What's Bothering You? (The thread about what is bothering you.)

[nubbinator]

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Wow.

This surprises you?

The US government is owned by billionaires and large corporations who have convinced millions of citizens to avoid voting. And because of years-old "traditions" of procedures in the operation of the Senate, a couple of dozen senators can easily hold the country hostage for almost any purpose.

Social programs which actually help people have been slashed drastically and repeatedly since the Reagan years, and companies like auto makers, BP/Exxon/etc, and even Google(!) get billions of dollars in cash as government handouts each year.

http://mic.com/articles/85101/10-corporations-receiving-massive-public-subsidies-from-taxpayers

It does because similar things happen in the UK, just not on such a large scale, obviously because we are smaller and have less businesses based here. We hand out almost a hundred billion pounds a year in corporate bursaries of one form or another, but our voting system is not influenced by corporations in the same way yours is.

The thing that surprises me the most is the fact that there is just such a flagrant disregard for the consumer. We have independent bodies that monitor monopolies, and there are processes in place to stop corporate buyouts to prevent a lack of competition. The fact that you have absolutely no choice in what ISP you use, I think is just mind boggling.

But everybody happily pays their Internet bills, so what's the motivation for them to change?

In the US, I believe the best hope for change is actually Google, because they have an interest in bringing true broadband to the masses. That will close the gap between web-based and native applications. Every city where Google Fiber sets up shop, soon after sees the entrenched providers in the area start offering competitive speeds and pricing.

This is awesome for consumers because eventually it will reach a saturation point where Google won't have to keep expanding Google Fiber because the other ISPs will have already bit the bullet to bring actual broadband to the majority of the country.

Nah, the best hope is a continued push for regional ISPs.  They've been showing that they can kick ass at a better price point than the regional monopoly providers.  Of course, ISPs are trying to make that illegal in many states, so...

[njbair]

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Wow.

This surprises you?

The US government is owned by billionaires and large corporations who have convinced millions of citizens to avoid voting. And because of years-old "traditions" of procedures in the operation of the Senate, a couple of dozen senators can easily hold the country hostage for almost any purpose.

Social programs which actually help people have been slashed drastically and repeatedly since the Reagan years, and companies like auto makers, BP/Exxon/etc, and even Google(!) get billions of dollars in cash as government handouts each year.

http://mic.com/articles/85101/10-corporations-receiving-massive-public-subsidies-from-taxpayers

It does because similar things happen in the UK, just not on such a large scale, obviously because we are smaller and have less businesses based here. We hand out almost a hundred billion pounds a year in corporate bursaries of one form or another, but our voting system is not influenced by corporations in the same way yours is.

The thing that surprises me the most is the fact that there is just such a flagrant disregard for the consumer. We have independent bodies that monitor monopolies, and there are processes in place to stop corporate buyouts to prevent a lack of competition. The fact that you have absolutely no choice in what ISP you use, I think is just mind boggling.

But everybody happily pays their Internet bills, so what's the motivation for them to change?

In the US, I believe the best hope for change is actually Google, because they have an interest in bringing true broadband to the masses. That will close the gap between web-based and native applications. Every city where Google Fiber sets up shop, soon after sees the entrenched providers in the area start offering competitive speeds and pricing.

This is awesome for consumers because eventually it will reach a saturation point where Google won't have to keep expanding Google Fiber because the other ISPs will have already bit the bullet to bring actual broadband to the majority of the country.

Nah, the best hope is a continued push for regional ISPs.  They've been showing that they can kick ass at a better price point than the regional monopoly providers.  Of course, ISPs are trying to make that illegal in many states, so...

I don't think I'm familiar with this idea. Any examples?

[nubbinator]

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Wow.

This surprises you?

The US government is owned by billionaires and large corporations who have convinced millions of citizens to avoid voting. And because of years-old "traditions" of procedures in the operation of the Senate, a couple of dozen senators can easily hold the country hostage for almost any purpose.

Social programs which actually help people have been slashed drastically and repeatedly since the Reagan years, and companies like auto makers, BP/Exxon/etc, and even Google(!) get billions of dollars in cash as government handouts each year.

http://mic.com/articles/85101/10-corporations-receiving-massive-public-subsidies-from-taxpayers

It does because similar things happen in the UK, just not on such a large scale, obviously because we are smaller and have less businesses based here. We hand out almost a hundred billion pounds a year in corporate bursaries of one form or another, but our voting system is not influenced by corporations in the same way yours is.

The thing that surprises me the most is the fact that there is just such a flagrant disregard for the consumer. We have independent bodies that monitor monopolies, and there are processes in place to stop corporate buyouts to prevent a lack of competition. The fact that you have absolutely no choice in what ISP you use, I think is just mind boggling.

But everybody happily pays their Internet bills, so what's the motivation for them to change?

In the US, I believe the best hope for change is actually Google, because they have an interest in bringing true broadband to the masses. That will close the gap between web-based and native applications. Every city where Google Fiber sets up shop, soon after sees the entrenched providers in the area start offering competitive speeds and pricing.

This is awesome for consumers because eventually it will reach a saturation point where Google won't have to keep expanding Google Fiber because the other ISPs will have already bit the bullet to bring actual broadband to the majority of the country.

Nah, the best hope is a continued push for regional ISPs.  They've been showing that they can kick ass at a better price point than the regional monopoly providers.  Of course, ISPs are trying to make that illegal in many states, so...

I don't think I'm familiar with this idea. Any examples?

Used the wrong term, sorry.  I meant local municipal broadband.  Ars Technica has done articles on why ISPs are trying to kill it and has done a few stories on it recently.

[Sifo]

suck at hearthstone today zz

[baldgye]

Trains.
The human race has operated trains for over 100 ****ing years. Yet National Rail seem totally ****ing surprised and incompetent as **** to anything that may happen. I've been sat on this train for 30mins (the length of the journey) and it hasn't moved yet because they couldn't find a driver. On top of that the station that I'm suppose to stop at has had signal problems, so it might be canceled at any time, even while I'm on it.

For this amazing service it costs me more than the fuel it would cost to drive there.

[baldgye]

The train ended up being an hour late, a full hour late. So I was a full hour late to work.

[iri]

Everything related to the British trains is wonderful.

[katushkin]

Everything related to the British trains is wonderful.

IT WILL ALL BE SO MUCH BETTER WHEN IT'S NATIONALISED BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH SOCIALISM

[baldgye]

Everything related to the British trains is wonderful.

IT WILL ALL BE SO MUCH BETTER WHEN IT'S NATIONALISED BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH SOCIALISM

It would be better if it worked
It's insane how expensive trains are, I'm not sure nationalising them would solve that but the insane price coupled with the retarded way they are run and managed makes me mega cross. The private sector has proven its self incapable of making the trains, efficient, run on time, well priced and reliable. The national rail network I'm told wasn't much better (bit before my time), so I don't know what the solution is, either way the customer or the general public gets ****ed.

[iri]

Everything related to the British trains is wonderful.

IT WILL ALL BE SO MUCH BETTER WHEN IT'S NATIONALISED BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH SOCIALISM

Yes. Just look at the Netherlands. Or Russia. Good heaven, even the Oppressive Dictatorship ****hole has trains that are always on time for 3-10 times cheaper than in the UK. And you don't have to open the door pushing the handle outside the train! And come think of it -- they use electricity!

On the other hand, British coaches are privatized, cheap, and work great for me.

[demik]

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[27]

A bird **** in my hot chocolate.  A ****ing bird ****, all over my shoulder, and in my hot chocolate.

That feathered ******* better watch out.

[HoffmanMyster]

A bird **** in my hot chocolate.  A ****ing bird ****, all over my shoulder, and in my hot chocolate.

That feathered ******* better watch out.

    That's basically one of my biggest fears.

[27]

A bird **** in my hot chocolate.  A ****ing bird ****, all over my shoulder, and in my hot chocolate.

That feathered ******* better watch out.

    That's basically one of my biggest fears.

Time to call my Canadian brothers to arms. It was Tim Horton's.

[ImpendingxDoom]

A bird **** in my hot chocolate.  A ****ing bird ****, all over my shoulder, and in my hot chocolate.

That feathered ******* better watch out.

    That's basically one of my biggest fears.

Don't worry. Just assume that whenever you take your eyes off a piece of food or drink, something craps in it and you are just used to the taste now.

[27]

A bird **** in my hot chocolate.  A ****ing bird ****, all over my shoulder, and in my hot chocolate.

That feathered ******* better watch out.

    That's basically one of my biggest fears.

Don't worry. Just assume that whenever you take your eyes off a piece of food or drink, something craps in it and you are just used to the taste now.

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You are evil. You weren't even talking to me and now I'm worried about the pbj in my locker.

[rowdy]

ITS RAINING!

What is?

[TheO-RingGuys]

I live in Edmonton, AB, Canada..... where winters are literally nightmares every waking hour of every waking day...

And winter is starting soon....

..fml somebody save me

[Sed8op8]

I live in Edmonton, AB, Canada..... where winters are literally nightmares every waking hour of every waking day...

And winter is starting soon....

..fml somebody save me

i live in Vermont not quite as far north but winters are still a *****....hehe gives me an excuse to work on and play with keyboards. Don't get me wrong i hate how more then half of my year is ****ing cold but any excuse I can use to spend more time with my boards works for me haha. Also hey Oring I haven't seen you here before so I just wanted to say hi 

[jd29]

I live in Edmonton, AB, Canada..... where winters are literally nightmares every waking hour of every waking day...

And winter is starting soon....

..fml somebody save me

Move to Louisiana. It got down to 65 deg F the other day and I was shivering.

[asdfjkl36]

Got into a minor car accident today at school.

Some Mexican guy swiped my car. I can pick at him being Mexican because he was picking up his daughter and he was mad about the whole thing and was speaking Spanish to himself and then called someone while I talked to his daughter.

*****, talk to me, don't make your daughter do it.


I bet he's gonna lie about the situation too.

I hate Mexicans



I'm Mexican by the way, so I can say that

[Sifo]

Got into a minor car accident today at school.

Some Mexican guy swiped my car. I can pick at him being Mexican because he was picking up his daughter and he was mad about the whole thing and was speaking Spanish to himself and then called someone while I talked to his daughter.

*****, talk to me, don't make your daughter do it.


I bet he's gonna lie about the situation too.

I hate Mexicans



I'm Mexican by the way, so I can say that

It was probably demik

[beehatch]

Got into a minor car accident today at school.

Some Mexican guy swiped my car. I can pick at him being Mexican because he was picking up his daughter and he was mad about the whole thing and was speaking Spanish to himself and then called someone while I talked to his daughter.

*****, talk to me, don't make your daughter do it.


I bet he's gonna lie about the situation too.

I hate Mexicans



I'm Mexican by the way, so I can say that

It was probably demik

that's just rude

[Sifo]

Got into a minor car accident today at school.

Some Mexican guy swiped my car. I can pick at him being Mexican because he was picking up his daughter and he was mad about the whole thing and was speaking Spanish to himself and then called someone while I talked to his daughter.

*****, talk to me, don't make your daughter do it.


I bet he's gonna lie about the situation too.

I hate Mexicans



I'm Mexican by the way, so I can say that

It was probably demik

that's just rude

Yeah demik one rude mother****er

[beehatch]

Got into a minor car accident today at school.

Some Mexican guy swiped my car. I can pick at him being Mexican because he was picking up his daughter and he was mad about the whole thing and was speaking Spanish to himself and then called someone while I talked to his daughter.

*****, talk to me, don't make your daughter do it.


I bet he's gonna lie about the situation too.

I hate Mexicans



I'm Mexican by the way, so I can say that

It was probably demik

that's just rude

Yeah demik one rude mother****er

me and you are gonna fite

[asdfjkl36]

Got into a minor car accident today at school.

Some Mexican guy swiped my car. I can pick at him being Mexican because he was picking up his daughter and he was mad about the whole thing and was speaking Spanish to himself and then called someone while I talked to his daughter.

*****, talk to me, don't make your daughter do it.


I bet he's gonna lie about the situation too.

I hate Mexicans



I'm Mexican by the way, so I can say that

It was probably demik

that's just rude

Yeah demik one rude mother****er

Couldn't be him.

I would have seen the Mexican flag hanging in the rear window.


This guy didn't even have a Mexican flag blocking his vision that made him back out into me.

[demik]

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[osi]

Slower traffic move to the right is a dead concept. RIP

[ImpendingxDoom]

All these car related woes. My car went missing  last week and is assumed stolen.  No word from the police so it is likely gone for good.

[Sifo]

lmao if any of you remember my struggles on stream with the Soldapult a month or so ago, apparently it's defective =_= waiting for geekhackers to restock

RIP

[HoffmanMyster]

All these car related woes. My car went missing  last week and is assumed stolen.  No word from the police so it is likely gone for good.

Holy ****, dude.  I can't even imagine...

[katushkin]

I had a dream about another GH member last night...

It was... erm... weird...

[trenzafeeds]

I had a dream about another GH member last night...

It was... erm... weird...

inb4 demik

[Lurch]

I had a dream about another GH member last night...

It was... erm... weird...

that's hot

[iri]

how to deal with makers: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/northwest-dallas-county/headlines/20150915-irving-9th-grader-arrested-after-taking-homemade-clock-to-school.ece?hootPostID=532c3696eb235a3f481ed45f733e6d90

I had a dream about another GH member last night...

It was... erm... weird...

beehatch i guess?

[katushkin]

inb4 demik

Nope. That would probably be a nightmare involving FiST-ing...

that's hot

It kinda was in a weird way.

beehatch i guess?

It was not.

[baldgye]

It was me wasn't it, my brum lover

[CPTBadAss]

I meant to send an email and meeting notice to my immediate team. But I didn't understand what Outlook told me and I accidentally was that guy and emailed 1200 people at my company. I am an idiot

[HoffmanMyster]

I'm feeling bothered in general lately.  :-/

I meant to send an email and meeting notice to my immediate team. But I didn't understand what Outlook told me and I accidentally was that guy and emailed 1200 people at my company. I am an idiot

[CPTBadAss]

I'm feeling bothered in general lately.  :-/

Time for a vacation!

[katushkin]

I'm feeling bothered in general lately.  :-/

Time for a vacation!

definitley.

[HoffmanMyster]

I'm feeling bothered in general lately.  :-/

Time for a vacation!

definitley.

Good thing I'm going to shoot things with Melvang and Joey Quinn this weekend! 

[nubbinator]

I'm feeling bothered in general lately.  :-/

Time for a vacation!

definitley.

Good thing I'm going to shoot things with Melvang and Joey Quinn this weekend! 

I miss shooting things

It's so damn hard to do in Southern California.

[HoffmanMyster]

I'm feeling bothered in general lately.  :-/

Time for a vacation!

definitley.

Good thing I'm going to shoot things with Melvang and Joey Quinn this weekend! 

I miss shooting things

It's so damn hard to do in Southern California.

No shooting ranges?  O.o

[antwonemoose]

i just joined and first thing i see is people photoshopping receipts and stuff to scam people for their caps it leave sa bad taste in the mouth . i hope not everyone is like that.

[SpAmRaY]

 

[evolveS]

I need to move to a much larger city.

[HoffmanMyster]

I need to move to a much larger city.

Head north a couple hundred miles. 

[OTD]

i just joined and first thing i see is people photoshopping receipts and stuff to scam people for their caps it leave sa bad taste in the mouth . i hope not everyone is like that.

There are many nice members here I am sure. Im new too but every time someone does something stupid during my breif time here, there are more people who are actually supportive and who try to help protect others from being scammed. A perfecr example would be when bunny and bro discredited the edited img.

[baldgye]

Brand new iOS BRAND NEW still wont sync playlists


Ok so Windows phone?