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- oey_oey1
bret bash?
- YakuZoku0
Reminds me of one time on Facebook when someone called my wife a socialist cunt for supporting Bernie Sanders, then when I researched him before I let him have it I found his GoFundMe asking for money because he couldn't work because he got hit by a black widow spider
- utopian0
Is Youtube now blocking video playback on QBN?
- OBBTKN1
I just threw the third rat (this one was huge!) that the stray cats brought to my garden as a gift into the river...
They weren't supposed to hunt rats and only scare them away...
(◉ _ ◉)
- Adapot those cats, they're pretty bad ass.Continuity
- Mother and her 3 kittens of the apocalypse, rather.OBBTKN
- Breed those cats!********
- Make as many rat killers as possible********
- Too many cats these days are pussies.********
- Ianbolton0
Dearest creatives. I've got a after effects video/file for a major client that needs translating into 32 different languages - text and voice over. Is there a AI platform than can make this easier? I actually think the translations have been done already, but the voice over bit is gonna be a right job.
Any help/suggestions would be amazing x
- https://elevenlabs.i…
is your friendutopian - https://www.youtube.…utopian
- Cheers Utopian. This seems like exactly what I need.Ianbolton
- The Spanish AI speaker is from Texas... LOLOBBTKN
- wow
https://www.donostit…Miesfan
- https://elevenlabs.i…
- shellie12
Jesus christ I’m at a punk rock show. Feeling real angsty and 15 right now.
From another life, an old music client of mine was in town. Once more of a folk singer, hes in a punk rock band and a sold out show in LA. But i haven’t been in attendance for anything considered punk rock in 25 years, which makes me feel incredibly old.
- You ARE old... Now GO HAVE FUN!!
I’m jealous. <3PonyBoy - Shit i feel like ive known you for damn near 18 or so years now Ponyboy. Staggering numbers.shellie
- 20+ years since that first flash job you brought me on (2002)PonyBoy
- Actually that was around 2004PonyBoy
- I miss flash and showsYakuZoku
- Did you go in the mosh pit?cherub
- Shellie's yearly check-in with the old folks home that is QBN :Dmort_
- the body is only a vessel.thenohero
- QBN = bros AND @shellie. You truly are the best of us.ideaist
- shellie is definitely one of the names here that when i see a post of hers, I'm excited to see what's going on with her :)exador1
- Aw yall are so sweet. I still come here DAILY I just post a lot less on every platform. Things are good. I work at one of the major entertainment studios now.shellie
- Just found out I'll have work in the 2025 Oscars programming this week! I just finished a comedy pilot that's a finalist in a few script-writing competitions.shellie
- Hoping one day I'll be making fewer commercials, and a lot more actual television! Pray for me y'all. This pivot is rough.shellie
- You ARE old... Now GO HAVE FUN!!
- OBBTKN16
In a couple of hours I'm meeting my sisters and we're going to have a meal (it can't be any other way in a Basque family) for my father's 80th birthday.
Time flies and now we rarely see each other, which is why the aging of my entire family (including me) is more evident from year to year.
It's sad, but the meetings are getting faster and faster, we are all very busy, we have our lives, everything is more important than these moments in which we briefly get together, bla, bla, bla...
Time kills, but rush finishes.
Take care of your loved ones, nice weekend!
- Enjoy every moment of it, OBBTKN!Continuity
- Thanks! Back home... Was good to see them again. Now my belly is full for a couple of days lolOBBTKN
- As it should be!Continuity
- Muxu Aitona!!!Miesfan
- cannonball197812
Smoking a spliff with some wine in our yard in Altadena and thinking about marrying my girlfriend.
- Also annoying the asian neighbors with barely audible Stevie Wondercannonball1978
- best reconsider when straight, it's quite a commitment, needs a clear headGardener
- unless she's fucking amazingGardener
- Go for it, life is short.
And quit smoking now! ;)OBBTKN - if youre not having kids, don’t get married********
- It's a TRAP!falcadia
- What @Gardener said.
Godspeed little light / @cannonball1978!!!
He's feelin' it!!!ideaist - it's a Tarp! and the best Tarp.
so i've heard.pango - Smoke and stay single. ;-)bezoar
- if you're only doing it for some kind of weird american tax cut – don't. otherwise – doArchitectofFate
- Nice. Does she know that?monospaced
- Did you propose or what? Being stoned doesn't help you think straight. In fact, it probably makes you more gay at times.Ianbolton
- monospaced29
I got laid off this morning, after 16 years at the firm, building an in house agency and leveling up the whole team. Such a cold ending to this part of my career.
- Bummer. Sorry to hear. Package must be good, hopefullyGnash
- Ouch! Very sorry. Now rest, gain strength and when you're ready, fight again!
All the best, good luck!OBBTKN - Hang in there mangarbage
- Oh shit, Mono - that's gut-wrenching news, I'm so sorry. Did they give a reason..? I hope what Gnash says is true, I guess so for that sort of firm?Nairn
- be strong man!renderedred
- Just business “transformation,” not personal. Thanks all.monospaced
- oof—sorry, mono—been there. 16 years shows your loyal, experienced and probably have a solid folio—ignore the 'cold ending' and move on to the next beginning <3PonyBoy
- ^OBBTKN
- Very sorry to hear this - hope the severance is decent and new, better opportunities come in bunchesstoplying
- *you're :)PonyBoy
- 16 years!? can't imagine. Definitely a big shift, but know that it's all for good. You definitely have new horizons to explore now.Beeswax
- XO @monospaced.
(Sh)it happens.
"Aggressively underemployed" over here too...ideaist - I'm with you Mono...in the exact same position in almost every detail...exador1
- thank fucking god i just finished paying off the mortgage in the spring... that, along with the severance gives me some breathing room...exador1
- Take this as an opportunity to finally start your own 3 agencies. :P
You will bounce back. You're the least I would worry about here.
You got thispango - Good luck bro!utopian
- Holy shit, mono, that's awful.
Take the time to regroup and think.Continuity - awe fuck man, sorry to hear, welcome aboard the got laid-off boat, I hope we're both off this bitch soon.YakuZoku
- That’s not nice. Hope new adventures come your way soon.mort_
- I’ve got some months to figure something out. Maybe it’s time to rebrand as more than a designer.monospaced
- sorry to hear mono. i like your idea of rebranding as more than a designer, this has been running through my brain a lot lately. good luck.capn_ron
- Feels. Few days ago wanted to ask you how things are at work... I was reading about lots of changes.sted
- So so hard to not roast you over this job, but I hope you will rebound fast, best of luck!grafician
- Good luck mono, sure you'll find somethingHAL9001
- Their loss, fuck 'em.bezoar
- go ahead, roast me, neck beardmonospaced
- lol nah faith hit you already it seems
also FYI that was my actual LONG beard mate, seen from front! had LONG hair too ;)grafician - I have no idea what you look like. Fuck off already.monospaced
- Then mind your business mate
Oh waitgrafician - But again, best of luck in any new endeavoursgrafician
- Hey Mono. Sorry to hear it man. That's shitty. You might have lost your job, but you sure haven't lost us! Here you need anything man.Ianbolton
- it only will open new doors!milfhunter
- and fuck companies, they don't give a shit about loyal employees.milfhunter
- Companies do weird shit these days. Instead of taking it personal, consider the chain of command, and how they are reacting to new things like AI. They may havecherub
- done you a favor. I think designers from here on out do need to rebrand to defend against AI.cherub
- For sure. On to new things.monospaced
- lol at graf defending his own neck beard.whatthefunk
- Give em' hell mono. Take it easy, enjoy the holidays, pick up some freelance work, focus on full time in the new year. 16 years, respect, take a bow friend!whatthefunk
- Karmas a bitch ehRaybandana
- bummer dude. one minute you're a highly valued member of staff, the next an expensive overhead. business really is a nasty coldhearted, erm, business.hans_glib
- ^this +1000.
Sorry to hear Mono. 16 years is wild.
Are you freelancing?futurefood - Hang in there. You'll find something great.instrmntl
- Karma? Spoken like a true fucking asshole.monospaced
- I’ve already got people calling me with leads. :)monospaced
- You'll do great wherever you take yourself next! In the meantime, spend some quality time with your fam (not just with the QBN one :) ) Best wishes, dude!Krassy
- You'll find something better in no time, and it will feel refreshing :) chin up, good sir!rzu-rzu
- Sorry to hear, mate. Restart! Best of luck.maquito
- I’m already enjoying the extra time with my kids, and I’m not losing any sleep. Thank you all (mostly) for the support and encouragement.monospaced
- Enjoy your free time and keep us updated. You've got this!
We have real class acts here, they never lose an occasion to makes asses of themselves.palimpsest - I was done there anyway. Top of salary band, no upward progress in sight, the brand was stale AF, design not valued as much, and budgets were drying up.monospaced
- I might try to pick up a couple of small brand or print freelance projects while I look for a new position. Maybe something with a good cause. That would be nicmonospaced
- Yes mono, take advantage and enjoy your kids, our industry is living brutal times but focusing in family helps alot. Take care!OBBTKN
- <3monospaced
- Morning_star13
Just been in a pre-prod call where the following exchange occurred.
Person A: I'm afraid we still haven't received the product for the shoot.
Person B: You have. Get your house in order, bitch.
Person A: Oh. I suggest you check your tracking, cunt.Not only was there audible snorts and chuckles, two folk left the call immediately.
One of those people is wrong. I'm looking forward to the next few hours.
- Damn. “A” has a lot of faith in the tracking number system.********
- yikes. putting ugly remarks in an email is often a career limiting decision...saying it live on a call is even worse lol...exador1
- The "c word" needs more traction; nice to see it in use here!ideaist
- The B word VS the C word! Let's go!Krassy
- Lolz @Krassy.
: )ideaist - Please share the updates to this. This has legs baby!stoplying
- Agreed! This is way more entertaining than catpower's thing.Continuity
- the C word in the UK is less offensive than it is in NA :)spot13
- Damn. “A” has a lot of faith in the tracking number system.
- Morning_star6
--------------------------------...
U P D A T E to the post below
--------------------------------...You couldn’t make this shit up.
Me not giving a flying fuck about office politics, client shenanigans and bullshit drama meant I have been entirely ignorant of, well....
Person A ended a reasonably long term relationship with their partner the previous evening. The partner was devastated. Cue rivers of tears, screaming and shouting. The police were called by a neighbour. No blood was spilt but ego’s are in intensive care.
Person B is a very good friend of the person who was dumped and their ‘loyalty’ manifested itself in the Teams call.
Our HR and our client’s HR have been involved and decided that both parties should take a breath and act professionally as further outbursts will be met with ‘action’.
I’m betting this isn’t over. The shoot starts Monday.
- flol! so unprofessional and humanhans_glib
- lol who behaves this way********
- Are these people teenagers?********
- A junior producer and a product lead.Morning_star
- Wow, god damn.
When I read part 1, I thought it was two friends needling each other. Never crossed my mind that they were serious.Continuity - Also, sort by newest makes you a good egg, in my book.Continuity
- paging catpowersted
- Did Person B introduce the Dumped Partner to Person A?garbage
- Nairn19
@grafician - there's a time and a place to be a dick, eh?
- Oof yeah, somebody needs a Nice Week.garbage
- Was out with friends, no interest in qbn drama pa pagrafician
- but if this was about mono getting fired, sure, always remember
https://www.qbn.com/…grafician - and the best advice that I can give to anybody in the industry would be
"never get fired, always quit first"
from old DTP guy to juniors in the agencygrafician - grafician is why we can't have nice things.palimpsest
- ^Continuity
- I didn’t get fired, dick.monospaced
- You didn't?! Great news then!
Can we carry on with our lives now?grafician - What is your fucking problem, EXACTLY? I made ONE post and you are triggered AF.monospaced
- huh?! triggered?! I couldn't care less man
maybe triggered Continuity palimsepts and Nairn insecure mfs around heregrafician - No, they were pretty normal about it.monospaced
- Instead, you were a dick, then you got called out, and then you made an absolute fool of yourself creating drama instead of going out with friends.monospaced
- I'm insecure?! What?! Me?! Triggered?!
No.
?!Nairn
- dee-dubs5
what's so wrong with neck beards anyway?
- Self-awarenesspalimpsest
- who has time to shave while running 3 agencies?fadein11
- I thought he was running 7.
Times *are* tough.palimpsest - was it 7? oh dear lol.fadein11
- It's fine @pali @continuity it's the beard on the inside that counts ;)grafician
- "[...]exhibits characteristics such as social awkwardness, underachievement, or pretentiousness." https://en.wikipedia…)jagara
- sounds about rightmonospaced
- grafician-13
smh
grown ass men not being able to regulate their emotions...
- Akagiyama2
My starter word finally through for me!!
Suck it, Wordle!
- OBBTKN17
Yesterday we finished saying goodbye to a great friend who died last June.
It was a fantastic tribute, with musicians and artists and friends of all kinds remembering his contribution to our culture, global peace and the fight for the environment.
Of course, we ended up eating a good barbecue, washed down with cider and wine. This is how you have to say goodbye to friends!
- Nothing less than this will do.
You're a good friend to folk, OBBTKN!Continuity
- Nothing less than this will do.
- Gardener2
This is a press release for an event I am contributing to in early November.
In 2011Shane Quentin invited Graham Dowdall aka GAGARIN to play a live set for my Garden Of Earthly Delights radio show. Described on tunein.com, the Garden Of Earthly Delights "offers you a healthy dose of scratchy muffins, exclusive sessions, mixes and unpopular music."
Shane Quentin has built up a huge following and immense reputation over the past 30+ years. Best described as the underground John Peel. Those that need to know, know.
So it is with great pleasure & excitement that I can announce that Shane has produced an exclusive mix for Graham which will be premiered at the two 'In memory of Gagarin' events, next month.London - Friday 1st November @ Walthamstow Trades Hall
https://www.facebook.com/events/…Margate - Saturday 2nd November @ Margate Arts Club
https://www.facebook.com/events/…"I had the pleasure of knowing Graham for many years and broadcasting an exclusive session with him on The Garden of Earthly Delights radio show, and I am honoured to be contributing an hour long mix for this event." - Shane Quentin
Graham was a brilliant musician, live performer, and community music practitioner. He was an original member of Ludus, played with John Cale, performed and wrote with Nico throughout the 1980s until her untimely death; and as well as his solo career, was a member of Pere Ubu from 2007. He died of cancer aged 69, earlier this year.
- slappy8
Everytime I see my name after I make a post here, I cringe a little as slappy was the name of my zip disc for handing in assignments at college 20 years ago.
I am different person now, my name is James.
- Hello, James... I'm Kevin. :)PonyBoy
- In death, a member of QBN has a name, his name is JamesYakuZoku
- Hi Kevin! Something to look forward to YakuZoku..slappy
- Felix here, un plaisirOBBTKN
- Slappy James, blues singerjagara
- my internet name is slowly assimilating me in real lifehans_glib
- OK Slappymilfhunter
- You'll always be slappy to me.cherub
- Thanks for letting us know Slappy. It’s a good name! I’m called Ianbolton and always will beIanbolton
- @hans I don't know if you recall, but I still occasionally tag your name, so you're sorta real life in Seattle.garbage
- "HANS GLIB LIVES"garbage
- Hi James. I’m Brittney.shellie
- Hey man, I'm Ivan.renderedred
- Hey James, I'm Tyson :)exador1
- Knowing peoples name is nice, thanks.slappy
- Hi I'm me! Garry_me_
- Hi James, David here.sted
- jagara5
Whats the deaaal with those oversized water bottles people are lugging around? Do you really need 2,5 liters of water handy at all times?
- SYGO thread, I know.jagara
- maybe those are pizz jar.pango
- Full of ginOBBTKN
- That is an urn. It’s fashionable now to carry your loved ones around.futurefood
- drug dealer disguiseuan
- haha, I just y'day saw a very slight-looking girl coming out of a gym with a fucking bucket of water, and i wondered where on Earth she'd put it all.Nairn
- “look at me, I’m hydrated!”ideaist
- thats.... an american size medium, right?ArchitectofFate
- you are buying less plastic/aluminum canssted
- This isn’t a new thing, though. Remember Nalgene?monospaced
- tbf i carry this around
https://i.imgur.com/…
tho it's only 1L. I guess they drink more.pango - Argh it’s a generation raised by psycho over-protectors, my wife is constantly on my kids asses to lug around water like we live in the mad max dystopia_niko
- Like seriously, when are we more than 10 minutes away from a drinking fountain or a tap?_niko
- Hydro Homies + FOMOthenohero
- and the answer is yes.thenohero
- LOL @ bucketYakuZoku
- Unless you're adding some salt and electrolytes, all this water is pissing all your vitamins out! Stop the over hydration!stoplying
- Had a Nalgene until it finally broke, replaced with a Hydroflask and never looked back.garbage
- enema jugsAQUTE
- I laughed - My kiddo has a huge one called the "chug jug" - he needed it for soccer this summer for practice and games, in his case it makes sense...bulletfactory
- ... But it doesn't make sense for you, Becky in Accounting.bulletfactory
- It's again a US cultural thing...
https://edition.cnn.…grafician - In my youthful creatine stacking days benching 335lbs I needed to drink 1.5 gallons just at the gym.YakuZoku
- @_niko lives in venicested
- its a pee jarsted
- lets market it as a multiplayer pee jarsted
- Just carry a regular jar********
- Just carry a regular bucketjagara
- PonyBoy3
Go Dodgers.
- Yankeeeez********
- Do Brooklynites cheer for the Yankees or the Dodgers?_niko
- The Mets********
- who?milfhunter
- Fuck the Skankees!utopian
- Yankeeeez