Things That Annoy You

[wrightway]

I don't know if this had to do with the malware issue; my tablet locked up while I was viewing the forums. It took almost twenty four hours and a manual reset to fix it.

[Shane for Wax]

Tablets generally aren't affected by the same viruses and malware that computers are. Especially if they're android based. There just is not a big enough market share to produce and send out a bunch of malicious content. It's like how a lot of PC viruses don't affect Macs too.

That isn't to say there aren't any for tablets. There's a reason you have programs now for tablets and phones to fight such things.

More info here about a recent problem with malware for smartphones and tablets.

[nickiknack]

Netflix sent me the wrong Batman movie.

[chitoryu12]

Netflix sent me the wrong Batman movie.

Sorry. Guess you'll have to go put some executives.....on ice.

[Søren]

I have severe dust allergies. And my boyfriend barely cleans his room.

If my eyes dont stop watering im just gonna gouge the fuckers out

[ironbite]

Netflix sent me the wrong Batman movie.

Sorry. Guess you'll have to go put some executives.....on ice.

*rider kicks you in the gonads*

[nickiknack]

My watch battery died, and I'm not going to be able to get a new one until Friday, because I'm broke until my next paycheck(on a positive note, this paycheck in question will be a good amount, given all the extra time plus time and a half I got for working the 4th)

[Søren]

I just discovered the DH, DS, DW and DD acronyms.

God this is stupid

[Witchyjoshy]

People who don't understand the difference between being scared and being startled.

People who think that people who startle easily are "pussies" or "cowards" or whatever.

People who think that it's funny to constantly startle someone who startles easily.

...I startle easily.  I had a coworker take advantage of it constantly.

Incidentally this is the kinda thing I'm talking about:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knohDiCp9fg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knohDiCp9fg</a>

[SpaceProg]

Yep, I know that bit of ignorance very well.  BOO! type stuff doesn't work on fear so much as surprise, and the body's reaction to a sudden stimulus.  Fear takes a while to cultivate, as you're working more with the brain's more intellectual regions.  Or rather working *against*, really.

[Søren]

If some asshole did that to me i would punch them on every attemlt after the third one

[Art Vandelay]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knohDiCp9fg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knohDiCp9fg</a>

I'm calling fake on that one. The guy screams like a stuck pig just from turning around and seeing the guy with the camera walk through the doorway. He didn't even get particularly close or yell "boo". Even the most timid people in the world aren't that jumpy.

[chitoryu12]

Yep, I know that bit of ignorance very well.  BOO! type stuff doesn't work on fear so much as surprise, and the body's reaction to a sudden stimulus.  Fear takes a while to cultivate, as you're working more with the brain's more intellectual regions.  Or rather working *against*, really.

Yeah, that's why I despise jump scares in film. They're cheap ways to get a raised heart rate out of someone. They require absolutely zero skill to make; literally a toddler can perform them.

Unfortunately, modern horror seems to think that jump scares are THE way to scare people. They don't make people fearful or nervous of anything on camera. They make them fearful of the movie screaming in their face again.

Also, I will admit to finding that above video funny. Mostly because of how the guy has the exact same reaction every single time.

[PosthumanHeresy]

Yep, I know that bit of ignorance very well.  BOO! type stuff doesn't work on fear so much as surprise, and the body's reaction to a sudden stimulus.  Fear takes a while to cultivate, as you're working more with the brain's more intellectual regions.  Or rather working *against*, really.

Yeah, that's why I despise jump scares in film. They're cheap ways to get a raised heart rate out of someone. They require absolutely zero skill to make; literally a toddler can perform them.

Unfortunately, modern horror seems to think that jump scares are THE way to scare people. They don't make people fearful or nervous of anything on camera. They make them fearful of the movie screaming in their face again.

Also, I will admit to finding that above video funny. Mostly because of how the guy has the exact same reaction every single time.

To me, I think jump scares are the only way to scare people at this point, because we're desensitized to horror. It's not scary. When I was a kid, I was scared of Night of the Living Dead. Now it's funny, and I love zombies. You know what changed? I'm not a kid anymore. The horror movies you saw when you were young scared you because you were a kid. Now that you're grown up, you're not going to be scared by a screen.

[ironbite]

Mysterious headaches that turn into intense pains when we have no advil or anything of the sort in the house.

Ironbite-thankfully found something but damn it we need more headache stuff.