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- OBBTKN0
Fantastic. I broke a couple of ribs in a stupid fall tonight.
A month or two, f***ed, without being able to exercise or anything.
Just when the good weather starts. I'm an idiot :(
- cherub0
Is it just me, or does AI/chatGPT **LOVE** to help u write code. Like, I needed to do some apache server command line stuff and it went like... Me: Ok AI, I need to- AI: HOLD ON MUTHAFUCKA I WAS BUILT FOR THIS
- My biggest issue with ChatGPT and similar is that they never push back. They just do what you want, even if it’s shit, and even if you ask its opinion first.monospaced
- Always so fucking happy and quick to execute even when you aren’t.monospaced
- Example, writing. “What do you think about moving that point to the beginning? Good or not?” Gpt: okay here it is at the top!!!monospaced
- Literally anything you ask it opinion wise is always “that’s great, and here’s a bulleted list explaining why.”monospaced
- I've never actually used chatGPT I've only ever used Perplexity.AI Maybe my experience would be different if I used actual chat GPT.cherub
- I assumed they were similar but maybe they are not.cherub
- "apache server command line stuff"
- no fucking idea what i just did.sted - well next time u can install the lets encrypt and I can chill on qbn. Deal?cherub
- yeah just like i said no idea. you install certbot on apache, otherwise you're going to get fucked every 3 months.sted
- @mono I've found that it actually depends on which model you use, re: pushback. The more reasoning-oriented ones don't tend to be puppy-like.Continuity
- It's really 4o that wants to be your buddy and a yes-man.Continuity
- OBBTKN5
Update, it turned out not to be broken ribs. Although the pain was similar (I've already broken a couple in a bike crash), it was a severe trauma.
The mobility initially I felt was due to muscle tension, not a bone fracture.
I've been in bed for four days, but summer isn't lost... Hallelujah!
- Krassy6
The Perfect Albums thread is more like "some of my favorite albums" thread; By the look of it, lots of the albums on there are really good, but far far from perfect. Why do I care? I need another drink.
- Hooked on phonics!palimpsest
- Agreed. Another drink...sausages
- Plenty in there close to perfect - as there is no perfect albumgrafician
- ExactlyGardener
- Surely music holds different things for different people? I've posted some albums in there that perfectly capture a moment in my life.Ianbolton
- I see the reading here not as album that is perfect for you but perfect within itself.palimpsest
- not as *an albumpalimpsest
- Which doesn't mean that all the pieces in the album has to perfect themselves but essential to the album being what it is.palimpsest
- But if an album is perfect for you it's your perfect album. It's just different readings.palimpsest
- Indeed. Therefore Krassy's point of some being far from perfect is purely subjective in that sense.Ianbolton
- Whenever we talk we're always talking about semantics.
I wouldn't say it's subjective, not in the way I'm explaning it because I'm framing it a certain way.palimpsest - The reading of the *concept* of a perfect album is subjective, as every reading is.
But I think that my reading of a perfect album is less subjective...palimpsest - .... than the result of the albums proposed which seems to be a more subjective reading of the albums themselves.palimpsest
- That is to say, that I don't consider my favorite albums to be perfect ones.palimpsest
- It's like asking "What's your idea of ȧ perfect date?" and people answering "March 25th".palimpsest
- Saying that March 25th is perfect or far from perfect are both subjective readings of the date.palimpsest
- But answering "March 25th" is a more subjective reading of the question.palimpsest
- "March 25th" is a great band nameKrassy
- XDpalimpsest
- Gardener9
I've had a ridiculous day booting today, up early I hit a new boot in Arbroath next to the football ground at 7.15am, late I know TELL ME ABOUT IT. So I left home picked up a black McD coffee en-route and sauntered into the field to have a wander. The fruit & veg man was there, always a good sign, and I got about 3/4 the way along a row and there's a bloke kneeling down in the familiar digging pose. I stood behind him to see what he was looking at as he flipped by original Mothers of Invention, Kevin Ayres, John Martyn albums, picking out the Genesis, Tull, Hendrix and Floyd, all originals in super clean nick (as far as I could tell by the sleeves). He got up asked how much they were, the woman said her husband, who was standing next to her, wanted a pound each, but I'll let you have them for 50p each (!!) Jeez, god knows what he got tbh as I got down and pulled 25 in under 25 seconds including pink Island John Martyn, Andwella, unboxed Harvest albums by Kevin Ayres, BJH and others. But best of all the Omega Red Star album, I never even checked condition of any of them but when I got back to the car most look hardly played, just incredible for a collection like this to come out so cheap. I paid £15 for the lot as I was hardly going to give her £12.50 and she even gave me a canvas bag to put them in, crackers.
So happy as a clam but with a tinge of what I must have missed by minutes, curse you McD and your reasonably priced coffee! I headed home for breakfast and after porridge (I have a very Scottish wife) I headed out to the lunchtime boot that kicks off on a village green about 20 miles from me at 1pm. Arriving early so I could wander about and see what was out as they do like to tell the sellers here that there is NO SELLING BEFORE 1pm. So strict, but for me it means I can see where the records are and hit those stalls first. One bloke had an incredible amount of 70's African & Indian albums and singles, I spent £60 with him, another lady had obscure labelled 7" from the 80's at 50p each so I basically spend all the money I had on me except for a fiver. As I was leaving a woman came up to me asking if I was still looking for records to which I replied erm, yes, "well go to the charity shop on the village high street it's open today and they have loads of records." So I did and they did indeed have more bleeding records albeit weird folk stuff, I spent £6 as I found a pound in the car and I came home and played many of them, cleaned some and watched my team win 5:1 and The Championship. So it has been a tiring but rewarding day but unfortunately this doesn't happen every weekend.
- NBQ00-7
Just rented a beautiful luxe Airbnb with private Rooftop for the week and the weekend and spending it with a nice, sexy woman that I'm currently dating. Sun, drinks, music, sex, enjoying life before shit hits the fan.
- Where abouts mate? I'm so happy for you that I even downvoted your post. I hope you can show her a good time like only you know howIanbolton
- what shit is going to hit the fan? Now I'm worried and I can't downvote again as I've already done itIanbolton
- Then why the f are you on QBN?monospaced
- Cuz it starts tomorrow and besides I can multi-task, mono darlingNBQ00
- don't cosby the girl. don'tpango
- How was your long, hot sexy weekend on the roof? Are you in jail yet?Ianbolton
- Ianbolton20
Going to Sicily on Friday for my first proper holiday since way before COVID. Pretty excited to say the least.
- OBBTKN2
Massive blackout in Spain and Portugal. No work since 11 a.m., sunny, and about 24°C.
I have two bags of coal and about 2 tons of firewood.
If things get worse, the freezer will defrost... I might throw a party in the neighborhood, lol.
- Nairn3
- hahaha. Keep on it. The stinging will soon end and you'll be blinded by the sheer beauty of those piss tearsIanbolton
- why do people do this shit? Or maybe I'm the naive oneIanbolton
- Ian, I'm relatively certain this isn't for real. At all.Continuity
- RFK approvedPhanLo
- its from the new jackass series...neverscared
- my recommendation is switching to a different prescription, I recommend semen drops, 4 out of 5 doctors agree_niko
- Tiktok trend for sureSalarrue
- @conty It sadly is real, from the Urinetherapy fb group. Not for the fainthearted.garbage
- WTF, seriously??Continuity
- Yeah, this one has made the rounds a few times. Other topics from that FB group include "aged urine footbaths" and collections from unflushed public toilets.garbage
- Just tried this one simple trick and it works.Ianbolton
- we all went through this... its worth it... we can all agree to that...neverscared
- Why is everything around me turning yellow?dbloc
- OBBTKN1
Happy May 1st, plebs ;)
- stoplying-1
New game show
Blind typing. You are given a phrase to type out, eyes covered, and if you don't type it perfectly - you. dead.
- oh, so it's like social media comments with a twist!rzu-rzu
- i'd paly that gamecapn_ron
- https://images.gr-as…pango
- I stopped looking at the keys ages ago...
I will take those oddsgrafician - why does always has to be some self-polishing information that interests no one?sted
- I proudly look at the keyboard.jagara
- i proudly not looking at keuboard and not care about typipango
- tjst a goof attirude pffjagara
- Laughs in 60%.
#youthinkthatsbadpalimpsest - it could work... with a high enough reward...neverscared
- Higher than life?palimpsest
- Show title: BLOOD TYPEprophetone
- SEGA kinda already did it.. Typing of the Dead anyone?garbage
- https://youtu.be/pPD…garbage
- I learned to touch type before I was a teenager for some reason. Hmmmmonospaced
- Maybe it was easier for me because I played a lot of instruments also?monospaced
- Nah that has nothing to do with it :( You were young... (and probably needed money ahaha)sted
- bainbridge0
A close friend's marketing materials and website are seriously the worst I've seen.
The website is a basic template but then he changed the font and added a background and the navigation doesn't make sense, and it doesn't work on mobile. I don't know how that's even possible in this time.
And then the marketing materials are mostly Arial or a random Script, and the line breaks are bad and each one has a different alignment, even though he's trying to be consistent.
It annoys me so much because I want the business to succeed.
I've tried to help, I've even offered to do things for free.
But he's terrible at taking feedback and always just does it.
- jagara0
Watching good movies at home instead of with the the dumbest people humanity has to offer is far is a superior experience to going to a theater.
We have the technology now. Good screens, good sound, at home.
Goodbye, idiots. I won't miss your phones, your loud and smelly eating, and most of all, your out-loud comments showcasing your retardation.
- Couldn’t agree more. It’s also amazing how many people STILL downplay the HUGE importance of good sound these days.monospaced
- Putting in a legit surround system and getting the biggest screen I could for my space was the best decision a few years back.monospaced
- Escaping the crowd is the main advantage, imho.jagara
- If you're only watching on a basic tv, then you're missing 90% of what you paid for in the theater.monospaced
- You're right, we do "have the technology" to get theater quality A/V at home, which is why it makes sense to implement it if you're gonna avoid the theater.monospaced
- 55 inch TV, good headphones, I'm happy.jagara
- lolmonospaced
- IMAX at home?
Doubtful.grafician - Again. I'm happy. *blows kiss*jagara
- I have a nice little Epson HD projector and Bose speaker system which works nicely, but I still enjoy a trip to the cinema.Ianbolton
- My partner scrolls her phone much less at the cinema and can’t ask for pauses to go get MORE snacksIanbolton
- There is a huge difference between art house cinemas and the PEPSI MEGAPLEX CINEDOME, of course.jagara
- Gardener2
I only usually put my £1 bet on LFC but the odds on all 3 English teams losing tomorrow was too good to not take a punt, it's a slippery slope if this comes off!
- mg33-1
Who is watching season 2 of The Rehearsal, and if so, have you ever seen anything on TV, ever, as diabolically twisted and insane as episode 3?
Be careful with spoilers, seriously. I don't want to spoil this for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
- Adds to queuemonospaced
- It's so outrageous. Truly a "rewind multiple times" episode.mg33
- bainbridge4
Want to lose 30 lbs
- Health is wealth.
You can do it!
: )ideaist - I've lost 17kg in 2 years, no exercise, only a bit of "discipline" with salt, fats and alcohol... You can do it!OBBTKN
- Whole30 diet.i_monk
- My go-to is the slow carb diet, works very well for me: https://tim.blog/wp-…jagara
- No alcohol, sugar only if necessary like fruit, minimal breads, do not eat breakfast to create a fast situation, lunch/dinner is eggs, meat, vegprophetone
- Cut a leg off :Ddmay
- Joking aside, calorie deficit is the only way.dmay
- JUST make sure "want" to lose doesn't become "NEED" to lose, because at that point it's too late bro.
Start now.
XOideaist - Lolz @dmay; my father-in-law (now dead) lost a lot of weight each time he lost an appendage / diabetes!!!ideaist
- I have dumped 18kg in 8 months just by changing habits... no exercise routine has been added to my routinePonyBoy
- I dropped that much earlier this year. Calorie deficit, intermittent fasting and resistance bands and running. The intermittent fasting is incredible for focusthumb_screws
- cocaine dietKrassy
- However you do it, it has to be something you can stick to and not boomerang back up in weight. You can do it!stoplying
- money or weight? ;)sab
- I did daily fasting and still am 5 years later. I lost weight, my blood results are ok, and my blood pressure back to normal. i also exercise twice a day and...renderedred
- take walks.renderedred
- skip breakfast.milfhunter
- @ideaist OMG that's shocking. Did he not manage his diabetes? (type 1 here)mort_
- @mort_; an older gentlemen who made “poor lifestyle decisions”; obese for a number of years, booze, smokes, heavy living AND it caught up with him... YOLOideaist
- Health is wealth.
- Krassy2
Is it time for another roll call? who's still on QBN?
- Not me, left years ago.i_monk
- hererenderedred
- so it's three of us with 40 users each? :)renderedred
- Here, by the pool!Ianbolton
- https://miro.medium.…Krassy
- +1grafician
- Here. The fun seems to get increasingly sucked out It by annoying cunts.mort_
- Here. I mainly just check ‘making beats’ and video games threads tho hahamantrakid
- maquito is far gone. I’m his self aware AI consciousness.maquito
- https://www.youtube.…jagara
- Gardener1
I keep seeing that fancy new chocolate from Dubai that is cropping up in garages and supermarkets now but at £12 a bar (!!!?!!) I'm too tight to buy and try it, have you?
- yeah it's the new thing, it's everywhere. vapid influencers unwrap it on tik tok, world loses its mind.
me neither.hans_glib - I live 5min from the open market in JLM. I can get any Middle Eastern sweet variation. It is a bit expensive but not 12 pounds :)renderedred
- Is it just chocolate with pistachio paste? I saw some in the local ‘world’ supermarket last week for £9.99Ianbolton
- Garages?i_monk
- haha, yeah it's only £10 on the counter at Shell in ArbroathGardener
- Oh, I thought you meant someone's car hole.i_monk
- Not sure what <that is (tourist tat?), but the 'Dubai chocolate' has a very specific filling. It's ok, but it's not great and it's not eight months ago.Nairn
- lol bit late on that trend aren't we? its trash
https://www.foodandw…sted - GOOD (emphasis: GOOD) Dubai chocolate is delicious. Pistachios are insanely expensive, therefore the ridiculous price. That and the hype.jagara
- A jar of 100% non-diluted pistachio butter costs like £20.jagara
- $24 at 7-11 here in San DiegoKrassy
- that packaging alone is enough to put me off of itscruffics
- yeah it's the new thing, it's everywhere. vapid influencers unwrap it on tik tok, world loses its mind.
- renderedred1
what? no graf? ;(
- PonyBoy3
white smoke, bitches!!
*puff *puff... *pass <3
- Yes, I just saw it... Fumata bianca!OBBTKN
- Bets? Me, a Spaniard, or the Filipino.OBBTKN
- my gut says it's an Italian...PonyBoy
- jude lawneverscared
- monsignor trump has prevailed!!!!hans_glib
- Prevost. Gringo pope!OBBTKN
- Puff Puff PassArmandoEstrada
- I was expecting orange smokezaq
- If it wasn't rigged how come it took like 1 day whereas before it took longer?cherub
- whoopdie-freakin' doo.jagara