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- Beeswax20
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Ok, time for vulnerable share.
I've been navigating scarcity for almost a year now.Life took some unexpected turns and left me penniless. Didn't help that I stopped taking clients about 3 years ago to focus on an ecommerce project I had started. Unfortunately that's not bringing in enough to cover my life. On top of that I left home because the relationship wasn't moving toward a better place and we both needed space. Now I live 25 minutes away doing work trade at a small community to cover my accommodation, purchasing food with snap/ebt, spending a couple days a week with my son and picking up odd jobs including DoorDash.
I was heavily invested in an AI company that was public a couple years ago but then they decided to go private and now I have no idea when I'll be able to cash out my shares. I'm not very hopeful it'll be acquired anytime soon.
I also had some inherited properties with shared ownership between me, my sister and my mom but because of my sister's greed there's now a court battle between her and my stepsister and none of that can be cashed out either. Her whole tactic is just to delay the resolution.
It was really stressful at the beginning of all this, when the money ran out. I'm now over 10k in credit card debt just trying to keep up with the minimums. Upwork used to be good to me 3 or 4 years ago but now the competition is brutal and I can't even build enough reputation to get traction.
So I'm here to ask about collaboration. I have about 10,000 Book Boxes in storage that I need to move. People who buy them love them, the problem is not enough people know they exist. If you're open to helping sell them we can make some money together.
I'm also open to any design work, small or big. I'm a generalist. Traditional, digital, print, UI, motion, interactive, you name it. If you have anything to outsource or know someone who does, please reach out.
On a positive note I've been discovering a different version of myself. Someone who doesn't need financial comfort to walk and talk with confidence. I'm building real connections and getting invited to things just because of who I am, not what I have or what my title is. People are showing me they value me for me. I feel this is the most valuable phase of my life, moving toward more maturity, but the ongoing uncertainty is a wrecking factor. I'm trying to focus on living moment by moment and not get pulled into the fear stories that can spiral me down further.
So to repeat myself:
Design projects. Generalist. Traditional to digital. Print, UI, motion, interactive.
https://designbytalha.comHelp selling Book Boxes. Retail or Wholesale. People love them. They just need to find them.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Studio…
https://book-boxes.com- Every day is a new day. Hang in there, BeesGnash
- Wish I could help but sure you'll find something/one soon enough given your skillset and thoughtful comms.Fax_Benson
- You should do some account based marketing to "head shops" - I think they would eat that up. Or what about Spencers, they would buy a load, no?canoe
- "The World's Most Interesting Book.
Spoiler: It's a comedy —starring expired CBD gummies, unknown crystals and organized clutter."canoe - You've lost your audience in the first 3 seconds. Be more straightforward.canoe
- I've always admired your hustle bee, always on to something or the next thing, you'll come out of this one way or another and stronger :)_niko
- .********
- Bro tell us your paypal we can have a few beers while you figure it out?********
- be strong man! i sent the link for the boxes to friends and posted it where i can.renderedred
- This is temporary, keep busy even with personal projects and you'll look back on this time as something you can be proud you soldiered through.spl33nidoru
- Adversity CAN breed greatness, BUT holy f**k it's NOT fun when you're in the depths of it!!!
Take care of your mind, body & spirit(s); health is wealth!!!
: )ideaist - Offered you a project via your website form, never heard back, so I take it you found some work! Congrats Beescanoe
- @canoe oh sit. Noticed that the form stopped working. Can you send it to hello@designbytalha... if it's not too late? Thanks pal!Beeswax
- Rooting for you, homiestoplying
- Thanks y'all!Beeswax
- ********0
- thief and pimp, reminds me of that Floyd fellarzu-rzu
- "black people are the original people of the world, white people are "devils" and the demise of the white race is imminent"rzu-rzu
- actually I don't think the Floyd fella was so openly racistrzu-rzu
- good he's an ex-malcolm now, his racist grave could use some multi-colored pissrzu-rzu
- ^ wtf are you talking about ?ekael
- https://en.wikipedia…rzu-rzu
- ^about the cunt from that stamprzu-rzu
- but don't fret, Hitler was also perceived as a hero by many (for example over 8 million Germans)rzu-rzu
- Wow. What the actual fuck is your deal.mort_
- in retrospect, I'd blame alcohol. Weird outburst, I admit. Like I've absorbed some poison somewhere and vomited it out right here.rzu-rzu
- LOL guys are you okay?
QBN is a safe place, you can say whatever the fuck you want******** - Sheesh...jagara
- whoa @rzu. take care man.renderedred
- yuekit1
War
Trump said the war would be over in a few days, then a few weeks.
But an internal memo says the military expects to continue the war at least until fall 2026.
- It’s almost as though every word that falls from his big orange stinking mouth is a complete lie.Ianbolton
- more always than almost i thinkneverscared
- 3 days military operationzaq
- At least until the election so he can claim war time power to do whatever.BK
- Another telltale example they have no strategy.canoe
- Stable Genius is stable.utopian
- Pootin said the same in UKR********
- $$$$$$$$$$ is whyprophetone
- I'm with @prophet "follow the money."renderedred
- Never get into the weeds of any other reasons, it's 100% always the $$$$$$$$prophetone
- It won't continue until fall, they can't keep up with Iran's arsenal.Maaku
- https://www.instagra…prophetone
- more - bored of peace - than board of peaceneverscared
- mg339
War
I want off this ride. The sheer magnitude of this regime's ineptitude, dishonesty, ignorance, and foolishness is beyond comprehension.
They've now given, what, four reasons for why we've attacked Iran, with the latest being Trump musing on Truth Social that Iran interfering in the 2020 and 2024 elections was a reason? WTF?
- "They've been killing Americans for 20 years," then puts the blame on Obama. When you jump off the ride, take me with you ffs!canoe
- Everyday with Trump as president is like playing Russian rouletteyuekit
- internal dialog:
Fuuuuuuuuuck! fuck fuck fuckity fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...monNom - Pure hystericslambsy
- witch huntneverscared
- I am not discounting my own country, but you guys are fucked.renderedred
- Yours too and everybody else taking the heat
Should I pay more for gas because your crazy rulers invaded Iran?
You owe me now******** - Stfumonospaced
- NBQ003
- Whatever you think of this new budget laptop, the promo is really well done.NBQ00
- Good promoGabriel
- Fantastic.ideaist
- https://www.youtube.…garbage
- bravo! refreshing new typeface, toostoplying
- So Innovative.utopian
- really well done_niko
- question for all those playing with AI video at the moment, do you think this could have been made with AI with all the current tools available out there?_niko
- not saying that's what apple did, just if it's possible with current tech_niko
- I don't think so. It has very specific parts that need to be super precise and consistent. Also tons of UI elements and all the seamless choreography and timingNBQ00
- Maybe Seedance 2.0 will allow for better precision. I've seen some examples with car parts and running shoes assembling, looked promising.NBQ00
- Except for the mention of the A18 chip, this could have just been an ad for any MacBook for the last few years in so many ways.monospaced
- So it’s a cheap MacBook because it uses a phone chip and is weaker than the iPads? Weird.monospaced
- same chip as a phone, bigger display, batterie, everything...why is it cheaper as a phone?uan
- So it dramatically assembles into...the same laptop Apple already makes, but slightly worse and cheaper :)yuekit
- Ad of the day********
- 7x longer than necessarymonNom
- Cute extended ad... bit of a useless machine if you do less than watch movies and check emailPonyBoy
- is it their version of chromebook?pango
- Phablet + keyboard ? I mean looks like a MacBook Air, with a crap chipset.maikel
- Yeah I think they are going for the Chromebook type of use case. Makes sense since it's a big marketyuekit
- I'm no Apple fanboy, but I'm bemused to see how few people here get this machine. It's an entry level Mac for kids and basic usage. No more, no less.Nairn
- utopian not downvoting that's a first********
- I thought this is what the Air was for?!HAYZ1LLLA
- Yeah, it’s obvious from the start this is a direct shot at the $600 segment, and it’s gonna kill it. macOS for all!monospaced
- No you dumbass, this is because there isn't enough RAM on the market because of AI********
- Who are you talking to?monospaced
- Apple has plenty and they didn’t raise prices for it either.monospaced
- You clearly have no clue again how things work********
- RAM prices started getting stupid in Late '25, so clearly Apple speed-rushed this product out super quick... . Y'ALL'R IDIOTS.Nairn
- I’m just saying that this isn’t just a ram price product. They still sell their regular line at the same prices with the same old ram.monospaced
- What part of they are thinking of replacing the entire PC market with this shit you don't get?
Name a PC brand in this price better?
Damn you're slow******** - Ben why do you even comment in this thread anymore bro your takes are always 10 steps behind damn********
- All the review got weird as in you can run ALL the apps at the same time and no delays!
On a fucking phone chip
A series!******** - 8GB of ram is great for casual computing it seems********
- here you go learn some stuff
https://www.macrumor…********
- neverscared6
- Monumentaldbloc
- What isn't art?utopian
- Mr Brainwash?hydro74
- what is it good for?fooler
- https://www.youtube.…neverscared
- Simon Stålenhag vibeHAL9001
- lol @HAL pretty close!********
- Gardener16
- its sad, but i laughedVandal7
- Farta.Longcopylover
- Farta LOLHAYZ1LLLA
- Damn funnystoplying
- EUAQUTE
- diabetes or bombs... whats it gonna be..neverscared
- Not getting why the caps are like that in EU is peak American********
- I wonder about that Farta bottle. Is the picture AI? Did he purposely make a Farta bottle for this meme? If so why??????jagara
- Centigrade5
The Useful Thread
Shameless self promo!
I made this - but it's actually useful! And FREE forever right now if you sign up for the beta test. It a Mac only snippet expander. Click the Get Early Access button on the site, verify your email address, and I'll hook you up with a perpetual license!
p.s. Excuse the crummy site... it's very much still under development.
- Nice @Centigrade!
*applause*ideaist - Thanks! For those that signed up don;'t forget to confirm your email address so I can send you a license key!Centigrade
- Nice @Centigrade!
- pango7
- just a thought, what if he's not his son, but a clone?rzu-rzu
- a clone of whom? Vladislav Tretiak the great soviet goaltender from the 1970s? cuz there's no way that's his kid...jonny_quest_lives
- Unless Mom's Slovenian mitochondrial DNA just straight up annihilated Papa Trump's chromosome donation.jonny_quest_lives
- https://i.guim.co.uk…jonny_quest_lives
- https://c.tenor.com/…jonny_quest_lives
- ^wrong gifjonny_quest_lives
- https://c.tenor.com/…jonny_quest_lives
- ^correct gifjonny_quest_lives
- He's the spit of his da
https://i.haasie.com…mort_ - Is Dog Bless Barron a phrase or a fuck up?Ianbolton
- Only dummies get drafted. Big brians stay homeside and run shit.lambsy
- Draft dodging should be respected more I feel. Especially in the US where reasons to send young men to their death are generated on a whim.mort_
- Omg the font choice is killing meprophetone
- #DogBlessBarronpango
