That's crap! Although actually..

pickarooney · 11-04-2011 3:13pm #1

Inspired by the Twitter thread, this one is for all those things you intially thought were rubbish but then came around to.

Tablet computers
I just didn't see the point. Not only were they trying to fill a niche that didn't exist, they were hugely overpriced and underpowered. I openly mocked early adopters.

I bought one last week. Now I 'only' spent 150-odd quid on it and it's a hell of a lot less restrictive than some on the market but it really is a nifty little gadget. It might well be a case of creating a need and then servicing it, but for once I'm happy to be exploited.

The National
Dreary, repetitive tunes only made bearable by the odd decent guitar riff. And that voice... well, actually it's a damn good voice and the only thing repetitive is the movement of finger on touch-screen to select album: 'Boxer'.

landsleaving · 11-04-2011 3:15pm

Pat Kenny.

FatherLen · 11-04-2011 3:15pm

tablet computers are still shite

donvito99 · 11-04-2011 3:16pm

Yore ma

Guill · 11-04-2011 3:17pm

Weed.
Whiskey.

FatherLen · 11-04-2011 3:17pm

donvito99 wrote: »

Yore ma

congratulations! you are the 1,000,000,000 boards user to use that meme this week.
to claim your prize just turn off your computer.

TeddyTedson · 11-04-2011 3:19pm

pickarooney wrote: »

Inspired by the Twitter thread, this one is for all those things you intially thought were rubbish but then came around to.

Tablet computers
I just didn't see the point. Not only were they trying to fill a niche that didn't exist, they were hugely overpriced and underpowered. I openly mocked early adopters.

I bought one last week. Now I 'only' spent 150-odd quid on it and it's a hell of a lot less restrictive than some on the market but it really is a nifty little gadget. It might well be a case of creating a need and then servicing it, but for once I'm happy to be exploited.

The National
Dreary, repetitive tunes only made bearable by the odd decent guitar riff. And that voice... well, actually it's a damn good voice and the only thing repetitive is the movement of finger on touch-screen to select album: 'Boxer'.

How did you like my short story. I'll have to write more of it soon.

Pauleta · 11-04-2011 3:19pm

Slayer

KeithM89_old · 11-04-2011 3:19pm

Boards. "Its just a load of random people talking about crap".
How wrong was I !!...:pac:

Wolfe Tone · 11-04-2011 3:20pm

Nani.

pickarooney · 11-04-2011 3:20pm

TeddyTedson wrote: »

How did you like my short story. I'll have to write more of it soon.

Finish one draft of it first. It's hard to tell where it's going with just a few paragraphs.

thirtythirty · 11-04-2011 3:20pm

Forums. Like Boards.ie . You'd wanna be a serious nerd to go on one of those - Have you ever seen the internet arguments people get into!?

Although actually, they're a pretty good resource of information, good for time wasting, and there's some funny stuff in there.

840 posts later.....

mikom · 11-04-2011 3:21pm

Going to the films, a load of men sitting around looking at films!
And rollercoasters, a load of men in a rollercoaster going up and down on a big metal track!
And sailing, a load of men in a big boat floating around in the sea!
And shouting, a load of men going around shouting! And so forth.

later12 · 11-04-2011 3:23pm

Apple products in general, but specifically The iphone.

I distinctly remember telling my brother the iphone would never catch on. People would get sick of trying to navigate mobile internet, of having to replace three things (ipod, camera, phone) at once in the case of loss or damage, that apple were only ever going to be niche, and not aimed at people who only want run of the mill, non tedious software with a chequered reputation who would more likely stick with simpler, reliable Japanese products.

I admit it, I was wr*ng.

landsleaving · 11-04-2011 3:24pm

mikom wrote: »

Going to the films, a load of men sitting around looking at films!
And rollercoasters, a load of men in a rollercoaster going up and down on a big metal track!
And sailing, a load of men in a big boat floating around in the sea!
And shouting, a load of men going around shouting! And so forth.

Sexist

Penn · 11-04-2011 3:25pm

iTunes. Years ago I helped my sister who had just got an iPod put her music on it because she didn't have a computer so I used my laptop. Never had such a struggle before with my Creative mp3 players, and it changed a bunch of settings on my laptop. A while later, my other sister got an iPod so I did the same. Except it put all my first sisters songs on it. After hours of messing with it, finally got them on. So then my first sister wanted more albums on hers, but it deleted everything and put all my second sisters songs on it. So I had to redo all hers. Swore I'd never touch iTunes ever again and told them to go elsewhere.

Then last year, I got an iPhone, so had to install iTunes. It's not too bad though. Once you set it up properly in the beginning and don't allow it to do anything automatically, it's fine.

cherryghost · 11-04-2011 3:26pm

pickarooney wrote: »

Tablet computers
I just didn't see the point. Not only were they trying to fill a niche that didn't exist, they were hugely overpriced and underpowered. I openly mocked early adopters.

I bought one last week. Now I 'only' spent 150-odd quid on it and it's a hell of a lot less restrictive than some on the market but it really is a nifty little gadget. It might well be a case of creating a need and then servicing it, but for once I'm happy to be exploited.

While a few years ago if the technology was there, I think there would have been an explosion in Tablet Computers. Its too little too late for them though IMO. Smartphones can already do 99% of what Tablets can do, so they'll live a a short life.

IrishAlice · 11-04-2011 3:27pm

Smartphones.

I never understood what the big deal was until I got one for Christmas. How did I live without being able to google random facts when on the move

Rebel021 · 11-04-2011 3:30pm

Netbooks

Massively overpriced for an email reader

AnonoBoy · 11-04-2011 3:35pm

Being a dickhead.

At first I was all like, no way, this is going to be sh*t. But then I was all like, ah wait this is actually loads of fun.

Rimjobs.

Same reason as above.

hardCopy · 11-04-2011 3:46pm

Barrington wrote: »

Then last year, I got an iPhone, so had to install iTunes. It's not too bad though. Once you set it up properly in the beginning and don't allow it to do anything automatically, it's fine.

FYP