What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[DarkBlack]

Speaking of computers..
Pet peeve…typing my username and password, and it all gets wiped out because of caps on( my fault).

It all gets wiped out to empty username and password boxes, if I get a single character wrong. No possibility of redemption by fixing just the single wrong character.

 

[Jstpssng]

I haven't seen any such thing when I've visited Youtube. Are you using a cellphone or a real computer? Might make a difference

I've seen it, dependent on content. Some things on there can be a bit graphic or nasty.

I have noticed that lately Facebook is requiring you to log in to view any pages. A lot of organizations use it instead of having a dedicated website. Typically you have less than 20 seconds before a sign-in popup appears (that you can't click away). I don't, nor do I have any interest in joining FB

I'm finding the same thing. On a couple of occasions I've asked somebody to look something up for me. I had an account at one time but left about 10 years ago when they really started getting into data mining.

 

[BravoXray]

I looked older as a kid. It was a thrill to get away buying booze at 15 the 1st time.
Now at many times 15 I'm being carded for nonsense?
This world is spiraling into a pit of stupidity at an ever accelerating rate.
I blame it on lawyers.

We wouldn't need as many lawyers if there weren't so many stupid and dishonest people.

 

[WinterDeere]

We wouldn't need as many lawyers if there weren't so many stupid and dishonest people.

It might be a case of one begat another.

 

[Jstpssng]

Today's peeve; "FREE" phone lookup. Except when they allegedly find the number, they hide it and ask for money.

I'm going to show that I'm an old faht and remember not so long ago that phone companies argued they should stop issuing phone books because "everybody uses the internet."

 

[Oaktree]

I'm going to show that I'm an old faht and remember not so long ago that phone companies argued they should stop issuing phone books because "everybody uses the internet."

Well, as more people transition to cellphones, the phone book becomes more and more useless. Even many small businesses go that route today. I've seen ads for Spectrum business internet where a "free" cell account is included in the price.
Not sure why cell #s aren't included in phonebooks.

 

[WinterDeere]

Not sure why cell #s aren't included in phonebooks.

I suspect the first carrier to implement that would quickly lose enough customers to convince their competitors to never even try such a move. But aside from that, who paid for the data collection, printing, and distribution? That's an expensive effort to consolidate on any carrier not benefitting directly from publishing those customer's numbers.

In the old days, wasn't it the local carrier who published the phone books?

 

[kenmbz]

I suspect the first carrier to implement that would quickly lose enough customers to convince their competitors to never even try such a move. But aside from that, who paid for the data collection, printing, and distribution? That's an expensive effort to consolidate on any carrier not benefitting directly from publishing those customer's numbers.

In the old days, wasn't it the local carrier who published the phone books?

And the phone books were paid for by advertisers and the commercial listing sections.

 

[ultrarunner]

And the phone books were paid for by advertisers and the commercial listing sections.

Before phone books each city had a directory which included advertising...

I have a few old directories from the 1920's and they were a wealth of information at your fingertips...

 

[Jstpssng]

Well, as more people transition to cellphones, the phone book becomes more and more useless. Even many small businesses go that route today. I've seen ads for Spectrum business internet where a "free" cell account is included in the price.
Not sure why cell #s aren't included in phonebooks.

That was the argument for phasing them out. Yet now you have to pay for information which may or may not be accurate... As I found out the hard way.