The rant thread

[Trollheart]

No, I tried to share an image. I posted it on Facebook first to get a url and it didn't work. Then image BB wouldn't load for some reason.

Image sharing should be as easy as right-clicking and selecting "copy image address" or the equiavlent on your browser. As mentioned, some dynamic image thingies won't let you copy (something to do with Java or Adobe or something?) - in those cases, I usually take a screenshot, pop it into Paint Shop or whatever graphic program you prefer, and cut out the image I want. Then I upload it to an image-sharing database like imgbox or whatever, get the link and paste it here. A lot of work, but it's one way to do it.

Another way that really works is to shout at the computer, bang your fists on the desk and your head against the wall. 

[Lucem Ferre]

I know how to do it, it just didn't work and I'm on a phone.

[jimmy jazz]

The new trend appears to be playing music off a Bluetooth speaker and walking round the streets with it.

Heard something going on the other night and thought wtf is that, it was past midnight.

Some bellend walking down the road playing this song. I just thought what a cunt.

[SGR]

The new trend appears to be playing music off a Bluetooth speaker and walking round the streets with it.

Heard something going on the other night and thought wtf is that, it was past midnight.

Some bellend walking down the road playing this song. I just thought what a cunt.

@DJChameleon, get in here! 

[Lisnaholic]

Better than those terrible misguided tours: start being shown the sights of Paris, end up in Mozambique. Hate that.

^    Good one, Trolls !

[degrassiknoll]

The new trend appears to be playing music off a Bluetooth speaker and walking round the streets with it.

Heard something going on the other night and thought wtf is that, it was past midnight.

Some bellend walking down the road playing this song. I just thought what a cunt.

Lol the Bluetooth is the only new thing I'm afraid.

A coworker recently got a pair of crocs with bluetooth capabilities.

[Marie Monday]

a pair of crocs with bluetooth capabilities.

[DJChameleon]

The new trend appears to be playing music off a Bluetooth speaker and walking round the streets with it.

Heard something going on the other night and thought wtf is that, it was past midnight.

Some bellend walking down the road playing this song. I just thought what a cunt.

It was me. what of it?

I played this afterwards

[Trollheart]

Having been one of those who walked around with a (ahem) small boom box when considerably younger, I probably can't criticise. But hey, I'm an old man now, so I will. It's my right as an old fogey to moan about the things all you young 'uns do, conveniently forgetting (my memory's not what it used to be) that I used to do them too.

But really, what is the deal with wanting everyone to have to listen to your music? In my day (here he goes again) we had walkman tape players, so even then you could listen to your music privately while out. Sure, we still had the boombox walking dead, but not quite so much of it. Now though, with such things as, as you say, bluetooth so you can listen to music on your phone without a need for cables, why is it necessary to expose other people who may not enjoy your music to the delights of whatever you're listening to? Seems like pure arrogance to me, like those people who have to turn their speakers around and face them out the window. Hey dude or dudess! Not everyone wants to hear your god-damn music!

And while we're at it, how can people listen to music in cars so loud? I passed a car a few weeks ago and the windows were up but even from maybe six feet away (I was walking) you could hear the bass shaking the car. Imagine what it was like inside! And then imagine trying to concentrate on your driving with that racket!

[jimmy jazz]

Lol the Bluetooth is the only new thing I'm afraid.

A coworker recently got a pair of crocs with bluetooth capabilities.

Oh we've always had the music people round here but this is the first time I've ever seen or heard someone doing this with a Bluetooth speaker. It was loud as well.

@Trollheart I think it's a showing off sort of thing. Everybody look at me and my music taste. BTW I'd never wear headphones publicly, it's too dangerous. But I would just wait until I'm home to listen to music.

[Lisnaholic]

Ha ! It's not just my poor hearing. Today I caught those automatically-generated subtitle texts making the same mistake that I sometimes do: a newscaster obviously meant "aren't", but was so lazy in his enunciation that me and the auto-text both heard "are". Frankly, if you're not going to bother pronouncing "are" or "aren't" with proper clarity, why bother saying your sentence at all. Ditto goes with "can" and "can't": being complete opposites, not pronouncing them clearly is about as useful as answering a question with "nyeh" or "yope".

[Lucem Ferre]

My nieces answer questions with "nar" or "yar" and they don't even know what Sean of the Dead is.

[Trollheart]

Ha ! It's not just my poor hearing. Today I caught those automatically-generated subtitle texts making the same mistake that I sometimes do: a newscaster obviously meant "aren't", but was so lazy in his enunciation that me and the auto-text both heard "are". Frankly, if you're not going to bother pronouncing "are" or "aren't" with proper clarity, why bother saying your sentence at all. Ditto goes with "can" and "can't": being complete opposites, not pronouncing them clearly is about as useful as answering a question with "nyeh" or "yope".

Can we build it? Yes we can't! 

[Lexi Darling]

My nieces answer questions with "nar" or "yar" and they don't even know what Sean of the Dead is.

[DJChameleon]

Oh we've always had the music people round here but this is the first time I've ever seen or heard someone doing this with a Bluetooth speaker. It was loud as well.

@Trollheart I think it's a showing off sort of thing. Everybody look at me and my music taste. BTW I'd never wear headphones publicly, it's too dangerous. But I would just wait until I'm home to listen to music.

I always wear my headphones around. Over the head ones and when they die it's Bluetooth speaker time. What's dangerous about wearing headphones in public?