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- Gardener7
Looking forward to unleashing my latest Skylarking mix for Tak Tent Radio this coming Friday. Featuring an hour of some of the rarest original Ska, Reggae, Rocksteady and Roots 7"s ~ soon!
- garbage2
Nice Week 2: Electric Boogaloo
The Crown is hereby bestowed upon palimpsest.
#niceweek
- Bless you.palimpsest
- Wear it in health.garbage
- You've got some outstanding questions to answer, Mr garbage!
https://www.qbn.com/…Continuity - Oh shit, I missed this! Responding.garbage
- Gardener1
Today is the anniversary of the first interview I ever did with a band for The Garden of Earthly Delights in March 1991. A guy called Tony White who was then the programme controller for CRMK Radio arranged for a visiting punk band called Citizen Fish featuring ex members of Subhumans to come into the studio at Crownhill to record an interview. This was a couple of months before I even started the show proper as I didn't even know how to use the desk but Tony set me up with someone to handle the recording whilst I sat and chatted with the band, there is a cassette of this in my cupboard somewhere...
What was REALLY cool though was that they played their only Milton Keynes show in a community centre literally at the end of the street where I lived. It meant that I was able to mosh & get completely rat arsed as I only had a few yards to stagger home, happy daze!
- NBQ000
Ssssooooommeee body once told me the world is gonna roll me. I ain't the sharpest tooool in the sheeeed.
- Best Papa Roach songok_not_ok
- all that glitters is..a potential carcinogenBabySnakes
- https://youtu.be/0K4…pango
- NBQ00-2
Smash Mouth "All Star" but about QBN (thanks ChatGPT)
(Verse 1)
Somebody once told me that QBN's where it's at,
With a design blog so weird, you never know what's coming next,
It's the place where the misfits go to share their latest craze,
From the avant-garde to the absurd, it's a circus in many ways.(Chorus)
Hey now, you're on QBN,
Where the freaks come out to play,
It's a design blog like no other,
With a community that's here to stay.(Verse 2)
There's a guy from outer space who's sharing his designs,
And a cat who's into typography, it's really quite divine,
A robot who's got a blog, he's always posting something new,
And a DJ who's got a thing for vintage fonts, it's all so true.(Chorus)
Hey now, you're on QBN,
Where the freaks come out to play,
It's a design blog like no other,
With a community that's here to stay.(Bridge)
You might think it's strange,
But that's just the way we roll,
We're a bunch of misfits,
With a passion for design and soul.(Chorus)
Hey now, you're on QBN,
Where the freaks come out to play,
It's a design blog like no other,
With a community that's here to stay.(Outro)
So if you're feeling weird,
And you've got some design to share,
Come on down to QBN,
'Cause we really do care.- "'Cause we really do care"
Now I know for sure AI wrote this.Continuity - it rhymes with share, lolNBQ00
- Reads like my parents wrote thisdrgs
- nice try but signs you're getting oldoey_oey
- "'Cause we really do care"
- drgs-3
Not a day without some old fag celebrating his birthday on the frontpage
- BusterBoy3
Had to have a second molar removed yesterday. The cunt snapped the farken thing trying to pull it out. Then had to dig the bloody thing out. Not much pain at the time, but I've got PTSD with the sound of a tooth snapping in my mouth.
- palimpsest4
Post your QBN Mount Rushmore:
- LOL Cube
- Remove background
- It stays
- Jim from Detroit
My top two are based on the output generated, my last two on longevity and reusability.- Oh wow. I've got three, in addition to those:
• Funky Graffish
• Shoebox Guy
• Forever 21 Rip-Off Meltdown Director GuyContinuity - Sorry, I've also got a fourth:
• My man, BRETT BASHContinuity - • LOL Cube
• It stays
• BRETT BASH
• Shoebox Guysted - God damn, we forgot SetPSB.Continuity
- also impactful:
doogan / Google Maps Porn
JazX girlfriend
Derek & seangetti in generalimbecile - Legends all of them._niko
- Doogan is a godamn legendletterhead
- foutyContinuity
- Imbecile nailed it. Holy hell I forgot about the Derek & Seangetti Days. Might also throw in the Boz fiascoBonSeff
- Magicpatch meltdown "face first in to a propeller" was scarydmay
- ^ I only know it by legend and reference, that one. Never actually read any of it. Thread link?Continuity
- I guess it was deleted, he made a few death threats, mainly against Jalinedmay
- Magicpatch meltdown "face first in to a propeller" was scary
!!! that was nutsBonSeff - Whoa. That sounds not ok at all.Continuity
- Y'all's going into the deep cuts.palimpsest
- There was also the recent epic “ turns out I’m dating a pro” which was both riveting and absurd_niko
- We need a yearly award ceremony.palimpsest
- Hm. Does the Dating a Pro thing meet the criteria? It's uch more of an on-again off-again thing.Continuity
- That's what she said.palimpsest
- Magicpatch came back not so long ago but was swiftly booted by adminsGnash
- -fuck you candy
-every moneydog
-lolcube
-fuck you candygarbage - Also hedgegarbage
- Innovation Never Sleeps!utopian
- • LOL Cube
• It stays
• BRETT BASH
• FoutyPalindrome - crushed blackswordssssss
- Damn, forgot about that one.Continuity
- Oooh crushed blacks was a good one. There's too many, and we are bigger than a mountain.garbage
- I'm also ashamed that nobody has done it yet for this thread, so I'll end with the following:garbage
- TLgarbage
- Fouty, face first into a propeller & lol cubethumb_screws
- Calles on a donkeythumb_screws
- * Aye Mon then
* 5G
* Lol cube
* Crushed blacksinteliboy - forgot about aye mon thenthumb_screws
- Kinda proud to coin the "it stays" phenom. NIce.noRGB
- Oh, really?palimpsest
- Batesole!Continuity
- Park BarMHDC
- Oh wow. I've got three, in addition to those:
- sarahfailin14
No one thinks set's face should be on QBN's mount rushmore?? seems pretty obvious.
For me QBN's mount rushmore is already assembled right here:
- ++YakuZoku
- +1OBBTKN
- For set's face, you'll want to have a look at this necrobump:
https://www.qbn.com/…Continuity - +1hydro74
- +100sted
- Oh fucking this.garbage
- pango4
There is a part of our anus that detects the contents going through is wether gas or solid...
That's it's one job ...
But time to time it mistakes liquid as gas...
...
That is all
Thanks for coming to my ted talk.- and knowing is half the battleYakuZoku
- Shart Week, on the Discovery Channelsarahfailin
- Lol sarahAkagiyama
- lol sarahContinuity
- YakuZoku0
Discuss
- doggydoggdog-1
How do you teach someone good taste?
My office assistant is so smart and nice and organized but whenever he's motivated and finds references or sends inspiration, they're never right.
- Invite him to QBN.
We'll take good care of him.
#niceweekpalimpsest - I think you may need a robot assistant rather than a human.Morning_star
- It's very hard, because it's subjective as people keep telling me.PhanLo
- It can be learned, like machine learning. His dataset is too small and narrow.palimpsest
- ^good analogy :-)PhanLo
- They need to learn design, which it its core is learning how the eye moves, how certain shapes are pleasurable for the viewer (curves) how the eye movesshapesalad
- across shapes, how colours work etc etc.. with proper understanding, you can better evaluate what is good 'inspiration' or not.shapesalad
- At the moment your assistant is assessing thing based on arbitrary things such as past memories, or perceived technical achievements etc.shapesalad
- You do talk some shite, shape.Nairn
- don't let your office assistant do that type of work... Thats not her job.milfhunter
- They would be a good product or UI/UX designer. No taste required.monospaced
- Real recognize realcrazyprick
- Have them travel back in time and become obsessed with design and aesthetics at a young age, and then have them dedicate their all spare time to that obsessionmonNom
- Helps if they also have an exceptional aptitude in visio-spacial reasoning.monNom
- Invite him to QBN.
- oey_oey3
My situation is getting difficult as I'm looking for a part-time job till 36 hours max. for the last for months in Leipzig where we moved in September.
I've already sent 20 applications as graphic designer, multimedia designer, web designer, even as unexperienced UX/UI designer and the craziest of all, one to work as mail man!
Yes, you've read that right.
Today I went to the unemployment center and they suggested that if I would like to keep my freelance status I should maybe go work for DHL moving packages at the Airport!
...
- Maybe I should have invested more in my design career, not being anti-agency instead of doing streetart and trying to get somewhere with it and giving workshopsoey_oey
- After 6 months practically without work and no real network in a new city my humble savings almost disappeared...damn!oey_oey
- I feel for you oey... "Freedom" sometimes is painfull af.OBBTKN
- If life as a freelance can be defined as "freedom" :(
Good luck in your search!!OBBTKN - If I lived nearby an airport I'd be more than happy to move packages all day. So tired of clicking mouse buttons and staring at a screen all my life.shapesalad
- I would say, do it, go for the airport job - why? Because you do it for 6 months, it builds a buffer, it takes the pressure off.shapesalad
- In your spare time, you need to go monk mode - cut all distractions, tv, etc. And focus. You don't need a big goal, you need to build a good habit.shapesalad
- The habit is building a great portfolio, polishing skills, building a social media presence, networking online/real life.shapesalad
- Chip away at it, 90mins per day.... in a year you'll be closer to where you want to be in life.shapesalad
- Once you got a smart clear Portfolio site, email all design studios in Leipzig offering to take the load for them when things get busy, freelance style.shapesalad
- Right now is a hard time for all design services, as the sectors biggest client is the tech sector - which is being killed with layoffs and capital tightening.shapesalad
- Ride it out with something like the airport job, at least you'll be so physically worn out that sitting at computer after work will be appealing.shapesalad
- <3 shapesalad, that is so true, I'm just really tired after one year parental leave and another year supporting my partner in her full time job and PhDoey_oey
- I look back and in the last three years I barely accomplished anything...and the idea that it will take another year...but yes, you are definitely right and...oey_oey
- ...and that's a very positive approach!oey_oey
- https://job.deloitte…uan
- thanks OBBTKN! you kow.oey_oey
- have you tried sites like fiver or upwork for gigs? Not sure if they only benefit people in poorer countries where they can afford to work for next to nothing_niko
- or as someone else posted on here, hit up companies on linkedin who have posted for jobs and say you can take on some projects until they fill that position_niko
- Hi _niko, most of my applications have been via LinkedIn but yes, I definitely have to approach companies like that.oey_oey
- I'm also applying to remote jobs in companies within a radius of 150kmoey_oey
- oey, are you on LinkedIn? Most of my connections are on the German agency scene, and I'd be happy to maye a post saying you're looking ...Continuity
- ... and linking to your profile and portfolio.
If you are, get on the QBN Discord, and DM me.Continuity - Actually, when I say 'most', probably, like, 60%. I've also been trying to beef up my agency connections in France and Spain.Continuity
- Mail Man may be a good fit. If its an early shift you get your days work done before lunch! Then you have rest of day to yourself for street arting.microkorg
- Have a friend who worked as a postie for years and loved it for those reasons.microkorg
- ^ that's the reason I applied, it's a well paid job, in a credible company, the benefits and working hours.oey_oey
- my brother worked many years as mail man but fucked it upoey_oey
- pablo280
"When Twitter fired half of its employees in 2022, and most tech giants followed suit, I wasn’t surprised. In fact, I think little will change for those companies. After being employed in the tech sector for years, I have come to the conclusion that most people in tech don’t work. I don’t mean we don’t work hard; I mean we almost don’t work at all. Nada. Zilch. And when we do get to do some work, it often brings low added value to the company and its customers. All of this while being paid an amount of money some people wouldn’t even dream of."
- You get that in big advertising agencies. I did three months of nothing. Turns out I was a line item on the client invoice to bump profits.shapesalad
- Eg tell client the task requires 3 designers. Get a freelancer in at £325 per day, invoice for designer at £450 pd to client, keep the difference.shapesalad
- https://www.qbn.com/…sted
- oey_oey0
QBN Discord?
I registered back in 2019 but I can't find it.
Anyone?- Nope.Nairn
- HAHAHA, I'M SO FUNNEH
https://discord.gg/d…Nairn - :-*oey_oey
- hate the ui of discordshapesalad
- ^same
makes me feel like i don't know tech n shitYakuZoku - Discord is like if mIRC bumped uglies with Slack.Continuity
- And forgot the condom.Continuity
- jagara1
There should be a logo/mark/whatever called "made by a human", to put on non-ai made illustrations/images/designs etc.
- #NFTpalimpsest
- #BrilloBoxpalimpsest
- You can NFT AI-made stuff, so how's that an alternative?jagara
- Yes, i used NFT as a verb.jagara
- Just joking, there's no need for NFTs at all. A lot people already sign their work. Looks like you were looking more for an authenticity certificate...palimpsest
- ... that's why NFTs came to mind.palimpsest
- Well, "AI artists" sometimes sign their "work". Just something stating that this was made by a human.jagara
- Yes, so what's the solution?palimpsest
- Or even, where is the problem?palimpsest
- I guess like organic food has https://tinyurl.com/…jagara
- If you can't tell the difference between an AI & a human made image is there a difference in the way you experience it? Is a human made img healthier for you?palimpsest
- I have posted human made images in the AI QBN threads and nobody has noticed.palimpsest
- If you're paying for images and want to pay extra for a human generated image I can understand the labels. But as a simple spectator I personally don't care.palimpsest
- And if we're really interested in fair trade & organic work I don't think many humans would pass that label.palimpsest
- You don't see the value in trying to distinguish human made and ai made work? In the sense that this technology might rob people of their livelyhood?jagara
- And also devalue human work?jagara
- Yes, I see the value in human work that's why I made the distinction between paying for work and experiencing the work.palimpsest
- I might not taste the difference in fair trade coffee but I'm willing to pay for it. I only see an interest if there's a monetary transaction.palimpsest
- And if you can be replaced by a machine it's up you to find that added "value" to your work if you think it's work worth pursuing.palimpsest
- I think people need to be protected not jobs. For me, a job is a mean not an end.palimpsest
- I'm not paying extra for fair trade so the coffee picker gets to keep his job but so he gets less exploited.palimpsest
- I would like him to be in a co-op or even not have to pick coffee, I really don't care about his coffee picking.palimpsest
- Continuing with the coffee analogy. The only person I think is key in my coffee experience is the roaster. They have to choose the right coffee and roasting.palimpsest
- The roasting itself is done by machines but the roaster sets the parameters to match the taste they have in mind.palimpsest
- The barista is just there for the theater of it and can be replaced by a machine as well.palimpsest
- palimpsest2
Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees
- "Who wants happiness when they can have something to fight for"OBBTKN
- I know, it's not related, but I didn't know where to put it, sorry. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯OBBTKN
- S'all good.palimpsest
- Continuity3
- https://i.imgur.com/…palimpsest
- No idea WTF Quorporation was.Continuity
- It's like the Meta for FB or Alphabet for Google.palimpsest
- We got stuck with the TikTok.palimpsest
- Aaaah.Continuity
- Okay, so it's "Quorporation Broadcast Network?
An answer, finally? :)jagara - And, uh, great name, guys.jagara
- Turn that info figma pls!!maquito
- I'm actually really digging that Quorporation lockup.Continuity
- maquito3
I had a dream in which I went to a bar where I met a couple of people I knew, asked for some sausages, like, it was a sausage bar, and then they did a ritual for me through which they turned me into a deity of the bar.
The ritual consisted of strangers throwing alcohol at me and tying me up with leather straps around my cock.
Once the initiation was finished, they told me that they were going to help me in my biggest artistic intervention and they began to paint pictures and walls and shit; meanwhile my dream was moving away and I started to see a house in a corner, where my friends and I were creating the best work of art ever made. It got to the point where I cried from how excited I was and then I woke up and wrote this.
- slow clap...oey_oey
- Paging...OBBTKN
- as I tell my wife every morning when she tells me her dreams "they mean nothing and I want my 1 minute back"autoflavour