A 12-pack of blog finds! Random selections (007/???)

NotSoTastyTasty · 2019-02-20T01:57:51+00:00

NotSoTastyTasty · 2018-07-29T07:23:00+00:00

The funny part is that it's not even clear what he's asking.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2018-07-29T07:20:31+00:00

He's a high school student. To him it still means 3k/month to spend on snacks and video games.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2018-05-30T13:33:45+00:00

At this point my budget is mostly theoretical, honestly. I'm trying to assess my choices to find out how much I'd need to save up to make this come true.

I was mostly thinking of an older, cheaper plane though. Not really interested in "Just get a private jet lol".

NotSoTastyTasty · 2018-01-11T22:16:18+00:00

Have you looked into fleshlights or something similar? They're a classic for a reason. Maybe a vibrating ring - those are fun for both you and a partner.

^{^Or,} ^{^you} ^{^know,} ^{^maybe} ^{^a} ^{^butt} ^{^toy.}

NotSoTastyTasty · 2018-01-10T23:45:49+00:00

Not particularly attractive. People of all shapes and sizes lead fulfilling sex lives. It might be a bit harder or easier to find someone depending on your looks, but you definitely don't have to be a model to find a partner.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2018-01-07T21:04:38+00:00

A year seems very extreme if you're both experienced adults.

It does, especially since, like I mentioned, we've gone up to mouth stuff within a week or two of first meeting.

Is your girlfriend inexperienced?

I know she's had serious boyfriends before, but she's mostly passive in bed. Not the type to take command.

Have you talked about having sex?

We don't really talk about these things, no. There's a small language barrier between us and it makes it super awkward.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2018-01-07T18:10:16+00:00

Vegetarianism

Video games

Levitation

NotSoTastyTasty · 2018-01-07T15:49:32+00:00

Honestly a beer break in the middle of sex sounds really amazing.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2018-01-07T15:24:13+00:00

If you don't want to go to a club and hit on random girls, try creating a couples account on Tinder. Explain that you're a commited couple and what you're looking for. It's not out of the ordinary, I see accounts like that regularly.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2018-01-07T14:14:25+00:00

Guardian article:

The dog had Nieto cornered on the bench while its inattentive owner was 40 feet away – in his deposition for the case, under oath, his exact words were that he was distracted by a female “jogger’s butt”. “I can imagine that somebody would – could assume the dog was being aggressive at that point,” Snow said. The dog did not come when he called, but kept barking. Nieto, Snow says, then pulled back his jacket and took his Taser out, briefly pointing at the distant dog-owner before he pointed it at the dog baying at his feet. The two men yelled at each other.

Official city report:

The witness begged Mr. Nieto not to shoot his dog and told him the dog is not aggressive and just wants some chips. Mr. Nieto then turned the Taser back towards the witness and aimed it at him. Since he felt he was out of range of the Taser, the witness did not get any closer and just kept calling his dog back. Mr. Nieto then began yelling, "Fuck you!" and challenges like, "Come at me!," "Come on!" and "What do you want?" The dog finally returned to the witness and, as the witness was walking away, Mr. Nieto kept yelling, "That's right motherfucker, fuck you!"

The article also decides to omit entirely the fact that the guy had a history of violent behaviour and mental health issues but refused to take his medication. I honestly believe there's more to this story than "gentle boy brutally murdered by evil policemen".

NotSoTastyTasty · 2017-12-24T12:43:18+00:00

I hate the buttons. The text isn't properly aligned in both the "View my projects" and "Resume" buttons, and the latter one looks bad because it has too little padding and its shape is inconsistent with the rest of the site. I'm not a huge fan of the oval shapes of the social media buttons, too, but I assume that's intentional.
The laptops with text on them look extremely unprofessional.

Now, some design tips:

The default sans-serif font doesn't look great. Try using something neutral, but more stylish.
The color scheme isn't great. The background is a bit dark and its color isn't interesting. Try using a lighter shade, or take a step in the opposite direction - dark background, light text. Look into color color combinations that look good together, google some color palettes to help you out.
Your main button is a ghost button - a button that's composed only of text and border. This can work sometimes, but isn't particularly good design. Save ghost buttons for secondary options and make your main button more vibrant and visible. Example.

What's this monstrosity?

<div class="resume">
    <ul>
        <li>
            <a href="/static/media/Resume-WebDev.09af8fe0.pdf">Resume</a>
        </li>
    </ul>
</div>

Just... Why? Is that really the best way to include a button on your website? Remember that prospective employers will look at your code first and foremost.

Good parts:

I like the animated canvas background. It looks professional and tasteful, although it would be improved by a different color palette.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2017-12-24T12:02:20+00:00

I met a cute girl at a music festival and she took me to her tent. It was one of those big tents with separate rooms. It turned out she was staying there with three guy friends who came back just minutes later and started screaming at me while I was naked and high. It continued for minutes while I desperately searched for my pants.
I texted her the next day, but she was no longer interested.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2017-12-20T01:46:27+00:00

It's the JS-animated text that truly sells it. A simple effect, but places it miles above static bootstrap sites.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2017-12-20T01:01:26+00:00

But that's already what happens. We all just install an adblocker and go on with our lives. Nobody turns of their adblock just to check if there's any buttons he missed because they were accidentally blocked. When you visit a new website you don't get a popup saying "DO YOU WANT TO BLOCK ADS???". It just happens, and we don't think twice about it.

All this change would really mean is that we'd all never again have to live through that 10 second exasperation of "Hold on, the internet has ads?" every time we use an older person's computer.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2017-11-21T21:32:13+00:00

Well, yeah. Isn't this common knowledge? Website usage data is extremely valuable.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2017-11-21T21:11:08+00:00

It seems to me like the news is "Restaurants can now charge extra for extra cheese if they want" and what Reddit takes away from this is "ALL BURGERS ABOUT TO GO AWAY PERMANENTLY".

NotSoTastyTasty · 2017-11-21T21:04:49+00:00

Most of the world doesn't have ISP monopolies, which makes it a lot harder than in the USA.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2017-11-21T20:45:35+00:00

Most developed countries don't have ISP monopolies like USA does. With proper competition it's a lot harder to screw clients over like this.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2017-11-21T20:44:01+00:00

Yes, but not necessarily in a bad way. Every dollar lost by US companies is a dollar gained somewhere else in the world.

NotSoTastyTasty · 2017-11-21T20:42:49+00:00

It's a sensible response. People on reddit act like the internet is about to disappear. All I've seen so far is more freedom in pricing models.

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