minor inconveniences that are not struggles

[Tasty]

Oniichans

[chronovore]

Jet lag.

It's May, and Japan is already moist-inducing.

I have exactly five bottles of good beer -- for the foreseeable future.

[sarslip]

lol go jump in a lake, this beer>some gay dead old dude

this was an historic diss

[Kara]

I had to use a computer in 800 x 600. In 2015.

[Madrun Badrun]

Gross you pixel fetishist. 

[Kara]

There's something attractive about such a low resolution though. Especially on CRT.

This is work, form follows function.

[chronovore]

I had to use a computer in 800 x 600. In 2015.

Whose phone was it?

[Junpei the Tracer!]

I don't think this is struggle worthy but today I passed by I woman that was crying, she looked like she was crying for a while, her face was really flushed and I when I walked passed her I stopped momentarily, I was going to asked if she was alright,etc but my brain told me "no don't bother her, leave her alone". So I kept on walking and I instantly felt awful about it, it really bummed me out that I didn't say anything.

[Rufus]

I sat across a crying girl on the bus once. I felt bad for her, but didn't think to offer a tissue.

[Madrun Badrun]

I may have cut in line in front of a dude in a wheel chair while getting groceries.  I thought he was waiting for the other till and then suddenly he was in my line.  He looked/stared at me for a bit.  I was uncomfortable. 

[Kara]

I may have cut in line in front of a dude in a wheel chair while getting groceries.  I thought he was waiting for the other till and then suddenly he was in my line.  He looked/stared at me for a bit.  I was uncomfortable.

you monster

[I'm a Puppy!]

I put my foot in my mouth today.

She: "My maiden name is Buxton"
me: "Buxton? Man, you must've gotten a lot of teasing as a kid."
"Why?"
"You know? Buxton, Buxom?"
<she looked down at her small chest> and said, "No, no one's ever said that to me "

[Madrun Badrun]

I may have cut in line in front of a dude in a wheel chair while getting groceries.  I thought he was waiting for the other till and then suddenly he was in my line.  He looked/stared at me for a bit.  I was uncomfortable.

you monster

I really don't understand why wheelchair bound people just don't get everything though Amazon Prime. 

[Kara]

Someone wrote Bordeaux as Bordo in what I'm working on atm.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Someone wrote Bordeaux as Bordo in what I'm working on atm.

edit: also pls post if ur ok.

[Kara]

Am I really ever "OK"?

The worst thing is I kept saying it to myself in an attempt to discern its meaning. I felt like my junior high bff shouting, "there's no L!" in an English class Christmas themed word puzzle.

[Madrun Badrun]

Dicking around with bamboo chop sticks and got a sliver under my finger nail.  Now I know how John McCain felt in Nam. 

[chronovore]

In the “I should have known better” category:

I had downloaded Comedy Central’s app when it first came out, and it had all the content in it, but after the first update it had a per-carrier sign-in.

Asking my Mom for password information is like asking a spaniel to chart a launch vector for Mars so, while staying with her, I finally remembered that *I* was the one who set up her account, then I downloaded all the TV apps supported by her carrier, and registered then tested each of them. Cartoon Network, SyFy Now, Comedy Central, etc. ALL MINE.

Arriving at home last night, I tried to pick up where I left off. Now there’s no login trouble, but none of them will play. Only one of them comes out and says, “WRONG REGION, LOSER.” The rest just say to try again later.

Well, so much for going semi-legit. iPad’s likely a loss, but a kind Borito hipped me to Proxmate on Chrome, so I’ll probably start using that on my laptop rather than struggling more with iPad.

[brawndolicious]

That's the main reason I hate using media apps on a mobile device. You feel like you're closed off from the "real" way to watch it.

Someone wrote Bordeaux as Bordo in what I'm working on atm.

My Nepalese coworker asked me something about cement and I informed that cement is just the powder that is one component of concrete. I think she's just trolling me since she still says it and I still correct her.

Also I hate that everyone I work with forgot how to do basic math in their heads. I hope it's not an old person thang. I always feel like a wizard when I get it right faster than I can type it.

[chronovore]

I bought Minecraft 360 for my son last night (separate but related near-struggle), and that uses the screen in our great-room, eliminating background TV watching. So watching stuff on iPad is pretty neat.

[Phoenix Dark]

I dealt with race at the grocery store today. I was in line with my groceries when I saw a black dude walking about 20 feet away from me. He kept staring and squinting at me before shrugging and walking away. For those unfamiliar with black culture, this is a phenomenon where at least 60% of black people you see in public think they know you. Which results in stares that range from antagonizing to sheer puzzlement. Once the black man realizes he doesn't know you, he typically shrugs or gives you a black man nod.

The second race issue I dealt with revolved around the white lady who was ahead of me in line. She didn't have many items in her cart, which made me think the line would go quickly. Nope. She had about 10 coupons, which added at least 5 minutes to the line. For those unfamiliar with white culture, this is a phenomena called "saving money."

 

[chronovore]

I hate it when people do that coupon stuff, or pay by check for crap under $10. My mom did both while I was in Idaho, and it made me really uncomfortable to waste everyone else’s time that way. 

[Kara]

Paying by check at retail.

[king of the internet]

I may have cut in line in front of a dude in a wheel chair while getting groceries.  I thought he was waiting for the other till and then suddenly he was in my line.  He looked/stared at me for a bit.  I was uncomfortable.

I don't see a problem with this. He's the dude that gets to just chill there in a chair while the rest of us are standing.

[bluemax]

Paying by check at retail.

It's always old people that pay for groceries by check. Especially old white ladies who write stupid slow.

[CatsCatsCats]

I just recently ran out of checks that had an address I stopped living at 7 years ago.

[chronovore]

Paying by check at retail.

It's always old people that pay for groceries by check. Especially old white ladies who write stupid slow.

Yeah, my Mom's handwriting is immaculate and a source of pride... even on her checks. 

[El Babua]

Lost some skin by two of my fingernails on my left hand at the gym this past Sunday and my right is in more pain due to superficial cuts I got from work.

[sarslip]

Have shitty neighbors brehs

this nice old couple across the street, dammit i miss them,

now it's like four kids, two baby daddy's, a drunken grandpa, and his damn near imobile wife, 

honk the horn a lot, in front of small houses on a dead end street brehs

[studyguy]

All of my clientele still uses fax and checks.
Ranchers/Farmers are like four decades behind in tech brehs.

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Some of the white farmers are even further back in opinions of minorities

[close]

[Mr. Nobody]

I put my foot in my mouth today.

She: "My maiden name is Buxton"
me: "Buxton? Man, you must've gotten a lot of teasing as a kid."
"Why?"
"You know? Buxton, Buxom?"
<she looked down at her small chest> and said, "No, no one's ever said that to me "

Smooth move ex-lax, who said you aint shit? 

[Kara]

All of my clientele still uses fax and checks.
Ranchers/Farmers are like four decades behind in tech brehs.

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Some of the white farmers are even further back in opinions of minorities

[close]

Accounting has a lot of fax and checks still too, but we live our lives by arbitrary rules codified like 500 years ago.

[Madrun Badrun]

Cut in line in front of two tween girls on semi accident.  Didn't even feel bad.  Not like they were wheelchair bound or good looking. 

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

A while ago at a Best Buy, there was a woman on her smartphone who was next at the register and they were waiting for her for a few seconds.  The cashier said "Ma'am" a couple of times and she didn't say anything or go to the register.  I was behind her and I said, "Looks like they're ready for you."  Nothing.  Seeing four people behind me, I just cut in line to the register.  It wasn't until I swiped my card until she looked up and saw that the line was moving ahead without her (people moved to be behind me).  She got pissed but fuck it, keep it moving and get going.

[Kara]

There was a line of s outside my local Gamestoppe this morning. Did Nintendo release a Splatoon Amiibo already? I don't pay to live in a Latino/hipster enclave to suffer such indignities to my person.

[Phoenix Dark]

I put my foot in my mouth today.

She: "My maiden name is Buxton"
me: "Buxton? Man, you must've gotten a lot of teasing as a kid."
"Why?"
"You know? Buxton, Buxom?"
<she looked down at her small chest> and said, "No, no one's ever said that to me "

sexual harassment 

[I'm a Puppy!]

I put my foot in my mouth today.

She: "My maiden name is Buxton"
me: "Buxton? Man, you must've gotten a lot of teasing as a kid."
"Why?"
"You know? Buxton, Buxom?"
<she looked down at her small chest> and said, "No, no one's ever said that to me "

sexual harassment 

Not a co-worker or anyone I do business with. I'm in the clear

[I'm a Puppy!]

In the past week I've gotten calls from three of the people I mentor in a panic because they see the market is turning for them in bad ways.
I feel bad for them.

[king of the internet]

There was a line of s outside my local Gamestoppe this morning. Did Nintendo release a Splatoon Amiibo already? I don't pay to live in a Latino/hipster enclave to suffer such indignities to my person.

Today is actually the official release date of Splatoon, so I'm sure a lot of those grotesque creatures ended up venturing out into the light of day for the first time in a very long time 

[CatsCatsCats]

Going into GameStop in 2015

[Kara]

An exotic medical test was denied by my Obammunist health insurance, which I was expecting and can easily afford because I'm not a fucking (financial) idiot, but between that, my not covered meds, and paying out of pocket for other medical stuff I gotta see if my "shared responsibility" (lololol) fine would be cheaper than paying for other people's medical care while getting fuck all in return.

E: or just get an HSA I guess.

[Madrun Badrun]

Just realized that I haven't had nachos in over 2 years.  Now all I can think about is nachos and its 10:40PM and nothing is open.

[chronovore]

Just realized that I haven't had nachos in over 2 years.  Now all I can think about is nachos and its 10:40PM and nothing is open.

Live in a country with no Taco Bell, brehs

 :'(

[Kara]

Pissant foreign banks that can't regurgitate bank statements from a year ago when asked to.

Gimme Helvetica any day over dis shyt.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

In the past week I've gotten calls from three of the people I mentor in a panic because they see the market is turning for them in bad ways.
I feel bad for them.

The second tech bubble is going to be bursting soon.  Is it going to be one of those things where people are going to pretend they didn't see it coming?

[I'm a Puppy!]

In the past week I've gotten calls from three of the people I mentor in a panic because they see the market is turning for them in bad ways.
I feel bad for them.

The second tech bubble is going to be bursting soon.  Is it going to be one of those things where people are going to pretend they didn't see it coming?

My concern is not that it's going to burst. It's that it already has.

[Mr Gilhaney]

There was a line of s outside my local Gamestoppe this morning. Did Nintendo release a Splatoon Amiibo already? I don't pay to live in a Latino/hipster enclave to suffer such indignities to my person.

Today is actually the official release date of Splatoon, so I'm sure a lot of those grotesque creatures ended up venturing out into the light of day for the first time in a very long time 

Venturing outside has left them a lot of impressions

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Spent an hour looking for my keys this morning.


They were in the car.

[studyguy]

At work on a saturday

[Kara]

There was a line of s outside my local Gamestoppe this morning. Did Nintendo release a Splatoon Amiibo already? I don't pay to live in a Latino/hipster enclave to suffer such indignities to my person.

Today is actually the official release date of Splatoon, so I'm sure a lot of those grotesque creatures ended up venturing out into the light of day for the first time in a very long time 

Venturing outside has left them a lot of impressions

I didn't know Vularai even played Splatoon.

Pls, I play the most hypercapitalist fps conceived by our depraved species.

[benjipwns]

Pls, I play the most hypercapitalist fps conceived by our depraved species.

Without the FPS qualifier and you posting in other threads it could be impossible to know what game you were talking about.

[Kara]

I am playing EVE atm too.

[Madrun Badrun]

Ate a whole shitty pizza. 

[king of the internet]

Bought the cats a bag of treats last night and just woke up to find it torn apart and empty on the ground. Must have left it out while drunk.

[Kara]

Speaking of New Eden, this made me think of you benji-kun.

http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/world-news/home-guard-and-state-peacekeepers-attack-defenseless-protestors-concord-intervenes-too-late

For reference, New Caldari is ostensibly anarcho-capitalist and the skeleton of a government created by a bunch of businesses enjoys no monopoly on violence.

[benjipwns]

Speaking of New Eden, this made me think of you benji-kun.

http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/world-news/home-guard-and-state-peacekeepers-attack-defenseless-protestors-concord-intervenes-too-late

For reference, New Caldari is ostensibly anarcho-capitalist and the skeleton of a government created by a bunch of businesses enjoys no monopoly on violence.

Few games do compelling political cultures that seem to have developed realistically, Alpha Centauri and EVE are two exceptions that seemed to have time put into them having backstory, especially when you factor in the real humans of EVE who log their own corporate history and include some of that.

Caldari sounds designed more like a slippery slope version of Japan's zaibatsu and keiretsu concepts. The wiki thing there says that the corporations have established control over their territories, which would more or less make them state equivalents. And they're heavily vertically integrated with the uppermost corporation really just being higher management of the overall corporate system. And they're into all sorts of industries.

Borderlands, despite having no blatantly front-facing story, essentially sketches out a lore where the harsh Pandora is the result of corporations taking over a planet and then bailing on it after extracting everything of value that didn't kill them. The cannon fodder bandits being the criminals used as slave labor who were left behind.

Anyway, my favorite part of that EVE story is the CEO of the competing corporation saying that the one who killed people should instigate an internal criminal tribunal against itself under its own corporate law.

[Kara]

I said ostensibly. I swear I have to hit you people over the head sometimes.

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It meets my standards for ancap--before Tibus Heth's coup at least--but I recognize that the borders of Scotland are a point of debate.

[close]

The "real world" analogue to the Caldari is Meiji Japan, yeah--they even hammer you over the head with it by using names like "Ishukone" despite them being space cacs and structuring each megacorp around a bank, which is more keiretsu than zaibatsu I suppose but WHATEVER. (The Gallente are Belle Epoque France, the Amarr are the Spanish Empire, and the Minmatar are, well, generic oppressed peoples™ if anyone cares which I know you don't.)

I played the game when it was new so coming back to it has been cool in the sense that the empires have changed, giving it that living feel. The obvious one I can think of is a former Amarr fiefdom that seceded reuniting with the Empire and the Caldari reclaiming Caldari Prime which is in the same solar system as Gallente Prime and was lost in their initial war of national corporate liberation.

[benjipwns]

I swear I have to hit you people over the head sometimes.

Come see the violence inherent in the system.

And by that I mean the local star system, with Sol supposedly at the center.

[Kara]

The fuckery.

https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/The_Caldari_Financial_System

[benjipwns]

I'm putting a proposal to scrap the Federal Reserve for this interesting Corporate Scrip system in my platform for Township Drain Commissioner.

Especially the currency boards.

Do you know when the Caldari Funds Unlimited stuff was written? It makes me laugh in that crying in a fetal position at reality way.