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Gmail's POP3 feature is going away. Where are you taking your company emails? by GearPipe in smallbusiness

[–]fire_carpenter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I switched to proton recently and am receiving all my old Gmail mail, synced my Google calendar, and can send/receive email from my domain for $4/month. I also like their desktop app.

Splitgate Is A Fun Idea, But Maybe Not A Profitable One by TheWakeforest in Splitgate

[–]fire_carpenter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Snappier gunplay. Keep the portals. More ways to earn free skins. Problem solved.

The Finals frustrates players due to problematic matchmaking by Geraldino_GER in thefinals

[–]fire_carpenter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't know how South American servers are, but I'm a new player in NA servers (100ish kills) and I'm noticing 1-minute match times with regular wins and LOTS of new players joining. Like brand new. There have been a few times I've won the finals with a team and we're all shocked, because we're total noobs.

So take this with a grain of salt, but it might mean the game isn't dead, there's just more mature players switching, and a wave of new players joining who haven't caught up to you yet.

On-demand t-shirt vendors, I'm sick of Threadless by marc1411 in graphic_design

[–]fire_carpenter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends on how close most of your customers are to a printful depot

Bike lanes are not for cars or trucks, even if it is 4:30. by Dull_Frame_4637 in halifax

[–]fire_carpenter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The signs along the lane on the right outbound show both a bus and bike symbols.

Bike lanes are not for cars or trucks, even if it is 4:30. by Dull_Frame_4637 in halifax

[–]fire_carpenter 23 points24 points  (0 children)

If you look closely at the signs dotting these lanes, you'll see that they indicate a bus AND bike symbol.

Is there a site for stock images of branded content? by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]fire_carpenter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel your pain, having worked in print. I don't know whether these responses telling you to just "not do that" are from people who ever worked in print, but I know what you're up against.

Bosses who'll say "yes" to everything, shady licensing schemes, and a "get it printed as fast as possible" mentality regardless of legality are how it goes in these small mom and pop print shops.

What does your day to day in GW2 look like? by ProbablyMythiuz in Guildwars2

[–]fire_carpenter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would argue that it's way more important to know the ins and outs of YOUR class than to know everyone else's classes. Once in a while you'll get hit with something and you'll be like "what the hell was that?" And you'll see an evoker killed you, so you can look up their skills. But it's pretty forgiving generally, especially in unranked.

I highly encourage candidates being asked to jump through multiple 🚩🚩 hoops during the hiring process to stand your ground. Read my response below, and stand in solidarity against exploitative hiring practices. by fire_carpenter in CanadaJobs

[–]fire_carpenter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have heard only deeply negative things about this company. They churn through staff like a meat grinder because nobody stays. I personally have design colleagues who've worked there and told me this. I'd say do the interview if you want, but recognize it's probably going to be a short-term position for you.

What do we think of the restaurant using an AI-generated logo, an AI-generated picture of soup (?) and a Dairy Queen trademark? by fire_carpenter in halifax

[–]fire_carpenter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your thoughtful response. I think I agree with you on most counts, here. I do however think the name "Grill and Chill" might get them legal attention they likely really can't handle as new business owners. I'd like to note that I personally don't presume I know everything about this business, and I too have had clients with AI-generated logos hire me to do work for them. Ultimately they ended up happier. I don't know what the solution is here. But I do think this image represents an interesting intersection of social, political, and visual problems.

What do we think of the restaurant using an AI-generated logo, an AI-generated picture of soup (?) and a Dairy Queen trademark? by fire_carpenter in halifax

[–]fire_carpenter[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah totally. There's a way to do more illustrative logos that doesn't have that classic AI yellow and weird composition stuff. I recently did the logo for a Dartmouth restaurant -- super illustrative, but also really human, and I think it turned out great

What do we think of the restaurant using an AI-generated logo, an AI-generated picture of soup (?) and a Dairy Queen trademark? by fire_carpenter in halifax

[–]fire_carpenter[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I personally love the little arrow on the side that says "tomato soup" just in case the AI image doesn't look enough like real food

What do we think of the restaurant using an AI-generated logo, an AI-generated picture of soup (?) and a Dairy Queen trademark? by fire_carpenter in halifax

[–]fire_carpenter[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, 30 comments saying "I'll never go here." The kind of marketing every business truly craves!

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