Posts Tagged ‘pet peeves’
Things I can’t stand about Target #1
There’s very little not to like about Target, but I just found one thing–their RedCard online account password policy: Please Note: User name and passwords cannot be the same. Your user name must be 6-20 characters long and cannot include special characters or [Read More]
Automated customer service voice ‘apologizes’
The automated customer service operator for Private Diagnostic Clinic at Duke University Medical Center (aka Duke PDC), unable to understand my apparently heavy Yankee accent: I apologize…sorry, I didn’t understand…I still don’t understand…I [Read More]
File under ‘if-you-can’t-beat-em-join-em’
New computer speakers. Nice subwoofer with lots of bass. Even sappy stuff has bass. UPDATE – Alas, my measly speakers are no match for a car stereo. [Read More]
Using a parked car as your family’s stereo system
I find it very difficult to believe that neighbors that constantly play music from the stereo of their parked car don’t realize what a nuisance they’re being. I doubt they’re exceeding the designated decibels put forth in the city ordinance. As far as the [Read More]
Stock photos on websites #3
A local technology company displays this image prominently on its website’s ‘Our People’ page. I guarantee you that no one at this company looks like this. And as I’ve done previously in posts about website stock photos, I’ll defer to others [Read More]
Stock photos on websites #2
I’m finally breaking down and going to our crappy third-party vendor’s support site for some help. And what a crappy website they have, even though they touted its revamping just a few months ago. First, and foremost, of course, they’ve got stock photos. [Read More]
Stock photos on websites…why?
My employer has a new website. Apparently, this is the face of our organization or the community we serve: And these are two other faces that represent us and the work we do and our mission: I just don’t understand. Thankfully, there is the Firefox AdBlock plugin, so [Read More]
It’s called “bcc”
A woman running for a local state senate seat has emailed about fifty people her credentials as a Word document. All of the email addresses on her list are in the “To” field. I will not vote for someone who does not know how to use the internet. UPDATE – [Read More]
Yet another reason why MySpace is a cess pool of tards
How can any person with a normal-functioning brain subject himself to ads like this on a regular basis? If I saw this on CNN.com…or nytimes.com…I’d never visit again. Then again, I could just right-click on it in Firefox and block all ads from [Read More]
