Biggest asshole design moves - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;29803929] next up: Custom format RAM [editline]13th May 2011[/editline] oh god, what if they do this to the Mac Pro's? Sales will halt immediately.[/QUOTE] Brace for impact, because I can see this happening since Wozniak left the business.

[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;29803929]oh god, what if they do this to the Mac Pro's? Sales will halt immediately.[/QUOTE] Actually, I can see them switching to ECC memory on the Mac Pro, especially since they dropped the servers. It would be incompatible with normal RAM, but it would still be a standard.

[QUOTE=gman003-main;29815900]Actually, I can see them switching to ECC memory on the Mac Pro, especially since they dropped the servers. It would be incompatible with normal RAM, but it would still be a standard.[/QUOTE] ECC laptop memory, does that even exist?

[QUOTE=Van-man;29816045]ECC laptop memory, does that even exist?[/QUOTE] The Mac Pro uses normal-sized RAM - it's only the iMac (and laptops) that use laptop memory. And I just checked - the Mac Pro already uses ECC RAM. FB-RAM as well, so it's REALLY uncommon.

[QUOTE=gman003-main;29816289]The Mac Pro uses normal-sized RAM - it's only the iMac (and laptops) that use laptop memory. And I just checked - the Mac Pro already uses ECC RAM. FB-RAM as well, so it's REALLY uncommon.[/QUOTE] Oh apple, you so silly :allears:

Apple is the master of asshole design moves

[QUOTE=Warship;29816718]Apple is the master of asshole design moves[/QUOTE] I never agreed with apple and always disliked them. Then I gave them the benefit of the doubt and was like, well the products are extremely over priced but they aren't too terrible. They look nice and other crap. Then this shit happens and I walked into my first Apple store which was backed with 50 employees and 10 costumers. All the employees were standing around as if they were better then everyone else because they had apple shit. And I just couldn't stand in there for more than 30 seconds.

[QUOTE=BrQ;29800478][img_thumb]http://gyazo.com/e2b2c76424530bd1f4c5de5217076b25.png[/img_thumb] what is this blurring why do I need it and how can I make it go away[/QUOTE] more importantly, why do tabs not expand to fit the whole text? all that blank space to the right goes to waste

[QUOTE=Warship;29816718]Apple is the master of asshole design moves[/QUOTE] *ahem* Dell. Ever tried to work on a Mac Pro or iMac or even a Mac Mini? Unscrew a couple screws on the iMac, twist the bottom on the Mini, and pull a lever on the side of the Pro. Everything is easy to access. Everyone knows what a pain dell cases are.

[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;29828446]*ahem* Dell. Ever tried to work on a Mac Pro or iMac or even a Mac Mini? Unscrew a couple screws on the iMac, twist the bottom on the Mini, and pull a lever on the side of the Pro. Everything is easy to access. Everyone knows what a pain dell cases are.[/QUOTE] It's hit&miss with Dell cases. Some of them are a dream to work with, while the rest are your worst nightmare.

How on many modern cars, the information display (digital display for mileage, temperature, etc) on the dash in the instrument cluster, also tells you when your doors are ajar. That's all fine and dandy, but if you need to use the instrument cluster to look at or set something, the display will be overidden by a "DOOR AJAR" if one of the doors on the car is open. And you can't do anything until that door is closed. In most circumstances, this is no big deal. But I work at one of those "quick lube" places that you can get your oil changed fairly quickly. And one of the things we have to do is take down the mileage and reset the oil change warning. And one of the courtesy things we do is vacuum the car. So if your trying to get mileage, or reset the oil warning, you can't do anything if someone opens a door to vacuum. Even worse, is on some Chryslers, they also have the same warning, but for the hood. So you can't do anything as long as the hood is open. And its sort of necessary to have the hood open while changing oil. So here's a simple solution that many cars (particularly older ones) have. Use an idiot light. A picture of a car with its doors open. It doesn't mess with the display, and its prominent enough for the driver to simply see it. Just a personal gripe. My car doesn't have this since the mileage and such are entirely analog.

[QUOTE=Demache;29828710]How on many modern cars, the information display (digital display for mileage, temperature, etc) on the dash in the instrument cluster, also tells you when your doors are ajar. That's all fine and dandy, but if you need to use the instrument cluster to look at or set something, the display will be overidden by a "DOOR AJAR" if one of the doors on the car is open. And you can't do anything until that door is closed. In most circumstances, this is no big deal. But I work at one of those "quick lube" places that you can get your oil changed fairly quickly. And one of the things we have to do is take down the mileage and reset the oil change warning. And one of the courtesy things we do is vacuum the car. So if your trying to get mileage, or reset the oil warning, you can't do anything if someone opens a door to vacuum. Even worse, is on some Chryslers, they also have the same warning, but for the hood. So you can't do anything as long as the hood is open. And its sort of necessary to have the hood open while changing oil. So here's a simple solution that many cars (particularly older ones) have. Use an idiot light. A picture of a car with its doors open. It doesn't mess with the display, and its prominent enough for the driver to simply see it. Just a personal gripe. My car doesn't have this since the mileage and such are entirely analog.[/QUOTE] My mom's explorer has this and it's EXACTLY as you described

[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;29828446]Ever tried to work on a Mac Pro or iMac or even a Mac Mini? Unscrew a couple screws on the iMac, twist the bottom on the Mini, and pull a lever on the side of the Pro.[/QUOTE] Their mobile devices are a pain in the ass to work with though :argh:

[QUOTE=Demache;29828710]How on many modern cars, the information display (digital display for mileage, temperature, etc) on the dash in the instrument cluster, also tells you when your doors are ajar. That's all fine and dandy, but if you need to use the instrument cluster to look at or set something, the display will be overidden by a "DOOR AJAR" if one of the doors on the car is open. And you can't do anything until that door is closed. In most circumstances, this is no big deal. But I work at one of those "quick lube" places that you can get your oil changed fairly quickly. And one of the things we have to do is take down the mileage and reset the oil change warning. And one of the courtesy things we do is vacuum the car. So if your trying to get mileage, or reset the oil warning, you can't do anything if someone opens a door to vacuum. Even worse, is on some Chryslers, they also have the same warning, but for the hood. So you can't do anything as long as the hood is open. And its sort of necessary to have the hood open while changing oil. So here's a simple solution that many cars (particularly older ones) have. Use an idiot light. A picture of a car with its doors open. It doesn't mess with the display, and its prominent enough for the driver to simply see it. Just a personal gripe. My car doesn't have this since the mileage and such are entirely analog.[/QUOTE] FORD! :argh:

I can honestly say I have never needed Bluetooth, EVER.

[QUOTE=meppers;29829324]FORD! :argh:[/QUOTE] Another major offender of that too. And since I work at a Ford dealership, so a good majority of them to get their oil changed are in fact, Fords. Actually, a metric fucktonne of them are Escapes. [editline]14th May 2011[/editline] On a humorous note (although more appropriate for the Auto sub-forum), someone came in with an Oldsmobile Alero. The tire pressures were as follows: Front left tire: 76 PSI (524 kPa) Front right: 90 PSI (620 kPa) Rear right: 86 PSI (592 kPa) Rear left: 9 PSI ( 62 kPa) Factory recommended: 35 PSI (241 kPa) How the fuck they managed to over-inflate 3 tires by three times and ignore one tire by letting it almost become entirely deflated, I'll be fucked if I know.

not computer related but [img]http://www.plumbingsupply.com/images/speakman-meteringfaucet-s4122.jpg[/img] why is it that a lot of push faucets that only discharge water ONLY WHILE IT IS pressed it is fucking dumb, i know there are push faucets that'll continually discharge a few seconds after it is pushed, but a damn rare sight to see one

[QUOTE=Aurora93;29832036]not computer related but [img_thumb]http://www.plumbingsupply.com/images/speakman-meteringfaucet-s4122.jpg[/img_thumb] why is it that a lot of push faucets that only discharge water ONLY WHILE IT IS pressed it is fucking dumb, i know there are push faucets that'll continually discharge a few seconds after it is pushed, but a damn rare sight to see one[/QUOTE] One hand doesn't wash the other :eng101:

[QUOTE=acidcj;29832587]One hand doesn't wash the other :eng101:[/QUOTE] Scrubbing :eng101: Also, what the fuck happens when you have soap on your hands and the faucet's not running?

[QUOTE=bull3tmagn3t;29829352]I can honestly say I have never needed Bluetooth, EVER.[/QUOTE] I use it almost daily. Fucking Wiimotes man, they're great little tools.

[QUOTE=Aurora93;29832036]ONLY WHILE IT IS pressed[/QUOTE] Wash the button. Your life has suddenly changed. Unless, of course, you only have one arm. Yeah, asshole design move. [QUOTE]One hand doesn't wash the other :eng101:[/QUOTE] I must be fucking retarded because this "saying" doesn't make any sense to me in any context what-so-ever and damnit its pissing me off why would someone try to wash a hand without the other hand and what person thought they could do so in the first place and then had the balls to actually try and make it into a metaphor to try to make his/herself feel intelligent and that's right a woman with balls :smithicide: [QUOTE][noparse][washing][/noparse] one hand doesn't wash the other :eng101:[/QUOTE] This is even more ridiculous I'm done with this. [img]http://eagle.undo.it:8083/img/exponentiate.png[/img] What idiot thought it would be a good idea to use the "y" key to exponentiate? Are we using some design from when keyboards didn't have special symbols? This is two-thousand-fucking-eleven go to Bill Gate's facebook farm and pick some fucking carets god damn.

[QUOTE=bull3tmagn3t;29829352]I can honestly say I have never needed Bluetooth, EVER.[/QUOTE] Example 1: Get some friends. Have a phone with no cable to connect to your computer. Tell friend to dl that song you want to their phone. Friend sends you that song to your phone OVER BLUETOOTH . Example 2: Everyone likes some song, but only one person has it. He/she sends it to others over BLUETOOTH. Not useful?

[QUOTE=tratzzz;29839499]Example 1: Get some friends. Have a phone with no cable to connect to your computer. Tell friend to dl that song you want to their phone. Friend sends you that song to your phone OVER BLUETOOTH . Example 2: Everyone likes some song, but only one person has it. He/she sends it to others over BLUETOOTH. Not useful?[/QUOTE]Here's a fun fact. Verizon blocks Bluetooth file transfers on their dumbphones. That's a pretty asshole design move.

^That just reminded me. Carrier locked phones.

[QUOTE=Demache;29839627]Here's a fun fact. Verizon blocks Bluetooth file transfers on their dumbphones. That's a pretty asshole design move.[/QUOTE] That's borderline illegal.

[QUOTE=Seiteki;29833813]I use it almost daily. Fucking Wiimotes man, they're great little tools.[/QUOTE] I still need to get a Bluetooth adapter for my PC so I can use the Wiimote (and maybe my DualShock 3 :buddy: )

[QUOTE=Demache;29839627]Here's a fun fact. Verizon blocks Bluetooth file transfers on their dumbphones. That's a pretty asshole design move.[/QUOTE] More reasons why AT&T is at least better then Verizon in some ways ... In my opinion anyhow, because Verizon screwed over my parents on a contract a few years ago and we switched to AT&T and never went back

[QUOTE=Van-man;29839675]That's borderline illegal.[/QUOTE] Yeah, intentionally crippling existing features in order to make you buy their services is pretty messed up. But hey, they are a cell phone carrier. They are practically ABOVE the law. [editline]15th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;29843400]More reasons why AT&T is at least better then Verizon in some ways ... In my opinion anyhow, because Verizon screwed over my parents on a contract a few years ago and we switched to AT&T and never went back[/QUOTE] Although, then again, AT&T does cripple Android on their phones, so you can't sideload apps. Fortunately, that can be fixed by rooting it. Except on those Verizon phones, your out of luck, since they use a BREW based OS, and have no support for JAVA either (pretty much for the same reason, so you must buy applications from Verizon). I'm just happy that the most they fuck around with their smartphones is put on crapware.

[QUOTE=agentgamma;29839682]I still need to get a Bluetooth adapter for my PC so I can use the Wiimote (and maybe my DualShock 3 :buddy: )[/QUOTE] The Wiimotes use bluetooth? I always thought it was its own signal.

[QUOTE=FullStreak12;29843529]The Wiimotes use bluetooth? I always thought it was its own signal.[/QUOTE] If you have a certain app on Android phones, you can connect a Wii controller to it for emulators. Its pretty neat.