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re: Do you have any grumpy opinions about modern life?
Posted on 2/23/25 at 6:51 pm to fallguy_1978
Posted on 2/23/25 at 6:51 pm to fallguy_1978
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Then click boxes that include a bus or bicycle in it.
The worst. It usually takes me a few times to get it right
I still don't know ... does the sliver of a tire in that one box count or not?
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 7:05 pm to Joshjrn
Just got up from my nap, the tapioca pudding they give me at the old folks home always makes me sleepy …
Guess what? A key doesn’t alert me, it leaves me the frick alone, and I kind like that
Now I’m getting ready for bingo, night night
quote:riiight that’s what the Taco Bell app told me too - now it has me in Minneapolis
Just the once
quote:pffft, I live in the ghetto - I’d be worried about having the lock shot off but aim matters
The number of people who are capable of picking the lock
quote:that it’ll take me at least 6 months to remember to buy batteries at Costco?
preempt the next comment
quote:jfc, no, absolutely not - no more ‘alerts’ or ‘notifications’
it alerts you for the better part of a month
Guess what? A key doesn’t alert me, it leaves me the frick alone, and I kind like that
quote:being unplugged also has a positive impact on everyday life
It has that much of an impact on every day quality of life.
Now I’m getting ready for bingo, night night
Posted on 2/23/25 at 7:23 pm to PeteRose
I am of the opinion that if the computers (and "phones") of today were shown to people from 1980 or so, they would have been dismissed as frustrating toys and there would have been no personal computing revolution.
Say what you want about the raw power (or lack thereof) of the TRS-80, Apple II, and TI-99/4A, but they all started up and did exactly what their documentation said they would without spinners, crashes, or "updates." Never had a Commodore 64 spam me with derogatory content about the sitting President.
Since then, we've gained the ability to do more and more things with computers, but along the way they've become extremely frustrating, out-of-control, and well-nigh unusable.
Say what you want about the raw power (or lack thereof) of the TRS-80, Apple II, and TI-99/4A, but they all started up and did exactly what their documentation said they would without spinners, crashes, or "updates." Never had a Commodore 64 spam me with derogatory content about the sitting President.
Since then, we've gained the ability to do more and more things with computers, but along the way they've become extremely frustrating, out-of-control, and well-nigh unusable.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 8:04 pm to fallguy_1978
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The worst. It usually takes me a few times to get it right
Very annoying when you're right and the captcha is wrong.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 8:10 pm to Redbone
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SS396 Chevelle
pics? There are rules here
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partying every weekend
Be glad you did that when you did
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One of my bosses cost me $500k (even more since I would have invested it). My pastor said I should forgive him. I reminded him that church would have gotten 10% plus of that. He shut up.
Hilarious!
Posted on 2/23/25 at 8:12 pm to PeteRose
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Do you have any grumpy opinions about modern life?
Yes. Pretty much all of my opinions.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 8:47 pm to PeteRose
I’ve got an appointment with a therapist about password requirements and multi factor authentication.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:02 pm to GreenRockTiger
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Guess what? A key doesn’t alert me, it leaves me the frick alone, and I kind like that
I’m ignoring the rest of your post, as you’re simply being contrary for the sake of being contrary, but I’ll remind you that this all started with your saying that you tend to make it to your car after having… left your keys the frick alone… in the door
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:05 pm to PeteRose
absolutely hate:
1. start/stop features, especially when I can't permanently disable the feature
2. 4 and 6 cylinder turbo charged anything. make the 4-->6 and 6--->8 cylinder engine like it used to be
3. telephone customer service. holy frick these people are the epitome of the "it's not my job" generation
1. start/stop features, especially when I can't permanently disable the feature
2. 4 and 6 cylinder turbo charged anything. make the 4-->6 and 6--->8 cylinder engine like it used to be
3. telephone customer service. holy frick these people are the epitome of the "it's not my job" generation
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:18 pm to PeteRose
The subscription shite for everything is disgusting.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:21 pm to PeteRose
I'd say my biggest complaint are passwords. I hate them. You need a password for every fricking app or account you have and you have to make them complex to be accepted. I have been locked out of accounts because I forgot a password I made 8 years ago. And if I use a password I can remember and use it for all accounts, it will get hacked and I risk all accounts being compromised. Besides, you can't even do that anymore as most apps/accounts make you change passwords every few months.
Yes, I know there are password managers, but it is still a PITA to manage even if you use one.
It's just a shitty system that security people need to rethink. I have noticed some apps can be setup to use biometrics and that is definitely a better solution. But it's still not perfect because I may not always want to use my phone for login.
Yes, I know there are password managers, but it is still a PITA to manage even if you use one.
It's just a shitty system that security people need to rethink. I have noticed some apps can be setup to use biometrics and that is definitely a better solution. But it's still not perfect because I may not always want to use my phone for login.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:54 pm to PeteRose
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Can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven my wife’s car with a push start and gotten out without turning it off
Ok Boomer.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:56 pm to PeteRose
Kids don’t ride pedal bikes anymore. They all ride electric scooters and are pudgy little fat fricks.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 2:34 am to Robin Masters
I love the yellow turn arrows that are everywhere now. But…. The red arrow is dumb, if there’s an arrow I should be able to come to a stop then turn if there’s no oncoming traffic. If you want me to wait it should just be a full red circle.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 4:21 am to Eighteen
About that loud commercial, you can
Mute it. It’s either the second or third button on the right of the screen. Hood it down for a second or two and it mutes the commercial.
Mute it. It’s either the second or third button on the right of the screen. Hood it down for a second or two and it mutes the commercial.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 4:39 am to PeteRose
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Do you have any grumpy opinions about modern life?
People literally do not know how to drive. They do not know how to park, that the right lane is the driving lane and the left lane is the passing lane. They do not know not to pull up their phone at a stop light and play with it while the light turns green and they aren't moving.
I have gotten to where I hate driving anymore.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 5:03 am to Ostrich
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People dress like shite in public now.
I went to get gas at about 10:30 in the morning a couple weeks ago and three different drivers were wearing pajama pants and a hoodie. What the frick and why?
Posted on 2/24/25 at 5:10 am to PeteRose
I guess we can call this thread the old folks' bitching about technology thread. Funny, when you're young your eyes are strictly on the future whille old folks tend to look back and relish the past.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:03 am to PeteRose
I know a guy named Ted who did.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:08 am to Lutcher Lad
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guess we can call this thread the old folks' bitching about technology thread. Funny, when you're young your eyes are strictly on the future whille old folks tend to look back and relish the past.
Ding ding ding
This thread is good proof that this website is slowly dying.
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