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101. visible volume display

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 06:20 AM

Sep 2025

Windows volume display on computer. Volume display on car radio. Some software people just make irritating crap because they are bored or hate people. IMHO. Also my GE stove has one display for 3 functions . It's horrible. Don't even get me going on what a horrible car my Buick lacrosse is.

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What in your mind is the worst invention ever [View all] malaise Sep 2025 OP

Donald Trump DaBronx Sep 2025 #1

Good call on malaise Sep 2025 #5

At no time have I ever compared and contrasted leaf blowers with nuclear weapons. Harker Sep 2025 #46

Plastic. That crap is in everything now. GreenWave Sep 2025 #2

True malaise Sep 2025 #6

Social media Endlessmike56 Sep 2025 #3

Is it social, malaise Sep 2025 #8

These phones we're all on.. thomski64 Sep 2025 #4

Yep can be but they are quite useful malaise Sep 2025 #13

My mother had a device sort of like tweezers. no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #7

Holy Shit malaise Sep 2025 #10

You posted much of my thoughts before I could respond. UniqueUserName Sep 2025 #17

mundanely annoying malaise Sep 2025 #20

raking leaves onethatcares Sep 2025 #107

Seriously? 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #22

Unfortunately, I saw it. no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #24

If I remember correctly radical noodle Sep 2025 #55

Yup! no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #56

What are the odds HappyH Sep 2025 #30

Interesting question. Generally speaking, they seem all too eager... 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #40

Such devices are still sold. I just Googled it. 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #41

What are the chances of getting a few pubic hairs caught in the device's grip, Sogo Sep 2025 #45

Unless using Nair or waxing, that would seem ... 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #79

Pop-up ads. unblock Sep 2025 #9

I'll give you a twofer courtesy of Thomas Midgley jr.: unblock Sep 2025 #11

Wow malaise Sep 2025 #15

Electric turkey-slicing knife Chipper Chat Sep 2025 #12

ROFL malaise Sep 2025 #14

But it's the best way to slice an electric turkey Orrex Sep 2025 #26

🤣🤣 Chipper Chat Sep 2025 #31

But they work great with homemade bread. Slice without squishing. Nt spooky3 Sep 2025 #51

Angel food cake Freddie Sep 2025 #128

LOL! Pretty useless, but my dad was really "into it". LeftInTX Sep 2025 #75

Nope, they are great for fileting fish. Lochloosa Sep 2025 #90

I use mine only on foam rubber, like mattress toppers cksmithy Sep 2025 #119

The alarm clock EYESORE 9001 Sep 2025 #16

Many find that very useful malaise Sep 2025 #18

Useful, yes EYESORE 9001 Sep 2025 #19

Hehehe malaise Sep 2025 #21

The "best"/most annoying Alarm Clock I ever heard about and it had to have been sturdy.... electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #124

That's easy: MONEY hunter Sep 2025 #23

Interesting malaise Sep 2025 #25

I'll give you ten credits for that tribble. Intractable Sep 2025 #69

Yep. Money causes all sorts of trouble. hunter Sep 2025 #82

Organized religion Orrex Sep 2025 #27

I'd just drop malaise Sep 2025 #28

I agree completely, but... Orrex Sep 2025 #32

Me too malaise Sep 2025 #34

the world's greatest control mechanism rurallib Sep 2025 #29

You beat me to it. Rizen Sep 2025 #59

Spandex. Ugh. 2MuchNoise Sep 2025 #33

Hehehehehe malaise Sep 2025 #65

The bullet IbogaProject Sep 2025 #35

Yes the bullet malaise Sep 2025 #52

Olestra and the Segway. Dave Bowman Sep 2025 #36

Had to look up olestra malaise Sep 2025 #57

Nuclear weapons. Aristus Sep 2025 #37

True malaise Sep 2025 #61

Speaker phone on mobile devices. johnp3907 Sep 2025 #38

All these are good but WAY TOO LATE! It's: WAR justaprogressive Sep 2025 #39

Still one of my favorites malaise Sep 2025 #50

Toxic chemicals like DDT & Agent Orange red dog 1 Sep 2025 #42

Funny how folks became filthy rich from so much malaise Sep 2025 #47

Keurig coffee chowmama Sep 2025 #43

Had to look that up malaise Sep 2025 #48

A perpetual motion machine.n/t marked50 Sep 2025 #44

Isn't that still a hypothetical malaise Sep 2025 #49

Short answer is Yes. marked50 Sep 2025 #63

Infernal combustion engine WestMichRad Sep 2025 #53

True of way too many inventions malaise Sep 2025 #62

The "smart phone" doc03 Sep 2025 #54

I agree! red dog 1 Sep 2025 #94

They were hard to text though Polybius Sep 2025 #122

Have you ever heard of this guy? Klarkashton Sep 2025 #58

Unblock at #11 malaise Sep 2025 #60

Not entirely an invention chouchou Sep 2025 #64

Bwaaaaah😀 malaise Sep 2025 #67

"as our menu options have changed" circular voicemail that is designed to make you slam down the phone in frustration. NBachers Sep 2025 #66

THIS malaise Sep 2025 #68

I used to work for Nortel Networks, which made those Voice Processing Machines. Intractable Sep 2025 #70

These days that's what companies are using AI for. hunter Sep 2025 #129

Anything sold by Ronco... Earl_from_PA Sep 2025 #71

Spoofed caller IDs. multigraincracker Sep 2025 #72

On a sub-nuclear weapon level, I'll go with the "selfie." Harker Sep 2025 #73

Photos of one's restaurant meal. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2025 #81

I weighed that against the selfie, and the scale just wobbled... Harker Sep 2025 #86

They're often done at the same time. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2025 #87

Time Magazine's list of 50 worst inventions of all time: cloudbase Sep 2025 #74

Bookmarked malaise Sep 2025 #76

I see that Crocs are on this list. skypilot Sep 2025 #97

I've seen plenty of people wearing Crocs, but I've never seen a single person wearing cloudbase Sep 2025 #99

I live in a major city too... skypilot Sep 2025 #106

Ultra sonic repellent LeftInTX Sep 2025 #77

Nice grift malaise Sep 2025 #110

The internal combustion engine. Rustynaerduwell Sep 2025 #78

Capitalism I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2025 #80

Wow! malaise Sep 2025 #84

Second thing I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2025 #83

Banain Wow! LeftInTX Sep 2025 #85

Beaaaaaah malaise Sep 2025 #88

If It's Any Comfort... ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #89

Great news re blowers malaise Sep 2025 #91

My Dad Delivered Milk To The Supermarkets ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #92

Somehow we managed to ban the plastic bags in supermarkets and other stores malaise Sep 2025 #93

The leaf blower is certainly up there on the list. LudwigPastorius Sep 2025 #95

Yes malaise Sep 2025 #112

Circus peanuts edbermac Sep 2025 #96

I am learning quite a bit on this thread malaise Sep 2025 #109

I wonder if they sell them in Jamaica? LeftInTX Sep 2025 #117

I' e never seen them malaise Sep 2025 #118

The sitcom laugh track PlanetBev Sep 2025 #98

Really fake malaise Sep 2025 #111

Health insurance companies. Emile Sep 2025 #100

visible volume display Maninacan Sep 2025 #101

I have a few... Mike Nelson Sep 2025 #102

Alcohol OC375 Sep 2025 #103

I saw a very recent study showing that we inherited our fondness for alcohol malaise Sep 2025 #114

Jet Skis Daigan Sep 2025 #104

Definitely annoying malaise Sep 2025 #115

Guns, bombs and poison TommieMommy Sep 2025 #105

Some poisons are organic malaise Sep 2025 #113

How about MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2025 #108

Had to look that up malaise Sep 2025 #116

Social media Luciferous Sep 2025 #120

Yes there are many negatives associated with malaise Sep 2025 #121

Speed camera's Polybius Sep 2025 #123

LOL malaise Sep 2025 #125

Some of them are alright, but others can trick you Polybius Sep 2025 #132

Sadly more than a few of these enforcement policies are there malaise Sep 2025 #133

If ai kills us all, then the humble transistor Blues Heron Sep 2025 #126

Good pick malaise Sep 2025 #127

Cotton gin. Grins Sep 2025 #130

The bra Phentex Sep 2025 #131

Ethanol GreatGazoo Sep 2025 #134

Indeed malaise Sep 2025 #135