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

[demik]

Holy guacamole the stupid PayPal voice system has to be the worst voice recognition thing in the world. I instantly go on full tilt when I have to call them.

Dude I just yell customer service until I get a person. All voice systems get the same treatment. **** talking to a computer.

[whmeltonjr]

Holy guacamole the stupid PayPal voice system has to be the worst voice recognition thing in the world. I instantly go on full tilt when I have to call them.

Dude I just yell customer service until I get a person. All voice systems get the same treatment. **** talking to a computer.

I do the exact same thing. I can't stand that crap.

[romevi]

Holy guacamole the stupid PayPal voice system has to be the worst voice recognition thing in the world. I instantly go on full tilt when I have to call them.

Dude I just yell customer service until I get a person. All voice systems get the same treatment. **** talking to a computer.

I do the exact same thing. I can't stand that crap.

You know what I can't stand?

A broken table.

[jbondeson]

When it rains, it pours......

My mother was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and she's been prepping for radioactive iodine treatment in the next week. 

I just found out a few moments ago that my dad's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; my work problems seem so insignificant now.

Oof. I lost my father-in-law to pancreatic cancer several years ago. I still wear a "Fight Pancreatic Cancer" purple bracelet every day. Hope they caught it early and he qualifies for a clinical trial.

Hang in there, it's a rough ride and they're going to need support in the coming months.

[ghostjuggernaut]

Tapatalk notifications aren't working again.

Ok so just got a notification, but it was ~30 minutes delayed.

I'm getting the same thing. Pretty annoying.

[Sent]

When it rains, it pours......

My mother was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and she's been prepping for radioactive iodine treatment in the next week. 

I just found out a few moments ago that my dad's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; my work problems seem so insignificant now.

I've lost a few family members to various forms of cancer.  I'll pray for your folks. 

[HoffmanMyster]

When it rains, it pours......

My mother was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and she's been prepping for radioactive iodine treatment in the next week. 

I just found out a few moments ago that my dad's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; my work problems seem so insignificant now.

So sorry to hear, trizkut.    You know where to go if you ever need to vent or talk to someone.

[Jema]

I'm bothered by all these terrorist attacks happening 

[inanis]

When it rains, it pours......

My mother was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and she's been prepping for radioactive iodine treatment in the next week. 

I just found out a few moments ago that my dad's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; my work problems seem so insignificant now.

Man, I'm so sorry to hear this. My mom went through a battle with Cancer and it sucked. Make sure you stay positive and always be sure to talk with people as you go through this. I'll be sending you good vibes. Stay strong.

[trizkut]

When it rains, it pours......

My mother was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and she's been prepping for radioactive iodine treatment in the next week. 

I just found out a few moments ago that my dad's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; my work problems seem so insignificant now.

Man, I'm so sorry to hear this. My mom went through a battle with Cancer and it sucked. Make sure you stay positive and always be sure to talk with people as you go through this. I'll be sending you good vibes. Stay strong.

My dad's father and my mom's mother have both been through it and survived.  I was pretty optimistic about my mom's treatment as well, but this is just soul-crushing.  He just retired a year ago and is just now doing the things he's always wanted to do, like racing cars.

[Belfong]

Chicken pox! Omg! I thought vaccination should fixed it and yet it happened! (to my 6 year old)

Crap: just saw trizkut post as well! So sorry to hear that! Chicken pox is so insignificant too!

[trenzafeeds]

Chicken pox! Omg! I thought vaccination should fixed it and yet it happened! (to my 6 year old)

Crap: just saw trizkut post as well! So sorry to hear that! Chicken pox is so insignificant too!

6 years old is definitely a better time for the vaccine to fail than later in life though, and there have been some studies saying that having chickenpox once is even more effective in making you immune than the vaccine.

[HoffmanMyster]

there have been some studies saying that having chickenpox once is even more effective in making you immune than the vaccine.

Wait, what?  Chicken Pox is a thing that you only ever get once, so having it means you won't get it again.  But having it once makes you susceptible to getting Shingles, which is the whole reason for the vaccine.

Unless your comment was a subtle joke. 

[trizkut]

there have been some studies saying that having chickenpox once is even more effective in making you immune than the vaccine.

Wait, what?  Chicken Pox is a thing that you only ever get once, so having it means you won't get it again.  But having it once makes you susceptible to getting Shingles, which is the whole reason for the vaccine.

Unless your comment was a subtle joke. 

I got shingles due to stress the week before finals one year.  Was not fun.

[Belfong]

there have been some studies saying that having chickenpox once is even more effective in making you immune than the vaccine.

Wait, what?  Chicken Pox is a thing that you only ever get once, so having it means you won't get it again.  But having it once makes you susceptible to getting Shingles, which is the whole reason for the vaccine.

Unless your comment was a subtle joke. 

What Hoff said is my understanding too. You only ever get chicken pox once. And the dormant chicken pox virus can cause shingles.

[trenzafeeds]

there have been some studies saying that having chickenpox once is even more effective in making you immune than the vaccine.

Wait, what?  Chicken Pox is a thing that you only ever get once, so having it means you won't get it again.  But having it once makes you susceptible to getting Shingles, which is the whole reason for the vaccine.

Unless your comment was a subtle joke. 

Sorry, I mangled the **** out of that sentence. It's wayyyy better to contract chicken pox while you're six than when you're say 15 (not that it's nice at any time. And yes, chicken pox does allow you to get shingles, but the chance is still fairly low, and you can also still get shingles even if you've never had chicken pox. I didn't really convey my point well, but basically if you're gonna have chicken pox, 6 is the best time to do it, and now he'll obviously never get it again so the vaccine is unneeded. I don't think it's good, but it does have a positive side.

[Belfong]

People are saying it’s also better for my 4 year old to catch it from her sister now. Sighhhhhhh

[trenzafeeds]

I got shingles due to stress the week before finals one year.  Was not fun.

This is the other thing, shingles don't just happen because you got chicken pox, they need other factors like stress and significant consumption of alcohol to trigger them. To be honest I surprised you got them just from finals, usually it takes more.

[whmeltonjr]

there have been some studies saying that having chickenpox once is even more effective in making you immune than the vaccine.

Wait, what?  Chicken Pox is a thing that you only ever get once, so having it means you won't get it again.  But having it once makes you susceptible to getting Shingles, which is the whole reason for the vaccine.

Unless your comment was a subtle joke. 

What Hoff said is my understanding too. You only ever get chicken pox once. And the dormant chicken pox virus can cause shingles.

Girl in my class got it twice. It's rare, but possible.

[inanis]

I had the shingles when I was younger, probably about 17. That was serious pain right there. I couldn't move my arm for like a week. I never drink, but I can assume I was under so serious stress. I had no idea that was a trigger. And if it is, how it hasn't come back since....

[Remenition]

Holy guacamole the stupid PayPal voice system has to be the worst voice recognition thing in the world. I instantly go on full tilt when I have to call them.

Dude I just yell customer service until I get a person. All voice systems get the same treatment. **** talking to a computer.

I do the exact same thing. I can't stand that crap.

Hate voice systems. But I'm fine with dialpads, as dialing 0 usually gets you right to a customer service representative.

[njbair]

Holy guacamole the stupid PayPal voice system has to be the worst voice recognition thing in the world. I instantly go on full tilt when I have to call them.

Dude I just yell customer service until I get a person. All voice systems get the same treatment. **** talking to a computer.

But you just oprima numero uno and they roll out la alfombra roja.

[beehatch]

ya know in life, and the internets

there are some people

who just really

really

really

really

really

really

need to go

suck a ****

****

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[demik]

ya know in life, and the internets

there are some people

who just really

really

really

really

really

really

need to go

suck a ****

****
.

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[Michael]

ya know in life, and the internets

there are some people

who just really

really

really

really

really

really

need to go

suck a ****

****
.

[whmeltonjr]

ya know in life, and the internets

there are some people

who just really

really

really

really

really

really

need to go

suck a ****

****
.

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Literally laughed out loud

[beehatch]

ya know in life, and the internets

there are some people

who just really

really

really

really

really

really

need to go

suck a ****

****
.

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You're so right, I really should have put a lowercase k at the tip. Why thank you for the creative input.

[demik]

ya know in life, and the internets

there are some people

who just really

really

really

really

really

really

need to go

suck a ****

****
.

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You're so right, I really should have put a lowercase k at the tip. Why thank you for the creative input.

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[Sent]

Apparently everything is my fault and I should kill myself.  Awesome pep talk.  Gonna go try that now.

[Fire Brand]

Apparently everything is my fault and I should kill myself.  Awesome pep talk.  Gonna go try that now.

I love you sent, don't listen to whoever said that to you :X

[demik]

Nov. 14th and the Xmas music has started. No respect for turkey day smh.

[absyrd]

Nov. 14th and the Xmas music has started. No respect for turkey day smh.

Local radio station had an online vote to decide when to start it. Overwhelming response was "Today" like a week ago. Sigh.

[demik]

Nov. 14th and the Xmas music has started. No respect for turkey day smh.

Local radio station had an online vote to decide when to start it. Overwhelming response was "Today" like a week ago. Sigh.

**** these cheerful ppl amirite

[absyrd]

Nov. 14th and the Xmas music has started. No respect for turkey day smh.

Local radio station had an online vote to decide when to start it. Overwhelming response was "Today" like a week ago. Sigh.

**** these cheerful ppl amirite

Seriously. Wyfe is all happy and has a countdown to putting tree up, and not to Thanksgimme. One hype at a time, plz.

[demik]

Nov. 14th and the Xmas music has started. No respect for turkey day smh.

Local radio station had an online vote to decide when to start it. Overwhelming response was "Today" like a week ago. Sigh.

**** these cheerful ppl amirite

Seriously. Wyfe is all happy and has a countdown to putting tree up, and not to Thanksgimme. One hype at a time, plz.

Turkey dinner > gifts. Ez

[njbair]

I like Christmas and all, but seriously one month is enough. Plus people start overlooking Thanksgiving day, which is no good.

We need a thanksgiving therapy thread.

[romevi]

I like Christmas and all, but seriously one month is enough. Plus people start overlooking Thanksgiving day, which is no good.

We need a thanksgiving therapy thread.

I agree.

[njbair]

I like Christmas and all, but seriously one month is enough. Plus people start overlooking Thanksgiving day, which is no good.

We need a thanksgiving therapy thread.

I agree.

Thanksgiving Therapy: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=77028.0

[fohat.digs]

Local radio station had an online vote to decide when to start it. Overwhelming response was "Today"

My daughter is in a ballet company, and they always do a Christmas show. So, starting about August, they are listening to about a dozen Christmas songs, multiple times a day, at least once a week, and dancing to them. I don't know how she bears it.

[njbair]

Local radio station had an online vote to decide when to start it. Overwhelming response was "Today"

My daughter is in a ballet company, and they always do a Christmas show. So, starting about August, they are listening to about a dozen Christmas songs, multiple times a day, at least once a week, and dancing to them. I don't know how she bears it.

I always want to learn Christmas songs for the classical guitar but I never think about it until it's too late in the year for me to make the time to rehearse. I should set a calendar reminder for August.

[whmeltonjr]

I worked retail through college and when Christmas music started so did the misery. You can only hear so many versions of Frosty the freaking Snowman before you're ready to hang yourself from the rafters. I like Christmas but I can't do the music. I also hate that store setup for it so early. Wife dragged me into an arts and crafts store on Halloween and the store was already full of Christmas stuff.

[iri]

Severe terrorism threat.

[inanis]

Apparently everything is my fault and I should kill myself.  Awesome pep talk.  Gonna go try that now.

Feel better, Sent. I've been there too. People are asses. If you want to talk you know where i am.

[Steezus]

I worked retail through college and when Christmas music started so did the misery. You can only hear so many versions of Frosty the freaking Snowman before you're ready to hang yourself from the rafters. I like Christmas but I can't do the music. I also hate that store setup for it so early. Wife dragged me into an arts and crafts store on Halloween and the store was already full of Christmas stuff.

I worked at the same store at ny local mall for 3 years while I was in high school. Every year it was the same songs, they even had the songs play in the same order so everyday working was basically on repeat.

[suicidal_orange]

I swear my Firefox search box just randomly picks a search engine when I try to search for something, and it's terrible.  Amazon don't know s**t about coding, Wikipedia doesn't do grammar, and GitHub does not host info about music - why can't it just use the damn search engine I've chosen?!

[HoffmanMyster]

Apparently everything is my fault and I should kill myself.  Awesome pep talk.  Gonna go try that now.

Feel better, Sent. I've been there too. People are asses. If you want to talk you know where i am.

+1  We're here for you, Sentie-poo. 

[iri]

I swear my Firefox search box just randomly picks a search engine when I try to search for something, and it's terrible.  Amazon don't know s**t about coding, Wikipedia doesn't do grammar, and GitHub does not host info about music - why can't it just use the damn search engine I've chosen?!

Why can't you just stop using Firefox?

[suicidal_orange]

I swear my Firefox search box just randomly picks a search engine when I try to search for something, and it's terrible.  Amazon don't know s**t about coding, Wikipedia doesn't do grammar, and GitHub does not host info about music - why can't it just use the damn search engine I've chosen?!

Why can't you just stop using Firefox?

What do you suggest instead, Chromium?  No way I'm going to use full version Chrome and tell Google everything (they aren't even in my list of search engines to accidentally use) and Opera was just bad when last I tried it.  Also if I switch I'd need to install add-ons again and reconfigure my tmpfs and init scripts - if I had other complaints I'd consider it but it's only about 1/10 searches so not worth the hassle.

[iri]

I swear my Firefox search box just randomly picks a search engine when I try to search for something, and it's terrible.  Amazon don't know s**t about coding, Wikipedia doesn't do grammar, and GitHub does not host info about music - why can't it just use the damn search engine I've chosen?!

Why can't you just stop using Firefox?

What do you suggest instead, Chromium?  No way I'm going to use full version Chrome and tell Google everything (they aren't even in my list of search engines to accidentally use) and Opera was just bad when last I tried it.  Also if I switch I'd need to install add-ons again and reconfigure my tmpfs and init scripts - if I had other complaints I'd consider it but it's only about 1/10 searches so not worth the hassle.

Chromium, yes. I tried to use many browsers and found this one to be usable and less awful.

tmpfs and init scripts? Are you keeping the browser in some sort of hand-made sandbox?

[suicidal_orange]

I swear my Firefox search box just randomly picks a search engine when I try to search for something, and it's terrible.  Amazon don't know s**t about coding, Wikipedia doesn't do grammar, and GitHub does not host info about music - why can't it just use the damn search engine I've chosen?!

Why can't you just stop using Firefox?

What do you suggest instead, Chromium?  No way I'm going to use full version Chrome and tell Google everything (they aren't even in my list of search engines to accidentally use) and Opera was just bad when last I tried it.  Also if I switch I'd need to install add-ons again and reconfigure my tmpfs and init scripts - if I had other complaints I'd consider it but it's only about 1/10 searches so not worth the hassle.

Chromium, yes. I tried to use many browsers and found this one to be usable and less awful.

tmpfs and init scripts? Are you keeping the browser in some sort of hand-made sandbox?

Not quite, just using tmpfs for my cache as /home is small and on an SSD so I'm concerned about wear.  Have excess RAM, may as well use it...

Guess I should try Chromium before condemning it for having an older brother but I've been on Firefox for at least 12 years - will be incredibly strange looking for another icon