[User] antimotion

topic_title: FUCK ADOBE!

post: Creative Cloud Pro 100GB will cost US$69.99/month

[User] kingsteven

comment: world is a wild crazy place and costs money i would not be willing to pay, so thank fuck work pays it

comment: Yeah, still looking for work here : (Always do the "cancel thing" to get a discount, but was a bit Travolta'd today when I received the cost update...

html_comment: Yeah, still looking for work here : (<br>Always do the "cancel thing" to get a discount, but was a bit Travolta'd today when I received the cost update...

comment: don't pay - just pirate everything - super easy nowadays. unless you're one of those dullards who rely on their wonky AI shite.

comment: LOL! Dropbox is 9.99 for 2TB https://www.dropbox.…

[User] monospaced

comment: wonky ai shit saving me dozens of hours a month easy


topic_title: Boiler room sets

post: Damn -


[User] PhanLo

topic_title: QBN'r AI Slop of the day

[User] neverscared

comment: your drawing converted to 3d 4d ?

html_comment: your drawing converted to 3d 4d ?

comment: It's all just AI, image made in one thing, upscaled in another then made to move in Pixverse. All within 5 mins. Sucks to be an artist.


[User] grafician

topic_title: Wikipedia of the Day

comment: Mind uploading

html_comment: Mind uploading


topic_title: Site of the day

post:
https://thelongestyard.link/

Q3 Arena demo map in the browser


[User] doggydoggdog

topic_title: Donald Trump

post: Honestly, has he done anything good at all?

[User] yuekit

comment: He ended the sanctions on Syria...but any other president probably would have.

comment: depends how rich u r..

html_comment: depends how rich u r..


[User] utopian

topic_title: Word of the Day

post: loquacious


[User] autoflavour

topic_title: Proper techno

[User] canoe

comment: so much soul!

html_comment: so much soul!

comment: And dynamic range

html_comment: And dynamic range


[User] Gardener

topic_title: Dog of the Day

post: Ziggy in his full regalia


topic_title: Elon Musk

post:
Elon Musk Announces Plans To Step Back From Fatherhood

https://theonion.com/elon-musk-a…

comment: Concerning hairline

html_comment: Concerning hairline


topic_title: Guess Who...

comment: Donnie wants green quarters.

html_comment: Donnie wants green quarters.


[User] pseud

topic_title: Billionaires

post: My missus asked me the other day if the Obamas are billionaires. Are they?

[User] PonyBoy

comment: $70-80 million at most...

html_comment: $70-80 million at most...

comment: A billion requires major business.

html_comment: A billion requires major business.

comment: Thanks, I will pass that on

html_comment: Thanks, I will pass that on


topic_title: Artificial Intelligence

post: Does anyone know of any article/book/read on what really happens once AI's taken over and we're all just gonna be sipping pina coladas on the one beach that's left out there? Do governments, orgs etc have any plan or idea for what everyone's supposed to be doing with their time? Besides reading the Butlerian Jihad, I've already finished that.

comment: Climate change will wipe us out until then

comment: But here is a study about the impact on critical thinking:

[User] Krassy

comment: pina coladas. Yew. And the beach? with all the sun ? and the sand everywhere. Ugh.


comment: Sounds like a track K. Saunderson would play in a set


comment: Nothing better than dub techno you can dance to


comment: year?

html_comment: year?

comment: It says this one released in 2020

html_comment: It says this one released in 2020


topic_title: Comic Books ...

comment: *proceeds to order pilot pen on amazon

html_comment: *proceeds to order pilot pen on amazon


[User] Danish

topic_title: Where The Fun IS

comment: bolder than steve bezos "space walk " starlets


topic_title: blog

post: At the car boot today I found a bootleg DVD of the same night I went to my first gig! My memories are not too hazy, considering I was only 14. I do remember being impressed by the size of the hall and I had quite a good view. My abiding memory though is of my Dad taking me and my friend Ilya to our seats and telling us "I'll be back soon" and he didn't return for the rest of the entire gig. However we eventually tracked him down at the bar where he confessed he thought "they were rubbish and too bloody loud". Tonight I'll find out if memory serves me well, I remember the night with great affection.

comment: my ticket had loads of pinholes where I had pinned it to various boards over the years, so I decided to cut the corners off one day.

comment: What a good gig to have went to. :-)

html_comment: What a good gig to have went to. :-)

comment: jelly jelly

html_comment: jelly jelly

[User] maquito

comment: Wouldve wanted

html_comment: Wouldve wanted

comment: Well that was emotional, ropey hand cam but excellent sound, nearly cried twice.


topic_title: America is Fucked

post:
 "RESEARCH: Nearly 60% of infant and toddler foods sold across grocery chains in the US do not meet nutritional standards set by the World Health Organization, according to a study published in the journal Nutrients."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bab…

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/1…

comment: "concerning"

html_comment: "concerning"

comment: This is no surprise to the rest of the world.

comment: Thank goodness people don’t just use baby food from stores. They use regular food just like everyone.

comment: You guys need to realize just like anywhere, good caring people do the right things, despite product offerings.

comment: Do you grown your own food monospaced?

html_comment: Do you grown your own food monospaced?


topic_title: recent vinyl finds

post:
 I'm just back again from another successful dig down south, I make the trip every 6 weeks or so and this visit to friends and family and found some great records. I only went to 2 boots and both were busy with one bloke turning up with boxes that looked very dusty even sitting on the grass at an early morning Northamptonshire playing field but I bought several from him including the Hatfields & KPM albums at £2 a pop.

I have had a green/red label re-issue for years so was chuffed to find a UK original with a laminated sleeve & all.

This came with a fancy outer polythene bag from Hong Kong.

A nice pair of Library albums, one from 1977 by the Pentangle guitarist and another of horror & creepy sounds by Dennis Farnon & Dick Walters from 1979.

I'll put finding this one down to the cosmic laws of karma, I dropped a crate of albums off at a charity shop in Milton Keynes, asked if they had anything out the back and she came out with this.

A second hand shop was closing down in Milton Keynes but they let me dig out the back and I turned up some great singles and this original UK pair of rare 60's Jazz albums, both in lovely condition.

I hardly ever come across her albums in the wild so was pleased to find this UK pressing from 1964.

My local car boot turned up some great Queen bootlegs and some live DVD's but best of all amongst the £1 music books this beast an original Motörhead songbook!

[User] scruffics

comment: damn! than Ramon Morris has been on my wantlist for a while. great job as always.


topic_title: Pic of the Day

[User] kingsteven

comment: this image just cringed 5 years off my life


topic_title: The Useful Thread

comment: Logotypes and lettering to yout heart's desire, this is an amazing resource


topic_title: The More You Know ★

post:
 Apparently you can use your Airpods as a mouse:

settings  > accessibility > airpods > pointer control

via https://x.com/jakexia27/status/1…


[User] microkorg

post:
 Kids are interested in learning to skate so I've been out with them recently at local school playground on a board too.
I can get little one-inch ollie's, pretty stoked haha.


post:
https://expressive.app/expressiv…

"Create SVG animations without breaking a sweat
Everything you need to create stunning SVG animations in minutes. One-time payment, lifetime license for Windows and macOS."


topic_title: TESLA

post: Think Tesla will ever recover or are they forever tainted?

comment: Even if they ditched Musk, there are a lot of problems with the product line that need to be addressed before someone else eclipses them.

comment: stock's up up and away again. too big to fail

[User] sted

comment: Getting rid of the musk factor is not a bad thing.

[User] SlashPeckham

comment: We will always remember that Hitler salute. Possibly the greatest brand destruction of our time.

[User] monospaced

comment: They could.

html_comment: They could.


[User] fooler

topic_title: Your Last Concert

post: I've seen Jack a bunch of times. In every band from The White Stripes, The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs to his solo tours but last night was the closest and best show I've seen him play...


topic_title: NYC Job hunting

post:
 Recruiter I do not know reaches out to me via email about a creative leadership role at financial company a couple weeks ago. We talk briefly, I send over some additional samples and a bulleted professional bio upon request (thank you for the help there chat gpt), and long story short, I just had an interview on Friday morning with the president of a major investment company looking for someone to come in and bring this established institution up to date and make them look good. They need real help, and way more than one person in my estimation.

Crazy how I can apply to a hundred jobs and not get an interview, and the one major interview I get is for a job I never would have applied to, as it’s above my pay grade, in my mind at least. But here we are, and they think I’m the one for the job, but there are major red flags. They don’t have an established creative organization, no true brand stewards, and expect everyone in the office 5 days a week. Huge pay but at the expense of family life balance. A real crossroads for me in my career and so much to consider.

comment: "Death is the end of life; ah, why Should life all labour be?" Feel the same, is any amount of money worth time away from the  family?

comment: Fuck You Pay Me

html_comment: Fuck You Pay Me

[User] OBBTKN

comment: Honestly, I would rather change sectors, and reduce expenses to the minimum possible to compensate lower salary, than lose the freedom I have now...

[User] neverscared

comment: its a crazy world....

html_comment: its a crazy world....

comment: Everyone in the office 5 days a week is a big ask after everyone has been used to fully remote. Most places asking for 2-3 days tops.

[User] lemoucheron

comment: no room to negotiate a hybrid package?

html_comment: no room to negotiate a hybrid package?

comment: I’m seeing this as all about negotiation, and also with my current position where I just launched a team, but the pay is low.

[User] ideaist

comment: Does your wife work @monospaced; you're in NYC, yeah?A tough call indeed!

html_comment:
Does your wife work @monospaced; you're in NYC, yeah?

A tough call indeed!

comment: We both work from home in the burbs now, with two young kids in school and activities. It’s a commute to nyc now (under an hour) but that’s a significant cost.

comment: A lot of the higher salary would go straight to commuting costs and extra help, meals, etc since I wouldn’t be around for as much.

[User] BonSeff

comment: Honestly, as a dad who seems to have a similar situation, kids and what not, I took a lower paying job to be fully remote.

comment: The lower stress and time with family is invaluable.

comment: That’s where I’m leaning. At least for now.

comment: I too am in the "lower stress" / "time with family" boat... Seem to be making good household income on paper, BUT also seem to be buying a lot (also on paper).

[User] maikel

comment: Let me ask you a question that may help. Do you need more money?

[User] Nairn

comment: a) I don't think that 5 days in an office is a big ask. It was normality a few years ago.b) What everyone else is saying. Personally, I want time with my kid.

html_comment: a) I don't think that 5 days in an office is a big ask. It was normality a few years ago.<br>b) What everyone else is saying. Personally, I want time with my kid.

comment: "At what cost more money?"

html_comment: "At what cost more money?"

comment: A few years ago I could have walked. But the world shifted and we moved, so commuting is a burden on time and family.

comment: Yeah, I could always use more money :)

html_comment: Yeah, I could always use more money :)

[User] sausages

comment: Less pay for more life is worth it (if you're able to keep up with all your overheads that is)

comment: Thank you all. Confirming and supporting my own feelings. Let’s see where this goes. Thanks.

[User] Horp

comment: Mono this sounds GOOD. It feels like you hold the aces here and could set terms re family/work/life balance. A two year plan + then review.

comment: add some tariffs for higher pay...

html_comment: add some tariffs for higher pay...

comment: I’d say, fucking congratulations man. Having options in a job market as dry as the current one is a pretty big feat.


[User] utopian

[User] Krassy

comment: concerning

html_comment: concerning


[User] HijoDMaite

topic_title: Art of the Day Thread

post: Some of my dad's latest paintings. Clearly, he's having peyote for breakfast on the daily.

[User] CyBrainX

comment: Wow. These are amazing. Great work, Dad.

[User] ArchitectofFate

comment: I really like them. thx for sharing

html_comment: I really like them. thx for sharing

[User] PhanLo

comment: ❤❤❤❤Really cool to see more

html_comment: ❤❤❤❤<br>Really cool to see more

comment: these are fantastic

html_comment: these are fantastic

comment: your dad is an incredible artist!

html_comment: your dad is an incredible artist!

comment: Thank you guys! Any still available for sale at family prices for you.

[User] PonyBoy

comment: So good

html_comment: So good

comment: #dadskillz

html_comment: #dadskillz


comment: young couchfucker

html_comment: young couchfucker


[User] palimpsest

topic_title: Vid of the Day

comment: LOL

html_comment: LOL


[User] jamesbeat

post:
My wife recently won tickets for a Skunk Anansie concert two weeks ago in Hanover. She wanted to take an old friend of hers, they were going to a lot of their concerts in the 90ies. She couldn't make it so I was second in line and happily joined my wife. The show was in front of only 250 people in a small concert hall with great acoustics. It was perfect, Skins unique voice, her presence on stage and the stories they told between the songs made it such an inspiring and enjoyable evening, it still resonates with me. Listening to how their songs came together really made you feel as if they are just sitting at your kitchen table late at night chatting about the old times, like you had known them for a long time ... which is parasocial but also kind of true, thinking of the time when I started going to Punk clubs in the 90ies and first heard their songs, dealing with the ups and downs of growing up ourselves – that's maybe why their songs felt so relatable and true all along.

You can listen to the concert here – I think it's not geoblocked but you have to get past the trashy german radio station intro:

https://www.ndr.de/ndr2/events/S…


[User] ekael

topic_title: Font of the Day

post: A quick question for the font pro around here : would you say the letter spacing is correct in this logo ?

comment: Yes, 100% perfect – it stays

html_comment: Yes, 100% perfect – it stays


[User] neverscared

topic_title: Russia-Ukraine Invasion

post: Trump says Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY!’

comment: took him some time....too long... 11 years too long exactly...

comment: to realise it.

html_comment: to realise it.

comment: Well, if Trump says it ...

html_comment: Well, if Trump says it ...

comment: it cant be wrong...

html_comment: it cant be wrong...

comment: concerning


[User] OBBTKN

topic_title: RIP of the day

post:
 Comic book legend Peter David dies at 68

"David had been sick for years. A GoFundMe page was set up to help with his medical bills, which at the time of his writing had received over $100,000 in donations."

https://aiptcomics.com/2025/05/2…


topic_title: Illustrators/Illustration

post: Matias Bergara


[User] elahon

topic_title: Donald Trump

post: LISTEN UP, SCUM BAGS, THE PRESIDENT IS WISHING YOU A HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY.

comment: u cant break a law if there is no judge.... its very smart.... for a lunatic..

[User] ApeRobot

comment: ALL CAPS*

html_comment: ALL CAPS*

[User] rzu-rzu

comment: 21000000000000 people sure is a lot of people

comment: El Presidemental

html_comment: El Presidemental

[User] fooler

comment: Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the US Armed Forces.

comment: Not one mention of honoring soldiers who have died. I have no idea how conservatives defend this draft dodging scum.

[User] garbage

comment: ^ They're entirely complicit in everything he does. They all voted for the BBB, and they all have the power to remove him but don't. FUCK THE GOP.

[User] nuggler

comment: Big Brother Brazil? Ah no, BIg Beautiful Budget

comment: Big Black Butts?

html_comment: Big Black Butts?

comment: Mentally insane is much worse than physically insane.

comment: @fooler Some CNN pundit slipped and called it BBL, flol


topic_title: Punches For:

comment: viva la france

html_comment: viva la france

comment: He's her/his bitch since he was 15.

html_comment: He's her/his bitch since he was 15.

comment: just havin fun .. viva la france  https://www.youtube.…

[User] Milan

comment: Candace Owens: "Boys will be boys."

html_comment: Candace Owens: <br>"Boys will be boys."


topic_title: Street Art

post:
 Paul Insect
https://www.instagram.com/paulin…
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topic_title: Official SFW Thread

comment: The bronze Chalcidian helmet was worn by warriors in the 4th-5th c. BC, by Macedonian soldiers and other Greek tribes.

[User] Krassy

comment: and that was the origin of the now widely used term ....


topic_title: Graffiti art

post:
 RIP RHONE
-


[User] grafician

[User] utopian

comment: Rage Tweeting at 4:46 AM

html_comment: Rage Tweeting at 4:46 AM

comment: something totaly happened to him... its a fresh new thing that he shoots missiles and drones into urkaine.. never happened before.

[User] Nutter

comment: could he not find the caps lock button?

html_comment: could he not find the caps lock button?


[User] jagara

topic_title: FUCK ADOBE!

post:
 Anyone here using, uh, Indefinitely Extended Evaluation (IIE) copies of Adobe creative suite?

Is that still possible?

comment: Like, I know it is, but is it a viable option?

comment: Affinity bro

html_comment: Affinity bro


topic_title: draw something

post: A doodle that turned out particularly nice, so I framed it:

comment: quite

html_comment: quite

[User] PhanLo

comment: Nice! Cheers for posting it :-)

html_comment: Nice! Cheers for posting it :-)

comment: Yeah. This is sort of my skill level :)

html_comment: Yeah. This is sort of my skill level :)

[User] Continuity

comment: Oh, I like this.

html_comment: Oh, I like this.

[User] AQUTE

comment: "class adjourned"

html_comment: "class adjourned"

comment: there's a new Font style buried in this

html_comment: there's a new Font style buried in this

comment: < I know :)

html_comment: < I know :)

[User] PonyBoy

comment: Really dope

html_comment: Really dope

comment: Sassy

html_comment: Sassy

[User] Longcopylover

comment: Very nice. (But does it say something?)

html_comment: Very nice. <br>(But does it say something?)

comment: Nope ;)

html_comment: Nope ;)


post: Sheesh, the talent on this page (ugh, jealous). You'd be excused for mistakenly thinking QBN was a design forum or something.

[User] Ianbolton

comment: See, we can be a beautifully creative group of folk when we cut out the political distractions.

[User] robthelad

comment: licky arses

html_comment: licky arses

comment: @robthelad but not you, you suck

html_comment: @robthelad but not you, you suck


[User] Gardener

topic_title: blog

post:
 I was just remembering earlier today how I used to love walking around the Lake District in the 80’s with my tape Walkman listening to Stevie Wonder (Hotter Than July), Robert Palmer (Clues) and Roxy Music (Country Life) which were particular faves. But in the early 90’s I was on a crap TV show on BBC 1 (I got to do my Trimphone impression party piece) and the first prize was a CD Walkman. However my mate and I came second and our prize was a tape Walkman, and tbh it was pretty rubbish even then.
Witness the horror...


[User] yuekit

topic_title: What are you listening to?

comment: love it

html_comment: love it


[User] Nairn

topic_title: Dream of the Day

post:
 I can't recall specifics, but my partner woke me up this morning, rousing me from a dream where I'd somehow inadvertantly killed Trump, and then gone into a room full of Very Important People - politicians and generals and such, and everyone was quietly and complicitly ignoring what I'd done, like it was OK.

All I remember is saying to her "I just killed Trump" and remembering the above, which she  laughed at (because Sad Little Man) before falling back asleep.

[User] canoe

comment: XOXO

html_comment: XOXO

comment: haha. Awww, that's cute Nairn. You're such a good, powerful boy!

comment: I've had some similar dreams recently and my partner looks at me like "awwww, you still have dreams!"


topic_title: UK is Fucked

[User] Salarrue

comment: Crazy how all the racists orcs are proudly bothering people.

comment: "Hey Buddy, are you one of us?" "FUCK OFF!!!" "Oh, sorry I thought everyone was a racist bigot like me!!"

comment: < There was a lot of this fuckery going on over the past two weekends. The people of Birmingham were not having any of their racists shithousery. My son...

comment: ...works in the city centre and he was amused at the pathetic attempts of the orks to rally the common man to their cause. Cunts, the lot of 'em.


post: I went to see this on my own over 40 years ago tonight. Laurie was performing an audio-visual feast that was way ahead of the times. The films and music in the performance were promoting her then new film Home of The Brave, it was a magical eye-popping spectacle.

comment: lol, I was annoying my daughter with O Superman this weekend past, to the point where she accepted it's actually a good tune.

comment: It's not a Good Tune. It's one of my All-Time Favourite Tunes. Annoying that my Italian partner has a horrific association with it from some 80s HIV advert :\


topic_title: TESLA

post: Let this sink in!

[User] toemaas

comment: Not that I give a shit - but that's for any new car since the dawn of dealerships - "It loses %30 of the value as soon as you drive it off the lot."

comment: Always buy "pre-owned' ;)

html_comment: Always buy "pre-owned' ;)

[User] Krassy

comment: concerning

html_comment: concerning

[User] monNom

comment: No way a pickup has 6k miles on it after 5 years. Typically 5 years is 60k for a commuter car. Likely more for a work truck. Would expect 50% off at 5 years.

[User] microkorg

comment: toemass, yup, ALL new vehicles lose 30% when you drive them off the forecourt.

[User] Gnash

comment: Let what sink in? the entire planet already knows this applies to all cars

[User] neverscared

comment: cybertruck is a massive desaster ...we all know that already...

comment: the glue couldnt hold the car together it was more than utter shit..


[User] autoflavour

post:
 every year I teach a course at uni.. every year i tell the students just do the work as i will catch you cheating.. and every year i catch them.

usually its a slap on the wrist and they need to redo the course..
just got word one of them got expelled as when they were investigated by academic integrity unit, they have been at it across every class they did..

brutal defeat.

its so stupid tho, the bar is already so low for this class..  like painted on the ground low ..   like its more work to contract cheat than to phone it in and pass.

[User] Nutter

comment: reading stories about students who become so dependent on AI to solve the work for them. I'm sure some will do it just out of habit.

[User] kingsteven

comment: thats not necessarily a bad thing, a student that can pass a degree using AI is more employable in some roles. digital literacy innit

comment: i hear our students talk about using AI to check their work. it's kind of annoying because we pay people to do that, learning is the point not the mark. but hey

comment: we still get a load of plagiarism even with AI, either way... some people just love cheating... as auto says it's often not easier than actually doing the work

comment: Someone lacking critical skills because they've outsourced them to AI won't be employable for long.

comment: they arent using AI to pass, they are paying people on the internet to do the assignments for them

comment: contract cheating is a whole thing..

html_comment: contract cheating is a whole thing..

[User] woowahesque

comment: And the contracted people are using AI to max the number of contracts


topic_title: Vid of the Day

comment: Is this whole thing AI?

html_comment: Is this whole thing AI?

[User] palimpsest

comment: Indeed

html_comment: Indeed


topic_title: Bitcoin

post:
 Crypto Investor Charged With Kidnapping and Torturing Man for Weeks
The investor, 37-year-old John Woeltz, and another man abused their victim for three weeks in a Manhattan townhouse as they tried to get his Bitcoin password, prosecutors say.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/…


topic_title: Intellectual Dark Web

comment: I still don't get how anyone fell for this clown from the start.

html_comment: I still don't get how anyone fell for this clown from the start.

[User] Ianbolton

comment: i read his maps of meaning book and then 12 rules for life while i was losing the plot during the pandemic and thought 'yeah, seems to make sense to me'.

comment: but now i feel like a naive little idiot finding my way again. I find it daft that people say he's like Andrew Tate though. That is a stretch.

comment: He has some considered ideas and I think he's fundamentally a decent bloke. He likes genuine dialogue and the quest to further knowledge - some of the ...

comment: ...atheists in this exchange are shallow 'gotcha' types which he has little time for. (49min).

html_comment: ...atheists in this exchange are shallow 'gotcha' types which he has little time for. (49min).

comment: But his ideas don't stand up under scrutiny as you can see in this video. He says stuff that sounds like it might be deep and insightful but if you think about

comment: what he's saying it often doesn't really mean anything. Like "if you believe something you have to be willing to die for it"... why? It doesn't make sense.

comment: He's never been "decent". He poses as "rational" but you always have to look at what purposes he actually serves, not the ones he claims to serve.

comment: Fucking "clean your room".

html_comment: Fucking "clean your room".

comment: @palimpsets, what purpose does he serve?@yeukit, do you have an example of an idea that doesn't stand up to scrutiny?

html_comment:
@palimpsets, what purpose does he serve?

@yeukit, do you have an example of an idea that doesn't stand up to scrutiny?

comment: What I just said about how if you believe something you have to be willing to die for it. But you can just pick any part of the debate, it's all like that.

comment: Remember how in the early days he even claimed to be a leftist!? He's always served the interests of the cultural right. Don't you agree?

comment: "AIn idea that doesn't stand up to scrutiny"Fucking lobsters, in any academic realm whatsoever.

html_comment: "AIn idea that doesn't stand up to scrutiny"<br>Fucking lobsters, in any academic realm whatsoever.

comment: As hard as you might try:"You are not serious people"

html_comment: As hard as you might try:<br>"You are not serious people"

comment: @palimpsest, I agree that his perspective is more often that not right of centre but I don't agree he 'serves the interests of the cultural right' . That ...

comment: If you really are intereseted in nature try reading Philippe Descola.

html_comment: If you really are intereseted in nature try reading Philippe Descola.

comment: ...would suppose he takes them into consideration when presenting is thoughts and I don't see evidence that he does.

comment: Bruno Latour, Vinciane Despret, Baptiste Morizot.

html_comment: Bruno Latour, Vinciane Despret, Baptiste Morizot.

comment: I don't care what he takes into consideration. I'm talking about what purpose what comes outta his mouf serves.

html_comment: I don't care what he takes into consideration. I'm talking about what purpose what comes outta his mouf serves.

comment: And I think we agree that it serves the right, or right of centre if I want to be generous.Furthermore, if we deconstruct his arguments, his thoughts...

html_comment: And I think we agree that it serves the right, or right of centre if I want to be generous.<br>Furthermore, if we deconstruct his arguments, his thoughts...

comment: ... there's nothing there.Zizek already ran circles around him.

html_comment: ... there's nothing there.<br>Zizek already ran circles around him.

comment: Even an idiot like me can see through it.

html_comment: Even an idiot like me can see through it.

comment: @yeukit if you wanted to we could get into this a little deeper as that's what explanation of his claim requires. Picking out soundbites and expecting a...

comment: ...revelation will always be a route to misunderstanding

html_comment: ...revelation will always be a route to misunderstanding

comment: Do your own research, aimrite?

html_comment: Do your own research, aimrite?

comment: The main reason why we get into any of these thinkers are "sound bytes", because they manage to articulate a thought that speaks to us (or doesn't).

comment: Post a 5h lecture."Why is this not true? Post facts, to debunk".

html_comment: Post a 5h lecture.<br>"Why is this not true? Post facts, to debunk".

comment: @palimpsest. I hear you. The Zizek debate was a car crash and he admitted as much. I see him as a man thinking out loud in public, that in itself is a little...

comment: ...foolish. The expectation that he comes with fully formed, fully interrogated ideas is unfair.

html_comment: ...foolish. The expectation that he comes with fully formed, fully interrogated ideas is unfair.

comment: @Morning_starI do appreciate your approach, and I think there's a lot of honesty in it. But IDW have always come off as the Mormons of the web.

html_comment:
@Morning_star
I do appreciate your approach, and I think there's a lot of honesty in it.
But IDW have always come off as the Mormons of the web.

comment: I think you can ignore all the left vs right culture war stuff and his ideas are still half-baked. The best way to describe it is sophistry... vacuous ideas

comment: This is not the best framework for the type of converstation you seem to be after. Hit me up on Discord if you're looking for a better exchange.

html_comment: This is not the best framework for the type of converstation you seem to be after. <br>Hit me up on Discord if you're looking for a better exchange.

comment: dressed up in pseudointellectual jardon. This guy is supposed to be a philosophical genius so why isn't he winning the debate against a bunch of college kids?

comment: It's not unfair.I keep my unfully formed ideas to myself.

html_comment: It's not unfair.<br>I keep my unfully formed ideas to myself.

comment: I thought yous was all about "the marketplace of ideas". If so, he's selling air-dryed pottery on Etsy.

html_comment: I thought yous was all about "the marketplace of ideas". <br>If so, he's selling air-dryed pottery on Etsy.

comment: He's a joke. My daughter goes to UofT where he used to be a prof. His former colleagues think he's an embarrassment.

comment: He's ALWAYS been a joke.

html_comment: He's ALWAYS been a joke.

comment: Yuekit has it right. it's pseudo intellectual jargon. My brother in law is a scientist and prof at a university and we've chatted about this guy a fair bit.

comment: There's literally nothing of value in his theories or his posturing. He's just another con artist, and like most of his ilk, he's realized the biggest 'marks'

comment: are the far right. Their threshold for believing just about anything makes them a perfect target.

html_comment: are the far right. Their threshold for believing just about anything makes them a perfect target.

comment: timothy leary ate scoundrels like perterson for as a sidesnack...so trivial is petersons pattern recognition

html_comment: timothy leary ate scoundrels like perterson for as a sidesnack...so trivial is petersons pattern recognition

comment: What is so important about his work that would impeed someone from accepting he's an idiot?Even Woody Allen's work can stand up to scrutiny.

html_comment: What is so important about his work that would impeed someone from accepting he's an idiot?<br>Even Woody Allen's work can stand up to scrutiny.

comment: Sure, he put his logo on a suit like an Adam West Batman villain. But that's all the props I'm willing to give him.

html_comment: Sure, he put his logo on a suit like an Adam West Batman villain. But that's all the props I'm willing to give him.

comment: To wrap it up:If in any point in history you heard Jordan Peterson and your though was "tell me more" you are not serious people.

html_comment: To wrap it up:<br>If in any point in history you heard Jordan Peterson and your though was "tell me more" you are not serious people.

comment: @Morningstar If you want to understand the criticism this is a good podcast that analyzes his ideas in detail from a rationalist/skeptica... perspective.

comment: @palimpsest There's some truth right there :)

html_comment: @palimpsest There's some truth right there :)

comment: 2 hours 26 minutes 36 secondsPost facts to debunk.

html_comment: 2 hours 26 minutes 36 seconds<br>Post facts to debunk.

comment: Personally, I don't need a 2 hour long podcast to "really understand" Peterson so I wouldn't impose the same on Morning_star.

comment: @exador1, who's he conning?

html_comment: @exador1, who's he conning?

comment: Let's be honest here. I haven't even clicked on the video in this post. I'm using this as an opportunity to make fun of the poor feller.

html_comment: Let's be honest here. <br>I haven't even clicked on the video in this post. I'm using this as an opportunity to make fun of the poor feller.

[User] BonSeff

comment: I was an early hater. See page 1.

html_comment: I was an early hater. See page 1.

comment: @yuekit Thanks, i'll give it a listen.

html_comment: @yuekit Thanks, i'll give it a listen.

[User] PhanLo

comment: had a quick 3 second look and the kids seemed even more annoying than Jordan, don't need to watch it.

html_comment: had a quick 3 second look and the kids seemed even more annoying than Jordan, don't need to watch it.

[User] garbage

comment: People are over-reading JP. He appeals to the mentally unstable angry crowd because he's them.

html_comment: People are over-reading JP. He appeals to the mentally unstable angry crowd because he's them.

comment: Peak comedy though, that whole Chinese Cum Farm conspiracy that further broke his drug-addled mind.

html_comment: Peak comedy though, that whole Chinese Cum Farm conspiracy that further broke his drug-addled mind.

comment: Jordy has a good grift system going, can do his sad wee lectures, sell his shitty books, fly over to Israel, get some of that end times jesus cash. total mad cu

comment: What an unsatisfying debate format.

html_comment: What an unsatisfying debate format.

comment: I always felt like he was ultimately dismissive of people who didn't fit into conservative mindset. Like art and culture are profoundly based in a certain chaos

comment: He now seems like one of those cunts who claims everyone needs fixing and he was the guy to do it claiming he 'understood' human behaviour more than anyone

comment: If everyone listened to him and 'did as their told' the world would be one boring as fuck place for everyone.

html_comment: If everyone listened to him and 'did as their told' the world would be one boring as fuck place for everyone.

comment: *drops acid* yep

html_comment: *drops acid* yep

comment: I think a big element of it is that he has a lot of Christian followers. They like the interpretations of Biblical stories, it's like a new spin on something

comment: they are very familiar with. Peterson is connecting it to evolutionary psychology and giving it a kind of scientific legitimacy.


post: Sorry if this makes me sound old as fuck, but do people (QBN) use iPads now for sketching instead of pen and paper?

comment: no

html_comment: no

comment: Storyboarding, scamping, layout roughs - Yes. Sketching - You could but for me, not so much. I like the feel of the substrate and pencils/crayons/mark... etc.

comment: Also the iPad can make things a lot faster and safer. Sketching IRL creates different results because of this.

comment: no

[User] ideaist

comment: https://procreate.co… bro.

html_comment: https://procreate.co… bro.

[User] maquito

comment: nope, paper

html_comment: nope, paper

comment: Illustrated an entire book on ipad

html_comment: Illustrated an entire book on ipad

[User] slappy

comment: Yes, I draw cars on my iPad in Sketch. Been meaning to try Fresco..

comment: Thanks everyone. I've seen loads of people doing some great illustrations on their iPads. I don't own one and thought it'd get me back into drawing.

comment: I'm just your regular consumer of tech bitch thinking an IPad would inspire me to be more creative.


topic_title: State of QBN 2025

comment: not just a horrible nightmare its the most horrible...


topic_title: Duo of the day

post: not in a groovy way though..

comment: these hippies.... i blame them for everything...

comment: Stick to psychology, Jordan.

html_comment: Stick to psychology, Jordan.


topic_title: Where The Fun IS

[User] Gardener

[User] robotinc

comment: Orange mocha frappacinos!

html_comment: Orange mocha frappacinos!


post:
 ^
I've been wondering if it's finally time to upgrade from my Intuos4 (2009) to a screen tablet, and start drawing again.

[User] grafician

comment: Yes, I had both, the iPad Pro with procreate won

[User] monNom

comment: I don't know it it was just familiarity, but I found drawing on screen (cintiq-style) was less productive than wacom-style.

comment: First, you have your hand over the artwork so you have to move it away all the time to re-assess... having an unobstructed view is actually pretty nice.

comment: second, I use keyboard shortcuts constantly. Using the pen, or even the hard keys on the intuos are so slow in comparison.

comment: The ipad and pencil do work really nicely, but they wouldn't be my choice for full-on illustration. I prefer a powerful PC and a wacom for that work.


topic_title: Pic of the Day

[User] sarahfailin

comment: what game is this?

html_comment: what game is this?


post: Does everyone but Creative Cloud from Apple direct or. areseller? I've always used a reseller but don't see why I do that anymore? Is it cheaper?

comment: *buy

html_comment: *buy

[User] monospaced

comment: I think most people buy from adobe

html_comment: I think most people buy from adobe

comment: You can buy Creative Cloud from a reseller?

[User] sted


[User] neverscared

[User] robthelad

comment: I do love a good bit of stone. That one looks smooth, and maybe even a little chilly.


topic_title: Nature of the day

comment: Plants clearly have consciousness of a sort.

[User] OBBTKN

comment: Vegans cry

html_comment: Vegans cry

comment: haha

html_comment: haha

comment: woke

html_comment: woke

[User] ApeRobot

comment: Vegans are only going to feed on sunrays, rainbows and good vibes.

comment: ^ You've clearly never gown down a breatharian wormhole.


[User] canoe

post: that's a wrap


topic_title: Animation of the Day

comment: Ash Thorp production

html_comment: Ash Thorp production

[User] PhanLo

comment: Nearly the length of a LDRobots episode, but fuck all happens. Nice textures though

comment: exactly phan...

html_comment: exactly phan...

comment: Used to listen to his podcasts religiously, the characters seem right out of his teenage sketchbook.Really talented guy

html_comment: Used to listen to his podcasts religiously, the characters seem right out of his teenage sketchbook.<br>Really talented guy

[User] Gabriel

comment: Ash TOP!

html_comment: Ash TOP!


topic_title: America is Fucked

comment: and now they destroy the land the same way they....


topic_title: Luigi Mangione = Hero

[User] Projectile

comment: Is there a list of these investors?

html_comment: Is there a list of these investors?

[User] garbage

comment: One investor, Roberto Faller, who is trying to trigger a class action suit because he believes United Health mislead the investors. So all of this is false.

comment: But also: Fuck UnitedHealth.

html_comment: But also: Fuck UnitedHealth.


comment: Not that it was ever in doubt, but you have pristine taste. Great band.

comment: lol what a video

html_comment: lol what a video


[User] MrT

comment: Same shit in Aus

html_comment: Same shit in Aus

[User] sab

comment: ^ yep and we export virutally all our gas instead of having a good domestic supply first. Fuggin Gov.


[User] wagshaft

topic_title: RIP of the day

post:
 2Advanced Studios Co-Founder has passed! :(

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/2…

[User] instrmntl


[User] grafician

topic_title: Romania calling

post: "Project adopted by the Senate: Up to 10 years in prison for initiating or supporting organizations with a fascist, legionary, racist or xenophobic character."

comment: Milan don't come to Romania habibi :))

html_comment: Milan don't come to Romania habibi :))

[User] Milan

comment: hahaha, says a fascist, racist xenophobe

comment: this would be considered a violation of a civil right in some places, as it’s a punishment for holding and speaking a point of view.

comment: Some would call it a lack of freedom of speech even, or a freedom to support an ideology

comment: Please dont get dramatic and twisted over it. I don’t support any of that hate.

comment: Ha! Is this fascism punishing fascists? No comment...

comment: Clearly you live in the US :)) You elect fascists and far right people in powerSorry, we don't :))

html_comment:
Clearly you live in the US :)) You elect fascists and far right people in power

Sorry, we don't :))

comment: And sorry WHAT fReEDoM oF sPeEcH when you deport people for their ideas and personal views in the US NOW :)))

comment: But no, you got it wrong as usual - you can hold any ideas in your mind and home, just don't support and spread hate, so the law is pretty clear and fair

comment: < this law is the same in Germany against fascists, Poland too and many other countries in Europe. Meanwhile you elect far right in the US ]


topic_title: Donald Trump

post: lots of bad things

comment: WHAT DID HE DO THIS TIME?!

html_comment: WHAT DID HE DO THIS TIME?!

comment: @graf - it's just an example of how Donald Trump talks, like a 4 year old. No adult says, "lots of bad things". Sorry to tell you he hasn't ruined the world yet

comment: this entire thread says otherwise you dubass

[User] monospaced

comment: Life in the USA says he hasn’t though.

html_comment: Life in the USA says he hasn’t though.

comment: Are you under some deranged impression that life in the USA somehow got worse overnight for everyone?


[User] Salarrue

comment: Blade runner vibes

html_comment: Blade runner vibes

[User] aliastime

comment: Zuul?

html_comment: Zuul?


topic_title: Black & White Photography

post: Frozen canal in Amsterdam, ca. 1950 - by Kees Scherer (1920 - 1993), Dutch


post:
 Political updates:

Nicusor Dan is officially the new president for 5 years. Big W! He already is having discussions with the pro EU parties to form a new center right gov.

Calin Georgescu said he will not be in politics anymore, but he risks a few years in jail for supporting legionary movement :)

George Simion is basically the big loser in the country, almost persona non grata nobody will touch him now in politics - now trying to help the far-right movement in Poland...probably to lose like he did :)

That's about it, for the next 5 years we just build, should be all good.

comment: "In my view, this is the last chance for the mainstream political class to win an election on a 'Save Europe, Save Democracy' platform," Radu Magdin warns.

comment: George Simion is just 38 and going nowhere; his nationalist AUR party are strong in parliament.

comment: "Next time, it's 'bye bye' if these people do not do their job," the analyst says. "Next time it could be somebody like Simion."

comment: Just an opinion that's different from yours... since you said "persona non grata". Good luck!

comment: Not my opinion btw. As you were.

html_comment: Not my opinion btw. As you were.

comment: LOL we know all those opinions - just pro Rusaa propagandists, we don't mind the idiots

comment: Don't worry, Simion is really finished, everybody knows know he is a loser including his voters :))

comment: But sure canoe keep trying to find crazy opinions, as you know nothing about US politics, not to mention other countriesWhat a loser

html_comment:
But sure canoe keep trying to find crazy opinions, as you know nothing about US politics, not to mention other countries

What a loser

comment: This is your way of talking to people? It was from the BBC. So "crazy"! You're too fragile to talk with.

comment: I knew you'd make it weird.

html_comment: I knew you'd make it weird.

comment: I told you before, if you really want to know something about me or my country, simply ask But no, you're looking for shit then try to dunk on me? :)))

comment: Just mind your business, I couldn't care less about you I reply sometimes because you're too damn foolish

comment: Are you trying to say we can’t talk about your country because it’s not our business? If so, the USA isn’t your business, by your own “logic”

comment: No I am def not saying that! I am saying mind your actual business instead of coming here in the notes and trying to antagonize for no reason!

html_comment: No I am def not saying that! <br>I am saying mind your actual business instead of coming here in the notes and trying to antagonize for no reason!

comment: Antagonize? You're way too fragile.

html_comment: Antagonize? You're way too fragile.


[User] stoplying

topic_title: blog

post:
 Do any of you know about Google Workspace? I started a YouTube channel at my job many years ago using my standard work email address. I was able to add channel managers by simply logging in and everything was smooth.
I'm now being asked for my gmail address to login - not my personal gmail address, but one that has been generated through Google Workspace (formerly Google +)
I don't want to attempt to log in too many times and risk being locked out of the channel. Any guidance that anyone has would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

[User] pseud

comment: Call Google CEO

html_comment: Call Google CEO

[User] palimpsest

comment: Google Workspace is not G+, it's their productivity suite: Gmail, Drive, Sites...You're probably trying to access a company workspace.

html_comment: Google Workspace is not G+, it's their productivity suite: Gmail, Drive, Sites...<br>You're probably trying to access a company workspace.

comment: You don't necessarily need to have a company email to access it. I know because it's my bread & butter.

comment: Pretty sure you can only get in with the job email - not the personal oneThis is why I never login with work gmail on services

html_comment:
Pretty sure you can only get in with the job email - not the personal one

This is why I never login with work gmail on services

comment: Thanks fellows - I only ever used my work email (not gmail).


[User] Gardener

post: Rick Derringer - rock guitarist 77

comment: also guitar on one of my fave Steely Dan songs https://www.youtube.…


[User] PhanLo

topic_title: Sexual Harassment of the DAY

[User] theonlyengineerhere

comment: "threw"

html_comment: "threw"


[User] mantrakid

topic_title: Illustration of the Day

post:
 saw this on fb:

<a title="https://scontent.fyvr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/500265854_10162525527543959_4113134154568387613_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=833d8c&_nc_ohc=-ZAivR7pb4cQ7kNvwHQ_56C&_nc_oc=Adkm7JwvSVtNf2bk8-qr2EFwlCsOqqVUzZdevsCXspnKo46l_DpIwdCX32ofrSiWWZuSO9YZO-3PVlCrNlJlC_Cu&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fyvr1-1.fna&_nc_gid=8QOE6lhBmpPDJQaNGSPKIQ&oh=00_AfKsd9CCFcajWwI9NEL7LVE1ExdqGNk2jj9OGsKCMILj6A&oe=683C7309" href="https://scontent.fyvr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/500265854_10162525527543959_4113134154568387613_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=833d8c&_nc_ohc=-ZAivR7pb4cQ7kNvwHQ_56C&_nc_oc=Adkm7JwvSVtNf2bk8-qr2EFwlCsOqqVUzZdevsCXspnKo46l_DpIwdCX32ofrSiWWZuSO9YZO-3PVlCrNlJlC_Cu&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fyvr1-1.fna&_nc_gid=8QOE6lhBmpPDJQaNGSPKIQ&oh=00_AfKsd9CCFcajWwI9NEL7LVE1ExdqGNk2jj9OGsKCMILj6A&oe=683C7309" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">

Illustration by Brooks Kim (@9brookskim)


comment: DamnIt's like in the States https://www.youtube.…

html_comment:
Damn

It's like in the States https://www.youtube.…

comment: Oh boy Detroit https://www.youtube.…

html_comment:
Oh boy Detroit

https://www.youtube.…

comment: Oh no not Philly https://www.youtube.…

html_comment:
Oh no not Philly

https://www.youtube.…

comment: Damn not LA too https://www.youtube.…

html_comment:
Damn not LA too

https://www.youtube.…

comment: Fuck noooo Washington?! https://www.youtube.…

comment: It's like all the big US cities are shitholes no? Who would've thought America could be this way :))

[User] Nairn

comment: hahahahaha pal

html_comment: hahahahaha pal

[User] canoe

comment: Don't get defensive and deflect or anything. You post all day on the "Fucked" threads and turn instant snowflake over here. hahahaha, fkkn cracks me up

comment: Post all day? :)) cope harder canoe

html_comment: Post all day? :)) cope harder canoe

comment: It's you getting defensive as you can't stand anything, get the shit out of your eyes and look at YOUR OWN country first bro

comment: So we’re all agreeing Graf will now not post in the USA threads as it is clearly not his business? Okay. Thanks.

comment: No you idiot, I said mind your business not reply everywhere I post! You canoe and palimpsest just reply nonstop to everywhere I post :))

comment: Go get that job you boost about, spend more time with family, live your life! not stay in my ass 24/7 everywhere I post around here!

comment: But you trying to post about Romania to trigger me while your country is a shithole that's rich :)))))

comment: So posting about the USA is your business, but posting about Romania isn’t mine? Just clarify the rules please.

comment: And don’t get so triggered and cause so much drama. I know that’s something you need to work on.

comment: There are no rules :)))) OMG you are so so cheesy

comment: I really can't believe how you interact with people irl if you act like this online monospaced What a piece of character your are :))))

[User] sted

comment: what thread is this again?

html_comment: what thread is this again?

comment: You’re the only one telling people where they can comment or not, therefore I’m assuming you think you make rules. I only talk like this to children and you btw

comment: You seem to think talking about Romania is your business and nobody here should be talking about it. Is that right?


comment: Barkangel Gabriel

html_comment: Barkangel Gabriel

comment: ^ A+

[User] bezoar

comment: ^A++

[User] maquito

comment: ^bAAA+++rkangel

html_comment: ^bAAA+++rkangel

comment: haha, v good

html_comment: haha, v good

[User] PonyBoy

comment: nice, mort <3

html_comment: nice, mort <3


[User] neverscared

topic_title: War

[User] srhadden

comment: yeah right. Refuse to fight without flamethrowers more likely

comment: IDF doing the "Are wee the baddies' meme


[User] OBBTKN

post:
 I was shopping at the supermarket, and suddenly a song started playing on the music, and I was thinking; "damn, that voice, I'd say it's U2" (I'm a U2 fan, until Pop), but I didn't know the song, and it was like a U2 rip-off, but a bad one...

Turns out it was a song from 2004*, and it was a really shitty song!

* Country mile (2004).


comment: "Nicusor Dan is reportedly talking by phone with Donald Trump"

comment: I hope it's public, and Nicky makes Donny look like a Dicky. Not hard to do!

[User] grafician

comment: I very much doubt that :)) Nicusor would've mentioned it already

comment: So stop spreading bullshit pablo. :)) YOU LOST! You're a loser

comment: Like I said, unless he mentioned it, it's bullshit Now I stand corrected, Nicusor confirmed the call at noon today

comment: I'm not following. By the comments, is this fake? Or is grafician wrong?

comment: Initially this morning Nicusor Dan didn't confirmed or deny the call - then he came out at noon with the twitter post confirming

comment: the call did happen and mentioning briefly what they discussedSo yes, I stand corrected

html_comment:
the call did happen and mentioning briefly what they discussed

So yes, I stand corrected

comment: Grafician is never wrong.

html_comment: Grafician is never wrong.

comment: palimpsest usually I am not :) And when I am I will stand corrected ofc

comment: Get a fucking hold of yourself.

html_comment: Get a fucking hold of yourself.

comment: and you mind your business? You call your country Peru a shithole while living in Europe? Go fix your country bro and stfu

comment: Did I fucking stutter?

html_comment: Did I fucking stutter?

comment: You said I had no business being in Europe. Go figure!

comment: Don't fret, maybe you'll get your way in the next elections.

comment: Your hate of me is getting boring, go do something useful with your life and stop trying to antagonize LOL

comment: You are nobody to me, I couldn't care less about your situation, but when try to antagonize all the time...again, mind your business right?

html_comment:
You are nobody to me, I couldn't care less about your situation, but when try to antagonize all the time...

again, mind your business right?

comment: I'm sorry you feel that way.

html_comment: I'm sorry you feel that way.

[User] monospaced

comment: Wait, so if someone doesn’t live in a country that country isn’t there business and they shouldn’t post about it? Just trying to clear up this double standard

comment: I don't really hate you, graf. I only feel contempt for you. You're low-hanging fruit.It's still fun.

html_comment: I don't really hate you, graf. I only feel contempt for you. You're low-hanging fruit.<br>It's still fun.

comment: Last I checked you spend a ton of time talking shit about the USA when, by your logic, it’s none of your business and you shouldn’t be antagonizing? Carlify.

comment: Bitter little drama queen. Try not to be so goddamn dramatic and get so insanely triggered. Please.

comment: "Wait, so if someone doesn’t live in a country that country isn’t their business"Even better, if someone wasn't born in a country. He's a birther.

html_comment: "Wait, so if someone doesn’t live in a country that country isn’t their business"<br>Even better, if someone wasn't born in a country. He's a birther.

comment: no monospaced, mind your business not my business! you palimpsest and canoe are in these notes everywhere I post just mind your business in that regard :)))

comment: I am not "European" enough for some the same way I wasn't "American" enough for others.

comment: You think I'm triggered just because I reply to you losers? :))) Just fun seeing you trying to dunk on me all the time

comment: While I know who you are in real life and you just have a big mouth around here, irl you're nobodies

comment: You're here just to make fun of peopleYou barely post shit Your contributions to this forum are almost none

html_comment:
You're here just to make fun of people

You barely post shit

Your contributions to this forum are almost none

comment: So yeah, again just mind your business? Post something creative, useful

html_comment: So yeah, again just mind your business? <br>Post something creative, useful

comment: Anyway, I'm done here, pa pa!

html_comment: Anyway, I'm done here, pa pa!

comment: I never claimed to be anything I’m not. And to be clear, are you saying this is your business that we are discussing?

comment: So can we expect you to mind your business and yours alone, or are you exempt? Just be clear on this.

comment: Watching you spiral over being irrelevant is the most consistent content you’ve ever produced grafician


[User] Akagiyama

topic_title: Meme of the day

comment: Giggle

html_comment: Giggle


topic_title: Dis or Dat?

post:
 DIS: Sweet

DAT: Tart

comment: DAT. Anyway, the only decent one on the list is the Braeburn, I'd add the Elstar, which is superb!

comment: Ambrosia is probably my favourite but gala sucks ass!!!

[User] garbage

comment: No Arkansas Black?

html_comment: No Arkansas Black?

comment: wasn't it APPLE:- green- red- more redwhen we were kids?

html_comment:
wasn't it APPLE:
- green
- red
- more red
when we were kids?

[User] palimpsest

comment: Pink Lady gang.Granny Smith a close second.But I haven't had a raw apple in more than 15 years because: allergies.

html_comment: Pink Lady gang.Granny Smith a close second.<br>But I haven't had a raw apple in more than 15 years because: allergies.

[User] Continuity

comment: Dat, any day of the week.Love me a Granny Smith apple.

html_comment: Dat, any day of the week.<br>Love me a Granny Smith apple.

[User] milfhunter

comment: dat: all in for the Pink Lady

html_comment: dat: all in for the Pink Lady

[User] utopian

comment: I'm somewhere in the middle.

html_comment: I'm somewhere in the middle.

comment: dat... tart apples w/a bit of dijon or pickling are magical on so many things from salads to burger toppings

comment: slices of Granny smith on a turkey sandwich with brie... heavenly.

[User] sarahfailin

comment: fuck apples man. I'd rather eat basically any other fruit in the world.

[User] sausages

comment: Pink Lady is the answer

html_comment: Pink Lady is the answer

[User] monNom

comment: Macintosh. The classic. Sweet, tangy, perfect texture for biting. Pink lady are good sliced. Granny Smith for pies.

[User] stoplying

comment: Now these are Apple products we can all get behind. Unity through fruits

[User] MrT

comment: Tart. Where are the Cox's? And lol trademarked apples, we are doomed.

comment: ^ patent game has always been in the apple game. Cosmic Crisp® was cultivated specifically to replace Red Delicious.


topic_title: Artificial Intelligence

comment: A lot of people will struggle with reality in the coming years...


post:
 ^

Nicusor Dan confirmed the call, so I stand corrected

But yes, unless confirmed from official sources, the standard reply will be "it's bullshit" as we get tons of lies and propaganda these days...

[User] canoe

comment: How's life going graf?

html_comment: How's life going graf?

comment: Sucking up to Trump is not a good look.

html_comment: Sucking up to Trump is not a good look.

comment: Sucking up? That's the default reply in diplomacy LOL


[User] Nairn

post:
 I just ripped a piece of wide sticky tape that went a bit off-piste and ripped a long diagonal bastard.

I could fucking swear the noise it made was "What the Hell?".

That is all. This is blog.


[User] neverscared

comment: it only looks so huge because the houses are too small...

comment: Bezos yacht?

html_comment: Bezos yacht?

comment: ^ nope Bezos yacht much bigger https://www.theriche…

[User] BusterBoy

comment: nope...noyt Bezos' yacht.He owns this one.https://www.boatinte…

html_comment:
nope...noyt Bezos' yacht.
He owns this one.
https://www.boatinte…


topic_title: State of QBN 2025

comment: lol

html_comment: lol

[User] sted

comment: lol

[User] grafician

comment: Awwwwwww Peru is calling

html_comment: Awwwwwww Peru is calling

comment: lmao need to rewatch

html_comment: lmao need to rewatch

comment: lol

[User] PonyBoy

comment: haha

html_comment: haha

comment: Classic! lol

html_comment: Classic! lol

[User] rzu-rzu

comment: lol

[User] bezoar

comment: HA! a big ass wrench

html_comment: HA! a big ass wrench

comment: +1 pali

html_comment: +1 pali

comment: i love how leslie nielsen delivers the second slap,  just for good measure


topic_title: Art of the Day Thread

post: Dragon Sculpture sitting at the bottom of Lake Neuchâtel. Location: Romandy, Switzerland


post: "Elk Centaur" by Francois Lelong in Stevens Point Sculpture Park, Wisconsin, USA


post:
"SPRING PITCH

Happy to announce that my Spring Baseball cover for the
@nytimes
 is now available as a limited edition print! "

https://www.malikafavre.com/coll…


post: LOL


topic_title: Bitcoin

comment: "VANCE: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL FIRE ALL ANTI-CRYPTO REGULATORS, INCLUDING GARY GENSLER"

comment: "VANCE: I OWN A FAIR AMOUNT OF BITCOIN"

html_comment: "VANCE: I OWN A FAIR AMOUNT OF BITCOIN"

comment: VANCE THE VP OF CRYPTO

html_comment: VANCE THE VP OF CRYPTO

[User] monospaced

comment: calm down

html_comment: calm down


[User] elahon

[User] pango

comment: appropriating straight words now!

html_comment: appropriating straight words now!


topic_title: The Useful Thread

post:
https://leta.mullvad.net/

privacy oriented search engine


post:
https://thenextmove.substack.com…

"Americans are accustomed to setting an example for the rest of the world to follow. The Declaration of Independence and Constitution have provided the blueprint for countless flattering imitations. But... well, you don’t need me to tell you what’s going on in the White House—Americans would benefit from learning from others about how to fight for their democracy, and, most importantly, how to win.

Romania might not be the first place someone from the US would look to for a lesson in democracy. But it’s actually the latest open society to score a victory for liberalism and freedom."

- Garry Kasparov

comment: Garry with the facts...

html_comment: Garry with the facts...


topic_title: America is Fucked

comment: I upvoted this, meanwhile monospaced and canoe downvoting everything even though it's the truth They can't stand it :))

comment: I haven't even watched it stalker

html_comment: I haven't even watched it stalker

comment: And stalker, by reading the title, I get the gist because, well, I'm American who happened to volunteer teaching math while at design school.

comment: 2nd graders, one book to five students, and it wasn't any less despondent with the english books.

comment: The fact that you use this story to attack me is so desperate, and disgusting.

comment: Attack you?! Just posting facts, you're the one offended!

comment: jfc you two

html_comment: jfc you two


post:
"Donald Trump said it would cost Canada $61bn to be part of his ambitious ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence shield, but that it would be free if Ottawa gave up its sovereignty to become the 51st US state.

Neither of these options are likely to appeal to Canada but it is likely the country would need to be involved in Golden Dome in some way, considering that an intercontinental ballistic missile fired from Russia, one of the threats the shield would be designed to intercept, would fly over northern Canada to reach the US."

[User] ideaist

comment: Lord Voldemoron.

html_comment: Lord Voldemoron.

comment: damn i_monk you guys are fucked

html_comment: damn i_monk you guys are fucked

[User] sephil

comment: Build a wall and Mexico will pay for it 2.0


comment: You're handling all of this very well btw

comment: Hey, just posting the truth

html_comment: Hey, just posting the truth

comment: You can continue to downvote, that's all you can do At least be more humble about the situation in your cities

comment: and stop portraing the US as some exceptional country It clearly isn't!

comment: More exceptional than Romania if that's what you're comparing it to?

comment: And I wasn't the one that posted about the ghettos in Romania. #derp


[User] OBBTKN

topic_title: Word of the Day

post: Antifa-Trantifa


comment: How's life treating you graf?

html_comment: How's life treating you graf?

comment: Pretty good man, just doing a bit of research about how things are in the US...

comment: Everywhere, things look pretty bad man what can I say...


comment: This your county canoe?

html_comment: This your county canoe?

comment: Pardon me, state! Yes, you have states, like we have countries so next time when you compare, compare your shithole state with any country in Europe :)

comment: I'm not. You are. And you're doing it by yourself.

comment: Still living in Michigan state canoe? Or you needed to move out? Who could blame you...Sad

html_comment:
Still living in Michigan state canoe? Or you needed to move out?
Who could blame you...

Sad

comment: < compared to this, countries in Europe like Albania or Serbia ARE SAFE!

comment: So canoe is Michigan a MAGA state man?

html_comment: So canoe is Michigan a MAGA state man?

comment: Little buddy, no state is a MAGA state. And MAGA doesn’t make any difference in crime.

comment: I was talking to canoe, buzz off monospaced Or you two are the same?

comment: So again: did Michigan swinged? Is it a MAGA state now?

comment: Have some self-respect. Your fragile narcissistic ass is showing out.

comment: Sureee canoeNo more arguments now, ha? I just posted facts. Deal with it.

html_comment:
Sureee canoe

No more arguments now, ha?

I just posted facts. Deal with it.

comment: Deal with yourself first and then we'll talk.


topic_title: RIP of the day

post:
 A celebrated Swedish-Canadian archeologist who helped unravel the story of the Vikings at the only acknowledged Norse site in North America has died.

Birgitta Wallace Ferguson discovered evidence that Leif Eriksson’s Vinland was briefly established at L’Anse aux Meadows, at the tip of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ne…

comment: So vikings discovered America first, damn that' real

comment: < what a legend!rip!

html_comment: < what a legend!<br>rip!


post:
"The Trump administration is weighing requiring all foreign students applying to study in the United States to undergo social media vetting — a significant expansion of previous such efforts, according to a cable obtained by POLITICO."

"If the administration carries out the plan, it could severely slow down student visa processing. It also could hurt many universities who rely heavily on foreign students to boost their financial coffers."

https://www.politico.com/news/20…

comment: Damn there goes the education system

html_comment: Damn there goes the education system

[User] monNom

comment: It is a bit weird that a school should have the ability to approve visitors entry to the country all on its own.

comment: Harvard isn’t “the education system” you idiot. And they have the best lawyers on the planet which is why they’re confident in standing up to Trump.

comment: Also, because clearly you are too daft to grasp this stupidity simple shit: just because Trump thinks it doesn’t make it a thing. Now STFU already.

comment: Now go fix your own country and mind your own business.

comment: lol my country accepts students from all over the world, yours is the problem now

comment: It’s not about education for you. It’s about playing the role of the outraged extremist who gets to sneer at America every chance you can. Great work!

comment: Your president is doing outrageous things, the question is why aren't YOU outraged?! :)))

comment: Your country has no Harvard. And ours still accepts international students. Derp.

comment: Of course I’m outraged. Your moronic insistence that we aren’t is what makes you look so insanely naive and ignorant. You’re on the fringe dude.

comment: I couldn't care less, you two are the ones in the notes OF ALL MY POSTS :))

comment: Grafician = Shit Show. Cares if you're not outraged, but if you are, in real life, outraged, then he couldn't care less. Back to back comments.

comment: Can you bring more drama? More noise?

html_comment: Can you bring more drama? More noise?


topic_title: QBN Suggestion Box

post:
 As you see i_monk and Nairn, it's not just me that grafician goes after, it's other users, cities, barrios, countries, music, user's work, the way they look, and so on.

Credit where it’s due: grafician has posted solid design and industry content. He clearly has the capacity to contribute meaningfully here.

But lately, that’s been eclipsed by something far more troubling, a growing pattern of obsession, hostility, and psychological unraveling that this community is, frankly, enabling.

What kicked it off this time? A basic, factual mention of Romanian ghettos. Not an insult, not a smear, just a post. And from there, grafician spun out into a full-blown tantrum that spilled across multiple threads, ranting about U.S. crime, Trump, MAGA, Michigan, speech laws, anything to shift the spotlight away from his bruised pride and onto someone else’s flaws.

This isn’t debate. It’s emotional displacement in real-time. It’s compulsive and escalating. And as long as we let it slide, under the excuse that he sometimes posts worthwhile things, we are helping him go further off the rails.

QBN isn’t just a community; it’s also a mirror. And for someone as fragile and reactive as grafician, that mirror is feeding a loop of outrage and instability. He’s not processing ideas here, he’s performing breakdowns.

If grafician wants to stay, he should be focusing on what he’s capable of: creative work, constructive thought, meaningful discussion. But if he continues using this space to vent his personal insecurities through antagonism and nationalism, then it's not just bad for us, it’s clearly bad for him too.

This isn’t about silencing someone. It’s about recognizing when someone is using a public platform to deteriorate, and drawing a line for their sake as much as ours.

comment: Man handle yourself better and stop with the bickering. So it's not okay when I post, but when you do, all goes? I am just posting facts. Accept, move on

comment: There's plenty of users here having nice discussions, contributing creative stuff, learning and growing - it's only you monospaced and palimpsest lately...

comment: ...that just antagonize and barely contribute anything useful Do you see me bickering with other users?

[User] curiouscat

comment: 1. Get over it, this is teh interwebs. Your attempt to police it is futile.

comment: So stfu and contribute something useful, instead of complaining all the time Good luck!

comment: 2. There have been many grafician's before grafician on QBN. There will be many more.

comment: 3. You have provided grafician with exactly the reaction and response he's looking for. Golf clap

comment: Ah damn, you fucked up my flow grafician. Now it's personal!

comment: Someone posted about ghettos and you went nuts. End of story.

comment: My bad curiouscat we posted at the same time :))) I was talking to canoe not you lol

comment: I was kidding grafician, insert sarcasm here...

comment: He doesn't really get... it

html_comment: He doesn't really get... it

comment: Bitch please. I don’t antagonize you, I posted some news articles and you got insanely butt hurt over it and started throwing a fucking tantrum. Drama queen.

comment: If you haven’t noticed, you’re by far the most shit kicking knowitall twerp here by a long shot, you’re condescending af, and your work is junior. Fuck off.

comment: Just looks at yourselves...whois the drama, queen?

comment: another meandering screed from canoe. you can almost imagine the tears dropping onto the page, dissolving the ink as its written.

comment: I love your work face_melter, when you take a break from the beautiful and relevant digital art, look up the word, "meandering".I think you meant verbose?

html_comment: I love your work face_melter, when you take a break from the beautiful and relevant digital art, look up the word, "meandering".<br>I think you meant verbose?

comment: And the crying, and the ink dissolving... hehehehe... totally. All of that... even the wretched coffee breath and blood shot eyes; with a sobbing whimper


topic_title: Before & After Logo Animations

post:
 studio koto has many animations in their case studies including before and afters

https://koto.studio/work/


post: also on https://the-brandidentity.com/ you can find plenty of projects that reveal before after animated logos and brand design


post:
 ^

like their "motion" section:

https://the-brandidentity.com/se…


post:
 ^

"#UPDATE US President Donald Trump's administration will "aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields," US Secretary of State Rubio said in a statement."

[User] canoe

comment: @curiouscat, can we get you to golf clap over here?

comment: I will be done with Trump is gone :) Deal with it until then

comment: drama queen

html_comment: drama queen

comment: Unless you voted for Trump, you shouldn't be this affected by my posts :)

comment: Trump x Grafician = Diarrhea Show

html_comment: Trump x Grafician = Diarrhea Show


topic_title: Donald Trump

post:
"NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from nations that sell more to the United States than they buy.

The Manhattan-based Court of International Trade said the U.S. Constitution gives Congress exclusive authority to regulate commerce with other countries that is not overridden by the president's emergency powers to safeguard the U.S. economy.
"

https://www.reuters.com/world/us…

comment: Oh justice still works! Good stuff!

html_comment: Oh justice still works! Good stuff!

comment: See? Your insistence that he can do whatever without being checked is because your info is based on internet copy pasting. It’s surface level

comment: He might fuck around for awhile but it’s not permanent. Trump isn’t above the constitution.

comment: Don’t bother replying. Nobody cares what you think and you are 100% incapable of doing so with even a modicum of humility or civility.

comment: I'm GLAD justice still works, we're on the same team you idiot!


post:
https://artificialanalysis.ai/le…

Pretty good scoreboard with almost true to life results (from using some of the models in the list myself)

comment: But overall Claude 4 really good for code and general usage too

comment: Livebench also good https://livebench.ai…


topic_title: Pic of the Day

post: KangHee Kim

[User] sarahfailin

comment: this is shopped obviously, right?

html_comment: this is shopped obviously, right?

comment: Think sohttps://kanghee.kim/…

html_comment:
Think so

https://kanghee.kim/…


topic_title: blog

post:
 funny, I've never once gotten into an argument on QBN. when someone posts something I don't like, I just downvote it and move on. I just don't follow the notes on my posts too closely.

i think the people who are fighting simply like to fight. they don't bother me too much. more than 11 notes? just don't read 'em

comment: i don't even bother to downvote

html_comment: i don't even bother to downvote

[User] palimpsest

comment: I came for the design but stayed for the drama.

[User] neverscared

comment: its hard hustle on the frontline ....they have to fight.... while the generals are leaning back sipping ice tea....

[User] Ianbolton

comment: Here's another note... I'm happy to call out racists or generally cunty behaviour.

comment: ^totally. fine to point out when people are being racist, misogynist, or transphobic (none uncommon here). but i don't expect anyone to apologize or change.


[User] utopian

topic_title: the gif animation thread

comment: Petit Napoléon

html_comment: Petit Napoléon


[User] grafician

topic_title: Elon Musk

post: "#BREAKING Elon Musk confirms exit from US government role"

comment: He's done.

html_comment: He's done.

comment: Equal parts tanking his businesses and the realization that he can't control Trump.

comment: FAFO

html_comment: FAFO

comment: Wanna bet they will turn against EVs in the coming years and thus practically destroy Tesla?

comment: They already have: new EV yearly fee (10x higher than the new gas vehicle fee), and tax credit eliminated, in the new budget.


comment: that salute is becoming also a way of  life for folks... we have seen where that ends...


[User] Akagiyama

comment: "Trump Always Chickens Out" Hahaha, love it!

comment: Donald Trump is reportedly demanding the FBI compile a list of everyone who uses the #TACO hashtag.

[User] Nutter

comment: so good

html_comment: so good

[User] aliastime

comment: The dude might try to pull a Marty McFly and get us all fired.


[User] ephix

topic_title: making beats

post:
 On spotify now https://open.spotify.com/track/5…

Also got noticed by an online music magazine ~6-7k followers who love it and want to feature it or something. woo!

comment: Making of: https://www.instagra…

html_comment: Making of: https://www.instagra…


topic_title: religion

[User] bezoar

comment: Heaven is in the palm of my handAnd it's waiting here for youWhat am I supposed to doWith a childhood tragedy?

html_comment:
Heaven is in the palm of my hand
And it's waiting here for you
What am I supposed to do
With a childhood tragedy?

[User] rzu-rzu

comment: Ronny watched Big Lebowski

html_comment: Ronny watched Big Lebowski


topic_title: Show some recent work

[User] scruffics

comment: as always....

html_comment: as always....

comment: cool!

html_comment: cool!

[User] PhanLo

[User] ideaist

comment: Lovely.

html_comment: Lovely.

[User] Continuity

comment: Love it, especially the detail in the second one.

[User] stoplying

comment: Mad skills - these are fantastic

html_comment: Mad skills - these are fantastic

[User] PonyBoy

comment: Nice!! <3

html_comment: Nice!! <3

comment: always a fan. so good

html_comment: always a fan. so good


[User] sted

post: I don't think he ever left the country. That thing about the posts, I prefer quality over quantity. Idk if you ever noticed but these posts usually following a schizophrenic attack.

comment: ahaha well that wasn't the notes. wanted to post this here: https://www.qbn.com/…

comment: it stays

html_comment: it stays

[User] palimpsest

comment: Like yuri, never left the shire.

html_comment: Like yuri, never left the shire.


post: I keep hearing WuTang rap about "British Walkers". For years I assumed they were talking about the British penchant for strolls and country rambles. I realised today that they are referring to some sort of shoe?! Possibly Clarks Wallabies.


[User] maquito

post:
 Alfons
Stencil on stickers - A3

comment: Now i'm going for an A2

html_comment: Now i'm going for an A2

[User] canoe

comment: You showed something similar before and if I may - the face, being more opaque is stronger. Gives me nice memories of random wall graffiti in SJ, CR

comment: Tks, canoe!!

html_comment: Tks, canoe!!

comment: love it!

html_comment: love it!


[User] elahon

comment: lol @ his taco suit and hat!

html_comment: lol @ his taco suit and hat!


post: AMAZING, I searched X for "#taco" and Trump's profile came back as the first hit.

[User] neverscared

comment: #whacko  should bring the same result

html_comment: #whacko  should bring the same result

comment: Yeppp hahaha

html_comment: Yeppp hahaha


topic_title: The World is Fucked

post:
Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a year, study finds
Exclusive: researchers say defence spending boosts across world will worsen climate crisis which in turn will cause more conflict

https://www.theguardian.com/envi…

[User] OBBTKN

comment: Surprise!

html_comment: Surprise!

[User] Gnash

comment: Don’t worry, Germany got rid of coal plants


topic_title: State of QBN 2025

comment: He makes me laugh. But then I cry.

html_comment: He makes me laugh. But then I cry.


topic_title: The More You Know ★

comment: so vegan bro...

html_comment: so vegan bro...


topic_title: Outdoorsmanship

post: Screenshot of a lil vid from a 16 mile single track loop with my son who has recently found the joy in mountain biking.

comment: Yeah. Keep it strong!

html_comment: Yeah. Keep it strong!

[User] slappy

comment: This is great, of my favourite things to do is ride with my son in the forest. Happy trails!


[User] Nairn

topic_title: I'm retarded

post: *retartded

comment: ah... a granny smith guy <3

html_comment: ah... a granny smith guy <3


topic_title: Nature of the day

comment: that's just a baby fucking wheel man!https://www.youtube.…

html_comment:
that's just a baby fucking wheel man!
https://www.youtube.…


[User] jagara

post: In light of the second term so far of the worst US president in history, maybe this reaction was warranted after all

comment: not my best written sentence :)

html_comment: not my best written sentence :)

comment: make it alll caps and it sounds exactly like Trump! ;)

comment: he is affecting everyone, he is the new standard,he is the one who you should look up,nah you're just getting dumber.

html_comment:
he is affecting everyone,
he is the new standard,
he is the one who you should look up,
nah you're just getting dumber.

comment: < bars, or something

html_comment: < bars, or something


topic_title: Painting of the day

post:
 Syd Mead Matte Painting for Blade Runner
-


topic_title: Illustration of the Day

post:
https://www.robogabo.bsky.social…...
-


post: Imagine if Leonardo Da Vinci had access to QBN, he could've become a real genius.

comment: Kanye had access and look how it turned out for him

[User] monospaced

comment: lol, Kanye

html_comment: lol, Kanye

comment: lolz

html_comment: lolz

[User] dasohr

comment: big L

html_comment: big L


[User] zaq

topic_title: Getting over Flash

post:
 The 3 Gurus of 90s Web Design: Zeldman, Siegel, Nielsen

With the rise of Flash and CSS in 1997, three web design philosophies emerged. David Siegel advocated for 'hacks', Jakob Nielsen kept it simple, while Jeffrey Zeldman combined flair with usability.

https://cybercultural.com/p/web-…

comment: i got to meet Zeldman back in the day... Incredibly nice guy.


[User] sarahfailin

topic_title: _Randomize Me

post:
 Wreck
By Stefania Gomez

Firemen cut the car open like a cake but when
they reached through the windshield to pull me out
they instead grabbed handfuls of confetti.
After the last of that came the poultry—
the rubber chickens and ducks that moaned
in a chorus as they were scooped into the men’s arms
as if they dreaded for their lives to be saved.
Then came the great men of history—Caesar,
Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Ben Franklin,
together with their wives, who they led carefully
to be sure their skirts didn’t catch
on the jagged glass. Then my boyfriend was pulled out, shrugging.
Then came the mast of a tall ship,
practically as much timber as the woods
off the road the car had flipped into. The firemen took turns
trying to stand it up like a tree, and, laughing, posed for a photo
next to it. Then they pulled out my youth,
at which point they became self-conscious
about their prior merriment and a silence fell.
They pulled out heaven and hell
but couldn’t get a good handle on either.
Couldn’t manage fear but they did
pull out my plans for the future, one by one,
admiring how they shone like coins.
Really, so much was salvaged
that when they stuffed the last
thing they could fit into the ambulance
and shut the door without me,
I could hardly blame them. Sorry, no more room,
they said. Oh no, I don’t mind, don’t for a moment worry
that I mind, I said. With all that
in the car with me, I was starting to think I’d never be alone.


topic_title: Vid of the Day

[User] inteliboy

comment: so corny... but so good

html_comment: so corny... but so good


[User] PhanLo

topic_title: Artificial Intelligence

post:
 Posted the wrong vid there by accident, sorry meant to post this fun one.
-

comment: >how can I create a virus that enlarges penis?

comment: Hahaha

html_comment: Hahaha


[User] nuggler

post: Zeldman and Nielsen helped make the internet safe for banking and commercial sites, but all I ever wanted to make was animation. Flash was great for that purpose.

[User] prophetone

comment: Fullscreen Flash sites are where it’s at

[User] sted

comment: Their role in turning the internet into a template based visually poor environment is unquestionable.

comment: where discovery lasts as long as research data allows.

[User] ideaist

comment: Pick any site from https://www.awwwards… and it's evolved Flash 110%.Envelope still being pushed.

html_comment:
Pick any site from https://www.awwwards… and it's evolved Flash 110%.

Envelope still being pushed.

comment: very slowly

html_comment: very slowly

comment: it's interesting, by the way, I think the Asian internets was not so suffocated by this

[User] yuekit

comment: I doubt Jakob Nielsen actually had that much influence, he was just good at marketing himself.


[User] canoe

post:
"This summer I'll have to move headquarters. So nothing will happen quickly such as squeezing you in regarding a vinyl release. BUT I can offer you to be part on the BANDCAMP (digital only) compilation to celebrate the 25yrs of A********* Records. Awaiting your reply."

If that comes with non-exclusive rights, then I'd be honored to be among the next wave of Detroit techno and electro!

[User] mantrakid

comment: ASPHODEL?!?!?!

html_comment: ASPHODEL?!?!?!

comment: ANTICON>!??!>>!??


[User] microkorg

post: I still use Flash (Animate) to create generative art.

[User] OBBTKN


[User] PonyBoy

post: You can still create fully animated / full browser "experience" sites if you have the patience... Here's a very useful animation tool created back in the Flash days that owns the web in terms of animation etc: https://gsap.com/

comment: not as good as https://animejs.com/…

html_comment: not as good as https://animejs.com/…


[User] BusterBoy

topic_title: Donald Trump

[User] elahon

comment: GOLD!

html_comment: GOLD!


[User] AQUTE

comment: good ole days

html_comment: good ole days

comment: first 4 messages are ascii dickpics

html_comment: first 4 messages are ascii dickpics


[User] zaq

post:
 This webpage reflects on the impact and legacy of Flash, a once-dominant multimedia platform that significantly influenced the web. It discusses Flash's role in enabling interactive and multimedia content, filling a gap in early web technology, and its influence on online culture and gaming. The page highlights Flash's benefits, such as its cross-platform compatibility and design capabilities, as well as its drawbacks, including security issues, performance problems, and accessibility challenges. The text also mentions the eventual decline of Flash due to the emergence of open web standards and the iPhone's refusal to support it. The author expresses gratitude for Flash's influence on modern web expectations while acknowledging its shortcomings.

https://goodinternetmagazine.com…


comment: Lol comment of the day: “...holy unemployment.”


topic_title: 80's-90's MEMORIES

post:
 Was chatting to someone about this the other night, it scared the shot out of me when I was little, bit only managed to find it today.
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[User] dasohr

topic_title: blog

post: cunts

[User] pango

comment: kanye

html_comment: kanye


post:
 I think I already mentioned this before, but I personally am a thousand times grateful to Flash.

Financially, because thanks to it, I was able to make many very profitable projects when I needed to most (raising two daughters is no joke).

And creatively, it was a dream come true if you were an illustrator and infographic artist, like I was. I had a blast working with him!

[User] CyBrainX

comment: with him? Are you talking about the superhero?

comment: I used it regularly for 13 years. I resented the hell out of Steve Jobs for telling everyone to stop using it.


[User] utopian

[User] grafician

comment: Great, more AI slop produced by random people with no design experience :)) 0 sales, no market impact, but hey they made it in 2 hours with chatgpt :)))

[User] jagara

comment: To the non-dicerning eye (97% of people, let's say), all this is "good enough", "totally adequate", and "fine". "Awesome" to some, I'm sure.

comment: Sadly.

html_comment: Sadly.

comment: A lot of mediocre graphic designers have been making mediocre graphic design for years.

comment: Now AI is making mediocre graphic design.

comment: Yeah, but you still need to know what to prompt and most people and even lots of designers have no clue

comment: Plus there will be market saturation - if anybody can start a brand in 2 hours, how many brands do we buy at the end of the day?

comment: so no - I think it will be just a lot MORE AI SLOP everywhere

comment: I don't know if you realize I agree with you? I'm just saying I know that this shit will be seen as good enough by many. Buy yup, depressing slop, agreed.

comment: Yeah, just saying

html_comment: Yeah, just saying

comment: Funny that I was asked by a new client in a call what's my take on the new AI design capabilities I laughed first...


post: kanye

comment: cunt

html_comment: cunt


post:
 The fuckit actually posted this...
https://truthsocial.com/@realDon…

comment: kanye

comment: cunt

[User] doggydoggdog

comment: GOD = Greed Over Duty

html_comment: GOD = Greed Over Duty

comment: Greed Over Democracy

html_comment: Greed Over Democracy

comment: Greed Overpowers Dignity

html_comment: Greed Overpowers Dignity

comment: Grand Old Deity

html_comment: Grand Old Deity

[User] neverscared

comment: sin city 3

html_comment: sin city 3

comment: That looks like College St in Toronto

html_comment: That looks like College St in Toronto


topic_title: Meme of the day

comment: so true

html_comment: so true

[User] ideaist

comment: I'm a no warez family man now......'cept for FoNtZ!!!: )

html_comment:
I'm a no warez family man now...

..

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'cept for FoNtZ!!!

: )

comment: (Don't tell anyone)

html_comment: (Don't tell anyone)

[User] sted

comment: @idealist we all know its pron

html_comment: @idealist we all know its pron


post: OV-10 Bronco, love this aircraft!


post: These #TacoTrump images are hilarious.


[User] maquito

topic_title: Surfing

post: Damn, I miss the waves :,)

comment: No waves in Catalunya tu!

html_comment: No waves in Catalunya tu!

comment: Good waves here... This afternoon we have the opening of my nephew's surf shop...

comment: I'm not into surfing, but that way all those people won't clog up the roads with their bikes ;)


topic_title: Ganja Thread 3.0

post:
 Haribo recalls sweets in the Netherlands after traces of cannabis found
Several people reported feeling dizzy and unwell after eating from a 1kg pack of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZ

https://www.theguardian.com/worl…

[User] ApeRobot

comment: They be selling happy cola weed fizz by the kilo

comment: haribo macht kinder froh und erwachsene ebenso


topic_title: Elon Musk

post:
IRS braces for $500bn drop in revenue as taxpayers skip filings in wake of DOGE cuts at agency

Individuals were ‘wagering that auditors will not examine their accounts’ amid DOGE’s plans to downsize the IRS by nearly 20 percent ahead of tax filing season

https://www.independent.co.uk/ne…

comment: dogestyle... doggystyle .. right into finanical desaster...


post:
https://genai-showdown.specr.net…

Test comparing image models

comment: Midjourney 7 is last! :))

html_comment: Midjourney 7 is last! :))

comment: Prompting for dummies

html_comment: Prompting for dummies

comment: It's the comparison in quality too dummy!


post: Why Elon Musk's Mars fantasy is BS

comment: Doubtful if he will even get to the Moon. But hey, he sent a Tesla into space *slow claps*


post: Aux88 was live in Detroit a few days ago and can't find any videos on youtube yet...


topic_title: Climate Change

post: "US CANCELS 24 PROJECTS RELATED TO CLEAN ENERGY"


post:
 ^

Nice renderings, but all just hype

comment: "Mars colonization...invol... sending AI robots to Mars in 2026 to test and prepare colonization technologies, with human missions scheduled for 2027-2028"

comment: this is as dumb as spending billions of de-extinction, just stop trying to fuck up the earth first

comment: Exactly!

html_comment: Exactly!

comment: a female shaped robot is too woke ...how should we read this visuals... mars is only for gay robots... very inclusive.. .thanks dei

comment: first robot live stream from mars... robs jerking each other off or eating their pets and dogs..

comment: Montana has so much land that looks like this and there's oxygen there.

[User] Nutter

comment: colony not done in time due to robots slacking off on steal beam


comment: antifa

html_comment: antifa


[User] Continuity

comment: lol at the mushroom

html_comment: lol at the mushroom


post:
 Did not have Stephen Miller, his wife Katie and Elon Musk in a three way on my 2025 bingo card... yet here we are.

"Miller's exit sparked speculation about her marriage to the president's deputy White House chief of staff and sent the word "throuple" trending on social media."

https://www.rawstory.com/katie-m…

https://x.com/colemarie/status/1…

comment: Can't believe Stephen Miller is actually married.

[User] PhanLo

comment: Imagine being sandwiched between those two doing the mirror of shame, Miller avoiding eye contact, Musk pretending his wang works.

comment: quite limited imagination. just think about who is in the middle + there are more appealing positions for for sexually burnt-out people than a simple sandwich


[User] akiersky

comment: L O L

html_comment: L O L


[User] canoe

topic_title: Client of the Day

post:
 I have an AI generated idea for a logo.  I need to see a visual of that and end up with a final product within 6 hours.  Here are the parameters: Canvas:
• Shape and Size: Square, 1000x1000 pixels, 300 DPI for high resolution, ensuring sharp quality for digital (website, social media like X) and print (business cards, flyers).
• Background: Transparent for versatility across platforms, with an optional soft gray (#E5E7EB) or white (#FFFFFF) background for preview purposes.
Layout:
• Structure: Vertical text stack, centered, with a minimalist icon above to evoke guidance and leadership. The logo is divided into three sections: icon (top), primary text (middle), and secondary/tagline text (bottom).
• Proportions:
• Icon: ~15% of height (150 px), centered at the top.
• “Marcus Carey”: ~40% of height (400 px), bold and prominent.
• “Leadership Mentor”: ~20% of height (200 px), smaller for hierarchy.
• “Ignite Your Impact”: ~15% of height (150 px), subtle but vibrant.
• Margins: 100 px (10% of canvas) on all sides for a clean, open look.
• Alignment: Centered vertically and horizontally, with slight kerning adjustments for a cohesive, balanced appearance. The icon is positioned slightly upward (y=100 px from top) to draw the eye first.
Typography:
• Marcus Carey:
• Font: Montserrat Bold (sans-serif, modern, geometric) for a strong, professional look.
• Size: ~80 pt (adjusted to occupy ~400 px height in the layout).
• Color: Navy blue (#1B263B) to convey trust, authority, and political leadership.
• Style: Uppercase for impact, with tight kerning (~-0.02 em) for a clean, commanding presence.
• Leadership Mentor:
• Font: Lato Regular (sans-serif, lighter for contrast) to maintain readability and hierarchy.
• Size: ~50 pt (adjusted for ~200 px height).
• Color: Dark gray (#4B5EAA) for a professional yet subtle contrast to the primary text.
• Style: Title case, with slightly wider kerning (~0.01 em) for clarity and balance.
• Ignite Your Impact:
• Font: Roboto Condensed Italic (sleek, modern, condensed) to emphasize the motivational tagline.
• Size: ~40 pt (adjusted for ~150 px height).
• Color: Burnt orange (#D97706) for warmth, energy, and alignment with “Ignite.”
• Style: Title case, italicized for emphasis, with tight kerning (~-0.03 em) for a compact, dynamic look.
Icon:
• Design: A minimalist compass star with four main lines (forming a cross) and four shorter diagonal lines, creating an eight-pointed star. The lines are clean, geometric, and slightly tapered to suggest a path or direction, reflecting your wilderness guide analogy and navigation toward political leadership.
• Size: 150x150 px, centered above “Marcus Carey” (y=100 px from top edge).
• Color: Burnt orange (#D97706) to match the tagline, creating a cohesive accent that ties to “Ignite.”
• Style: Flat, no gradients or shadows, with a stroke width of ~10 px for visibility without dominating the text.
• Alternative Option: A stylized path (a curved line forming an upward arrow) to emphasize movement and progress toward public service goals. This could be used if the compass star feels too static, though the star is recommended for its leadership and guidance symbolism.
Color Palette:
• Navy Blue (#1B263B): Primary text (“Marcus Carey”) for trust, professionalism, and political authority.
• Burnt Orange (#D97706): Icon and tagline (“Ignite Your Impact”) for energy, purpose, and warmth, aligning with mindfulness and empowerment.
• Dark Gray (#4B5EAA): Secondary text (“Leadership Mentor”) for contrast and hierarchy.
• Transparent Background: Ensures versatility, with optional soft gray (#E5E7EB) or white (#FFFFFF) for preview or specific applications.
Visual Description: Picture a square, transparent-background logo (1000x1000 px). At the top, a burnt-orange compass star (150x150 px) sits centered, its clean, geometric lines evoking guidance and direction. Below, “MARCUS CAREY” in bold, uppercase Montserrat (navy, ~80 pt) spans ~800 px wide, commanding attention as the focal point. Underneath, “Leadership Mentor” in Lato Regular (dark gray, ~50 pt) spans ~600 px, providing a professional, grounded contrast. At the bottom, “Ignite Your Impact” in italicized Roboto Condensed (burnt orange, ~40 pt) spans ~500 px, adding a vibrant, motivational touch. The elements are vertically centered, with 100 px margins on all sides, creating a modern, balanced design that feels authoritative yet approachable.


topic_title: Kanye West Hate Thread

post:
 Why is this life?
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[User] dbloc

comment: Makes no sense

html_comment: Makes no sense


[User] zaq

topic_title: Pic of the Day

[User] OBBTKN

comment: This is the spirit... GTFO Torquemada!

html_comment: This is the spirit... GTFO Torquemada!