A random list of silly things I hate
Following Andrea, Manu, Kev, Carl, Steve, and probably many more....
I try to keep it mostly positive here, but I’ll bite. 😁
- When people DM me at work, “Hi Sal”
<send>, and then start typing the rest of their thought while I sit there, interrupted, twiddling my thumbs. Write your whole message first. - Web pages that are barely readable due to ads.
- Web selection lists that load async and change right as you're pressing your selection so you choose the wrong thing. GAH!
- Drivers that stop for pedestrians in the wrong places to try to be nice but actually make things dangerous for everyone. The classic is stopping for a pedestrian on a four-lane road with no crosswalk in sight. The pedestrian now feels pressure to cross, but has three more lanes to assess and with limited visibility because the stopped car is blocking their view. Just follow the rules! The safest thing to do on the road is what’s most expected.
- Overuse of the words “leverage,” “utilize,” and “orthogonal.”
- Whiners.
- Influencers.
- Assholes.
- American cheese.
- “Stomp clap hey” music.
To balance things out, here are a few things I love:
- My wife, even though she plays a lot of “Stomp clap hey” music.
- My kids, even though they make my life much more challenging. But also much fuller.
- My bidet, even though it’s a cold-water one. (Seriously, get one of these things.)
- A great drum fill.
- A great guitar solo.
- A great text editor.
- Great sex.
- Great comedy.
- A weekend alone.
- KNOWER.