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- Maaku1
Indiana Jones 5 is set to start shooting in 2020.
But why?
- autoflavour2
so im in Gothenburg Sweden..
Vantagepoint got flown here to do episodes..nice country so far.
- https://artpil.com/w…
don't forget to check out some existential dread while you're there!Gnash - go see if you can blag a visit to Teenage Engineering or Elektron studios :)microkorg
- Ooh! We're supposed to be going there at the end of July Please remember the good places you visit - I might bother you later! :)Nairn
- I did reach out to elektron.. no answer.. felt a bit bad contacting TE after I sold my OP1.. would have loved to hit elektron thoautoflavour
- Nairn, alas as I'm at a mural festival, I'm spending a lot of times in carparks at walls and at the hotel.. did venture into the city yesterday tho.. was niceautoflavour
- https://artpil.com/w…
- Nairn2
Seriously - why are there so few decent search engines?
Google completely changed the game and became the best search engine... twenty-odd years ago. And is still, for better or worse, the Search Engine most of us still use today.
We have Bing.. and what else?
Why is no one else crawling the web? Or am I just missing something?
I don't get it.
- I was wondering this recently as apparently the original pagerank algorithm just came out of patent, ridiculous as that sounds.Nairn
- I'll go out on a limb and suggest that a group could create a strong search-centric competitor for £20M. Fuckit, £100M. That's peanuts for globocorps.Nairn
- "In the US - As of July 2018, Microsoft handled 24% of all search queries. During the same period, Oath (formerly Yahoo) had 11.5%. Google, 63%"Nairn
- https://en.wikipedia…Nairn
- Duck duck gorobotron3k
- Ask Jeeves?PhanLo
- Isn't DDG just a wrapper for searches via Bing and Google anyway?Nairn
- Google search is only 12 years old. There were so many competitors back then too.monospaced
- ^ that can't be right, I was using google in 2000/2001 ishmonNom
- Also there are few competitors because it is EXPENSIVE to crawl the web, and google already has the traffic that advertisers will pay for. High barrier to entrymonNom
- ^ 1997 -- The domain Google.com is registered.[11] Soon, Google Search is available to the public from this domain (around 1998).wordssssss
- Maybe you had your first computer 12 years ago :)Maaku
- LOL @ Google being only 12 years old. Mono, maybe you fatfingered 12 instead of 21?Krassy
- AltaVista was the original search engine that preceded Google, but Yahooo bought it and ruined it.Krassy
- at some point we will have googled all we need to know and goggle will go broke.Gnash
- Infoseek®prophetone
- I was wrong, obviously, and I fucking blame my Google search actuallymonospaced
- I'm using Duck Duck GO since 2 months or so. It doesnt tracks you at all like Google. Every now and then I have to search in Google to get better results.Bennn
- But its reliable and good 98% of the time I would say.Bennn
- Google has greatly affected my business in a really bad way. I really mean it, fuck you Google.utopian
- @Nairn, DDG use Yandex.pablo28
- I use startpage.com since 5 years. It‘s dutch, does not track and is as good as google.sandpipe
- I'm guessing Baidu (China) and Yandex (Russia) would be the biggest alternatives to Google worldwide.yuekit
- Not much help to English language users maybe but it points to the level of investment it takes to develop something like this.yuekit
- search engine != catalog
There might be better search engines but no one has built their index as good as Google did.mekk - @mekk they build it to profit, that's the idea of a catalogue. Having a search engine that just delivers THE results can be a great stroke of luck and valuegrafician
- IDK... ask Siri.shapesalad
- google is more than a search engine, its suspected a spy engine for the state. thats the reason why only other states like china and russia can/want compete.api
- Duck Duck Goernexbcn
- If you Google "How old is Google Search" the top result, in LARGE font is 12 Years Old. I blame Google ;)monospaced
- @sandpipe good one! +1Krassy
- @pablo28 - they apparently they use Yandex, amongst other engines globally and mainly for results in Eastern Europe and Russia.Nairn
- But yes, they don't - afaik, anyway - crawl for their own results.Nairn
- There is a search engine called QWANT https://www.qwant.co… its a searchengine project from Europe. good alternative results and respects your privacy.api
- @api +1Krassy
- drgs0
Bought this bit set for my drill
I actually look forward to cleaning my bathroom, if thats possible
Discuss
- worst dildo everGnash
- You should be done in less than 10 minsMaaku
- Never heard it called a 'drill' beforeFax_Benson
- i want that for my kitchen grout! the flat one at the bottomcapn_ron
- Nice!! Inspiring.Hayzilla
- reminds me of a porn I can't unseeautoflavour
- maquito0
My everhour tracked 12 hs today.
- Bennn-4
'Six Things You Should Know About Flying, According to Flight Attendants'
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
“See You Next Time” Is CodeWhen we say “see you next time” to certain passengers as they deplane after arrival, that’s our code word for “f-ck you - I hope you never fly with us again”.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<- Nice to know. I'll be saying "See you next time" on my way out.Maaku
- C U Next Tuesdaycapn_ron
- not sure about that, I get that all the time from attendants who didn't serve me at all.. am I that globally hated?autoflavour
- maybeBennn
- sea_sea7
My new roommate can't figure out how to turn on the stove... -_-
- you see happyimbecile
- *seemimbecile
- *wrong thread.
Punches for..sea_sea - Very new...robotron3k
- thats a good thing.
meaning you might be the smart dominant one in charge.pango - that's usually how i pick roommate. less conflict this way XDpango
- LMAOsea_sea
- I've only had to demonstrate about 3 times. so confused mostly because she takes pride in her ability to "fix" things. It's a stove ffs total cluts lol love hersea_sea
- grew up eating box food?canoe
- Blow out the pilot light and let the gas fill the room....that’ll teach her.futurefood
- Y eso? Prk tan pendeja?HijoDMaite
- Dunning-Kruger Effect.i_monk
- notype0
What tools are out there that enable teams to see project work streams that depend on each other - over time in a calendar like UI?
- I use Asana. you can set up task dependancies in it. Can view by Project and Calendar. Really happy with it.thumb_screws
- Will try it out. Thanks!notype
- recently added work flow may help as wellimbecile
- thanks!notype
- pango0
I've done the unspeakable... I put my favorite keyboard in rice cuz I spill water over it, causing few keys none responding...
the worst thing is, it fixed it...
I'm ashamed!
- trooperbill7
So my dad (84) died yesterday morning.
im on holiday cruise around the med and am just trying to hold myself together so as not to spoil it for my 3 year old son
mums distraught, brothers over there trying to help.
this fucking sucks!
he had alzheimers for a few years now so at least he died at home
cant imagine how mum felt findinghim dead in his bed - luckily they slept apart as old people tend to do
i feel a dad shaped hole in the universe
all i want to do is sleep
fuck
- condolences :(renderedred
- Sorry to hear trooper. Circle of life...hard, but try to remember the good times. And know it's completely normal to feel like shit.
:(BusterBoy - I'm sorry for your loss Trooper, I know the feeling all too well :(utopian
- :(pango
- :(PonyBoy
- xNairn
- Sorry billMrT
- :’(freedom
- 84 yo Dad and 3 yo son?freedom
- hang in there trooper, best thing to do now is divert all your energy and attention to your son. see how much fun you two can bond over.imbecile
- sorry brother :(GuyFawkes
- x. hang in there.inteliboy
- condolencesCalderone2000
- Sorry man. That's tough.bezoar
- :(Gnash
- Sorry to hear,dee-dubs
- My sincere condolences for you and your family. May he rest in peace.sea_sea
- sorry about ur dad. Think of all the fun positive things he did for you. My dads been gone for 5 years... it gets easier w time.fooler
- and have a toast with his fav beverage in his honor.fooler
- Condolences my friend.robotron3k
- Bummer. Suerte.hans_glib
- Condolences. Hang in there.eryx
- Sorry for your loss Bill. My dad turned 80 this year; it's coming...i_monk
- Condolencescannonball1978
- Ugh, so sorry for your loss. Condolences.mandomafioso
- so sorry for your loss.dorf
- very sorry for your lossformed
- Sorry man, condolences :(Bennn
- All my condolecencesi_was
- Go to sleep mani_was
- And forget about iti_was
- Condolences. Think about the good moments and what knowledge you got from him you can pass on to your son.Longcopylover
- Really sorry, trooper.stoplying
- freedom0
Every office building in NYC has people in suits at the entrance reception desks 24/7.
I can’t imagine how boring these jobs are at off hours when they’re in uncomfortable clothing and only earning minimum wage.
- i am sure they woudn't mind wearing sweatpants. why don't you bring them some? do a costanza :)renderedred
- I find suit/dress clothes fairly comfy. The structure can be supporting. Those jobs are a good way to learn a language and get paid for it.shapesalad
- hey, minimum wage and my top expectation is to sit at a desk? sure, that makes perfect sense actuallymonospaced
- They're just browsing the web like the rest of usdrgs
- At our building they stare at elevator cameras all day and print the occasional visitor pass.monospaced
- For many in NYC getting out from behind a grill or garage into nice clean place is huge.robotron3k
- username checks out...MrT
- Lol costanza! Didn’t he give him a pillow and he fell asleep and the place got robbed? Classic_niko
- he got him a rocking chairmonospaced
- mg331
Way to fuck up the espresso rub salmon I cooked for dinner, mom, by slathering it in ranch dressing before even trying a bite of it... :(
- lolGnash
- Oh Jeez.
Mind you - did she have a steely glint in her eye, getting you back for a myriad of similar offences in your childhood? ;)Nairn - I refuse to expend any effort cooking for a best friend who autoslathers every meal with an artist's palette of mayo, ketchup and whatever sauce is to hand.Nairn
- trooperbill0
My dad (82) died 2 days ago... im on holiday so cant be there for my mum. having to put a braveface on for my wife and 3 year old son... all i keep thinking is that i dont have a dad any more. feeling numb but know the worse is yet to come... prob as soon as i isit my mum and feel his absence.
least he died in his sleep and means he wont have alzheimers any more.
fucking devastating.
- Hang in, can't imagine loosing my parents, my condolences!OBBTKN
- 84 now 82?freedom
- This post is quite confusing.maquito
- forgive me ive a lot going on atmtrooperbill
- hang in there trooper, sending all the best vibes. i lost my dad 26 years ago. it get's easier i promise. *hugsea_sea
- freedom0
Every store has PRIDE graphics in their windows. Not sure if it's good for society to promote love and equality or this is becoming meaningless marketing.
- once it's boring, it's accepted - I guess. Keep on lovin' all the sexualities mateIanbolton
- "Take back the Rainbow" is picking up steam...robotron3k
- ^ only place I heard of it is via you.inteliboy
- freedom0
French is a nice sounding language.
I can never distinguish the sounds when someone is speaking Chinese. I wonder if it’s harder to learn?
- Moi je parle français :)Bennn
- I took Chinese lessons for a few months. It's no different from learning any other language. Listen for hen and haoshapesalad
- @benn. does Quebecois count as french?Gnash
- I kid, I kid!! tabernac!Gnash
- https://www.youtube.…Gnash
- i dont know man. german sounds really fun to say.pango
- well Gnash, french is the language we speak, lol.. so yeah it count as french. Even if it doesnt sound like french from France.Bennn
- :)Gnash
- pffff its different! its french canadian. its not french. :Ppango
- OBBTKN1
Things are going slow this spring... Time for updating the folio, relax a bit and look for new clients.
Yesterday made a pair of calls, drop mails and sent msgs via Linkedin to old clients, the last time I did this, started a crazy overworking spiral...
Now I'm afraid of opening the mail, 7:45AM
- shellie0
(-____-) never ran into a guy who couldn't take no for an answer before but it's a kinda scary thing to experience. Our last two interactions were awful and heated via text. I was very clear, "I dont choose you, go away." Now hes popping up on my social media liking things. I blocked him but I'm a little freaked out now.
- yikes.inteliboy
- My homegirl wanted me to give her his username and screenshots of our last conversations so like 15 of my girlfriends can flame him onlineshellie
- https://static-media…Nairn
- I am absolutely not going to do that bc he seems legit crazy. I only kissed him once and now he thinks he owns me?! It's not always true love wtf!shellie
- I never ran into a woman that didn’t overly generalize with sexist statements.imbecile
- ^ shellie literally said that the she has "never ran into a guy..." which is the direct opposite of overly generalizingGnash
- how do you read what shellie wrote and come up with that as a response, imbecile? weird.Fax_Benson
- @ shellie - smart move not to flame him. crazy people only get crazier. don't engage at all, but keep your friends postedGnash
- "You don't *own* me"
https://www.youtube.…deadsperm - https://youtu.be/vEI…deadsperm
- imbecile living up to his namei_monk
- Just flame him! Whatever that means..futurefood
- wow @ the shit responses from the QBN community. no need to wonder why there are no women on here.sarahfailin
- I'm not surprised by the shit responses. I see them here daily.monospaced
- There's only one shit response, mono. Mine was a stupid reference to 'I choo-choo choose you' .. or not, in this case.Nairn
- ...not to say it wasn't a shit response.
Just not a shitty response.Nairn - Too old and not hip enough to know what to “flame” someone means.
I think of creme brûlée.futurefood - Okmonospaced
- creme brûlée his ass!pango
- I do kinda wish I could lightly toast him, but whoever said it, crazy provoked only gets crazier.shellie
- Bennn-4
I start to think that, yes, QBN could comes to an end one day. I always thought that we would all be here forever, but we're losing members every weeks lately, and old time members.
Maybe the website needs an update to ignite the flame again for some members. And maybe we need more effective options to block members, deletes our posts, flag comments or members that trolls us. I dont know. I feel QBN need some freshness and some dedusting.
What do you think?
- We are old, QBN too... but like us, still is usefull and fun. A good place to come back one day and another alsoOBBTKN
- A place to chat like with this old man you meet in a bar, with his cup of red wine, full of scars and a living back himOBBTKN
- ok, I need a coffeeOBBTKN
- what kind of scarred old man is sipping wine? and from a cup, no less!Gnash
- I like it here. Some fresh blood would be fun though.inteliboy
- I see you sittin' there all alone
Crying your eyes out
While everything's going wrongdeadsperm - You know there's gonna be
A whole lot of trouble in your lifedeadsperm - Listen to me, get up off your knees
'Cause only the strong survivedeadsperm - @Gnash, ok, better from a glass like this (my apologies): https://i.imgur.com/…OBBTKN
- must be a goblet! or maybe a chaliceGnash
- get off my lawnutopian
- maquito2
- "Learn to swim.. learn to swim.."maquito
- hehe... I'll gladly swap locations w/you:
https://i.imgur.com/…PonyBoy - oooph... pony that's a kick in the shins right there.shellie
- anything past 3 days is barely a guesssection_014
- ^not true anymore. 5-day forecasts are right 90% of the time; 7-day 80%. https://scijinks.gov…sarahfailin
- robotron3k7
Life shouldn't be like this. We were supposed to be grey-haired old men, hanging out, smoking weed, going to shows, talking about girls and adventures. It wasn't supposed to end like this. I'll never see you again.
- Let’s get beers, smoke a bowl and talk about adventures. I’m not even joking.monospaced
- Robot, mono, I'll be DJing at nurse bettie this Saturday from 9-midnight then chillin.shellie
- Past my bedtime. :(monospaced
- psshhhh. on a Saturday? Granted, I can't really hang with New York late nights. I always take the early DJ set. I'm too old for that shit.shellie
- Sorry robo :( I feel your pain.sea_sea
- "Past my bedtime..."
lol getting old thread.pango - I blame Obama.utopian
- someone give me a ride from west coast to NY....pango
- my son gets up with sunrise, so my only chance at a decent nights sleep is going to bed early :)monospaced
- I wish i was in NYC to meet up with this crew. mono and shellie, 9 pm is all of our bedtimes now, isn't it? I read that in the signs you're getting old thread.capn_ron
- Even if I could get out for a late night, I don't think I would fit in in a club anymore. My dancing days are like 20 years behind me :)monospaced
- shellie, what music do you playdrgs
- Thanks mono, I'll take u up on that when a things settle. Shel I'd love to go hang out, be distracted but it's pos I'll fly to TX for services. Nxt tm thorobotron3k
- Seems narrow minded, boring, and sexist... oh wait.imbecile
- Sorry for your loss, robo. I thought at first you were leaving QBN, but now I see you're mourning.monospaced