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- utopian0
Designer. Developer. UI/UX. Creative Director. Loves Jesus Christ. Artist. Builds Fast Cars.
- you build cars? I wanna seeeee, love project cars myself. :)sofakingback
- br3tt b@sh?dmay
- someone's twitter?bklyndroobeki
- or you?bklyndroobeki
- i_monk0
Saw an amazing condo last night. 1280 sqft, a fucking breakfast nook, two full bathrooms, solid 1980s construction, corner unit, no bullshit amenities, and the best part: we can afford it.
The only problem is that in 3-5 years it will be surrounded on three sides by buildings three times as tall, so almost no direct sunlight...
Do we go for it?
- Do it! you can always rent out your apartment, get another mortgage, buy another apartment.pango
- first question: where?
second question: will it retain value after buildings are on 3 sides of you?lvl_13 - also, the shitstorm and noise that is buildings going up on 3 sides around you ... for yearsmonospaced
- Mortgage it when the value is still good.pango
- One of the buildings is already done, the others are still a few years from starting.i_monk
- go for it. any condo you get downtown will likely be surrounded anyway.Gnash
- what are the maintenance fees?_niko
- Over 800, but proportionate considering the square footage. Our agent says .70-.75/sqft is typical and this is about .65.i_monk
- I don't know about condos... but in houses anyway, the 80's in Canada were not considered a good decade for construction.ETM
- How much and where? Must be pricey w/ 800 in fees.formed
- No.Hayoth
- bainbridge-3
I never really knew people did this to the front of their hairline. Is it a black thing? Why not keep it natural?
- There was an entire episode of Blackish about this.i_monk
- Edging was adopted from the United States prison system where razors are prohibited; being able to get a razor and a bitch to do it is a proof of toughness.********
- my gf and i edge all the time.sarahfailin
- lol._niko
- black culture in america has always placed a lot of stigma on hair. keeping it tight reduces the nappy appearance. also a lot of people spend a ton of time********
- and energy pushing their hairline back. there is an unspoken consensus that having a small forehead makes one look unintelligent so some people constantly shave********
- their hairline higher. it's not just a black thing either, mestizo guys do this a lot also********
- also guys trying to hide a receding hairline so it goes both ways on the forehead issue********
- https://www.youtube.…bklyndroobeki
- Ben99-2
Just installed my new monitor Asus PA248 Pro Art Series. I set it in sRGB.
OMG! Now i see how shitty my Dell monitor was! Now i see the real colors and contrasts of my pictures and all other pictures on the web looks stunning!
I waited way too long to get a good monitor! It makes all the difference.
Now i can work on my pictures with good colors and contrasts.
- my Android Nexus 6p phone is set in sRGB and my Samsung tablet too. All my stuff is in sRGB, like Photoshop.Ben99
- You can change colour profile on your phone display?!?pango
- yep, Android :) You need to activate Developer options. Not all devices have sRGB.Ben99
- If not sRGB what do they have? I though sRGB is kind of the standard...pango
- Dunno, but my Nexus had super saturated colors by default and I'm glad I could changed it to sRGB.Ben99
- Ben990
Any recommandation for a good mouse?
I find my Logitech B120 to be kinda innacurate when doing short movements...
- Logitech Performance MXmonospaced
- Logitech RX250 + Wacom Intuos 3 here, just fine (i'm using mouse pad yet, a thin one, when working on my drawing table)OBBTKN
- Just spend more than $15 on a mouse!
Good God, I never understand people who economise on input and output devices when they work with computers all day long.detritus - I puleld that figure out of my ass, but that mouse is literally CAN$14.99 .detritus
- i know.. time to get a good mouseBen99
- I use a steelseries Raw. It's a 'gaming' mouse, which I don't use for gaming, but is very comfortable and customisable.face_melter
- gaming mouses are reallly good usally.pango
- just ordered a Logitech Performance MX, reviews are all good.Ben99
- I love that one, Ben ... I know moldero is also a huge fan. Be sure to set up configurations for each app. Cheers!monospaced
- seconding the mxgarbage
- g602, I don't care if they said it's a gaming mouse, it became what it wanted to bekalkal
- I had a bad experience with an expensive gaming mouse. Thought it would be really good with a high sample rate, but there was way too much cursor acceleration.monNom
- ...And I just couldn't dial it out. I'd recommend an office/productivity mouse after that experience. I think corded are better, MS or logitech. No bluetooth.monNom
- Thinking about getting the MX as wellpango
- Or just hover behind people's shoulder and tell them what to do.
No mouse required.pango - Logitech M705. I had the expensive one before, too much extra plastic. Their mobile one is the best, but the M705 is a great deal.formed
- If you want something super advanced check out Tecco x30 with blaze light movement and galexi™ precision.Hayoth
- this one got great reviews as well.
https://steelseries.…pango - 160$ for a mouse?? 160$USD is 230$CAD at the moment.... I'll pass :PBen99
- quickly scrolling by this post looked lik a narwhal********
- bklyndroobeki0
anyone here get overwhelmed when there seems like there's "so much to cover"
- ya....pango
- just get intern to do all the boring work.pango
- Yup, then I started Slamming H.
All good now.the_reverend - ^ nothing a little brown sugar to smooth out the edgesGnash
- (nothing *like)Gnash
- So much and we really only get a certain amt of timebklyndroobeki
- there you go, bang some dog food, fixes everything********
- MrT4
The Partners caught red-handed ripping a designer who turned up to make the comments interesting..
- Ohhhhhh Shiet....pango
- Popcorn gifwagshaft
- I do believe there's always been a few untowards going on at the Partners...MrT
- michaeljacksonpopcor...i_monk
- crazy and stupid of The Partners to do such a blatant rip. The visuals of final brochure are also on http://luxurysociety…microkorg
- The Partners' responses have been full of shit too. If it was early comp stuff why did it get entered into awards?MrT
- Everyone relax, they only stole it so they could win an award. LOLDRIFTMONKEY
- Beautiful work though. Sucks how it came to be.mg33
- Original dude also stole the photo and tried to say that he composited it. What's good for the goose..._niko
- So partners pitched the udea then submitted it to websutes to showcase?Hayoth
- Original dude is still in school? Oh well, Partners only got a Bronze Clio.garbage
- inteliboy0
cat pissed in my suitcase and it fucking stinks. have to pack and be on a plane tonight.
FUCK.- don't use it!Gnash
- dont scream at your cat and dont hurt him. He's just an animal. Pet him, he'll miss you while you're away.Ben99
- not his cat.pango
- you live with him?Ben99
- he was complaining about cat sitting his friends cat in the previous post. and yes, i live with everybody... •__•pango
- Is that your milk going off in the fridge?MrT
- i see :]Ben99
- yea not my cat! good riddance.inteliboy
- I ducking love cats. Stir fry is the best!pango
- that's HIS suitcase and he wants you to remember that while you borrow iternexbcn
- You should have took the anus when it presented himself.Hayoth
- you shouldnt pack your cat in a suitcase.. use one of those cat carriersautoflavour
- wagshaft0
Finishing up my first wine label/branding job.
Not sure how many bottles/cases I should expect as a thank you.
- True story. I once got 10LB of rice as a thank you...
i'd be happy with even just one bottle of wine...pango - chances are, none.Gnash
- you'll end up buying it from the liquor storeGnash
- unless you'd rather be payed in beer********
- *wine********
- I ended up with a case each of each wine type, and all the extra rolls of labels for wines I did. You should just say you're interested in taking photos.monospaced
- True story. I once got 10LB of rice as a thank you...
- imbecile0
What is wrong with the world?
What did I expect from tinder / online dating?
I found love. I found whores.
The love I found got scared and is being distant but ever so in touch.
Damn it.
I occupy my time not bothering her treating another half dozen women poorly... they love it.
GOD DAMN IT.
Helen of Troy never called or text back.
We even saw each other again the other day.
I asked about the text I sent, she said she didn't receive it.
I coyfully ask if I should stop or try again, she playfully made it seem like I should try again. I did.
Still no reply... Whatever.
The snaps the nurse sends though, Christ. They look like an airbrushed porn star.
She is totally doing to me what I did to the one I long for. Coming on too strong. Too ready for a relationship and letting me know too soon.
She wants to see me after her shift but I have a date with someone new tonight so I had to say no. Unless she gets off at 8 and can make it by before I leave. Which is totally the kind of shit I do. That reminds me, I need to shave.
I always try to schedule dates for Tues-Thurs because I keep my weekends open for friends or in case I can get the one I want back in my life.
The one tonight though, she pigeon-holed herself into Friday night at around 10 for drinks. I'm certain she wants to see the place and will likely receive a tour.
Which leads me to another thing I don't know how / whether to complain about.
I have a cool flat, built in 1926. Minimal modern furniture. Arched doorways, wood floors, stone tile fireplace with built-in bookshelves, breakfast nook, basement, thick wood door jambs. It's pretty dope. The bedroom and bathroom are upstairs with a secret area I show people.
Anyway, there is always a tour of the place.
Depending on whether they arrive to the front or back door, we work our way through the main floor discussing the music studio and my work area then onto the basement with all the street art / supplies.
More often than not, this tour then goes upstairs, showing them the bathroom with subway style hex tile perimeter lined in blue. (One of my favorite rooms to be honest.)
Then into the bedroom. Massive tree occupying the corner. Double windows on three walls with the bed in the middle of the windowless wall facing out. Everyone loves this view.
I still love this view. I happily wake up with or before the sun each morning.
I completely skip over all of this to show the secret space in the closet which is creepy and scary. :D
Then somehow one of us says something and we're in the bed.
This "tour" has over a 100% success rate. Literally.
I have given it, nixing the upstairs completely, only to be reminded I forgot to show the bedroom, we go up there, well, whatever.
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This is all happening 10-15 years too late though.
At the end of the day, I wish I could control my emotions like a rational stable adult.
I don't care about these other women I date. They are a distraction from the woman I fell for. It is a waste of my time and money.
It does nothing to foster the relationship I wish to nurture.
The fucked up part? I am certain she is not into me.
I should be writing emails to letterpress houses regarding prints and catching up with the museums about the art show I want to present, not telling you about my tangled emotional state.
I'm going to do that.
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Is it true crabs can jump 10 feet?
Fuck you, Candy.
- are we the same person? I mean i felt like i was reading my life in a short story. Jesus it is so spot on. My place was built in 1929 though.capn_ron
- pics or none of this happened..autoflavour
- You might just need to relax a little bit?garbage
- ^ yep... and stop trying so hard. they find you generally :)fadein11
- Tldr...
Just want you to know that...pango - ^ lolfadein11
- Ben991
fuckin lol, ordered this yesterday, look at the shit they sent me :
Looks like a mouse that was in use in mechanic shop for 5 years. I'm sending it back for a refund. Real joke. No mention it was used on Amazon.
- how the hell can you manage to scratch the button of a mouse like that? A robot was using it?Ben99
- EUGGHH, Second hand mouse?
Jesus, that's a hate crime.detritus - Why'd you go wireless??
Never go wireless.detritus - LolHayoth
- Detritus said a phone with real buttons was the peak of practicality. Don't listen to him********
- You've become the old man suggesting teletext is all you need!********
- Just pay for a new one ffs. It's worth it. Mines been going for years.monospaced
- Mine just broke after 3 years of constant use, but I'm having it replaced for free. You guys fucking jinxed it.garbage
- That's 10 cents a day.monospaced
- damn. grody.
before returning, you must MICROSCOPE that bitchGnash - get all csi on that thingGnash
- OH MY GOD YES SCOPE ITgarbage
- SCOPE DAT! and I guarantee you that you will find the person who responsible for the scratching :Dsted
- LolllBen99
- It was supposed to be brand new monospaced. They tried to fuck me up.Ben99
- http://i.imgur.com/l…
"sorry about that. hehe"dorf - you have a wacom, why do you need a mouse?bklyndroobeki
- cant do everything with the wacomBen99
- Amazon can be sketchy, it's not easy to see who you are buying from, compare, etc.formed
- ben, enlighten me?bklyndroobeki
- maybe i should get one...bklyndroobeki
- Ben send him this one********
- Yeo i can sell it to ya, 80$cadBen99
- post as a review. That's bullshitdbloc
- I posted a really bad review to the marchant store pageBen99
- cbass991
stock market is really fuckin' up my 401k! gotdayyum.
- that suckspinkfloyd
- ^ yeah i think it has something to do with oil prices being so low..and other things.cbass99
- ignore it. 401k is supposed to be long term.IRNlun6
- if you have funds with good managers you'll recover. might be good time to buy.IRNlun6
- good point IRN..cbass99
- the lower the price of oil, the higher the US dollar is to the Mexican pesos, win for me!moldero
- My short term investments are fucked. I'm just not gonna touch them for a while...sarahfailin
- I find investing to be too materialisticpinkfloyd
- I only invest in free range, organic, sustainable businesses - alas my portfolio is small - zilch.fadein11
- autoflavour0
imma stick my foot in your ass and use you as step ladder..
- go on...scarabin
- lol @ autoutopian
- was just something i thought of this afternoon.. dont really have a context, just kind of came to mind..autoflavour
- utopian2
It is going to be a record year at Celebrity Death List!
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- BusterBoy1
Go to the beach with the family. A bunch of my daughter's friends turn up...Geebus. Like someone invited the Victoria's Secret catalogue to the beach. Except for the fact they're all 15.
My brain says I'm going to hell.
- This might be a build up of you going to jail. Lolpango
- 3 more years, then you can go to hell with out going to jail..autoflavour
- Your daughter is hot?********
- ^lol at this questionsarahfailin
- imbecile1
the nurse is upstairs. she's been here about an hour. i came down for water and the dab rig. I can only think of the other. I hate myself.
- are you okay mate?fadein11
- dude, just go ask her out. you'll only make a fool of yourself if she's not into you, and then who cares.Gnash
- ^ be braveOBBTKN
- you have a private nurse?utopian
- i feel like i am missing the rest of this story.. and i feel like i want to know moreautoflavour
- kinky games eh?sureshot
- weed affects different people differently but being high is not conducive to me acting suave********
- nm, just saw your essay regarding your love life, jesus dude, you are a whore********
- bklyndroobeki0
What do you do if you're in a meeting and you cannot get a word in edgewise?
How do you manage?
- tips?bklyndroobeki
- These mtngs have no "facilitators".bklyndroobeki
- start remember porn you enjoyedautoflavour
- record your meetings... let them know of course that it's for notes... but later on you get to show so-and-so what a chatty controlling fuck they arePonyBoy
- PonyBoy, I really like this. I am using UberConference which is great for this type of thing-- face to face might be a little trickier.bklyndroobeki
- Would it be weird to put a device on the table LOLbklyndroobeki
- UberConf is super fantastic for notes > to go back on some points. I love chatty folks but I have a rough time getting the folks who speak a great deal to underbklyndroobeki
- stand my points before we move on. Getting up abruptly to hit the whiteboard is good -- maybe I'm being far to etiquette conscious.bklyndroobeki
- stand up and start yellingscarabin
- I don't think that people realize that not allowing your designer to ask questions, it's taking away from raw materials that could be created. aiight done.bklyndroobeki
- edgeways*********
- post on qbn insteadsarahfailin
- stop going to said meetingstoplying