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- omahadesigns-1
Are there any corona grants or funds for people who still have clients and a steady contract paycheck through all this?
- Nomonospaced
- Should there be?Gnash
- Well. There are for the richest corps. But not regular middle and upper class.monospaced
- omahadesigns-4
Ever wonder what the people that you don't like think of you?
Like the people who you think are boring or dumb or ditzy.
- Not of concern.grafician
- Couldn't give a rat's arse. So, no, I haven't wondered.Continuity
- ^this plus i don't give a fuck what anybody thinks about me.renderedred
- Nopepango
- Gnash11
Kinda weird how quickly this has all become normal. I was watching a movie last night and thought to myself, fuck the people in the film are standing so close to each other — idiots
- All the shows are gonna need a total rewrite moving forward. Or just live in a fantasy reality where this didn’t happen.monospaced
- Humanz can adapt to many situationsBennn
- Yeah agree, shaking hands, hugging, large crowds, amazing what we took for granted. Seems so weird to see._niko
- monospaced0
Just put on a N95 mask for the first time and standing in line to get into the grocery store
Nobody said it’s hard as fuck to breath in these things. So uncomfortable.
- yeah and realizing that your own breath stinks.fooler
- Fuck yeah it does. Brushed this morning but after coffee and breakfast it’s not so pleasant rebreathing it and fogging up my glasses at the same time.monospaced
- @monospaced that means that you have a gap somewhere at the upper part, and it allows an upward airflow.sted
- Figured that out. But still. It’s stifling.
I’m guessing it’s not nearly as bad in one of those cheap looking blue surgical pieces of shit everyone else has.monospaced - Get some surgical tape from the chemist to tape it to your face under your glasses.microkorg
- Thought you downvoted any comment regarding masks?shapesalad
- You can’t see who downvoted anything, and your wild assumptions just make you look and sound like a moronic CUNTmonospaced
- aka, you thought wrong.monospaced
- I picked up masks to conform to policy, and to ensure that people around me feel safer. I only wear it inside around people not outside in fresh air.monospaced
- i'm not sure that you're just trolling, i was advised to wear these outside especially when i'm around other people. not that i'm saying that i'm wearing itsted
- all the times. just when i need to go out to get something, or wait to enter a store. i turned into a vampire, and go out at night for bike rides without that..sted
- Mono where'd you get your masks?shellie
- Trolling? No. shellie, I got 4 KN95 masks from the bodega on my corner, believe it or not. Chinese edition, a tiny bit sketchy.monospaced
- Continuity4
I'm starting to like lockdown.
- I am not so keen on working out at home...SimonFFM
- Well, I really do miss going to the gym, for sure. But otherwise, I'm starting to actually enjoy this.Continuity
- I want to play golf SO BAD. Been hitting whiffle balls in the park but I end up leaving when it gets too crowded.shellie
- Just ordered a net so I can hit balls on my garage roof. Anything for sanity.shellie
- There's something to be said for limiting choices in life. Too many options = confusion and unhappiness.yuekit
- Golf? Shellie, I used to think you were cool ... :(((
;)Continuity - @yuekit: agreed. Above all else, I've been treating this time like a sort of holiday. Since I'm being given this time, I'll use it for me, to recharge.Continuity
- And I've noticed that I don't really need very much to feel like I'm doing something enjoyable.Continuity
- Simon, you should do some online tutorials, Patreon or something, to teach people how to edit or take boudoir photography.mg33
- He could do a really nice Masterclass on that topic, but the problem with the models would be still there :)sted
- ^ LOL, you're not wrong.Continuity
- Honestly, just having the option is usually enough for me. Mostly, my life hasn't changed much.shellie
- But couldn't he simply show the editing process after talking about lighting and such? Wouldn't have to be live with a model.mg33
- Willing to bet there are budding boudoir photographers who would pay for an expert's critique, one-on-one style if it remained anonymous.mg33
- Yupmaquito
- shapesalad-2
Very hard to wear a mask while wearing glasses. Condensation is a real issue. Solution needed.
- take off mask?hans_glib
- Does polishing them with shaving foam work like it does for the bathroom mirror?webazoot
- Wear work goggles over the top.PhanLo
- said it in another thread, get to a pharmacy and get some surgical tape. you can tape the top of the mask to your face under glasses.microkorg
- thats what ive been doing with both paper masks and with larger thang.microkorg
- shellie16
sometimes its easier to talk about my dad like he's not dead. :(
- I released my dads ashes off an island where I go spear fishing in the mornings, (he was a bad ass spear fisherman) I talk as if he hears me when i huntmoldero
- like a crazy personmoldero
- if reincarnation exists and he came back as a fish in that area, I probably killed him and ate himmoldero
- T_Tpango
- :\Continuity
- moldy, that went south fast. it's cool you talk to your dad like thatcanoe
- SameGnash
- Lost my pop in 05, sucks. Peace to all of you who have gone through the same.BonSeff
- Now you have someone specific to talk to out there, moldero. It's all Good.
xNairn - I find myself using the present tense when I talk about him because I don't want to trigger myself while explaining that he's dead.shellie
- My dad died 6 years ago and I still can't talk about him or look at a photo without crying. :(Melanie
- It never goes away, just be prepared to one day have a trigger reminder and your heart breaks all of the sudden.BonSeff
- But also know your were always loved. And hold that feeling.BonSeff
- I talked to my dad on the phone the day after he died. I’m still not sure if it was a waking dream or not. Middle of the day, phone rings and it’s him.Gnash
- I knew he was dead while I was talking to him. I’m still processing that conversation all these years laterGnash
- I have to think about it in small packets - if I ponder the whole talk at once I think I’d meltGnash
- :(utopian
- Whatever works, Shellie. 15 years later and I'm better at accepting it, but I still have those moments of talking to an empty seat.bezoar
- Hug em while you got em :(jaylarson
- things like this always remind me to give my dad a call...
I've been talking to him every day throughout this corona virus thing...exador1 - I'd been working on a blog post for my company, and my father in law has been helping to write it... it's a conversation between us about living in COVID timesexador1
- my wife says 'hey...call you dad, see if he wants to write one with you too!...exador1
- so... I call my old man...
'hey' been writing something with the Father in law... all about living during a pandemic... would you like to write something?exador1 - 'sure'
how about....
a picture of me...and the words
"STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME"
how's that son?exador1 - needless to say, i don't think my company will run that one...
but my kids, my wife and I laughed our fucking heads off....exador1
- HijoDMaite2
Anyone certify for the first two weeks on unemployment website today?
We did for my wife and it showed weekly benefit amoubt was $412. No where did it show the extra $600 per week.
- It's 600 but you can either not pay taxes on it and get 600 or take the taxes out and get 400.Hayoth
- I don’t think that’s how it works Hayoth. It showed $412 and then asked if we wanted to pay taxes on that.HijoDMaite
- The $600 is on top of the weekly amounts.HijoDMaite
- oh. ouch. Funny how unemployment doesn't account for inflationHayoth
- I thought the deal was - if you qualify for the max weekly which is 300 something, and then we get 600 in relief? my wife applied on the 1stcanoe
- 600 is fed money, not statecanoe
- jaylarson8
Is it me, or are there more and more outspoken trolls on here? No wonder everyone is fucking leaving or has left.
- Hasn't it always been like that? I remember always reading people threatening to beat each other up.PhanLo
- this is Q-B-Nrenderedred
- Beat each other up..... Lol Hehehehepango
- https://www.youtube.…PhanLo
- It's not just you.shapesalad
- always been this way. and always baffled me why someone would spend their time trolling a tiny design forum.inteliboy
- Because you guys react to themHijoDMaite
- I must be on the wrong threadsautoflavour
- just ignore them and give a downvoteBennn
- https://www.youtube.…Palindrome
- Were getting the cabin fevermoldero
- I only see the usual suspects like robo, hayoth and omaha but those are our house trumptards and it's good we don't have an echo chamber.NBQ00
- But some also got thin skinned and SJW.NBQ00
- No Jay, nobody trolls here, nor bullies. But everyone likes to "take the piss"—but for some, when the piss gets taken from them, they become big titty babies.robotron3k
- Jay larson is scared of opposing opinions.Hayoth
- that bullshit robo. I used to think that, and defend you - but then as homes were burning down you start trolling about arsonists.inteliboy
- when pointed the gullible alt right narrative... you doubled down on cuntish posts. so yeah, you aint taking the piss, but just being a dick.inteliboy
- You guys are probably all right. My conversations are all digital these days and that isn’t godjaylarson
- Trolls are the salt, QBN is the breaddrgs
- I come for the news, stay for the drama.deadsperm
- What does outspoken trolls means ?i_was
- Opposite of diplomatic trolls like medrgs
- lol, the übertroll says here are no trolls. thats the inherent troll selfreflection.neverscared
- Nothing like turning abusive when called out, oh wait though, is that another 'taking the piss' joke?webazoot
- lol @drgs, @Hayoth yes I suspect some kind of totalitarianism herei_was
- I've been trolled by utopian consistently - he just learned how to bake a potato - not sure if those two are correlated.canoe
- The influx of new members used to outpace the quitters.i_monk
- no just a TDS flare-up, it spread during dem primes & went pandemic recently. Easy to spot those most infected, majority of their posts reveal potus obsessionBustySaintClaire
- Just a weird mix of people finding better things to do with their time, and other people scratching for not-so better things to do with their time, JayNairn
- utopian7
Call me anything, but don’t call me late for dinner.
I ain't no Emeril Lagasse...but damn, I just made the best twice-baked potatoes that I ever tasted.
- shapesalad0
Ryanair flight in May, London <> Lisbon, £25 ish
So tempting, but I know... I know... not gonna happen...
- Bennn-2
Note, from now on i will upvote all my posts because someone in here automatically downvote every single one of my posts, all the time, for no apparent reason but trolling or because that person dont like me for a reason i can't explain.
thank you. I love you all.
- Ooh, in that case I'm now going to start downvoting all your +1'd posts.Nairn
- canceling out your upvote!
(kidding)moldero - lol I upvoted then refreshed then my upvote disappearedmoldero
- lolBennn
- Unless I comment, I never downvote. We should show the names of the weasels who silently downvote. Show names in a pop up when you rollover the numberhotroddy
- who gives a flying fuck about upvotes or downvotes?hans_glib
- I think there should just be a vote count on everyone's profiles so you can see who votes negatively. Also, vote count on each post should show +1/-1sNairn
- i think this happens everyone, constantly upvoting posts on -1'skingsteven
- I also think that each of my votes should = 5Nairn
- do they even do anything? they don't seem to effect what gets on the front page... (seems to just be sidenotes)kingsteven
- I *think* high upvotes and only a couple of sidenotes is weighted higher with the votes, but I could just be imagining it.Nairn
- I don't really give a shit about votes other than when I make what I think is a decent-ish post and I revisit it to see it's got -3 and no comments. like, wtf?Nairn
- because obviously i can't be wrong in what I think was a good post...Nairn
- >> https://www.qbn.com/…sted
- I'm just amazed when they reach double figures as I didin't think there were that many people left here.webazoot
- I think I worked out that there are upwards of 120 users here - at least, those that comment - recently.Nairn
- It happens to everyone Bennnmonospaced
- 99% of everyone maybeBennn
- I downvoted this post because you're attention whoring.Continuity
- Bennn, I have written a Chrome plugin that prevents any of my posts entering negative numbers, I can send to you if you like?fadein11
- @Continuity, not at all, its just annoying seeing almost all my post getting a -1 for absolutely no reason. Iam far from an attention whore, iam the oppositeBennn
- @fadein, i use Firefox :)Bennn
- lol @ "the opposite"monospaced
- please explain monoBennn
- QBN babyi_was
- It often comes off that you're seeking attention. Especially when you post a personal take on a general topic, with regular updates.monospaced
- I don't personally think that about you, but I can see now why someone might.monospaced
- quick reminder, you're on a forum where people express themselves and talk to each other. Its not a scientific media where articles based on facts are publishedBennn
- and, no. I dont seek more attention than any other QBNer in here. Geezuz christ...Bennn
- Everyone in here post personal take on general topics with updates, what are you talking about mono? (no aggression here, just talking mono) :)Bennn
- just read that you dont personally think that about me. Ok. So my comments goes to the ones who thing this, then.Bennn
- upvoted. what's up with you bennn? all jumpy lately and the shit's emotional...renderedred
- @Bennn how's Mr. Yaris? And your bike? what's the bike's name?Krassy
- iam not jumpy, iam not an attention whore either. lol Mr. Yaris is cool, not working much during the covid. My bike has no name :PBennn
- moldero6
I just paid 3 months rent in advanced so I don't have to out to the fucking bank for a while, my landlord keeps texting me on how grateful he is, he wont stop, Jesus Christ, some people have it really hard right now, this just makes me feel super grateful for having a steady 9-5 stateside freelance gig in these crazy times.
- renderedred0
happy passover heathens!
- monospaced20
We just finalized a contract on a house in the 'burbs, with a closing date of May 15. Locked in a great rate on the mortgage yesterday evening and everything. Holy shit.
I'm SO glad I had my money in cash form — for the down payment and closing costs — and not in the markets before this all went down. I am slowly going insane in my apartment in Manhattan, and nothing would make me happier than to get the fuck outta here so I can enjoy more space and go outside without fear.
- Congratsutopian
- hell yeah!capn_ron
- congrats man!renderedred
- Nice! Hudson? NJ? LI? Where’s the good places to buy these days?nb
- sweet!moldero
- moving out of the city aye? whereabouts?shellie
- Let's hope fed continues to buy everything up Morgan announced no loans on anything non gov backeddeathboy
- What are u out if cant shore up loan capital?deathboy
- I would have been out 60k. If couldn't close and liquidity dried up as in 2008. Also appraisal value above but if not...would be forced to chasedeathboy
- Down with more capital to shore up the hole. Was a big concern. Seen a decline and panic selling in the last weekdeathboy
- I'm so glad I left the apartment last year and moved to a new house, this quarantine would be a nightmare...dmay
- Moving to Long Island!
fuck off deathboy, your nonsense comments aren’t appreciated you silly sad cuntmonospaced - Thank you everyone else for your kind comments. :)monospaced
- deahtboy why don't you write in complete sentences and make just one point so people can be bothered responding? You're such a narcissist. Unbelievable!Khurram
- I don’t think anything he wrote is relevant to buying a home. Nothing he wrote even makes sense and his questions are even more nonsensical. Weird.monospaced
- ... haha wow. simple questions about things that kept me up at night before closing. if you don't understand them than you should sleep easierdeathboy
- Pure nonsense. You are a fucking clown.monospaced
- “What are u out if cant shore up loan capital?” What the hell are you asking?monospaced
- Morgan is offering mortgage loans too. All the banks are.monospaced
- oh wow nice! never a better time to leave the city behind :) so far I thought you were an urban man :)sted
- Big congrats mono! Srsly. Long Island huh!?! You should get one of these to fit in... https://bit.ly/3aUkp…robotron3k
- Congrats and best of luck with the move during this tricky time...whatthefunk
- Thanks to everyone (except deathboy, because derp). NYC was always temporary, because I’m not city by nature. My 2 year old needs this badly too.monospaced
- Congrats man. db’s comments about having to make up the difference in a mortgage based on buying over market value should offer some insight into how smartben_
- He really is. But a home you can afford at a fair market price, based on comparables not market heat. Don’t be a deathboyben_
- Ugh *buy*ben_
- I moved to suburbs from the city 10 years ago. It's much easier with a family.zaq
- congrats, momo!Krassy
- err *monoKrassy
- We live in a smaller city that gives us both room to breathe and raise a kid without the boredom of some suburbs. Selling our place in Toronto was the best moveben_
- So good on you, enjoy it.ben_
- Congrats mono! thats amazing :)pixellette
- Thanks pix! Long time no see :)monospaced
- Khurram-1
Such a trying week if you're a leftist. The neo-liberals and the forces of capitalism consolidating themselves on both sides of the Atlantic. Keir Starmer in the UK, Joe Biden in the US. All these waves of counter-capitalism, mass movements on the left--we have all the numbers--; constantly subdued by statist forces-forces of money and power. First time I've ever considered entering politics this week.
But first, I have to figure out how to get out of Japan... trapped :-/
- its a trap!
politics will kill you!
and so will living in the states!moldero - just enter Venezuela, problem solvedBustySaintClaire
- What;s a leftistnb
- Politically speaking, one how advocates for social change. As opposed to a "rightist" who advocates for the prevailing social order.Khurram
- Can’t have progress without social change. The right not only doesn’t want progress, they seem intent on going backward.monospaced
- From civil liberties, to equality, to education and even healthcare, the conservative right appears to be headed for the dark agesmonospaced
- mono can u qualify how conservative right is against "progress" emphasis on progress being its clearly your idea of progress.deathboy
- going back from point a to point b? i think some examples may help you see your ignorance in such statementsdeathboy
- khurram just go pipe bomb shit anitfa style. your politics are more fashion than anything since your talking point are so superficialdeathboy
- Okay Boomer!utopian
- Yes of course I can. The anti science rhetoric is a huge part. The active push to dismantle public education. Rolling back environmental protections. and moremonospaced
- These are all anti progressive and all part of the conservative right. You are a fucking retard but I’m sure you can grasp this simple concept. Idiot.monospaced
- Also, since when do quotation marks act as emphasis? How fucking illiterate are you? No wonder you’re a poor stupid piece of human shit. Loser bitchmonospaced
- I can’t wait for your error riddled incoherent rant. Please, no fewer than 12 comments with at least 3 errors each or I won’t know you are triggered. Stupid cunmonospaced
- doesnt need 12 posts. you merely acknowledged your own POV through broad generalizations. thats it.deathboy
- from a teaching perspective. you first shoudl focus on thwa tis "progress" by your terms. thsan focused on policial programs that support such progress and whydeathboy
- other ideological progrms fail. You can be objective and honest and state if fiscal or ideaology, but you arent the type, so you could leave out any datadeathboy
- and paint a picture using only sources that fit your outcomes. Anti Science! Dismantle Public Edu! Rolling back EPA! And More! are not acceptabledeathboy
- so for that i'll say u get an F. only trump can pull shit statements off as factsdeathboy
- its a trap!
- Khurram15
Bought a brand new knife today. Hand crafted by Mr Fujii Keiichi, master forger, from Sakai in Osaka prefecture; centuries old blade-making tradition. Soooo proud of it, will be with me for life! Thinking about sleeping with it :-/
- Best of all, the merchant gave me a free 1-hour long seminar on knife craft and technique, and helped me pick my perfect blade. SUCH an honor.Khurram
- why would someone downvote this? lolmoldero
- Did you know, the microscopic serrations on a blade dictate the surface area of the cut on your food which dictates how much it oxidises/goes bad quickly?Khurram
- thats more practical than the Bowie knife i just bought, i love the handle.moldero
- The knife changes the flavour of the food! :O I'm going to make the best sashimi EVER. And you're all invited!! :D :D :DKhurram
- yeah baby, I'll go shoot the fish!moldero
- Use a finish rod! Or net! For GOD'S sake you'll ruin the fish!Khurram
- *fishing rod, whoops :PKhurram
- Beautiful blade!!!ideaist
- haha, I have a surf pole, though I feel like when I spear them I earn it more, its less trickery and more workmoldero
- + spearing bleeds them right away, so the fish tastes more fresh, though if the fish is big enough, I usually tag them in the headmoldero
- Master forger, eh? Couldn't afford an original?
:|Nairn - Cool, is that a micro channel right before the edge??robotron3k
- btw, if you're a vegetarian and offended by my blade, relax. You can also cut vegetables with it. Unlike moldero's Bowie knife which is only 4 animal slaughter.Khurram
- The notes on QBN for NON pandemic-related subjects are keeping me happy right now.
Thank y'all.ideaist - Robo that blade is made of 2 steels, the line is where the outer steel ends and where the edge steel begins.ben_
- The outer is likely a stainless or more malleable steel, the inner a harder, possible higher carbon steel.ben_
- Go back for a wabocho, Khurram. He makes a great one.ben_
- my Bowie knife is for people.moldero
- Nice, such a craft.robotron3k
- like my 5 katanas and 1 wakizashimoldero
- no but seriously, I bought it for opening coconuts because machetes suckmoldero
- beautiful example of Japanese craftsmanship. I also imagine it set you back a pretty penny, but more than worth it, this is a generational item_niko
- His knives are on the affordable side of
Japanese stuff. But depends on what your bar is set to.ben_ - How much is one of these knives?drgs
- https://www.facebook…canoe
- Not that expensive, this was $350-$400 depending on the conversion. Yep, they cheap stuff, he had blades going for over $1000, and I couldn't justify that.Khurram
- You know your knives ben_! Steel outer, high carbon innerKhurram
- The knife is also designed for left handed people like me, as the blade slopes tighter angle on one side to make it easier for a lefty to handle.Khurram
- Thanks for joining Khurram - I better see some perfect blade work on your food posts!canoe
- I visited a couple forgers in Sakai a few years ago, incredible men most of them in their 80s and stubborn as hell.martinadolfsson
- This is one of them:
http://www.martinado…martinadolfsson - Khurram, before all this creative nonsense I wanted to be a chef. Still love cooking, and knives. Enjoy it!ben_
- *bows to ben_* I'm a total amateur. This is my first proper knife ever and I'm stoked (as you can tell). Can't wait to post in your group canuck!Khurram
- fadein1132
My father in law died 2 hours ago from it.
He was old with dementia but this stopped us all ever saying goodbye to a lovely man.
I wasn't prepared to tell my youngest that her grandpa had died. I did the best I could. I hope it was good as it could be.
She never knew my dad as he passed before.
Various friends and neighbours have lost loved ones.
Reality bites.
Stay safe and well everyone x- He tested positive on Mondayfadein11
- sorry to hear that. stay strong man.renderedred
- So sorry to hear :(Krassy
- Condolences.robotron3k
- sorry, fade <3PonyBoy
- I'm so sorry to hear fadein.utopian
- My friend's brother has it (he's in stable condition) and now his wife has it (critical condition) she just went on the ventilator.utopian
- sorry to hear utop, awful.
thanks everyone.fadein11 - Condolences. That's really nicely said - I'm sure your youngest couldn't have heard it any better.Fax_Benson
- Dang, sad to hear. Hang in thereGnash
- Sorry to hear that fadein11. My condolences to you and your family.Bennn
- So sorry to hear that. My wife’s grandmother just passed from other causes but only one of 10 siblings was allowed in to be with her. Sad times.ben_
- So sorry to hear thatinstrmntl
- Very sorry for your lossformed
- Sorry to hear. Hope nobody else in your family is infectedNBQ00
- Sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and your family.MarleyMarl
- Condolences, fadein. You stay safe too.bezoar
- So sorry to hear. Condolences to you and your family.mandomafioso
- so sad, sorry to hear man._niko
- DamnDRIFTMONKEY
- I'm sorry for your loss.sea_sea
- Sorry to hear this :(
This virus is a horrific thing.microkorg - Sad. Take care of your loved ones fadein :(OBBTKN
- thanks all for nice messages, appreciatedfadein11
- Really sorry man, not being able to collectively grieve is a hard one and not being able to be there is painful.PhanLo
- So sorry, that really sucks.BonSeff
- Fuck.
xNairn - I'm sorry fadein :(Maaku
- Damn.. sorry to hear bro..autoflavour
- Condolences.nb
- thanks all again.
fuck me some good has to come out of this somewhere.fadein11 - Sorry to hear mate. Sad news.BusterBoy
- i downvoted becuase that is sad hope that helps with the feelersdeathboy
- Krassy1
Bennn!
How's Mr. Yaris? How's your bike?
- look at your window. iam parked in front of your place. My bike is in the trunk.Bennn
- but I'm holed up in a bunker here. no windows.Krassy
- Krassy... didn't know you were staying at ScarJo'sPonyBoy
- @PonyBoy Ninja & Yolandi from Die Antwoord are here with us tooKrassy
- wee photo of the yaris bennn please for all the folkskingsteven
- Yes Bennn, pics pleaseeeeeOBBTKN