The Sky is Falling Complaint Thread
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Happy.
More than happy.
Well it's too late now. I'm going to have to tell everybody the replacement person is a real person and also named Tuesday.
Must admit I'd never heard of Tuesday Weld. I've heard of Fillet, Butt, Stitch and Plug Welds (all used in joining metal), but never a Tuesay Weld.
Regards,
Richard
You can also get Spot Welds, but they do creams and lotions for those these days.
Well, apparently she had quite a career...
starting as a child actress and continuing to work for over 50 years.
She even won a Golden Globe once.
Much better to be wierd and polite, than boring and toxic. I'm like you in so far as I fall into the werd and polite category (and I must say, firmly so). I'm not joking, that during the last, what, maybe decade or so, I've had multiple complete strangers actually comment about how calm and relaxed I speak to them. It's as if they've forgotten what non-toxic society is like. Personally, I put it down to chronic social media poisoning. I don't use social media, so I'm not effected or poisoned by it.
But anyway, good man, or rather, cat!
Personally I just wish I could disappear into the wild, surrounded with at least a 100 mile radius that is void of any other human being. The only exception of course, being that I would happily share that life with my ideal woman, someone like-minded, someone with an absolute intolerance of the current state of society, and of the way things are.
It's a lot like the lyrics to that song I posted in a thread on here ...
Pity the child who has ambition
Knows what he wants to do
Knows that he'll never fit the system
Others expect him to
Oh gosh that sounds lovely. The constant barrage of people wanting to interact is overwhelming. I use the self-checkout when I can, because it's one more chance to (hopefully) avoid having to interact with the store staff.
I've had so many people comment on what I was buying, or go off on a religious dissertation, or try to pressure me/my kiddo to cut our knee-length hair to give it to Locks of Love (which is a horrible charity anyway) as if we're hair farms. With my first pregnancy, I had the cashier chirp at me that I must be due any day now (because it's not like she could see my midsection past the counter), and not only did I have to tell her that my baby hadn't made it, I had to listen to her inform me that "that doesn't happen in the third trimester, because we have science to prevent that now" while the two customers behind me stood there staring at us in horrified awkwardness and I tried not to burst into tears.
No. Just no. Unless there's a legitimate question that is necessary to process the order, just scan my stuff and let me be on my way.
Leek
Non-complaint: Time for another mini-adventure to uptown tomorrow(Friday).
8:00AM bus to Doctor appointment. (Just a 6 mo. scheduled checkup with my primary physician.) But bus arrives in the middle of the city medical area an hour early so I have time to toddle a half block to that little local breakfast restaurant that was closed for vacation the last time I was in that area of the city. Then toddle back to the doctors for my appointment.
By time I'm done with the doctor it will be about 10:45AM. I'll get a short Uber ride headed toward home but stop on the east edge of the city at the decrepit mini-mall where the chinese take-out, Subway, and my favorite hole-in-the-wall beanery are located. At which time it will be nearly 11:00AM, when the Chinese take-out will be open. But first I'll pop over to the neighboring TImHortons to pick up a couple donuts and and a muffin or two. Then pop over to the Subway and get a footlong sub-sandwich to take home. By then it will be time for lunch in the beanery. Then I'll pop over to the Chinese take-out for my Szechuan chicken take-out Mmmm..., Szechuan chicken.
Then, loaded down with take-home food I'll get another Uber for the rest of the trip home. No need to stop at a grocery this time. My larder, freezer and refrigerator are finally full. No major grocery shopping needed for several months. Yay!
I'm lucky that this small city has Uber service. But not many drivers. I think I know them all now. One guy has a really nice Tesla and is easy to talk to, nice guy.
He was the one who took me 60 miles to Buffalo when I needed an emergency run to an eye surgeon because of my detached retina. Most of the other drivers are presentable, chatty, and have nice cars, and I give them a 5-star rating and at least a 15% tip. However one of them does smoke in his car and I'm not thrilled when it is he who shows up (he's nice and we usually talk, but because of the smell of smoke in the car he doesn't get a 5-star rating
).
Note: Reformed cigarette smokers seem to have an acute aversion to the smell. Well, at least I do. Makes my stomach turn.
'Nother Non-complaint: Yay, my corn has arrived. Finally! It took Amazon three tries but I finally have my 3/4 of a case of DelMonte, unsalted, Sweet Corn. But for the same price as the 12-can flat(1/2 case) that I'd originally ordered. Life is good! Happy, happy, joy, joy!
Complaint: I'm out of shelf space in my larder.
Query: Anybody use VR headsets? How do they work if you wear glasses? I've had cataract lens replacements and one of my eyes focuses closer than the other. I'd have to get to Erie, Pennsylvania to a Best Buy store to actually try VR headsets, and they're a bit expensive for me right now but I'm curious to try them with the latest two games from Cyan (Obduction & Riven 2024)
I just finished watching final destination. I had to go to the bathroom. I was hurrying in the woman's room to do what I needed to do. I got the vibes from Final Destination in a weird way. I was acting quickly as if I was trying to avoid death as if I was in a scene from the movie.
I didn't want to die from embarrassment due to wet pants. Fortunately I made it in time and didn't wet my pants.
I don't have personal experience, but I've read that if a VR headset doesn't focus well on your eyes, you can use custom-inserted prescription lenses. VR prescription lenses are designed to correct vision in virtual reality headsets. They can offer a more realistic experience and are tailored to fit one's prescription. These unique lenses help those who are nearsighted, farsighted, or astigmatic.
VR Prescription Lens Inserts - Flat Design, Larger FoV
I thought cigarette smoke was disgusting even when I smoked cigarettes.
But you persevered anyway, didn't you?
...a bit late to one of the discussions, but back in he 70s when I lived in New Orleans ,my buddies and I once went riding town in the big green 1972 Dodge Polara II wit hte windows down and wearing gas masks telling saying "have a nice day" to people we passed by them on street corners.
....I get a headache from them after a bit as I have one weak eye that even with corrective lenses the vision is still blurry.
Complaint: The local 'baseball' team is now 8-42, giving them the worst record after 50 games played since 1895.
Non-complaint: At one point they had the worst starting record since 1875, so...
Rather limited experience, but I tried one once at a New Year's party my brother threw, and one of his friends brought one. I got invited to try it out. I wear glasses 100% of the time and had no issue with that particular model as far as being able to fit it over them (mind, they're smallish wire frames) with reasonable comfort. Didn't use it long term. Don't have cataract lens replacements.
My take on it: it felt a bit unweildy to have on my face, but not uncomfortable due to a glasses conflict, and the cool factor overshadowed it. I was playing some sort of Batman thing that was picked to be mindful of the fact that I get motion sick VERY easily (my brother and his friends are merciful) and I didn't have an issue with that, either -- but I was also being careful about how fast I turned my head. They were all watching and giving me pointers from the "big screen" (TV) it was also broadcasting on, and it was kind of surreal to feel like you were in this world, but also hear voices coming from outside it.
If I had the time to actually enjoy it, I'd probably save up for one. My eldest has aged into being able to use it safely now (recommendation is not below 12 or 13 years old, depending on where you look) so I imagine at some point we'll have one regardless.
(I also have an internet friend who I believe wears glasses all the time and uses the one her family shares on a regular basis -- she has sensory sensitivites and has not complained of it.)
I've never used a VR headset (and have no intention of doing so), but surely there's an adjustable dioptre to accomodate people who wear glasses, just as you'd expect to find on the viewfinder of a camera or any other type of equipment meant to be used up-close to your eye.
I have used a VR headset once to view a very basic model of what St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury (UK) used to look like. In all honesty it was so basic that it was completely pointless, so was probably not a good test. I would love to see a VR version of the Draper's Hall (London) model here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=3ZY4tmhD3J1&ss=207&sr=.15,1.54 - do take a look it's unbelievable in it's opulance.
Regards,
Richard
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Complaint:
If I were PM (and I'm being serious here), I wouldn't waste a single minute in setting-up a government department specifically designed to enure that hardware and software developers behave in a manner that any reasonable person would expect. Expecting documentation is more than reasonable, and I'd make it illegal to release any software or hardware product that doesn't include (on release) a full instruction manual on how to install and use it. Further, I would make it illegal regardless of whether the product is free or paid.
More and more these days, I feel my life trickling away, simply because I've been stopped in my tracks due to lack of official documentation for whatever product is relevent to me at the time. Not having documentation has to be the single most unacceptable and needless way of wasting a human being's time, that exists.
Non-Complaint:
I'm in Victor Meldrew mode today, and bloody-well don't have a non-complaint!
Despite remembering One Foot In The Grave, I'm not complaining today. My mini-adventure went exactly as planned, except for the fact that while I was having lunch, the charge for an Uber fee home zoomed from $23 and a 5 minute wait, to $41 and a 20 minute wait
But I had another iced-tea and chatted with another patron for a few minutes and the price went back down to $27 and a 10 minute wait. I grabbed it while it was "down" and came on home. I understand why that happens especially with few drivers in the area, but doubling your fee to get home, and then waiting a half-hour to get that ride when you've already exhausted everything to do in the area without walking past your limit, gets old quickly.
Note To Self: Self, remember to get your uber before the lunch rush.
...that's really nice. I particularly liked being able to go out into the garden.
The one realty site that I use for veiwing homes in my old hometown of Milwaukee WI has "virtual walkthroughs" as well. On the screen they I have no issue with them. .
Documentation? That's what the internet is for. You publish your software and mmmmmaaaaybe include a brief, but mostly inaccurate FAQ (because you created it eight months before release). Then wait for fans and kind people to publish tutorials on YouTube about how to use your software. That worked so well for the free software makers (understandable because it's free) that most of the paid software relies heavily on users to provide help and documentation.
My favorite is when you go to a site and search a problem like "Function button in not showing" and you find "Function Button not Showing" as an entry and the solution is "Turn on your computer, wait for program to load. The function button should be visible where the function button should be.".... and then they have the nerve to put a little clickable doohickey at the bottom "Was this helpful? Yes. No." (The fruit computer company is a big perpetrator of that gag)
...when I first started programming back in the late 1970s, documenting your work was a hard and fast rule for if anything "broke" or someone would later need to modify or update it such information was essential. . The practise continued through 1990s but with the rise of object based scripting languages (as well as just plain laziness) it pretty much fell by the wayside.
Yep, documenting for my future self was how I approached my software documentation. Copious notes on what I was thinking. Came in handy a couple of times. And I was taught that at the beginning of the document there should be a "Philosophy Of Operation" section that clearly stated what the product was, what it did, where & why it was needed, and how it was intended to be used. Later sections would detail the knobs, buttons, and menus. I have a few of my old documents and marvel at the genius who wrote them.
He must have known his stuff at the time. 'Cause he don't now.
Non-complaint: Lunch yesterday while on my doctor visit mini-adventure was a treat for me. It was a Friday, and the hole-in-the-wall beanery in the decrepit old mini-mall was serving the regional style Friday Night Fish Fry. Mmm..., battered & fried fish fillet with tartar sauce & lemon, and a side of coleslaw, and french fries (shhhh... don't tell my cardiologist). Well, actually I skipped the french fries, but the fish was wonderful as well as the tart bite of the regional style coleslaw. I hadn't had a proper restaurant fried fish in years. It used to be a regular thing with my family when I was a kid. I only ate half of my fish at the beanery and doggie bagged the other half, which I had this morning for breakfast. Mmmm... fried fish.
Needed to spread my grease intake over two days.
Complaint: Mail delivery: What's happened to the post office? My local drugstore (5 miles away) sent my prescription to me via postal mail at noon on Monday (5 days ago), it has traveled to Rochester, NY(103 miles away), Buffalo, NY(55 miles away), Cheery Creek, NY(13 miles away), then back to Rochester, and now it's sitting in Buffalo again. I need that medication, I have a few left but not enough for all next week.