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- dasohr3
is ben_/benn ben?
- OBBTKN0
Uff... another crazy week off, too much work.
Now, relax a bit (buy some food, wine, talk with friends and prepare a bbq for my wife and kids...).
Buuuuut... tomorrow aft. I need to fix my taxes for monday morning.
Going to change my accountant, man is MAD af, going to sign with people who know how to talk to people... Bye loco!
^ J.J., my accountant
- colin_s4
There's a certain lack of what I believe is an important aspect of Anthony Bourdain's death within the narrative surrounding it, and that is his place within that narrative itself.
Bourdain managed to be a good man, as well as successful, within a world of mostly vultures and gossip-mongers. In many respects, that represents "The American Dream."
However, it's that exact notion - that fame and fortune is a valuable aspect of an American / western story worthy of telling - that he so often pushed back against in what cultures he featured and how he told the stories he did. That the greed and individualism of America is not the quintessential model for human life, but rather antithetical toward it.
When it comes to Bourdain himself, who knows why in the end he took his life. But for all the stories I've been reading and all the outpouring of grief, there tends to be a lot of "how can we prevent this within the context of our society" and not a lot of "maybe our society is a problem." In a country that is increasingly consumed by the desire to define individuality within a certain constraint of commercial and capitalist notions, it will always be the ones like Bourdain who manage to grab the attention of so many because his inherent model of being was to reject much of that. His acceptance of others was his projected individuality and that is why he was so loved and will be so missed.
- RIPGuyFawkes
- I was actually going to make a post about this, and will get flogged for what I'm about to say, but.. did people really like him that much?garbage
- What was I missing? He kind of always struck me as an old man trying to play the role of a teenage badass, so I never really payed attention to him.garbage
- I'm asking this in good faith, because given the outpouring of condolences here and elsewhere I feel like I missed out on something. Book recommendation?garbage
- See the vid of day thread, I posted a link to his latest HK video. Who else will make tv like that? He's like some fun lovable uncle that...shapesalad
- ... you end up telling your deepest thoughts to. And he had really good way with words.shapesalad
- Also watch the episode where he takes Obama to a restaurant where you sit on plastic stools.shapesalad
- https://twitter.com/…PeterPancake
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- notype0
If I'd like to raise funds for a Charity, what can I use outside of FB for it?... hating FB right now.
- NVM found it https://give.everyda…
going to do a little birthday thing for my fave org.notype - bad link^
https://everydayhero…notype - I hosted a house party before. Free for people to come but I ask them to donate to select charities I picked.pango
- ^ really like this pangs!notype
- NVM found it https://give.everyda…
- mort_5
Feeling very grateful for the music I love, most of which – as it happens – originated from black musicians. (Jazz, Funk, Afrobeat, Reggae, Dub, Hip Hop, Disco, House, Techno, Jungle, Drum 'n' Bass, Garage, Grime) Credit where credit is due.
- If we're as as good at everything else as we are at music in its various forms we'd have no worries. It's the only thing that keeps me going sometimes.Fax_Benson
- No jazz. No life.shapesalad
- I love all that music too, but is it good objectively? it's popular, it's disposable, it's artistic, it makes you feel good, but is it good? does it stack up to_niko
- ...classical in any way? I don't know anything about music, i don't really like classical but do those genres compare?_niko
- hiphop, house, techno jungle, drum and bass are all about rhythm and a beat...anyone with an 808 or a computer now days is making "music" hell,_niko
- every idiot like Khalid, calling him or herself a dj by just spinning records are glorified as musicians these days but are they good? is this good music?_niko
- again this is the shit I like and grew up listening to but will any of this be remembered like mozart, beethoven or bach in 200 years?_niko
- also, i think funk, jazz, soul, afro beat etc is real music made by real musicians. give me bill withers and a guitar sweating on a stool over tekashi69 any day_niko
- so to summarize my meandering post, I agree with mort; music's been on a downward spiral since the days of white wigs; I'm old; get off my lawn._niko
- music is still the highest form of art.sted
- push and sliding buttons and shit
and don't forget about autotunesutopian - why care about what tool or method was used to generate the music what inspires you. 500 years ago we made music with rectum from dead kitties.sted
- i love the carribean african influence too. merengue, salsa, bachata, afro cumbia, and don't forget brazil's influences of bossa nova, samba,hotroddy
- african's have introduced rhythm into music. You can't dance without rythem which is what made it a global phenomenom.hotroddy
- https://www.youtube.…hotroddy
- forgot to include reggae in that list!hotroddy
- Interesting. You can’t really dance to classical music and you can’t fuck to it either lol_niko
- non-african hispanic music = tango, ranchera, andean music = lolhotroddy
- https://www.youtube.…hotroddy
- most classical music is utter shit, much like everything else. the shit you've heard of is the work of prodigies and intellectuals. the good shit aspires tokingsteven
- folk culture, spirituality.kingsteven
- niko, couldn't you say the same about visual art and the fields we work in? Like modern art and design is all shit and only classical painting is valid? :)yuekit
- Original post wasn't intended to be a this vs that thing. Just an appreciation of the roots of so much of what we listen to today. Music is so subjective.mort_
- I think the most you can say in terms of good or bad is whether it comes from a place of authenticity or is purely commercial.mort_
- Personally I tend to prefer the more underground, edgy artists in each genre. I don't believe that what's popular or what will be remembered in 200 yeas...mort_
- ...makes something good.mort_
- *yearsmort_
- shapesalad3
The internet experience in 2018 - every website you visit has a popover either imploring you to sign up to a newsletter or to accept cookies. Every single site...
At least in 2008 you use a pop up blocker....
- ...or ask how my experience is. I just got here, and you're up in my face asking me to tell you how pretty you are.DRIFTMONKEY
- the cookie thing is a requirement isn't it?Gnash
- My favorite are sites where I am subscribed to the newsletter. BITCH, I'M ALREADY ON IT. Fuck off with this popup. Plus most of newsletters suck ass.section_014
- OBBTKN6
My father have got a crash on his bike, bruised kness and hands, and a fissure in the pelvis... nothing serious for a man on his 74 years and still in a good shape.
Thanks god for a life of no smoking, good diet and bike riding, go dad!! You're very inspiring!!
- My uncle, who is 70, is also a long time cyclist. Last year he came from France to Portugal on his bike, alone. Took him 7 days to make the 1500Kms.dmay
- 2 weeks after, he made the trip back, the same way...dmay
- ^ cool!OBBTKN
- Went back to the news in the local paper, and it was even harder: 1765Kms in 6 days, including 3 sleepless nightsdmay
- So, when I hear someone say that he is too old to do something hard physically, I remember my uncledmay
- Gardener2
NYC singer/songwriter Daniel Carlson has just recorded
an exclusive session for my radio show - to be broadcast
this Friday night- +1 mellotron, always pierces right through me. greatest instrument ever inventedfuturefood
- detritus0
Spam.
Subject:
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"Earth Elementals, modern shaman and monstrous worm marauding through London. What isn't there to love about that?"The Earthenseer is a modern fantasy based on London.
as the population of England continues to explode, a secret cult of Druids self-tasked with the protection of the Earth awaken ancient forces to fight against the population growth. Meanwhile, an even more sinister threat watches and manipulates from the shadows, and it won't be happy with anything less than the total obliteration of all life on the planet.
How on Earth do I get this shit?
- cider?hans_glib
- Sounds like you have a nice plot for a movie.Maaku
- < says the man that posts a video of someone swimming in sewerage... that's how you get this shit!shapesalad
- That's some pretty sophisticated spam, much better quality than what I get.zarkonite
- pinkfloyd0
I got this from a client today:
I see that you’re not responding. Its clear your intention is not to refund or deliver the artwork.
For your lack of ethics I will have my SEO team leave negative reviews in multiple high authority domains.
It will cost you a lot more to remove, if ever possible.
will damage your online reputation greatly...think about what your doing.
I will give you until the end of the week to refund my deposit, or I will take action.
- Wow. Putting a detailed threat to your business in writing. That will make the lawsuit easy!monNom
- lol @ people who think they can do this sorta shit. "I'll remove you from Google". Ok bro.section_014
- Classy... deserves a re-post on reddit.robotron3k
- tell him you've moved him down one position in the google rankings, and if he persists you've moved him down 5 places.shapesalad
- ^ firstly that will get him googling his company... then wondering what the previous position was in the google ranking. and wondering if you did it or not. lolshapesalad
- What would Trump do? Jk. Ha.docpoz
- I would reply back with "It's YOU'RE not your"Maaku
- Lolpinkfloyd
- @Maaku FTW!
sell the artwork, go low like t-shirts and mugs, pay back that lame deposit.sted
- pockets3
friend just posted a gofundme for his dying beta fish... he's asking for $200... lmao
- for what! fish surgery?sarahfailin
- http://mentalfloss.c… looks like fish surgery is a real thing...sarahfailin
- section_0142
Sofa king tired every Monday. Why can't I go to bed at a reasonable time on Sunday? I don't even dread Monday (that much).
- Because weekends are short and maybe you're just trying to stretch 'em.Maaku
- Because Westworld leaves you with too many existential questions to fall asleepsarahfailin
- 48hrs of meth does take it's toll ;)Morning_star
- notype11
Hey qoob, I set up a fundraiser for LGBTQ youth in NYC (high risk & homeless teens) if you're able to give, shoot me an email and I'll fwd you the fundraiser link.
Why an organization around LGBTQ youth you might be asking? LGB youth seriously contemplate suicide at almost three times the rate of heterosexual youth, and it's 35–50% for trans teens that attempt. This organization serves as a safe haven for youth and is helping to reverse the the hardships youth face, here. It's not easy, I can attest to that.
I've been a member of QBN for so long I remember posting from my ex-girlfriends dorm at Barnard 17 yrs ago; all that to say I haven't seen many fundraisers here, except for 1 or 2. So I'm hoping this is well received.
I'd be humbled to pieces if anyone here joined me in charging an organization that mentors young folks here in this city.
I'll also share with you a piece of my story if you care to hear.
OK, I've busted apart our blog ;)
...back to your usual programming.xo,
notype-----
source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc…
- notype1
Purchased a book today and the intro page had a typo. I went into a fit of rage, internally (I was on transportation reading).
I actually enjoy typos, outside of a publishing. It doesn't bother me to see in professional emails even, but if I pay for a book by a publisher I expect the writer to have their shit together.
Is that bad?
- Is it my email?
-__-pango - I hardly tolerate them in professional email. Total disappointmentmonospaced
- lol, not at all pangonotype
- mono - I don't know. I've been easing up on things as time goes on, used to take it personally but life is too short. But via a publisher... want $ backnotype
- Same. I just don’t consider someone very “professional” when they can’t be assed to write like one. It’s NOT too much to ask to communicate correctly IMO.monospaced
- Typos I can look past anyway. They happen! It’s the flat out incorrect words and misuse of punctuation that really get me. People who simply don’t know correct.monospaced
- Is it my email?
- OBBTKN1
We're in Junary, the 6th month of year, cold and rainy... the bastard son of June and January!!
I can feed myself with the snails on my garden, for months
- pango9
Futurefood won...
Fucken clairvoyant!
Some one get this man a qbn sticker.- Pockets was the first responder.soundofreason
- He was wrong tho.pango
- we don’t know thatGuyFawkes
- He said 10 minutes, it lasted a week.
Get hooked on phonics, GuyFawkes!
#dontskimsoundofreason - Lol forgot about this. I was hoping not to be right..futurefood
- set1
I'm still gobsmacked that when my magic mouse runs out of battery, I have to turn it over on it's back and go off and have a shit and wander round the office unable to use my computer for half an hour while it charges. I know there inconvenient ways around that like having a second mouse or asking colleagues to make sure it's charged for the one day a week I'm in, but you really shouldn't have to make inconvenient solutions when the obvious fucking solution is to have the port in the back and it simply turn in to a wired mouse while it charges.
What in the utter living shiny fuck were apple thinking? It's so terrible it's almost hilarious, if it weren't for the fact that I'm having to type this on my phone while forcing out a shit at least 25 minutes early.
- get a wired logitech hi-res mouseOBBTKN
- On a more cheery note I now only have to commute in to london and be in an office one day a week nowset
- nowset
- behold the yacht of perplexity! https://i.imgur.com/…kingsteven
- Buy a used one with AAnb
- You could get a cheap Wacom, think the cheapest is about £40 now. Having a wee jobbie break is good for your eyes though.PhanLo
- Yea, I mean it only happens once every couple of months. Most of the time it's charged or if urgent I can go and find another mouse. Still, a moronic design.set
- can’t you charge it while you use it? if not, why you buy that shit?GuyFawkes
- 1. - https://www.geek.com…set
- 2. - I didn't buy it.set
- Little tip, GuyFawkes; read posts before responding to them...set
- i skimmed sorryGuyFawkes
- ^ comes with the mac, good mouse just stupid fucking placement. still prefer it to the AA version, can get a day out of it with 10 mins charge from dead...kingsteven
- logitech ftw, never liked apples mice, this is why i bought & brought my own gear to the officeGuyFawkes
- Get this.
https://www.logitech…pango - Port is on the side. You can use the mouse while cable is attached. The mouse works on glass surface. All keys are customizablepango
- Thanks. Obviously I'm aware there a better options, I'm just saying this one sucks anus.set
- Agree. Apples mice have always been badly designed. Some people love the form factor though and accept the design flaws.monospaced
- Personally, I can’t stand it’s low profile design and it’s lack of glide, and light weight. That’s why I prefer Logitech. Their batteries last a year almosr!monospaced
- they want to force you to use it as wireless. as they intended. for it to be. mind control. kidding... just bad design.notype
- have some stalking lady replace it for you before you even notice that it runs outmekk
- lol^GuyFawkes
- I really like the design I must admit. Haven't had carpel tunnel in years since I started using the magic mice. Had it pretty bad beforeset
- Though I do work a lot less these daysset
- When I say design obviously I mean form factor. The charging port is a heinous wretched anus of a disgraceset
- You know a 5min charge gives you something like 9hrs right?Centigrade
- I do yes, hence me suggesting I take a shit while it charges.set
- shellie18
I've been absent here lately because I've finally done it, I went back to the dark side and took an agency -ish type job as a Sr. Producer. It's still a freelance collective so the vibe is different but still so busy. So many big contracts -- it's definately more than full time. I've been clocking 70-80 hour weeks which my bank about appreciates. That's a nice change from tour manager, struggling artist life. I guess that was a nice burnout vacation.
But, I also have this scholorship (my 3rd in a row) to UCB (Upright Citizen's Brigade) and I can't imagine having the time to write at that level for my next class. I'm planning a week off for everyone between two huge contracts. So, maybe I'll take a week long improv intensive. I hate being on stage (I went to UCB to write sketch, not act) but I think it will help with my shyness in crowds when the focus is on me. It's a strange mix of excitement to do it and natrual fear. Now I just have to line up the time.
Hi guise!! What have you been up to?
- awesome!GuyFawkes
- hey shellie! nice work on the gig.capn_ron
- *bank account. holy moly ihate my phone spell check.shellie
- been waiting for the PSB to start tbhd_gitale
- I loved this post. That’s all.notype
- I have a hard time imagining you being shy in front of a crowd. You just need more practice. You'll be great!mandomafioso
- Congrats, Shellie. Be happydocpoz
- UpvotedBennn
- Shellz for Moderator!!GuyFawkes
- hey!sea_sea
- Welcome to the dark side.
Kidding. I'm still an in-house... :(pango - Weird... I actually read that as bank account... until you pointed it out. Don't work too hard!mort_
- Grats shelliecannonball1978
- What have we been up to? Just waiting for the PSB to start. We just keep hitting refresh on QBN all day. LOLKrassy
- Nice.DRIFTMONKEY
- Nice!!bezoar
- I can stalk you now.freedom
- congrats!SimonFFM
- Congrats shellie, take it easy!OBBTKN
- I hired a quiet from my UCB class that i loved as a project coordinator, training to be a jr producer. But she's Sunday so She'll be a full blown producershellie
- in no time. I'm so stoked to be able to hook up the homies and finance their dreams. She's going to be a hot TV writer someday and I hope she hires me back.shellie
- Ah whatever I'm not even going to try and correct these typos anymore. Y'all know I suck at cell phone typing at this point.shellie
- I marvel at anyone who claims to be working 70-80 hour weeks. LOL.studderine
- I haven't had a weekend since I started working. Add 10 hours sat and Sunday. That's 20 hours.shellie
- Emails at dawn for overseas client. Meetings until 9pm. For instance I just got up, I'll break to shower and drive to office. But I'm slumming until 9. At leastshellie
- 15 hrs just today of I stop for lunch. It adds up. Definately tired.shellie
- We are in start up mode though. Building something. I just hired a coordinator that can take a load off on Monday just getting her up to speed and thank god.shellie
- Sounds super stressing but you seem to be really excited.Maaku
- Maaku4
If anyone asks how the QBN community is, point them out to the pockets & shesamonster post.
1 post and 213 notes of pure internet (drama, quick escalation, people taking sides, trolls, jokes, more drama, people that actually know each other, but people from all over the globe, more drama, and soon to be made memes).
It was fun, sad and awkward to read y'all comments.
- a lot of people were genuinely caring, supportive, concerned and helpful toomonospaced
- ^ I know, qbn is always helpingMaaku
- I've met pockets irl, so awkward.shellie
- ^ lol,.... (Assume that was joke)dee-dubs
- Meh. Reality is we've seen worse threads on here.sea_sea
- What i don't get is everyone feeling the need to get involved. You saw that it was a personal issue with them. So just stay out of it. Is that how you are IRL?BabySnakes
- Because they shared it with hundreds of people and didn’t stop for the entire night.monospaced
- pockets opted out and has been quite ever since his post. she decided to stay and make it public. *shrugsea_sea
- I was trying to get everyone not involved. But I should have know better.pango
- This is all your fault, pango. As usual.soundofreason
- https://memegenerato…pango
- irl? Just when i'm at the coffee shop or the subway where people like to be loud about their personal shit.Maaku
- But no, I don't get involved, I just listen.Maaku
- I walk away irl. But this place I visit to often.pango
- He & I are both at fault. I haven't made things any better, but seeing him of all people in my life post about my depression stung.shesamonster
- I hope you both are able to make peace with each other.Maaku
- Won't happen. He's holding my website hostage after destroying it. Won't give me access at all. No peace I guess.shesamonster
- try come back with another name. also try not to mention anything related to pocket for a while. see if that helps the website to come back up.pango
- I feel for you monster, stay on qbn. You're wierd an so welcomed here. Like pango said, change your name and don't mention pockets anymore.robotron3k
- stop agreeing with me robo!pango