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- utopian0
Why are there endless news stories about Anthony Bourdain nearly a decade after his death?
- there's not, maybe stop clicking on it?everyangle
- because you're a fan? I see them all the time on FBcanoe
- ********2
i don't know what you're looking for
but you're more than welcome with us- Who?NBQ00
- i remember our fun,
i remember our own on the run,
do you remember where we belong?******** - https://www.qbn.com/… @NBQ00 thats for you.********
- stoplying10
My family and I were up in New Hampshire the past few days for a snowboarding trip to Loon Mountain. On Sunday I took my two boys (13 &11) out on a cold but beautiful sunny day. My younger son was having a hard time last season going heel to toe on his board - which is really the core of snowboarding. Once you have that skill mastered, your learning progression is much faster. Happy to report he was heel toeing like a pro from the first run on. We even found ourselves on some classic East Coast steep and icy runs. Loon is nothing like the big mountains out West, but for the East coast, it's legit and I'm so happy for my boys to have crossed the hurdle into the next stage of riding.
The weather (sleet) was awful yesterday so we ended our trip a day early and made the 6+ hour slog home on icy interstate highways.
- OBBTKN2
Paracetamol? Meh!
There's nothing a mountain of food, sweets, wine, and champagne can't cure!
Happy New Year, freaks ;)
* After this momentary demonstration, I return again, exhausted, to bed.
- PonyBoy4
Just wanted everyone to know that the prostate insert / procedure website Cosmo and I have been forced to start then stop work on... then start and stop again a few more times (for months now) is finally coming along nicely. :)
- edge of my seat anticipating this update ... thanks!monospaced
- jagara4
I know the following has the potential for a full season of Black Mirror scenarios.
*shrugs* Oh well, so anyway:
I am experimenting with using Gemini as a personal life coach. I know tons of people do, but I have resisted doing it, but decided to give it a shot after experiencing how helpful the model has become otherwise.
The initial prompt was something like:
"You are the world's most talented life coach, who uses contemporary evidence-based methods in your practice. Your tone is friendly and humoristic, but you avoid sycophancy and flattery. You point out potential flaws in my thinking. You do your best to keep me from misleading myself, and firmly point out when you believe this is the case, asking me to explain myself. You will now ask me questions until you feel you have enough data to begin coaching me."
So far the results has been (and i hate hyperbole, but) pretty amazing. Actual tangible, positive, productive results in my work and personal life. We end up very much with the same results as I arrive at in my actual (human) therapy sessions.
I feel like such a basic bitch for doing this. But yeah. So far I'm extremely impressed.
Oh, hang on, Google just called - they have created my replacement clone ready. Gotta go.
- You're not a basic bitch for leveraging AI for free advice. A basic bitch thinks they have everything solved...canoe
- I feel better about it already :)jagara
- Basic bitch thing is because some people get emotionally attached to their chat bot, and prefer them over actual people. I think I know better than that.jagara
- Good thing is that you KNOW everything it says to you is the BEST advice possible out there.monospaced
- And knowing that it thinks about you and cares is so reassuring. Wait a sec ...monospaced
- But really it’s nice to see that all the personal life coach info is all out there for anyone to have on demand. That career always made me laugh.monospaced
- I've worked with human life coaches. Some of them have helped me immensely. I'm pretty sure it's not an easy task (to do well).jagara
- It will always be some kind of practical and therapeutic mix. A tricky balance. Why does that make you laugh?jagara
- My life coach friends make me laugh in how dead seriously they take their job, like they went to medical school for a decade or something.monospaced
- And the stuff they post to promote their work. It’s pretty funny to me, and sometimes feels like they’re preying on weak or gullible people. Not a slight on youmonospaced
- Are there charlatans out there, especially in that field? Oh my god, yes there are. Are there talented and ethical people in that field? Yes there are.jagara
- What if your life coach tells you to stop wasting so much time on this site????? NO!!!!stoplying
- NBQ00-1
Started to rent an amazing Loft with an sauna. It feels so good. If you guys were here I'd invite you over for a little sausage party.
- jagara6
Do you drink a lot? I hardly ever do. I feel fine about this.
- Keep at it, kiddo!palimpsest
- about once a year for meYakuZoku
- I used too, no alcohol for 11 months right now.fooler
- I drink a lot. I feel ambivalent about this, likely due to excess alcohol.sausages
- Maybe once or twice a year I am having a beer. In the evenings I do a teaspoon of sativa infused olive oil though. I also feel fine about this.d_gitale
- 1 or 2 a week.BabySnakes
- About once a month.utopian
- only socially. and too many people are going sober...pango
- why would one?! ... its the most boring and stupidest rush one can get... like an anti-high.neverscared
- @Neverscared Well, it feels nice, it's an accepted social lubricant deeply embedded in society. What do you use, if anything?jagara
- 20 months sober here, BUT before that every day for a while... I'm French Canadian!ideaist
- A cup of wine for lunch and for diner, no beer during week-days.
And, beers or wine with friends during weekend, but, less and less. I can be high with nothinOBBTKN - I drink wine with company and/or dinner at least once a week. Once a month again if I get invited to some event.monospaced
- Beer and whiskey at bbqs in the warmer months. But never just to pass time at home or alone.monospaced
- 3 and a bit years off it. Weed in moderation now helps me stay somewhat balanced and chill. Would never go back.mort_
- 11 months sober. Everyday Beer drinker before that.fooler
- Yes.PonyBoy
- I have a drink like once a year, a vodka and cranberry or two with my dad at Christmas time.elahon
- Always negroni********
- not a little but not a crazy but increasingly my body says lets take a napSquiddy
- I tend to find there's one evening during the christmas break that I'll decide to have one or two drinks. That's my annual consumption.Horp
- quit quitting!pango
- i drink and enjoy it a lotmilfhunter
- Beer on weekends, but no more than 3 beers per night.stoplying
- mg334
Who has seen Marty Supreme?
I saw it last night and it's just about one of the best movies I have seen in as long as I can remember.
- This time the hype was real********
- The score was AMAZING. I'm not a fan of music that doesn't match the period, but Daniel Lopatin / Oneohtrix Point Never totally killed it.mg33
- The movie is great on it's own, but that score - all electronic and very 80's, took it to an even higher level. Can't wait to see it again.mg33
- I thought it was supreme :). I'm going to need to do a little digging around the vampire conversation. Odd but great.Morning_star
- Question: did it had Uncut Gems vibes about it?********
- This time the hype was real
- ********-9
Awwww week after week people complain I'm the toxic one then they go ahead and fill the forum with slop about me then they complain some more...
The forum is full of idiots and they quote me about it :))
- ********-8
Imagine pr2 the toxic guy before me posting cool drawings and nobody noticing
https://www.qbn.com/topics/65475…
QBN IS DEAD because of nobodies like utopian, monospaced, moldero, neverscared, palimpussy and nbq and their fucking minions
Ask for art while you are talentless?
Fuck you idiots :))
- 5am.monospaced
- learn to draw Ben :)))********
- Ban this guy already.monospaced
- Bitch I was here before you and I post more than you
Know your place!******** - < also this post was about a talented QBN member pr2 not about making yourself loudd again********
- so Ben stfu when grownups speak around here!********
- @monospaced bitch remember you got fired after 15 years for posting icons on walls!
This is you:
https://i.imgur.com/…
You fucking tool******** - Do you even draw?!
Show us or stfu
You fucking bitch******** - a screenshot of some large project thumbnails, from a job I was not fired from, you got me theremonospaced
- You have serious issues. Wow.monospaced
- This forum is dead because talentless pricks like monospaced roam free unchecked while talent guys like Gabriel, PhanLo, pr2 barely get any credit********
- Imagine very talented guys like dopepope posting next to shitposts of nobodies like utopian, monospaced, neverscared, yakuzozi & the rest of the QBN idiots********
- Am I roaming free unchecked? Really!?! Me? Grow up. You’re the cancer.monospaced
- No Ben, you're the idiot not posting anything interesting and always commenting shit in my posts
LIKE RIGHT NOW :)))
You fucking loser******** - Pr2 had 2 upvotes when I upvoted him, you probably down voted him with your multiple accounts to try and make a pointYakuZoku
- I am going for my run
Go sleep
Bitch******** - nigga suckin' up trying to make alliancesYakuZoku
- Going for your run at 3-4 am?NBQ00
- Hey GoatBoy
Put Down The Donkey Juice!
Users are Losersutopian - not toxic at allcanoe
- Ianbolton9
Sted, why would you do that?
- He's been asking to get banned.
Maybe this will get their attention.palimpsest - I have asked to delete my account and all the posts I had here 3 times, sent emails to the qbn mail, and the mods, none of them cares. it will be worse.********
- U ask why, damn just look at this form yesterday: https://www.qbn.com/…********
- woops wrong link, but its the right topic.
there it is:
https://www.qbn.com/…******** - there is no fucking way to have a decent convo or ask for feedback or do anything on this site without one singular person shitting on it in every possible way.********
- Why is it important to delete your account and all your posts ? You can just leave you know. I am also hoping for some sort of moderation here. It's tiresome.d_gitale
- Wasn't there a plug in to hide all posts and comments from another user / users ? It would come in handy now.d_gitale
- The why shouldn't matter. For some leaving isn't enough, because they've left traces of their personal/professiona... lives that now they consider to be soiled.palimpsest
- The replacing a deleted user's name by asteriks is a quick and easy solution, I understand it better now.palimpsest
- @d_gitale because I have a decent and honest life and at the second somebody starts looking for my username finds this place.********
- @sted
I support you!
A protest should be, by definition, inconvenient.palimpsest - and like palimpsest said they could get into the wrong conclusions as it happened to me in the summer.********
- To be fair, that makes sense. I get where you're coming from Sted. Graf is a bellend, but he doesn't really affect my day-to-day. It's easier to ignore for meIanbolton
- But he does fuck things up quite significantly. I'd like to know where the banning boundaries are or how many complaints does one need to be beheadedIanbolton
- Ok thanks for the explanation. That makes sense.d_gitale
- fuck you, sted. I don't give a shit that you aren't getting your wish of your account deleted. But stop making the experience shit for everybody else.NBQ00
- https://cdn-useast1.…Nairn
- ^ haha. Nairn always pops up to bring it all back down to earth ;-)Ianbolton
- @Sted ah, the TeamZissou Crush Blacks meltdown technique, that's good.jagara
- I assume it's a script...if so, a wonderful script, respect sted.uan
- I stand with Sted!YakuZoku
- It's scripted: false flag operation.
Wake up sheeple!palimpsest - more like childish flag operationneverscared
- Insubordinate and churlish.palimpsest
- The shit poster is a true cancer.utopian
- fitting legacyGnash
- This is how it ends.
And I'm here for it.palimpsest - ♱PonyBoy
- sted is finally banned and gone. Good riddanceNBQ00
- He's been asking to get banned.
- ********0
- d_gitale-1
Is that really necessary ? Mental illness.
- https://www.qbn.com/…palimpsest
- I don't get it.d_gitale
- He wants his account removed from QBN which has been granted to several members with a simple ask.
They're ignoring him.
He's getting their attention.palimpsest - Ok.d_gitale
- hans_glib0
i don't get it.
A/
sted wants nothing to do with this place so spams everything to get banned.
why not just leave and never come back?B/
grafician annoys the hell out of people and they fill this place with their angry bile.
why not just ignore him and let him fade back into the background?- Think harder Hans.
https://www.qbn.com/…******** - I keep telling the idiots to ignore and yet here we are...
Sorry if this place is full of their slop lately******** - you keep calling everyone idiots, you fucking human piece of garbage.monospaced
- How you still can’t grasp how it’s your despicable behavior causing this is beyond comprehension at this point.monospaced
- Think harder Hans.
- Fax_Benson2
This is like murdering your spouse to ensure they don't cheat on you.
or setting fire to your house because the heating doesn't work (something I considered doing earlier).
- Gardener2
Part 2 of my Feelin' 1995 mix drops Thursday morning, oh yes.
previously : https://www.mixcloud.com/Gardene…
- Thanks Gardener. I'll stick this on today to wash away the icy coldness of LeedsIanbolton
- hans_glib2
one thing that sted is flagging up is the total lack of moderation on qbn
- whatthefunk0
Why “just ignore it” doesn’t work (and everyone knows it)
Ignoring works only when authority exists.
In unmoderated or weakly moderated spaces:
trolls aren’t starved,
they’re validated by survival,
silence reads as consent.
People say “ignore it” because they’re coping, not because it’s effective.
What options actually exist (ranked by effectiveness)
1. Collective boundary, not moral argument5–10 respected members
one short, unemotional message
sent to mods
Example framing (not to post publicly):
“This user violates the forum’s purpose. Their behavior drives away contributors. If no action is taken, several of us will disengage permanently.”
No psychology. No diagnosis. Just consequences.
Mods act when cost becomes visible.
2. Coordinated disengagement (silent strike)
Public protests rarely work in small forums.
What does:stop replying,
stop posting new work,
stop helping newcomers,
no announcement.
Let the quality collapse be traceable to inaction.
This is not passive—it’s leverage.
- what tripe.
trolls feed off reaction to their trolling.hans_glib - this might have gone over your head but this post was a call to others to attempt to see some change. I know you don't care, this isn't for you then...whatthefunk
- Damn you're slow...
i keep telling the idiots of QBN to ignore me BUT THEY CAN'T and continue with the slop******** - Also why are you still here?
Hmmmmm******** - This is why he’s so toxic. When confronted with how he’s perceived, he just calls you an idiot and stomps away like a child having a tantrum.monospaced
- It’s classic Trump response. Respond to all rational criticism with “fake” and “they’re stupid” and refuse any sort of self reflection on what a cunt he is.monospaced
- what tripe.