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Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

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  • #3302
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,257 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    Trivially annoyed I didn't know the meaning of solipsism.

    Solipsism is the philosophical idea that only one's mind is sure to exist. As an epistemological position, solipsism holds that knowledge of anything outside one's own mind is unsure; the external world and other minds cannot be known and might not exist outside the mind. Wikipedia

    …..good word :-)

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #3303
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,432 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122961914#Comment_122961914

    TA that I knew that once upon a time but have largely forgotten it.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #3304
    wildwillow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,278 ✭✭✭wildwillow


    Nice to learn a new word. Now to find a use for it.
    My TA is a local politician’s poster reappeared this morning, very high on a pole. One on my neighbours removed it. Someone very busy and probably hoping it would incur a fine. Heard of the practice but didn’t believe it until I saw the proof for myself.



  • #3305
    Princess Calla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,393 ✭✭✭Princess Calla


    Just got the RTE guide.

    FFS it's the same films that are on every single year....on 2 or 3 separate channels at that!

    The groundhog day of Christmas



  • #3306
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,432 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122962098#Comment_122962098

    And largely the same TV shows getting specials... you could predict about 90 percent of the schedule in advance.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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  • #3307
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,316 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Fitted sheet wont stay fitted to mattress!



  • #3308
    brokenbad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭brokenbad


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    Online articles behind a paywall. The Irish Independent are the worst - they give you a titbit of an article as clickbait just to lure you in - then this sh1t come up…



  • #3309
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,257 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    LOL "MOST POPULAR" is more likely be to close the webpage :-)

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #3310
    ollaetta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,859 ✭✭✭ollaetta


    Walking through a typical Irish town in piddly December weather listening to the same old cheesy Christmas songs on a never ending loop. Winter wonderland my ……..



  • #3311
    Bredabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,390 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122962615#Comment_122962615
    image.png

    Ta'ed at the size of this photo. I've had a version of these for years. They hold all kinds of sheets in place for less than 10e.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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  • #3312
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,257 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963394#Comment_122963394

    TA Having to fight with a mattress to fit a gadget to get a fitted sheet to stay in place ;-)

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #3313
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,540 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    When you have a letter box and dhl has to deliver a very small parcel that easily fits in any letter box, but they throw it on the ground just inside the gate.

    WTF



  • #3314
    Frost Spice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 666 ✭✭✭Frost Spice


    'Tis the season for... delivery mess-ups. Brexit doesn't help either.

    I'm mint.

    🇺🇦



  • #3315
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,257 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    Reading and then thanking a three year old post because the notification system has dropped me back 59 pages rather than the latest post.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #3316
    galwayguy85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭galwayguy85


    A little trick, disable JavaScript in your browser (or just install another for just this purpose) and many pay walls just tumble to the ground. Doesn’t work for the Indo, but does for some of its Irish companions. ‘Reader’ mode on mobile devices is also a clever hack for some news sites.



  • #3317
    lawred2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,748 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122962098#Comment_122962098

    It's not worth their effort any longer. Everything is on demand.

    Sad really, used to love getting the guide to see what movies were planned.



  • #3318
    Dan Steely
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 778 ✭✭✭Dan Steely


    BBC Sport referring to Shamrock Rovers as Shamrock.



  • #3319
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,031 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    People who whine about not liking sprouts or stuffing or cranberry sauce for Xmas dinner but go out buying them anyway.



  • #3320
    Patrick2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Patrick2010


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122965434#Comment_122965434

    TNT sport show their games and still call them Shamrock



  • #3321
    flavinjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭flavinjohn


    Using blonde for blond.



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  • #3322
    Bogey Lowenstein
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭Bogey Lowenstein
    That must be Nigel with the brie...


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963393#Comment_122963393

    Have you seen the online ads trying to convince foreign tourists that Dublin is an amazing place to visit in the Winter? Showing people at outdoor events wearing summer clothes!



  • #3323
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,637 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    My phone does this thing where it'll just randomly restart itself. No idea why. I've had it since 2017 and I've replaced the battery. Did it once while queueing for a flight. Usually knocks 5-10% off the battery's remaining charge for some reason.

    Anyway, it did this yesterday after sitting inert in my pocket. Went from 67% charge to 5%. Wifi and data off, screen off, battery saver on, etc…

    I know I need to replace it but I just can't be bothered. Too many phones and I'm not much of a social media person anyway.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #3324
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,637 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122965434#Comment_122965434

    They used the term "Micks" during the Queen's jubilee.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #3325
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,540 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122966873#Comment_122966873

    If it's a cheap battery replacement then it may just be a rubbish battery or could be a random update or app killing the power. You should be able to see the energy hogs on android, not so sure about apple.



  • #3326
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,637 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122966911#Comment_122966911

    It was a problem before and the replacement battery is exactly the same. Could still be dodgy but I think the phone's just a bit old now.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #3327
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,257 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    TAed but finally jubilant.

    Upgrading an old PC with a brand new NVME drive. Only problem is the NVME drive needs a tiny screw to hold it in place.

    TA1 - No screw on the motherboard (you often get one or a clip) and of course no screw with the new drive.

    TA2 - The screws that I had I've put away out in the barn as I thought I'd probably never use them. Got wet finding them but did finally find the packet I was looking for.

    TA3 - Found the perfect screw - fiddly job but once in it was about half a millimeter toooooooo long. Finally found one that worked.

    Final TA a 2 minute job took well over an hour.

    However drive works a treat and manged to clone it from the old drive very easily.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #3328
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,668 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    That I haven't had a good TA in ages. I must be mellowing in my old age…

    🤣

    🤣

    🤣



  • #3329
    flavinjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭flavinjohn


    Writing Moby-Dick as Moby Dick.



  • #3330
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 78,103 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Marigols, vinyl/nitrile etc and all those kinds of gloves. Medium fits the width of my hand perfectly (like a glove, if you will :pac:) but the fingers are waaaay too short and my hands feel like they're wearing saggy bottom trousers (ugh). Large are ok for the length of my fingers, but they're way too wide and fall off, so my hands feel like a four-year-old wearing a coat for ages > six that they're supposed to grow into. FFS.

    Oh, and those washing up gloves that AREN'T non-slip, despite saying they are.



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  • #3331
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 78,103 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Boards' time machine. I clicked on the notification for Dial Hard's latest post and Boards brought me to someone else's post with a time stamp of 01/10/2024 11:03.

    Are we positive Boards hasn't been bought by Ryanair?



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