Grumpy Old Man
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
On the subject……..
Trying to get a 13 and 15 year old to agree on a film to watch.
Fucks sake you pair of doorknobs, back in my day we had one or two channels ( discounting TV1 cos that was what old people watched ) and if we were lucky a video or two on a Friday or Saturday.
“No Dad, I’ve seen the trailer on instagram, that looks crap”
“No Dad, such and such at school said that was bad”
Does my head in.
Totally this. Getting my boys to choose a film is like pulling teeth. Mind you, I sometimes spent what seemed like hours with my brother arguing about what to rent from the video shop.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
When you into a Hi Fi shop just wanting to look at a pair of speakers and get salespeople wanking on about how this amplifier or other "gives a warmer, deeper sound-stage", how £200 speaker cables "enhance the bass presence" or how vinyl records "contain more melodic information than digital".
No, they fucking well do not, now piss off and study some basic physics and audio engineering you pimply-faced twat.
Walking into any sort of electronics store, and engaging (with grave misgivings) with any staff about anything - and the subject of charging/connection ports comes up.
"Oh - so are you wanting/preferring Samsung or Apple?"
No, you fuck-bag, I am not a cretin, and if you asked me the correct question, I would have a strong preference for USB-C, would settle for micro-USB, and Apple "lightning" can fuck right off.
But, on the other hand, being in an electronic store with my aunt - who's looking for a new phone, tablet, AND laptop - and hearing some fucking nerd try to be overly technical. Also... fuck off. Nerd.
There's a balance to be had, and I realise that shop-floor monkeys are unlikely to be capable of recognising/actioning that, but... I reserve my right to get fucking annoyed by them anyway.
But that fucking "Samsung or Apple" question does my head in. Anytime somebody asks for a charger. Retards. -
@Kruse said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
When you into a Hi Fi shop just wanting to look at a pair of speakers and get salespeople wanking on about how this amplifier or other "gives a warmer, deeper sound-stage", how £200 speaker cables "enhance the bass presence" or how vinyl records "contain more melodic information than digital".
No, they fucking well do not, now piss off and study some basic physics and audio engineering you pimply-faced twat.
Walking into any sort of electronics store, and engaging (with grave misgivings) with any staff about anything - and the subject of charging/connection ports comes up.
"Oh - so are you wanting/preferring Samsung or Apple?"
No, you fuck-bag, I am not a cretin, and if you asked me the correct question, I would have a strong preference for USB-C, would settle for micro-USB, and Apple "lightning" can fuck right off.
But, on the other hand, being in an electronic store with my aunt - who's looking for a new phone, tablet, AND laptop - and hearing some fucking nerd try to be overly technical. Also... fuck off. Nerd.
There's a balance to be had, and I realise that shop-floor monkeys are unlikely to be capable of recognising/actioning that, but... I reserve my right to get fucking annoyed by them anyway.
But that fucking "Samsung or Apple" question does my head in. Anytime somebody asks for a charger. Retards.That speaks to the arrogance of youth.
Yonks ago in the early 90's I was doing some consulting with BT here in the UK. We worked a fair bit with BT Research Labs at Martlesham (which were pretty legendary at the time and up there with Bell Labs) and had one of their people on our team looking at remote data over cellular radio. Nondescript, quietly-spoken, middle-aged bloke who wore a cardigan and tie.
Cue some spotty-faced mid-20's Management Consultant from Anderson Consulting who disagreed with our findings and tried to trash our work. He got himself really worked up and, having a pop at our cardigan-wearer, asked him: "What makes you such an expert?"
The answer - "I led the team which drew up the international technical standard" - kinda killed the conversation right there...
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@nzzp said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
not able to understand them when closed captions aren’t available.
this is modern bloody TV and Cinema. The audio tracks are turned down so far if you turn them up to hear them, your house shakes with any action.
Pisses me off. Makes me grumpy. And it's not just you
My boys will come and stay and we’ll watch an action movie as boys do. All well and good. The potential future Mrs MN5 generally buggers off to the other room to watch Love Island or farming for a wife or whatever…..
Problem is during the quiet “talky” bits we have to turn it right up just to hear……but then when the machine guns/explosions/rockets/bazookas start the house literally fucken shakes just as you say. Passive aggressive shitty messages from the other room telling me to turn it down start pinging on my phone, it’s all on.
Why do they do this to us ?
Oldest boy is pretty good with technology ( certainly compared to me ) but probably not quite as good as he thinks he is.
Next time the girl watches something on the big TV you can guarantee she’ll whinge about him fucking with the levels and making it hard for her to hear.
Trouble in paradise? It always starts with the volume in action films and just spirals downwards from there.
Getting things in the right recycling bin is an issue too
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
What really pisses me off is having to sit thru 3-4 minutes of a trailer before they tell you the name of the bloody film, by which time the zoom cuts, flashes and booming sound has given you epilepsy".
What pisses me off about trailers is their length. By and large, by the time I've watched the trailer, watching the movie itself is a redundant exercise.
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@dogmeat said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
What really pisses me off is having to sit thru 3-4 minutes of a trailer before they tell you the name of the bloody film, by which time the zoom cuts, flashes and booming sound has given you epilepsy".
What pisses me off about trailers is their length. By and large, by the time I've watched the trailer, watching the movie itself is a redundant exercise.
Don't watch trailers. I just don't watch them after having a couple of movies completely spoiled.
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WTF is up with our Education system...Miss 15 had an exam a month or so back, she didn't do well and was upset about it.
I was like don't worry, you are allowed to sit it again and also when you get the exam back, you can see where you went wrong and work on it...nope, they don't get to find out what they got wrong, instead they just go over the stuff in the exam again, not knowing what she got wrong.
Interestingly, a large number failed the exam, which poses another problem, the teaching or are the exams not appropriate? The same thing happened to TR Jnr, at another high school, where apparently every kid failed...
But the fact they don't the exam back to see what questions they got wrong is fucking mental.
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Why is there not a standard for TV remotes, I had a presentation yesterday for work and I felt like a boomer as fuck me I could not figure out how to turn up the volume on the remote. There were two buttons, one with a plus, one with a minus. I try pushing the plus button and it changes the channel. Of course, the TV itself no longer has volume buttons so you have to use the remote. A younger person from the floor did come and try and help but they couldn't figure it out either.
So, they had to call IT support and after a short wait the IT guy comes in "What's the problem" I said, "I want to turn up the volume on the TV" He said "Have you tried the remote?" I said, "I don't know how?" He then looks at me as if I'm retarded picks up the remote and pushes the plus button forward and it turns up the volume.
He then turns around annoyed and walks out no doubt thinking fuck me how can the old fluffybunny not know how a remote works.
This was the first remote I have seen or used that required you to push the button forward like a lever and not depress. Anyway, I felt like an idiot with all these people watching me and thought I would share.
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@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
Why is there not a standard for TV remotes, I had a presentation yesterday for work and I felt like a boomer as fuck me I could not figure out how to turn up the volume on the remote. There were two buttons, one with a plus, one with a minus. I try pushing the plus button and it changes the channel. Of course, the TV itself no longer has volume buttons so you have to use the remote. A younger person from the floor did come and try and help but they couldn't figure it out either.
So, they had to call IT support and after a short wait the IT guy comes in "What's the problem" I said, "I want to turn up the volume on the TV" He said "Have you tried the remote?" I said, "I don't know how?" He then looks at me as if I'm retarded picks up the remote and pushes the plus button forward and it turns up the volume.
He then turns around annoyed and walks out no doubt thinking fuck me how can the old fluffybunny not know how a remote works.
This was the first remote I have seen or used that required you to push the button forward like a lever and not depress. Anyway, I felt like an idiot with all these people watching me and thought I would share.
This is probably the most relatable post I’ve ever seen on this page.
Because I very occasionally wear glasses if I need a break from my contacts people are often aghast to realise I am genuinely thick as pigshit when it comes to technology.
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
Why is there not a standard for TV remotes, I had a presentation yesterday for work and I felt like a boomer as fuck me I could not figure out how to turn up the volume on the remote. There were two buttons, one with a plus, one with a minus. I try pushing the plus button and it changes the channel. Of course, the TV itself no longer has volume buttons so you have to use the remote. A younger person from the floor did come and try and help but they couldn't figure it out either.
So, they had to call IT support and after a short wait the IT guy comes in "What's the problem" I said, "I want to turn up the volume on the TV" He said "Have you tried the remote?" I said, "I don't know how?" He then looks at me as if I'm retarded picks up the remote and pushes the plus button forward and it turns up the volume.
He then turns around annoyed and walks out no doubt thinking fuck me how can the old fluffybunny not know how a remote works.
This was the first remote I have seen or used that required you to push the button forward like a lever and not depress. Anyway, I felt like an idiot with all these people watching me and thought I would share.
This is probably the most relatable post I’ve ever seen on this page.
Because I very occasionally wear glasses if I need a break from my contacts people are often aghast to realise I am genuinely thick as pigshit when it comes to technology.
What does wearing glasses have to do with anything?
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@MajorRage said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
Why is there not a standard for TV remotes, I had a presentation yesterday for work and I felt like a boomer as fuck me I could not figure out how to turn up the volume on the remote. There were two buttons, one with a plus, one with a minus. I try pushing the plus button and it changes the channel. Of course, the TV itself no longer has volume buttons so you have to use the remote. A younger person from the floor did come and try and help but they couldn't figure it out either.
So, they had to call IT support and after a short wait the IT guy comes in "What's the problem" I said, "I want to turn up the volume on the TV" He said "Have you tried the remote?" I said, "I don't know how?" He then looks at me as if I'm retarded picks up the remote and pushes the plus button forward and it turns up the volume.
He then turns around annoyed and walks out no doubt thinking fuck me how can the old fluffybunny not know how a remote works.
This was the first remote I have seen or used that required you to push the button forward like a lever and not depress. Anyway, I felt like an idiot with all these people watching me and thought I would share.
This is probably the most relatable post I’ve ever seen on this page.
Because I very occasionally wear glasses if I need a break from my contacts people are often aghast to realise I am genuinely thick as pigshit when it comes to technology.
What does wearing glasses have to do with anything?
Obviously us glasses wearing types look intelligent, I have worn them last 10 years and won't break it to anyone I never was and still will never be Einstein, and don't really care!
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@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
He then turns around annoyed and walks out no doubt thinking fuck me how can the old fluffybunny not know how a remote works.
I'm with you, bro. I'm technically a techie, have time to code a bit, fix stuff and build things Mrs M's grandkids think are cool, but struggle to actually turn stuff on and off as it's such shit design by incompetent fuckwits.
I almost threw away a laser measure as it wouldn't turn on. Pressing the button labelled with a on//off switch didn't work. No, pressing that button only turns it off - it's the big red button labelled "I" you press to turn it on.
Fluffybunnies.
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@MajorRage said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
Why is there not a standard for TV remotes, I had a presentation yesterday for work and I felt like a boomer as fuck me I could not figure out how to turn up the volume on the remote. There were two buttons, one with a plus, one with a minus. I try pushing the plus button and it changes the channel. Of course, the TV itself no longer has volume buttons so you have to use the remote. A younger person from the floor did come and try and help but they couldn't figure it out either.
So, they had to call IT support and after a short wait the IT guy comes in "What's the problem" I said, "I want to turn up the volume on the TV" He said "Have you tried the remote?" I said, "I don't know how?" He then looks at me as if I'm retarded picks up the remote and pushes the plus button forward and it turns up the volume.
He then turns around annoyed and walks out no doubt thinking fuck me how can the old fluffybunny not know how a remote works.
This was the first remote I have seen or used that required you to push the button forward like a lever and not depress. Anyway, I felt like an idiot with all these people watching me and thought I would share.
This is probably the most relatable post I’ve ever seen on this page.
Because I very occasionally wear glasses if I need a break from my contacts people are often aghast to realise I am genuinely thick as pigshit when it comes to technology.
What does wearing glasses have to do with anything?
If you have to ask, you’ll never know
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@Bones said in Grumpy Old Man:
Why the fuck are Xmas adverts considered news items, just because they've been released? Fuck this life.
Absolutely ludicrous. However I have worked out how to deal with it. I don't click on any news item related to this sort of thing and do not watch the adverts themselves.
Seems to work.
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@Catogrande it was covered on sky "news" breakfast show with Kay Bullshit
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@Bones said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Catogrande it was covered on sky "news" breakfast show with Kay Bullshit
I don’t get up till about 10am
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@Catogrande phrasing
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And then only cos the bed is wet.
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