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- GuyFawkes12
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I quit ma jerb! I'm 52... it's time.
Been living in Mexico for exactly 20 years this month.
Moving to Seattle in 4 weeks, just accepted my first non-design or even computer related job in 30 years.
Very good money, company vehicle, free rent, I couldn't pass it up.
I'm going from way too much sun to none at all. lol
- But... what will you be doing??? I need inspiration for my exit strategy.duckseason
- nice. what kinda work? all the best to you!Squiddy
- Nice, Moldy!! <3PonyBoy
- Fuck yeah!thumb_screws
- No fucking way lol. It is hilarious that you're moving in on almost the equinox and it will be the stereotypical shock. What part of town?garbage
- Courage! Love it man. Best of luckstoplying
- Hell yeahbezoar
- Sick, great food/snacks found at https://www.uwajimay…prophetone
- Good luck Moldero!! More info @ career switch? Inspire us ;)OBBTKN
- There's plenty of sun/heat here during the summer now; We don't get full winters any more either.evilpeacock
- That sounds rather empowering. Godspeed. Take vitamin D.set
- Wow, congrats. But yeah, enlighten us, what are our options?Longcopylover
- Bold moves get bold outcomes. Maybe you can enjoy design more from the sidelines. What on earth job pays for accommodation though?Ianbolton
- flipping burgers?milfhunter
- yes.. i want to follow this exit plan.. more info please....dee-dubs
- moldy clickbaited us.Continuity
- Krassy11
- Yeah welcome back set :)mort_
- It just feels right.Continuity
- Woot!GuyFawkes
- He's back with a vengeancefuturefood
- Who?utopian
- Will the memes return as well?Akagiyama
- lol I was thinking is this THE set? Am I seeing things? Are these old notes lol_niko
- palimpsest0
Food
THE LAST 20 MEALS
US executions — most recent first01. Jamaal Howard — Texas
October 7, 2026
No special last meal request.02. Curtis Beasley — Florida
September 29, 2026
Grilled cheese, ham, ice cream, soda.03. Ker'Sean Olajuwa Ramey — Texas
September 23, 2026
No special last meal request.04. Jeffery Lee — Alabama
September 17, 2026
Declined a last meal. Ate snacks and other food.05. LeJames Norman — Texas
September 16, 2026
No special last meal request.06. Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. — Florida
September 10, 2026
Chicken, baked potato, corn, soda, pumpkin pie.07. Harold Gene Lucas — Florida
September 1, 2026
Steak, fries, biscuits, pie, ice cream, milk.08. William Frances Silvia Jr. — Florida
August 18, 2026
Last meal not reliably documented.09. Jeremy Tremaine Williams — Alabama
August 13, 2026
Philly cheesesteak, cheddar-cheese chips,
M&Ms, Dr Pepper.10. Anthony Darrell Hines — Tennessee
August 13, 2026
Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy,
coleslaw, corn, fries, biscuits, chicken sandwich,
chocolate-chip cake, sweet tea.11. Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez — Oklahoma
August 13, 2026
Cuban sandwich, Rocky Road ice cream,
doughnuts, water.12. Dominick Anthony Occhicone Jr. — Florida
July 28, 2026
Eggplant Parmesan, salad, garlic bread, soda.13. James Duckett — Florida
July 28, 2026
Eggs, grits, bacon, biscuits, chocolate milk.14. Dennis Sochor — Florida
July 14, 2026
Declined a last meal. Fasted and prayed.15. Dusty Ray Spencer — Florida
June 25, 2026
Pizza, fries, milkshake.16. Andrew Richard Lukehart — Florida
June 2, 2026
Declined a last meal.17. Richard Andrew Knight — Florida
May 21, 2026
Declined a last meal.18. Leroy Dean McGill — Arizona
May 20, 2026
Onion rings, bread and butter, chocolate cake,
green salad.19. Edward Lee Busby Jr. — Texas
May 14, 2026
No special last meal request.20. Raymond Eugene Johnson — Oklahoma
May 14, 2026
12-piece boneless chicken, a pint of gizzards,
fried pickles, hot sauce, ranch.SOURCE:
Death Penalty Information Center — Execution Database
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/fac…- I'd just go for whatever would make the subsequent post-mortal produce the most stinksome and awful to clean up.Nairn
- This is so fucking sadcanoe
- No wonder they execute them... the last meal—and what dishes!OBBTKN
- I wonder what their victims last had to eat, and if they had the choice.Nairn
- I would love an interview with the chefs preparing these meals. Do they put any extra love into it? Or mass produced like the other food in prison?stoplying
- Eggplant parmesan, what a waste!futurefood
- Philly cheesesteak...my man!utopian
- palimpsest4
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I don't think I'm telling tales out of school when I say most of this community leans left. I'm a commie myself, though to my chagrin, I also have a techno-libertarian streak.
To borrow from Bookchin: I'd like to see affinity groups spread out from this community, self-organized and loosely confederated under the QBN banner. We already have a small one on Discord to that end. Let a hundred flowers bloom, and build your own.
That goes especially for those of you on the right, our own marginalized minority. Whatever your intentions, you've chosen to share your ideas with this community. I'd love to see how they live in a self-organized space among like-minded peers. I'd rather see more rooms than fewer voices.
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They say don't feed the trolls: I say give a troll a fish and you feed him for a day, give him his own Discord server and he feeds himself.- The message is clear. Free borders, free bodies, free choice and free from fucking fear.neverscared
- Aldous Freehand.palimpsest
- Perfidia Beverly Hillsneverscared
- https://i.haasie.com…mort_
- I am a passenger, but you can't be neutral on a moving train.garbage
- The least we can do is honk. Even on a toy interface those closest to us can still hear us.palimpsest
- ^ Tangential: have you played Big Walk? Honking the monorail is a cathartic experience.garbage
- Red Army Needs Youfuturefood
- @garbage
I haven't but I'm all for honking shenanigans. Added to my list!palimpsest - u went full halalneverscared
- https://tenor.com/OM…_me_
- That’s beautiful Palimort_
- Coincidentally it's from the creators of Untitled Goose Game, another honking shenanigan masterpiece.garbage
- mort_10
- https://tenor.com/bU…prophetone
- E you dont want to get the little fella get cold,.. wont you..neverscared
- The little fella lolmort_
- Ha!stoplying
- i'd love to rewatch the entire Alien franchise with D pleaseIanbolton
- D for me, too. That slouchy's a great look.Continuity
- yep D. AVP would be differentSquiddy
- “Get away from her! You... hoser”prophetone
- that's a toque!pango
- D and a cat hidden insideOBBTKN
- Option B - he’s wearing the demolished Kingdome hat that makes Seattle fans sad.Green_Pork
- What size condom does he wear?utopian
- Not D. It's not it's own head its just a separate mouth.cannonball1978
- Sorry I misread. E is the hat on the inside mouth not D. I'd pick B.cannonball1978
- lol @utopian on the little fella or on the big fella?mort_
- red color would be better... like an homage to steve zissou...neverscared
- @lol greeny, too perfectgarbage
- mort_8
- heart_niko
- wantKrassy
- So coolPonyBoy
- For a second I thought this was AI.utopian
- I am still thinking this is AIa_aachen
- we're all i agent in here except one personHAL9001
- argh, yeah after quick digging definitely not Franklin Carmichael :( most likely ai but still nice_niko
- Ah shit sorry, I hadn’t done any digging beyond reading the credit on tumblr.mort_
- :(PonyBoy
- I never heard of Franklin Carmichael before, now I googled him and his work is fantastic <3rzu-rzu
- Continuity8
Food
I was so irritated by my first French Dip sandwich experience that I tried again, with changes. Quite a few of them.
First of all, the beef wasn't roast beef, it was medium rare rump/sirloin steak, sliced gossamer-thin after chilling. Way, way, way less time and fucking around compared to a whole roast beef.
Secondly, that baguette experience the last time really put me off. So, I baked my own rolls: high-hydration things engineered to not shred the roof of my mouth while still being able to survive having gravy-sodden beef thrown in them, then dipped.
Thirdly, I didn't bother with the caramelised onions from the last time. They added nothing interesting.
Fourth, I tweaked the gravy itself. It was much more of a red wine reduction sauce, made with reduced oxtail beef stock I had made a while back and froze in portions, and the deglazing liquid from the steaks, along with their resting juices. Sticky, gelatinous, hyper-beefy goodness.
Lastly, Dijon mustard on both halves of the bread.
Much, much better. This was fucking delicious, and I'll make it again.
- prophetone4
- Surely not the original?dedlaast
- Double secret probation!fooler
- Oh man, imagine rolling up to a busy Starbucks in the local mini mall in this thing doing a couple of burnout, donuts out front and slamming into a parking spotprophetone
- Casually stroll in for that pumpkin mochacChino lolprophetone
- https://youtu.be/t9_…prophetone
- jamesbeat8
FUCK ADOBE!
Woah. So these guys seem to have reverse engineered the whole Adobe CS and released it as open source. Probably heavy use of AI for decompiling and putting it back together in rust. They might even get away with it legally because the super secret source code was never patented so it could stay super secret...
https://getartcraft.com/- Elon said AI will make us all richer and now look at us!Ianbolton
- It's a bit glitch, but not bad. Sadly the print dialogue doesn't interfce with the drivers directly, so I can test output, but at least it can edit fairly well.Nairn
- Oh, this is regarding VectorCraft.Nairn
- ffs, typo twat.
*glitchy
*can't test outputNairn - Awe an AI company got fucked by AI so sad LOLGuyFawkes
- "Probably heavy use of AI for decompiling"
"Probably"???? lolGuyFawkes - Pretty crazy to see how AI is wiping out the software market. I've been dreaming of not giving Adobe another penny for years. Soon.set
- Haven't tried this yet but have been using compositor (free PS alt). It's alright but not there yet. Affinity is great though.set
- Ianbolton4
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Mort, you were right man. I put my hand too far in the cage and the trolls ate it. Can we have a disclaimer under Build your portfolio with Kropp saying 'Do not feed the Trolls'. Just for me?!
- That shit was worse than anything from grafician in my opinion. Hard not to react.mort_
- F'sure. Fucked up stuff. i'll always fight to the death for those less fortunate, because their lives are already floating in hell.Ianbolton
- Clearly, I missed something.Continuity
- Come for the design, stay for the bigotry.palimpsest
- ^ and the filthIanbolton
- i see the disclaimer the 'Do not feed the Trolls'. ... its a qbnpro featureneverscared
- He is the Colin Robinson of QBNjamesbeat
- I caught up.
It was fucking gross.
And I really hope you're well, Ian!Continuity - what happened?renderedred
- drama moves pretty fast.. been off for a day and what happened exactly, i have no ideaautoflavour
- ^^ T-shirt of the day, George Floyd t-shirt postIanbolton
- ^^ Meme of the day also. Rzu-rzu spreading the love.mort_
- sorry for shitting on your prophet :) but now I found what your religion is and what topics are actually taboo on qbn.rzu-rzu
- which topics are taboo on qbn?neverscared
- Oh, I see.renderedred
- Eh, sometimes you forget and roll with the pigs.garbage
- garbage1
Artificial Intelligence
Not my photo, but Fred Meyer rolled these out yesterday. Saw one last night when it almost ran over me as we met on a blind corner.
Little unsettling when suddenly there's a drone taller than you right in your face going HELLO HOW ARE YOU
- UnholyAntiJesusKreis... what are we doing?Nairn
- There'll be terminator robot police walking down the streets within a few years. Yay.set
- "good afternoon sir, could i just advise you that you're clinically obese and you look awful. How can I help you today?"Ianbolton
- “Ma’am, our data indicates u have exceeded fast food purchases this week by 15%, stomach aid products in this aisle will increase 200% for you specifically...”prophetone
- “... also city’s super intellignete garbage truck db indicate an citation amount owing of $350 for front yard garbage violation, which may or may not be a garden”prophetone
- “... one bottle of Rolaids, one container of Pepto-Bismol, thank you, that’ll be $127.”prophetone
- I'm distracted by the bums for sale on the rightset
- i have zero qualms about fucking with these things once they are in my life. small town in canada makes me think ill be behind the curve but damn i cant waitmantrakid
- We're going to see tens of these lined up blocking the veggie aisle, like so many discarded e-bikes, aren't we?Nairn
- @nairn I absolutely guarantee you one will be attacked at this particular location. I could write a novel on the most insane Fred Meyer in Seattle.garbage
- Currently fortified with eco blocks because it used to be surrounded by about 70 RVs, now it's a rotating tent colony. Borders a warehouse that just burned downgarbage
- ..and also a shipyard just over the back fence. I've seen a seagulls eat a crow in the parking lot. If you go early enough, local (Russian?) mob..garbage
- ..will sometimes be doing shady individual car sales. So much more, those robots are toast in Ballard.garbage
- dystopianKrassy
- @garbage - We’re neighbors! The wife and I get our groceries at that FM every Saturday morning. We encountered the robot, it was kinda weird. Fully aware of theGreen_Pork
- revolving homeless v. concrete block scenario right along the bike path. But for a deep dive.... What about the the warehouse that’s about to collapse (from a firGreen_Pork
- fire) behind Albert Lee and the odd white hoarder van that usually occupies the SW corner of the parking lot. I live in SLU and work in Ballard. Peace Jet BroGreen_Pork
- Meant to say Jet City BroGreen_Pork
- Clanker!!!!milfhunter
- @greeny Ha nice. I live directly above Gas Works, so waves from across Union. I could smell that fire from where I live. Haven't noticed the hoarder van..garbage
- ..but so many weird cars there. There's a guy who made the Ectomobile ouf of a white Jeep AND a guy that turned his car into a "I ran over Slimer" mobile.garbage
- A Suzuki that is half made out of wood at this point, a homeless guy with a Mad Max golf cart. Truly a magical place.garbage
- HijoDMaite11
- A beauty <3OBBTKN
- Post components/specs AND recent cross country bikepacking trips or GTFO!!!
; )ideaist - Haha give me a bit bro. Just got it and it’s been 100° F outside! The future shock 2.0 system was inop so my local...HijoDMaite
- Specialized bike shop ordered and will be installing the new 3.0 system next week! ✌HijoDMaite
- I want to ride the black ponycanoe
- @HijoDMaite Breakin' (digital) balls brother.ideaist
- The Ball Smasher 7000?stoplying
- stewart8
Show some recent work
Here’s another one: a fun paper scale model of a DAF truck for the DAF Family Day in Flanders.
- canoe2
The Useful Thread
→ The Acolyte
→ Phantom Menace
→ Attack of the Clones
→ Revenge of the Sith
→ Solo
→ Obi-Wan Kenobi
→ Andor S1–2
→ Rogue One
→ A New Hope
→ Empire Strikes Back
→ Return of the Jedi
→ Mandalorian S1–2
→ Book of Boba Fett
→ Mandalorian S3
→ Ahsoka
→ Skeleton Crew
→ The Mandalorian and Grogu
→ Force Awakens
→ Last Jedi
→ Rise of Skywalker- where does Star Wars Christmas Special fit in?pango
- I this your top picks in order?utopian
- it's amazing how much of this list are turds. almost all of it.inteliboy
- timeline? lolSquiddy
- obvs chronological orderzardoz
- there's got to be over a trillion made from that franchise? Without A New Hope, the rest wouldn't exist!Ianbolton
- The Clone Wars takes place between Attack and Revenge. Rebels takes place in the 5 years before A New Hope.Akagiyama
- And Star Wars: Starfighter will take place 5 years after Rise.Akagiyama
- Rogue One is da beststoplying
- Where does Christmas special fit in tho? :(pango
- Just the live action films in chrono ordercanoe
- The christmas special is in between our childhood innocence, and our hearts. <3Akagiyama
- You forgot The Battle of EndormonNom
- ^oh, and Caravan of Courage!Akagiyama
- mort_15
- futurefood7
- flol, the whole bucket grift still blows my mind. The man knew his base.garbage
- GET A SHOVELautoflavour
- thats what i never understood, who needs to make 253 pancakes at once?autoflavour
- OBBTKN5
Client of the Day
Ok, I know it is an old and already lost battle:
I hate having to chase clients for invoice payments... seriously, I respond to your emails or calls immediately, I work fast, and you never have any complaints about the results.
Why this blatant lack of respect?
Maybe I’m a dying breed, but—damn it—I always look after my collaborators; I pay suppliers promptly and without delay.
Seriously, some people are in for a rude awakening once we get replaced by AI.
* I look forward to watching them suffer while I sit in the shade of a nice tree, with a drink and something on the bbq, chuckling to myself and saying... "Sucks to be you now, you bastards!"
- Yurp. I'm lucky in that a lot of the stuff I do I can preinvoice for. It's amazing how efficient payment is when they NEED something. Fuck dealing with accountsNairn
- ..departments with arcane and entirely self-concerned payment cycles. Just go for the boss who can pay by card or transfer, in advance.Nairn
- The problems are always with agencies, never with end clients. Always playing games with interests...OBBTKN
- About 2 weeks in on a late payment the fucker had the audacity to ask me to do free work for his charity...canoe
