You know what really grinds my gears?

[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Sounds like a tool I will stubbornly refuse to use like im the chosen one from the matrix until one day I break down and then have to wonder why I avoided it for so long

There's so much technology/technological advances that I feel like there's so many things that could easily do the things I do now at a much faster/better way that I haven't even heard of.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I can't think of anything I need to use it for.

[dubcity]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I guess it just depends on how you interact with search engines. I tend to prefer broader research on topics. Rarely do I ask Google a specific question, and if I do I would rather have a bunch of information and sources pop up, as opposed to just a simple answer. Mostly I will google a subject and go from there.

I understand why this technology is so hyped up right now tho. AI in general is seen as a marketing buzz word, and all these mega cap companies see dollar signs and ad revenue potential. Technology in general being (ironically) more dumbed down and accessible on the user end, for the average type people who use speech-to-text (ie my dad's generation lol) to message and don't want to interact with technology with any kind of depth. They'll be able to turn on their phone, say "hey phone, order a can of whatever brand of coffee you think I'd like, and I need a long sleeve that will fit me delivered on Saturday, and can u recommend a movie to watch? Also find a dentist and book me an appointment." In reality I don't know who really wants that.

[LambertandHam]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Too much stuff requiring your attention happening all at once.

[l3ulvl]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Too much stuff requiring your attention happening all at once.

it's impossible to keep up with everything, there's too much, I want to enjoy life, not constantly try to keep up with everything happening in everyone else's life, or the world for that matter, not that things happening in the world don't matter, but we all need a break sometimes. I'm too easily overwhelmed, just let me chill for a minute


edit: my take; relaxing is underrated

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Too much stuff requiring your attention happening all at once.

it's impossible to keep up with everything, there's too much, I want to enjoy life, not constantly try to keep up with everything happening in everyone else's life, or the world for that matter, not that things happening in the world don't matter, but we all need a break sometimes. I'm too easily overwhelmed, just let me chill for a minute


edit: my take; relaxing is underrated

FOMO is a mofo.

[pietasterp]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Why the heck do video games boot to a screen that says "Press Any Button to Continue"??? If you can't do anything until the next screen, why the heck wouldn't you just make the stupid game boot to that screen?

[Blzer]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Why the heck do video games boot to a screen that says "Press Any Button to Continue"??? If you can't do anything until the next screen, why the heck wouldn't you just make the stupid game boot to that screen?

I mean I get it, it's a title screen.

I think it's also a "screensaver" screen that displays if you're idle after you go to the next screen. Or at least it is for sports games, since maybe they'd go there before it runs a CPU vs. CPU demo.

[pietasterp]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I mean I get it, it's a title screen.

I think it's also a "screensaver" screen that displays if you're idle after you go to the next screen. Or at least it is for sports games, since maybe they'd go there before it runs a CPU vs. CPU demo.

I can see that...but you could still boot into whatever the main menu screen is, and then go to a demo or something else after a period of inactivity. Just seems weird to me to boot to a screen and then sit there until the user presses another button, at which point it boots to the real screen where you can actually start playing the game.

[kingsofthevalley]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

What grinds my gears? Disgruntled folks at work who are making upwards of 130k to 200k per year. WTF are you angry about? Go buy something nice and have fun with your life. I don't know, I'm a glass half full type of guy I suppose, while it seems everyone else is looking at life like their glass is half empty!

[KSUowls]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Getting ID'd at the movie theaters for R-rated movies.

People are less likely to ask for my ID when I buy alcohol than they are for me to go see a R-rated movie, and I am old enough to see that movie 2 times over.

I don't blame the 18 year old at the ticket counter just doing his job. Just really grates me that theaters are compelled to do this, and it's to such a point that as an adult in my 30's I have to pull out my ID just to go watch a 2 hour movie.

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Getting ID'd at the movie theaters for R-rated movies.

People are less likely to ask for my ID when I buy alcohol than they are for me to go see a R-rated movie, and I am old enough to see that movie 2 times over.

I don't blame the 18 year old at the ticket counter just doing his job. Just really grates me that theaters are compelled to do this, and it's to such a point that as an adult in my 30's I have to pull out my ID just to go watch a 2 hour movie.

Do you have kids?

[KSUowls]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Do you have kids?

I do not
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[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Getting ID'd at the movie theaters for R-rated movies.



People are less likely to ask for my ID when I buy alcohol than they are for me to go see a R-rated movie, and I am old enough to see that movie 2 times over.



I don't blame the 18 year old at the ticket counter just doing his job. Just really grates me that theaters are compelled to do this, and it's to such a point that as an adult in my 30's I have to pull out my ID just to go watch a 2 hour movie.

Anytime something like this or really any "why are you doing your job THIS much" moment happens, while I'm always annoyed at it, I also think to myself "something probably happened to cause this".

Whether it be them (or a coworker) getting in trouble for letting someone in who didn't have ID (or were underage) or really anything, people might do it for a reason.

I remember a teacher of mine in the past mentioned something similar. Nobody will ever know why someone does something, they really could just be stupid or mean or annoying (its probably true more times than not), but something also could've happened.

Someone's driving 5 under the speed limit while everyone's passing them, maybe they got in to a car crash, or got a speeding ticket before so now they're being cautious. Someone is being extra strict with security, maybe someone got through recently or some security issue happened and/or that very guard got in trouble for it.

[Blzer]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Getting ID'd at the movie theaters for R-rated movies.

People are less likely to ask for my ID when I buy alcohol than they are for me to go see a R-rated movie, and I am old enough to see that movie 2 times over.

I don't blame the 18 year old at the ticket counter just doing his job. Just really grates me that theaters are compelled to do this, and it's to such a point that as an adult in my 30's I have to pull out my ID just to go watch a 2 hour movie.

According to somebody who I trust with this information, the MPAA rating system is merely a suggestion anyway, and it is up to the theaters to decide whether or not they want to sell R-rated movie tickets to < 17-year-olds. In other words, it wouldn't be illegal if they did so, unless the theater's manager decided it was against their policy to do so and decided to take action on their own employee for allowing it.

That being said, I think as long as they're covered, they're good. I still remember in the year 2001 (I was 13 at the time), this was my exact exchange with the ticketer:

"Can we get two tickets for Thir13een Ghosts?"
"Uh sorry, have to be 17 or accompanied by an adult."
"Ok... can we get tickets to Zoolander then?"
"Sure, [insert cost here]."

Literally, the guy probably understood we were just going to sneak in to see Thir13een Ghosts anyway. But according to what he did, he sold PG-13 tickets to 13-year-olds, so he's all good in his boss's eyes.

So I really don't think they care for any reason other than job security.