pointless home pages that never get updated - like this one!
Microsoft
people who use “i.e.” when they mean “e.g.”
people who think that Windows is the best/only OS around
people who think they know a lot about computers but know less than I do
certain brain-dead programs/programmers that do things in the most
un-intuitive ways possible (including Windows, MS Office, etc.)
ugly design, such as in web pages, brochures, etc.
bloatware (eg. Windows)
web pages that pop up windows without warning
“8.3” filename limitations
bad grammar (esp. run-on sentences)
DOS memory management (thanks a lot, Mr. “640k should be enough for
anyone”)
the <font> tag (esp. <font size=...>)
most HTML generators which create completely nonsensical code
(eg. one that I saw generated ‘<font
size="2"></font>’ with nothing in between the tags.
Brilliant.)
spam (That is, junk e-mail. Though I'm not too fond of the so-called meat,
either)
grammar checkers that flag good grammar as bad, and give even worse
grammar as suggestions
programs/companies which claim to follow certain standards, but don't
JavaScript redirects. Guys, HTTP has its own redirection command that
works perfectly fine, and is supported in any browser. JavaScript is
not.
These are a few of my favourite things...(in no particular order)
my wonderful wife Amanda, of course
my beautiful children
Linux
emacs - is there anything it can't do?
the Dvorak keyboard layout
the TrackPoint
having the [Control] key where [Caps Lock] usually is on PC keyboards
(although I know that drives others crazy, but who uses Caps Lock anyways?)