Author Topic: Please share your triumph of the day (Read 959551 times)

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5520 on:** October 05, 2019, 02:51:09 PM »

"This Nintex guy's application looks good - a perfect score"
"Let's just check out his online activity ..."
"Well, this other guy says he can do it in 20k. Let's just let him fail and then pay someone to fix it."

Nintex · « **Reply #5521 on:** October 05, 2019, 02:58:00 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 05, 2019, 02:51:09 PM

"This Nintex guy's application looks good - a perfect score"
"Let's just check out his online activity ..."
"Well, this other guy says he can do it in 20k. Let's just let him fail and then pay someone to fix it."

I wrote it for our agency and the panel that had to decide received everything anonymous.

The entire process involved a broke ass tender management system, which could not handle projects with more than one expense.
So you had to fill in a Word template with listed prices and put a (and I quote) 'fictional price of 1' in the box for price as it was a required field.

Looking at the UI it seems like at some point it was to be renewed (some screens had entirely different designs) and they never bothered to finished it.
I've never seen something so poorly designed in my life and I've seen m0dus creations.

daemon · « **Reply #5522 on:** October 07, 2019, 06:32:01 PM »

Finished the first gamejam I participated in:

https://blitzcloud.itch.io/cocoball

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/cocoball (throw me a vote if you got an account

)

game is meant for local Versus, but with applications like Parsec, I played it online with friends and it was pretty fun lol

Oblivion · « **Reply #5523 on:** October 24, 2019, 06:12:27 AM »

crossposting from the relationship thread, but i just officially confirmed a date with this smoking hot geek babe

Potato · « **Reply #5524 on:** October 24, 2019, 08:05:25 AM »

Quote from: Nintex on October 05, 2019, 01:30:24 PM

Quote from: Nintex on August 28, 2019, 02:14:37 PM
Made it to the second round of a bid for a big government project.
Didn't get the job.

Our government awards contracts using a point system. There were a few categories, including the quality of the plan.
My plan had a 100% score. All 30 points I could get for the plan. Boom.
Especially because we didn't just hit all the boxes but also questioned their shitty prototype as it did not meet their project goals.

My offer was 90k, which was below the maximum allowed budget of 100k.

So why would the government reject a plan with a 100% score?
Well, someone scored 51% on their plan but offered the web application for a grand total of 20k. Less than 1/3 of our asking price.
No wonder all government IT projects fail with dumb points systems like these that force them to choose the worst plan.

The government could've had something great. Now they get garbage.
I hope it crashes and burns.

It's likely to cost them $200,000 in they long run...

chronovore · « **Reply #5525 on:** November 02, 2019, 11:13:30 PM »

Had my first day at the new job on Friday. Good company, good vibe, some great people. Everyone seems supportive. I think some of them are the teeniest bit skeptical of what I can do. I can't wait to show them.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5526 on:** November 04, 2019, 02:48:33 PM »

Second daughter was born today

brawndolicious · « **Reply #5527 on:** November 04, 2019, 02:58:28 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on October 05, 2019, 01:30:24 PM

Quote from: Nintex on August 28, 2019, 02:14:37 PM
Made it to the second round of a bid for a big government project.
Didn't get the job.

Our government awards contracts using a point system. There were a few categories, including the quality of the plan.
My plan had a 100% score. All 30 points I could get for the plan. Boom.
Especially because we didn't just hit all the boxes but also questioned their shitty prototype as it did not meet their project goals.

My offer was 90k, which was below the maximum allowed budget of 100k.

So why would the government reject a plan with a 100% score?
Well, someone scored 51% on their plan but offered the web application for a grand total of 20k. Less than 1/3 of our asking price.
No wonder all government IT projects fail with dumb points systems like these that force them to choose the worst plan.

The government could've had something great. Now they get garbage.
I hope it crashes and burns.

For a government IT project, $100k (and especially $20k) seems cheap as hell.

What was tye scope of the project if you can say? Like a new database system, website redesign, or something else?

Tasty · « **Reply #5528 on:** November 05, 2019, 12:42:47 PM »

October was a really good month.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #5529 on:** November 05, 2019, 03:45:04 PM »

Tasty being back is a triumph in itself

Tasty · « **Reply #5530 on:** November 05, 2019, 04:53:57 PM »

Quote from: CatsCatsCats on November 05, 2019, 03:45:04 PM

Tasty being back is a triumph in itself

So is all the love.

toku · « **Reply #5531 on:** November 05, 2019, 05:06:07 PM »

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #5532 on:** November 05, 2019, 05:16:36 PM »

Treated myself to a half day and I’m just getting high in my cozy lil Ford Escape listening to dope ass Spanish music on community radio in the forest vibin conmigo y contigo

Clockwork5 · « **Reply #5533 on:** November 06, 2019, 09:00:19 PM »

Just signed up for open mic stand up. It’s only the second time doing this and the wait becomes a game of drinking to calm the nerves and not drinking so much I forget my bit. Its a trip being on a stage making people laugh.

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #5534 on:** November 07, 2019, 01:04:59 AM »

finally got the balls to put in request for leave at work

update: request approved, flying back to london for 2 weeks tomorrow night, will finally be able to watch porn

BIONIC · « **Reply #5535 on:** November 07, 2019, 04:37:39 AM »

Quote from: Crash Dummy on November 07, 2019, 01:04:59 AM

finally got the balls to put in request for leave at work

update: request approved, flying back to london for 2 weeks tomorrow night, will finally be able to watch porn

Bruh, just torrent your porn. You can still find whatever that way. Unless you’re using a company provided connection, nobody is gonna come knocking on your door.

Or just load up a flash drive while you’re in London

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #5536 on:** November 07, 2019, 07:36:49 AM »

I’ve bought an external hard drive already in preparation

Ghoul · « **Reply #5537 on:** November 07, 2019, 11:23:44 AM »

Airport security will be fun for you

Today's triumph merely survived the day, after getting engaged on Halloween being back at work and just doing normal shit is kinda dull.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #5538 on:** November 07, 2019, 11:25:56 AM »

I got Rah to post hog (that I didn't even care to see, nor did I) to try to "own the TIMU" but in-the-end I finally got him and his Inceldom to fuck off the board.

(Scandal is sure to follow with me posting this now)

Ghoul · « **Reply #5539 on:** November 07, 2019, 11:30:32 AM »

you're baiting that guy so hard

Rufus · « **Reply #5540 on:** November 07, 2019, 11:34:08 AM »

JC Username, settle the fuck down.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #5541 on:** November 07, 2019, 11:51:19 AM »

Quote from: Esch on November 07, 2019, 11:36:18 AM

What's the point of internet beef on a forum with 20 active posters.

You're the kind of person that probably thinks it's a waste of time to vote in local elelctions, smh

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #5542 on:** November 14, 2019, 03:35:27 AM »

On holiday - not thought about work at all, enjoying time with family and friends I haven’t seen in ages, getting a lot of reading done, eating and sleeping properly. Not even bothered by the weather!

chronovore · « **Reply #5543 on:** November 16, 2019, 03:29:40 AM »

Finished two weeks at my new job. Still miss my old crew, but the new group seems to be largely happy that I'm there, and appreciative of my efforts. One person in particular seemed defensive and skeptical, now seems to be trusting that I'm actually there to help instead of taking over. Anyway, it's super busy, but things are going well and I feel like I'm coming up to speed, fast.

Raist · « **Reply #5544 on:** November 16, 2019, 07:32:29 AM »

Why havent you taken over yet.

chronovore · « **Reply #5545 on:** November 16, 2019, 07:39:03 AM »

Quote from: Raist on November 16, 2019, 07:32:29 AM

Why havent you taken over yet.

Because I've run my own company and it was no fun.

Tasty · « **Reply #5546 on:** November 19, 2019, 11:20:22 PM »

Life's been pretty shitty lately but I've been working on a personal project for a few weeks and it's finally bearing fruit.

Expect screens and vids soon. 👀

EightBitNate · « **Reply #5547 on:** November 19, 2019, 11:37:57 PM »

STD test came back positive

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5548 on:** November 20, 2019, 12:11:32 AM »

Quote from: EightBitNate on November 19, 2019, 11:37:57 PM

STD test came back positive

Sorry to hear that

Tasty · « **Reply #5549 on:** November 20, 2019, 12:18:58 AM »

Quote from: Esch on November 19, 2019, 11:34:53 PM

Andy finally got desperate enough to make a cool young dude OnlyFans huh?

Sorry to disappoint

But I do have a video

Tasty · « **Reply #5550 on:** November 24, 2019, 11:27:57 AM »

Hey who wants to help beta test this tonight 👀

Kara · « **Reply #5551 on:** November 24, 2019, 01:43:03 PM »

I don't really get what it is when you share stuff from it.

Tasty · « **Reply #5552 on:** November 24, 2019, 02:18:08 PM »

Quote from: Kara on November 24, 2019, 01:43:03 PM

I don't really get what it is when you share stuff from it.

No worries! When it's available it's easy to get when you start using it.

Basically, in 2017 I noticed there were 8000+ chiptunes on chipmusic.org but no way to listen to them consecutively or randomly. Which led to this:

It shuffled through those 8000 songs on autoplay, and since the chiptune scene is awesome they're all some variation of Creative Commons so it's totally cool.

I started work on a 2.0 about a year ago, but it got stuck in development hell... 2.0 Mark II started up about three weeks ago and is so much more awesome. The big change is it pairs a random gif (of the tag "pixel art") from Giphy to each random chiptune being played.

Screeeeeeens

toku · « **Reply #5553 on:** November 24, 2019, 02:21:47 PM »

You're so talented dude

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #5554 on:** November 24, 2019, 02:26:34 PM »

So dope with your dope shit

Kara · « **Reply #5555 on:** November 24, 2019, 02:29:33 PM »

I can try to beta tonight.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #5556 on:** November 24, 2019, 02:34:02 PM »

I can provide the demographic of v high people for your test

Tasty · « **Reply #5557 on:** November 25, 2019, 09:53:20 AM »

😳 Thanks guys

Kara and Cats I'll PM you a link later.

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #5558 on:** November 25, 2019, 03:13:54 PM »

Got a new job. Been pretty far from full time at my work for the last years time (not even officially contracted for 1 ½ year, seeing as my position kind of vanished but they kept me around to do whatever was needed...), and although I love the place, went to an interview friday. Thought I absolutely fucked it, especially having to mention you are chronically sick never goes down well, and they seemed to hate me... but got the call this morning and I'm hired. Pays better and allows me to do 15 hour shifts, which will lead me to lots of days off.

Ghoul · « **Reply #5559 on:** November 25, 2019, 03:57:40 PM »

Have a work event in Amsterdam next week, which required a nas to be connected to a few WiFi terminals to create a mesh network so they could print badges etc, after some messing around and thinking I got it to the point today of ten people being able to connect and use it at the same time pretty cool. I also have applied for a role within vidya games that is going super well and I could end up working there in the new year for decent pay and working for a studio I admire 2020 could be bloody great!

Best part of the event is if my system works well I’ll have a lot of time in Amsterdam to do whatever I want with and get paid for it with maybe one or two calls to deal with

BIONIC · « **Reply #5560 on:** November 25, 2019, 04:04:02 PM »

Quote from: Ghoul on November 25, 2019, 03:57:40 PM

Have a work event in Amsterdam next week, which required a nas to be connected to a few WiFi terminals to create a mesh network so they could print badges etc, after some messing around and thinking I got it to the point today of ten people being able to connect and use it at the same time pretty cool. I also have applied for a role within vidya games that is going super well and I could end up working there in the new year for decent pay and working for a studio I admire 2020 could be bloody great!

Best part of the event is if my system works well I’ll have a lot of time in Amsterdam to do whatever I want with and get paid for it with maybe one or two calls to deal with

Also an opportunity to meet all our highly renowned Dutch posters

Ghoul · « **Reply #5561 on:** November 25, 2019, 04:05:55 PM »

Quote from: BIONIC on November 25, 2019, 04:04:02 PM

Quote from: Ghoul on November 25, 2019, 03:57:40 PM
Have a work event in Amsterdam next week, which required a nas to be connected to a few WiFi terminals to create a mesh network so they could print badges etc, after some messing around and thinking I got it to the point today of ten people being able to connect and use it at the same time pretty cool. I also have applied for a role within vidya games that is going super well and I could end up working there in the new year for decent pay and working for a studio I admire 2020 could be bloody great!

Best part of the event is if my system works well I’ll have a lot of time in Amsterdam to do whatever I want with and get paid for it with maybe one or two calls to deal with

Also an opportunity to meet all our highly renowned Dutch posters

I only hear crickets and see tumble weeds

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5562 on:** November 25, 2019, 05:03:21 PM »

Id meet up but I dont live there since like 2008-2010

Neither does Mojo.

Mmrasu?

chronovore · « **Reply #5563 on:** November 26, 2019, 03:07:20 AM »

I think half of my closer, new friends from the last 20 months of working in Tokyo and Kyoto have been Dutch.

They're awesome! Too bad they all dislike each other!

Rufus · « **Reply #5564 on:** November 26, 2019, 03:15:51 AM »

Guess we know why they left the Netherlands.

Raist · « **Reply #5565 on:** November 26, 2019, 03:47:50 AM »

Quote from: Rufus on November 26, 2019, 03:15:51 AM

Guess we know why they left the Netherlands.

Alternatively, cause it's drab as fuck.

Huff · « **Reply #5566 on:** November 27, 2019, 12:06:45 AM »

Passed my critical care boards, which in the grand scheme doesn't change much but add unneeded letters the back of my name since my job will function as the same and it's just a scam to pay the organizations money to both take the test and then a yearly fee

but all the same feels nice

Huff · « **Reply #5567 on:** November 27, 2019, 12:08:57 AM »

Also turned in my last paper of my first class in getting a masters (in toxicology). Got an A for the class.

So basically a win for the nerd in me today

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5568 on:** November 27, 2019, 04:24:07 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on November 26, 2019, 03:07:20 AM

I think half of my closer, new friends from the last 20 months of working in Tokyo and Kyoto have been Dutch.

They're awesome! Too bad they all dislike each other!

Dutch people hate hanging out with dutch people abroad for some reason

After a decade away I like meeting Dutchies again

chronovore · « **Reply #5569 on:** November 29, 2019, 01:46:47 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on November 27, 2019, 04:24:07 AM

Quote from: chronovore on November 26, 2019, 03:07:20 AM
I think half of my closer, new friends from the last 20 months of working in Tokyo and Kyoto have been Dutch.

They're awesome! Too bad they all dislike each other!

Dutch people hate hanging out with dutch people abroad for some reason

After a decade away I like meeting Dutchies again

You guys are famous for being more outspoken, and speaking your mind, than other cultures. In Japan in particular, it stands out. I think a lack of passive aggressive bullshit is PRETTY FUCKING GREAT.

railGUN · « **Reply #5570 on:** December 06, 2019, 07:45:32 PM »

Got my Occupational First Aid Level 3 certificate today - 99/100 on the final written exam

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5571 on:** December 09, 2019, 10:14:25 PM »

Got to write this today today,

Quote

cum = torch.cumsum(sorted_probs, dim=-1)

teehee.

Ghoul · « **Reply #5572 on:** December 10, 2019, 09:30:35 AM »

back from work event, it went great, many thanks from directors and members of staff, I am bloody knackered though after walking 93km in a week

Plus just super long 7am - 1am days pretty gross.

james · « **Reply #5573 on:** December 10, 2019, 03:07:25 PM »

Shosta is back so Im no longer suicidal

Potato · « **Reply #5574 on:** December 11, 2019, 07:02:59 AM »

Got most of my Christmas lights up today. Just a couple of long strings to do on the weekend and I'll be done.

bluemax · « **Reply #5575 on:** December 11, 2019, 11:40:07 PM »

Multiple triumphs today!

Finally scheduled a replacement for carpet for my apartment (been here over 10 years so they gotta replace it, plus it looks like shit now).

And finally got this unsupported Unreal Engine thing that I've been trying to get working off and on for months to work.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #5576 on:** December 14, 2019, 01:03:01 PM »

Got gold elite status at Marriott and the free enhanced internet upgrade

.

Tasty · « **Reply #5577 on:** December 14, 2019, 03:01:54 PM »

Fulfilled invoices

Potato · « **Reply #5578 on:** December 14, 2019, 03:43:19 PM »

On leave from work until 20 January.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #5579 on:** December 14, 2019, 03:53:23 PM »

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Author Topic: Please share your triumph of the day (Read 959551 times)