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- slappy20
Artificial Intelligence
I built my sons local go kart track as a playable low poly browser game, no ads or logins. The local karting kids are loving it.
- love itdbloc
- So awesomehardhat
- I’m shit at it, btw. Definitely would be schooled by those scalleywagshardhat
- I ran the entire backwards, and sent a few dipshits to the hospital.utopian
- So much fun for the kids, great app.utopian
- any chance you might add Mario Kart Tour characters lol? Still not recovered when Nintendo ended service on that.Squiddy
- I know what to show the kiddo tonightmaikel
- Dude, THANKS for making us "other" dads look like (relative) shit!
Fantastic.
*applause*ideaist - Dope af_niko
- So dope!lvl_13
- nice!PonyBoy
- Father of the Year Award.palimpsest
- Awesome
(won't show my son)Longcopylover - This is awesome!stoplying
- Projectile2
- NBQ00palimpsest
- ^ haha he'd probably still be here if he had that attitudeIanbolton
- Can we hate Isreal though? Is that okay?HAYZ1LLLA
- We need ask NBQ. He'll know. He knows everything.Ianbolton
- And he's back.palimpsest
- One of those 3 religions has yet to experience an enlightening. Two others are benign in comparison.hotroddy
- bainbridge4
- Finally.utopian
- Colors aren't real.palimpsest
- woke mind mirus no moreneverscared
- Thank you pinterestApeRobot
- kinda sad in a wayHAL9001
- don johnsons ferrari in miami vice was white thoughneverscared
- *scandinavian designpablo28
- ai slopjuanluisgarcia
- why not both? i want it all! old and the new. no one said you can only choose 1 or the other.pango
- Krassy11
- exador110
blog
Mono's post definitely made me think about the past few years...
I was laid off about 2 years ago now... but luckily for me, i was given almost a full year of 'working notice' etc...
within a few months I was fortunate enough to get picked up by a close friend who'd taken a dev-leadership position at the big hydro utility here... he gave me a call and said he was looking for a UI/UX guy to report directly to him... i jumped at the opportunity :)
because, here's where we are folks lol...
I'm in my mid 50s now (like a lot of you fuckers lol)
I'm comfortable with most of my big rock star designer moments being somewhat in the past at this point...
I did work for Obama, Oprah, Google, had my stuff appear before a madonna concert lol...
but now? at this point?
stability is my jam.
this current gig? I'm loving it.
it's not even close to being the most creative stuff I've ever done lol...
but it's stable.. it's reliable... the pay is great, and it keeps me active...I'm working on an app for designers in my spare time to keep my hand in the game (more on that later) and stay as sharp as possible... but as far as full time work? stability is fucking awesome...
it's a blood bath out there...
shit... before this fell in my lap, i was getting pretty freaked out...so...
here's to stability in this time of craziness...
- Hang in there and thanks for sharing! Here’s to stability!monospaced
- This resonates - I've been in professional services marketing for 25 years. They hire agencies for the "big stuff". Cool with me.stoplying
- monospaced31
blog
Two years ago today was my last day of work at PwC, where after 16 years I was a victim of mass layoffs. 6 months later, my wife was also let go (fuck you, Trump), leaving us without health insurance or a sense of stability. By late 2025, PwC had completely dissolved the remaining US Creative team.
I was luck enough to land a contract position at Edward Jones six months out, and for the last 18 months I held that position, built a team from the ground up and set some pretty high standards. I became quite attached to the team and the designers I had hired and trained.
Unfortunately, the nature of a contract role is that there are no benefits, and this one was also a significant pay cut from PwC. Don't ask how much health premiums are for a family of four in New York unless you want to punch a wall. Needless to say, I never stopped applying for jobs, randomly clicking through some corporate Workday site for the thousandth time, sending my shitty resume out into the ether, not expecting a response.
Well shit. I start a new job on Wednesday. Full salary and benefits. I'm back baby!
- Nice! Congrats! You just described my near exact situation (and I'm still looking)...
You guys hiring? (lol)PonyBoy - Congrats. Clientsside or agency?Longcopylover
- That's great news!canoe
- https://i.imgur.com/…utopian
- woot wootpango
- Excellent news. Good work.Morning_star
- good stuff. I too worked in corporate before doing my own stuff. But my own stuff has gone pretty slow recently. Trying to get more happening. It's tough!sab
- Congrats, fellow Triton!Krassy
- Congrats!BonSeff
- In house for life :) remote with some occassional manhattan days I supposemonospaced
- It was hard breaking the news to my team and discuss for and plan for 2 weeks how on earth they’ll actually fill in for me. They do need designers though.monospaced
- sucks they didnt see your value to convert you from contract. But good on you to keep your eye out.BonSeff
- Nice mono! fuck yeah.bezoar
- Yeah it sucks. I talked to the ECD about it a couple of times and they honestly wanted to. But it just isn’t that simple.monospaced
- Congrats!!!instrmntl
- Nice work, you made it happen!!spot13
- Congratulations! You must feel like a zillion, right now!Squiddy
- Yes! Congrats mono, you deserve it, good luck in the new adventure ;)OBBTKN
- Excellent news. Congrats!mort_
- Thanks all! I start tomorrow. Eek!monospaced
- so incredibly happy for you Mono!!!!!!exador1
- good luck manrenderedred
- Great news - It's terrific to hear a positive employment story these days. Best of luck!stoplying
- Hell yes mono, happy for ya.garbage
- Yeeah man!! Great stuff mono. That's a tough time you've been through so glad you found something.Ianbolton
- Graf would be so proud of you too haha ;-)Ianbolton
- Well allllllright!!!falcadia
- The past two years have been fucking brutal with layoffs. That's a lot of stress Mono - you made it through and sound good. Give em' hell man!whatthefunk
- Thanks! I was lucky to get a gig within 6 months at least and managed to grow in my career. I wasn’t rich but we kept above water.monospaced
- If Edward jones eventually makes the team full time, I’d totally go back. That in house group is outstanding.monospaced
- I have worked with an internal team at BCBS for over 20+ years on and off... like your EJ team they’re family and I would return full time in a heartbeat.PonyBoy
- congrats !... rockstar designer vibesneverscared
- Nice! Congrats! You just described my near exact situation (and I'm still looking)...
- Nairn1
UK is Fucked
After someone did this with New York a while back, someone's 'pixellated' London with AI. It's not pixellated as such, but is cartoony and quite nice-looking...
- Looks good, but surely they've just chucked some Apple/Google maps thing into Chat Chippy Tea and said, stitch it together and make it look nice?!Ianbolton
- Yeah, basically.Nairn
- There's a breakdown of how they did it bottom right corner from the ? iconNairn
- nice! i can see my house from herehans_glib
- Yeah, me too! But I'm just in my house and I look up.Nairn
- Very coolHAYZ1LLLA
- Gabriel8
Show some recent work
makeIcon 3.0 out now.
It lets you organize your macOS folders by giving each one a custom icon made from any picture — or just a color — in a few clicks.
- cool!PonyBoy
- +1utopian
- For QBN'rs user code FRIENDGIFTGabriel
- Cool, Any plans to develop this for Windows?CyBrainX
- Niceset
- @CyBrainX → I could try ;)Gabriel
- @cybrain https://github.com/p…set
- Apple could not verify “makeIcon” is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.colab
- Sorry. That's the warning it gives me with "move to trash" as the only option. I tried right click+open.colab
- It's not signed because I'm not paying the apple developer.Gabriel
- 1. Open makeIcon. When the warning appears, click Done (not "Move to Trash").
2. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security.
3. Scroll to the bottom. Next to "mGabriel - akeIcon" was blocked to protect your Mac, click Open Anyway.
4. Open makeIcon again, click Open Anyway and enter your password.Gabriel
- futurefood3
- Star Trek:TNG - The Inner Light. nice surprize cuz I didn't know he was in it just knew him from Office SpaceSquiddy
- oh no milton!trooperbill
- Not Milton, but one of the Bobs.
Top right is Man From Earth, great filmfuturefood - Stephen Root was Milty and he's alive and well.CyBrainX
- still gettin' paidAQUTE
- :(
https://www.amazon.c…PonyBoy - RIP! He had people skills.Krassy
- Continuity3
- +1 for Floodlandfooler
- Are you a fan of KMFDM?palimpsest
- Might be!Continuity
- Ohhh, KMFDM, love those guys, haven't listened to them in years!!elahon
- I love you, but we have absolutely no shared commonality in music, brother
hahaNairn - Kill Mother Fuckin Depeche Mode?stoplying
- I LOVE that Front 242 album. Most people gravitate to Front by Front because it has Headhunter.CyBrainX
- @CyBrainX: yup, exactly. This one is fucking chef's kiss.Continuity
- @Nairn, I'm afraid I have to disappoint you even more. I love green bell pepper, mushrooms, and black olives on my pizza.Continuity
- Hey now, hey now now!canoe
- Awesome.. if i had to guess it would've been shibuya-kei lol. KMFDM MONEY is a great. Even got the glittered tshirtSquiddy
- lol @ Squiddy ... you're not too far off, though. For the last couple of years I've been all about all-woman J-metal/J-rock bands, like BAND-MAID.Continuity
- Squiddy22
- Curb Crawlingutopian
- +++renderedred
- beautifulBabySnakes
- this is what we needautoflavour
- THISmaikel
- elahon4
- That's a great set. That Jimmy Cliff album is gold.Morning_star
- Caution!!! can't understand!BabySnakes
- I second that - Jimmy Cliff!canoe
- yesss finally, RIBBEDfuturefood
- +1 to jimmy cliff, Fugazi and psalm 69cannonball1978
- Good taste!falcadia
- Longcopylover4
- That was trickier than i thought...Longcopylover
- That Trainspotting got a lot of rotation over here... never bought the second album thoughcanoe
- I've been thinking that Trainspotting would have it hit my nine. So to speak.
It's fundamental.Nairn - La Haine tho.. literally referenced that soundtrack yesterday in a insta postautoflavour
- hammerhart!neverscared
- Yeah, the different Trainspotting tracks were perfect for so many occasions: Breakups, Parties, Skating...Longcopylover
- palimpsest4
- +1 Faith in Strangers - surprised to see that on our list, Pal! xNairn
- Also, Nosaj Thing. I didn't realise you leant that way!Nairn
- Andy Stott!CyBrainX
- Violence!!!!palimpsest
- Soda Stereo, my mancanoe
- Ianbolton2
My 9 Films
I'm doing a horror october thing with a missus. Does anyone fancy doing a 9 horror film list?
- with 'a' missus. Fuck. I meant the. I'm fucked if she sees thisIanbolton
- Hey Missus of Ianbolton, don't worry, he only has us.Longcopylover
- FLOL, you're in shit now, boyo!Nairn
- First horror movie: The security camera footage of Ian explaining who 'a missus' is to THE missus!Akagiyama
- haha, this horror movie i'm in is brutal.Ianbolton
- I liked backrooms and obsession.monospaced
- Cheers Mono. I liked obsession. Is it a remake? Backrooms i might watch tonight.Ianbolton
- Oh! Movie recommendations! Of course. How silly of me, I see it now. I thought that mono was just having a moment of personal clarity and confession... D'oh!Nairn
- ^ LOLOLOLZIanbolton
- Akagiyama1
- hahaha, great list. What about 12 years a slave?Ianbolton
- + Irreversible, Memento, Se7enNairn
- shit man, irreversible is fucked up. Also, ThreadsIanbolton
- + the original Ring. By fuck.Continuity
- I got completely wasted at a friend's house a few years back and ended up 'watching' Requiem for a Dream like 4 times back to back. Still can't recall it... .Nairn
- I don't think RFAD belongs here because it's a *tough* movie to watch but because it hasn't aged well, I saw it a month ago. It did it it's thing in its era.palimpsest
- I did Requiem for a Dream then Bjork’s Dancer in the Dark on a Sunday come down. Fuck me, I was crying my little eyes. Like everything was awful forever nowIanbolton
- Hahahaha, brilliant.
Yeah, not a good idea, lol.Nairn - This could be 20 movies or more if I had room lolAkagiyama
- renderedred4
- in november the film will be posted for free on the guardian website.renderedred
- a_aachen5
- <3 La haine... as actual as ever.Longcopylover
- Victoria is a great callGardener
- yes that one really blew me away.a_aachen
