Author Topic: Please share your triumph of the day (Read 806284 times)

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3360 on:** November 29, 2016, 12:58:27 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on November 29, 2016, 12:53:38 PM

A pretty famous travel writer tried to make out with me on Thanksgiving. I'm not gay but I'll take the compliment

He prolly heard you posted at The Bore.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3361 on:** November 29, 2016, 01:06:30 PM »

How old are you to know a famous travel writer when you see one or did he just approach you and say 'I'm a famous travel writer, fancy a suck?'

Steve Contra · « **Reply #3362 on:** November 29, 2016, 01:38:31 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on November 29, 2016, 01:06:30 PM

How old are you to know a famous travel writer when you see one or did he just approach you and say 'I'm a famous travel writer, fancy a suck?'

Well adjusted people have these things called "conversations" where we discuss topics like employment or the weather or local sports teams.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3363 on:** November 29, 2016, 01:43:03 PM »

So the latter?

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3364 on:** December 01, 2016, 07:42:43 PM »

Bought a bottle of this cause it was on sale

Samson Manhug · « **Reply #3365 on:** December 01, 2016, 08:11:11 PM »

Life is good right now. I can say for the first time since things went south with my ex-wife in May that I am content. It took time and a lot of actual work but I am starting to feel like the old me again. I'll try not to act like it on the forums, though.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3366 on:** December 01, 2016, 08:12:47 PM »

But did you buy any SCOTCH today?

Samson Manhug · « **Reply #3367 on:** December 01, 2016, 08:15:24 PM »

I bought some Glenmorangie 12 year port cask a couple days ago!

chronovore · « **Reply #3368 on:** December 01, 2016, 10:15:54 PM »

Quote from: Samson Manhug on December 01, 2016, 08:15:24 PM

I bought some Glenmorangie 12 year port cask a couple days ago!

That is a tight choice.

bork · « **Reply #3369 on:** December 01, 2016, 11:59:12 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on November 25, 2016, 08:45:20 PM

Figured out that the problem is once again Unity, not me.

chronovore · « **Reply #3370 on:** December 02, 2016, 01:56:49 AM »

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #3371 on:** December 02, 2016, 11:16:59 AM »

Had an old colleague that's at a startup message me about possibly running a section of their business.
Not saying it'll happen. But it's nice to know I have options.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #3372 on:** December 05, 2016, 04:13:28 PM »

I might actually have gainful employment come January, after what appears will be 4 months of unemployment/scooping ice cream for scraps.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3373 on:** December 05, 2016, 05:40:46 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on December 05, 2016, 04:13:28 PM

I might actually have gainful employment come January, after what appears will be 4 months of unemployment/scooping ice cream for scraps.

Trump

#MAGA

MMaRsu · « **Reply #3374 on:** December 05, 2016, 06:04:55 PM »

Just had a job interview last thursday, got the job right then and there. Fuck yes

.

Now I've just started today and it seems like a good job so far

I was also unemployed for like 5 months

Samson Manhug · « **Reply #3375 on:** December 06, 2016, 09:01:48 AM »

So I'm pretty sure the Washington Post stole a scoop of mine.

I published this yesterday at 3pm:

https://insurgentsia.com/2016/12/05/trumps-national-security-adviser-tweeted-fake-news-that-inspired-d-c-pizzeria-shooter/

Greg Miller of the Washington Post published this yesterday at 8pm (and it went out in the print edition this morning):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/designated-national-security-adviser-and-his-son-are-among-those-pushing-clinton-conspiracy-theory/2016/12/05/0b365b78-bb15-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html

You might be thinking, "You are delusional. Greg Miller has no idea you exist. It's a coincidence." Well, I'd agree with you except:

I got scooped, brehs.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3376 on:** December 06, 2016, 09:16:39 PM »

Drinking mead braggot.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3377 on:** December 06, 2016, 10:03:02 PM »

while singing along to Flo Rida ...

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3378 on:** December 06, 2016, 10:26:24 PM »

Whistle baby, whistle baby let me know

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #3379 on:** December 07, 2016, 02:35:05 AM »

Sink will get installed in the kitchen today

House will be fully operational now except for stuff like my wifes office

Quote from: MMaRsu on December 05, 2016, 06:04:55 PM

Just had a job interview last thursday, got the job right then and there. Fuck yes .

Now I've just started today and it seems like a good job so far

I was also unemployed for like 5 months

whats the job?

zomgee · « **Reply #3380 on:** December 08, 2016, 10:23:04 PM »

Last test of the semester, got straight A's. One semester to go and I'll kill the monkey on my back.

Syph · « **Reply #3381 on:** December 08, 2016, 10:58:58 PM »

Quote from: zomgee on December 08, 2016, 10:23:04 PM

Last test of the semester, got straight A's. One semester to go and I'll kill the monkey on my back.

undergrad? what's your major

zomgee · « **Reply #3382 on:** December 08, 2016, 11:33:10 PM »

Well.... I started in 1990, so....

It's BTAS, Bachelor of Technical and Applied Stuides. It's a degree completion track at Ohio University. I have an associates equivalency in Computer Science or so they say.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3383 on:** December 09, 2016, 09:57:26 PM »

My Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 came today. Its very cool. The initial taste is pretty sweet and fruity then it goes to a standard Laphroaig smoke finish. Like it a lot more than the 10 year.

bluemax · « **Reply #3384 on:** December 10, 2016, 12:02:27 AM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on December 09, 2016, 09:57:26 PM

My Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 came today. Its very cool. The initial taste is pretty sweet and fruity then it goes to a standard Laphroaig smoke finish. Like it a lot more than the 10 year.

Speaking of Laphroaig 10 year, I came in and found a brand new bottle of it on my desk this morning courtesy my boss.

chronovore · « **Reply #3385 on:** December 10, 2016, 08:19:26 PM »

Went to a specialty cocktail bar in Osaka last night. Place had NO SIGNS to let anyone know it was in the building. Unmarked in the elevator as well. I'll take pictures next time I'm there; churchlike interior with textured walls and lots of metalwork built by some former MTV production designer. Bartender spoke fluent English and crafted a specialty Old Fashioned with Laphroiag and some form of captured smoke from cherrywood. It was insane.

All of this was on the heels of a riverside beer while freezing my cajones off, and four bottles of sake with some sashimi at my favorite sushi spot. So in the end, I mixed ALL the alcohols.

Feeling it today. Brain fog. Worth it.

Tasty · « **Reply #3386 on:** December 10, 2016, 10:54:04 PM »

Shot over 100+ gigabytes of footage for over five hours today. Was on my feet without a break for 5.5 hours. Had to herd 11 cats, er, actors around (only 2-4 were needed for any given shot.) Didn't have a completed shot list and had to improvise on the fly for half of it. Had to rush through a couple things as people had hard stops. Could barely speak at the end because my throat was super sore from being dehydrated/possible strep.

It was so incredibly worth it. The footage and performances I got were amazing. Some great action. This is really some next-level fillmmaking from me and I can't wait to finish the whole thing. Between today and the 4+ hours shooting outside in the cold last week, I'm over the hill on this project, thankfully.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3387 on:** December 10, 2016, 11:14:26 PM »

Hope your porn turns out well.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #3388 on:** December 14, 2016, 10:58:05 AM »

One of my clients just gave me a $250 gift card for the work I've done for them over the last year. I'm pretty shocked honestly, I didn't expect them to do that.

Tasty · « **Reply #3389 on:** December 18, 2016, 02:57:39 PM »

Got retweeted by a film-oriented account with 71k followers.

Internet brownie points and potentially more exposure for my film stuff

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #3390 on:** December 18, 2016, 03:02:06 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on December 14, 2016, 10:58:05 AM

One of my clients just gave me a $250 gift card for the work I've done for them over the last year. I'm pretty shocked honestly, I didn't expect them to do that.

Then on Friday I learned I got a 4% raise and it's retroactive to back in August so I should get like 1k extra in my next paycheck./

Tasty · « **Reply #3391 on:** December 18, 2016, 03:03:50 PM »

Everything's coming up fistful!

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #3392 on:** December 18, 2016, 05:54:12 PM »

2016 has been that year for me.

chronovore · « **Reply #3393 on:** December 18, 2016, 06:21:00 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on December 18, 2016, 05:54:12 PM

2016 has been that year for me.

You are the only one.

But your success has come at what cost? AT WHAT COST?!

Tasty · « **Reply #3394 on:** December 18, 2016, 06:31:17 PM »

Won (fourth) at a film festival with my horror short from October.

My first ever film award

I'm officially an AWARD-WINNING® WRITER-DIRECTOR™

Oblivion · « **Reply #3395 on:** December 18, 2016, 09:00:54 PM »

- Finals finally (get it?) finished
- Got me a new job at a major T.V. network
- My relationship with my gf has been going on 5 months now

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3396 on:** December 19, 2016, 03:44:51 PM »

Nami was diagnosed with kidney disease a few months ago. Today I got new results and everything other than urine density has gone back to normal so I'm happy. However she has gotten super fat on her new diet.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #3397 on:** December 20, 2016, 09:13:47 AM »

Prime Now delivers to my address now

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3398 on:** December 22, 2016, 01:37:30 AM »

Got my code to run on my machine learning group's super computer. I'm so hard right now. Its so fast.

Huff · « **Reply #3399 on:** December 22, 2016, 10:24:09 AM »

Got approval for my new study. Only 3 months late

So now I have nothing to blame but my laziness for not starting data collection

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3400 on:** December 22, 2016, 10:32:31 AM »

data collection

Reb · « **Reply #3401 on:** December 22, 2016, 02:37:13 PM »

Took a shit, burned my mouth on my tea.

Reb · « **Reply #3402 on:** December 23, 2016, 04:34:55 AM »

Drove away Dufus

Tasty · « **Reply #3403 on:** December 23, 2016, 11:21:54 AM »

Released the trailer to my next short film, coming Saturday. Had this trailer stuck in my head for six months and I've actually realized it with real footage.

Tasty · « **Reply #3404 on:** December 23, 2016, 10:10:09 PM »

Got a letter saying I don't have to do Jury Duty next month.

Oblivion · « **Reply #3405 on:** December 25, 2016, 07:24:11 PM »

I just got my grades for the semester, and holy shit, I did better than I ever expected. Three A-'s and one B+ (and this one was from a class I was almost positive I would get no higher than a C). This means I'll be able to get onto the Dean's list and be eligible for new scholarships! FUCK. YES.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3406 on:** December 30, 2016, 09:22:30 PM »

cooked a duck for myself

Tasty · « **Reply #3407 on:** January 02, 2017, 12:33:10 AM »

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/omocat/omori/posts/1771698?ref=email

Earthbound ripoff I backed ages ago looks spectacular(ly weeby)

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3408 on:** January 02, 2017, 02:09:47 PM »

Got a bottle of Wild Turkey 101 because it was cheap.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3409 on:** January 03, 2017, 01:16:34 AM »

Thanks to a reddit thread, I finally understand the intuition on why the monty hall problem works. It turns out its pretty obvious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

chronovore · « **Reply #3410 on:** January 04, 2017, 10:51:16 AM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 03, 2017, 01:16:34 AM

Thanks to a reddit thread, I finally understand the intuition on why the monty hall problem works. It turns out its pretty obvious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

Due to its origin as a success derived from Reddit, this should be in the Minor Struggles thread.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3411 on:** January 04, 2017, 10:58:52 AM »

Reddit has a tone of really good academic orientated subreddits.

chronovore · « **Reply #3412 on:** January 04, 2017, 12:51:36 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 04, 2017, 10:58:52 AM

Reddit has a tone of really good academic orientated subreddits.

I'll take your word for it. I am a Filthy Old who can't endure its utterly shitty UI.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3413 on:** January 04, 2017, 12:58:38 PM »

I bought a Sausage+Egg taco at the gas station on my way to work but they accidentally gave me a Sausage+Bacon+Egg taco, which is normally a 80 cent upcharge.

zomgee · « **Reply #3414 on:** January 05, 2017, 11:19:01 AM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 03, 2017, 01:16:34 AM

Thanks to a reddit thread, I finally understand the intuition on why the monty hall problem works. It turns out its pretty obvious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

I get it, but only because the results bear out the answer. I don't get it due to theory. Once in a while I will read it again and it'll click, but then in about 2 hours it leaves my brain again.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3415 on:** January 05, 2017, 11:33:32 AM »

Ya same, I always understood the math just not the reasoning, which is this:

if Monty knows where the goats and the prizes will be and you switch:

1) If you picked a goat on your first pick, then he will rule out the remaining goat for you.
2) If you didn't pick a goat at the start then he doesn't give you any helpful info.

This means that what you want to do is pick a goat door at the start and NOT the prize, which you have 2/3 chance of doing. Basically his knowledge lets you reverse the probability on your first choice.

zomgee · « **Reply #3416 on:** January 05, 2017, 02:25:12 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 05, 2017, 11:33:32 AM

Ya same, I always understood the math just not the reasoning, which is this:

if Monty knows where the goats and the prizes will be and you switch:

1) If you picked a goat on your first pick, then he will rule out the remaining goat for you.
2) If you didn't pick a goat at the start then he doesn't give you any helpful info.

This means that what you want to do is pick a goat door at the start and NOT the prize, which you have 2/3 chance of doing. Basically his knowledge lets you reverse the probability on your first choice.

Yeah, I read the wiki once again and got it so I hope it sticks. Monty is holding 2/3rds of the odds after you choose the first door and after he reveals a goat, the remaining door now inherits the 2/3rds odds.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3417 on:** January 05, 2017, 02:33:08 PM »

I would still get the goat door, I know it.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3418 on:** January 05, 2017, 02:40:27 PM »

I like the version of the problem where Opera is Monty Hall. The math is easier, everyone gets a goat.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #3419 on:** January 05, 2017, 06:13:51 PM »

Oprah

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Author Topic: Please share your triumph of the day (Read 806284 times)