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Author Topic: The "What makes me go insane!" thread Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 01-05-2010 03:05 PM                     quote: Joe Redifer Not likely. Probably instead someone who thought he could make money off of scaring people about carpal tunnel syndrome. Yes and no. If you're getting an ergonomic keyboard that costs about the same as regular keyboards, they probably put little research into the design of it to actually help. So those companies/products are just a "me too" attempt for them to cash in on the craze of worrying about the syndrome. But as well, a lot of the pain from stuff like carpal tunnel (and similar wrist pain) could be referred pain from you having bad posture up in your upper-back & shoulder, which caused nerve impingement.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-13-2010 08:31 PM                     When people on Film-Tech take a quote from something you've posted from another website (as per the rules) and add it to their post saying the guy who posted the original text quote was the one who said it. So if I find a webpage that says '3D cures cancer' somewhere in the link, I post that link and even though that's obviously not what I think it still comes up with: quote: John Wilson 3D cures cancer which apart from being inaccurate, is fucking annoying. Go back and edit. It's not hard. quote: Whacked out newspaper guy 3D cures cancer See?  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 01-14-2010 01:22 AM                     The server automatically inserts your name for them. If you use the quote tags, it looks for the phrase quoted inside the thread and who posted it. Of course, the poster can edit it to not be confusing but most people just copy the quote and click "add reply."  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-14-2010 03:24 AM                     quote: Chris Slycord Of course, the poster can edit it to not be confusing but most people just copy the quote and click "add reply." Which is my point. It is an inaccurate posting. A little effort and it makes for a much more coherent thread.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-14-2010 03:49 PM                     People who don't understand the difference between a sentence and a paragraph. Really, is it that hard to understand? A sentence is well, just a sentence. On the other hand, a paragraph is made up of multiple sentences in such a way that there is a "pause" of sorts between them. But some people just don't understand what a paragraph really is. And that often comes off online as being spoken down to. Don't abuse that enter button. See how annoying this is? Ok I'll stop.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-14-2010 05:47 PM                        I think it is even more annoying when paragraphs are too long. Two or three sentences is about the max in most cases. Even if you aren't "changing thoughts," a paragraph break is like taking a breath.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-14-2010 09:33 PM                     How about semicolon users; they really can make a sentence long.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-15-2010 08:42 PM                        When a person wins the mayorial race, he becomes the Mayor. When a person wins the senatorial race, he become the Senator. So how come when a person wins a gubernatorial race, he doesn't become the Gubernor? And how come when a letter is adressed to someone, they are the adressee, but when someone signs a lease, they are not the lease-ee but the less-ee.  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 01-15-2010 11:07 PM                     Frank. I feel your pain. My partner and I went out to dinner one night in one of those exclusive restaurants where there is a waiter for everything. We had our meal and the Drinks Waiter came over with some drinks, then the Food Waiter came over with some food and then the Head Waiter came over. I hate that! Apologies to Rodney Rude.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-15-2010 11:22 PM                        Ian, never heard that one....freakin hilarious! But on the other hand....oh, five fingers as well.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-29-2010 01:14 AM                        Something that drove me insane tonight: The motor on my rewind bench died (old Nuemade PRT Ultra table). It was going fine and it just died (it can go a little bit if you give it a little shove, but not very fast and only for 10 or 15 seconds). Building prints up and changing trailers was a huge pain and took longer than ever, eating up lots of payroll. I hope I am able to get a replacement motor soon! Ug!!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-29-2010 01:19 AM                     Nah, check the motor brushes first.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-29-2010 09:40 AM                        While that likely is the cause, I don't have any spare brushes lying around... unless they take the same exact brush that Strong platter motors use.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-30-2010 01:10 AM                        By the way, the brushes were fine.  |  IP: Logged Gracia L. Babbidge Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 709 From: Bowdoin, Maine Registered: Aug 2000 posted 01-31-2010 03:08 AM                        Two of the little grammatical blunders that makes me go a bit insane: "parallel to" & "perpendicular with" Things cannot be parallel to each other. Things cannot be perpendicular with one another. Parallel with. Perpendicular to.  |  IP: Logged

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