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- CyBrainX40
Signs your getting old?
Not all of this is about age but here goes...
I'm sure my future is nothing but a decline into disaster.
One of my best friends for decades is in stage 4 cancer. He could go any day now. I'm pretty crushed by it. He was a huge Cure fan and I wanted to send him a link to the new album but the subject matter is heavily based on mortality, so I just listen to it and think of him.
The future of the US is a disaster for obvious reasons.
I'm probably going to be laid off from a company that's imploding this year. This has been the best job I've ever had and I've done some of my best work in the last two years. As many of you know, the job market is pretty impossible right now. I don't have enough to retire and losing this job will mess up whatever plans I had to catch up.
Whine whine whine...
I know we all have things to deal with. Feel free to downvote.
- I upvoted for the sharing and for positivity.oey_oey
- That's tough. Try to stay positive and appreciate you sharing, we can be arseholes round here sometimes but shit like this hits home. Not sure if ...Morning_star
- ...your a Cure fan yourself but stay away from Faith at the moment ;)Morning_star
- oof, stay strong my man!renderedred
- <3PonyBoy
- yup, life's way too short, try to enjoy it και γαμησετα όλα_niko
- you got an upvote from me dude.
I'm in the same boat in many ways.
but I'm generally an optimistic guy, so i just figure things are bound to get better :)exador1 - and like morning_star said, we can be quite hilariously argumentative here, but after 20+ years of chatting with each other, i think there's a bond...exador1
- so, know that we all do indeed give a fuck about you and what you're going through...and reach out of if you need anything...exador1
- 20 odd years ago, i recall we all pitched in and ordered pizza for one of us that was in need... 20 years later, i feel like we'd do that and more :)exador1
- Thanks for all the kind thoughts. There's definitely a bond that I can't share with the gf or friends. Being in the industry gives us a unique viewpoint.CyBrainX
- Stay strong. So sorry about your friend. If you are feeling the downsizing of the company, take charge now to put yourself in a position to interview nowBonSeff
- It's tough out there and you will need a thick skin, but keep a positive outlook!
All the best, man.BonSeff - chin up, chappie - best foot forward and all thathans_glib
- Sometimes it's not easy, I know, but try to stay positive. Good moments don't last long, hold on to them when they come, and don't let go!OBBTKN
- I'm sure the new work you've made will get you more in the future, especially as you think some of it is your best.
Sorry about your friend, hope you get toPhanLo - spend time together and say goodbye.PhanLo
- I feel for you. My best friend took his life 3 years ago. He would have had a heart attack with T's victory.formed
- Enjoy those moments you have with him. Make him laugh. Hug him. Love will live on in you.formed
- I just heard my friend passed away. I'm taking the rest of the day to myself. Thanks for all the support, friends.CyBrainX
- So sorry, my condolences :'(OBBTKN
- PonyBoy13
- Continuity11
Food
Okay.
So, my last post — whilst illuminating — led to me thinking of a number of other questions after rewading the notes.
So, instead of starting a new post — or, worse a new thread — for each inane, context-less question like freddddddddd, I've put together a survey:
It'd be very helpful if you took a couple of minutes to fill it in (it's short).
Sank yew.
Don't forget to smash that Subscribe button ... /s
- Done!YakuZoku
- Done!Nairn
- Thanks, Chief!stoplying
- Liked and subscribed.palimpsest
- <3Continuity
- just filled in the questionnaire
this should be fun :)exador1 - Sent. Thanks chief!OBBTKN
- Thanks, chiefs, much appreciated!Continuity
- Done!MrT
- Couldn't find the like & subscribe button. 0/10 - would not smashdee-dubs
- When I was 15 visiting Paris I filled in a form much like this. It was an autumnal day, and the crisp wind carried the scent of roasted chestnuts ...skinny_puppy
- lol @ dubsieContinuity
- @pups ... that sounds lovely! I can imagine all of those moist fallen leaves sticking to the pavements like a patina. How was the mouthfeel on those chestnuts?Continuity
- Done!dmay
- dooonemilfhunter
- <3Continuity
- Done! Cool initiative, Cont. Check out this man... my personal fave: https://www.youtube.…maquito
- Thanks, maqui, I will do!Continuity
- <3maquito
- DaveO21
Signs your getting old?
My dad's best friend died yesterday. He was 78 and i've known him almost as long as I've known my dad.
He used to buy all his friend's kids a Terry's Chocolate Orange every year for Christmas and put a £20 note inside, and as we all got older, got married and had kids, all our wives / husbands and kids also got one. it was a weird cosy family tradition that I know I'll miss, as will everyone else.
A reminder really that death is coming for everyone, one of the only truly inevitable things that will happen to us.
Everyone thinks about 'legacy' as this profound, grand sweeping idea of changing peoples lives or leaving a body of work behind that is significant, but i know that there are three generations of people who will really miss his tradition. Just a gesture to say that he thought about us all every year and reached out to let us know he loved us in a small but special way. That's a legacy to me.
CheersLawrence
- Cheers :'(OBBTKN
- I'm sorry mate :(maquito
- My granny is in renal failure at the moment. She's 92 and had a fair whack at life. She's still compos mentis. But time is shit. Sorry for your losscruddlebub
- Lawrence sounded like a good dude - sorrystoplying
- autoflavour7
QBN stickers
Ok .. slather dome is ready..
but Niko and Lemmy_k .. the USA won't let me send letters without a last name.. the post office as just like, nope.. need full name.
- Lemmy_k last name Smithlemmy_k
- Niko last name
Antetokounmpo_niko - Or just A. Niko?_niko
- Just add -opoulos to the end of any wordGnash
- Niko already implies it ends in -opoulos.palimpsest
- Lol_niko
- gah, that wasnt cheap.. $15 a letter..autoflavour
- you better enjoy the FUCK out of these stickers..autoflavour
- oey_oey15
State of QBN 2024
For me what's sad about the discussion here right now is that most people not discuss politics or ideologies.
The rhetoric is just sad and depressing.
It's all about being offensive or speak bad about someone.
For me Republicans and Democrats are not that far apart in half of the situation but when one defends the election of a misogynist, pedophile, criminal, racist, homophobic, transphobic 78 year old white guy I have to ask:
What values are you for?
If most politicians are as honest as a politician can be why do you defend this guy, find it funny and why do you make offensive comments?
Why do you guys go on a personal offense and mostly homophobic to defend this guy?
There's for sure honest, ideologically sane people in the republican party despite everything but here you are defending this piece of shit.
And this says more about you guys then about everyone else.
QBN should end this crap.
We are almost just white guys...the way things are discussed made other people to leave.
WTF?!
Personal offense, racism, homophobia, etc should equal immediate ban.
You can downvote me, I really don't care.
But some users here are just not worth to share things with.
I participate less and less and when I post a design related question sometimes I got answers that really help me.
But considering the anount of users that spend their energy here, and they are free to do so, provoking others or just being dumb asses, why don't you participate in design related threads?
QBN needs repair!
- I'm with a real fucking cold, I got a tooth extracted yesterday, I barely slept this night and I find it difficult to focus and sit in front of the screen.oey_oey
- so pardon if my text reads like a ramble...oey_oey
- Well said. Hopefully people can move past the divide and conquer tactics of the super rich.Chimp
- tbh there's only a couple of trump supporters, most are just actual lefties having fun at the expense of qbn's centrist enforcers.kingsteven
- nice week forever! positive energy zones! and i am not joking.renderedred
- "the discussion here right now is that most people not discuss politics or ideologies"
It's always been about shit-slinging.
And I'm here for it.palimpsest - What you are looking for is probably more an IRL convesations thing, than a random internet people on a design forum thing.jagara
- Are you talking about Biden? I think he's 81 and dropped out of the race months ago.Khurram
- you REALLY don't see how what you just said is part of the problem?pr2
- you REALLY don't see how naming someone names ("misogynist, pedophile, criminal, racist etc")
you end the discussion?pr2 - dude, naming Trump all that because it is what he is. the problem is not me calling him out.oey_oey
- you are part of the problem if you think the problem is me calling him for what he his and does.oey_oey
- chuds only have grievances and fantasy scenarios caused by brianworms. '...oh, they're calling me names *sadface*' while gladly clapping like retarded seals...face_melter
- ...as one of the GOP's finest kills a nurse who works at an abortion clinic or ru8ns their giant HotWheels truck into a Pride parade.face_melter
- i_monk3
Generative Art
It's been 12 years (minus a week) since Scriptographer was last updated.
- still surprised with all the Adobe AI they haven't added LLM support to Ae and Ai scriptingkingsteven
- From what I remember the scripts were javascript so they can be ported to some other platform/framework etc?grafician
- Yeah you can use Paper.js
https://scriptograph…grafician - http://paperjs.org/a…grafician
- PhanLo13
- Naw. Don't listen to him. Keep "Kamala" and carry "Onala" You're doing great AmerikunsKhurram
- Wot about Pete Buttogieg? Have you thought about him? Give 'im a shot.Khurram
- Nice Bern. Stick to this!nb
- Bernie!YakuZoku
- Pete's good. What's yo problem with him Khurram? or u just trolln'?inteliboy
- Mayor Pete's great. Perfect centrist character. Ticks the DEI box. Shud walk it 2028.Khurram
- I can imagine. In 4 years. This wanker will have rocked the boat so much. People will be like, we need balance Let's get things back right bang in the middle.Khurram
- That's where mayor pete'll come in. Fingers crossed for ya. It will get betterKhurram
- Why never gave Bernie a shot?grafician
- Clinton and the DNC shut it downrobotinc
- YupYakuZoku
- Only election I gave a shit about.
Oh, and Obamas first runYakuZoku - Relax It There Throat Goatutopian
- Democrats who blocked Bernie several times well deserved this result. They are really out of touch with reality, busy jerking each other and lobbyists off.Beeswax
- Bernie sympathises with Palestine. The Israel lobby in US could not have him as commander and chief.mort_
- anyone who uses the 'DEI' gambit like Khurram should be fired out a fucking cannon into a brick wall.face_melter
- +1 @BeeswaxOBBTKN
- Nah. I'm good with the term. Your smoke and mirrors identity politics has led you to this impasse.Khurram
- It is a betrayal of the class struggle and symptom of your inevitable decline. And there is absolutely nothing you can do to arrest this decline.Khurram
- Which is great! Four centuries of Euro-American global domination is ending, if it has not already ended.Khurram
- Did he quit the party and go independent after they robbed him in 2016? Give voters an option to vote for the candidate they wanted—him? Nope.monNom
- Bernie tows the party line. He kept his head down and stayed comfortable. That he should write this now is the peak in hypocrisy.monNom
- oey_oey2
Wordpress Discussion
So I just had a chat with Elementor Support and I downgraded from Advanced (3 Websites) to Essential (1 website).
It's a website I've been designing for a client for three years now and she's also using Elementor to update stuff and add more content by using the templates I've made for her.
I save 40€ a year.
I'm very attached to knowledge and I'm always saddened when I quit something I've learned and had fun with.
Quitting Adobe sort of depressed me for a week.
Now I decided to redesign my website by doing the following:
5 different tools, one week each.
The tool that gets me further and makes me happier winsSquarespace
Webflow
Framer
WP (with GeneratePress + GenerateBlocks - my standard)
C*rgo (because I have an account)I wanted to use Cwicly but it's not GP compatible.
Can anyone recommend?Lets see what happens.
Some are expensive but maybe it will motivate me.I just want to finish my portfolio and I'm not interested in getting more work as a web designer.
Till the end of the year and then I'll make a decision.
- Try DIVI out; the new V5 (in Alpha currently) is amazing.
I always found Elementor frustrating...ideaist - I had to work with DIVI once, never again...hahaha!oey_oey
- the things is WP is almost free. But I don't want no more hussle with backend that's why I'm inclined to Squarespace.oey_oey
- For me, elementor coupled with ACF is all i need. So easy and quick to create things, templates, loops pages etc, entire e-comm sites with no or few plugins_niko
- or I'll just stick with my Adobe Portfolio and keep uploading work to Behance. It feels weird but it's the easiest.oey_oey
- divi's clunky but it works ok for me.hans_glib
- Boys, try the newest DIVI as well as the V5 Public Alpha; it's HOT FIA'!!!ideaist
- Try DIVI out; the new V5 (in Alpha currently) is amazing.
