[Technology] Things designed specifically to annoy and frustrate people.

[Juan Albion]

May I begin with HDCP2.2? This is a copy protection trick to prevent copying of UltraHD 4K material. Unfortunately it also means I cannot play genuine 4K BluRay discs on my genuine Samsung 4K monitor using either my genuine Samsung 4K BluRay disc player or the genuine LG 4K BluRay player in my PC. A curse on HDCP2.2.

 

[Taybha]

Luncheon meat tins.

 

[LowKarate]

ITV2

 

[maltaseagull]

May I begin with HDCP2.2? This is a copy protection trick to prevent copying of UltraHD 4K material. Unfortunately it also means I cannot play genuine 4K BluRay discs on my genuine Samsung 4K monitor using either my genuine Samsung 4K BluRay disc player or the genuine LG 4K BluRay player in my PC. A curse on HDCP2.2.

On a less technical point: Corned Beef tins. Even if the key works, the stuff doesn’t come out unless you use a tin opener.

Edit. Too late!

 

[Easy 10]

Stuff that comes in sealed plastic packaging like this. Requiring a moderately dangerous hack round with a bread knife or a pair of scissors.

Especially when the package contains scissors. Is someone having a laugh ?

 

[Barham's tash]

Stuff that comes in sealed plastic packaging like this. Requiring a moderately dangerous hack round with a bread knife or a pair of scissors.

Especially when the package contains scissors. Is someone having a laugh ?

I want to meet the absolute TOOL of a patent holder in a dark alley with a sharp instrument, preferably not in one of their packages.

 

[Juan Albion]

I want to meet the absolute TOOL of a patent holder in a dark alley with a sharp instrument, preferably not in one of their packages.

Can we form a queue? I'll bring my cosh, the one with the hobnails.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Tough to find things which aren't just the result of cost cutting or badly thought out design..... But my vote goes to.call centre systems.

They're made to infuriate you into hanging up rather than getting you to the person you need to speak to.

 

[Icy Gull]

Tough to find things which aren't just the result of cost cutting or badly thought out design..... But my vote goes to.call centre systems.

They're made to infuriate you into hanging up rather than getting you to the person you need to speak to.

In the same vein, instructions on Far Eastern products which are like something off Google Translate

 

[vegster]

Bags of dried Rice, impossible to open the packet gently and not split it down the side and then your Rice pours everywhere.

 

[driller]

The design of the marina car park.
Corners so tight with Curbs at just the right height to take out your alloys.

Whoever designed it deserves all they get in hell.

 

[TomandJerry]

Southern Rail

 

[Weststander]

NSC’s search engine, which even this week has faced a barrage of criticism. Must’ve been set up with spite.

[Just joking ... it works fine really].

 

[GT49er]

Tough to find things which aren't just the result of cost cutting or badly thought out design..... But my vote goes to.call centre systems.

They're made to infuriate you into hanging up rather than getting you to the person you need to speak to.

....and by 'answering' you (i.e. telling you they're experiencing an exceptional number of calls when in fact they're just not employing enough people to answer the calls) which means you get charged (often at a premium rate) for every minute you're hanging on.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Everything so far deserves a 'This'

Marina car park, those things that need scissors and packets of rice particularly

 

[studio150]

Voice recognition systems

I am obviously handicapped by speaking English which none of these systems seem to recognise

 

[pal4life]

Crystal Palace

 

[Is it PotG?]

Golf clubs that don't hit the ball where it should go.

The two minute recap on a weekly TV thriller from last week.

 

[Canfan]

Game Of Thrones.......(apparently).

 

[Seasider78]

Film lids on microwave meals they never peal off properly