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- OBBTKN14
Quit smoking, 2 days for now ;)
But no motivation yet for exercise and biking.
Let's start little by little. HNY to you all, love and for God's sake, a bit of peace!
- bainbridge0
Can you make money Dropshipping?
- according to thousands of you tube videos yes! but I personally think it's not worth the effort, you need to spend tons on ads and social_niko
- I'll teach you how if you pay me measly $999.99 a month. it's a deal of a life time! also a 10% commission if help me find more motivated studentspango
- Go do OnlyFans.NBQ00
- I'll teach you how if you pay me measly $998.99 a month. it's a deal of a life time! also a 11% commission if help me find more motivated students.sted
- ^ oi! you fuck! trying to under cut me?!!pango
- Welcome to the world of drop shipping.
Sign up today to my free lecture and get a 5% discount for the first month.sted - I'll give 6%pango
- mg331
Do any of you use or visit Flickr anymore? I have had a pro account for years and years, but canceled it today because $9 a month to do absolutely nothing makes no sense. I have a ton of photos there and used to be really active in groups and such, but these days I feel like you can get way more engagement out of various FB photo groups for photography - Fuji specific groups for me.
- stop using it. told them to delete my account. cuz they kept messing with the UI and things. i just dont enjoy using it anymore.pango
- DaveO3
I start off every year with a two week intense calorie deficit diet, really REALLY reduced intake, no sugar / alcohol / processed food. It's brutal, but resets the metabolism and removes the additional holiday 'cuddliness'. I've been doing it for the last 10 years, and its always got me back in shape, and cleared my head & focus for the year ahead.
Its super hard to do it later in the year when I'm traveling for shoots etc, so i actually look forward to the first two weeks of January for this reason, hibernating and watching movies and basically not really eating. Bizarre pleasure and likely unhealthy, but its worked so far.
It also made me realize how much enjoyment I get out of food & drink. Most weekends are built around cooking great food, opening nice wine and making nice coffee – generally using that as an alternate creative outlet other than work.
This then brought me to another realisation that cooking and entertaining is my creative outlet outside work. I feel like I need to save my creative 'work' brain for my day job / earning money, so any side art projects, kids birthday invites or additional pursuits are not valuable unless I'm getting paid. It sounds callous but when i think of mates who are chefs, when they get home they're not whipping up a super fancy meal, they're being functional and efficient.
And it's only day 2.
- Are you saying that you're not going to be creative in the kitchen any longer? What's nice about cooking well is you experience your creativity immediately...canoe
- ...and then it's over with. No baggage. And the learning curve is super long so it's not something you master straight away. I appreciate that.canoe
- Favorite recipe that's intensive but automatic? Serious comfort food?garbage
- @Canoe – i meant that outside work, any creative tasks connected to design / image making etc, I don't like to engage in, saving the energy for the day jobDaveO
- @Canoe – the reasons you listed are exactly why i love cooking and hospitality! I worked as a bartender for a few years and love to make drinks for peopleDaveO
- @garbage I've been making this serious duck ragu from the Robertas cookbook, takes ages, gone in seconds, fucking glorious with a BaroloDaveO
- I think I found it, the pappardelle duck ragu?garbage
- @garbage – YES!DaveO
- Putting it in the file, will post when I ever get the guts to make it. Do you really use all the wine it calls for? Any suggested tweaks?garbage
- Don't bother with the fresh pasta, its better if you use dried penne and toss it so its consistent. Chilli flakes are great but also worth having to top wiithDaveO
- This will be interesting.garbage
- Peter6
what on earth happened to this site
- you left!pango
- the cunts went on discordNBQ00
- Eh, we tried to have a Nice Week and it didn't work. You're an OG, I nominate you.garbage
- true. people are much nicer on discord.pango
- traitorsNBQ00
- aka circle jerk safe space cuntsNBQ00
- Hey you never know when you are going to need a helping hand from others.
(⌐■-■)pango - Slightly used in good condition.skinny_puppy
- hey! nice to see ya Peter :)sted
- I leave for a decade and it's not the same!
Good to see some of you still around.Peter - good to see you too :)
at this point, after all these years, i don't think any of us are going to leave...exador1 - We got no place else to go and as a result are bitter, jaded, etc.
I still include it on my daily visits along with Apple News, Reddit, etc.
#Hugsideaist - Should play golf again in tokyo some time man!ephix
- AQUTE0
im installing corel draw so i can work with files from china.
now my laptop screen is flickering a little bit...
is this normal?
yikes, happy new year 2024
- Good luck ;)OBBTKN
- Fried!grafician
- You just Wuhan’d yourselffuturefood
- @AQUTE Corel on MacOs sucks.
use a Virtual Machine to run that shitty application on windows :)sted
- dasohr1
Not sure where else to post, but certain I'll get some reply:
I am in possession of the following (All as good as new) :
Leica cameras:
- R5
- Minilux
- CF (light)Leitz Objective Lens:
- Elmarit-R
- Wetzler
- SummicronLooking to hawk these items as I have no use for them. What would you charge?
- Which focal length Summicron?futurefood
- Elmarit-R 1:2.8/135
Wetzlar/Elmarit-R 1:2.8/28
Sumicron R 12/50dasohr - Elmarit 135 - $350-$450
Elmarit 28 - $500-$700
Summicron 50 - $500-$700futurefood - range of prices just to give idea. Lots of factors effect prices, especially with Leica buyersfuturefood
- Thanks!!!dasohr
- ex: one lens could sell for more money just because it comes from Germany instead of the Canadian factoryfuturefood
- Leica R5 - $500
Minilux - $900
CF (light) - $150futurefood - The Elmarit 28 is made in Germanydasohr
- Minilux is a great find and the value has increased greatly over the yearsfuturefood
- Very cool. That will sit on the higher end of the price range :)futurefood
- Also realized I have a Contax T2 as well. Time to liquidate.dasohr
- If the contax T2 works perfectly, don’t let anyone lowball you********
- i_monk3
There's a QBN discord?
- Invite sent!utopian
- Let me plug in my fax firsti_monk
- Modems onlydee-dubs
- Hit me up on my beeperKrassy
- Only the "special" users can access itHAL9001
- QBNpro account required.pango
- if you want to check it out, send me a msg on discord. and i'll pull you in.
"squanchy_c137"pango - Am I allowed?grafician
- will you participate the circle jerk?pango
- it's very cliqueyephix
- im just bitterephix
- bainbridge-1
15 years ago I was awkward and depressed and started hanging out with this girl that I had been obsessed with and she reciprocated. Somehow I was afraid to get close and pushed her away, because I was depressed and lacked confidence. And then stopped talking to her despite her trying a few times to reconnect. And then I hated myself for it, but couldn't even get coffee with her for some unknown reason.
I ran into her randomly last year for the first time in 10 years and she's married now and we're different people, but I occasionally still wonder what would have happened and think about how bad at everything I was, when it was all right there and could have been great.
- Hopefully you are in a good place now :)utopian
- Regret will eat you alive, dude. Be happy she's safe & happy herself. Allow me a cliche moment: If you keep looking back you'll miss everything in front of you.PonyBoy
- C'est la vie man.
A lot of people out there now still looking to meet you now.PhanLo - Heh, these girls, they won't wait for you :)sted
- also be happy that you haven't fucked up her life :Dsted
- Awbainbridge
- OBBTKN2
In bed. Past eve/night drank a ton of beers with friends. Proud of myself, cos despite it, did'nt smoke anything :)
But, today we have lamb to eat (what I love) and my stomach is destroyed...
In a side note; yesterday I met with my sister and my father to go for a long ride in March, I only have 3 months to regain the shape I've lost in the last 4 years. It's going to be hard, lol.
- You can do anything if you believe.
I'm making a map of a road bike trip around your area right now.palimpsest - lots of good training plans available, do lots of zone 2 to rebuild!BuddhaHat
- Or zone 3 to make it better.palimpsest
- You can do anything if you believe.
- Gardener8
On the way back from the car boot this morning I passed this vending hut for potatoes, never seen one before and so bought a bag, cooked some for lunch & turns out they're delish.
- How many £ a kilo?OBBTKN
- works out £3 a sackGardener
- so whats init? just a potato?milfhunter
- Po Tay toeGardener
- there's an egg vending machine near my folks in hereford works exactly the same way.hans_glib
- skinny_puppy11
Went to my parent's house today partly to plan a trip in September but also to clean out some cupboards. My parents are re-painting my old room. I last painted it in high school.
Going through my old stuff (I collected so much random shit as a little kid) and deciding what to keep and what to throw was tough. But even more so was seeing all the old ideas, art pieces from school, old work from college and detritus from various chapters of my life.
As PonyBoy commented a few posts earlier, "Regrets will eat you alive", so I'm not going to dwell too much. But I had a strong sense of wasted potential and lost connections. So many wonderful people I met and lost contact with. Sadness about how innocent and stupid I was. It all had a physical effect on me. At one point I just had to look out the window and just breathe.
The planned trip itself is has an emotional element. It may be the last time my father goes back to his home country. I last went there with him decades ago, first time he had been back since he left.
Reflecting on my childhood and the years in between, I have noticed patterns of behaviour and thought that lead to feeling that I may have squandered or at least not made the most of the last 2 decades. And that I feel today I am at least aware of, if not actively working on. So good things ahead.
It was also good sense of perspective. I realised how focused I have become on business and money and it was a good point to let people and non-productive things into my life more.
It was a heavy, but good way to start the year. My New Years resolutions: 1. Take on less side-projects and finish what I start. 2. Spend more time with people.
- this is great, I feel you_niko
- People are overrated : )maikel
- I'm moving out in August.
Fuck you!
<3palimpsest - My biggest regrets in life are key moments when I chickened out and didn't do something, but I also wasted time on people to "be nice"bainbridge
- Do less things you don't want to do, cuz you feel like you're "supposed to" and follow your heart and livebainbridge
- Experiences > stuffbainbridge
- Stuff all becomes trash at some point, even art. But make art with friends and have fun making itbainbridge
- It can also be "lonely at the top", so "wasted potential" can be mehbainbridge
- But be careful. The trend of pursuit of experiences does not necessarily break free from materialism but rather transforms it into a new form.palimpsest
- In this trend surplus enjoyment is gained from the representation and recognition of experiences within a social context.palimpsest
- I'm happy that my parents threw out most of my shit after I left. The creepy part is way back in the day I knew an AA model, and had some big prints of her..garbage
- ..and her twin sister that were ripped off of a store wall. She wanted to take a trip to Mexico City with me, and I said no.garbage
- More confusing as to why that's the one thing my mom left in my room. Said girl is currently married to / beaten by Marilyn Manson.garbage
- I guess your mom has good taste. But that turned dark real quick.palimpsest
- I think it was half she thought I was dating the girl, half trying to shame me because she found giant prints of half-naked twins.garbage
- ha ha, if thats the case then mom got gameNutter
- She does, I was raised well enough to know she was one step ahead of me, at all times.garbage
- WhiteFace0
Can anyone recommend a invoice system to setup a monthly subscription to clients?
- imbecile2
QuickBooks: Well-known for small to medium businesses, offers recurring billing, and integrates with various payment gateways.
FreshBooks: Great for service-based businesses, offers customizable invoices, and has robust reporting features.
Zoho Invoice: Offers a comprehensive set of features including automated reminders, and is part of the larger suite of Zoho business applications.
Wave: A good free option for small businesses, with essential features for recurring billing and invoice management.
Stripe Billing: Ideal if you're already using Stripe for payments. It provides advanced billing options, including handling subscriptions.
Square Invoices: If you're already using Square for payment processing, their invoicing system is a seamless addition.
- imbecile1
these are technically deck shoes. perfect for the lake / jet ski. they have been coming in handy with all the slushy snow. no fabric or laces to hold snow / moisture. (not much in the form of traction either)
and due to a certain post last year, i got these for christmas and haven't taken them off around the house since
- Signs of getting old?dasohr
- add links duderobthelad
- https://www.amazon.c…
https://www.amazon.c…imbecile - Do you know what fucks me off about that..the bottom ones i was just thinking about getting... from $33 on that link...
UK amazon.. 70 fucking quid..(brexit cundee-dubs - @dee-dubs don't move to Aus. That's how it's always worked in all shops : /MrT
- Gardener5
Saw this mag in the newsagents this morning, I wondered just who this is targeted at, teenage girls obsessed with Last Of Us, middle aged ladies with a thing about Narcos? It's quite unusual to see a 48 year old bloke honoured with a fan mag along with 7 FREE GIFTS (forgot to check just what they might be) but hey, "You Can Call Him Daddy".
- We are all teenagers now.Nairn
- gay menNBQ00
- I'm with NBQ in thisOBBTKN
- Mandolorian cosplayersPhanLo
- ooooof read that as Pedo PascalRamanisky2
- lolNBQ00
- obvious plant?Bluejam
- nope, it's in WH SmithsGardener
- mid 40's married and unmarried gen-Xers is the target demo. old enough to remember the magic of Sassy.jonny_quest_lives
- https://www.magazine…imbecile
- https://www.yourcele…imbecile
- lol https://www.yourcele…Gardener
- "A huge double sided..."
*GASP!*
"...poster."
*WHEW!*Akagiyama - YOU CAN CALL HIM DADDYautoflavour
- A double sided poster means he makes snarky comments on QBN while maintaining a respectful outside image.cherub
- Pedro Postcards to send to your 4 friends.microkorg
- Daddy better not end up in any metoo shit, because he's my most common celebrity comparison.garbage
- How many wanks over this guy does it take for me to be fully gay?Ianbolton
- 3 wanksGardener
- that's not very many :-(Ianbolton
- bainbridge0
Americans, do you do your own taxes?
Or quickbooks?
Or pay an accountant?
HR Block?- accountantYakuZoku
- Turbo Tax, ours aren’t that complicatedHijoDMaite
- Do my own********
- I've done all of these. Going with accountant from now on.monospaced
- yeah accountants are cheap for thisYakuZoku
- bainbridge1
Did you have a holiday party (if you work in an office)?
- HijoDMaite5
Ok party people, Kraftwerk is playing eight shows in LA in May. Tickets go on sale at 10am Pacific. I’m getting tix to the Friday night show. Who’s with me??
“ Over nine nights at Walt Disney Concert Hall, legendary German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their album Autobahn, which was composed, produced, and recorded by Kraftwerk founders Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1974.
The concert series will present eight Kraftwerk albums: Autobahn (1974), Radio-Activity (1975), Trans Europe Express (1977), The Man-Machine (1978), Computer World (1981), Techno Pop (1986), The Mix (1991), and Tour de France (2003). Each night will feature one complete album plus additional compositions from their catalog. Concert number nine will be a finale with groundbreaking works spanning five decades of the Kraftwerk repertoire.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 8PM - Autobahn
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 8PM - Radio-Activity
Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 8PM - Trans Europe Express
Friday, May 24, 2024, at 8PM - The Man-Machine
Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 8PM - Computer World
Sunday, May 26, 2024, at 8PM - Techno Pop
Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 8PM - The Mix
Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 8PM - Tour de France
Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 8PM - Finale with compositions from the entire catalog”
- Early access AUTOBAHNWDHijoDMaite
- i thought they were deadhans_glib
- Lol I’m excitedHijoDMaite
- Would love to but I just can’t do acid anymoreGnash
- Prices range from $350 - $1100 depending on which album.
No thanks....futurefood - saying that, Friday looks good lolfuturefood
- I just got Friday for $99 per ticket front TerranceHijoDMaite
- $99 I can do!futurefood
- Saw them last year, so good! It's a blastletterhead
- i'm so jelly. have fun!sted
- A friend of mine gave me a ticket to see them in Sydney.. was the 3rd time I have seen them. Sound was fucking awful. So quiet and poor mixed..autoflavour
- Their suits are fucking boss thoautoflavour