Irrational things that annoy you (and non irrational things too come to think of it) - Page 62

Tak · 19-04-2010, 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

people who can't stop shaking their legs

Not in meetings as such but I do have "bouncy leg" syndrome (aka I fidget

)

Garp · 19-04-2010, 23:18

People in meetings get disturbed by me because I gaze off into nothingness during them, to the point where they don't think I'm paying attention, and then all of a sudden I'll ask a pertinent question.

The network manager at Claranet had a habit of walking around when he was on the phone. If the call went on longer than 5 minutes he'd start pacing right up and down the length of the office. Usually if they went on that long though it would be because he was dealing with muppets, and he'd be arguing with them trying to make them see sense. Thankfully that was maybe a twice a month occurrence, the rest of the time he was quiet and sitting.

semi-pro waster · 22-04-2010, 14:01

When I'm on my mobile phone I tend to wander about a bit, not least because I've never been that keen on talking on the phone - I figure what's the point in a mobile phone if I can't use it when I'm on the move.

I'm not sure if this counts as an irrational annoyance but at the moment having to use a MacBook is hacking me off no end, for all that people say Macs are intuitive and nice to use I just find them the opposite. The touchpad isn't particularly responsive, there's only one mouse button, there's no page-up/down buttons as far as I can see, whenever you go to the top left of the screen it automatically makes the screen go gold and deselects the page. Why there's both an up and down button at the bottom of the scroll bar when there's an up button at the top as well is anyones guess - about the only things I do like about this MacBook is the battery life is pretty good and that when you press the down arrow it will go to the end of the sentence.

Belmit · 22-04-2010, 14:27

You can change the trackpad to do pretty much whatever you want - tap to click or not, two-fingered tap for right-click, two-fingered slide (

) for scrolling etc. There ought to be a disclaimer that it's intuitive once it's set up how you need it.

semi-pro waster · 22-04-2010, 14:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belmit

You can change the trackpad to do pretty much whatever you want - tap to click or not, two-fingered tap for right-click, two-fingered slide (

) for scrolling etc. There ought to be a disclaimer that it's intuitive once it's set up how you need it.

Cheers, I knew about the two fingered slide for scrolling, didn't know about the two fingered tap for right click although I've done it by accident a couple of times and not known how I've done it. Still don't like it much but maybe I'll get used to it.

Knipples · 22-04-2010, 18:26

People that leave taps dripping have been bugging me this week.

Psymonkee · 23-04-2010, 19:38

0% Alcohol drinks.

Why make something 0% then make sure people are old enough (18!) to buy it!?

Surely this makes less sense than me mashing the keyboard:

qeruivuio asdf uiovba

Thoughts?

Burble · 23-04-2010, 19:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psymonkee

0% Alcohol drinks.

Why make something 0% then make sure people are old enough (18!) to buy it!?

Surely this makes less sense than me mashing the keyboard:

qeruivuio asdf uiovba

Thoughts?

Check the label, "0%" drinks are rarely alcohol free, they're usually something like 0.5% or similar so still subject to the same laws as normal drinks.

Blighter · 23-04-2010, 19:47

If a drink has 0.00001% does that still make it illegal to buy for kids?

Dymetrie · 23-04-2010, 23:08

People.

Just in general.

Even more when they're introduced to London Underground.

**THIS MAY BE RATIONAL**

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semi-pro waster Provider of sensible advice about homosexuals Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,615	When I'm on my mobile phone I tend to wander about a bit, not least because I've never been that keen on talking on the phone - I figure what's the point in a mobile phone if I can't use it when I'm on the move. I'm not sure if this counts as an irrational annoyance but at the moment having to use a MacBook is hacking me off no end, for all that people say Macs are intuitive and nice to use I just find them the opposite. The touchpad isn't particularly responsive, there's only one mouse button, there's no page-up/down buttons as far as I can see, whenever you go to the top left of the screen it automatically makes the screen go gold and deselects the page. Why there's both an up and down button at the bottom of the scroll bar when there's an up button at the top as well is anyones guess - about the only things I do like about this MacBook is the battery life is pretty good and that when you press the down arrow it will go to the end of the sentence. __________________ "Your friend is the man that knows all about you, and still likes you." - Elbert Hubbard

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Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	You can change the trackpad to do pretty much whatever you want - tap to click or not, two-fingered tap for right-click, two-fingered slide () for scrolling etc. There ought to be a disclaimer that it's intuitive once it's set up how you need it. __________________

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Psymonkee A cat wearing a wet suit Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 2,023	0% Alcohol drinks. Why make something 0% then make sure people are old enough (18!) to buy it!? Surely this makes less sense than me mashing the keyboard: qeruivuio asdf uiovba Thoughts? __________________ Sonisphere FMC Code: 1k949178

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Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	People. Just in general. Even more when they're introduced to London Underground. THIS MAY BE RATIONAL __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....