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Yelling At Your Devices
April 26, 2021 at 6:31 pm
(Or any inanimate object, really.)
When my phone reloads a webpage because a problem occurred, it pops up a notice saying, ‘This webpage was reloaded because a problem occurred.’
WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?! I KNOW THE PAGE WAS RELOADED BECAUSE I WATCHED IT RELOAD AND IT WOULDN’T HAVE RELOADED IF THERE WASN’T A PROBLEM!!
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RE: Yelling At Your Devices
April 26, 2021 at 6:42 pm
(This post was last modified: April 26, 2021 at 6:43 pm by arewethereyet.)
I grew up thinking the only way to fix things was to swear at them...loudly. That's how dad fixed stuff - or so it seemed.
I admit to swearing at my router and my phone that kept croaking last night. grumble, grumble
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RE: Yelling At Your Devices
April 26, 2021 at 7:05 pm
(April 26, 2021 at 6:58 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: (April 26, 2021 at 6:31 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (Or any inanimate object, really.)
When my phone reloads a webpage because a problem occurred, it pops up a notice saying, ‘This webpage was reloaded because a problem occurred.’
WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?! I KNOW THE PAGE WAS RELOADED BECAUSE I WATCHED IT RELOAD AND IT WOULDN’T HAVE RELOADED IF THERE WASN’T A PROBLEM!!
Boru
The phone is sentient, and is conducting a sinister experiment involving strokes and blood pressure.
It’s an iPhone 6, so ‘sentient’ is kind of a stretch.
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RE: Yelling At Your Devices
April 26, 2021 at 7:12 pm
Swearing at inanimate objects?
Do nurses count as devices?
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RE: Yelling At Your Devices
April 26, 2021 at 7:22 pm
I yell at games when I play them on the Playstation.
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RE: Yelling At Your Devices
April 26, 2021 at 7:51 pm
I tend to yell more at mechanical things, the car is a good example.
Add in failing plumbing.
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RE: Yelling At Your Devices
April 27, 2021 at 3:07 am
"An error has occurred, OK"
Well No!, it isn't OK, it's an error you stupid machine!
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