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Have you paid attention to the real world lately? Boredom is a goddam luxury.
What is a piece of "improved" technology that you think is actually worse and makes life more annoying?
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I went to college in 2000 to 2004 and we took some online tests for one class. CLOSED BOOK!
Now first thing you have to know about my university is that we had an honor code, which ment a lot of things which I gather are different from universities that don't do this, but one of those things is that there is an imposition to report cheating if you know someone else is doing it. However I was confused about what to do here because people would imply they cheated but wouldn't come right out and say it, plus I was the only one to hear these comments so it's not like anyone could back up my statements if I took them to honor council. So I mostly did nothing, I sometimes wonder if I should but I felt like I was in a difficult situation where things arn't as clear.
Now in classroom tests the professor was not allowed to be in the room while the test was being taken because of the honor code. (Unless I guess it was specifically requested by a student that the test be proctored which it never was.) But at least in that situation there are a lot of people there and you didn't want to cheat in an obvious way because someone would probably take it to honor council and another person would back them up. But with this there wasn't even other students watching, it was just you in your dorm room.
IDK honor code was weird. Still remember it because I had to write it at the bottom of every piece of work I ever turned in. "I have neither given, nor received, nor have I tolerated other's use of unauthorized aid" And any work that was assigned the professor would usually list off authorized and unauthorized aid.
Especially when I'm on a work call and she pulls into the garage after dropp'n the boy off at school and hijacks my call into the car. Ugh.When my wife's phone connects to my car bluetooth, and mine hers.
I'm just being honest with myself. On vacation, I love unplugging. For about 12 hours. Fishing is mostly boring, interspersed with a few moments of excitement, at least on most lakes in the midwest. I would like to start reading more, after I retire, when I do not have to read all day as part of my job.
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And double especially when I left the last tab I visited, pornhub, up and running.
My number 2 goal after traveling when I retire. I want to sit on a porch sipping coffee to the sound of a babbling brook (no technology) while reading a book.
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She has a Chevy Equinox. The only way I know to bypass it is by opening the hood before starting the car. For some reason that disables it.
Torbee: "Well I'm going to go take a nap"
Five Minutes later
Torbee: "Why isn't my sound working?" furiously turning it louder and louder
Everyone downstairs: 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫
I hate the new blended wings on my jet airplanes. Yes, it's fuel efficient but the lift to drag ratio is weird.
That IS a dream! I got 5 more albums for Christmas:
- Songs You Don't Know By Heart - Jimmy Buffett
- Elf Sound Track - Various
- F1 Trillion - Post Malone
- Star Crossed - Kacey Musgraves
- Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - S&G
12 hours? When we go on vacation I unplug for the whole week. Throw the phone in the safe and I'm out. Nothing better then sitting by a pool in the Caribbean with no technology to bother me reading a book and sipping on a cocktail.
I hate almost all of it, TV pisses me off the most. Exit this platform to sign into this platform to watch one show then exit that one to sign into another and on and on.. ugh.
A lot of Jeeps require working on it all day long. My YJ is getting to that point.
I've planted a golden weeping willow near my second stream for this very purpose. I will also build several overlooks around my Vallies to enjoy sunsets without disturbing my habitat areas.
Overarching observation is it seems like technology solutions are designed to solve specific problems, which is cool in a silo. However, you know have technology tripping over itself in every phase of life. Unless you're super plugged in and know how to organize your tech in a mutually eclipse, collectively exhaust way, it's a mess web of crap
Not if you have Direct TV... sounds like a problem @Tenacious E claimed didn't exist. I knew better of course...
My retirement leisure/amusement goals, other than simply being with friends/family:
- Interesting travel
- Going to shows/musicals/concerts/games/live events
- Golfing at a respectable level
- Buying a place on or near the beach somewhere in or between Marco Island and Tampa.
- If 4 isn't possible, owning a boat here in the midwest and keeping it at the ready at the local marina.
- Daily or frequent exercise, preferably involving walking the beach
- Hanging out by the pool
- Growing a kickass garden and making fresh delicious food
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It's hurtful and there is nobody in my office that can hug the pain away.
Waitwut? Directv is just a vehicle for channels. If you want to use apps for netflix, prime, peacock, hulu, max, etc., you have to switch to that input. Whether that is from directv or youtubetv, the process is the same.
My car has a small button just below the ignition button that disables this feature.
Well, I would also go more events like football/basketball games, and concerts. I was thinking more of a general live entertainment category.
This is very close to true...but there is one thing even dumber!
This "feature" has been present on the last 2 or 3 trucks that I have had. By whatever means necessary, I defeat it so it doesn't work.BUT...it still "thinks" that it is saving me gas and if I nose around in the settings I can find a screen that tells me just how much this "feature" has saved me to date. WHAT!?!? It has never been allowed to function...but it still is hanging around and calculating savings.
Somewhere, some stupid "green" engineer is taking credit for saving the planet only I have made it so it never works! (Insert sinister laugh here.) So the dumbest thing ever is the counter that thinks it is saving money and gas when it isn't.
My Acura does that but they said at the dealership they could deactivate that feature. Very annoying I agree.
