Please share your struggle of the day

[Huff]

Literally the worst day

[Huff]

And jswipe is useless now too. Barely any Jews in my new area

[benjipwns]

I only had that happen once when I was a corporate guy. I goddamn did the patented fake black man melt down and nobody did it again. You should do that and if you're not black get one of your black buddies to do it for you. Trust me, nobody will fuck with your shit again.

lol yeah, get one of my black buddies, yeah haha... one of them, yeah...

[benjipwns]

What did they change about Tinder?

In March 2015, Tinder announced the public release of their paid service, Tinder Plus, which has been met with disdain over limiting the number of "likes" a free user can give to other users in a certain amount of time and also charging greatly disparate prices for different age groups. The price of a Tinder Plus subscription was announced to be £14.99/$23 USD per month for users over 28, while the same service for a user 28 and under will be £3.99/$6 USD per month.

[Huff]

Hinge is great but the limited areas. Ugh.

[brawndolicious]

I'm probably late to the discussion of the delta symbol but the weirdest math symbol I've seem was an asterisk to denote a change in the sign of an imaginary number. Use that "correctly" in an email and all the quantum physicists will think get that you're being cute.

ed: I work some of the time in a lab, know what a delta means and i'd definitely still hit you with the if you said "those aren't triangles, they're deltas "

Oh, really? I saw it all the time in people's lab notes as shorthand for change in such-and-such value.

[Kara]

How limited are freepleb likes? TBH I'm getting a junkie cold turkey vibe from y'all.

Also at the price tiering.

[Rufus]

What did they change about Tinder?

In March 2015, Tinder announced the public release of their paid service, Tinder Plus, which has been met with disdain over limiting the number of "likes" a free user can give to other users in a certain amount of time and also charging greatly disparate prices for different age groups. The price of a Tinder Plus subscription was announced to be £14.99/$23 USD per month for users over 28, while the same service for a user 28 and under will be £3.99/$6 USD per month.

What a monumentally stupid move.

[Kara]

Oh, really? I saw it all the time in people's lab notes as shorthand for change in such-and-such value.

It's not the actual use of the delta, it's imagining him saying it like "that's no triangle, that's a delta " with the smug face lol.

Let's not forget the important part of that story, OK. I had to interpersonally relate with someone because they either couldn't pick up on the subtlety or crashed through it like LeBron traveling to the rim of my stock way of avoiding interpersonal interaction--answering questions furtively. I had to hear about dating history.

[kick51]

lady at subway starts making the wrong sandwich, I correct her and she gets mad at me, then I apologize  :'(

also, eating at subway, how the fuck do i still make the mistake?  "oh herp derp haven't had subway in months, maybe that'll be okay for lunch, how bad can you screw up a sandwich"  fucking nope.  it wasn't okay in the least.  how does it taste so consistently strange?  I don't remember it being this bad as a kid, when they were a smaller chain.

[Madrun Badrun]

[Mr. Nobody]

lady at subway starts making the wrong sandwich, I correct her and she gets mad at me, then I apologize  :'(

also, eating at subway, how the fuck do i still make the mistake?  "oh herp derp haven't had subway in months, maybe that'll be okay for lunch, how bad can you screw up a sandwich"  fucking nope.  it wasn't okay in the least.  how does it taste so consistently strange?  I don't remember it being this bad as a kid, when they were a smaller chain.

Subway 


Greater Grinders 


Local spots that are affordable 

[bork]

Bought my lunch today because the pizza-thief might be lurking.

Went to this takeout-buffet place downstairs.  They have all kinds of food there for decent prices.  As I'm walking over to one side of the place, there's this sense of dread and people scatter.  Behind me is an immensely-heavyset woman, who I'd like to call "Big Bertha," filling up her box with huge amounts of food.  I want to get some pepper steak and say "excuse me."  Bertha gives me this death stare and promptly ignores me.  I manage to reach under the massive arm in my way, grab the spoon, get some food, and get out of there.  That shit was scary.  There was this weird aura about her.  It's like she was the black female version of Mr. Heart from Fist Of The North Star.

[Phoenix Dark]

What did they change about Tinder?

In March 2015, Tinder announced the public release of their paid service, Tinder Plus, which has been met with disdain over limiting the number of "likes" a free user can give to other users in a certain amount of time and also charging greatly disparate prices for different age groups. The price of a Tinder Plus subscription was announced to be £14.99/$23 USD per month for users over 28, while the same service for a user 28 and under will be £3.99/$6 USD per month.

That ruins the game of liking everyone and waiting for messages

[Am_I_Anonymous]

wait, wait. In full disclosure I have 0 experience with internet dating but why are they discriminating against people over the age of 28? And damn near 4x the cost? That's total bullshit.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

wait, wait. In full disclosure I have 0 experience with internet dating but why are they discriminating against people over the age of 28? And damn near 4x the cost? That's total bullshit.

because they can.

lowkey i also think it's because they see that older people populate paid websites like match.com and all that BS and assume that they'll be willing to fork it out.

Then they're going to get destroyed.

BTW isn't tinder the gay hook  up sight? Sorry I really have no clue.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

wait, wait. In full disclosure I have 0 experience with internet dating but why are they discriminating against people over the age of 28? And damn near 4x the cost? That's total bullshit.

because they can.

lowkey i also think it's because they see that older people populate paid websites like match.com and all that BS and assume that they'll be willing to fork it out.

Then they're going to get destroyed.

BTW isn't tinder the gay hook  up sight? Sorry I really have no clue.

that's grindr (which there will never be a straight version of for a while). tinder limits pics and stuff to facebook, you have to like their profile and you have to like theirs. Gay people use tinder too tho iirc

Oh. So tinder fancies themselves as the next match.com or eharmony by doing exactly what led people to them by match.com and eharmony? Seems like a successful business case.

[Phoenix Dark]

I live in a rather diverse area but the Tinder demographics are about 85% white chicks, 10% black chicks, 5% Asian/Indian. To make matters worse the black chicks are straight up busted - overweight or oddly stereotypical ("I AM A INDEPENDENT WOMAN WITH THREE KIDS, IF U SERIOUS U NEED TOO UNDERSTAND I LIKE BEING SPOILED"). Rejecting each black chick just took a toll on me brehs. Meanwhile there are so many attractive white and Asian chicks. Made me feel like I was discriminating.


I bet the selections would be way better/more diverse if I browsed Tinder on U of M's campus.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I live in a rather diverse area but the Tinder demographics are about 85% white chicks, 10% black chicks, 5% Asian/Indian. To make matters worse the black chicks are straight up busted - overweight or oddly stereotypical ("I AM A INDEPENDENT WOMAN WITH THREE KIDS, IF U SERIOUS U NEED TOO UNDERSTAND I LIKE BEING SPOILED"). Rejecting each black chick just took a toll on me brehs. Meanwhile there are so many attractive white and Asian chicks. Made me feel like I was discriminating.


I bet the selections would be way better/more diverse if I browsed Tinder on U of M's campus.

Uh hell nah. U of M has two kinds of women......Serious ass "let's plan my whole life now" types and crazy white women who's daddy made them go there. Not really what you're looking for. That's why we use to go to Ypsi and Toledo/BG to farm tail breh.

Michigan women:   

Mac Women:   

[Phoenix Dark]

But...I'm Tindering in Ypsi.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

But...I'm Tindering in Ypsi.

No wonder it's full of white girls lol.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Also lol at serious black women.

You see that shit on craigslist when we check out the dating shit for laughs




I ain't looking for no broke as nicca. This queen deserves a King and you best have your shit together if you hit me up. I don't drive and I ain't go no time to be fucking around trying to hit the bus.

You must like kids
Drugs and Drinking free

[Phoenix Dark]

That has been my experience. I love black women, not stereotyping them. When I get home I'll post a screen cap that just made me

[Am_I_Anonymous]

That has been my experience. I love black women, not stereotyping them. When I get home I'll post a screen cap that just made me

I married one. These fat bitches on a different level tho. Expect to be treated like a queen but ain't given one fuck that they look like a goddamn chocolate ice cream cone.

[Kara]

tinder combines the mobility/hookup potential/ease of use of the grindr model but since you have to mutually 'like' each others profiles it helps filter out unwanted interest, and its harder to send dirty shit over it. I personally liked it cause i hate filling out/reading all the calculated okcupid style "this is what i like, this is who i am, this is what i do" type bullshit.

but obviously that's kaput. new wave is hitting on women in real life (Image removed from quote.)

New wave is going gay.

-Sexuality is fluid
-Head is head
-Retro appeal
-Losing civil liberties voluntarily / acquiring a purpose driven life
-No gene repositories

[Kara]

I dated someone last year who thought I was because I had a job, a place, a car, and could carry a conversation without using misogynistic slurs.

How pathetic do we men get these days?

Please note that I use man in a purely clinical sense and don't mean to imply any masculinity on my part.

[Phoenix Dark]

On the flip side I've heard "wow you act so white, I've never met a black guy like you" many times (from black and white chicks). For being nice.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

On the flip side I've heard "wow you act so white, I've never met a black guy like you" many times (from black and white chicks). For being nice.

Protip: That's a backhanded white complement for not employing ebonics to communicate.

[Phoenix Dark]

On the flip side I've heard "wow you act so white, I've never met a black guy like you" many times (from black and white chicks). For being nice.

Protip: That's a backhanded white complement for not employing ebonics to communicate.

I know. Heard it from black and white people for years. But also it has applied to the way I act/treat people. Some women don't like being treated with respect I guess

[Am_I_Anonymous]

On the flip side I've heard "wow you act so white, I've never met a black guy like you" many times (from black and white chicks). For being nice.

Protip: That's a backhanded white complement for not employing ebonics to communicate.

I know. Heard it from black and white people for years. But also it has applied to the way I act/treat people. Some women don't like being treated with respect I guess

Well there is some truth in "nice guys finish last" bro. People like to rip me on here for things I do with my wife but we've been married a long long time. Sometimes you gotta keep 'em flustered my brother.

[Kara]

I am the farthest thing from nice yet I DNF'd. :philosoraptor

A thing that makes me is when gals remark how soft my hands are. Stop dating at the mini-mill, g-friend.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Oh make no mistake....I keep my misbehavior to my wife well within the "small peck zone". I know better than to cross the boss. Hell truly hath no fury like a women's scorn brehs. But you have to win once in a while. Keeps it healthy..nobody wants a sponge but a man with no self worth.

[TakingBackSunday]

I hate Tinder.  Too many flakey girls

[Huff]

Tinder will be a ghost town soon anyway.

Doesn't Hinge exist in Nashville - thats the go to app now.

[Brehvolution]

Got a 3PM email that my boss has a new boss and he can't stand her. He was so pissed off, he walked out. At least she is based in Albany and not HQ. I'm pretty nervous he's gonna bail. He's the glue that holds 140 people, 3 offices, and over 500 machines together and that's key to helping keep a software company profitable. If he leaves, things will fall apart very quickly and I'm worried about being left holding the bag.

Only employ 2 IT people and piss off the one who holds the keys to the kingdom, brehs.

[dkdk]

I live in a rather diverse area but the Tinder demographics are about 85% white chicks, 10% black chicks, 5% Asian/Indian. To make matters worse the black chicks are straight up busted - overweight or oddly stereotypical ("I AM A INDEPENDENT WOMAN WITH THREE KIDS, IF U SERIOUS U NEED TOO UNDERSTAND I LIKE BEING SPOILED"). Rejecting each black chick just took a toll on me brehs. Meanwhile there are so many attractive white and Asian chicks. Made me feel like I was discriminating.


I bet the selections would be way better/more diverse if I browsed Tinder on U of M's campus.

breh go to any major city and tinder is piff. first time i went down to Charlotte w/ Tinder 
Washington DC tinder 

shit was like baskin robbins.

local tinder is depressing though. it's a bunch of busted chicks of all colors. then a bunch of rich chicks from up north that go to the private school and don't fuck w/ the locals.

my hometown tinder is decent. but i see too many chicks i know since i'm there a lot anyway.

[TakingBackSunday]

Are you all treating tinder as a sex app, or a dating app?

[Huff]

Whats the difference? The endgame is sex, whether it takes a couple drinks or a couple dates

[Yeti]

Tinder will be a ghost town soon anyway.

Doesn't Hinge exist in Nashville - thats the go to app now.

Hinge conjures up visual imagery similar to legs spreading open. And it rhymes with minge.  That's pretty clever.

[Yeti]

But my struggle of the day is that while I was screwing around on the internet I came across a rather unflattering image meme that I am fairly certain is my brother-in-law. I saw it close to midnight, so I won't be able to confirm with sources if it really is him until the morning. And I don't know what I should do about it if it turns out to actually be him.

   

[Kara]

When I become a meme for reading a book in an alt cafe I'll let you know how to proceed.

[Kara]

Last night: "Hey I'm working a 7 day week, I should go home after rush hour ends and get some rest."

*accident blocking half the interstate*

This morning: "Ah, time to take a leisurely drive to work."

*bumper to bumper at NINE IN THE MORNING ON A SATURDAY*

other people

[Kara]

I was at my bank (I suppose I should say one of several now) dealing with something I didn't want to deal with and towards the end of my ordeal the branch manager turned to me and asked, "Citizen Karakand, you don't have a beneficiary on your account, who would you like to add?" and I didn't think to say Bob Avakian.

In my defense I didn't say anyone, though, so I can still rectify this grievous oversight on my part.

[Phoenix Dark]

Bob is fine. But are you fine, comrade?

[seagrams hotsauce]

Shithead new bartender waited on me all night, good homie bartender closed my tab out. Tipped appropriately assuming the latter dude got it and praying the unfilled-star-arm-sleeve dude isn't seeing a fucking dime

[Am_I_Anonymous]

So we have a home land line...because it came free with my interwebs/tv. I think I've used it once in the last 5 years.

Starts ringing at 5:30am....continually (no answering machine)....so I wake up with the "who died?"thoughts going through my head as I look it the kids room to make sure they are home.

Get to the phone and it goes like this;

AiA "Yeah?"

"This is the city of Oberlin we are under a boil alert....."

We don't fucking live in Oberlin nor do we utilize their water.

*throws phone in garbage

We don't have a land line anymore.

[kick51]

fuckin daylight savings 

[Madrun Badrun]

O so that's what happened. 

[milchs evil twin]

Going into tomorrow's math test knowing I don't know half the stuff covered.

FML.

Also, haven't had more than maybe 3 sips of beer in March.

[Madrun Badrun]

Ouch.  Goodluck. Knowing you don't know shit in math is the worst.  At least in other mathy subjects you can bullshit it a bit like in CS and Physics but math its basically getting fucked with no lube. 

[TakingBackSunday]

I am the absolute worst an interior decorating  :'(

[Rufus]

My solution is to not do any. Pass it off as minimalism.

[Kara]

Realized that I'm working 20 outta 21 days.

[Crash Dummy]

Realized that I'm working 20 outta 21 days.

if it's any comfort i've ended up working on the last two weekends because of three massive due diligence reports and i'm pretty sure it's given me white hair

[Kara]

Bob is fine. But are you fine, comrade?
(Image removed from quote.)

Update: I designated the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, which for whatever reason has a U.S. office.

Leaving your estate to a SED front organization.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Got an email today from someone saying the below:

"Puppy,
I wanted to let you know that Friday was my last day with <company>. I've decided to take a position with another company. I wanted to take a moment out and thank you for your example and mentorship. Working on your projects taught me so much about how projects should be run and employees treated and motivated and you are a great example."

And my reaction was


"I have no memory of this person"

Seriously. I remember the name vaguely, and I know they worked on one of my projects. But I don't remember what project it was, what they did on the project or how we interacted. Sent a "thanks and best of luck!" email but feel like such a fake. Especially since the praise was about how I treated and motivated employees.
 

[chronovore]

It may also say a good deal about how badly the company was running things for that employee that your AMBIENT AWESOME field was such a strong influence on them.

The first Art Director I worked for was like that for me. He didn’t think he was doing anything special, but his leadership and vision, as well as moderated concern for his reports, were all central to my management style as I followed my own path.

STRUGGLE: I cleared out my Inboxes, and Google tells me “Your Social Tab is empty.”

This rings particularly true today.

[Kara]

Adolphe Thiers was right.

[Mr. Nobody]

I almost deleted my porn folder last night 

[Madrun Badrun]

Gave me sweaty palms just thinking about it dude.