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- sted5
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- uan0
what do you do when an adult coworker reacts like a child?
screams fuck you and leaves the room just because you didn't agree with his opinion.
he wants to fire a team of two other coworkers who maintain a server framework we could replace with a Microsoft product, just because it's easier for him to use it. I was just proposing to see if our coworkers could implement more ms like usability before we fire them.I think he is an ashole. And a coward.
I should work on firing him probably.- Is his name Donald?_niko
- I wonder what's going on, or what has already happened, in his personal life that's causing him to react like that.SteveJobs
- yes, good advice, calms my mind :-) tnx!uan
- Wow. Yeah I would check in to see if he’s okay. That’s some odd behaviornb
- He's having a hard time and releasing is pain on others or he's just born like thati_was
- i_was1
Hey guys and gals, I got this Tamron lens (18-270mm), looking for something shorter, smaller, what's a classic lens to hang everywhere ?
- I do 50mm & 85mm prime when I'm on the move.helloeatbreathedrive
- Thanksi_was
- 50mm came to my mindi_was
- I use a Canon Fd with my Fuji t20, such a fun combo :)helloeatbreathedrive
- Really depends on your shooting habits, fav subjects, whether you like shooting narrow or wide and what you attach it to.spl33nidoru
- That being said you can't go wrong with a 50, my fav being the Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM, sharp yet creamy.spl33nidoru
- I use 35's on my Sony and XT-1, have done for years without relying on anything else. Want something bigger in the frame? Walk closer towards it.face_melter
- another vote for the 85. i love every photo i take with mine. excellent dofimbecile
- https://s23527.pcdn.…imbecile
- I shoot on a Mamiya 6 with a 50 & 90, and find them perfect. I still have my ricoh gr21 and a fuji fixed 35 that are fun too. My vote is 85/90ben_
- considering today's uh... realities.ben_
- Thanks !i_was
- What camera/system? If Canon, try the 40mm pancake. Great affordable small lens.SimonFFM
- Yes Canoni_was
- wow sleek !i_was
- yeah that 40 is nice.ben_
- +1 for 50mm, but all depending on what you want to shootfuturefood
- Any prime lens from any era will destroy that 18-270 in terms of sharpness, contrast, speed, quality. Buy used, make sure you get the right mount.nb
- Ditto @nb and I love the fact combining a 35+ year old lens with a modern camera, still get fantastic results and I find it romantic :)helloeatbreathedrive
- @nb Good to hear that, thanksi_was
- @nb Good to hear that, thanksi_was
- What do you plan on shooting?canoe
- It can go from a bug to a breasti_was
- for bugs and breasts I'd go for 80mm and above, depending on how close you want to be...spl33nidoru
- k, thanks !i_was
- https://www.adorama.…imbecile
- SimonFFM5
Found another thing for me to do during pandemic. I bought a watercolor and a caligraphy pen. Basic stuff as I am a total beginner. But at least something positive.
- That's cool man, painting is greati_was
- These pencil pens you load them with painting.?i_was
- No, it comes filled. You can add opacity by painting over several times. Builds up like water colors.SimonFFM
- Today I realized I need a lot of training. Bit embarrassing, but I have time to learn.SimonFFM
- Yep take it easy, it's not easy :)i_was
- Nairn1
AUGH.
I ran out of 2B 0.9mm leads a while ago and because 2020 I've not had a chance to go to a shop to stock up again, so I've been using HB leads and... it's just not right. Not right at all.
But today, I had to visit Atlantis - an art shop in Hackney, not the fabled sunken utopia - and stocked up on leads, scalpel blades and erasers and gosh, my pencils feel *right* again.
Hard leads suck ass.
- Voted:
Most Interesting Blog Post Sep 2020
*****Nairn - I'm more of a 0.5 mm HB kind of guy. And come on, HB isn't *that* hard.Continuity
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- Nairn0
I only realised about 20 minutes ago that I've been 'breaking the law' this week. When I leave my studio here and go around the rest of the building (where there's a kitchen, cafe/bar, venue, shared spaces, etc etc) I'm supposed to wear a mask, aren't I, now that the rules have changed again?
I'd even seen a big group of people filming an ad in here yesterday all wearing masks indoors and it never even began to instigate the thought that perhaps I should too.
Bunch of fucker.
- misterhow3
The only thing continues to ground me is the fact that we are in this together. Sure, I'd love to make some changes but so far my sci-fi solutions to our human troubles have yet to take shape.
- ben_0
There goes that nav again.
- I've noticed QBN loading slower recently too - makes me wonder what's going on behind the scenes. Am happy to pony up $3.50, QBN! xNairn
- $42 annually is a very suspicious "answer", sir...imbecile
- Can also pay in weed.
I mean, I can't of course, but it's cooler if I imply I can.Nairn - This time is gone, for ever.i_was
- maquito2
QBN is broken.
- hans_glib3
perhaps they're trying to allow c@rgo
- Continuity1
So. Who whizzed on QBN's electric fence, and took the whole thing down?
- i_was-6
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- oey_oey4
is it a better tomorrow already?
- It's still today. Please wait.SteveJobs
- It's yesterday here.Nairn
- Check back tomorrow.DRIFTMONKEY
- Sshhh... Still on fridayOBBTKN
- MQBNGAscarabin
- it's sill 2015 :Krassy
- https://scontent.fsa…Krassy
- err: https://rb.gy/022g5o…Krassy
- no it's not!%sted
- Wait when are we?moldero
- face_melter0
Noticed something weird with my ISP - I can access various torrent and filesharing sites no problemo but for some reason they have totally nixxed CGPersia - where I normally check for 3ds Max plugins (I was after ver. 5 of Corona Render).
At first I thought the site was down, as it is wont to do sometimes, but nah. I remote login to my work PC and check - totally fine.
No great shakes tbh as I avoid doing 3D outside my 9-5, but still. Those sly ISP motherfuckers.
- They follow government directivesi_was
- yeah and just use a vpn :)
r u on cgpeers?sted - Not on CGPeers, but my colleague is. Any time we need something it mysteriously comes into our possession.face_melter
- FawnDog13
I found out that I lost the job I was on, prior to covid, because the company wants to diversify. I was told they hired someone else and didn’t bring me back based ‘solely on the color of their skin’ (direct quote). I have to say, it was a real sword to the chest, especially after being unemployed for six months and blasting through any savings I had.
- What the...! C'mon, tell me this is a joke mateOBBTKN
- Fucking hell, I'm really sorry to hear this. I'm going on ten months unemployed, so I feel your anxiety and pain.Continuity
- Upvote for solidarity, not because I'm happy you're unemployed.Continuity
- Sorry to hear Fawn. Keep your head high and stay optimistic!utopian
- Upvote for New Opportunities!utopian
- You have a strong legal case.monospaced
- Who are you quoting? Can you prove it or is it heresaynb
- Because yeah this is illegal most placesnb
- It’s not illegal, companies are quite overt about itGnash
- Keep a copy of everythingSlashPeckham
- If you have proof file a labour dispute. Worst case scenario they will get nervous and pay you out. That’s fucked.ben_
- It most certainly is illegal.nb
- "we need to be less racist, hey whitey your fired!" sorry to hear man :(moldero
- Companies can let someone go for almost any reason. And an equal-opportunity re-hire for the role is also within their rights - even if it's not the real rea$onSteveJobs
- Having said that, sorry to hear. Good luck finding something new, and hopefully better.SteveJobs
- The quote came from a text conversation between me and my EX boss. I am saving everything, thanks.FawnDog
- I belong to a union (film industry union) I’m going to talk with them tomorrow because my contract was never formally brokenFawnDog
- And the job was a tv show for HBO Max. The people at HBO are the ones who want to diversifyFawnDog
- if you're a freelance, at will, and you were in between assignments, I think they can choose whoever they want for whatever reason they want on the next round.shellie
- also looks like they can't win awards anymore without hitting a diversity quota in front of and behind the Acevedo next year which i, for one, am for.shellie
- Affirmative action is straight up racism.moldero
- I'm sorry its effecting you. Try to think of the people who have been shut out of the industry. I feel like i'm one of them. There's two sides to this coin.shellie
- *Acevedo = scenes.
Sorry for the typos. still in bed typing in the dark.shellie - Shellie, It’s a tricky business to navigate because of the unions, but I am happy to help if you are interested in pursuing the film industryFawnDog
- Thank you Fawn. I have been diligently trying to cross over from advertising &18 yrs of experie means nothing. I have no friends inside to hire me on trust.shellie
- what's the best way to contact you?shellie
- I'd also say affirmative action isn't racism moldy. how would we be able to compete against families that can l pay their unqualified children into opportunity?shellie
- and people tend to hire people they feel they could be friends w/. ppl who look and think like they do. and entire groups are a shut out even if they're qualfieshellie
- Regardless of who gets the job, they have to deliver and only skill can back that. Opportunity isn't always equal and unconscious bias needs to be challenged.shellie
- Shellie I’m Fawndog at gmail dot com. Email me and we will chatFawnDog
- emailed fawnshellie
- I prefer meritocracy to diversity.pablo28
- I was just perusing your folio, FD... I noticed plenty of Hollywood work and was wondering if you're dealing w/ the new rules of that world?PonyBoy
- New Oscars' 'diversity rules'?
https://www.nytimes.…
You fall under 'Group B'... yes?PonyBoy - excuse me... 'Standard B'PonyBoy
- I like how this notes thread is turning out. Best of luck fawn & shellieben_
- I think I've made a new friend @ben. Fawn is quailty people.shellie
- Not employing someone based on the colour of their skin racism. It’s very simple. Take them to court.Chimp
- Am in film as well, funding is almost non existent if you're a (up and coming) white guy. I know a few who have walked away from the industry.inteliboy
- @shells what I'm calling racism is the fact that affirmative action makes a company choose a hire primarily on the color of their skin which basing anything onmoldero
- skin tone is wrong 100%, I agree, shit aint fair and shit needs to change 100% but a racist law isn't going to fix racism. love you shellzmoldero
- Weird. These notes are both disturbing and heartening to read.Continuity
- Ha this is the special interests. But being union... Kind of have to be in la... Can't really complain. Your special interest lost for u.deathboy
- How many years and money spent against non union workers and firings through pressure. Your collective just changing with timesdeathboy
- To maintain power. But that's me. I think unions as well as special Interest hirers are full of shitdeathboy
- deathboy you think everything is full of shit. you disagree with everyone here and are a contrarian on everything. must be exhausting.inteliboy
- This is as illegal as it comes. You're in a film industry union which was most likely created ages ago to fight this exact situation. Go to war.CyBrainX
- whether racism or "balancing" it's worth going to war on it because it's your job and you're being unfairly singled out. No doubt some who've encountered theben_
- same will blame minorities for what's happening to them, but it's clearly not as simple as that and clearly Fawn knows this.ben_
- It's possible to protect one's career in the face of affirmative action without being a racist.ben_
- Nairn1
Because I'm infected with 'ciao' I often use it in emails when I see that the client is Italian, which I did on an enquiry earlier.
Said potential client just phoned up to confirm the order and said her name and I'm profoundly confused because she's clearly 110% Indian, haha. I'm guessing she's married an Italian and her forename is one of those that could as well be Indian as European.
- Lol... I use buongiorno a lot here, but my only connection with Italia is that I own a FiatOBBTKN
- Haha. Chow mein, bitches!Ianbolton
- I can't even imagine how pretentious it would sound if someone used 'ciao' in a written email in the USmonospaced
- "Okay Karen, we know you had your wedding anniversary in Rome 3 years ago ..."monospaced
- ha, i don't disagree - hence the 'infected by', but spend a month or so in the country each year saying it 30 times a day and somehow it begins to make sense...Nairn
- Unless it’s “Ciao caro! Come stai? Il motivo per cui ti scrivo è...” you should really stop it. Really.maquito
- 'Really' really? My, that's quite emphatic. You might want to have a word with half of Germany too, in that case Maquito.Nairn
- Pffft. You might also want to have a word with my boss - he uses ciao all the time and he's a wee former hockey player from Malmö.face_melter
- Nairn15
Just had a guy pull up on a moped, lift up his visor and say "My name is Domingo" and look at me expectedly.
Not really sure why.
- "We've been waiting for you, right this way."imbecile
- It's all happening in Nairnland today.Nairn
- "... you killed my father, prepare to die!”Bluejam
- LOL drug deal mistaken idrenderedred
- ^Gnash
- https://youtu.be/Zel…microkorg
- Definitely not a dealer, not of drugs anyway.
Takeaways, perhaps.Nairn - "you order kimchi?, you nairn, right?"fadein11
- ha, oh don't - I fucking had an entire jar yesterday, then ate a load of cheese and harissa on crackers before bed. I felt fucking terrible this morning.Nairn
- hahafadein11
- It's a code mate, you should have responded: "And mine Lúnes"... They're telling that they have a "bale" for you since yesterdayOBBTKN
- Domingo is gay and fell in love with youi_was
- Mate. You just got cruised by someone on a fucking moped.Continuity
- You big ginger bear, you.Continuity
- Take the blue pill.monospaced
- uh oh.Nairn
- 'Draw me, Nairn. Like one of your Latin boys.'Continuity
- Domingo was the guy who supposed to deliver the $1M cash at your door, you foolsted
- +1 Bluejamjaylarson
- It was a kimchi dealer, and you fucked it up.garbage
- bainbridge0
Is there any point to upload a photo or video larger than 1080x1080 to instagram?
- No because Instagram automatically resizes the images anyway.utopian
- You can go to 1080x1920 high now. Stil prefer the 1080x1350 formatPhanLo
- Is there any point to uploading anything at all to Instagram?nb
- Clout? Marketing?doggydoggdog