Author Topic: Random talk thread: It just keeps happening (Read 4264204 times)

Samson Manhug · « **Reply #29760 on:** January 14, 2017, 11:24:42 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on January 14, 2017, 10:46:51 PM

Quote from: Samson Manhug on January 14, 2017, 10:26:29 PM
Fucking iPhone 7 doesn't have a headphone jack, man. I'm getting the Pixel next and leaving Apple for good after that and the MacBook Pro nonsense.
I get the complaint with that but it doesn't bother me personally because all my stuff is Bluetooth anyways. In principle it's a BS move IMO though.

What happened with the MacBook pro?

Yeah, for you it doesn't matter then. The MBP replaced all its ports with USB-C (even the cool magnetic power port!) The old headphone port was also optical out. It used to have an SD-card reader. They killed really cool features to sell dongles.

Also, alward talking about this after Boogie's post. Sorry to hear about your family.

chronovore · « **Reply #29761 on:** January 14, 2017, 11:31:39 PM »

Quote from: Boogie on January 14, 2017, 10:45:18 PM

WORLD OF SHIT

Jesus, boogie, hang in there. Don't walk under any ladders or step on sidewalk cracks. Sorry for all the bad shit befalling your family.

chronovore · « **Reply #29762 on:** January 14, 2017, 11:34:23 PM »

Quote from: Samson Manhug on January 14, 2017, 11:24:42 PM

Yeah, for you it doesn't matter then. The MBP replaced all its ports with USB-C (even the cool magnetic power port!) The old headphone port was also optical out. It used to have an SD-card reader. They killed really cool features to sell dongles.

The MPB with only the USB-C port is another reason I'll probably be looking at a Windows lappy for my next machine. It's so weird how Apple is removing so many convenience in the name of streamlining. STOP HELPING ME, APPLE.

Rufus · « **Reply #29763 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:00:30 AM »

Sorry to hear all that, Boogie.

Has your mother been to an orthopedic doctor? Sounds too serious for a chiropractor and massage therapist.

Boogie · « **Reply #29764 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:06:32 AM »

Heh, thanks guys. I'm doing okay for now. Probably partly because it's just abstract, fresh info at the moment, and my parents saying that everybody's doing okay for now.

But it's also kinda funny because of how "old school", nonchalant/"keep calm carry on" my family is.

The above news didn't even rate a phone call from my folks. I just get a facebook message from my mom this afternoon:

"Hey, Happy New Year. How are you? Here's what's going on back home........." ("Back home" still being just a two hour drive away for me)

Me: "What the fuck"

They shrug everything off. eg. Ever since my grandfather's last heart scare in October, he calls my father or my uncle every morning to check in, since he lives alone. They all joke and call it the "hey, still not dead" phone call.

Quote from: Rufus on January 15, 2017, 12:00:30 AM

Has your mother been to an orthopedic doctor? Sounds too serious for a chiropractor and massage therapist.

She's done regular massage and chiro treatment for a while now, so that was just in the line of "well, I have an appointment there tomorrow anyway...." treatment, because it just happened. We will all be pestering her to get further analysis/treatment going forward, of course.

Rufus · « **Reply #29765 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:21:45 AM »

Quote from: Boogie on January 15, 2017, 12:06:32 AM

She's done regular massage and chiro treatment for a while now, so that was just in the line of "well, I have an appointment there tomorrow anyway...." treatment, because it just happened. We will all be pestering her to get further analysis/treatment going forward, of course.

Good. Hopefully she's not as stubborn as my own mother.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #29766 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:55:55 AM »

Sorry Boogie hope things get better

Off topic: is there a specific name for the fetish of carrying women over the shoulder?

Atramental · « **Reply #29767 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:59:34 AM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 15, 2017, 12:55:55 AM

Sorry Boogie hope things get better

Off topic: is there a specific name for the fetish of carrying women over the shoulder?

Not that I know of but it's a sport in Finland.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #29768 on:** January 15, 2017, 11:58:40 AM »

Holy Crap boogie. I hope it gets better for you!

Mupepe · « **Reply #29769 on:** January 20, 2017, 08:24:03 AM »

How is Amazon support for 3rd party sellers on the site? In short, I want to buy something new and a seller has it for around 20%/$200 less than the cheapest "fulfilled by Amazon" or Prime seller. This place has 8 reviews over the last 12 months with a 50% rating. The last 90 days is 100%. Only 8 reviews total as they look fairly new. Will Amazon give me support if I get f'ed? The complaints seem to be related to stuff like getting the wrong color product whereas that is pretty impossible for the item I am buying.

Boogie · « **Reply #29770 on:** January 20, 2017, 09:15:17 PM »

Today my staff sergeant declared that Obama is "the most racist president of the past fifty years."

I can't even.

Also, update on 2017's quest to kill my family:

Everyone's doing pretty good. Grandparents are recovering (they couldn't identify any blockages or anything for my grandfather, but he is feeling better and back at his home).

My mother is also feeling better. Took the week off of work, but just kept up with her massage and chiro treatments, didn't get her arse to the doctor though. Ah well.

Oh, and I made it to the final stage of one of the promotional jobs I applied for. The talk is that there's only fou r of us at the final stage, for possibly more than one position. Not taking anything for granted or getting my hopes too high, but I think I've got a decent shot here.

Bebpo · « **Reply #29771 on:** January 20, 2017, 10:32:27 PM »

I work too much

It annoys me because I am my own boss and I want to work less and I don't care about the money. People call me and I literally tell them I'm too busy right now so I can't spend much time on you but maybe that's good because it means you don't have to pay me much and I'll get everything done quick and then they hire me. I feel like I'm on adrenaline rush 24/7. I haven't even seen any of the news with trump and stuff today because all I've done is work and now I'm home and on the bore and then I'm gonna FFXIV.

I'm actually probably going to hire another lawyer this year because there's just too much work. I mean it's nice being able to pay the bills, but I wanna have a life again outside work one of these months.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #29772 on:** January 21, 2017, 02:57:54 PM »

another update about the Primerica Guy
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=43251.msg2102225#msg2102225

So I decided to order a pizza today. Called up Mr. Pizza...and Primerica Guy answered the phone. TLDR from the previous post: he had quit Mr Pizza to focus on Primerica full time, despite admitting he makes more at Mr Pizza. So basically a year later he's back working at Mr Pizza

I said someone was on the other line and hung up. Didn't want to give him my name because it would be awkward.

Junpei the Tracer! · « **Reply #29773 on:** January 21, 2017, 09:13:31 PM »

Sometimes when I'm outside I see other trans people and a part of me wants to run up to them and say "H-hey I'm trans too, lets be friends" Of course there's always the possibility that they're not trans but I'm pretty sure. Today, I saw this girl(possibly not a girl and just some gender queervariant person) and she had this way of walking, it had this presence, this confidence about it. When she got closer, I tried not stare but I definitely made a lot glances. I hope I didn't weird her out.

i know this is odd and im weird

team filler · « **Reply #29774 on:** January 22, 2017, 12:02:37 AM »

got back thursday after spending a couple weeks at inpatient care. checked myself in, I needed a break. It was a crapfest in there, but there were some hot, flirty nurses

Syph · « **Reply #29775 on:** January 22, 2017, 01:04:47 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 21, 2017, 02:57:54 PM

another update about the Primerica Guy
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=43251.msg2102225#msg2102225

So I decided to order a pizza today. Called up Mr. Pizza...and Primerica Guy answered the phone. TLDR from the previous post: he had quit Mr Pizza to focus on Primerica full time, despite admitting he makes more at Mr Pizza. So basically a year later he's back working at Mr Pizza

I said someone was on the other line and hung up. Didn't want to give him my name because it would be awkward.

so are you gonna "hang out"??

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #29776 on:** January 22, 2017, 12:46:29 PM »

Coming back from walking Nami saw a homeless man digging though the back garbage bins so I bring Nami in and bring out 3 beer cans assuming thats what he wants.

'You looking for cans' * holding out cans
'food actually,... but I'll take cans. Thank you.'

team filler · « **Reply #29777 on:** January 22, 2017, 03:01:01 PM »

Quote from: filler on January 22, 2017, 12:02:37 AM

got back thursday after spending a couple weeks at inpatient care. checked myself in, I needed a break. It was a crapfest in there, but there were some hot, flirty nurses

This is one of the nurses, brehs. Her ass was fat and she would wear white pants with either no panties or a thong. A nurse with silver hair and a fat ass, brehs. My anime waifu dreams were brought into reality.

Nurse Hannah

toku · « **Reply #29778 on:** January 22, 2017, 03:06:40 PM »

w-why do you have photos of her?

team filler · « **Reply #29779 on:** January 22, 2017, 03:11:07 PM »

I wasn't the only one that got her phone number.

I did say the nurses were flirty.

I'd post her fb, but I don't want to seem like a creepy weirdo

Atramental · « **Reply #29780 on:** January 22, 2017, 06:50:57 PM »

I keep on having this recurring dream where I wake up next to this gorgeous woman with black hair, blue eyes, marvelous tits, and a nice ass. And today I happen to be on and off chatting with a 26 y/o single mom who fits that description perfectly.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #29781 on:** January 23, 2017, 01:30:29 PM »

I had an odd dream last night:

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I was at the airport picking up my buddy and his sister. I open the back door of the car and my buddy gets in, his sister gets in, and Tyler Malka gets in.

I can't remember the quick small talk, but he came back to my friends house with us and hung out. I didn't talk to him, but he was talking to my buddies dad. I just thought how weird it was that he was there. Then my wife's alarm went off and it was over. I must have drank too much watching football.

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Mupepe · « **Reply #29782 on:** January 23, 2017, 01:56:55 PM »

too bad the dream ended before the orgy started

Atramental · « **Reply #29783 on:** January 24, 2017, 08:54:16 PM »

I'm beginning to run a lot of weird scenarios in my head as of late.

One being how easy/difficult it would be to set up a fully automated and self sustainable commune with today's technology.

bork · « **Reply #29784 on:** January 25, 2017, 11:12:19 AM »

Just got a call from a secretary who insisted that a web-based application is supposed to be installed locally on her PC.

She then said, and I quote:

"I'm on Windows 16. You probably don't have it."

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #29785 on:** January 25, 2017, 11:15:08 AM »

Does she have 16 cores and a 10meg pipe?

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #29786 on:** January 25, 2017, 11:18:01 AM »

that is the best fucking thing ever.

Does her uncle work for Nintendo and she's seen Super Mario Legend of Zelda cross over game?

bork · « **Reply #29787 on:** January 25, 2017, 01:12:02 PM »

We figured maybe she thought having Windows 8 on two monitors equaled 16.

But she was on Windows 10 and must have thought that getting it in 2016 means that's the version.

Either that or she's from the future!

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #29788 on:** January 25, 2017, 01:19:21 PM »

Maybe she has Office 2016. Less tech-savvy people tend to just think Office == Windows. I've had people tell me they were running Windows 97 or Windows 2003.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #29789 on:** January 25, 2017, 02:01:11 PM »

When our receptionist is having issues with Outlook, she calls me and asks if Microsoft is down.

Mupepe · « **Reply #29790 on:** January 25, 2017, 02:05:08 PM »

I requisitioned Acrobat Pro for all the other members of my team. I asked them all if they had downloaded it and tested it. They all said yes and that it had worked fine. When I asked them to do something they opened up Adobe Reader but of course couldn't highlight. copy and paste, export to Word or anything else.

When I asked what she had downloaded and installed she showed me ".Net Framework Update xxx.xxx.xxx"

Then on a conference call with the rest of the team she tells them all "Ya'll, when we downloaded the Net Framework update we didn't download all of it so your Adobe doesn't work."

:'(

bork · « **Reply #29791 on:** January 25, 2017, 02:28:28 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on January 25, 2017, 01:19:21 PM

Maybe she has Office 2016. Less tech-savvy people tend to just think Office == Windows. I've had people tell me they were running Windows 97 or Windows 2003.

She does. But the people here have no idea what version anything they're running is. The people on Windows 10 are in a pilot group (we're rolling it out firm-wide around the summer) and everyone in IT knows who they are. When they call, there's even a note that they're on Windows 10. They've been told this, but they still insist on saying "I'm in the pilot group" or "I'm a Windows 10 user". Every. Time.

Also any web browser = The Internet. So they always call and say "I can't get on the Internet!!!" or "Is the Internet down!?" when it's just one external site or the intranet.

bork · « **Reply #29792 on:** January 25, 2017, 03:01:18 PM »

Oh, and any issues they experience? Windows 10.

Did you forget to change your password? Windows 10!

Can't open a document because someone else forgot to check it back in? Windows 10!

iPhone not receiving Email? Must be that Windows 10!

Can't get on VPN because your home Internet service is down? Hey, it worked before that pesky Windows 10!

Traffic? FUCKIN' WINDOWS 10! AAAAAHHH!!!

Rufus · « **Reply #29793 on:** January 25, 2017, 03:10:21 PM »

This just popped up on my feed.

http://gizmodo.com/7-lies-you-shouldnt-tell-the-people-fixing-your-compute-1791429369

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #29794 on:** January 25, 2017, 03:50:22 PM »

Quote from: Brehvolution on January 25, 2017, 02:01:11 PM

When our receptionist is having issues with Outlook, she calls me and asks if Microsoft is down.

You should just tell her yes.

"My emails are working!!"
"Oh yeah, I got an email from Microsoft saying they were gonna be down today. Those bastards. Oh well, what are you gonna do? I told the boss we should've switched to Macs."

Brehvolution · « **Reply #29795 on:** January 25, 2017, 04:21:59 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on January 25, 2017, 03:50:22 PM

Quote from: Brehvolution on January 25, 2017, 02:01:11 PM
When our receptionist is having issues with Outlook, she calls me and asks if Microsoft is down.
You should just tell her yes.

I do and I tell her that Microsoft told me it was just her.

Shrew · « **Reply #29796 on:** January 25, 2017, 11:56:31 PM »

Kara was last seen pedaling through the Pyrenees, a handful of Monet's strapped to his back, Interpol hot on his trail

http://static.tumblr.com/7ebynbs/8tBlhhoe4/secret_00000.png

Bebpo · « **Reply #29797 on:** January 26, 2017, 08:38:17 PM »

Gonna try to take tomorrow off because, yeah 3 day weekends I need one right now. Maybe play some Yakuza 0. Currently I don't have any deadlines tomorrow.
/trick is to set away message & not open e-mail
/because if email is opened = 5-10 emergency out of nowhere events every day, constantly :'(

Boogie · « **Reply #29798 on:** January 28, 2017, 08:51:26 PM »

2017's war against Boogie's family continues.

This week, GM announced 600 jobs will be lost at an auto plant in Ontario.

....the auto plant that my brother just got hired on at about a year ago. Unlikely there will be 600 people below him in seniority and/or taking retirements, so chances are his job is fucked. $:-\$

He's got a three-year old daughter, is split with his immature, occasionally-vindictive baby-momma (who jumps from waitress job to waitress job every six months), and has been stuck living with our parents since that split. yaaaaay. $:-\$

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #29799 on:** January 28, 2017, 08:57:22 PM »

Boogie · « **Reply #29800 on:** January 28, 2017, 09:15:05 PM »

I know it's not rational, but I often feel guilty that I, as the one without children, am so secure financially and career-wise compared to my two brothers.

My brother potentially losing his job, my sister-in-law loses hers, and it just makes me think "man, why am I, the one with no kids and a sports car, the one who doesn't have to worry about this shit? $:-\$ "

chronovore · « **Reply #29801 on:** January 28, 2017, 09:18:16 PM »

Quote from: Boogie on January 28, 2017, 09:15:05 PM

I know it's not rational, but I often feel guilty that I, as the one without children, am so secure financially and career-wise compared to my two brothers.

My brother potentially losing his job, my sister-in-law loses hers, and it just makes me think "man, why am I, the one with no kids and a sports car, the one who doesn't have to worry about this shit? $:-\$ "

It's because you opted out from marriage and kids that you don't have to worry about them.

I was talking about this kind of stuff with my wife yesterday. My life is better for having her in it, but I couldn't live without my kids. I know not everyone is this way, but I suspect you'll be the same when you start your family.

Boogie · « **Reply #29802 on:** January 28, 2017, 09:25:45 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on January 28, 2017, 09:18:16 PM

Quote from: Boogie on January 28, 2017, 09:15:05 PM
I know it's not rational, but I often feel guilty that I, as the one without children, am so secure financially and career-wise compared to my two brothers.

My brother potentially losing his job, my sister-in-law loses hers, and it just makes me think "man, why am I, the one with no kids and a sports car, the one who doesn't have to worry about this shit? $:-\$ "

It's because you opted out from marriage and kids that you don't have to worry about them.

I was talking about this kind of stuff with my wife yesterday. My life is better for having her in it, but I couldn't live without my kids. I know not everyone is this way, but I suspect you'll be the same when you start your family.

Certainly.

Yeah, I haven't "opted out" of marriage and kids, that's still what I want in life (and a whole other long conversation about me being on the doorstep of 33 years old and being nowhere near either "goal"), but I get that.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #29803 on:** January 28, 2017, 09:29:22 PM »

33 for a man is fine - you got time. Be grateful that you have a good job in the RCMP and are not a women.

chronovore · « **Reply #29804 on:** January 29, 2017, 10:39:05 AM »

Yeah, sorry, didn't mean to imply you didn't have it in the works. I had meant to imply that you'll be a good dad.

Boogie · « **Reply #29805 on:** January 29, 2017, 12:14:52 PM »

This 2017 thing just became too serious for me to even make macabre jokes.

Can't share details.

Those who are the praying type, send a few my way, please.

Fuck.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #29806 on:** January 29, 2017, 12:34:08 PM »

Hope things turn out well

Boogie · « **Reply #29807 on:** January 29, 2017, 02:47:33 PM »

Immediate crisis over, things are okay-ish.

Atramental · « **Reply #29808 on:** January 29, 2017, 04:01:46 PM »

Went to Hardee's to get a late lunch/early dinner and the guy taking my order had an Australian accent. I asked him how long he has been here and said about 2 years.

I wanted to say to him "Man, you sure picked an interesting time to come to the states." but I refrained from doing so.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #29809 on:** February 02, 2017, 11:33:02 PM »

Finished my UX Research and Strategy course tonight. Had a great mentor (UX Designer at Citrix) who's willing to help me down the road as a reference, resume reviewer, interview coach, etc. Apparently the best UX Researcher he's ever worked with was also a school psych. Really feel confident that I can do this shit. Starting Interaction Design tomorrow to get some more background.

It's a really good feeling to know that I can actually do something else. I felt so pigeon-holed thinking that I could only ever be a school psych and nothing else.

zomgee · « **Reply #29810 on:** February 02, 2017, 11:51:27 PM »

What a fascinating area of study.

chronovore · « **Reply #29811 on:** February 04, 2017, 10:39:42 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on February 02, 2017, 11:33:02 PM

Finished my UX Research and Strategy course tonight. Had a great mentor (UX Designer at Citrix) who's willing to help me down the road as a reference, resume reviewer, interview coach, etc. Apparently the best UX Researcher he's ever worked with was also a school psych. Really feel confident that I can do this shit. Starting Interaction Design tomorrow to get some more background.

It's a really good feeling to know that I can actually do something else. I felt so pigeon-holed thinking that I could only ever be a school psych and nothing else.

That's great to read! Psych is not just in UX, but the medical clients we're working with most frequently are using psychologists to determine the effects of theme in their brand marketing success. I'm using the wrong words to describe it, but I'm not covering that aspect of the experience. You might eventually, though.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #29812 on:** February 05, 2017, 01:18:54 AM »

Hey, how much money would it take to make an artificial island off the Florida Keys? I feel like it's time someone made a kickstarter to deliver on the promise of Kokomo

Kara · « **Reply #29813 on:** February 05, 2017, 01:35:35 PM »

Quote from: CatsCatsCats on February 05, 2017, 01:18:54 AM

Hey, how much money would it take to make an artificial island off the Florida Keys? I feel like it's time someone made a kickstarter to deliver on the promise of Kokomo

I know that Indiana is the state that gave us Mike Piss, but don't give up on a city that has a state university campus in it.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #29814 on:** February 06, 2017, 11:54:10 AM »

Went to eat this morning. Coffee shop was crowded so had to sit closeby to some other people. They were talking about Audible and I said, "Oh I used to be an audible subscriber. I had fun with it, but have moved onto podcasts."

One of the people said, "Yeah, and they have more than just novels, they have history books, text books and business books."
I laughed and said, "God, imagine being such a blow hard you spend your time listening to audio business books."
To which the guy replied, "Ha! I'm listening to Jack Welch's 'From the gut' right now as a matter of fact. Don't you feel embarassed now?"
"Why would I be embarassed? I'm not the guy that just admitted to listening to a book by Jack Welch in my free time."

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #29815 on:** February 06, 2017, 12:00:44 PM »

gut leadership principles

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good old boy system

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chronovore · « **Reply #29816 on:** February 06, 2017, 08:46:48 PM »

Puppy, I need you as my emotional support animal.

Kara · « **Reply #29817 on:** February 06, 2017, 08:58:39 PM »

Own someone by saying you listen to AM talk radio, brehs.

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Posted while listening to the NACLA podcast.

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Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #29818 on:** February 06, 2017, 10:08:59 PM »

Quote from: Dufus on February 05, 2017, 06:00:57 AM

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on February 02, 2017, 11:33:02 PM
Apparently the best UX Researcher he's ever worked with was also a school psych.

That's not too surprising, design concerns itself with human behavior. Being able to get into the user's head is pretty important.

That was one of the reasons I'm attracted to UX research. It was just encouraging to hear that I'm not crazy or out of my league.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #29819 on:** February 07, 2017, 01:39:31 PM »

Quote from: Dufus on February 07, 2017, 06:19:40 AM

A lot of people who seem like they know what they're doing actually don't really know. It seems to be the case with just about everything. You just kind of make it up as you go along. Although for user-centered design, that's actually a good thing. You have to go with your gut as much as possible.

Also what's the difference between UX research and UX design?

And is UX design what they call industrial design these days? Is it because a lot of focus has gone into software thanks to the internet/smartphone interfaces etc and industrial design is more about physical shit?

UX Research/User Experience Research is the front end. It's talking with users, conducting observations, surveys, gathering data, developing persona reports, storyboarding, etc. Putting together all of the information on how people interact with a product/problem and working with designers to help them develop said product. Lots of empathy and active listening. The stuff I was trained to do in graduate school and did in the schools for ten years, just in a different setting. Kinda reminds me so far of putting together behavior plans for kids.

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