Feelings of intense rage toward one's computer

[djr33]

I thought I'd share something that just happened to me and see what various similar annoyances everyone else has experienced.


Just a minute ago I was trying to open up a new tab in my browser (Firefox) to view the threads here in a new window (I tend to open up each new thread in a new window, rather than cycling back to the index each time I finish one).

And my context menu (right click menu) was replaced with Apple's 'helpful' "add to dictionary" context menu. Clearly the browser was under the impression that I had highlighted some text somewhere (in an input field??) and wanted to add the word to my dictionary. But I hadn't. I was just browsing the forum index. And it didn't make any difference where I clicked. Rage followed.

Then I restarted my browser and all was back to normal.


It's sort of amazing how easy it is to become furious with one's computer though. But to be fair, they often don't do what they're supposed to do!!

[jscheuer1]

Garbage in, garbage out is often the case. But sometimes they're just under stress, after all, they're only inhuman.

[djr33]

they're only inhuman. Haha :D

[ajfmrf]

I too find myself in the same situation at times - lol

Usually it is a simple thing and usally easily fixed(closing the browser/restarting the computer or such)

I really get annoyed if what happened causes me to loose work I had done though grrrrrr

:cool:

[molendijk]

As a behaviourally, socially and culturally diverse species, humans have developed art and complex languages. As a species humans cannot survive without tools. They are the only known species to build fires, cook food, clothe themselves and curse against computers.

[jscheuer1]

[Humans] are the only known species to build fires, cook food, clothe themselves and curse against computers.

Nor has to.

[molendijk]

Nor has to.
Or: nor have to? I don't understand. What's the subject of the verb have? English can be confusing for people whose native language is not English.

[djr33]

:D
...curse against computers.Yes! That's what separates us from the beasts! Hahahaha...

[jscheuer1]

Or: nor have to? I don't understand. What's the subject of the verb have? English can be confusing for people whose native language is not English.

Daniel would be a better authority on this. But I believe either is correct. And I think I like the sound of 'have' better there than that of 'has'. If on the other hand it's the meaning of what I typed that's in question, I should think that rather clear. Humans are the only ones who have to do those things.

Now getting back to has or have. Humans have to. But species has to. So take your pick.

[djr33]

Sorry, but I didn't understand what you were referring to either. I think you mean "they don't have to do that either", but I'm not sure what the "that" is. You mean humans don't need to use tools (and so forth)?

[jscheuer1]

Humans are the only ones who have to use tools,

[djr33]

Oh. I thought you meant the opposite, with "nor". Makes sense now.

(As for singular vs. plural, no big deal either way, as you said, either one could be the subject. All that confused me was the negative "nor".)

[jscheuer1]

I see. You're right there, 'or' would have correctly conveyed my meaning. I was inspired by the memory of (since then, Googled and gotten right):


Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to.

I was in a hurry and didn't think it through.

[Beverleyh]

I can't say I've ever felt angry towards a computer. I find it rather difficult (but a little bit amusing) to imagine you getting angry at all :D

I sometimes have a "oh, you daft git!" moment towards IE(9), especially when it stops responding on a heavy-load web page, closes, restarts and then attempt to trap you in a perpetual loop of frustration while you accidentally keep reloading and then freezing the same tab, while trying to remember enough about your search term to go and find the same page in Chrome.

I also get frustrated watching other people use (or not use) computers. Take my dad for example, a perfectly intelligent individual who's IQ seems to drop by 20 points whenever a mouse is in his hand. He's not hugely computer savvy but he knows enough to get around Amazon. Not enough to actually buy anything though, ha, ha - for that he saves up tab after tab of searches, and then waits for me to visit to click the 'Add to Basket' button and go through checkout. He's watched me do it a thousand times but he still won't do it himself, even with written instructions. He'd prefer me to do it for him "just to be safe".

[jscheuer1]

He'd prefer me to do it for him "just to be safe".

It's nice to be needed.

[Beverleyh]

It is :)

And I can't complain really - who do I call when I forget to buy milk? Who checks my oil? And who sends a text to remind me when Dr Who is about to start? Popsy!

Its a 2-way street of course, and he will be the proud recipient of some lovely homemade cookies later (coconut and cherry - Delish!) :)

[letom]

Humans are the only ones who have to use tools,


No, how this is happening --- Robots are tools, and they are using tools for engineering a car, not only car but lot of other things,

the only difference between living being and a non living being is , living things can take decisions by their own, then some body may ask, how plants and trees can take decisions by their own, yes they are taking decision by their own, that why they are growing towards sun light..called photosynthesis. non living beings are built by man, so it have no real life, but living beings are built by God so it have real life and have the ability of decisions making and problem solving capacity.

God built man according to his image, that why humans have more, decision making and problem solving capacity than any other living beings. If we Believe in God we will get more wisdom to understand the matters, but God will not accept us directly, we can reach towards God only through one path, That i have written in my signature, which is truth. But truth came in this earth with body and Flesh, He is the son of God.

[letom]

I can't say I've ever felt angry towards a computer. I find it rather difficult (but a little bit amusing) to imagine you getting angry at all :D

I sometimes have a "oh, you daft git!" moment towards IE(9), especially when it stops responding on a heavy-load web page, closes, restarts and then attempt to trap you in a perpetual loop of frustration while you accidentally keep reloading and then freezing the same tab, while trying to remember enough about your search term to go and find the same page in Chrome.

I also get frustrated watching other people use (or not use) computers. Take my dad for example, a perfectly intelligent individual who's IQ seems to drop by 20 points whenever a mouse is in his hand. He's not hugely computer savvy but he knows enough to get around Amazon. Not enough to actually buy anything though, ha, ha - for that he saves up tab after tab of searches, and then waits for me to visit to click the 'Add to Basket' button and go through checkout. He's watched me do it a thousand times but he still won't do it himself, even with written instructions. He'd prefer me to do it for him "just to be safe".

I mean the subject is, Wen people comes to old age, they cannot learn new things, we all have chances to become old,

"just to be safe". its already safe

[molendijk]

Oh. I thought you meant the opposite, with "nor". Makes sense now.

(As for singular vs. plural, no big deal either way, as you said, either one could be the subject. All that confused me was the negative "nor".)
It's clear for me too now. The confusing thing was 'nor'.

[molendijk]

I can't say I've ever felt angry towards a computer.
I know a man who threw his television set out of the window when his favorite soccer team lost the match.

Take my dad for example, a perfectly intelligent individual who's IQ seems to drop by 20 points whenever a mouse is in his hand.
I like your father already; he's human.

[Beverleyh]

I know a man who threw his television set out of the window when his favorite soccer team lost the match.
Ha, ha - TV rage to the extreme! Was the window open or did he break that too? (Maybe he mistook it for a 'Windows Vista' :D )

[jscheuer1]

I saw a man yelling and screaming at a TV once. I think it was the news and he just didn't like the editorial slant. It was extreme though. But defenestration? No. Sometimes I'll make jokes as retorts to what I hear on the radio or television.

Just the other day I heard mention again of the "deadly fertilizer plant explosion in Texas". The first thing I thought was, "Why would anyone ever have a deadly fertilizer plant in the first place?"

[molendijk]

Ha, ha - TV rage to the extreme! Was the window open or did he break that too? (Maybe he mistook it for a 'Windows Vista' :D )
No, the window was not open due to popup blockers taking over control of the world.

I saw a man yelling and screaming at a TV once.
That could have been me watching a soccer game. I allow myself some minor weaknesses.

[Beverleyh]

Just the other day I heard mention again of the "deadly fertilizer plant explosion in Texas". The first thing I thought was, "Why would anyone ever have a deadly fertilizer plant in the first place?"Talk about irony - something that encourages life ultimately being the cause of death!?

The mind boggles.

[jscheuer1]

Too soon to joke about it then? I do get into questionable humor at times. That whole incident in Texas was funny to me to begin with. It happened in the town of West Texas, which is in East Texas. I thought, "If they don't even know where their town is, no wonder their plant blew up."

And they picked the worst time to have it happen. It was right around the Boston Marathon tragedy, which overshadowed it. So even though it was on the anniversary of the Waco (pronounced Way Co, but I say, Wack-O) tragedy, they couldn't hardly get any press. Now that's a real tragedy.

[Beverleyh]

Its never too soon for humour (for me). There is far too much tradegy in life - and I've experienced my fair share - so I think if you can see light in a situation, see it. More sensitive types might disagree, but I'm not one of them.