#petpeeves — Public Fediverse posts

"Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne said the shrinking of NZ Post services was partially to blame ..
..
"What we've found is that's becoming increasingly difficult with the postal service and it's mainly around the time it takes to get that information out.""

Why is NZPost's service shrinking? Because multiple subsequent governments have & continue to insist that it should be a for-profit service not a /public/ service.

#NZPol #EasyVote #NZPost #PetPeeves

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/723247/explainer-why-easyvote-cards-may-no-longer-be-mailed-to-you

"Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne said the shrinking of NZ Post services was partially to blame ..
..
"What we've found is that's becoming increasingly difficult with the postal service and it's mainly around the time it takes to get that information out.""

Why is NZPost's service shrinking? Because multiple subsequent governments have & continue to insist that it should be a for-profit service not a /public/ service.

#NZPol #EasyVote #NZPost #PetPeeves

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/723247/explainer-why-easyvote-cards-may-no-longer-be-mailed-to-you

"Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne said the shrinking of NZ Post services was partially to blame ..
..
"What we've found is that's becoming increasingly difficult with the postal service and it's mainly around the time it takes to get that information out.""

Why is NZPost's service shrinking? Because multiple subsequent governments have & continue to insist that it should be a for-profit service not a /public/ service.

#NZPol #EasyVote #NZPost #PetPeeves

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/723247/explainer-why-easyvote-cards-may-no-longer-be-mailed-to-you

"Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne said the shrinking of NZ Post services was partially to blame ..
..
"What we've found is that's becoming increasingly difficult with the postal service and it's mainly around the time it takes to get that information out.""

Why is NZPost's service shrinking? Because multiple subsequent governments have & continue to insist that it should be a for-profit service not a /public/ service.

#NZPol #EasyVote #NZPost #PetPeeves

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/723247/explainer-why-easyvote-cards-may-no-longer-be-mailed-to-you

Hearts2Hearts -- Juun

Such is her power that she has for the moment extinguished my burning hatred of cargo pants.*

*This offer not available for men in cargo shorts.

#Kpop #KpopPix #Juun #Hearts2Hearts #H2H #CargoPants #KpopStyling #PetPeeves

Hearts2Hearts -- Juun

Such is her power that she has for the moment extinguished my burning hatred of cargo pants.*

*This offer not available for men in cargo shorts.

#Kpop #KpopPix #Juun #Hearts2Hearts #H2H #CargoPants #KpopStyling #PetPeeves

Hearts2Hearts -- Juun

Such is her power that she has for the moment extinguished my burning hatred of cargo pants.*

*This offer not available for men in cargo shorts.

#Kpop #KpopPix #Juun #Hearts2Hearts #H2H #CargoPants #KpopStyling #PetPeeves

Hearts2Hearts -- Juun

Such is her power that she has for the moment extinguished my burning hatred of cargo pants.*

*This offer not available for men in cargo shorts.

#Kpop #KpopPix #Juun #Hearts2Hearts #H2H #CargoPants #KpopStyling #PetPeeves

Hearts2Hearts -- Juun

Such is her power that she has for the moment extinguished my burning hatred of cargo pants.*

*This offer not available for men in cargo shorts.

#Kpop #KpopPix #Juun #Hearts2Hearts #H2H #CargoPants #KpopStyling #PetPeeves

Quit writing "edit(ed) to add" or using the confusing abbreviation ETA. Just make your edit! If you feel you need to call attention to the edit, use the existing "PS". ETA means Estimated Time of Arrival!
#PetPeeves

Quit writing "edit(ed) to add" or using the confusing abbreviation ETA. Just make your edit! If you feel you need to call attention to the edit, use the existing "PS". ETA means Estimated Time of Arrival!
#PetPeeves

Movie pet peeve off mine: looking back/behind you while running away from something or someone. It destabilizes your posture, making you slower and more likely to trip. It's also useless, as the only information you could get, is how close the following entity is. Be assured, you know if it caught up to you.

Acceptable exception: pursuing character starts to laugh. Being startled by that is reasonable, because you might want to check, if you are being pranked.

#petpeeves #movie #stopdoingthis

The Absolute Rage Induced by “K.”

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/05/22/23/40/08/analysis/jaimedavid327/10962/the-absolute-rage-induced-by-k/

"arco-íris" com as cores fora de ordem

#petpeeves

#petpeeves

#petpeeves

Pro tip: If you ping me on text/IM & I ask, "what do you need", don't be rude & ask for a "quick call". Type what you need & let me be the judge of whether it warrants non-async communication.

...or don't be surprised if you get ghosted.
#petpeeves

Pro tip: If you ping me on text/IM & I ask, "what do you need", don't be rude & ask for a "quick call". Type what you need & let me be the judge of whether it warrants non-async communication.

...or don't be surprised if you get ghosted.
#petpeeves

People who send unsubscribe requests to the mailing lists they're trying to unsubscribe from piss me off.
People who reply to those unsubscribe requests on the list piss me off more.
People who reply to those unsubscribe requests on the list and give wrong information about how to unsubscribe piss me off most of all.
Correct answer: look in the headers or footer of a message sent to the list for unsubscribe instructions and follow them.
#PetPeeves #GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtClouds #netiquette

People who send unsubscribe requests to the mailing lists they're trying to unsubscribe from piss me off.
People who reply to those unsubscribe requests on the list piss me off more.
People who reply to those unsubscribe requests on the list and give wrong information about how to unsubscribe piss me off most of all.
Correct answer: look in the headers or footer of a message sent to the list for unsubscribe instructions and follow them.
#PetPeeves #GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtClouds #netiquette

People who send unsubscribe requests to the mailing lists they're trying to unsubscribe from piss me off.
People who reply to those unsubscribe requests on the list piss me off more.
People who reply to those unsubscribe requests on the list and give wrong information about how to unsubscribe piss me off most of all.
Correct answer: look in the headers or footer of a message sent to the list for unsubscribe instructions and follow them.
#PetPeeves #GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtClouds #netiquette

People who send unsubscribe requests to the mailing lists they're trying to unsubscribe from piss me off.
People who reply to those unsubscribe requests on the list piss me off more.
People who reply to those unsubscribe requests on the list and give wrong information about how to unsubscribe piss me off most of all.
Correct answer: look in the headers or footer of a message sent to the list for unsubscribe instructions and follow them.
#PetPeeves #GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtClouds #netiquette

People who send unsubscribe requests to the mailing lists they're trying to unsubscribe from piss me off.
People who reply to those unsubscribe requests on the list piss me off more.
People who reply to those unsubscribe requests on the list and give wrong information about how to unsubscribe piss me off most of all.
Correct answer: look in the headers or footer of a message sent to the list for unsubscribe instructions and follow them.
#PetPeeves #GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtClouds #netiquette

People who do not understand the concept of "right on red after stop" piss me off. That is all.
#PetPeeves #GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtClouds

People who do not understand the concept of "right on red after stop" piss me off. That is all.
#PetPeeves #GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtClouds

People who do not understand the concept of "right on red after stop" piss me off. That is all.
#PetPeeves #GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtClouds

People who do not understand the concept of "right on red after stop" piss me off. That is all.
#PetPeeves #GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtClouds

People who do not understand the concept of "right on red after stop" piss me off. That is all.
#PetPeeves #GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtClouds

I ranked my biggest pet peeves from "mildly annoying" to "washing machine that won't shut up." The winner will surprise no one who's ever tried to sleep. 😤
Full list here: https://medium.com/big-list-energy/my-top-10-biggest-pet-peeves-af303e6f2e18
#PetPeeves #Humor #Rant

It's time for a "sound of silence" roundup of meetings industry pet peeves. Do they resonate? What am I missing?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2023/05/sound-of-silence

#meetings #PetPeeves #AirQuality #evaluations #PayingSpeakers #eventprofs #assnchat

It's time for a "sound of silence" roundup of meetings industry pet peeves. Do they resonate? What am I missing?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2023/05/sound-of-silence

#meetings #PetPeeves #AirQuality #evaluations #PayingSpeakers #eventprofs #assnchat

Season 3 Episode 2: Our Literary Unpopular Opinions

Welcome to Fake Book Club Podcast, Season three, episode two! We’re sharing our unpopular literary opinions about books, reading, and romance. Will you agree or disagree? Do we end this episode with our friendship intact? Listen and find out…

Listen Below!

Listen on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0x1PNDmSQZApeI1zOe5oII?si=kT6Rwmp5Q6G8urOV6iAHGg

Listen on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/0U_TdlAMyMQ

Also listen at the following places:

Things Discussed In This Episode

Is It Just Me, or Are the Books Getting Fancier? A Guide to the Special Editions Trend

The Benefits of Graphic Novels: Why They Count as Reading

What’s the perfect length for a book?

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

Edinburgh Nights series by T. L. Huchu 

The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera 

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Soften The Blow by Bread Tarleton

Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

Season 3 Episode 2: Our Literary Unpopular Opinions

Welcome to Fake Book Club Podcast, Season three, episode two! We’re sharing our unpopular literary opinions about books, reading, and romance. Will you agree or disagree? Do we end this episode with our friendship intact? Listen and find out…

Listen Below!

Listen on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0x1PNDmSQZApeI1zOe5oII?si=kT6Rwmp5Q6G8urOV6iAHGg

Listen on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/0U_TdlAMyMQ

Also listen at the following places:

Things Discussed In This Episode

Is It Just Me, or Are the Books Getting Fancier? A Guide to the Special Editions Trend

The Benefits of Graphic Novels: Why They Count as Reading

What’s the perfect length for a book?

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

Edinburgh Nights series by T. L. Huchu 

The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera 

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Soften The Blow by Bread Tarleton

Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

Season 3 Episode 2: Our Literary Unpopular Opinions

Welcome to Fake Book Club Podcast, Season three, episode two! We’re sharing our unpopular literary opinions about books, reading, and romance. Will you agree or disagree? Do we end this episode with our friendship intact? Listen and find out…

Listen Below!

Listen on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0x1PNDmSQZApeI1zOe5oII?si=kT6Rwmp5Q6G8urOV6iAHGg

Listen on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/0U_TdlAMyMQ

Also listen at the following places:

Things Discussed In This Episode

Is It Just Me, or Are the Books Getting Fancier? A Guide to the Special Editions Trend

The Benefits of Graphic Novels: Why They Count as Reading

What’s the perfect length for a book?

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

Edinburgh Nights series by T. L. Huchu 

The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera 

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Soften The Blow by Bread Tarleton

Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

Season 3 Episode 2: Our Literary Unpopular Opinions

Welcome to Fake Book Club Podcast, Season three, episode two! We’re sharing our unpopular literary opinions about books, reading, and romance. Will you agree or disagree? Do we end this episode with our friendship intact? Listen and find out…

Listen Below!

Listen on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0x1PNDmSQZApeI1zOe5oII?si=kT6Rwmp5Q6G8urOV6iAHGg

Listen on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/0U_TdlAMyMQ

Also listen at the following places:

Things Discussed In This Episode

Is It Just Me, or Are the Books Getting Fancier? A Guide to the Special Editions Trend

The Benefits of Graphic Novels: Why They Count as Reading

What’s the perfect length for a book?

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

Edinburgh Nights series by T. L. Huchu 

The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera 

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Soften The Blow by Bread Tarleton

Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

Season 3 Episode 2: Our Literary Unpopular Opinions

Welcome to Fake Book Club Podcast, Season three, episode two! We’re sharing our unpopular literary opinions about books, reading, and romance. Will you agree or disagree? Do we end this episode with our friendship intact? Listen and find out…

Listen Below!

Listen on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0x1PNDmSQZApeI1zOe5oII?si=kT6Rwmp5Q6G8urOV6iAHGg

Listen on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/0U_TdlAMyMQ

Also listen at the following places:

Things Discussed In This Episode

Is It Just Me, or Are the Books Getting Fancier? A Guide to the Special Editions Trend

The Benefits of Graphic Novels: Why They Count as Reading

What’s the perfect length for a book?

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

Edinburgh Nights series by T. L. Huchu 

The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera 

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Soften The Blow by Bread Tarleton

Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

Documentary pet peeve.

Documentaries with multiple people contributing to the discussion throughout but only identified on screen the first time is a pain for people like me who have trouble remembering who everybody is.

#Documentaries #Films #PetPeeves

Documentary pet peeve.

Documentaries with multiple people contributing to the discussion throughout but only identified on screen the first time is a pain for people like me who have trouble remembering who everybody is.

#Documentaries #Films #PetPeeves

#PetPeeves
People who complain about emergency room wait times.
Just be thankful you're not seriously ill or injured enough to get priority treatment.

#PetPeeves
People who complain about emergency room wait times.
Just be thankful you're not seriously ill or injured enough to get priority treatment.

;;; GOD HELP ME after thirty odd years I STILL do BOTH OF THESE by accident sometimes

(bind-key "C-x C-c" (lambda () (interactive) (message "You almost exited!")))

(bind-key "C-x C-z" (lambda () (interactive) (message "You almost suspended!")))

#emacs #petpeeves #dotemacs

;;; GOD HELP ME after thirty odd years I STILL do BOTH OF THESE by accident sometimes

(bind-key "C-x C-c" (lambda () (interactive) (message "You almost exited!")))

(bind-key "C-x C-z" (lambda () (interactive) (message "You almost suspended!")))

#emacs #petpeeves #dotemacs

@twcau I had no idea that gesture existed 😕

this is one of my annoyances / #PetPeeves with #Apple as well – failure to provide any in-app or on-device help / documentation for this stuff & rely on “serendipitous discovery” 🙄 which of course just means you often never “discover” how to do basic things on your phone unless you just stumble on them 😤 and for those of us who normally #RTFM for fun (& profit? 🤔) or general interest or professional competence, there’s just no FM to R… 😜

they do have the “Tips” app but I’ve found it so patchy that I deleted it from my phone. I just downloaded it now to see if it had any info about this pinch & swipe gesture in Safari but nope ¯_(ツ)_/¯

what I did discover though (in the Tips app) is that there are now three tab bar layouts in Safari – “top”, “bottom”, & “compact” – & the layout I had was the compact one, which I don’t recall ever selecting as I didn’t realise there were any options to set (there in the Settings app rather than in the app itself of course, because Apple 🤪)

if you switch it to “bottom”, the tabs button / icon is restored, but it takes up about twice the space at the bottom of the screen (until you scroll the page). I’ll be switching to this layout since it’s the closest to what I previously had

also, FWIW, I did already know that you can slide across the tab bar left or right to swipe to the next tab open tab in either direction, but as you say there doesn’t seem to be a single-hand gesture

now, I don’t use Safari as my primary browser (tbh it’s about fourth), but I do use it occasionally if I need to temporarily reduce the strictness of my browser settings to access some janky website. so I use it often enough for this change to screw up my muscle memory 🫠

I’m sure some folks either don’t notice such things or just blithely accept that crap changes in unexpected ways in this “smart” device world we now live in, but for “power users” 🤔 and #neurodiverse folks who either care significantly about the tools we use and / or are significantly bothered by regressive changes (or just by change for the sake of change), this stuff matters 😤

#UI #shitUI
#UX #shitUX
#neurodiversity
#accessibility

@twcau I had no idea that gesture existed 😕

this is one of my annoyances / #PetPeeves with #Apple as well – failure to provide any in-app or on-device help / documentation for this stuff & rely on “serendipitous discovery” 🙄 which of course just means you often never “discover” how to do basic things on your phone unless you just stumble on them 😤 and for those of us who normally #RTFM for fun (& profit? 🤔) or general interest or professional competence, there’s just no FM to R… 😜

they do have the “Tips” app but I’ve found it so patchy that I deleted it from my phone. I just downloaded it now to see if it had any info about this pinch & swipe gesture in Safari but nope ¯_(ツ)_/¯

what I did discover though (in the Tips app) is that there are now three tab bar layouts in Safari – “top”, “bottom”, & “compact” – & the layout I had was the compact one, which I don’t recall ever selecting as I didn’t realise there were any options to set (there in the Settings app rather than in the app itself of course, because Apple 🤪)

if you switch it to “bottom”, the tabs button / icon is restored, but it takes up about twice the space at the bottom of the screen (until you scroll the page). I’ll be switching to this layout since it’s the closest to what I previously had

also, FWIW, I did already know that you can slide across the tab bar left or right to swipe to the next tab open tab in either direction, but as you say there doesn’t seem to be a single-hand gesture

now, I don’t use Safari as my primary browser (tbh it’s about fourth), but I do use it occasionally if I need to temporarily reduce the strictness of my browser settings to access some janky website. so I use it often enough for this change to screw up my muscle memory 🫠

I’m sure some folks either don’t notice such things or just blithely accept that crap changes in unexpected ways in this “smart” device world we now live in, but for “power users” 🤔 and #neurodiverse folks who either care significantly about the tools we use and / or are significantly bothered by regressive changes (or just by change for the sake of change), this stuff matters 😤

#UI #shitUI
#UX #shitUX
#neurodiversity
#accessibility

It's time for a "sound of silence" roundup of meetings industry pet peeves. Do they resonate? What am I missing?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2023/05/sound-of-silence

#meetings #PetPeeves #AirQuality #evaluations #PayingSpeakers #eventprofs #assnchat

It's time for a "sound of silence" roundup of meetings industry pet peeves. Do they resonate? What am I missing?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2023/05/sound-of-silence

#meetings #PetPeeves #AirQuality #evaluations #PayingSpeakers #eventprofs #assnchat

Halbtax sollte für Buspassagiere, die Rucksack tragen, nicht gelten.

#randomthoughts #dailynuisance #petpeeves #miniärgernis

Here's a letter I just faxed to a specialist medical practice with which I had an appointment last week.
This new trend of every single entity you interact with insisting that you give them feedback afterward has got to stop. It is fucking stupid and fucking annoying and nobody likes it.
At the absolute minimum, every single entity that does this needs to give the customer an easy way to opt out.
#PetPeeves

Here's a letter I just faxed to a specialist medical practice with which I had an appointment last week.
This new trend of every single entity you interact with insisting that you give them feedback afterward has got to stop. It is fucking stupid and fucking annoying and nobody likes it.
At the absolute minimum, every single entity that does this needs to give the customer an easy way to opt out.
#PetPeeves