Pet Hates - Web sites you love to hate

[OwlHoot]

I'll start - experts exchange!

Every time I search on some obscure problem, an exact description of the same problem pops up at that pesky site, along with a tantalising note saying a solution is available

The trouble is I don't need to look things up often enough to justify paying their subscription, and with a bit more digging one can usually find a free answer or enough hints elsewhere.

[DiscoStu]

I'll start - experts exchange!

Every time I search on some obscure problem, an exact description of the same problem pops up at that pesky site, along with a tantalising note saying a solution is available

The trouble is I don't need to look things up often enough to justify paying their subscription, and with a bit more digging one can usually find a free answer or enough hints elsewhere.

You do know if you scroll right to the bottom of the page you can see the solution?

[swamp]

You do know if you scroll right to the bottom of the page you can see the solution?

+1

It takes an expert to figure it out though.

[Bob Dalek]

I'll start - experts exchange!

Every time I search on some obscure problem, an exact description of the same problem pops up at that pesky site, along with a tantalising note saying a solution is available

The trouble is I don't need to look things up often enough to justify paying their subscription, and with a bit more digging one can usually find a free answer or enough hints elsewhere.

The subscription is peanuts. You are an impoverished permie and, like you, I hereby claim my free 30 PAID days off sick each year.

[bellymonster]

I signed up back in 2003 when it was free and I've never paid a penny since.

[bogeyman]

http://slashdot.org/

Some of the article comments make my head explode.

The editors are all illiterate wonkers.

As an exposition of crass stupidity in geekworld it is sans pareil.

[AtW]

http://slashdot.org/

They banned my IP there. And my ID there got just 4 digits

[Turion]

I'll start - experts exchange!

Every time I search on some obscure problem, an exact description of the same problem pops up at that pesky site, along with a tantalising note saying a solution is available

The trouble is I don't need to look things up often enough to justify paying their subscription, and with a bit more digging one can usually find a free answer or enough hints elsewhere.

Know a guy who got snared by this outfit. Paid the sub, got the answer, couldn't unsubscribe . Eventually did, but it cost him way more than the single month he reckoned on. Card company couldn't be arsed to do anything to help.

[shoes]

I'll start - experts exchange!

Expert Sex Change

Every time I search on some obscure problem, an exact description of the same problem pops up at that pesky site, along with a tantalising note saying a solution is available

[NickFitz]

http://slashdot.org/

They banned my IP there. And my ID there got just 4 digits

The other year they banned an IP address that happened to be an NTL router or proxy or something serving a whole area of the East Midlands - although after I sent them an email pointing out their incompetence, they eventually lifted the ban.

I also have a four-digit Slashdot ID, and mine is prime