Can we discuss pet peeves here? (6 Viewers)

[ChiefD]

day 1 of NFL free agency where every player signed is an overpay, your team isn't doing enough to sign the best players, your team signed someone who sucks and paid way more than the player deserved, every player your team lost in free agency is a bum who got overpaid.... every other team is making better decisions than your team and your GM sucks.

So, Packers fans yesterday?

Packers got the best offensive Guard available. Chill.

You must have not heard the talk radio up here around noon after free agency started.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

day 1 of NFL free agency where every player signed is an overpay, your team isn't doing enough to sign the best players, your team signed someone who sucks and paid way more than the player deserved, every player your team lost in free agency is a bum who got overpaid.... every other team is making better decisions than your team and your GM sucks.

You definitely have a future in sports talk radio.

 

[mr. furley]

day 1 of NFL free agency where every player signed is an overpay, your team isn't doing enough to sign the best players, your team signed someone who sucks and paid way more than the player deserved, every player your team lost in free agency is a bum who got overpaid.... every other team is making better decisions than your team and your GM sucks.

So, Packers fans yesterday?

the mettwurst

"Gutey never duz nuttin in free agents! he don't know wut he's doin"

the next day

"dis idiot just signed da wurst player in da league, dis guy, Adrian Buff.. er Blan.. uh... Adam Barnes. i seen him play for da Jags last year an he ain't even block not one guy da whole day!"

 

[Leroy Hoard]

It probably helps if you view sports radio as a scripted comedy.

 

[mr. furley]

day 1 of NFL free agency where every player signed is an overpay, your team isn't doing enough to sign the best players, your team signed someone who sucks and paid way more than the player deserved, every player your team lost in free agency is a bum who got overpaid.... every other team is making better decisions than your team and your GM sucks.

So, Packers fans yesterday?

Packers got the best offensive Guard available. Chill.

You must have not heard the talk radio up here around noon after free agency started.

had Milwaukee sports radio on because they were live reporting the various FA signings throughout the day. they are just regular old sports talk radio guys, but maybe dialed to 3 out of 10 on the hot take, loud mouthery. it's not my favorite but i wanted to hear what was going on vs. internet surfing.

but the fans.. the fans who call in... the dregs of society by and large. just the dumbest people. and i know this, which is why i mostly avoid these caller-centric sports radio shows.. but i'm still stunned every time.

one guy goes on and on about how the Packers should sign Garrett (already signed), Metcalf (already traded to the Steelers), Davante Adams (already a Ram), etc. and he's just flabbergasted that the Packers GM won't throw 300 million dollars at each one of them, and/or trade the bottom of their roster and some kicking tees for the 10 best free agents.. because, of course, the GM is just the dumbest, clearest league plant trying to sabotage the team since Ted Thompson plied his wares here.

then they break news that the Packers sign someone mid-call and the guy is just blown away by how terrible this guy, who he admittedly has never heard of, is because he's suddenly making too much money.. way more than a football player that doesn't walk backwards to the salt mines every to put in his 28 hour day ever deserves. all these players are spoiled, overpaid, etc. but if he were GM he'd break the bank to get the best players and win Super Bowl after Super Bowl... and he doesn't understand why the Packers don't just do what he's mad that they just did.

it's so mind-bendingly fascinating and frustrating all at once.

tuned in for about an hour of passive listening and had to tap out.

 

[Zeppelin]

In Detroit, we have a really good sports talk show from 10am to 2pm. Not so much the rest of the day.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I miss Joel Buchsbaum.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

With all this March basketball, a new peeve has emerged. Why are so many court surfaces so busy? It's hard to follow the action on this stuff. The Houston/Colorado game was on a court covered in Roman numerals. Steph Curry was playing on a court with the Golden Gate Bridge all over the place. Is this necessary? This sort of thing is out of control.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

In Detroit, we have a really good sports talk show from 10am to 2pm. Not so much the rest of the day.

Basically troll radio. And even the show you mention has its share of callers and texters that also fit that bill.

 

[3C's]

With all this March basketball, a new peeve has emerged. Why are so many court surfaces so busy? It's hard to follow the action on this stuff. The Houston/Colorado game was on a court covered in Roman numerals. Steph Curry was playing on a court with the Golden Gate Bridge all over the place. Is this necessary? This sort of thing is out of control.

Big 12 tourney being played on what looks like ugly 70s bathroom floor tile.

 

[Mookie]

With all this March basketball, a new peeve has emerged. Why are so many court surfaces so busy? It's hard to follow the action on this stuff. The Houston/Colorado game was on a court covered in Roman numerals. Steph Curry was playing on a court with the Golden Gate Bridge all over the place. Is this necessary? This sort of thing is out of control.

Big 12 tourney being played on what looks like ugly 70s bathroom floor tile.

Epilepsy triggered!

 

[fatness]

had Milwaukee sports radio on because they were live reporting the various FA signings throughout the day. they are just regular old sports talk radio guys, but maybe dialed to 3 out of 10 on the hot take, loud mouthery. it's not my favorite but i wanted to hear what was going on vs. internet surfing.

but the fans.. the fans who call in... the dregs of society by and large. just the dumbest people. and i know this, which is why i mostly avoid these caller-centric sports radio shows.. but i'm still stunned every time.

one guy goes on and on about how the Packers should sign Garrett (already signed), Metcalf (already traded to the Steelers), Davante Adams (already a Ram), etc. and he's just flabbergasted that the Packers GM won't throw 300 million dollars at each one of them, and/or trade the bottom of their roster and some kicking tees for the 10 best free agents.. because, of course, the GM is just the dumbest, clearest league plant trying to sabotage the team since Ted Thompson plied his wares here.

then they break news that the Packers sign someone mid-call and the guy is just blown away by how terrible this guy, who he admittedly has never heard of, is because he's suddenly making too much money.. way more than a football player that doesn't walk backwards to the salt mines every to put in his 28 hour day ever deserves. all these players are spoiled, overpaid, etc. but if he were GM he'd break the bank to get the best players and win Super Bowl after Super Bowl... and he doesn't understand why the Packers don't just do what he's mad that they just did.

it's so mind-bendingly fascinating and frustrating all at once.

tuned in for about an hour of passive listening and had to tap out.

This is a solid rant which deserves an award but probably furley was probably paid too much for it and besides he's spoiled and overpaid.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Autocomplete functions, where you start typing, say, a URL in a browser and the computer guesses what you want to type, can be very convenient, but I've noticed it does this weird thing sometimes. Let's say I'm going to this site. I start to type the URL; I type the F-O and "forums.footballguys.com" pops up. But because I don't notice it right away I keep typing the R, at which point the FBGs site disappears from the autocomplete options. Why? If you were guessing the URL after F-O, wouldn't the R serve as further confirmation? What in my behavior would lead you to believe you had it wrong?

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Autocomplete functions, where you start typing, say, a URL in a browser and the computer guesses what you want to type, can be very convenient, but I've noticed it does this weird thing sometimes. Let's say I'm going to this site. I start to type the URL; I type the F-O and "forums.footballguys.com" pops up. But because I don't notice it right away I keep typing the R, at which point the FBGs site disappears from the autocomplete options. Why? If you were guessing the URL after F-O, wouldn't the R serve as further confirmation? What in my behavior would lead you to believe you had it wrong?

Also…if I missed spelled something once and missed it, pressed continue, etc. auto correct takes it into perpetuity. But not ****. That always duck.

 

[mr. furley]

had Milwaukee sports radio on because they were live reporting the various FA signings throughout the day. they are just regular old sports talk radio guys, but maybe dialed to 3 out of 10 on the hot take, loud mouthery. it's not my favorite but i wanted to hear what was going on vs. internet surfing.

but the fans.. the fans who call in... the dregs of society by and large. just the dumbest people. and i know this, which is why i mostly avoid these caller-centric sports radio shows.. but i'm still stunned every time.

one guy goes on and on about how the Packers should sign Garrett (already signed), Metcalf (already traded to the Steelers), Davante Adams (already a Ram), etc. and he's just flabbergasted that the Packers GM won't throw 300 million dollars at each one of them, and/or trade the bottom of their roster and some kicking tees for the 10 best free agents.. because, of course, the GM is just the dumbest, clearest league plant trying to sabotage the team since Ted Thompson plied his wares here.

then they break news that the Packers sign someone mid-call and the guy is just blown away by how terrible this guy, who he admittedly has never heard of, is because he's suddenly making too much money.. way more than a football player that doesn't walk backwards to the salt mines every to put in his 28 hour day ever deserves. all these players are spoiled, overpaid, etc. but if he were GM he'd break the bank to get the best players and win Super Bowl after Super Bowl... and he doesn't understand why the Packers don't just do what he's mad that they just did.

it's so mind-bendingly fascinating and frustrating all at once.

tuned in for about an hour of passive listening and had to tap out.

This is a solid rant which deserves an award but probably furley was probably paid too much for it and besides he's spoiled and overpaid.

 

[belljr]

Assigned seats. Haven't even called group 1 for boarding. There are 50 people in line to board. What dopes

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Assigned seats. Haven't even called group 1 for boarding. There are 50 people in line to board. What dopes

with the baggage fees - it's all about getting to the overhead storage

 

[fatness]

had Milwaukee sports radio on because they were live reporting the various FA signings throughout the day. they are just regular old sports talk radio guys, but maybe dialed to 3 out of 10 on the hot take, loud mouthery. it's not my favorite but i wanted to hear what was going on vs. internet surfing.

but the fans.. the fans who call in... the dregs of society by and large. just the dumbest people. and i know this, which is why i mostly avoid these caller-centric sports radio shows.. but i'm still stunned every time.

one guy goes on and on about how the Packers should sign Garrett (already signed), Metcalf (already traded to the Steelers), Davante Adams (already a Ram), etc. and he's just flabbergasted that the Packers GM won't throw 300 million dollars at each one of them, and/or trade the bottom of their roster and some kicking tees for the 10 best free agents.. because, of course, the GM is just the dumbest, clearest league plant trying to sabotage the team since Ted Thompson plied his wares here.

then they break news that the Packers sign someone mid-call and the guy is just blown away by how terrible this guy, who he admittedly has never heard of, is because he's suddenly making too much money.. way more than a football player that doesn't walk backwards to the salt mines every to put in his 28 hour day ever deserves. all these players are spoiled, overpaid, etc. but if he were GM he'd break the bank to get the best players and win Super Bowl after Super Bowl... and he doesn't understand why the Packers don't just do what he's mad that they just did.

it's so mind-bendingly fascinating and frustrating all at once.

tuned in for about an hour of passive listening and had to tap out.

This is a solid rant which deserves an award but probably furley was probably paid too much for it and besides he's spoiled and overpaid.

It was supposed to be a joke but I'll be damned if I can figure out the joke now. It was a solid rant.

 

[the moops]

Went over some friends house for dinner and drinks last night. I had several so my wife was driving us home. It's about a 15 minute drive, just other side of Minneapolis. Mostly a straight shot on the freeway. Anyway, she passes someone in the far left lane, then proceeds to stay in that lane. I generally think of her as a decent, although cautious driver. I make a comment that she should move over for she is in the passing lane. She explains that she will move over if and when a car comes up behind her. I explain that is ridiculous, and unless actively passing some, move the eff over. She ignored my pleas, and stayed in that lane until someone did come up behind her.

We haven't talked since.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Went over some friends house for dinner and drinks last night. I had several so my wife was driving us home. It's about a 15 minute drive, just other side of Minneapolis. Mostly a straight shot on the freeway. Anyway, she passes someone in the far left lane, then proceeds to stay in that lane. I generally think of her as a decent, although cautious driver. I make a comment that she should move over for she is in the passing lane. She explains that she will move over if and when a car comes up behind her. I explain that is ridiculous, and unless actively passing some, move the eff over. She ignored my pleas, and stayed in that lane until someone did come up behind her.

We haven't talked since.

I’m guessing the booze made you continue the conversation after her first response. Sober you would have realized that’s a no-no.

 

[Gatorade]

Went over some friends house for dinner and drinks last night. I had several so my wife was driving us home. It's about a 15 minute drive, just other side of Minneapolis. Mostly a straight shot on the freeway. Anyway, she passes someone in the far left lane, then proceeds to stay in that lane. I generally think of her as a decent, although cautious driver. I make a comment that she should move over for she is in the passing lane. She explains that she will move over if and when a car comes up behind her. I explain that is ridiculous, and unless actively passing some, move the eff over. She ignored my pleas, and stayed in that lane until someone did come up behind her.

We haven't talked since.

In some states now it is illegal to continue to drive in the passing lane, at least on interstate.

My wife says stuff like that to me quite often when I drive. She forgets that at one time I used to be a driving instructor at work. I just ignore her for the most part. Taking 8 hour trips are fun though. We don't do that very often anymore.

 

[belljr]

Can we do x.... I don't know we will have to try

5 more follow ups about can we do x.....the answer is still I don't know

 

[mr. furley]

Went over some friends house for dinner and drinks last night. I had several so my wife was driving us home. It's about a 15 minute drive, just other side of Minneapolis. Mostly a straight shot on the freeway. Anyway, she passes someone in the far left lane, then proceeds to stay in that lane. I generally think of her as a decent, although cautious driver. I make a comment that she should move over for she is in the passing lane. She explains that she will move over if and when a car comes up behind her. I explain that is ridiculous, and unless actively passing some, move the eff over. She ignored my pleas, and stayed in that lane until someone did come up behind her.

We haven't talked since.

this may surprise you, but my wife ignores everyone else on the road when driving. riding in the the left lane yo-yo'ing between 68 - 92 mph, blocking traffic for miles? not her problem. everyone else needs to learn how to drive.

i've given up

 

[arrow1]

Autocomplete functions, where you start typing, say, a URL in a browser and the computer guesses what you want to type, can be very convenient, but I've noticed it does this weird thing sometimes. Let's say I'm going to this site. I start to type the URL; I type the F-O and "forums.footballguys.com" pops up. But because I don't notice it right away I keep typing the R, at which point the FBGs site disappears from the autocomplete options. Why? If you were guessing the URL after F-O, wouldn't the R serve as further confirmation? What in my behavior would lead you to believe you had it wrong?

Like typing y.o.u. and getting something other than youtube

 

[mr. furley]

hearing news reports where the reporter has a Valley girl/boy accent and uses vocal fry

"hi, Sharon.. so, umm, like, yeah.. what is being reported nowwwww out of Gazaaaaa is thaaaat.. like, lots of people, are ummm.. hurt and stuffffff"


Walter Cronkite is going to come back to life and kill some people

 

[Osaurus]

Assigned seats. Haven't even called group 1 for boarding. There are 50 people in line to board. What dopes

They’re called gate lice

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Autocomplete functions, where you start typing, say, a URL in a browser and the computer guesses what you want to type, can be very convenient, but I've noticed it does this weird thing sometimes. Let's say I'm going to this site. I start to type the URL; I type the F-O and "forums.footballguys.com" pops up. But because I don't notice it right away I keep typing the R, at which point the FBGs site disappears from the autocomplete options. Why? If you were guessing the URL after F-O, wouldn't the R serve as further confirmation? What in my behavior would lead you to believe you had it wrong?

Like typing y.o.u. and getting something other than youtube

Yeah I have no idea why it defaults to YouPorn. Clearly some sort of glitch!

You should try hotmail with the homonym spelling. Make sure pictures are enabled.

 

[wlwiles]

hearing news reports where the reporter has a Valley girl/boy accent and uses vocal fry

"hi, Sharon.. so, umm, like, yeah.. what is being reported nowwwww out of Gazaaaaa is thaaaat.. like, lots of people, are ummm.. hurt and stuffffff"


Walter Cronkite is going to come back to life and kill some people

I want to do this everytime I hear it

 

[wlwiles]

Ceiling fans have no true Medium speed. High speed is "Send this thing into Orbit". Medium is Low. Low is "Can't even tell it's on unless you look at it".

I gotta have some air moving when I sleep at night, but I don't want the white noise of a box/stand/whatever fan. I turn on the ceiling fan. Medium is too low, and High freezes the wife out.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Autocomplete functions, where you start typing, say, a URL in a browser and the computer guesses what you want to type, can be very convenient, but I've noticed it does this weird thing sometimes. Let's say I'm going to this site. I start to type the URL; I type the F-O and "forums.footballguys.com" pops up. But because I don't notice it right away I keep typing the R, at which point the FBGs site disappears from the autocomplete options. Why? If you were guessing the URL after F-O, wouldn't the R serve as further confirmation? What in my behavior would lead you to believe you had it wrong?

Like typing y.o.u. and getting something other than youtube

Yeah I have no idea why it defaults to YouPorn. Clearly some sort of glitch!

You should try hotmail with the homonym spelling. Make sure pictures are enabled.

About 20 years ago, in the early days of email marketing. I was working for People Magazine. One of my coworkers worked for Teen People, a separate publication. He explained to me once that sending promotional emails for the magazine without tripping spam filters was ... challenging. Tough to promote your cover story on the "Hottest Teens in Hollywood!"

Even better was a case study I once read about an email marketing campaign by the Hormel company. You know, the makers of Spam

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Those high-speed hand dryers in public bathrooms have totally spoiled me for the old-fashioned ones. "Why won't you hurry up and dry my hands already?"

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

hearing news reports where the reporter has a Valley girl/boy accent and uses vocal fry

"hi, Sharon.. so, umm, like, yeah.. what is being reported nowwwww out of Gazaaaaa is thaaaat.. like, lots of people, are ummm.. hurt and stuffffff"


Walter Cronkite is going to come back to life and kill some people

I want to do this everytime I hear it

Jeopardy! fans all remember Vocal Fry Girl. We do not remember her fondly. I don't normally root against contestants, but I rejoiced when she went away. I really found it funny that she wasn't consistent with the affectation. What a tool.

 

[mr. furley]

the way my cat vomits out of spite when he doesn't get what he wants (food)

 

[Snoopy]

the way my cat vomits out of spite when he doesn't get what he wants (food)

Your pet does have peeves.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

the way my cat vomits out of spite when he doesn't get what he wants (food)

Your pet does have peeves.

He’s taking the thread title a bit too literally

 

[jhib]

It's bad enough when a 5'4" 120lb person takes up twice as much personal sidewalk space as this 6'1" 215lb one, but add in the umbrella that they don't seem to know spreads out in each direction around them and... ugggghhhh

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Autocomplete functions, where you start typing, say, a URL in a browser and the computer guesses what you want to type, can be very convenient, but I've noticed it does this weird thing sometimes. Let's say I'm going to this site. I start to type the URL; I type the F-O and "forums.footballguys.com" pops up. But because I don't notice it right away I keep typing the R, at which point the FBGs site disappears from the autocomplete options. Why? If you were guessing the URL after F-O, wouldn't the R serve as further confirmation? What in my behavior would lead you to believe you had it wrong?

Also…if I missed spelled something once and missed it, pressed continue, etc. auto correct takes it into perpetuity. But not ****. That always duck.

I generally type on my iPhone by using the swipe function rather than tapping each letter individually. On balance it probably saves me a lot of time, but there are certain things that it absolutely cannot get right. I must have typed "tomorrow's" at some point so now it always assumes I want to say that rather than "tomorrow". The word "something" always comes out as either "sobering" or "submerging". And most annoyingly, my phone considers it unimaginable that I would ever use such a rare, exotic word as "and". Instead, it assumes I must mean "Abbs". I ever went so far as to delete the person with that name from my address book, but it didn't help

 

[Zeppelin]

the way my cat vomits out of spite when he doesn't get what he wants (food)

Your pet does have peeves.

He’s taking the thread title a bit too literally

He's a dog... what do you expect?

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

I have no problem with people trying to turn left on a busy road waiting until the light turns yellow and then driving through just before it turns red. Especially if they don't have a dedicated left-turn green, it can be really hard to pull that off without driving through the yellow.

But the car that tries to sneak in behind them, long after the light has turned red? Special place in hell

 

[Drunken knight]

I have no problem with people trying to turn left on a busy road waiting until the light turns yellow and then driving through just before it turns red. Especially if they don't have a dedicated left-turn green, it can be really hard to pull that off without driving through the yellow.

But the car that tries to sneak in behind them, long after the light has turned red? Special place in hell

Especially if they can’t make it through and block traffic

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

I have no problem with people trying to turn left on a busy road waiting until the light turns yellow and then driving through just before it turns red. Especially if they don't have a dedicated left-turn green, it can be really hard to pull that off without driving through the yellow.

But the car that tries to sneak in behind them, long after the light has turned red? Special place in hell

Especially if they can’t make it through and block traffic

Related: I try to be a good citizen and let someone merge or make a turn against traffic. That offer is good for one car, not the moocher behind him

 

[Instinctive]

I have no problem with people trying to turn left on a busy road waiting until the light turns yellow and then driving through just before it turns red. Especially if they don't have a dedicated left-turn green, it can be really hard to pull that off without driving through the yellow.

But the car that tries to sneak in behind them, long after the light has turned red? Special place in hell

I have a buddy from Chicago who tells a story of getting pulled over for this and he said to the cop "What? I was only the third guy through, right?" And the cop laughed and was like yeah ok fair here's a warning.

I've sent up to 5 pulling that in Chicago. It felt like every light had an extra 1-2 seconds between one way turning red and the green coming on the other way too.

 

[the moops]

I have no problem with people trying to turn left on a busy road waiting until the light turns yellow and then driving through just before it turns red. Especially if they don't have a dedicated left-turn green, it can be really hard to pull that off without driving through the yellow.

But the car that tries to sneak in behind them, long after the light has turned red? Special place in hell

I do this only if the person who waited for the light to turn yellow had ample opportunities to make the turn before it turned yellow.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Self proclaimed Luddite here…

Smart lights and switches. My wife and kids leave the hall light on all the time and I get yelled at for turning off the switch instead of using the app.

Yet another example of technology being worse than before.

What’s simpler than *click* ?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Self proclaimed Luddite here…

Smart lights and switches. My wife and kids leave the hall light on all the time and I get yelled at for turning off the switch instead of using the app.

Yet another example of technology being worse than before.

What’s simpler than *click* ?

You have to use an app for that? What the heck? Why?

 

[Instinctive]

Self proclaimed Luddite here…

Smart lights and switches. My wife and kids leave the hall light on all the time and I get yelled at for turning off the switch instead of using the app.

Yet another example of technology being worse than before.

What’s simpler than *click* ?

You have to use an app for that? What the heck? Why?

Not saying it isn't annoying, but the answer is "so I can turn it on with the app" and it remembers the settings and such it was on. Or so I can set it to come on at certain color and dimness at certain times and it'll do so automatically.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Self proclaimed Luddite here…

Smart lights and switches. My wife and kids leave the hall light on all the time and I get yelled at for turning off the switch instead of using the app.

Yet another example of technology being worse than before.

What’s simpler than *click* ?

You have to use an app for that? What the heck? Why?

Not saying it isn't annoying, but the answer is "so I can turn it on with the app" and it remembers the settings and such it was on. Or so I can set it to come on at certain color and dimness at certain times and it'll do so automatically.

This reminds me of my biggest valet parking pet peeve: I have my headlights on Auto setting so I basically never think about whether to turn them on or off. But if I do valet at night, they often manually turn off the lights and then don't turn them back on when they bring the car back. So there I am, driving home in the dark without realizing that my lights are off. Just leave them the hell alone!

 

[Drunken knight]

Self proclaimed Luddite here…

Smart lights and switches. My wife and kids leave the hall light on all the time and I get yelled at for turning off the switch instead of using the app.

Yet another example of technology being worse than before.

What’s simpler than *click* ?

You have to use an app for that? What the heck? Why?

Not saying it isn't annoying, but the answer is "so I can turn it on with the app" and it remembers the settings and such it was on. Or so I can set it to come on at certain color and dimness at certain times and it'll do so automatically.

This reminds me of my biggest valet parking pet peeve: I have my headlights on Auto setting so I basically never think about whether to turn them on or off. But if I do valet at night, they often manually turn off the lights and then don't turn them back on when they bring the car back. So there I am, driving home in the dark without realizing that my lights are off. Just leave them the hell alone!

Which often leads to getting pulled over

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Self proclaimed Luddite here…

Smart lights and switches. My wife and kids leave the hall light on all the time and I get yelled at for turning off the switch instead of using the app.

Yet another example of technology being worse than before.

What’s simpler than *click* ?

You have to use an app for that? What the heck? Why?

Not saying it isn't annoying, but the answer is "so I can turn it on with the app" and it remembers the settings and such it was on. Or so I can set it to come on at certain color and dimness at certain times and it'll do so automatically.

It's the hall light, not a babe lair.

 

[Instinctive]

Self proclaimed Luddite here…

Smart lights and switches. My wife and kids leave the hall light on all the time and I get yelled at for turning off the switch instead of using the app.

Yet another example of technology being worse than before.

What’s simpler than *click* ?

You have to use an app for that? What the heck? Why?

Not saying it isn't annoying, but the answer is "so I can turn it on with the app" and it remembers the settings and such it was on. Or so I can set it to come on at certain color and dimness at certain times and it'll do so automatically.

It's the hall light, not a babe lair.

I didn't say it was the best decision. I was just answering the question. We have "smart" lights on our kitchen chandelier and it got so annoying with guests and wife turning it off that I just set them to the setting I like most and gave up.