Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door. Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

[Centrists be like] I think all people have a fundamental human right to freedom of expression* * Terms and conditions apply. Offer valid only to US and UK residents. Always consult a doctor before exercising rights.

Sent an email to my UK MP ( https://www.writetothem.com ) and figured may as well share it here too just to give you folks some inspiration. Don't send it verbatim, of course, they apparently don't like that. https://pastebin.com/raw/x6nfcQzT And remember the golden rule of activism: Be kind […]

[UKPol] Hey Brits, go sign this if you want Mastodon to still exist here. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903

[UKPol] Hey Brits, go sign this if you want Mastodon to still exist here. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903

Was thinking about what would happen if I were born as an #eevee and I would super not be prepared for the pressure of picking an evolution.

Been playing games to keep my mind off things, and wow Blue Prince is a good Betrayal-At-House-On-The-Hill-Them-Up.

[Fediverse Drama] You know, I'm super annoyed at the constant condescending "I told you so"-ism that Fediverse people do whenever Bluesky drama happens... Bluesky made their own federation protocol to fix serious problems with how Mastodon does it, and yet some fedi people refuse to listen and […]

Now there's a protest sign you don't see often.

Thinking back to when I was talking with some friends about gamedev stuff and they were like "oh yeah, you can just use AI to do voice acting. There's ethical ones you can get now, it's fine." It saddens me that the charming Banjo-Kazooie speak or corny developer voices are falling to the […]

I'm not #trans , but I have the belief that it's a fundamental human right that people be allowed to be and express themselves however they want to be. To those that are fighting for these rights, thank you. To those that cannot, hold it in your heart that there are allies and friends out there […]

[Emotionally charged fedi vs bsky rant] Just saw Northsky, an ATProto app. The reason that they've given for using ATProto over ActivityPub is that it allows people to port all their data from one place to another. Now can we please actually fix that issue for ActivityPub rather than claiming […]

The Scottish have won the AI Wars.

People joke about doctors having illegible handwriting, but have you ever tried to find an artist using only a low res cursive signature?

Whelp, going to my first furry con (a small local one). Wish me luck.

It's a bit windy out.

Another #pixel_dailies . This time it's strawberry. Not too proud of this - the colours are a bit meh and it's a bit busy. Still, practice is practice.

Decided to commission a doodle from @maudoggo.bsky.social . Aaah it's so cute and fluffy. <3

Trying to get the cobwebs off so figured I'd do a quick #pixel_dailies . This is one of those weird save icon things.

I guess it's time to start thinking about resolutions... I'm still on 1080p, wonder if it's worth upgrading to 4k...

Happy Hogmanay, funny animal people on the internets. May next year not suck as much as the last few.

Merry Christmas and/or holidays. This is a demand. We will open one present every hour until merriment is had.

So I've been thinking about important things... Sonic is definitely a Bluesky user. Tails has probably set up his own Mastodon instance. Knuckles has almost figured out how to get Facebook running. I think Shadow would be on Mastodon as well but on one of the "free speech" instances. Eggman […]

[Vent] It's getting harder and harder to trust that good will prevail and that things will turn out okay... Every time I think I'm getting things under control, something new comes along to fuck me up... This time it's the UK Online Safety bill nonsense...

Really specific #factorio hot take: I think in a few years, people will have warmed up to Gleba. Like a cult classic that originally bombed on release, but over time people learned to appreciate how unique it is. I used a belt based design, and despite it being a bit tedious to set up, it was […]

If I did actually end up making a game and people started speedrunning or modding it, I'd take that as the highest form of compliment. They like my game so much that they want to engage with it in a very engaged and technical way. The whole "speedrunners don't like the games they play because […]

[USPol, Bluesky] Honestly, one of the worrying things about Bluesky is that it's owned by an American company... We need less US companies monopolizing social media. It's also in direct competition to X, which is going to be de-facto state owned and controlled media next year... And with the […]

You know, I kinda regret being a Mastodon shill. Bluesky is growing in popularity and everyone on it just seems too be having *fun*. Whereas Mastodon just seems to be people who are here as a type of statement or protest. As well as that attitude of "you should learn to deal with rough edges" […]

[USPol, trying to be positive] No need to get stressed about what you can't change, focus on what you can. You can't change the result of the election, but you can help others. If you feel the need to do something, make it your goal to enrich the life of at least one other person.

[USPol] Well fuck.

[US Pol] Hey Americans. If you at all value people's bodily autonomy, go vote Harris.

So... Shadow the Hedgehog 2 is pretty good.

So, decided to give Beastieball a bit of a go during the Steam demo expo thingie. Pretty interesting pokémonlike.

This might be the antidepressants talking, but I'm kinda happy that Bluesky is popping off. Before I would have been angry because "Federation!" but... Honestly, it's really nice seeing people actually being happy and enjoying social media for once. And no need to worry about fedi-politics […]

Feeling a bit under the weather, so I figured I may as well send some unsolicited positivity. Hey, trans and neurodivergent folks; you are valid and deserve to be who you want to be. <3

... I really need to figure out a workflow on how to get my pixel art on the three sites I post it on without it looking like blown up garbage... Blegh. Sites are not kind to pixel art.

He managed to work hard to pull himself up out of poverty to get into drama school, but the only work he can find is being an entertainer for spoilt rich kids. Been meaning to try to get back into #pixelart and saw that today's #pixel_dailies was "clown". So […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

As an aside, "cursed magical sword imbued with the soul of someone who was kinda a dick on Twitter" is an interesting idea for a magical item.

[Politics in software] There is no politics in software. Software is just code, and has no agency or thoughts of its own. It cannot have opinions. It's not a cursed sword imbued by the power of whatever alt-right or woke fascist wrote it. However, software teams cannot be apolitical […]

[Twitter] So re: the "people you've blocked can now see your posts" thing. Yeah, it didn't really make any sense that they couldn't, since it's all public in theory. So initially I was like "uh, yeah, it's not that big a deal." But now I've thought about it more, it's not the action itself […]

Okay, so I actually grabbed one of those free-to-use #furry #refsheet s. Then tweaked the lineart and filled it in. Ahhh! I now exist! Honestly, for the first time in like 10+ years it feels like I'm actually getting involved in the fandom. ... Hopefully […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

Oh no... I downloaded a free fursona ref sheet template thingie with the intent to just fill it in roughly, add some text descriptions and send it off to a "real" artist to make a real refsheet. However, I've gotten super into tweaking the lineart and shading isn't that hard... I might […]

I don't want media with deep villains with complex and ethicality debatable views. I want villains with "nyeh heh heh" Waluigi vibes.

Doomscrolling is one hell of a drug.

[Discourse about the future of Furaffinity] Yes, there's a chance Furaffinity could vanish tomorrow. This is nothing new, it could have vanished months ago, or it could vanish next year. If something is important to your livelihood, make a copy somewhere. Diversify to protect yourself from […]

[AI Art Mention] Setting goals and milestones are important, and honestly I'm thinking that my "goal" for getting good at pixel art is to reach a level of skill where my art is better than AI generated slop.

[Dragoneer] I know your feed is full of this sort of things but I figured I'd share some (poorly worded) feelings as well. I've not been active in the fandom like ever, but it's always been some part of me, as has fA. In these past few years of social media unrest and megacorps screwing over […]