Please share your triumph of the day

[chronovore]

Yeah, type 2 diabetes is very manageable, it's just a pain in the ass and most people choose to take metformin or other drugs to manage it. I did it all via diet and exercise. Mostly diet. I don't drink beer, eat sugary stuff, or eat any high carb anything anymore. Which sucks, because bread and potatoes are the best. BUT NO.

You are amazing. I know it was the Sword of Damocles, but recognize that the decision to control it was YOU.

[Brehvolution]

Yeah, type 2 diabetes is very manageable, it's just a pain in the ass and most people choose to take metformin or other drugs to manage it. I did it all via diet and exercise. Mostly diet. I don't drink beer, eat sugary stuff, or eat any high carb anything anymore. Which sucks, because bread and potatoes are the best. BUT NO.

Not only is Metformin good for treating diabetes,it's being seen as an anti aging drug.

https://www.wired.com/story/this-pill-promises-to-extend-life-for-a-nickel-a-pop/

https://www.nature.com/articles/npjamd201621

Metformin and acarbose are now considered to be possible anti-aging drugs which are ready for a clinical trial in the US.4 Researchers have already proven that the diabetes drug metformin extends the life span of animals,5 and the Food and Drug Administration in the US has now given a go for a trial to see if the same effects can be replicated in humans.

Now people can have diabetes forever. 

[hungrynoob]

Yeah, type 2 diabetes is very manageable, it's just a pain in the ass and most people choose to take metformin or other drugs to manage it. I did it all via diet and exercise. Mostly diet. I don't drink beer, eat sugary stuff, or eat any high carb anything anymore. Which sucks, because bread and potatoes are the best. BUT NO.

No beer!? Nah fuck that, id be on that metformin asap. Will of steel.

[Human Snorenado]

Yeah, type 2 diabetes is very manageable, it's just a pain in the ass and most people choose to take metformin or other drugs to manage it. I did it all via diet and exercise. Mostly diet. I don't drink beer, eat sugary stuff, or eat any high carb anything anymore. Which sucks, because bread and potatoes are the best. BUT NO.

No beer!? Nah fuck that, id be on that metformin asap. Will of steel.

You can have all the liquor you want as long as you don't mix it with fruity, sugary bullshit. Distillation basically kills the carb count, even if you're talking about vodka that was made from f'n potatoes.

[CatsCatsCats]

Vodka sodas all night long

[desert punk]

Got summoned into the dean’s office yesterday. He told me my immediate superiors decided I’m eligible for a bonus of 1.000 € for outstanding performance and that he and the university’s HR department approved of it 

I’m puzzled frankly because I don’t really have a clue of why I earned this bonus. The dean didn’t go into details and just said I should speak with my immediate superiors about it. I think I mentioned here that I’m suffering from untreated ADHD, and that my performance at work suffered because of it, which is why I decided to seek treatment in the first place.

But therapy only started this summer and while things got better, I’ve still got a long way to go. So maybe I overestimated my issues at work. But then again, to alleviate my supposed performance issues I do a lot of work, particularly shit no one else wants to do, so maybe it’s that.

Anyway, it’s a nice surprise. Maybe I’ll stop being a cheapskate and just buy Watch Dogs 2 for 30 bucks instead of waiting until price drops to 20.

[benjipwns]

Today I was uncommonly productive. I'm overwhelmed by motivation and my life burns with purpose. I'm better than happy; I'm insatiably alive.

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[chronovore]

The work which was dropped on me has continued and looks like will be in full force at least until the 15th. Pretty stoked.

[TVC15]

Beer sucks. It can be a nice hot day drink, but it’s far too ineffective as an alcohol delivery mechanism. I notice that most people I used to beer party with when younger have moved on to light beer, which is even more shameful. These people have forgotten the purpose of drinking.

Note that aside from heat, I’ll allow an exception for Belgian ales.  Otherwise, beer is a drink for children and women.

[desert punk]

Lol this isn’t directed against you, just speaking in general, but I like when nerds that don’t drink beer pretend that they’re some hardcore barfly, guzzling only the hard shit, or affecting to be a some cultured wine connoisseur or something. When the reality is that they get jittery after a can of soda.

Snark aside, I ain’t too hot on beer either mostly because it constantly puts my bladder on the verge of bursting. I do appreciate its social aspects tho, and that I’m still in control of myself even after a few bottles. If you wanna get shit-faced, why do you even bother with beer?

[Raist]

Hold on, aren't you german?

[desert punk]

LOL so? You know, we don't all sit around in lederhosen and a Maß in one hand 

[Tasty]

I called in basically every favor possible with my closest friends, and tomorrow I'll have enough to pay for my shiny new apartment. I'm so fucking happy and excited and despite borrowing quite a large sum overall, because of my new job (and January's rent being prorated) I'll be able to fully pay everyone back by December 28th.

Was pretty touch and go there for a while, up to and including yesterday. But things miraculously came together last night. <3

[Tasty]

Beer sucks. It can be a nice hot day drink, but it’s far too ineffective as an alcohol delivery mechanism. I notice that most people I used to beer party with when younger have moved on to light beer, which is even more shameful. These people have forgotten the purpose of drinking.

Note that aside from heat, I’ll allow an exception for Belgian ales.  Otherwise, beer is a drink for children and women.

Belgian ales. <3 They're my fave. Love a good Blue Moon or Allagash.

I do agree they're an ineffective alcohol delivery method, but sometimes you don't want to get zonkered out.

PS- IPAs suck.

[Yeti]

Got summoned into the dean’s office yesterday. He told me my immediate superiors decided I’m eligible for a bonus of 1.000 € for outstanding performance and that he and the university’s HR department approved of it 

I’m puzzled frankly because I don’t really have a clue of why I earned this bonus. The dean didn’t go into details and just said I should speak with my immediate superiors about it. I think I mentioned here that I’m suffering from untreated ADHD, and that my performance at work suffered because of it, which is why I decided to seek treatment in the first place.

But therapy only started this summer and while things got better, I’ve still got a long way to go. So maybe I overestimated my issues at work. But then again, to alleviate my supposed performance issues I do a lot of work, particularly shit no one else wants to do, so maybe it’s that.

Anyway, it’s a nice surprise. Maybe I’ll stop being a cheapskate and just buy Watch Dogs 2 for 30 bucks instead of waiting until price drops to 20.

I saw Watch Dogs 2 for $16 on xbone a few days ago at WalMart. Might be worth checking?

[desert punk]

Thanks, but there ain't no Walmarts here in Germany anymore and I'm on PS4 anyway.

But like I said, I think I can afford to shell out 30 bucks for this game now. I could have afforded it before, but I'm wary of investing too much money into Ubi games...

[Brehvolution]

There are no walmarts in Germany because they have to pay a livable wage there. 

[TVC15]

Last night I dreamt I got in a fight with some mutie looking dude in a wheel chair. He called me ugly or an asshole or something, and I called him “hot wheels” and pushed him off a street curb. And then I immediately felt bad and profusely apologized.

[Joe Molotov]

There are no walmarts in Germany because they have to pay a livable wage there. 

This isn't the inconvenience thread.

[Raist]

LOL so? You know, we don't all sit around in lederhosen and a Maß in one hand 

That'd be Bavarians.

But every time a german says they don't like beer I'm like "poor soul". Like vegetarian germans.

I'm just sympathizing brud.

[Rufus]

Yup, you'll get an infinite amount of shit for it. And if you get annoyed, it means you can't take a joke.

[desert punk]

I'm just sympathizing brud.

Appreciate your concern bruder, but I didn't say I dislike beer. I do drink it because it gets me into a mellow mood without losing my wits.

I just don't share my fellow countrymen's soppy reverence for it. Beer discussions bore me to tears. Though as Rufus implied, that ain't something I'd be willing to share outside the internet 

[Tasty]

Paid off all the fees associated with my bitchin' new apartment. Thus ending one of the most stressful weeks of my life ever lol.

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Moving next Saturday. 😨

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[Madrun Badrun]

I just discovered Sheer Mag.

[Raist]

butter, minced onions, eggs, cheese, bread

Is this just a general "things I like" list, or a recipe for the most disgusting sammich ever?

[zomgee]

butter, minced onions, eggs, cheese, bread

Is this just a general "things I like" list, or a recipe for the most disgusting sammich ever?

Milkshake ingredients

[Nabbis]

Wisdom tooth extraction took only a minute and no bone drilling etc. It's nice when your face does not balloon for five days, don't even feel a need for painkillers atm.

[TVC15]

Watching a doc on Anders Breivik/Norwegian Etiolate and one of the witnesses/talking heads that keeps showing up is this atomically hot Norwegian dude that has the sexiest accent when speaking English. Would bang; can see why Breivik didn’t kill him.

[TVC15]

Wait, there’s a second impossibly hot witness dude with a sexy accent, PLUS he is talking about seeing children get shot.

[TVC15]

Fuck, a third. And these are just from the witnesses and survivors. What do they feed their boys in Norway? It’s a hotness factory.

[brawndolicious]

Yeah, type 2 diabetes is very manageable, it's just a pain in the ass and most people choose to take metformin or other drugs to manage it. I did it all via diet and exercise. Mostly diet. I don't drink beer, eat sugary stuff, or eat any high carb anything anymore. Which sucks, because bread and potatoes are the best. BUT NO.

You should get double props for cutting carbs as a vegetarian.

[chronovore]

Got paid.

First time my California partner company has managed to pay directly into my Japanese bank account. Very exciting.  This brings me off of US taxes, and allows my Japanese company to turn a profit, but still pay me the amount is supposed to on paper.

They'd also been late paying my previous four invoices, so having this one arrive early gains some trust back from me.

My iMac, which had been rebooting incessantly and randomly, has not rebooted once in the entire 2 weeks I’ve had it home. All they did was install a previous version of OS X, not the max can handle. No reboots. Not once.

Yeah, type 2 diabetes is very manageable, it's just a pain in the ass and most people choose to take metformin or other drugs to manage it. I did it all via diet and exercise. Mostly diet. I don't drink beer, eat sugary stuff, or eat any high carb anything anymore. Which sucks, because bread and potatoes are the best. BUT NO.

You should get double props for cutting carbs as a vegetarian.

Yeah, absolutely. In college a number of vegan people I knew were all fat, and I could never figure out why. Years later I learned that the Atkins diet is astonishingly effective, and the main thing it cuts out is carbs. Mystery solved!

[Cerveza mas fina]

Sold something at work, which means maybe I am not fired?

Also applied for a job outside of sales and back in the gaming industry (but not QA yay). Sure I'd take a 30% paycut but it would be worth it for the lower stress.

[chronovore]

Sold something at work, which means maybe I am not fired?

Also applied for a job outside of sales and back in the gaming industry (but not QA yay). Sure I'd take a 30% paycut but it would be worth it for the lower stress.

You have a weird job if the gaming industry is lower stress than what you're doing in sales.

Congrats on the not-being-fired part, though! Go, you!

[Cerveza mas fina]

Haha it seems like a low bar I know. 

[seagrams hotsauce]

drank a bunch of beer and liquor and now I'm drunk


Also fuck white man for whining about beer like a giant pussy. You don't """get""" beer but you ""get"" absinthe, one of the lowest bars for entry in alcoholism, and act like you love puking. Pathetic

[Tasty]

Absinthe is pretty cool though.

[TVC15]

drank a bunch of beer and liquor and now I'm drunk


Also fuck white man for whining about beer like a giant pussy. You don't """get""" beer but you ""get"" absinthe, one of the lowest bars for entry in alcoholism, and act like you love puking. Pathetic

Straw man. I've never even had absinthe. But yes, beer sucks. If I have to get a drink at a beer-y place, I'll see if they have cider.

 I do enjoy puking though--I've explained why. I believe it was a response to severe anxiety in the past, and when it occurs now, I think I have the mental impression of it being a sort of "release" of pressure.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Ive had absinthe once, night was insane, ended up nsfw with a bbw.

[CatsCatsCats]

A well timed puke can save you a lot trouble🤷‍♀️

[chronovore]

Solved a problem in Unity that my partner, who is more experienced in Unity than I am, had been unable to solve in a month.

In Unity, it's almost never a matter of solving a difficult problem, it's finding where to fix the problem.

[brawndolicious]

I have a problem where from a distance, people sometimes assume I'm somebody who has it easy in life and I'm especially concerned about that image when it comes to coordinating with the blue-collar/sorta conservative operations people. I just handle the project management and analysis part of the job and a lot of people in my position have been kinda cunts who are inconsiderate of the actual laborers workload.

So when the rental agency ran out of Corollas and I ended up driving a couple hundred miles in a BMW 430 convertible (free upgrade!), I worried that some people might assume I am some sort of overpaid twatburger 4chanimal consultant. In fact they were totally nice to me if a little bit shy and for some reason insisted that I would need to leave at 5:30 for security reasons. I am a very, very oblivious person and only later when my coworker let me know that she had to tell them all that I'm not a consultant, did I realize that if people think you're a rich prick, they won't be your friend but they will be polite.

So I got to have a fun, totally useless car for a few days and maintain my non-prick/twatburger/4chanimal reputation that I worked so hard for.

Solved a problem in Unity that my partner, who is more experienced in Unity than I am, had been unable to solve in a month.

In Unity, it's almost never a matter of solving a difficult problem, it's finding where to fix the problem.

Dang, I think you could apply that to any programming.

[Clockwork5]

I saved a homeless woman from a burning building last night. Apparently there were a a few in an abandoned building next to the restaurant I manage who had started a small fire inside the building  to keep warm. At one point in the night I stepped out the back door to vape and the entire back alley was covered in smoke. A group of people ran up to me and said a lady was trapped on the roof. I ran inside the restaurant and wrestled with a 15 foot ladder, dragged it down the street and helped this woman get off the roof.

I even made it on the news with the label "Good Samaritan" lol.

I would link the news video but, well, I don't want benji to doxx me.

[Madrun Badrun]

Good for you for owning a ladder.  I don't know what I would have done in that situation. 

[hungrynoob]

Good for you for having the balls to scale a burning building to help another person. A rare-breed sir.

[Phoenix Dark]

Ate ass for about 20 minutes last night.

[Madrun Badrun]

You get the itis after eating that much? 

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Can a white dude use that term?

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[Raist]

Ate ass for about 20 minutes last night.

u know that's where poop comes from right

[Corporal]

Ah-yup.

...

I survived an entire weekend of filial bonding by means of baking cookies with my old man.

We even made some chocolate snack things whose recipe basically went "take some butter and cream, add honey and butter, coconut shavings and cream, sugar and cream and butter, stir on low heat until thicc, then let cool until firm; form into balls and coat with chocolate and drink any remaining cream". These things probably have a trillion calories each, and you can taste every single one of them. Can't wait to see the reactions of people who will try them.

Also stuffed dates (the conserved sugary kind, filled with nuts or marzipan, then dipped in chocolate). Messy business, but oh so tasty.

It was a bit draining because we're two confused old geezers that probably should never enter a kitchen unless under strict supervision from a professional armed with a cattle prod, but we somehow managed.

[Tasty]

Finally sent out my Christmas cards, mostly to update people on where my new place is. Was supposed to send them a week ago, but yeah...

[chronovore]

Realized that Twitter is okay for following friends, but exploring any larger conversation there is basically the world's Comments Section. So in the end of 2017 I've been reaffirmed that I should never read the comments.

[TVC15]

Saw a dude that looked like the male version of Rosie O’Donnell on Forensic Files today. Also touched myself during the Mia Zapata episode. She was awesome.

[Brehvolution]

Apparently there were a a few in an abandoned building next to the restaurant I manage who had started a small fire inside the building  to keep warm.

No wonder they're homeless.

[Himu]

I put alcoholic egg nog into my coffee as creamer and it's delicious. I'm a genius.

[CatsCatsCats]

I drink whiskey coffees all the time, it’s legit

[Himu]

Oh? What whiskey?

[TVC15]

Heard a Turkish manager at work today talk about going to a work party and some Saudi Arabian interns of his in their early 20s were there. He said they all had wives that they treated like pets or things and didn’t even introduce them to anyone. He said something about how they’re on his team, but they don’t even do anything. From what he said, he apparently gets like three new Saudi Arabian interns that shuffle in, do nothing, and move on every six months. He called it creepy and said many colorful things about what he thinks of their culture.

[chronovore]

Why's that a triumph?

[TVC15]

Why's that a triumph?

I dunno. There are so many random chat threads that I usually just pick one at random when I have something to spout. It was kind of thrilling trying to hash out this overheard conversation with my coworker.

[chronovore]

Why's that a triumph?

I dunno. There are so many random chat threads that I usually just pick one at random when I have something to spout. It was kind of thrilling trying to hash out this overheard conversation with my coworker.

Yeah. Pretty sure I'd be weirded out by those topics. Turkey is a progressive country, full of wonderful people. Or at least it was. Sounds like the failed coup was a false flag operation which has resulted in tremendous oppression. Has that manager been out of Turkey for a long time?