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- Morning_star6
Work Christmas Party tonight, Yey! Sincerely, yuletide props to you all. Drink your fill and misbehave because alcohol tastes better than tears and tomorrow you'll all be ugly again xx
- There's no debate on that!palimpsest
- :-)Morning_star
- Have a good one, I'm designated driver on sundays events tech guys end of year blowout so that'll be fun.PhanLo
- say hi to her for me:
https://www.youtube.…_niko
- whatthefunk3
- what's this from? I live by this but not sure how it benefits me lol_niko
- https://www.youtube.…whatthefunk
- Is that Short Round?Continuity
- ^YepPhanLo
- ********-8
It's amazing that places like Office Max and Kohl's always have people willing to work there.
I understand Chipotle is mostly college kids and people in their 20s, but where are these people in their 30s and 40s willing to wear a polo and work on a Sunday.
Why would someone work at Staples?
- because they got bills to paypango
- https://i.imgur.com/…palimpsest
- OBBTKN6
Bound two notebooks with white pages to fill them with sketches or ideas during 2024.
I have been doing this for years, it is cheaper and I can choose the quality of the paper.
- do you have a wire binder machine? I used to do this and loved it. Lent the machine out and never got it back though. Not cheap.capn_ron
- No capt. I bind them in a nearby bookstore.OBBTKN
- very cool.capn_ron
- I recently lost a sketchbook that was 5 years old. I'm obviously inconsistent but that's about the most irreplaceable thing to lose.CyBrainX
- 220x110? looks talltimeless
- a local print shop here cuts up vintage books for the covers and does the same thing. then you can have them refilled with different papers.imbecile
- 14th Annual reminder to self to make a Japanese-bound notebook for myself.
Nice work, OB!Nairn
- Nairn3
Just left the kid to play with Duplo listening to Aphex Twin chill stuff from the 90s. Just check with her "Do you like this?", "I'm not sure, daddy". That's my girl. Good enough for me.
- I say 'left' I'm in the kitchen cooking. I've not fucked off to buy cigarettes...Nairn
- So she's in the car?Fax_Benson
- Mine's were raised on Daft Punk and The Beasties. Them discovering RATM on YouTube posed a bit of a problem however.microkorg
- Son was singing Bullet in the Head at Nursery. F-word-tastic!microkorg
- whatthefunk7
"there's nothing we can do, the computer does it automatically."
So memorial company sends me a proof to approve before carving my father's headstone and the kerning is waaaaay off. Can you imagine my frustration at hearing them tell me they can't/won't fix the kerning (you can drive a truck between the spaces before and after the letter A) on my father's grave stone!?!?! They simply refused to space out the other letters accordingly, was a surreal couple of weeks attempting to get this corrected.
I should have known when I found out this company was the same that did my grandparent's and the SAME kerning error is there, I even used it as an example and they still refused.
Never in a million years did I think I'd be arguing over kerning on a memorial. Had to finally get my deposit back and go with another company. First time for everything I guess, ugh!
- I went through the same thing. don't know why I had a imagined that a guy with a chisel would be doing the workGnash
- you'd think you could send them the vector artworkmonospaced
- Years ago this was an issue with CAD text. I think every letter gets stuck in a box and then placed next to each other. They can't take a .DXF from illustrator?monNom
- This also sounds like a company that has no idea how the "computer does it automatically", and no interest in learning.monNom
- ^ ding ding ding, they had little interest in even hearing about it so I had to go elsewhere, so odd they wouldn't even budge. The error was glaring!whatthefunk
- May be more difficult with stonework, but decades ago I was sending kerned CAD drill templates, dielines, and letters for large retail installs just fine!evilpeacock
- I'm sorry mate. I designed my mom's and it was terrible. Supplier finally accepted my AI file and got the job done over a year laterGucci
- doggydoggdog3
Anyone have low Testosterone? What can you do?
- Apparently, I do. If you want to lower it get the jab.palimpsest
- Work out, especially weights. But do your own research ;)jagara
- Cold showers potentially boost testosterone levels in men. But do your own research ;)jagara
- If you want to raise testosterone don't get the jab. Exercise and African Mango™ are your friends.
What are your current levels? I'm at 120 but aiming for 50.palimpsest - rhino ball dust and fucking a gorilla usually boost testosterone quite dramaticallyIanbolton
- look into 'Tongat Ali'YakuZoku
- I take itYakuZoku
- While listening to Joe Rogan for maximum effect.palimpsest
- Are you in your mid 40's or 50's? You might consider HRT.NBQ00
- Has anybody actually gotten a testosterone test or is this the new gluten intolerance?palimpsest
- How do you know you have low testosterone?dmay
- cold showers, ice bath, leg workouts, tongkat ali, tribulus, turkesterone and watch Andrew HubermanBeeswax
- yeah how do you know you have low testosterone?HAL9001
- Ice baths decrease testosterone. They promote thermogenic fat though.i_monk
- I got blood checked and have 125doggydoggdog
- How old are you? What's your body fat %/ BMI? Do you smoke, drink a lot? Any stress at work or finances?NBQ00
- Get a Tens system and start tasing your love spudsfuturefood
- if you're losing hair, you have more than enough testosteronepango
- sarahfailin0
- I wonder how much of their customers seen our most excellent front page bumps.YakuZoku
- grafician-7
Neil young came upon my Apple New Music releases, I tried to listen, after one song, wanted to get a gun
Switched real guick to some techno
Music is music, but damn
- Do you Americans want some "manele"
Fcukersgrafician - Appreciate your honesty. He's a legend. And you gave him a chance. Maybe 15 seconds. Because you're open minded.canoe
- Neil Young made a Techno album
https://youtu.be/Rqd…futurefood - So did Paul McCartney, and I think 95 South sampled it, lol.canoe
- Neil Young is also Canadian, so not sure why "Americans" are singled out.canoe
- I'm not sure I understand. You wanted to get a gun? To kill Neil Young? Or kill yourself because the music got you down?jagara
- Give his album "Harvest" a listen.jagara
- Do you Americans want some "manele"
- OBBTKN0
Cloning the boot disk in my workstation to another bigger SSD, it still runs fast and handles Adobe very well, but I need more space for the system.
I'll wait for what Intel has in store next year to change teams...
- doggydoggdog0
- moved from boring to nonexisting,
expecting some christmas desperation.sted - Very good podcast on that: https://youtu.be/nTW…jagara
- moved from boring to nonexisting,
- canoe0
Over the past two photoshoots and communication in between the photographer has been a little too, "me-me-me". Yesterday, he was up to his usual self and explaining in the client chat that he can't deliver on x date because he has other projects and clients with deliverables.
There must be at least 10 times he's pushed back the deadline due to previous engagements. We've never had an issue because our deadlines are soft. So that's not the point.
I texted him and basically said, "ya know it's not polite to talk about other clients in front of clients, right?"
As expected, he put it back on me, "Seriously?" "Sorry for offending you," "I was just trying to communicate expectations".
I reassured him I wasn't offended and said, "...if you think it's smart to talk about other client work in front of clients, go ahead and start talking about other women in front of your wife. Tell me how that goes."
He didn't reply.
There are so many other ways to discuss deliverables without having to convey one client is more important than the other. And he failed to understand that. Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything more important than himself in the equation. It doesn't matter if he rubbed the client, or me, (the guy who got him his dream gig) the wrong way....
...because 9 out of 10 times when someone says, "Sorry I didn't mean to offend you," it really means, "I could give two fucks if you're offended, I'm only apologizing because it looks good on paper."
- To do: Create "Work Blog" thread for QBNcanoe
- someone can either be counted on or not.
using other clients as an excuse is a reason for divorce. these problems only hold you back, they move nothing forwardsted - I only talk about other clients when I want to fire one. But on the other hand, that improves the relationship ;)OBBTKN
- he takes advantage of your patience simple as that. it is work, if he doesn't needs it then why even bother with making excusessted
- And post related, I've been waiting for half a year for a photographer to shoot a campaign, ridiculous.OBBTKN
- 6 months! Dang. I get how photo/videographers have a potential to work themselves into a hole when it comes to editing and revisions.canoe
- Just found out he's paid in full... ick.canoe
- the wife comment was pretty unprofessional itself to be honest.ephix
- ephix - more unprofessional than constantly being late on deliverables and using other clients as an excuse? whatevs.canoe
- ephix - let's hear your sage advise? I tried to be honest and straightforward the first time around! Resorted to an analogy most people can relate to.canoe
- Canoe, you do come off as a dick. Frequently.
A little introspection is a good thing.monNom - You probably don't think so. It could be your writing style, but I avoid your frequent questions because you come across as so toxic. I'm sure other's do too.monNom
- Just know that there is something about the way you communicate that is closing doors for you. Working on it might be the key to amazing things in the future.monNom
- How am I a dick? Everyone agrees that talking about clients in front of other clients, especially in this context, is faux pas.canoe
- I'll certainly give it some thought. If you're talking about me being a dick to racist, narcissists, bigots on QBN, then I'm fine with that.canoe
- That's some tough love to be sure. But there's a new year and a new start just around the corner.
Merry Christmas.monNom - No. you are generally and at all times a dick, particularly to the very people you just asked for help. It's a bad look.monNom
- You may be charmingly offensive in real-life. But it does not translate to text.monNom
- But truly, I mean it with the best intention.
https://www.goodread…monNom - Merry Christmas and best wishes in 2024 to you. I wish you'd see my side of the story... he was always late, always the same lame excuse, and it was always...canoe
- ...about him. If you don't stand up to people like that then they're just going to continue taking advantage. My client agreed, the photographer was way...canoe
- ...too self absorbed and not nearly as talented as his ego portrays. Nonetheless, maybe there's a better way to have brought this up. I'm all ears.canoe
- So you're finally coming back here and bringing up something that happened years ago and making a broad judgement - I'm always a dick. Seems a little harsh.canoe
- Have you been on QBN? I'm the toxic one here? C'mon man. I'll take smart ass, self righteous at times, and a rebel against haters and narcissists. But toxic?canoe
- I have like 200 threads on QBN, and maybe 2-3 of them have arguments with grafician or cannonball or NB or sted. smhcanoe
- I don't know what this thing that happened years ago was. I just notice you asking for help a lot, then getting pissy with the people who try to help.monNom
- @monNom he is pissed off.
@canoe sometimes you aren't choosing, the best way to express your displeasure i think we can agree on that.sted - Sometimes we need to vent and QBN
is a place for that :) it is worth thinking that there are many people here who have experienced similar things as you.sted - between sharing these experiences there are a few here who are able to contribute to the solution of a problem with a constructive proposal.sted
- I think these comments are much more valuable than any analysis of the other person's behavior. also if you focus on these, you will get much less frustration.sted
- @monNom what does
" wad frae monie a blunder free us" means? merry Christmas to you too :)sted - I think it means, free your mind and your ass will follow. Or, it means, everyone has faults, beware of yours and you will be free.canoe
- @sted. The line before talks about seeing yourself as others see you. I think I the gist is you could waste less money and have fewer blunders in your life.monNom
- @sted. Noms thinks that it's better to believe what some asshole on QBN makes of you rather than what you make of yourself. It's bullshit.canoe
- Every professional knows not to wedge clients between clients. Only self-oriented prima donna types would dare make themselves more important than their clientscanoe
- And that's too bad for the photographer because we have over a million dollars just in 5 Land Rover remods, and I let him go. 50k in work easy.canoe
- @monNom thanks :)sted
- trooperbill1
so last year i got a 3% pay rise, inflation was almost 8%, this year i get another 3% and inflation's almost 5% - is it usual to get under inflation pay rises as this is effectively a living wage decrease
- By looking at the math...canoe
- Capitalism™i_monk
- The short answer is: Yes, it's usual.
Unfortunately, that's also the long answer.
This is why — among countless other reasons — unions are our friends.Continuity - also the reason they say you will only get a raise by moving jobs. I suggest you reduce your output by 8% for last year and 5% for this =13% more fucking aroundmonNom
- https://www.youtube.…monNom
- d_gitale11
Little update, so far everything haa been going smoothly - quite impressed with the progress
- sweet!YakuZoku
- looks like a nice lot/area!canoe
- Where do you live? This shit is not affordable in my countrymilfhunter
- Not affordable in my country either. That's one reason why I live in Thailandd_gitale
- ^ nice!YakuZoku
- doggydoggdog-1
Which is healthier? Are they the same?
A. 1 hamburger for lunch, 1 hamburger for dinner
B. No lunch, 2 hamburgers for dinner
- doggydoggdog-1
All the cashiers at my local supermarket wear face masks. I assume they have to by policy.
I feel sorry for them in 2024.
- On the bright side for them they don't get covid, and for the employer they don't miss their shifts from getting covid.BuddhaHat
- Where in da world?jagara
- If 100% are wearing, it’s probably policy and that’s kind of an annoying policy at this point.********
- if you’re spending time in a relatively small room that’s relatively full of strangers, you actually benefit from wearing a mask. But let people choose.********
- You feel sorry for people who wear masks at work? Interesting, have you seen the "War" thread?canoe
- jagara0
Shopping at Temu, AliExppress and the like is very tempting. If you know what to look for, you can get very decent stuff for 10% of the local retail price.
Also, you're directly supporting the Chinese government. And apparently the workers would see working at Amazon as a dream scenario in comparison.
But fuck me, it's cheap. And sometimes the local markups are retarded. I'm for instance not paying $25 for a fucking piece of lycra:
Bike skull cap, $25 Danish store
Bike skull cap, Temu $2
- To be fair, Danish prices are high in general.jagara
- Free shipping on all orders. Must... resist... arghjagara
- It’s probably lower qualitymonospaced
- You'd be surprised. The expensive one is also made in China.jagara
- Everybody is made in china.monospaced
- Everything that is.monospaced
- same factory that made the expensive ones. swapped with cheaper product. put on different logo. sell only on temu to avoid other cost. bam! cheaper product.pango
- you'd be surprised some expensive one uses the same material as the cheaper ones. cuz step 3 profit!pango
- https://www.youtube.…pango
- in other words. bad for manufacture. bad for for local business cuz they avoid tariff. bad for human right. bad for environment cuz shit breaks quicks.pango
- but you're happy and temu is happy.pango
- Good point(s). Also, I'm not entirely happy. I'm conflicted (my post does reflect this, see middle paragraph). I just said that shopping there is tempting.jagara
- they fucked over so many people and you're still not happy?!?pango
- Many more people need to be fucked over to ensure my happiness.jagara
- imbecile1
Having a custom harness made for my dog. I've been calling around to upholstery shops looking for the right people to help me get it made.
Call one shop, highly revered for their custom work, the moment they hear the words seat belt, they withdraw and start saying liability. I start laughing and repeat the word "dog". They stand on "liability".
So, I explain to them that I don't think the harness at the dog store or one bought online is strong or secure enough to be considered a seat belt, nor do I believe the NTSHA has effective ratings or standards for them. So, there is no liability where there is no mandate.
LIABILITY.
To which I say... "Oh, okay. I get it, you're telling me you can't make something stronger than a $10 strap I bought off Amazon, even if I bring you genuine BMW seat belt components? Thanks for the heads up."
They hung up.
Every other shop after them was more than accommodating and one even surprised me to pretty much guarantee my business...
"We have a seat belt sewing machine. Can you come in on the 2nd?"
Wait, what?
"The machine is pre-programmed to make the required patterns for each end of the seat belt as well as the safety loop."
*blankly stares at computer screen*
The 2nd sounds great.
- TBF I wouldn't take that business either.monNom
- fair if you don't want the work. but there is no liability in creating something i request with the understanding it's not a seat belt meant to harness a human.imbecile
- What's up with the toxic negative energy Noms? @imbecile, I'm glad that it worked out for you and that you feel your dog is traveling safer.canoe
- @Noms, why are you so passive aggressive? It's like you could care less about the thread, but really care on shooting down the author.canoe
- He's talking about liability, not about the business itself. He clearly found someone to fulfill the job, so who gives a fuck if you wouldn't take the project?canoe
- As if you even do this kind of work, right? Is that what you do - show up in conversations that you know nothing about and be disagreeable?canoe
- You act like you're some kind of "nice guy next door", but you're not. In fact, you're too stupid to know that smart people can smell your shit a mile away.canoe
- So you can eat that Robert Burns line and cough up your own self awareness. Troll.canoe
