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  • imbecile0

    if you're not waking your girl with a bowl of lucky charms and a jameson and coffee, is it really st patrick's day?

  • Continuity0

    Just had a phone argument with my ex-girlfriend of three years — who I haven't seen in a couple of months, and who I'm was supposedly 'friends' with — after randomly running into her on opposing escalators are an underground station, and apparently giving her 'the death look' (which, if I did, wasn't intentional).

    I could scream, cry, punch something.

    • At an underderground station, not are an underground station.Continuity
    • Don’t be friends with EXdasohr
    • Which is exactly what I told her on the phone. It's inappropriate (since she's got another cock in her life), makes me feel shit, and I won't stand for it.Continuity
    • Post her a jobbie with a wee flag in it saying sorry.PhanLo
    • “If I’m not fucking you, we can’t be friends” girls love guys like thatimbecile
    • Sounds like your not over her yet.HijoDMaite
    • 1. exs are great for rebound.
      2. don't listen to me.
      pango
    • Next thing you know Neo is fighting multiple agent Smiths as the express train crosses by the middle lane at full speed.Maaku
    • Next thing you know this is a daydream and he comes to in spaghetti. Again.robthelad
  • Bennn0

    The sound is terrible on my PC ... Is there any external soundcard or gadget that I could plug in my PC to listen to music with some kind of quality?

    • External? Wouldn't the quality be throttled by the internal sound?
      Get an internal sound card?
      pango
    • i dont know, any experts in the room?Bennn
    • Something like this? https://www.bhphotov…pango
    • i guess, but I wonder if there's any external USB soundcard that can take over the internal and produce better sound qualityBennn
    • What sound card are you running? Hard to believe any 'standard' sound card doesn't output respectable sound these days... I'm wondering if something is...PonyBoy
    • ... wrong with the card? Or perhaps your drivers are out of date? (download and update them just to be safe?)PonyBoy
    • Are you playing sound through speakers plugged into your computer or straight out of the computer's ass? lol if the latter... c'mon, bennn.PonyBoy
    • once the sound wave signal is created, it can only go worse not better. unless some artificial effected are done to it.pango
    • out some care in where the source is at?pango
    • *putpango
    • yup, get a dachans_glib
    • DAC ... most soundcards these days output absolute shit sound, especially via the analog ports. USB to DAC is the only way around it for pure sound. Period.monospaced
    • Yep, DAC for BENnfuturefood
    • i was looking at these before I went another direction. https://jdslabs.com/…futurefood
    • I'm using headphones. Sound is terrible since the last Windows10 update, i'm using a Dell pcBennn
    • all my drivers are up to dateBennn
    • what's a DAC? Any links?Bennn
    • Digital Analog Convertermonospaced
    • Does your headphone jack plug direct into your motherboard? If so, get a dedicated soundcard. I think I have an Asus Xonar - cost like £20 or something.Nairn
    • https://audioengineu…monospaced
    • *lovingly strokes his MacBook Pro with natively just fine sound*Continuity
    • Strangely, that's exactly the same as most PCs, and even more strangely, people buy soundcards for Macs too. How much was your mac vs. a Dell though?Nairn
    • Even dedicated soundcards, and those in Macs, have crap DACs in them, made worse by the crap ports.monospaced
    • @Continuity: The sound on your MBP is still noticeably worse than even entry level USB soundcards from Focusrite, Presonus, etc.section_014
    • get a macinteliboy
  • mg330

    Don't let anyone lie to you: inbox zero is still real, and it's still spectacular.

    • Fake NewsKrassy
    • 1 st Jan, make a new email folder named 201* (previous year), select all, move into folder. Start each year on 0. Delete as much as you can...shapesalad
    • I managed to clean my inbox last year after 2 years giving up. took some time to read, delete, unsubscribe to all that spam, subscriptions, unsolicited crap.uan
    • totally worth it.uan
  • Nairn1

    We had some friends over for the afternoon on Sunday, one of whom is vegan, so we made a load of purely vegetable-based food, including a cake.

    She was touched - apparently no one much makes that attempt - she even brought herself along a bag of cut carrots, in case of emergency. Bless.

    Anyway, point being - for the cake we had to buy almond milk as one of the ingedients, so I got my first taste of the stuff.

    It's not fucking milk, in any way shape or form. They shouldn't be allowed to call it that. It's nut water.

    There's nothing wrong with nut water, but it's not fucking milk.

    It's white nut water.

    Which is fine.

    Just don't call it 'milk'.

    Milk has a creamy texture, however that may come about.

    • there are so many chemicals in these milk alternatives. The Oatly one tastes best. Nothing beats freshly made soy milk - tastes amazing, but.. soy... boy...shapesalad
    • but since almond milk is already off white in color, calling it nut water may be too much.futurefood
    • all these "milks" are actually juices... soy juice, almond juice, etc.dorf
    • oat milk is bomb. haven't had regular milk in months now. almond milk tastes like dirt.scruffics
    • Lol @futurefood. Hazelnut Milk is a lot nicer than the Almond stuff. It's a good bit thicker and is quality in nutty cereals.microkorg
    • a lot of 'em are heavily processed as well. Like so many things, if everyone switched to nut water tomorrow, cow farts might not seem so bad.MrT
    • nut water.. I guess they can't call it nut juice.. LOLautoflavour
    • i've been hearing whispers of oat-milk, might try it for the hell of it. almond and soy taste like shit, or at least not milk-like enough to be called that_niko
    • They're not allowed to call it milk, that's the whole point. It won't say milk on it if you bought it in the UK.set
    • Oatly is by far the best. I'd take that over skanky cow puss any day...set
    • almond / pea protein silk is creamy / milkyimbecile
    • https://pics.me.me/t…imbecile
    • rice milk or cows milk ftw.inteliboy
    • rice "milk" and soy "milk" can taste okay if you don't consider them milk in the first place.monospaced
    • Almond milk is great when making oatmeal, pancakes, etc.stoplying
    • Everyone shut up and get oat milk. And shut up about calling it milk and call it milk and shut up and get oat milkset
  • sarahfailin7

    Happy equinox qbners!

    • Northern Lights for everybody!sted
    • Not so fast! It’s autumn down heremaquito
    • Isn’t that just another equinox though?monospaced
    • yeah, just the unhappy one for the southern hemisphere.uan
  • pockets3

    Sales staff member thought New Mexico was a part of the country of Mexico, another staff member had to clarify that's a state next to Texas...

    ...

    • lolpango
    • wow, just wow. Ask them about New England now.capn_ron
    • I grew up there. This is not uncommon, sadly.BonSeff
    • *googles New Mexico
      Yeah pffft
      drgs
    • A sales guy and from US? Oh my...OBBTKN
    • Had a Lyft driver while in Seattle last week that didn't know what/where New England was...duckseason
  • Bennn0

    Sound problems has been adressed! I now have a DAC on my computer with a nice equalizer software. OMG! the difference! The sound quality is 1,000x better! I hear stuff i couldnt hear before. I'm rediscovering music!

  • CALLES0

    I Truly Dislike Bagels

    • Bru I'm right there with you, bagels are gross and it's motherfuckin' 2019 and I can't find a fuckin breakfast taco in NY to save my life..!robotron3k
    • robo, sounds like a business opportunity to me! breakfast taco stand right next to Halal Guys.capn_ron
    • You know what I'm talking about capn!!robotron3k
    • Take a stand.DRIFTMONKEY
    • you would need mexicans for that, robomonospaced
    • What’s a breakfast taco?HijoDMaite
    • come to montrealGnash
    • what did bagels ever do to you..pfft, ill take mine toasted with massive amounts of cream cheese plzpockets
    • https://www.qbn.com/…Krassy
    • What gnash said. Those dense inedible pucks are not bagels._niko
  • eryx15

    Student loan paid off in full today.

    • congrats!capn_ron
    • “First world” problemsBenDover
    • Level -1 completedsted
    • how much? how long?pedromendez
    • too much, like 15 yearseryx
    • I feel your pain, well done,
      a new chapter in life!
      pedromendez
    • FU Sallie Mae! Nicely done, hope to join you in the ranks soon.notype
    • I think I can pay mine off in 3 mos, not sure why I'm dragging it on.notype
    • The year before my daughter is able to go to college I will have paid mine off. Insanity.misterhow
    • God bless you misterhownotype
  • PonyBoy-5

    anyone live in Austin?

    • my friend Terrell. He's a good dude. Thanks for asking.capn_ron
    • Thanks for answering!PonyBoy
    • I have tickets to a 'fun' event next Saturday if anyone there is interested (Free VIP... comes w/booze / food etc-$140 value per tick...I have 2 to give away).PonyBoy
  • sted1

    I don't want to funk the notes on Bluejam's post with this stupid of mine

    Few weeks ago windowlicker director's version was shared here and somehow it got stuck, and always comes back under the shower. Noticed many times that I start humming it in deep tones, and can't stop because of the acoustics. Until this Wednesday, when it dropped from the brain turntable and went back to the shelf.

    Bluejam fuck you :) if i'm getting a stroke today and (this song gets stuck for good) it will be your fault.

  • maquito7

    I’m in this whatsapp group with many old acquaintances. Musicians, showbiz peeple mainly. Some days ago, this WA group came alive after months of silence. One of them was inviting to his house to watch The Dirt, Motley Crew’s film premiere. Me, as a parent of an 8 mo. old, thought: it’s ridiculous. The wife, also a mom of the 8 mo. old, tells me “Go. You’ll have fun. You havn’t seen those guys for ages!”. I think: “It would be awesome to knock on their door without even responding one single line of their long conversation/ planning, where they might have assumed I was out of order. So I show up, with a six pack, and some snacks. After a big hug and some laughs with the host, I enter a room with 5 guys speaking at the same time in an incredibly high volume, around a round table with like 5 lines of coke next to a credit card, close to a HUGE rock of coke. I now get why they are “talking”, (it was in fact 5 monologues at a time), at the same time. It was sssooo weird. I listened to 50 stories in around 6 minutes, while I anxiously chugged a pint of lager. I ended up snorting 2 lines, never watched the Motley Crue movie, and came home (it’s 3am) and got to bed to start typing this. It was a very decent chunk of coke. I even ate some guacamole and I’m starting to evaluate ab expedition to the kitchen to steal some chips or something. Bye!

    • This should have been in the confessions post.maquito
    • Just in case, dont even bother to bring out the “child services” speech. I’m a functional working fsther, I work my ass off, and I’ve never been late to work.maquito
    • Sounds like a shit night.PhanLo
    • Good job buddy, good to let off steam one in a while.eryx
    • thank you for sharing your night on earth. enjoyed it.api
    • It was a “meh” night, flashback. “I’m getting old but still can do silly stuff once in a while, I guess”.maquito
    • human after all https://www.youtube.…api
    • This is like proper Newstoday™ content. More of this. Less cunts bitching. Good job Maquito, enjoy the coke.pedromendez
    • Coke heads are hard work, but I suppose by doing coke you got on their level.PhanLo
    • https://media1.tenor…pockets
  • autoflavour6

    fucking slow clap yourself NSW.. you reelected one of the most damaging, self serving and corrupt governments we have ever had.

    you had one job.. and you fucking proved how vapid, self absorbed and narrow minded you really are.

    enjoy the warrantless police searches of your homes you fucktards.

    • how did Shooters, Fishers and Farmers do?Gnash
    • +1000. FFS. In a few years Sydney will be the most tolled city on the planet. A giant housing estate with a pretty harbour and not much else. Nice one.MrT
    • and fucking one nation.. seriously, less than a week after a muslim hating skip goes blows away 50 people in New Zealand, we vote ONE NATION members in..autoflavour
    • I weep for my cityautoflavour
    • you guys should start a 2-year long, 5+billion dollar investigation based on bullshit to show everyone how angry you are... you know—make some shit up! :)PonyBoy
    • and now we have One Nation sucking on the NRA's muzzle for funds and ideas. Nothing is a surprise any more.MrT
    • STAHP TEH BOATSautoflavour
  • notype1

    How does one go about trying to get tixx to see a space shuttle launch?

    • it's free if you find a nice spot on the Indian 'river'... else you can get on-site tix from 4 diff areas @ the Kennedy Space Center. Thing is you can see...PonyBoy
    • ...the launch from about 400+ miles away from all directions. I'd love to get on a boat and head out 10+ miles off the coast to watch next time I'm down there.PonyBoy
    • Tickets were under $50 when my Parents were last there (this was early 2018)PonyBoy
    • Very cool. I'll ck it out Pony. Good to know.notype
    • Watched an up close youtube video... how fkn magnificent they arenotype
    • You go back in time to the eighties.Nairn
    • https://www.youtube.…PonyBoy
    • this will be my wake up alarm ringtonenotype
  • imbecile2

    This weekend, I picked up a portable fire pit to burn off some dead wood that has been collecting in the yard. The girl helped me decide between the two I had narrowed it down to. Now it looks like I'm getting lawn furniture to match and will likely spend even more just trying to be comfortable while sitting around as I burn wood.

    • surprisingly, they are illegal in most municipalities despite being able to buy them pretty much anywhereGnash
    • wear an air filter mask, they pump out toxic fumes...shapesalad
    • I checked, wanted to do something more permanent, stuck with portable within specific requirements.imbecile
    • @shape, only if you're burning plywood, or pressure treated lumber - construction stuff.Gnash
    • who DV's outdoor fires?Gnash
    • I like this post. Fire pits are hypnotic and you can compost the old ash.stoplying
  • PonyBoy-17

    I see the serial downvoter has just logged in / out a few... oh... 10 times in the last 5 minutes... impressive work... *giggle

    • ?monospaced
    • who is the serial downvoter? and how can you see them logging in and out?capn_ron
    • so people do get effected by votes....pango
    • ^ not trump!Gnash
    • I typically don't give a shit but the odd one, I wonder ... really?MrT
    • 3 posts in the Politics thread dropped -10 in about 5 minutes time... one had been up for more than 24 hours. Just kids having fun. :)PonyBoy
    • nice conspiracy theorydorf
    • The stuff I post in recent work often goes from maybe 8 upvotes to like minus 5 in the space of ten minutes somstimes. You have to laugh at this poor being.set
    • What a life, lolset
    • we pretend that votes don't matter, but they do. we're all humandrgs
  • uan1

    can I post?

  • set0

    I stumbled across the old qbn redesign thread -
    https://www.qbn.com/topics/68773…

    and noticed this comment I made -

    "ability to navigate to first or last post"

    from -
    https://www.qbn.com/reply/369623…

    That's the new QBN 'oldest' and 'newest' function, haha.

    I always suspected that the public voice thread and the big interest there spurred on the QBN guys to get a move on and make a responsive version of QBN before we all jumped ship, as it didn't come that long afterwards. Happy days. All I Wanted was a QBN that worked on my phone and we got it. Just funny noticing that comment and assuming QBN bods were taking note :)

  • Bennn6

    My sound setup on my PC :

    DAC : Fiio Alpen 2


    -

    Headphones : AKG K171 Mk II


    -

    Equalizer : Viper4Windows + APO Equalizer
    Installed on WIndows 10
    -

    That warm bass! It's day and night compared to my previous setup. Digital sound from a computer is pure crap! You have no idea until you plug a digital to analog converter (DAC) in it. If you really love music, buy one now with a decent pair of headphones.

    • How can a DAC possibly work?sarahfailin
    • ^ math!DRIFTMONKEY
    • I'm hearing sounds for the first time on mostly all the tracks i used to listen! All the subtle sounds were gone in digital.Bennn
    • and again, the bass is so warm and deep! Pure bliss!Bennn
    • warm and deep....
      Mmmmmmmmm
      pango
    • You’re welcome!monospaced
    • "digital sound from a computer is crap" - *uses another computer*mekk
    • thanks mono!
      what are you talking about mekk?
      Bennn
    • you're just using another converter, that's what I mean. You already had a built in DAC in your PC, just not a good one.mekk
    • and now he has a good one.
      or made it sound better at least.
      pango
    • I dunno, the only thing I know is the audio quality has been improved by 500%Bennn
    • yeah my point is that bennn is blaming "digital" witchcraft for his previous bad sound but is still using it. Happy for him enjoying is new setup tough :-)mekk
    • ya none digital sound from computer has always been hard. cuz magnets...pango
    • @mekk, please understand, a quality DAC is a real thing not to be underestimated. This is the ONLY way to high quality sound out of a PC.monospaced
    • Bennn's blaming of the PC for shit sound is 100% correct. If you knew about this, you'd fully understand. The quality from this device is beyond significantmonospaced
    • If you think an external DAC/headphone amp is still bad sound, then you clearly know absolutely nothing about good sound.monospaced
    • A DAC takes the original sound signal (digital) and converts it to analog and amplifies it. This process is EVERYTHING when it comes to preserving quality.monospaced
    • Built-in DACs are so bad these days, it's not even funny. The amps are even worse, and this applies to every single default in any laptop or PC.monospaced
    • exactly mono, built-in DAC are nothing compared to a real external one, from what i've read on the topicBennn
    • no kidding ... some people spend many thousands on them!monospaced
    • why do you still need the pc? looks a walkman setupuan
    • I spend a lot of time on my PC and this is where I listen to music the most.Bennn
    • The PC provides the digital signal. It's gotta come from somewhere. The external DAC isn't a streaming device. It holds no music.monospaced
    • Mono, is this better than built in on Mac?robotron3k
    • yes, of coursemonospaced
    • The built-in DACs in Macs are not "bad" but they are either 48 or 96khz (aka SHIT). The one Bennn got can handle 384Khz resolution. It's insanely better!monospaced
    • Interestingrobotron3k
    • @mekk, Bennn is completely circumventing his built-in DAC, and is now giving his quality DAC a pure digital signal via USB.monospaced
    • yeah I know, dude, I was just pointing out that there is no "digital" signal coming to headphones at all, no matter what you use.mekk
    • lol, okay, THAT'S what you were saying *eye rollmonospaced
    • it seemed, based on all your comments, that you had no understanding of what a DAC does, how it works, or how audio can be improved by one, but glad you do nowmonospaced
    • are you listening to flac files? or does it work on mp3s as well?_niko
    • it works for all files, but it can't increase the bitrate if it's already low to start withmonospaced
    • What type of music file works with DAC vs not?robotron3k
    • ALL the sound produce by my computer go thru the DAC device. Even the QBN chime :)Bennn
    • I'm hearing background noises from the recording sessions on some tracks that I never heard before, like studio noises and instruments.Bennn
    • @robo, all audio goes through the DAC, regardless of source.monospaced
    • and with the equalizer programs i've installed, i can tweak the sound. Its crazy.Bennn
    • @Bennn what does the QBN chime sound like?Krassy
    • @Krassy I hear someone saying "help me" in the background, never heard it beforeBennn
    • lolKrassy
    • also, there's the DAC, but I also have a very solid pair of headphones, the AKG i have are recording studio headphones, high quality, that helps a lot tooBennn
    • using those headphones before, without the DAC was like putting pudding into a Ferrari. Now i'm putting proper gas into it.Bennn
    • ugh these notes. all of you missed the s-pdif out? @Bennn lol, for the AKG you need some eq :) the only reason why i can't leave winamp behind is one eq pluginsted
    • what works so well with my old K240 :)sted
    • eq? you mean an equalizer? I have one :)Bennn