Recent trends that haven't 'grabbed' me

[Otta]

People that put a hash tag at the end of everything.

"man next to me on the bus is realy smelly #haveawash"

[Dopamine1979]

This is turning into the irrational rage thread.

[Millhaven]

Dopamine1979 Wrote:

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> This is turning into the irrational rage thread.

Ha! That is how most of these threads turn out like.

[FJDGoose]

Millhaven Wrote:

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> FJDGoose Wrote:

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> > people saying 'can I get...!' all over the

> place

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> It is spreading like a disease. Glad I don't work

> in an industry where I had to face that all day as

> I would feel duty bound to correct the user.

So do I , ten minutes of it in a cafe is enough for me .

[FJDGoose]

people that use the term "hit the ground running" - somebody once phoned me up from an agency to tell me about a job and he used it 10 times or more during our conversation.

[Louisa]

Buses. Mobile phones. Merkins.

Louisa.

[StraferJack]

recent trends = buses?

[Louisa]

The bus is a relatively recent trend for me. I've never been fascinated by them and I can remember a time when people used to walk everywhere and not get on buses clogging up our busy roads.

Louisa.

[El Pibe]

rename the thread

.* i hate

Mine would be working with regular expressions, but that's something for another thread....or is it?!

[El Pibe]

Oh, and vaguely on topic, click-bait literal style headlines. GGGNNNGgghghghh

[Louisa]

I'm confused El Pibe is this a rant thread or are we just meant to mention things we've not really taken up in recent times? If that's the case I can't get into this whole 'tablet' (iPad et al) thing, anyone else not see the point in a tablet?

Louisa.

[StraferJack]

" I can remember a time when people used to walk everywhere and not get on buses clogging up our busy roads. "

but not you eh - it's important OTHER people walk, to allow the roads space for people like you eh?

you in fishing mood today?

[El Pibe]

I bought an iPad when I saw parents keeping their kids quiet on the ferry with one.

Indispensable from that point of view!!!

[Louisa]

That's the point SJ I've never had to get on a bus I'd rather walk or if it's long distance drive! I think without buses London would be easier to get around for everyone- I mean even without a car you could cycle or walk into central london in around 45minutes or less. Just my personal opinion.

Louisa.

[Louisa]

I hear people talking about 'apps' all the time and how they can become addictive? Are they like games or something? Or more general purpose? I can totally appreciate how these things would be great to keep kids amused. I just personally think for an adult, you may as well have a laptop- I'm guessing a tablet is more of a fun thing than something to write emails with? Am I wrong?

Louisa.

[StraferJack]

not biting anymore

[Louisa]

My teeth are in the jar. With a steradent.

Louisa.

[El Pibe]

an app is literally just an app(lication) like any software you can get for a computer. It's just on ipads (and to a lesser extent on android devices) the market is tightly controlled, so you have to buy them online from Apple's appstore and install them from the ether.

Tablet's do have limitations compared to a laptop, but they have strengths too. There's no tedious booting up, they're very light and use much less power. For browsing your usual sites it's actually much less hassle to use one.

Some apps are useful. Addictive? I dunno, there was talk about candy crush and that game the developer withdrew, but I don't think that's an aspect of apps per se, more that people always have their phone with them and can become obssessive about stuff, whether social media or these games that reward regular visits, and try to encourage micro-purchases.

[*Bob*]

I have an excellent app which turns hundreds of pounds of phone - into an inaccurate spirit level.

The future is here - one must only reach out and grasp it.

[DaveR]

"I think without buses London would be easier to get around for everyone"

How does someone even think this without getting sucked into some kind of stupidity/implausibility vortex and then exploding into a million pieces?

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/244332/annual-bus-statistics-2012-13.pdf

There are over 2 BILLION bus journeys in London every year. 2 BILLION! A BILLION, X 2. 2 000 000 000.

But hey, I'm sure all of those journeys could be done more easily by people walking, cycling and driving. NOT.

[Jah Lush]

And you get the best view of London on the front seat of a London double decker. What's not to like.

[Louisa]

They're slow, they clog up already busy roads and are deeply annoying to be stuck behind! From a totally non-biased point of view, I think abandoning buses and taking to walking short distances and using bicycles for journeys into and out of the centre, we would have a much easier time of things on London's roads. Buses are great for a view from the top deck but remain incredibly overcrowded even outside of peak times. I'm not saying do away with buses- I'm saying cut down on their use .

The 'app' sounds different- thanks for the explanation El Pibe, I don't think I will rush out to buy a tablet just yet but at least I now understand what it's meant for to an extent. I've never actually held one, I may pop to Curry's and have a fondle at the weekend.

Louisa.

[FJDGoose]

Busses are great - i'll be buggered if i'm gonna walk everywhere

[DulwichFox]

Solar Torch....

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