Minor things that bother you

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Requirement to change password periodically.

I had a job that did this, but the system was poorly programmed and I could just reuse my existing password.

[jeffandnicole]

Requirement to change password periodically.

I had a job that did this, but the system was poorly programmed and I could just reuse my existing password.

For quite a while our passwords required 6 characters, with at least one being a number.  Except, they didn't require a letter.  So I just used numbers, such as 123456.

[Scott5114]

Requirement to change password periodically.

I had a job that did this, but the system was poorly programmed and I could just reuse my existing password.

For quite a while our passwords required 6 characters, with at least one being a number.  Except, they didn't require a letter.  So I just used numbers, such as 123456.

I had a system like that once and used the password 789632145.

[ZLoth]

Somebody, tell me.... what's wrong with this picture?

[vdeane]

Netflix decided to end support for my Smart TV.  This has happened with other streaming services, but normally there's advance notice, and then the app goes away.  Neither happened here.  No notice, and the app is still there and will load, it just won't let me play any content.  WTF Netflix?

Guess I'm now using my computer/HDMI connection to the TV for all streaming now (and not just everything except Netflix; Amazon Prime Video technically still works, but it's janky), but I would have appreciated if it happened the same way as other services.

[JayhawkCO]

Netflix decided to end support for my Smart TV.  This has happened with other streaming services, but normally there's advance notice, and then the app goes away.  Neither happened here.  No notice, and the app is still there and will load, it just won't let me play any content.  WTF Netflix?

Guess I'm now using my computer/HDMI connection to the TV for all streaming now (and not just everything except Netflix; Amazon Prime Video technically still works, but it's janky), but I would have appreciated if it happened the same way as other services.

I use my phone/chromecast for almost all streaming now. My TV seems to have a difficult time connecting to my WiFi and often buffers. My combo with my phone has no such issues.

[ZLoth]

Netflix decided to end support for my Smart TV.  This has happened with other streaming services, but normally there's advance notice, and then the app goes away.  Neither happened here.  No notice, and the app is still there and will load, it just won't let me play any content.  WTF Netflix?

What is the make/model/age of your SmartTV? Usually, it's because the SmartTV Operating System is too old or the internal "computer" doesn't have the capability to support the functionality. That's part of the anonymous telemetry that is sent back to Netflix.

Fortunately, you can pick up a Amazon FireTV stick for less than $30 or a Roku strick for around $40.

[kkt]

Netflix decided to end support for my Smart TV.  This has happened with other streaming services, but normally there's advance notice, and then the app goes away.  Neither happened here.  No notice, and the app is still there and will load, it just won't let me play any content.  WTF Netflix?

Guess I'm now using my computer/HDMI connection to the TV for all streaming now (and not just everything except Netflix; Amazon Prime Video technically still works, but it's janky), but I would have appreciated if it happened the same way as other services.

Why do I suspect Smart TV makers of paying off Netflix to demand higher spec Smart TVs?

[vdeane]

Netflix decided to end support for my Smart TV.  This has happened with other streaming services, but normally there's advance notice, and then the app goes away.  Neither happened here.  No notice, and the app is still there and will load, it just won't let me play any content.  WTF Netflix?

Guess I'm now using my computer/HDMI connection to the TV for all streaming now (and not just everything except Netflix; Amazon Prime Video technically still works, but it's janky), but I would have appreciated if it happened the same way as other services.

I use my phone/chromecast for almost all streaming now. My TV seems to have a difficult time connecting to my WiFi and often buffers. My combo with my phone has no such issues.

Mine never liked wifi either; I've been using ethernet for the last decade.

Netflix decided to end support for my Smart TV.  This has happened with other streaming services, but normally there's advance notice, and then the app goes away.  Neither happened here.  No notice, and the app is still there and will load, it just won't let me play any content.  WTF Netflix?

What is the make/model/age of your SmartTV? Usually, it's because the SmartTV Operating System is too old or the internal "computer" doesn't have the capability to support the functionality. That's part of the anonymous telemetry that is sent back to Netflix.

Fortunately, you can pick up a Amazon FireTV stick for less than $30 or a Roku strick for around $40.

It's a Samsung, not sure exact model; I bought it in 2013.

Planned obsolescence would be another thing that bothers me.  Streaming video is streaming video; it's not like it changes.  Doesn't help that I'm not used to it, since my desktop and laptop run Linux and therefore last however long the hardware does.

[ZLoth]

Streaming video is streaming video; it's not like it changes.  Doesn't help that I'm not used to it, since my desktop and laptop run Linux and therefore last however long the hardware does.

Actually, yes, the underlying codec which compresses the streaming audio/video and decompresses it at the client end (television, computer, mobile device) does change over time. Sometimes, it's for better quality, usually, it's for lower bandwidth consumption with the trade-off being higher CPU consumption. While that SmartTV from 2013 has more computing power than the computer that was used to land on the moon or an Apple II computer, the computer from 2013 is still better than that computing power from that 2013 SmartTV.

[zachary_amaryllis]

Fast food restaurants wanting a name for your order. I don't think it improves quality of service from a customer perspective and it's one more question that cashiers have to ask you to repeat because they didn't hear it correctly.

Next time, just tell them your name is "Poiponen".

I always tell them (or type, if at a kiosk) "Bluebeard Guy". You can see in the kitchen when it pops up, everyone is looking around.

[Scott5114]

This default theme we're stuck with. I'm gonna have to do something about it...

[Voyager]

This default theme we're stuck with. I'm gonna have to do something about it...

I hope the shield read/unread icons at least make a return, I miss those!

[kkt]

Online videos that only have a "mute" or "blast my ears out" settings.  Yes, I can change the master setting for my headphone volume, that's why it's minor.  But I then have to readjust it for most everything else.

[thenetwork]

This default theme we're stuck with. I'm gonna have to do something about it...

It's like replacing a state-named interstate shield with a neutered shield...

[ZLoth]

This default theme we're stuck with. I'm gonna have to do something about it...

I'm extremely grateful that you have not modified the default theme with either construction zone orange or florescent yellow indicating it's temporary. Those tend to be two colors often in use in construction zones.

Or, did I just give someone a bad idea for next Monday...

[SSOWorld]

This default theme we're stuck with. I'm gonna have to do something about it...

It's like replacing a state-named interstate shield with a neutered shield...

or with reflective plating.

[Scott5114]

This default theme we're stuck with. I'm gonna have to do something about it...

I'm extremely grateful that you have not modified the default theme with either construction zone orange or florescent yellow indicating it's temporary. Those tend to be two colors often in use in construction zones.

Or, did I just give someone a bad idea for next Monday...

Don't worry, my plans for next Monday are way stupider.

[on_wisconsin]

Kwik Trip discontinuing bagged orange juice and milk.

[SSOWorld]

don't worry, for you won't be wasting it anymore.

[Big John]

don't worry, for you won't be wasting it anymore.

Not KT wasting most of it as it just doesn't sell before it spoils.

[hotdogPi]

Google Maps can't give "fastest without a vehicle" directions. It has a transit option and a walking option. However, today, the only way to get to my 7:34 AM commuter rail train if I'm leaving between 6:54 (where walking the entire way is possible) and 7:02 (when the bus leaves) is to take a bus partway then walk 15 minutes. Google Maps has no idea such a trip is possible.


Any app where swiping left has a "positive" action, notably Discord, where it replies to whatever you swiped on. Apple's notifications on the lock screen does it correctly (right for yes, left for no): swiping right (or tapping on the notification) opens it, while swiping left clears and ignores it; everyone else should follow.

[Rothman]

There are four quite fast and efficient elevators in my building and I work on the penultimate floor.

I routinely let people crowd onto an elevator and wait for the next one -- a literal matter of a couple of seconds -- to be the sole occupant.  My very own express.

But, inevitably, there are times when people insist on holding one of the cars for me and I'm close enough to where it makes it awkward to tell them that I'd just wait for the next one.  So, I get on and go through the delay of them getting off on a floor below mine -- a delay longer than if I'd just get the next available elevator.

Just go on ahead of me.  We all work here and know we have the best elevators in the country...

[roadman65]

The lack of CD players in automobiles these days. I miss listening to my favorite albums and songs as I drive.  True your phone can have the same but I prefer not having a phone hooked up to my radio and leave the phone aside for emergencies.

[Rothman]

People who use bathroom stalls in airports as their personal offices.