Wraithborne
Commander
3546 Posts
    
West Virginia
 | | 03/24/2008 7:52 PM |
| We hear all the time about the marvels of modern technology, but what "marvel" really gets under your skin?
For me, it's gotta be text messaging. I know i'm an old Grognard and a Luddite, but I just don't get it. I had a bunch of barely legal's in the store last night and they were texting away. It got on my nerves so bad that I was hoping one of them would take a picture with their spiffy camera phones so I could throw 'em out.
A close second is the stupid cell phone as a walkie talkie....I hate that noise. | |
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A strange new world rises from the old: a world of savagery, super science, and sorcery. But one man bursts his bonds to fight for justice! With his companions Ookla the Mok and Princess Ariel, he pits his strength, his courage, and his fabulous Sunsword against the forces of evil.
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realmaster
Underboss
1969 Posts
Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics
| | 03/24/2008 10:33 PM |
| I have actually seen two kids sitting side by side texting each other.  | |
Thanks, realmaster. Let's split up!!!!!
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Thenameless
Warlord
9034 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 03/24/2008 10:42 PM |
| | Headlights that automatically turn on for cars. If I want them on, I'll turn them on. Seat belt warning beepers that won't turn off after a few seconds. | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10802 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 03/24/2008 11:20 PM |
| Posted By Wraithborne on 03/24/2008 7:52 PM
A close second is the stupid cell phone as a walkie talkie....I hate that noise. That was my last phone actually. A industrial grade Nextell, just about indestructable.
AS far as what I hate..... there's quite a bit. I do rather enjoy indoor plumbing however.
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Ghendar
Warlord
11226 Posts
The Dark and Forbidding Lands of The Necromancer.
| | 03/25/2008 5:13 AM |
| New annoying tech? 4E.
Okay, okay, I'll be good.
The MOST annoying thing I can think of is that beeping trucks make when they back up. SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!!!  | |
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Diomedes
Commander
3173 Posts
| | 03/25/2008 6:53 AM |
| "Simplicity" of design.
Drives me bloody nuts. I want 10,000 buttons on my iPod because I can actually figure out what they all do. It's much better than inefficiently wheeling through hundreds of menus for the sake of simplicity.
Also DRM in all of its forms. While I take no issue with companies protecting their IP, the bottom line is that I've had to on more than one occasion circumvent the DRM on a product that >I PURCHASED< because the way they set it up is incompatible with some aspect on my computer/dvd player/etc. As it can always be gotten around anyhow, I genuinely feel as if they're just irritating legitimate customers, and that REALLY ticks me off.
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7146 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 03/25/2008 12:05 PM |
| VoIP Phones.
They are crappy quality, singular usage, and susceptible to all sorts of outages.
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Pedro
Commander
3922 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 03/25/2008 2:37 PM |
| | Vistas. Grrr. | |
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greyhaze
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
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Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 03/25/2008 4:09 PM |
| Posted By greyhaze on 03/25/2008 3:51 PM
Guns.
Guns in D&D
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Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10802 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 03/25/2008 8:11 PM |
| I love Guns in my Fantasy Rpg actually.
I don't like having Dragon and Dungeon as online electronic mags.
Posted By Teflon Jeff on 03/25/2008 4:09 PM Posted By greyhaze on 03/25/2008 3:51 PM
Guns. Guns in D&D | |
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