minor inconveniences that are not struggles

[Mupepe]

I'm not sure what you're getting at, Dufus.  That response could be used for almost every app.  I dig what Bebpo is getting at.  A dating style app that basically asks "who the fuck is in the mood for some Chinese food and conversation tonight?  HMU"  That actually sounds cool. 

[CatsCatsCats]

I would use it. My wife is vegetarian and picky and sometimes I just want someone to go eat weird shit with, without having to like fuck them or whatever

[Cerveza mas fina]

Bought an electric bike to be able to take my daugter to daycare that way and to cycle to the train station.

Come home, child seat shop sold me doesnt fit, also other extra gear doesnt fit.

Got upset, evening ruined, wife upset at my mood.

Going back to the shop tomorrow but I know it will be a hassle, hate bad service like this, absolutely hate it, this is what happens when I dont micromanage a project and trust someone elses judgement (the shop). I wouldnt be this upset prob if I didnt notice just now they sneaked in a 20 dollar user manual on to the bill GTFO i never asked for this.

For 1400 bucks this is the shittiest purchase in ages

[Raist]

Came back from Southern France where Spring had visibly decided to hang around for a bit, to London.

This may be an actual struggle.

[ToxicAdam]

There's an app called Meetup where you can arrange specific types of meetings in your area. I joined a few nature walks that way.

[Phoenix Dark]

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Is this you after a 1AM Taco Bell run.

[Raist]

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Is this you after a 1AM Taco Bell run.

More like

[TVC15]

Here’s little Otto’s sleeping pose tonight:

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Is this you after a 1AM Taco Bell run.

I did eat a giant burrito the day this was taken. I’m not one of your Taco Bell people, though.

[skullstorm]

Aww it's a kitty thread now. Goes nicely with the whining

[Freyj]

When you're hungry and feeling like eating somewhere tasty that's like 20-30 mins away but there's no one you can just hit up locally to go eat with so you try to muster the energy to get in the car and drive off alone for a while just for some good eats vs just being lazy and making a sandwhich

Use the bar (if you can). Restaurant bars are a lifesaver when I’m traveling for work.

[Mupepe]

There's an app called Meetup where you can arrange specific types of meetings in your area. I joined a few nature walks that way.

thanks.  I'm going to give this a try

[VomKriege]

Writing cover letters is so annoying. I struggle less with the content now that I have a firmer career footing and clearer goals (though if they're good I wouldn't know...) but putting them into form is still a pain. I guess it's a decent exercice to write a bunch of them in two languages, it's just not something I had to put with until now, my industry is almost all network and guild mentality.

Writing posts on LinkedIn will always be beyond my resolve tho.

[toku]

bought a replacement mic for my headset for gaming but that doesnt work either so it might be the cans. Ppl miss my heavy breathing   

[chronovore]

Biz partner in California rang my phone here in Osaka at 6:37AM this morning, waking me up. I demure, text back, "Can I call you later? It's 6:37AM here."

No response.

Well, now I'm guessing he's having trouble with the project/code I pushed yesterday, though I tested it thoroughly. Sometimes he gets bent out of shape that I've missed something like a product number on a page, where I'd found 11 out of 12 instances (yes, oddly specific, I know). So now I'm fully awake and making coffee, I'll call him once I get some caffeine in me.

He writes back:
"We're all at Universal Studios."

…

"Did you butt-dial me? What's going on?"

"Oh, yeah. I guess I did. Did I wake you up?"

"Yes, it was 6AM. I was asleep."

"Guess I solved that problem for you! Ha!"

 

bought a replacement mic for my headset for gaming but that doesnt work either so it might be the cans. Ppl miss my heavy breathing   

[HardcoreRetro]

Watching this porn with a "gamer" girl. The light on the PS4 controller isn't on and the dude is holding a PS3 controller. Thanks for ruining my boner.

[CatsCatsCats]

I know, worst controllers

[bluemax]

I'm on a plane and the signal for their DirecTV isn't working so I'm missing my school get its ass handed to it in football.

[CatsCatsCats]

Was gonna load some xbox balance from my amazon gift card balance, but like all the digital codes are unavailable. How does that even happen?

[chronovore]

Was gonna load some xbox balance from my amazon gift card balance, but like all the digital codes are unavailable. How does that even happen?

It's possible that one credit type can't be used to purchase another? There's all manner of controls exercised over gift certificate usage. Have you tried purchasing without using the Amazon credit?

[CatsCatsCats]

Yeah I’ve bought them before with amazon credit, and I did end up buying one today because I looked again and the $40 one was available. Which was more than I needed but oh well (just wanted to buy Cuphead) but now I’m still waiting several hours later for the code to generate and it’s back to showing unavailable. Noticed the recent reviews are all complaints about this. They’re clearly having some kind of issue with code supply/generation, you’d just think it would be more streamlined.

[chronovore]

Bizarre. Either it's overloaded or someone's found the "free money" algorithm and Amazon has half-ass locked it down until they can fix it. Weird.

[CatsCatsCats]

Not to worry, I’ve been reassured via chat that it is a known issue and has a master ticket.

[fistfulofmetal]

A broken valve or something on the steam pipe in our kitchen is leaking tons of steam every time the heat kicks on and our landlord is dragging her feat to fix it. it hasn't been a big deal but now that it's super cold it's getting friggin humid in here. and now condensation is forming behind all of our frames on the walls so i have to take them down to wipe up the moisture before it collects too much.

[sinxtanx]

in my folly, I decided to update AMD graphics drivers

I couldn't leave well enough alone, could I?

[Yeti]

It's gotten cold enough that I had to turn on my heater. Turning it on for the first time after a hiatus always smells like burnt hair.

Also over Christmas visiting my family I learned my little nieces don't like candy canes because they are "too spicy".

[Corporal]

I managed to fumble and throw a half used roll of toilet paper into the toilet. Should've walked the three extra steps and put it on a shelf, but no. In my defense, I have a small wound on my sole right now that hurts more than it has any right to, so walking is annoying. No, "hurt" is too strong a word. It's a bother, is all. How do I best put it... a minor inconvenience, yes.


Bonus: Wrote about it in another thread, but the hole in my sole (aw yeeeeah) was from dropping my keys and then stepping on them barefootedly. I dropped my keys because I stumbled over a shoe on my way to my slippers, precisely to shield my tender soles from random pokey things on the floor.

Days one and two of this year have been kind of a straight up comedy at times. All good things come in threes, so I've preloaded the Benny Hills music on my MP3 player in anticipation of what stupid absurdity is going to befall me tomorrow when I gotta return to work. This is gonna be grand.

[I'm a Puppy!]

4 days into the new year and practicing new pieces I came across the first piece of the year that I couldn't get through a sizeable chunk of by just sight reading. Trying to play it even at a slow tempo sounded like I was experimenting with atonal music. It was disheartening. I stopped for the night then. But yesterday I popped out my pencil and started mapping the piece out and breaking that bitch down. It's gonna be rough, but I'm going to break that piece and make it into music. 

[toku]

because im an idiot who doesnt love himself enough i ordered something from amazon and didn't realize i had selected "no rush" shipping until like two days later

 

[I'm a Puppy!]

because im an idiot who doesnt love himself enough i ordered something from amazon and didn't realize i had selected "no rush" shipping until like two days later

 

[Mupepe]

Finally had a chance to take my wife with me on my last long distance business trip. It was a game changer. It made thme jet lag, long ass flights, loneliness and home sick aspect much easier to deal with (obviously).  I’ve got a trip to Russia in February and usually I am excited even taking those things into consideration but it doesn’t look like she will be able to go. Now I’m not even excited and I’m actually kind of dreading it. Fuck.

[bork]

Heater went out today again.  Happened last weekend but I got it working after changing the air filter (which we forgot to do months ago, ugh).  This time I finally got it working after restarting it like six times.  It just magically kicked in after having not worked for two hours.  Got a repair guy coming Wednesday but if it goes out again, it's off to my parents' house until they can come take a look at it.  Worst timing for this to happen with crazy lows in this city for the past week or two.

[ToxicAdam]

Against my best wishes, my wife bought our children cell phones (they are 12). She did no research and 'bought' some free ones they push through Verizon. The Asus Zenphone V Live was the model.

I don't really care, but I'd like them to have it protected. So, I looked on-line to find them some cases for their phones.

Apparently, you can only purchase them through Verizon for 34.99. Hahah, oh man.

(There are sub-10 dollar ones (probably 3D printed in China) on Amazon but they have a 5 week lead time)

[Corporal]

I forgot my Switch and 3DS chargers at a friends' house. Fuck.

Debating whether to buy a second Switch charger (improved convenience, needn't unhook the cradle thing every single time I need to charge my switch away from home) or drive back to my friend and get the stuff back (takes fucking forever, needs scheduling between two full blown tech idiots). I could also just continue to charge my Switch with my USB 2 -> USB C lead and my trusty Apple USB2 iPad charger. Takes a while, but it kinda sorta works. Although, no more TV switchery because it can't power the dock.

3DS? Huh. Right. Uh. I guess I should shut it down before it leeches it's battery empty.

Life is hard. Can't wait for New game+. I'm gonna own those toddlers with my supreme equipment and level advantage.

[bork]

Debating whether to buy a second Switch charger (improved convenience, needn't unhook the cradle thing every single time I need to charge my switch away from home)

I'd go nuts having to unhook stuff from the dock every time like that.  Made sure to buy another USB C cable and power brick before the Switch came out.  I'd like to buy another dock, too, but fuck Nintendo's ridiculous price for extra docks.  Will probably just end up buying another Nintendo AC power cable instead- you can't use offbrand USB C cables with the dock. 

[Tasty]

USB-C future

Using the same charger for my phone and vidya system

[Raist]

Did you dump the call?

[chronovore]

“Uuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnggh... yeah, my Gateway is acting up.”

[bork]

Went to bed pretty late last night.  Was dozing off and my wife suddenly goes "I WANNA SIGN UP FOR THE GEORGIA TECH CODING BOOT CAMP!!!!!" and wakes up to go use her PC.

Woke up this morning and she asked me to close the open tabs on her PC when I walked by it.  Noticed an email from someone at GA Tech where she asked them about it.

So glad you can't just sign up and pay right away and there's a submission process-- she never reads anything thoroughly or fully-understands it (ESOL and all that), so she thought this 24-week course was $500.  Nope...it's fucking $10,000.

[TVC15]

Went to bed pretty late last night.  Was dozing off and my suddenly goes "I WANNA SIGN UP FOR THE GEORGIA TECH CODING BOOT CAMP!!!!!" and wakes up to go use her PC.

Your what said that? Are your figurines starting to talk to you now?

[chronovore]

Went to bed pretty late last night.  Was dozing off and my suddenly goes "I WANNA SIGN UP FOR THE GEORGIA TECH CODING BOOT CAMP!!!!!" and wakes up to go use her PC.

Your what said that? Are your figurines starting to talk to you now?

Different waifu.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Friday was slow and Monday will be too. Instead of being able to enjoy this by body's like "This is a great time to crash and get sick!!"

[Corporal]

My voice is pretty much gone at the moment. All I can utter are pretty much some squeals and screeches that vaguely resemble speech. Kinda Alvin and the Chipmunks like. If they were cigarette addicts.

squeak scree mumble cough hack squawk.

Time to overdose on Tiger balm. And other, more traditional stuff. But mainly tiger balm. It isn't the right brand if it doesn't dissolve the upper layers of your skin, retina and lung tissue.

[CatsCatsCats]

Waiting in my car in a sketchy part of town I lost in my wallet in yesterday to meet someone who has it, if I don’t post later rip me 

[toku]

oregon seems safe enough

[CatsCatsCats]

It was totally friendly and nice

[Joe Molotov]

oregon seems safe enough

They have to pump their own gas now, stay safe.

[bork]

Went to bed pretty late last night.  Was dozing off and my suddenly goes "I WANNA SIGN UP FOR THE GEORGIA TECH CODING BOOT CAMP!!!!!" and wakes up to go use her PC.

Your what said that? Are your figurines starting to talk to you now?

My wife.  Funny that word was left out, heh.

[bork]

My wife also told me recently that her (borderline-psychotic) sister is pregnant again...apparently already due pretty soon.  Her sister has continued to treat her parents like garbage and recently told them that they would never be allowed to see her kids. 

Their father turned 70 two weeks ago and her sister made arrangements for the family to go eat at some nice restaurant.  When they met up, she told her mother that she wasn't invited and the restaurant confirmed that they did not have an extra seat available.  My mother-in-law started crying and that bitch acted like everything was normal.  This was all that was relayed to me, so I have no idea if they just left or found a seat for her.  Seriously pissed me off when I heard this.  My wife told her mother how I felt when I heard about it and that actually made her happy. 

Am still wondering how the husband gets treated- From the little interaction I have seen, it appears that she acts like a completely different person in front of him and his family, but I expect the mask to come off at some point. 

[BlueTsunami]

Bought a pair of Senny HD650's, come to find out theyre 300ohm headphones and my receiver can barely drive them lmao now I'm researching entry level amps. I'm sure this is how this rabbit hole begins, being fuck started by a sense of initial ignorance.

[fistfulofmetal]

Bought a pair of Senny HD650's, come to find out theyre 300ohm headphones and my receiver can barely drive them lmao now I'm researching entry level amps. I'm sure this is how this rabbit hole begins, being fuck started by a sense of initial ignorance.

I have the same headphones. I've had them for years. I originally used them with a high-end Cowon MP3 player before I understand what the fuck amps were for or why they were needed. The Cowon could drive them just fine but nothing I have now can so they just sit unused.

If you're looking for an amp/dac take a look at Schiit: http://www.schiit.com/home They have what's called a "Schiit Stack" which is their AMP/DAC for 200 bucks. From what I understand it's well received and can drive pretty much anything. I haven't pulled the trigger myself just yet but I want to down the line.

[toku]

if it's just for desktop listening i like my monoprice headamp:
https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-111567-Desktop-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B00KVVX2QW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1516215553&sr=8-4&keywords=monoprice+headphone+amplifier

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=11567

[Tasty]

Bose QuietComfort 35 II with Google Assistant

[BlueTsunami]

Got the JDS Objective2 amp. Gonna run preouts from my receiver to it and it to my headphones. Its small enough I can take it around the house with a 9v battery installed.

On another note, I went to optometrist recently. Lady was cute as hell. But when she strapped my head down to the machine and directed me where to look her morning breath made a home in my nostrils. Her head was a good six inches away from mine. I was all oh baby, what is you doing.

[Rufus]

I'm gonna assume that it's just an accidental double dose based on where you posted this... If not, then uh, I hope you've tickled your uvula since.

[Yeti]

I managed to put my wallet through the washer AND the dryer, now I'm worried my credit card is ruined

[Tasty]

[TVC15]

Just pooped so bad I threw up. Second time this hear I think.

[Phoenix Dark]

Just pooped so bad I threw up. Second time this hear I think.

At the same time? Were you able to throw up while on the toilet, thus getting it all the way into the water without making a mess?

[TVC15]

Just pooped so bad I threw up. Second time this hear I think.

At the same time? Were you able to throw up while on the toilet, thus getting it all the way into the water without making a mess?

No. It was post-wipe, after I fully understood the consistency of the matter. I sprayed across the bathroom and then turned to the sink since I hadn’t eaten and knew it would all be fluid. Coffee and water in this case. I did throw up on my phone, which was on the edge of the sink.

[I'm a Puppy!]

can we get a timeline and chart of this pooping?