Oh this is a bumper week!
My ISP going out at my local exchange when I have a ton of work to do, for which I need fast internet access.
(I can get slow access via BT’s wifi, where you can connect to virtually any BT hub’s second “open” network with a BT username and password…but not suitable for GB’s of data!)
I am SO behind this week, gah!
One would also presume that those who watch Dr. Who would know the difference between “dialect” and “Dalek,” yet 3% of all respondents picked that. It kind of highlights the problems with internet surveys: you don’t just have to deal with the crazification factor, but also the ridiculous factor. Not having a human component to the survey and no reward for completing it properly greatly increases the likelihood that the respondents will simply goof around. The criticisms of this study are well deserved, despite the laughter it at least provides us with.
Zylon
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YouTube long-players who play their own music on top of the game’s audio. Jesus christ, people. Listening to your voice isn’t annoying enough?
My host (dreamhost) getting listed in Spamcop. Twice in a week.
I really don’t want to have to move host again, fuck sake. (Also I paid for 2 years up-front, grr)
biosc1
2885
Well, that might explain why a client of mine was having issues last week.
biosc1 - Still on! FUCK SAKE.
Also, this is internet idiots day. I hate April 1st.
You and me both. We should have a web browser with both the usual privacy mode and a new April Fools filter mode. Or maybe an April Block addon.
Zylon
2888
People who self-referentially include the word “thread” in thread titles.
Yes, thank you, I never would have figured out that the thread was a thread without that helpful reminder.
Like when I mention SIZE and GIRTH of my PENIS THREAD.
So how do you feel about articles in thread titles that use the word thread? The Penis Thread.
And how about rhymes? The penis head thread is not dead, Ned.
Tutorial videos where there’s a strong microphone buzz.
Especially when I’m marking it and need to listen to the entire thing. Ow. RAGE.
RichVR
2892
To that I would add YouTube’s horrible audio compression in general.
Well, these are at least directly provided or on Vimeo, as they’re Games Art students, not podcasters :)
Zylon
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I’ve never noticed any issues with YouTube’s audio quality. Maybe don’t watch the dialup-bitrate ones.
It really pisses me off when people think that “Don’t Mess With Texas” is some kind of boast of badassness. It’s a goddamn anti-littering campaign, you dipshits. I can’t decide which is worse: people from out of state who smirk because they think WE think it’s a boast, or actual Texans who do use it as a boast. No, I can decide. It’s definitely the latter. It’s idiots like you that give the state such a reputation for being full of dumb self-satisfied pricks.
This post occasioned by the trailer for the new Transformers movie, which manages to hit BOTH by having a character in category B who was no doubt written by someone in category A.
You know they’re making a bad action film by that name, right?
Hmm, you seem to be venting steam from your ears :P
(They’re filming in Louisiana, not Texas, though…LMAO)
Reemul
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I really hate those facebook post like if you have a son / daughter etc that you really love I know you will share this with your friends. The cancer ones are even worse especially if you have first hand experience with it, in fact I got full nerd rage about it this week and got de friended by someone for bithcing about posting that shite, so I must try that again :)
Okay, I get it, you’re a script kiddy using malware. But you’re so bad you don’t even install the malware, just blocking security software and leaving a regsvr32 popup. None of which flags on scanners, so I need to manually edit the registry rather than being able to clean it up automagically. Gah!
Zylon
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Did you hear that on the grapevine?
