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- stoplying3
Last Sunday I walked into a funeral home to attend a wake for my oldest and dearest friend's mother-in-law. He texted me the details and I told him I'd see him there.
I head up to the funeral home about 30 minutes away, take a few deep breaths in the car as I generally don't like funeral homes, and walk in. The service is in progress and a woman is sharing a story to a pretty small group of people. I inconspicuously walk into the back of the room and start to look around and realize that I don't know anybody. I look at the open casket and confirm that I am in fact, in the wrong room. I've been in the room for all of about 30 seconds and walk out to see the owner so I ask if there's another service happening. "No, who are you here for?" he says. I tell him and he checks his schedule where he tells me that her service will be THIS Sunday. My bad.- oh no, I once spent at least 15 minutes in the wrong cremation ceremony, getting emotional at the service and then realised I didn't recognise anyone there.fadein11
- I was 10 minutes early, got outside and everyone was waiting for the one I should have been in.fadein11
- BoJack did the same thing.sarahfailin
- pinkfloyd2
Looking to try some passive income with my illustrations. Should I focus on selling prints on etsy or selling digital art with nft?
- do illustrations on etsy and sell NFTs of themscarabin
- What kind of illustrations? If they are commercial enough then you can do well on etsy! Bear in mind selling NFTs will likely involve a lot of Twitter...microkorg
- ..effort socialising in circles of artists and collectors. Unless of course you get lucky and start making sales from the off.microkorg
- Any questions about NFTs, drop them in the NFT thread.microkorg
- I'm pretty open to different illustrations styles. More focused on finding the style that will sell the most.pinkfloyd
- These are some random styles I liked:
https://ibb.co/r3p10…
https://ibb.co/zGKw6…
https://ibb.co/Kcttf…
https://ibb.co/xhH72…
https://ibb.co/ZS1fR…pinkfloyd - You’re better than those examples dude. Those are so corporate. :)monospaced
- Thanks! I'm guessing the commercial style would sell better or be more marketable.pinkfloyd
- It would, but it might be better custom or editorial. Otherwise you’re making stock art?monospaced
- NFTs of screenshots of Etsy listings********
- lolpinkfloyd
- :D:Dsted
- non fungible titspinkfloyd
- why not istock or other stock illustration sites as well?_niko
- maybepinkfloyd
- ********4
Got offered an 8% raise for next year. Thanked my manager for getting me more than others got. (I deserve it, I’m underpaid.) Then I explained to my manager that 8% is still far below what others are paying.
Next week I have a meeting set up to negotiate a $50,000+ raise. I can’t imagine they’ll go for it. No chance. It’s an insane thing to ask for but the market is insane! I already have an offer for even more than I’m asking them. Wtf.
But in the end I guess they can just replace me with another designer who will accept what they’re offering. Because frankly I’m not even that good. Im very average and I’m replaceable.
Such a weird time for design right now, if you have the right kind of experience.
Get that bread, people! Get that bread!
- I say this not to brag but to let you know that if you’re not looking for a raise (in the US in product, UI or UX design) you need to look around at the market!********
- AwesomeGuyFawkes
- 50k+ sounds like you're really underpaid or your self-confidence is high.I doubt the latter. Go for that offer, and don't look at yourself as furniture.sted
- Im paid reasonable. It’s more that certain tech companies are paying double and even triple what others are for the same role. The market is all over the place********
- Look at Netflix salaries, they’re paying the top design leaders 300k+. Amazon is paying Product Managers over 400k. Few companies can compete.********
- That's 3.67k/hour at Netflux.
I think I'm in the wrong dimension or something.sted - i looked, those are senior pm positions with 150-160k base +stock and bonus. you can forget those without 5-10y experience, and proper education.sted
- only UI production related experience won't be enough to make it to the first round.sted
- Netflix is the goat, sure. But plenty of product design, UI and UX jobs are paying 200k+ per year (if you have 5 to 10 years experience)********
- @sted I think it’s your math that’s in the wrong dimension lol. Unless you plan to work 81 hours per year?********
- Don’t even apply to Netflix unless you’re a superstar. I’m just using them as an example. There are tons of tech companies hiring lead designers in the USA********
- i was :D calculating with a monthly 300k is a bit optimistic isn't? :) by the way, i think anyone who is willing to work can earn quite good money these dayssted
- so anywhere you hesitate to sell your ass, if it offers better money and benefits with almost the same atmosphere just sit down for a whilested
- I actually asked for a salary reduction and more hours. You know... cos.. Think Differently.shapesalad
- Netflix is fun to work for. They let you go in any direction you want and let their algorithms and user testing decide what sticksscarabin
- I say this not to brag but to let you know that if you’re not looking for a raise (in the US in product, UI or UX design) you need to look around at the market!
- palimpsest5
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- damn...prague looks more like bern than i thought...i new about the astronomical clock...but first time i see this view, we have the small scale version of it here.uan
- Is that from your abode? Nice position, if so!Nairn
- Yes, very well located. Right in front of the river so it's rather calm. We also have great views of the fireworks.
Afternoon update: https://imgur.com/a/…palimpsest - Your afternoon update link doesn't appear to work. On the other hand, I now know exactly where you live :) Damn, I wish I could just visit Prague ..Nairn
- ..on the quiet, and leave QBN stickers on your front door :)Nairn
- That would be a great surprise.palimpsest
- https://i.imgur.com/…
Holla at me!palimpsest - lol recognized the dancing house before reading these comments, but I would not have recognized it from the other image :)
never visited praque in the wintersted - looks really nice from this view :)sted
- 120% coldneverscared
- LE TITS NOWscarabin
- I had no idea. I was close to your house a few times for sure.SimonFFM
- I’m in your house right nowscarabin
- That's not my wallet.palimpsest
- Nairn4
After a couple of hours of researching 'best' methods, I made some play-dough with my daughter last night. It came out well - a nice consistency with bright colour vibrancy across a nice spectrum of colours (need to work on white), very good for moulding and general play.
I'd read that if you want to keep a piece, you can just bake it, so I put the oven on and put a few pieces we'd made on a sheet of baking paper to cook / sterilise / harden for a few minutes.
I must've used too much glycerine and/or oil, because when I checked a few minutes later, all the silly google-eyed weird creatures we'd made had melted into an obscene coagulated hellscape.
I should've taken photos. I'm bad at not taking photos. Or, rather, fucking great at not taking photos. Bad at taking photos. Terrible, in fact.
- oey_oey2
Live now!
- caught 30 mins at the end but was all greatkingsteven
- you caught the afro beat...I'm so exhausted. I have a really strong cold for three days now and managed to deejay 5 hours...oey_oey
- mixing was being painful already hahaha!
and thanks, I really appreciate it :)oey_oey - heh, rest up! i dived over to the computer as i saw you were stopping to comment. want to hear more of those 7"skingsteven
- kingsteven12
bunch of my pals won the turner prize this week, best people you could ever hope to meet. they should win all the awards.
- autoflavour6
fuck so worked.. went to Melbourne for a short getaway.. was meant to be Friday night to Monday afternoon.
boss tells me he booked me for a job Monday (even tho he never confirmed) so I had to fly back early leave wife and kids there.
7:15am flight need to wake up at 5am to get there on time..
12:50am I get a call from Jetstar telling they have cancelled my flight. as the text woke me up, I was able to rebook on the 6:10am flight.. which meant leaving at 4:30am..
book uber for pickup and get 3 hours of very broken sleep..
4:30 comes, no uber, check app, no uber, refresh at, all of a sudden booking vanished only to be replaced with options that were literally double the price..
get to airport, they try and tell me I requested a refund and not a rebook, even though I took a screenshot after I rebooked..
20 minutes of back and fourth, finally they get me on the flight..
like seriously.
who the fuck cancels at 7am flight at 1am ..
cunts.. that's who.
obviously Jetstar is basically garbage anyway, but still.. new levels of fuckery
anyway, here I am, warmed up dog vomit trying to keep my eyes open long enough
- in caught a taxi.. fuck uberautoflavour
- similar thing happened to me a few weeks back. never uber to airport is like 2x the price at least.inteliboy
- uber's fucked now. $35 for a 4.5km journey last Friday evening. Plus Jetstar ... yikes ... the joy of travel!MrT
- It's called capitalism...next book your trip, hotel and flight through: hotroddy.comutopian
- Also learn how to say no to your boss.SlashPeckham
- What Slash said. "Yes, I am back on Monday, but not until the Afternoon, sorry." should've been the reply ;)microkorg
- "The animal wrests the whip from its master and whips itself in order to become master"palimpsest
- SimonFFM7
2021 has been my worst fiscal year since 1998. Basically due to the pandemic.
I awed and sighed when a QBN member spoke about a 50k raise. It feels so far from what I make.
And today I received an email that I won the lottery. And it was not one of those shitty spammers. I seriously won 5k. Wow. What a relief after my financial struggles this year.
Cheers!
- Nice congrats. And better times will come for sure.NBQ00
- Sorry to make you feel bad. On the other hand, you make photographs of beautiful women and I can’t even describe how tucking mundane my job is********
- It was only about the money, not about you.SimonFFM
- nb would give his 50k and his ass to be your light assistant in the photo sessions ;)oey_oey
- just kidding :)oey_oey
- Congrats on the win! You could make extra on the side when doing shoots by charging folk to be a 'light assistant'. lol.microkorg
- I have been a commercial photographer and a lighting assistant. It’s a grind for sure. And the grass is always greener********
- Are you buying bitcoin with the 5k? if not, lets check back here in 365 and see how much it would be worth.shapesalad
- Should have bought Bitcoin last December.shapesalad
- good for you! But how much money did it cost to finally win the 5k?milfhunter
- pinkfloyd2
Has anyone made a children's book? Any advice in standing out or marketing?
- Build trust with parents by writing a thing on the back saying you definitely don’t fuck little kidsscarabin
- Thanks, I remember hearing about that in a TED talk.pinkfloyd
- why can we not +1 sidenotes?Nairn
- A list of times you were tempted to but did not would really drive the message home i thinkscarabin
- ask our resident doctor
https://www.qbn.com/…GuyFawkes - an nice dig :) i saw @microkorgs approach a few times in my life.
https://www.qbn.com/…
this still cracks me up :Dsted - What Scarabin said, plus make sure your bio photo on the inside sleeve has you wearing just a bathrobe, slightly open.mort_
- Paging jasonabc
https://www.qbn.com/…palimpsest - It's a oversaturated market, mostly cheap printed in china, large publishers dominate the market. Niche crafty publish fill the gaps. Making a hit like winningshapesalad
- the lottery in terms of chance.shapesalad
- I've wanted to many times. So many kids books are stupid af, so I figure I can make one at least as bad/good.monospaced
- What shape said... But, good luck, it prob. can be funOBBTKN
- Promoting the work is the hardest part. Who's got tip on that?pinkfloyd
- I was thinking of making digital ebookspinkfloyd
- I would probably have a whole bunch printed on my dime, and then share them in the parent circles locally at first to get buzz goingmonospaced
- Kids need physical books, not digital.monospaced
- hmmmpinkfloyd
- Hayzilla0
I wonder why Google still persist with sectioned pages of results. As in clicking to page 2, 3 etc. In todays scrolling mindset, surely more people will prefer to keep scrolling and see the results from 10-50 rather than giving up on page 1. I'm sure there is an amazing reason I'm not thinking of.
- less people scroll, more people will only see first 2 pages. that means first 2 pages becomes even more valuable. i thinkpango
- step 3: profit.pango
- Possibly to do with positioning of ads on pages 2, 3...mort_
- people with broken scroll wheels would complain.shapesalad
- surely it's to do with server loadmicrokorg
- People would also prefer that google didn’t read their private emails and listen to them in their home and track them everywhere they go. But lolololol********
- Only way to write their name "Google" as a googol: https://en.wikipedia…grafician
- You can find infinite scroll implemented on duckduckgo
https://duckduckgo.c…grafician - Who goes to page 2 anymore?i_monk
- ^ hayzillapango
- stoplying15
This is the dj controller we ended up getting for my kid - I know you've all been on the edge of your seats. It works with Serato DJ Lite software and streaming music services like Beatport/Tidal/Soundcloud. It looks fun for him, but I'll definitely be taking a turn!
- This is great!!!!oey_oey
- Good decision!oey_oey
- In 2007 I DJ'd the VIP Tent at Rockness (Chemical Bros & Daft Punk headlining) using an iPad DJay app and a Korg Mini Kaoss Pad Mk1.microkorg
- Rocked up. technician asked if I wanted turntables, cdj's or whatever. I pointed at the 3.5mm jack and told him I just needed somewhere to plug 'this' in. :)microkorg
- This wee controller looks quality for hands-on control of the app rather than interacting with a screen.microkorg
- cool! Enjoy :)fadein11
- that looks fucking greathans_glib
- sweet!GuyFawkes
- Thanks for the help again - Does Beatport have more genres of music besides just dance/electronic?stoplying
- nope, it's dance music and has piles of shit.fadein11
- Check https://www.junodown… also.mort_
- I want one, tooSimonFFM
- Careful, Simon - you don't want to twist an ankle again.Nairn
- want of the day!aliastime
- LOL @ Nairnoey_oey
- ********4
A sincere question for SimonFFM:
How is that you got an email about winning the lottery and knew that it was actually a legitimate email about winning the lottery?
I didn't know people opened emails that claim you won something. Genuinely curious how you knew it was real
- Nairn1
Is it some Youth Thing to not explain anything in emails, or am I just getting old, or am I just having a perfectly-explainable statistically-possible increase in enquiries from people who seem to assume I'm psychic?
I've had quite a few enquiries recently where the people simply don't pad out an explanation with anything useful, and thereafter it's like trying to draw blood from a stone to work out WTF it is they want.
I've been doing this shit for a while now, so I'm quite good at second-guessing poorly-described intent, but it's impossible when they don't give any hints at all.
It's taking a lot of effort for me to not respond with an email slap.
- ideaist4
From a (once in a lifetime) Facebook post to friends, families & loved ones:
Vaccinated our 7 year old son yesterday.
Feels like a strange, dystopian future as he now has a vaccine passport, BUT much like George from Seinfeld, I understand that "...we're living in a society" and it comes at a price.
That price is sometimes you have to follow the herd and do what everyone else does.
As a manic maniac, that's hard for me to do, BUT I understand that I have to do my part for myself and my family and it's often hard.
Please, consider empathy, selflessness and similar things as we move forward into an unknown future where all I want is the best possible outcome for you and me.I hope you feel the same.
Tired of this shit BUT obviously don’t think I can convince folks to change their minds.
- Gardener3
big trees down in the park after another storm here in East Scotland last night
- pango6
i've actually haven't been sick for 2 years.... some cough and sneeze here and there but nothing that lasts longer than a day.
- yup, sameGuyFawkes
- 5G Boosters = 5D chess********
- not even cough or sneeze. Something is off.Beeswax
- samemilfhunter
- After I got SARS1 in 2003 I didnt have a cold for 7 years.********
- good job bobopango
- The less exposure to viruses and such = the greater the chance of an auto-immune disease.shapesalad
- same here tooDRIFTMONKEY
- scarabin3
What was that website...
Their gist was they provide a lifestyle full of products for an annual fee and all of it had this very industrial, black-steel-and-cement kind of aesthetic to it. Part of the package was a cybertruck-lookin’ trailer to carry it all in and they had a mission statement that was some kind of wankery about living a minimal lifestyle or something...?
I first saw it here
- https://www.trailerl…garbage
- jk, but I do recall some dnomad site that fits your ask, but I can't recall it for the life of me.garbage
- it was a tesla truck add on, look in tesla thread?shapesalad
- You're too late:
https://www.lot2046.…grafician - Yeah, that was it, graf! Shame it’s down. I’d never spring for it but i liked their creative directionscarabin
- https://www.thisispa…utopian
- kingsteven3
the genuine new 2010 Sony Bravia TV replacement remote control market is a lie
