Please share your triumph of the day

[Tasty]

Wow, thanks for the kind words guys. Hope some people find it useful, I was mostly scratching my own itch when I made it but then decided to go all-out and add logins, views, likes, etc.

[benjipwns]

hdd died or was dying, couldn't boot into anything, tried to save it

eventually gave up and used it as an excuse to finally move over to using a SSD for Windows, programs and select games (titanfall 2 basically.....okay adventure capitalist and communist and clicker heroes and...)

lol'd at windows 10 installing fresh off a usb drive taking as long as i took a dump...i remember "rolling out" windows 2000 like over a decade ago onto ten machines or something, oh god and 98 was even worse, how did it take so long to load like 50MB onto those machines why were there so many questions what happened to all the nexts to click and restarts to go through

the triumph here is moving over to ssd finally and also getting my main PC back instead of the cobbled together system i was using with my laptop and monitors (tho havin three screens was kinda sweet, typing on my laptop is not, not to mention trying to figure out what it could run since it definitely couldn't pull off titanfall 2...adventure capitalist)

also found out that ubuntu is ditching unity for gnome 3 from here on out, andrex knows what that means so i'm fine with posting it here and it's kind a triumph even tho unity is finally like okay at least on my laptop it has been

[Tasty]

Unity probably started getting OK in the last year or two but I really think the whole paradigm (not to mention a e s t h e t i c) were totally off at the most basic level. I contend that Gnome 3, since it first released, has been the best possible desktop paradigm with an unusually high (for Linux) level of polish and design effort.

Ubuntu embracing Gnome 3 is the latest in a series of decisions designed to regain goodwill from the community after 5-8 years of Canonical trying to own the entire stack and compete with Apple, MS and Google. Been a long time coming.

[benjipwns]

if you're one of those people who likes randomly installing distros either into VMs or on a side machine or whatever, the 17.10 betas are already running with GNOME default they made the switch the day after Shuttleworth's announcement apparently

i was using a live usb of 17.04 to try and rescue the drive and was surprised at how nearly totally unchanged it was from the 16.04 that's running on my laptop, had i known about the switch i would have made the live usb out of that just to futz with it (although...i mean i have seen GNOME 3 for years now but not with a ubuntu logo on it!)

Shuttleworth basically admitted that they were chasing Windows 8/Phone and came to the same conclusions as MS did about that as an interface long term. Though I guess the one Mobile spin is going to keep developing Unity.

The original fight was over stuff GNOME wound up changing anyway IIRC. But like you noted Canonical thought they were going to break through into the mainstream for a year or so there and are now realizing people really mainly just want a more updated/easier debian which is why Mint took off.

I put Manjaro on a VM and played with it for a week or so, it's actually kinda interesting in that it's not so hardset into any of the various spins to where 90% of it is basically identical across distros. Garbage package system though.

I should probably bump the linux thread you made or something rather than rambling about this here. Though I mainly just play with it in VMs everytime there's a BIG RELEASE people are talking about other than my laptops which have been ubuntu since 8.04 because i did it on a whim and then just kept with it so it's different and unity is kinda nice on a laptop using touchpad and garbage like that.

[zomgee]

Having a Linux thread again would be great. I'd like to see how people stack new Ubuntu against Mint now.

[Rufus]

[Tasty]

i can't get some ez likes :'(

[zomgee]

chipmusic.fm works under Edge, also.

[Madrun Badrun]

i also code but it doesn't run in the browser so i can't show it off so i can't get some ez likes for it :'(

but at least it's proper programming and not javascript

 

CS Ph.D student here.  I program in linear algebra, probability, and python. 

 

[Tasty]

chipmusic.fm works under Edge, also.

That's awesome! Thanks for testing it for me.

It's barf in my version of Safari (9) but it probably works OK in 10+.

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Tying browser versions to OS versions is dumb as fuck. 

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[Valkyrie]

Just woke up to my toddler planting a massive kiss twice on my cheek while I was sleeping, while saying mmmmmwah, mama! She very rare kiss first, she just likes to have her cheeks kissed. I swear it was the cutest thing she's done so far. Made me feel loved for. :'(

[fistfulofmetal]

Girlfriend and I have been on a kick making our own ice cream. Pretty simple too, just heavy cream + condensed milk + vanilla and then whip with a mixer for a little bit and then freeze.

I added Oreo cream and crushed up the cookie part to make cookies and cream. Added crushed banana and peanut butter. She made Cinnamon.

[fistfulofmetal]

well give it a try, because it creates ice cream

[nachobro]

Got an iPhone, a new arcade stick, and a BJ for my birthday yesterday

and then I logged on to the Bore to see that Amirox is a pedo

32 is pretty great so far, folks

[Huff]

Finished residency now couple weeks off before starting my real job for the rest of forever

10 years of college/post grad education in the books

[Madrun Badrun]

Congrats dude!

[CatsCatsCats]

Cold shower after work with a glass of wine 🍷 on a hot day

[Huff]

I've only left the couch or bed today to eat

It's been glorious

[chronovore]

My mother's aunt, with whom I'm not directly connected on Facebook, and who does drive-by responses every time I post something critical of Trump, sent me a Friend request on FB yesterday.

As Walrus has attested, my self-righteousness can be a little overwhelming, and I thought, "Oh ho-ho, no, Ma'am. We are not friends."

This morning I had a new friend request waiting from someone else, and I noticed her invitation had been rescinded. It wasn't there. I'm trying to figure out if she actually meant to send the original and realized her error, but realizing their own error is not the province of many Trump supporters.

[Joe Molotov]

My mother's aunt, with whom I'm not directly connected on Facebook, and who does drive-by responses every time I post something critical of Trump, sent me a Friend request on FB yesterday.

As Walrus has attested, my self-righteousness can be a little overwhelming, and I thought, "Oh ho-ho, no, Ma'am. We are not friends."

This morning I had a new friend request waiting from someone else, and I noticed her invitation had been rescinded. It wasn't there. I'm trying to figure out if she actually meant to send the original and realized her error, but realizing their own error is not the province of many Trump supporters.

Now start subtweeting her. It's time to escalate the passive-aggressive social media arms race.

[chronovore]

My mother's aunt, with whom I'm not directly connected on Facebook, and who does drive-by responses every time I post something critical of Trump, sent me a Friend request on FB yesterday.

As Walrus has attested, my self-righteousness can be a little overwhelming, and I thought, "Oh ho-ho, no, Ma'am. We are not friends."

This morning I had a new friend request waiting from someone else, and I noticed her invitation had been rescinded. It wasn't there. I'm trying to figure out if she actually meant to send the original and realized her error, but realizing their own error is not the province of many Trump supporters.

Now start subtweeting her. It's time to escalate the passive-aggressive social media arms race.

Trump supporters also aren't good at subtlety.

[TVC15]

Had a dream this afternoon that Himu moved in with me. There was all sorts of unclear dreamy stuff, but we had some sort of agreement where she could stay with me as long as she said "yes" to everything I asked/told her to do. It ended up being a mix of like 50 Shades of Grey and The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. I've been listening to too much My Dad Wrote a Porno.

[Valkyrie]

That's hot.

[Valkyrie]

Doctor just confirmed that the lump behind my ear is benign. I dunno about you but to me that's a pretty fucking big triumph. Especially after all that Googling I did.

[zomgee]

I scored 21,750 on GORF

Oh congrats Butt

[TVC15]

I’ve shit 5 times today and I feel another on deck.

[TVC15]

And I just threw up like a pound of phad thai with delicious sweet chili tofu.

[El Babua]

Saw Paul McCartney live Friday night, that Hey Jude singalong was some transcendental stuff.

Also got extra plantains for my chicken order.

[TVC15]

Saw Paul McCartney live Friday night, that Hey Jude singalong was some transcendental stuff.

Also got extra plantains for my chicken order.

I need to throw up again.

[Purrp Skirrp]

Saw Paul McCartney live Friday night, that Hey Jude singalong was some transcendental stuff.

Also got extra plantains for my chicken order.

I need to throw up again.

Transcendental bulimia

[Joe Molotov]

I scored 21,750 on GORF

Oh congrats Butt

I hope that means you can get into the college of your choice.

[zomgee]

I will finally tighten up the graphics on level 3

[Valkyrie]

Kinda morbid, but I finally got our oneway tickets out of Japan, and out of this toxic marriage. End of September I'll be a free elf with no master.

[seagrams hotsauce]

Kinda morbid, but I finally got our oneway tickets out of Japan, and out of this toxic marriage. End of September I'll be a free elf with no master.

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Morbidity only applies to death homie. Welcome to the land of the living

[toku]

site i enjoy actually wrote some nice words about my ep

feels nice knowing ppl know im a goth boy now

[Valkyrie]

Nice one, toku. Congrats!

You'll turn into Iggy Pop?

I don't get it.

[Raist]

Nice one, toku. Congrats!

You'll turn into Iggy Pop?

I don't get it.

I can kinda see it.

[Joe Molotov]

I found a copy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy vinyl at the used bookstore. It's a re-recording of the first 4 episodes of the radio series, with some cuts/tweaking made by Douglas Adams to tighten it up. (It's arguably the best version of the series) It's not super rare, but I've never seen one in the wild before and H2G2 is basically my favorite media property ever, so finding it made me happy.

[chronovore]

Kinda morbid, but I finally got our oneway tickets out of Japan, and out of this toxic marriage. End of September I'll be a free elf with no master.

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That's more hopeful than morbid.

Glad you've got an end in sight to this rotten situation. I'm sad we didn't get to meet up before you left this country.

[Valkyrie]

That's more hopeful than morbid.

Glad you've got an end in sight to this rotten situation. I'm sad we didn't get to meet up before you left this country.

Let me know if you pop by Tokyo before that! I'll probably be really busy after July but you never know. Fake-Chrono Greg was a nice guy but I bet the real one is a lot cooler!

[zomgee]

I found a copy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy vinyl at the used bookstore. It's a re-recording of the first 4 episodes of the radio series, with some cuts/tweaking made by Douglas Adams to tighten it up. (It's arguably the best version of the series) It's not super rare, but I've never seen one in the wild before and H2G2 is basically my favorite media property ever, so finding it made me happy.

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Fuuuuuck me let me touch your hand.

Edit: I just went and bought part one and two. I always wanted these when I was younger and I forgot I am an adult that can buy things.

[Valkyrie]

Nice one, toku. Congrats!

You'll turn into Iggy Pop?

I don't get it.

I can kinda see it.

SEE WHAT. What does he have to do with anythingggg. Are you calling me ugly? :'(

[Chim Richalds]

Found my wallet after frantically searching for it for a half hour this morning.  I take Ambien for insomnia sometimes, and if I don't go straight to bed things get weird.  When I realized my wallet wasn't in my jeans this morning I panicked and thought I'd gone on some crazy spending spree on Amazon or something, since you generally don't remember wtf you did after you wake up.

Luckily, I found it under the bed and nothing had been bought.  Which is good, because I need to go buy a beard trimmer today and I would have been bummed if I'd spent that money on a fucking unicorn canvas or something.

[Rufus]

Nice one, toku. Congrats!

You'll turn into Iggy Pop?

I don't get it.

I can kinda see it.

SEE WHAT. What does he have to do with anythingggg. Are you calling me ugly? :'(

Dobby looks like Iggy Pop. The only connection to you is you talking of freedom from master, like Dobby (presumably, I haven't read or watched Harry Potter).

That said, you'll be bringing your actual master with you.

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Ofukuro are never free.

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[Mupepe]

Today has been a pretty good day so far.

There's a connection between two highways I use on my way to work.  It's an awesome sweeping curve that's fun to ride on, but I usually hit at like 30-40 MPH because people slow to a crawl on it.  No traffic today so I hit that fucker going 75 on my bike and it felt incredible.

I've been getting hit with promotional shit from AMEX for awhile.  I'm not a credit card guy and up until a couple of weeks ago the only thing I had was a Capital One card that I got in like 2011 with a $1k limit.  The wife and I want to start racking up miles/rewards so I decided to apply.  They approved me for a card limit that is, in my opinion, obnoxiously high - like a shocking % of my annual income.  I'm a pay it off every month type of guy so I'll never get close to that limit but it made me feel good that my wife and I have come a long way financially together.

Lastly, I've been hard as a rock this morning - all morning.  I'm not even horny.  I'm just hard as fuck for some reason.  Strange, but pretty cool.

[Valkyrie]

Freedom Bulge 

[Raist]

Lastly, I've been hard as a rock this morning - all morning.  I'm not even horny.  I'm just hard as fuck for some reason.  Strange, but pretty cool.

Check under your bed for brazilian wandering spiders. Just sayin'

[Mupepe]

Google says it creates unwanted erections. It was totally wanted.

[seagrams hotsauce]

I haven't had an 'unwanted' erection since jr high. At worst I get 'unsummoned but still appreciated' erections now

[Atramental]

I constantly had to put my notebook binder in front of my boner during those days. So embarrassing having to walk from class to class with a raging hardon. Especially in such a religious school... 

[Rufus]

I had one in PE while we were all waiting on the bench at the side of the pool. No amount of leaning forward could obscure it. Nobody ever said anything, but it wasn't exactly inconspicuous in skin tight swim shorts.

[Valkyrie]

G-Guys.. stop it.

[seagrams hotsauce]

I've had a leg-jiggle nervous tick since like fifth grade that I developed as a result of the torture scene from MGS1. On the last gym class of my sixth grade year I was sitting on the first row of the bleachers waiting for the next round of dodgeball and my crush put her hand on my bouncy ass knee and said "hey you gotta calm down" and I did, but then I had a whole new set of concerns to be nervous about. That's the last one I can remember

[TVC15]

Stop it with the adolescent boner stories. You know that's what dear Ami wasn't into.

[Valkyrie]

Let's go back to talking about 2017 triumph freedom boners.

[Mupepe]

As Bob Seger once said... "Like a rock"

[TVC15]

As Bob Seger once said... "Like a rock"

...and as the Stones said in Stray Cat Blues, "I can see that you're 15 years old / No I don't want your I.D."

[zomgee]

I have a boner right NOW!

It's my triumph of the day.

[Raist]

I have a boner right NOW!

It's my triumph of the day.

OMG congrats!

[TVC15]

I watched a grown-ass man tear up as he watched the end of Stand by Me for the very first time.

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I may have been a little tear-y too. I'm a heartless bastard but that movie can get to me.

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Also that scene of a 13-14 year old Wil Wheaton reaching slowly into his tighty whities to remove a bloody leech felt very appropriate for pedoBore

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