@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
When you into a Hi Fi shop just wanting to look at a pair of speakers and get salespeople wanking on about how this amplifier or other "gives a warmer, deeper sound-stage", how £200 speaker cables "enhance the bass presence" or how vinyl records "contain more melodic information than digital".
No, they fucking well do not, now piss off and study some basic physics and audio engineering you pimply-faced twat.
Walking into any sort of electronics store, and engaging (with grave misgivings) with any staff about anything - and the subject of charging/connection ports comes up.
"Oh - so are you wanting/preferring Samsung or Apple?"
No, you fuck-bag, I am not a cretin, and if you asked me the correct question, I would have a strong preference for USB-C, would settle for micro-USB, and Apple "lightning" can fuck right off.
But, on the other hand, being in an electronic store with my aunt - who's looking for a new phone, tablet, AND laptop - and hearing some fucking nerd try to be overly technical. Also... fuck off. Nerd.
There's a balance to be had, and I realise that shop-floor monkeys are unlikely to be capable of recognising/actioning that, but... I reserve my right to get fucking annoyed by them anyway.
But that fucking "Samsung or Apple" question does my head in. Anytime somebody asks for a charger. Retards.