Minor rant thread. Post your rants o' the day here!

I'm in a really foul mood right now for no legitimate reason I can ascertain.

So... berkeley off. Everyone. Everywhere. Thank you for understanding.

Excel, if, when importing a CSV that includes no formatting, and and column can be expanded to fit on the screen, and on the printed page, why are you clipping my damn columns? I'm sick of having to manually tell you that it's stupid to cut off my data and squeeze it in the leftmost inch of the page.

Huckleberry wrote: I'm in a really foul mood right now for no legitimate reason I can ascertain. So... berkeley off. Everyone. Everywhere. Thank you for understanding.

No problem, we got you

Close browser.
Find keys.
Find wallet.
Find sunglasses.
Turn off lights.
Put on shoes.
Phone is not in pocket.
Remove shoes.
Remove sunglasses.
Turn back on all the lights.
Look for phone.
Can't find phone.
Sit back down.
Re-open browser.
Rant.

Started a new Pandora station aiming at rock ballads to play super loud and sing along to.

Stuff like Amanda, November Rain, Under the Bridge, and the stupid thing has the nerve to play "Two Princes".

Yeah, because the best soft alternative from 1994 is totally what I was going for.

Left my prescription sunglasses in a rental car over the weekend. I've contacted the agency's lost and found, but don't know how long to wait until I give up and get another pair. It'll be a few hundred bucks I really don't want to spend, but I can't drive without glasses. Guess I'll dig out my last pair, and hope they don't give me a headache.

eastsidemav wrote: Left my prescription sunglasses in a rental car over the weekend. I've contacted the agency's lost and found, but don't know how long to wait until I give up and get another pair. It'll be a few hundred bucks I really don't want to spend, but I can't drive without glasses. Guess I'll dig out my last pair, and hope they don't give me a headache.

https://www.amazon.com/Solar-Shield-Fits-Over-Polycarbonate-50-15-125mm/dp/B000LWJCJW/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1475590330&sr=8-4&keywords=fits+over+glasses+sunglasses
I took a pair of these from an elderly relative when we found her stash of 5 of them. I kept them in my Miata, just in case. They came in handy a couple of times.

OK Pebble- I supported the Kickstarter for the original watch, dealt with it being delayed because of quality & production issues, and came to love my original Pebble despite the display problems that made it completely unusable at times.

My Pebble Time was initially a considerable improvement, with a color display and much better stability. But the last few updates have made it crash at least once a day, and frequently it will lose its LE connectivity which it needs for much of what I use it for most. If this keeps up I will certainly be looking to grab a refurb 2nd Gen iWatch now that they're more waterproof. I'd rather pay the extra for the thing to work consistently, thankyouverymuch.

In reply to mtn:

I've got some clipons somewhere, just need to dig them out. They're kind of annoying, but better than nothing.

Thanks to Tuna for getting "Two Princes" in my head all morning.

Appleseed wrote: Thanks to Tuna for getting "Two Princes" in my head all morning.

I am so sorry! That is one of the worst songs ever.

mad_machine wrote: I come down to Maryland about every six months to do some kayaking and sailing, I love the Chesapeake and the people. Tomorrow I get to go back to NJ where I don't love the people so much...

I'm sitting here giggling about you saying people in MD are niece people. The ones I met were not and I think it has to do with my very obvious southern (hick) accent. Most of the people were gov't workers who didn't care to be bothered, but waiters hate to be asked for sweet tea.

Ashyukun wrote: OK Pebble- I supported the Kickstarter for the original watch, dealt with it being delayed because of quality & production issues, and came to love my original Pebble despite the display problems that made it completely unusable at times. My Pebble Time was initially a considerable improvement, with a color display and much better stability. But the last few updates have made it crash at least once a day, and frequently it will lose its LE connectivity which it needs for much of what I use it for most. If this keeps up I will certainly be looking to grab a refurb 2nd Gen iWatch now that they're more waterproof. I'd rather pay the extra for the thing to work consistently, thankyouverymuch.

I got an original Pebble when they were on sale black Friday a few years ago for $80. I found I still didn't like wearing a watch in general, and then the screen started having it's issues and I haven't felt like taking it apart to repair it since, so I just haven't worn it.

If I was going to get a newer smart watch it would be a moto 360, or a zenwatch from ASUS I think.

tuna55 wrote:

Appleseed wrote: Thanks to Tuna for getting "Two Princes" in my head all morning.

I am so sorry! That is one of the worst songs ever.

Now it's stuck in mine. And I thought today couldn't suck harder.

Maybe shinedown at very high volume on the way home will knock it out?

I forgot that it's my problem that you "hadn't dun paid da first month payment on ya XF, but now youz gozta pay tree hunded fiddy dollas fo a new battery?!?"

Can they stop describing tonight's VP debate as "First and Only?"

Just say Only. That's all that is needed.

Some of the news places saying it should know better.

AWSX1686 wrote:

Ashyukun wrote: OK Pebble- I supported the Kickstarter for the original watch, dealt with it being delayed because of quality & production issues, and came to love my original Pebble despite the display problems that made it completely unusable at times. My Pebble Time was initially a considerable improvement, with a color display and much better stability. But the last few updates have made it crash at least once a day, and frequently it will lose its LE connectivity which it needs for much of what I use it for most. If this keeps up I will certainly be looking to grab a refurb 2nd Gen iWatch now that they're more waterproof. I'd rather pay the extra for the thing to work consistently, thankyouverymuch.

I got an original Pebble when they were on sale black Friday a few years ago for $80. I found I still didn't like wearing a watch in general, and then the screen started having it's issues and I haven't felt like taking it apart to repair it since, so I just haven't worn it. If I was going to get a newer smart watch it would be a moto 360, or a zenwatch from ASUS I think.

I have the first generation Moto360. If they haven't gotten significantly better, I wouldn't bother. I'm kinda sick of being the dude yelling at his wrist, sending nonsensical text messages, and having Google Now generally insist on doing something different than I asked. I seem to try the smartwatch every few years, and they're always crap. The Moto360 was the best crap yet, and I wore it for a year or so. With an announcement recently that my watch will not get Android Wear 2.0 (that's so Android, isn't it?) I'm pretty much done.

For me, the one killer app was having Google Generator and text messages on my wrist so I could log in to multifactor-enabled sites without having to get my phone.

eastsidemav wrote: Left my prescription sunglasses in a rental car over the weekend. I've contacted the agency's lost and found, but don't know how long to wait until I give up and get another pair. It'll be a few hundred bucks I really don't want to spend, but I can't drive without glasses. Guess I'll dig out my last pair, and hope they don't give me a headache.

You.could.order some cheapie replacements from zenni optical online. It kind of stinks not being able to try them on but for like 30 bucks it's worth a shot

I'm well aware that I'm getting older and I enjoy being set in my ways. Some formats work for me and some just don't.

Well, after a few years of ignoring twitter I broke down and got the app. And you know what?

It berkeleying sucks!! Everything about twitter annoys the ever living crap out of me. So I don't open it. Until my brother sends me a twit-link to something he finds amusing and when I click on it? Hashtags and stupid snippets of thoughts from people who can't wait to be berkeleying pithy about something inane. berkeley twitter. And berkeley my phone for insisting I capitalize "twitter"!!

I'm on the tail end of my recovery time from getting a vasectomy on Friday. That went fine. Last night and today I've been sidelined with a mother of a double toothache. No sleep last night and nearly in tears pain. My mouth hurts more than my other parts did, oragel does nothing, and my rx slip for percaset that I was hesitant to fill is in my wife's car.

Dusterbd13 wrote:

tuna55 wrote:

Appleseed wrote: Thanks to Tuna for getting "Two Princes" in my head all morning.

I am so sorry! That is one of the worst songs ever.

Now it's stuck in mine. And I thought today couldn't suck harder. Maybe shinedown at very high volume on the way home will knock it out?

Berk, I love that song!

spitfirebill wrote:

mad_machine wrote: I come down to Maryland about every six months to do some kayaking and sailing, I love the Chesapeake and the people. Tomorrow I get to go back to NJ where I don't love the people so much...

I'm sitting here giggling about you saying people in MD are niece people. The ones I met were not and I think it has to do with my very obvious southern (hick) accent. Most of the people were gov't workers who didn't care to be bothered, but waiters hate to be asked for sweet tea.

You must have been in the DC area. People are a lot different outside of that area either east like mad_machine or west like me. In fact, the wife and I ate out tonight and I had no problem getting sweet tea.

Brian wrote:

Dusterbd13 wrote:

tuna55 wrote:

Appleseed wrote: Thanks to Tuna for getting "Two Princes" in my head all morning.

I am so sorry! That is one of the worst songs ever.

Now it's stuck in mine. And I thought today couldn't suck harder. Maybe shinedown at very high volume on the way home will knock it out?

Berk, I love that song!

And if you

want to buy me flowers

just go ahead now

And if you

want to talk for hours

just go ahead now

Yay Kickstarting RaceCapture!

Nick (Bo) Comstock wrote:

Brian wrote:

Dusterbd13 wrote:

tuna55 wrote:

Appleseed wrote: Thanks to Tuna for getting "Two Princes" in my head all morning.

I am so sorry! That is one of the worst songs ever.

Now it's stuck in mine. And I thought today couldn't suck harder. Maybe shinedown at very high volume on the way home will knock it out?

Berk, I love that song!

And if you want to buy me flowers just go ahead now And if you want to talk for hours just go ahead now

I'd rather get another vasectomy and a toothache like Brian up there than listen to that drivel again