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FELD1 posted:I've never seen that mistake in my life before (thankfully). Maybe they're going for "expediently?" That's the only explanation I can think of in that case. Really? That's virtually the only way I ever hear people use "exponentially" anymore.
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yeah I eat rear end posted:I'm trying to think bigger since it's a wedding gift for my brother's honeymoon and want to do something nicer/more creative than a giftcard or an envelope of cash (the latter of which my dad is doing so it would be pretty lame to copy his gift even if I put more in mine). Where are they going? Perhaps ask the spouse if they have a certain agenda once they arrive, and get them some nice meal or something at a close eatery. Snorkel gear if somewhere tropical? Also, always a good idea are backup batteries and charge cords. Not quite enough for a wedding gift but be nice as an add-on.
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Sep 13, 2017 02:36
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The Moon Monster posted:Really? That's virtually the only way I ever hear people use "exponentially" anymore. A fun thing to do would be ask genuinely for a definition. What is "ex-ponenshally"? What does it mean for something to have been "ponenshal"? What?!?
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Sep 13, 2017 02:40
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The Moon Monster posted:Really? That's virtually the only way I ever hear people use "exponentially" anymore. Yeah, this is accurate and I'm sure I've been guilty of it myself a time or two. Any time more than one bad thing happens, things are "exponentially worse."
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Sep 13, 2017 05:27
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When you email a question and they phone you to give the answer. I had some trouble getting a straight answer from the phone support people at my ISP, so I sent an email instead in which I clearly laid out the exact query, and they loving phoned me and got me to restate the question to them over the phone like they hadn't even read the email.  And I still don't have a clear answer. It happens all the time. Even just tiny questions like asking a shop "Do you sell <this thing>?" they'll phone instead of just writing back "yes" or "no". And often I email specifically because I want a written record of what they told me, and getting a phone call as a response defeats the whole loving purpose! And the excuses they give. "Phone calls are more convenient." No they aren't! That's why I emailed you! If it had been more convenient for me to phone, I'd have done that! And they'll tell you they phoned because you might have follow-up questions, but if I do, so what? I can email again! Or phone you!
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Sep 13, 2017 07:25
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Tiggum posted:When you email a question and they phone you to give the answer. I had some trouble getting a straight answer from the phone support people at my ISP, so I sent an email instead in which I clearly laid out the exact query, and they loving phoned me and got me to restate the question to them over the phone like they hadn't even read the email. I can actually explain this one. I work in a call centre now for private health. We have a few email trained consultants and they are actually quite senior in the company while I've been here for only a few weeks and I can take and make calls. That said, if we get an email, we loving answer the email and explain if we have to call, exactly WHY we've called.
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Sep 13, 2017 08:27
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Cowslips Warren posted:Where are they going? Perhaps ask the spouse if they have a certain agenda once they arrive, and get them some nice meal or something at a close eatery. Snorkel gear if somewhere tropical? Their plan is just "Italy" for now, at least Rome but they haven't really done any detailed planning yet. I was thinking maybe a nice set of luggage but that feels more like something your mom would get you. If I went the cash route I could maybe get them some euros so they don't have to pay the exchange rate, but I still feel like that's also a lame gift for your brother. I'm giving him some power adapters for it but that's not part of the gift, I just have extra ones. Anyway, recent peeve: When people say "we should do _____ sometime soon" and then never follow up on it.
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Sep 13, 2017 17:23
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Tiggum posted:When you email a question and they phone you to give the answer. I had some trouble getting a straight answer from the phone support people at my ISP, so I sent an email instead in which I clearly laid out the exact query, and they loving phoned me and got me to restate the question to them over the phone like they hadn't even read the email. If it's a sale point situation it's likely they're looking to complete the sale with the phone call instead of going back and forth through email.
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Sep 13, 2017 17:30
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yeah I eat rear end posted:Their plan is just "Italy" for now, at least Rome but they haven't really done any detailed planning yet. I was thinking maybe a nice set of luggage but that feels more like something your mom would get you. If I went the cash route I could maybe get them some euros so they don't have to pay the exchange rate, but I still feel like that's also a lame gift for your brother. I'm giving him some power adapters for it but that's not part of the gift, I just have extra ones. A pair of theft-proof backpacks are good gifts. Maybe pay for their hotel in 1 of the cities if they're traveling to multiple cities? Or a rental car reservation? Also, if you are able to get more info out of them, make a reservation and pay for an experience. Like, buy them a gift certificate for a gondola ride in Venice or a vineyard tour in Naples.
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Sep 13, 2017 18:44
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When a company has a management person/team switch over where the new group doesn't communicate AT ALL with the old group about any of the important things, e.g. specific client information beyond the bare minimum.
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When someone insults you and you get mad about it and they claim they didn't mean it that way and paint you as the some over-reacting psycho. I'd be open to considering the fact that maybe I took it the wrong way in some subtle situations, but in the situation in question there was only one possible interpretation. When I took it she backpedaled and was like "whoa i was just saying ____ sounds like you have some growing up to do". It's such a lame social manipulation tactic.
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Sep 13, 2017 23:32
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Computers that can't tell you what's wrong with them when there's clearly some kind of problem. Computers that need major intervention or else they slowly bog down and get lovely over time.
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Sep 13, 2017 23:39
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Two pet peeves I've rediscovered dealing with the unboxing (and reboxing) of some computer equipment: - Why is every computer cable made out of something that has higher-than-normal friction? I didn't even get two things overlapping, I wanting to pull one cable off the pile and the friction just dragged the pile undeneath because I wasn't pulling directly upward. - Those plastic bags surrounding things (like, say, speakers) that are in the cardboard box. First off, I've run into too many of these things that tearing them open doesn't work; it gets to a single strand of plastic seemingly turns to iron, and cuts your fingers to poo poo trying. And god save you if you need to rebox those speakers up and return them; you'll never figure out how they were in the box, so you just kinda half-rear end it.
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Mouse Dresser posted:A pair of theft-proof backpacks are good gifts. Maybe pay for their hotel in 1 of the cities if they're traveling to multiple cities? Or a rental car reservation? This is a great idea. There are shitloads of things to do in Rome/Italy. My husband and I were there this February on our honeymoon, and we booked and paid for a bunch of tours/experiences online before we left. We did a cooking class, a separate pizza making class, a private tour of Rome at night, a tour of the colloseum/forum, a tour of the Vatican museum/St. Peters, and we went on a day trip to Pompeii. Just some ideas for you. Most of those ranged from somewhat to very expensive, and would probably make a great gift. Check out these two websites for some more tour/excursion ideas if you're interested: https://m.viator.com http://www.walksinsiderome.com On topic: people who are really inconsistent when it comes to driving rules. Like someone who drives 20km under the limit and then doesn't signal a turn or blows through a stop sign.
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yeah I eat rear end posted:When someone insults you and you get mad about it and they claim they didn't mean it that way and paint you as the some over-reacting psycho. I'd be open to considering the fact that maybe I took it the wrong way in some subtle situations, but in the situation in question there was only one possible interpretation. When I took it she backpedaled and was like "whoa i was just saying ____ sounds like you have some growing up to do". It's such a lame social manipulation tactic. The correct response to "I didn't mean it that way" (if not followed immediately by a sincere apology) is always "then get better at communicating".
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Chef Bourgeoisie posted:When a company has a management person/team switch over where the new group doesn't communicate AT ALL with the old group about any of the important things, e.g. specific client information beyond the bare minimum. Probably a much rarer situation but when I went back to school for my trade one of our classes was taught by a husband and wife team who would switch off and they never had a clue what the other one had taught us or gone over in the last class. It was their first time teaching the class but they're literally married and live together I have no idea how the communication was so bad  like they could have just used the same notepad or something and switched off
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Thin Privilege posted:No I mean it's if it's a boss battle where there's no option to pause, so if you walk away from the game, like to use the bathroom, the boss just keeps attacking you till you die. I'd love to see a game where you couldn't pause during boss battles, but you could call a time out for bathroom breaks or whatever. Just go into a quick menu and go "Could you give me 10 minutes?" When you get back the boss and the main character are playing backgammon until you resume the fight  Playing by Wreck it Ralph rules.
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People who don't know how to buck logs for firewood so they end up being inconsistent lengths and have angled ends. That my right hand is starting to tremble after splitting firewood.
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yeah I eat rear end posted:When someone insults you and you get mad about it and they claim they didn't mean it that way and paint you as the some over-reacting psycho. I'd be open to considering the fact that maybe I took it the wrong way in some subtle situations, but in the situation in question there was only one possible interpretation. When I took it she backpedaled and was like "whoa i was just saying ____ sounds like you have some growing up to do". It's such a lame social manipulation tactic. They are asserting dominance. When you fought back you denied their claim, but also made an enemy and cost you both social cache. No one likes a trouble maker. Was the trade off worth it? Only time will tell...
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I hate when someone is driving in my blind spot, when I have to get over into that lane. Like, my rational side reminds me that they can't read my mind, that I haven't even turned on my turn signal to inform them of my desire to enter that lane... but the other 3/4th of my brain firmly believes they are doing it out of active, personal spite towards me. Edit: I'm not sure if it's a pet peeve to realize you typoed an attempt at a self depreciating joke and made an arrogant one, but I'm there right now. MisterBibs has a new favorite as of 22:17 on Sep 16, 2017 |
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Well at the very least they're doing it out of stupidity. There's no reason to drive just off a person's quarter panel like that unless it's stop and go traffic, they should just speed up for 3 seconds or slow down for 1 second and now everybody can see each other.
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Sep 16, 2017 22:01
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MisterBibs posted:I hate when someone is driving in my blind spot, when I have to get over into that lane. My dad is convinced that nearly everyone on the road who is driving kind of dumb around him is trying to assert dominance and attempting to convince him that they're probably just stupid or bad at driving is impossible. It's always a personal thing to him and he has to start competing with them
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Sep 16, 2017 22:09
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Aesop Poprock posted:My dad is convinced that nearly everyone on the road who is driving kind of dumb around him is trying to assert dominance and attempting to convince him that they're probably just stupid or bad at driving is impossible. It's always a personal thing to him and he has to start competing with them My dad was like this. Which is one of the reasons he ended up having two heart attacks.
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doverhog posted:When you fought back you denied their claim, but also made an enemy and cost you both social cache. cachet probably people who make posts like this correcting others' language is actually one of my pet peeves yet i compulsively do it myself
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People with smaller vocabularies that act like I'm some sort of Ivory Tower know it all when I use a word like "ameliorate". Sure, it's not common. But it was the exact right use of the damned word, so don't act like I just made it up to sound smart. And when I give you the definition don't tell me I'm wrong, dude! You didn't even know the word 15 seconds ago!
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A funny one about language perfectionism is that this song about Shibboleths (words that are pronounced so differently to how they are spelled that outsiders to the culture with inevitable screw it up) actually falls prey to a shibboleth themselves - at one point they say "Wagon Lit Carriage" - that isn't the term. It's pronounced with a silent t because it's actually a french term - a "Wagon-Lit" is a carriage designed for overnight journeys - "Lit" is french for Bed. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wagon-lit The song in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd3lwluQIw
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One thing I remembered I really dislike this morning is putting on a new shirt for the first time and it feels like it's made of paper.
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Wheat Loaf posted:One thing I remembered I really dislike this morning is putting on a new shirt for the first time and it feels like it's made of paper. Like, paper thin or rough like paper? If it's the latter, always wash new clothes before you wear it.
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Oh, I always iron them before I wear them, which helps a bit, but they still feel a bit - for want of a better word - crinkly right after you put it on.
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Maggie Fletcher posted:I posted a few months ago about how our office was getting out of hand for multiple birthday/going-away/baby/engagement celebrations. It's getting WORSE. A colleague just came by with a card for me to sign, saying "who the hell is Lorie?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpSMxrtDrsM
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"trying to fill the void in your life with flour and sugar and egg and vanilla? i mean, we are all unhappy. do we have to be fat, too?" Pet peeve: People bringing in donuts and looking at me like I'm trying to act uppity because I don't want one.
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Sep 19, 2017 11:46
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What doughnuts have become, I can't even gag down a Krispy Kreme"doughnut". Give me medium / little cinnamon doughnuts, not those sugar rings
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MightyJoe36 posted:"trying to fill the void in your life with flour and sugar and egg and vanilla? i mean, we are all unhappy. do we have to be fat, too?" Crab bucket thinking. "What, you are too good to be a fat mess like the rest of us?" I appreciate the offer, but 300-400 calories of mediocre doughnut or muffin just seems like a bad choice. Some times I will take one and set it aside to throw out later just to avoid the low level attitude you get for refusing.
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There are two Skype meetings, one phone call, and two miscellaneous conversations happening in the immediate vicinity of my cubicle. It feels like I'm going insane.
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Parasol Prophet posted:There are two Skype meetings, one phone call, and two miscellaneous conversations happening in the immediate vicinity of my cubicle. You've just described my morning, except I'm supposed to be on the Skypes and phone call, and people get annoyed when I don't want to chat with them while I'm on said calls. This is what you get when you moved me out of my office and into a tiny cubicle. Don't expect me to be available; I still have clients.
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InediblePenguin posted:cachet probably I'm gonna call it a typo. 
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Currently in-flight peeve - people who keep opening their window while everyone is trying to sleep. It's just more sun, clouds, and ocean, it's not going to change for like 5 hours, stop blinding everyone.
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Indolent Bastard posted:Some times I will take one and set it aside to throw out later just to avoid the low level attitude you get for refusing. Wait, people will actually get lovely if you don't take a donut? What do they loving care? Isn't that more donuts for them? Do they see it as a personal slight?
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Leavemywife posted:Wait, people will actually get lovely if you don't take a donut? What do they loving care? Isn't that more donuts for them? Do they see it as a personal slight? Not openly lovely. But they are offering you a gift. Refusing it has all kinds of connotations in various cultures.
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Indolent Bastard posted:Not openly lovely. But they are offering you a gift. Refusing it has all kinds of connotations in various cultures. I didn't think if it that way. I thought of how it would be if I was at work.
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