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  • 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 ownnb
    • I've done all of these. Going with accountant from now on.monospaced
    • yeah accountants are cheap for thisYakuZoku
  • Ianbolton3

    I'm in a Whatsapp group of old guy friends and 3 of them are brand new dads. They keep posting photos of their kids turds in their potty saying 'i don't get how all this comes out of such a small child'. It's so gross!

    • lol, i too remember exclaiming with awed horror / pride the first few times I saw those megaturds pop out, just "whence?!"Nairn
  • PonyBoy1

    Anyone else reduce themselves to watching "Equalizer 3" on Netflix yet? I had a moment of weakness yesterday afternoon waiting for my wife to get ready (yep... I had that much time)... anyway... um... wtf, Denzel?

    Does he have some debilitating disease like Bruce that's lead him to roles like this? Don't get me wrong - I watched the whole thing and went 'wooah... gross... wow... what the fuck? lolol' more than once... I was entertained. But I'm just a bit taken back that the man from "Malcolm X", "Training Day" etc takes this role at this stage in his life. He looks pudgy, old... I swear those are dentures...

    Are you sick, Denzel?

    • aww it was OK, it's the last in the series (probably)Gardener
    • Don't dissagree... but thought it was better than the second one.webazoot
    • I liked how chill the locals were with the cold psychotic murders he committed. Getting that Liam Neeson moneyPhanLo
    • give him a break, that dude died like 3 times. he is burnt out, just wants to settle down and die quite and peaceful.
      I think he plays perfectly well.
      sted
    • It wasn't terrible.PhanLo
    • very mediocrepango
    • He was great in The Tragedy of Macbeth. But yeah, isn't he in his 70s? Not really.. action movie talent.garbage
    • Training Day is his best work, fucking amazing film.garbage
    • You're one shallow horsecanoe
    • I enjoyed all three Equalizer, so surprised.utopian
  • sted0

    Please help me to find the copywriter for the Nike

    "Yesterday you said tomorrow. Just do it." campaign.

    All I could find out that it was made at Wieden+Kennedy Portland in 2007/2008, It's important.

    Thanks in advance.

    • this dude might know, was CD across NIKE at W/K in 2007 https://www.linkedin…whatthefunk
    • dankested
    • We have the Nike Global Design Director in here.ephix
    • @ephix would you please be so kind and ask her/him to help discover the genius crew for this campaign?sted
    • I sent an msg to Folino and got a super fast reply but he is still asking around.
      He preceded this campaign so idk.
      sted
    • https://i.imgur.com/…
      these guys insist that they invented it :)
      sted
    • are you on the QBN facebook group?ephix
    • yepsted
  • NBQ000

    Adolf Hitler must be defeated

  • 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
  • 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

  • sted0

    The next industrial revolution will be forced due to unfavorable/tragic changes in the environment for humanity.

    discuss.

    • wtf is a "next industrial revolution"plash
    • The fourth Industrial Revolution! Klaus Schawbie’s idea from Davos 2015 was it?nb
    • We've been at it for a while...OBBTKN
    • @nb this would be the 5th.,
      I believe that we're in the middle of the 4th.
      sted
    • @plash
      https://en.wikipedia…
      sted
  • Gardener3

    The famous Dibble Tree in my home town of Carnoustie which was a victim of a recent storm (I posted some pics of it a few weeks back) has been pruned to within an inch of it's life. The surprising thing to me is that some of the branches have not been saved with the intention of turning them into souvenirs for tourists, Carnoustie is a famous golf town in Scotland. But the council seemed to have missed a trick as they have all been chipped and left for scattering in the local park.

    • the tree in happier days
      https://i.imgur.com/…
      Gardener
    • Is the theory, here, that the tree will start branching out again from what's left of it?Continuity
    • My wife says yes, and she knows about these things*

      *actually everything
      Gardener
    • Life finds a way.palimpsest
    • username checks outKrassy
    • Was a beautifull tree man... sadOBBTKN
    • Source: My SO spent several years as an arborist, both urban and forest planning, has her masters. I have learned a bit from osmosis.garbage
    • In the second shot you can see some pollarded trees, but I imagine that thing was so broken that there wasn't much left to save.garbage
    • They left the stump, so it will be a nurse someday. I'm not suggesting that the Gardener himself go plant seeds.. but yes that's what I'm saying.garbage
    • am on it!Gardener
    • +100garbage
  • 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.

      #Hugs
      ideaist
    • Should play golf again in tokyo some time man!ephix
  • bainbridge9

    I got Covid

    • get wrecked!pango
    • https://i.gifer.com/…pockets
    • lol @pockets
      Good luck @bainbridge, just take it easy, gargle regularly. It lives in your nose and moves down your throat if gets the chance.
      skinny_puppy
    • zinc and vitamin Dcherub
    • dead soon?Gardener
    • Hope you didn't get off me.
      Sorry.
      Continuity
    • Get some rest... feel better <3PonyBoy
    • Covid kills nearly 10,000 in a month as holidays fuel spread, WHO saysutopian
    • Had it over new year, brother-in-laws partner brought it via her grandkids. But only found out once she got back to Canada. Bonus.PhanLo
    • Get well soon.PhanLo
    • Damn!YakuZoku
    • Lots of chicken soup and rest. You'll be fine in no time ;)OBBTKN
  • 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
  • bainbridge1

    Did you have a holiday party (if you work in an office)?

  • 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!
      <3
      palimpsest
    • 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?

  • 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
  • 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.

  • 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
  • OBBTKN1

    MS Whiteboard is waaaaay faster and fluid than PS, word.

    • didn't you fear for your life? :)sted
    • Love risks ;)OBBTKN
  • 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