.
People Who Drive Like Lunatics
OK, here’s something that’s a bit out there, so stick with me. Turn signals are not optional. You are supposed to signal before moving into the other lane, not after or during. For bloody hell’s sake, why is it so difficult to look and signal before you change lanes? This week I have almost had my car obliterated four times because some fool in his/her 3 tonne beast didn’t think to look. Don’t drive in the middle lane of the interstate at 15 under the speed limit because it’s easier for you. Don’t. See that line of traffic streaming past you on each side? They all hate you. Your 4×4/SUV cannot stop quicker than a car in the snow. Don’t assume it will. Please, make the driving test more difficult.
People Who Send HTML Emails
ARGH. That’s all I will say.
Not Reading Manuals
Example: every digital surround system I have ever seen (other than mine) has been set up incorrectly. They are usually connected with analogue stereo RCA connections, and set up for simulated surround. Why spend all that money and not at least read the first page, which tells you how to connect it up? It’s really not hard to follow the simple instructions (manufacturers usually include a quick 5-minute setup sheet) and use the “auto” mode settings that most receivers provide.
Close-Mindedness
It bugs me when other people assume their view is correct just because they have not considered others. This can be as simple as the old argument between Macs and PCs, or as complex as the creation vs evolution argument.
People Who Say “I Could Care Less”
You say this when you are trying to express how little you care about a particular issue. If you say “I could care less” as in figure (a), you are implying that you don’t care as little as you could right now, i.e. that you do indeed care a little. If you say “I couldn’t care less” as in figure (b), you are telling us that your level of caring is as low as it can possibly go.
