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Title: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on April 26, 2017, 05:46:43 pm
Learning Excel and learning about the errors in Excel.

Just learnt about floating point error. I hate it so bad.
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: jamonwindeyer on April 26, 2017, 05:56:25 pm
Learning Excel and learning about the errors in Excel.

Just learnt about floating point error. I hate it so bad.

Is this for Computing for Engineers or something similar? ;D
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on April 26, 2017, 05:57:38 pm
Is this for Computing for Engineers or something similar? ;D
Thread can be for either :P

I'm probably mainly using it for computing though... I need a thread to vent about coding.
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: Joseph41 on April 26, 2017, 06:41:22 pm
Learning Excel and learning about the errors in Excel.

Just learnt about floating point error. I hate it so bad.

I was at Officeworks the other day and was trying to work out for a solid sixty seconds why I couldn't swipe on one of the display phones.

It's because the phone wasn't on - the display was just a stationary sticker.

I'm good at technology.
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: jamonwindeyer on April 26, 2017, 07:00:51 pm
Thread can be for either :P

I'm probably mainly using it for computing though... I need a thread to vent about coding.

Cool cool! Yeah I meant like was the rant above for uni, sounds like it was ;)

So I tutor, and I'll sometimes use a whiteboard I carry around, other times I'll use an iPad. The iPad is better because I can send the student the notes from the lesson and erase stuff and resize stuff and etc. I've now used the iPad enough that I'll catch myself trying to pinch to zoom on my whiteboard.

So my peeve is this: Why can't whiteboards pinch to zoom?
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: elysepopplewell on April 27, 2017, 04:27:57 am
Cool cool! Yeah I meant like was the rant above for uni, sounds like it was ;)

So I tutor, and I'll sometimes use a whiteboard I carry around, other times I'll use an iPad. The iPad is better because I can send the student the notes from the lesson and erase stuff and resize stuff and etc. I've now used the iPad enough that I'll catch myself trying to pinch to zoom on my whiteboard.

So my peeve is this: Why can't whiteboards pinch to zoom?

If I was your tutee, I'd be super impressed by your resources! What a stellar idea - using the iPad to send the notes to the student!
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on April 27, 2017, 03:09:56 pm

Cool cool! Yeah I meant like was the rant above for uni, sounds like it was ;)

So I tutor, and I'll sometimes use a whiteboard I carry around, other times I'll use an iPad. The iPad is better because I can send the student the notes from the lesson and erase stuff and resize stuff and etc. I've now used the iPad enough that I'll catch myself trying to pinch to zoom on my whiteboard.

So my peeve is this: Why can't whiteboards pinch to zoom?
Jamon, if we could do this, that would save me all of my struggles when I fill a whole classroom's whiteboards with linear algebra
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on May 03, 2017, 08:14:50 pm
Inputting the wrong formula... damn that circular referencing...
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on May 03, 2017, 08:24:37 pm
Is this an actuarial subject? :(
Yep. In our CT1 course, we're taught Excel now
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: Joseph41 on May 04, 2017, 07:35:19 am
I accidentally put Red Cross on hold the other day. 8)
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on May 04, 2017, 07:55:49 am
I accidentally put Red Cross on hold the other day. 8)
Woah  :o
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: Joseph41 on May 04, 2017, 08:07:23 am
Woah  :o

They called me earlier in the day, which I missed. So I tried to call them back, and all of a sudden they were on hold?!

I'm not good at things. :(
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: AngelWings on May 07, 2017, 06:25:31 pm
I was attending a lecture where I'm essentially doing coding for biologists on a statistics program (which by the way, is not equal to coding for computers) and the program started to lag a little, my phone began to ring, so I ran out this lecture with the lecturer looking at me like I was crazy. (The phone number was associated with an internship I applied for, so it was important.) I run out, just in time to see the phone call go from ringing to missed call. Not cool. I ring back and get the answering machine. I leave a message and return to my lecture... but my phone rings again. Being smart about it, as I open the door again to exit said lecture theatre, I finally took the call successfully.
A couple of weeks later, my laptop with the same program I was using during that lecture crashes. I'm obviously not having the best time with technology.   
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on May 22, 2017, 11:25:16 am
Playing an intense game of everwing when the game suddenly crashed on you

(A bit silly but still a rant)
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: MisterNeo on May 22, 2017, 12:57:25 pm
Typing up a really long answer to a question while on 11% battery and your phone dies...

Then someone beats you to the answer.  :-\
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: Rasika on May 22, 2017, 07:32:49 pm
Oh my god, technology is annoying... but it is so slow that it makes me infruriated !! hahahha
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on June 27, 2017, 09:16:27 pm
Every time I use \(\LaTeX\) and I type ] or ) instead of }...
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on July 03, 2017, 06:48:05 pm
Facebook never used to be so laggy. What on earth happened.
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: JeffChiang on July 03, 2017, 09:40:25 pm
Facebook never used to be so laggy. What on earth happened.

I feel like Facebook was always laggy. They've just been cramming it with anything and everything so they can get as much data as they like. Adding reacts, whole bunch of new settings, fb history, messenger... It's bound to be extremely laggy. All the time, it takes at least 5 seconds to click on an image :(
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: Aaron on July 03, 2017, 09:43:17 pm
Quote from: JeffChiang
Adding reacts, whole bunch of new settings, fb history, messenger... It's bound to be extremely laggy. All the time, it takes at least 5 seconds to click on an image :(
There are ways to combat this especially on the phone.

I use Messenger Lite, which is a barebones version of the full blown Messenger app. Doesn't include all that junk such as Rooms etc. and is only a few MB in size. Works the exact same in terms of notifications etc. Look up Messenger Lite in the App Store. Should be there

Also a Lite version of Facebook for Android: https://www.facebook.com/lite/ (although I think this is for certain devices only)

I do agree though - especially on the PC. I view a page and always get a warning that scripts are slowing my pages down. Says alot really :)

Speaking of facebook - i've always found it interesting that you can change the settings in regards to friend requests (e.g. who can friend request you and who can't), but there is no similar option for Messaging. Like.. personally, I don't want random people messaging me.. so i'd love an option to get rid of the message button altogether from my timeline from those who aren't my "friends"
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: JeffChiang on July 03, 2017, 09:55:40 pm
There are ways to combat this especially on the phone.

I use Messenger Lite, which is a barebones version of the full blown Messenger app. Doesn't include all that junk such as Rooms etc. and is only a few MB in size. Works the exact same in terms of notifications etc.

Also a Lite version of Facebook for Android: https://www.facebook.com/lite/

I do agree though - especially on the PC. I view a page and always get a warning that scripts are slowing my pages down. Says alot really :)

Speaking of facebook - i've always found it interesting that you can change the settings in regards to friend requests (e.g. who can friend request you and who can't), but there is no similar option for Messaging. Like.. personally, I don't want random people messaging me.. so i'd love an option to get rid of the message button altogether from my timeline from those who aren't my "friends"

Ha, that's pretty sweet. Thanks Aaron!
I also find the same issues with you, a lot of the functions on messenger are completely seperate to the normal facebook. It's really stupid how there are hidden tools that can't be found easily like choosing who can send friend requests.
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: sweetiepi on July 16, 2017, 11:15:07 am
My laptop refused to behave and open Chrome- froze the whole system up for half an hour. Not loving it rn.
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: Wales on July 17, 2017, 01:28:19 pm
It's more annoying to me in the sense everyone's so drawn to it. Eating out with my friends, they're usually just on Clash or Snap instead of talking. It's bizarre..
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on July 17, 2017, 01:33:04 pm

I feel like Facebook was always laggy. They've just been cramming it with anything and everything so they can get as much data as they like. Adding reacts, whole bunch of new settings, fb history, messenger... It's bound to be extremely laggy. All the time, it takes at least 5 seconds to click on an image :(
That was never a problem for me
It's more annoying to me in the sense everyone's so drawn to it. Eating out with my friends, they're usually just on Clash or Snap instead of talking. It's bizarre..
Because I don't know what to talk about IRL at times.
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: Calebark on July 17, 2017, 01:36:03 pm
It's more annoying to me in the sense everyone's so drawn to it. Eating out with my friends, they're usually just on Clash or Snap instead of talking. It's bizarre..
Honestly, not something I experience. It could be because due to different lifestyles, I don't get to hang out with my group of mates nearly as much as we used to, so when we do get together, we're all focusing on whatever we're doing
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on July 17, 2017, 02:22:55 pm
Forgetting a bracket when coding is honestly the worst thing that always happens to programmers. Smh...
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: EEEEEEP on July 17, 2017, 02:27:04 pm
It's more annoying to me in the sense everyone's so drawn to it. Eating out with my friends, they're usually just on Clash or Snap instead of talking. It's bizarre..
This.

You can tell which people do it, as they are usually very fidgety without it.  Some are also very uncomfortable with eye contact.
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on August 10, 2017, 12:29:54 pm
I feel like forgetting a ; in C is just as painful as forgetting a } in LaTeX...
Title: Re: Technology is annoying
Post by: RuiAce on August 17, 2017, 10:54:54 pm
When you make an infinite loop.

Hilarious, but a bloody pain