Too lazy to Google?

bremen1874 · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:05

Is it just me are are there now more posts than there used to be that could have been avoided with a quick Google?

My favourite pet hate is people too lazy to look up acronyms in replies they don't immediately recognise.

My other pet hate is pointless late night posts in General Discussion...

muon · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:13

Its a conversation though. If you are talking to someone in real life, and there is something you don't understand, you don't get out dictionary to understand what they are saying.You ask them.

cu3ed · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:24

bremen1874 said:
Is it just me are are there now more posts than there used to be that could have been avoided with a quick Google?

My favourite pet hate is people too lazy to look up acronyms in replies they don't immediately recognise.

My other pet hate is pointless late night posts in General Discussion...

Why did you post this question..why didn't you go to Google and ask "Why dont poeple Google questions?"

G-MAN2004 · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:25

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=Is+it+just+me...+could+have+been+avoided+with+a+quick+Google?

bremen1874 · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:26

cu3ed said:
Why did you post this question..why didn't you go to Google and ask "Why dont poeple Google questions?"

I did Google it and it told me to ask here.

muon · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:27

bremen1874 said:
I did Google it and it told me to ask here.

Nah, that only shows up because you created this thread. You haven't broken the laws of physics quite yet.

bremen1874 · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:28

What are the laws of physics?

McBain · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:28

Google is so 90s.

muon · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:30

bremen1874 said:
What are the laws of physics?

A set of rules that explain the physical world around us.

bremen1874 · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:31

muon said:
A set of rules that explain the physical world around us.

You know what? I should have Googled (verb) that and saved you the effort.

bobbyspangles · 4 Jun 2017 at 01:48

That's interesting because my pet hate is people using obscure acroymns instead of just writing what they mean out in full for everyone to understand.

bremen1874 · 4 Jun 2017 at 02:26

Really obscure acronyms can be annoying (and anything computer related is riddled with them). Made up 'the youth' acronyms can be really annoying (and often still make no real sense once you've looked them up). Context is everything.

Acronyms aside; if I'm involved in a thread and there's some part of an answer I don't totally understand my first instinct is to look it up. If it still doesn't make sense I'll then ask for clarification.

There just seem to be so many more posts that could could just be answered using the old passive aggressive 'can I Google that for you' answer. Fine in some circumstances, but not always acceptable.

Mynight · 4 Jun 2017 at 02:28

I agree I hate random TLA thrown into sentences.

bremen1874 · 4 Jun 2017 at 02:35

BTW your signature seems to be missing a rather important question mark.

Hades · 4 Jun 2017 at 04:09

Does no one use Yahoo anymore???

A.Baird3 · 4 Jun 2017 at 04:40

You're so HDL TTTK WTF LOL!1 OFC RTS

BDEE · 4 Jun 2017 at 11:01

I still ask Jeeves

theone8181 · 4 Jun 2017 at 12:14

BDEE said:
I still ask Jeeves

Isn't he in a care home by now?

memyselfandi · 4 Jun 2017 at 12:19

We see this at work and have had to resort to telling 3rd line admins that we are not their Google Proxy ...

CREATIVE!11 · 4 Jun 2017 at 12:48

bremen1874 said:
Is it just me are are there now more posts than there used to be that could have been avoided with a quick Google?

My favourite pet hate is people too lazy to look up acronyms in replies they don't immediately recognise.

My other pet hate is pointless late night posts in General Discussion...

Yep.

No excuse this day and age, a google search takes 30 seconds tops.