#but the number of times paypal tried to get me to log in so that i could ask for help with NOT BEING ABLE TO LOG IN was mind-boggling

[quoththemaiden]

So my PayPal account got hacked and I had to call PayPal to get it resolved, which has been a multi-week process, but whatever, I finally got to talk with actual humans today. After they got it all fixed up, they asked if there was anything else they could do for me, so I commented that the hacker had changed the language to French so all the warning messages, security codes, address verification emails, etc. have been in French. And the customer service person was like, not a problem, I'll send you an email with instructions on how to change the language; have a great day.

Naturally, that email was also in French.

And I knew it would be. I knew it. What other language would it be in? English?? When my preferred language was set to French? Ridiculous!

Anyway, the great news is that I speak English so reading emails sent in French is frankly not an issue when they're formulaic stuff like "Pour obtenir de l'aide, connectez-vous à votre compte PayPal et accédez à notre page d'Aide" which I'm pretty sure is French for "so I hear you're unable to log in because someone hacked your account and changed your credentials, so just log into our help page and we'll get you sorted out. That's definitely the most logical way to solve your problem."

[polarfarina]

Okay while I'm ranting actually did you know that PayPal sucks? And is super confusing and stressful? I bet you didn't! PayPal is like the main thing small businesses can universally use for payments online, myself included, but somehow it's just so maddening to deal with.

My bank account is through a credit union. I'm not sure if that makes PayPal more finicky, but like... I first made a PayPal in 2017, but it wouldn't connect to my bank. Every time I tried it would fail. Until I entered it in and left two digits off the routing number. Then it worked fine! Until it rejected my bank again and I had to CALL them (horrendous torture) and after spending like an hour explaining I didn't know what was wrong the person on the phone went "eh, I don't know what's wrong either" and ended up having to force my account to accept the bank manually. It's been such an ordeal to simply even use the account at all, it's insane.

So I get worried that if I try to change too much it'll seize up on me again and not let me access my funds. I know that many other people who use PayPal to run business transactions have had hundreds or thousands of dollars disappear without chance of recovery because of weird unnecessary complications with their accounts. That scares me. When I moved, I tried to change the address. But it keeps defaulting to the one I had before, which, for me, is inconvenient BUT not horrible because I still have access to things that get delivered to the wrong address. My parents still live there. It's fine. I could try to fix it with more effort but it feels like maintaining a PayPal account requires walking on eggshells, I really don't want to break something.

Anyway this morning at 1 am I'm placing a $12 order for some beads online. It's a small business that used to be local that I'd visit growing up, but the owners of the shop had to move a few years ago so they do a lot more online stuff to make up for leaving. I entered in my NEW address, with the apartment number and everything. Cool. Payment through PayPal. That's okay I hope it works. I log in, it works, everything is okay, I click pay now and oh my god the address is different than the one I literally just typed in what the fuck. PayPal changed the address retroactively without asking me first. Great. So now it has my parents address with my apartment number attached which shouldn't be too bad because my parents house is not an apartment... but what the fuck. Why does PayPal suck so fucking bad. Can I just. Get things delivered to the address I keep typing in?? If my saved billing address (the one PayPal won't let me change) doesn't match the address I want to send these beads to you shouldn't "fix" that without telling me as I click "pay now." Asshole. It's pretty common to order things delivered to a friend's or business address. Ugh.

[naturalgaspipeline]

thats fucking awesome i can GO BUY A CAT WITH THE NOW $500 IM ABOUT TO DEMAND FROM YOU AND IMMA RUN AND TELL YO MAMA BOUT IT CUZ IK WHO YOU GET YOUR DIRTY WHITE MONEY FROM.

or is it apollos white mom she hates so much huh?

quit playing.

im burnin thru my savings cuz all my jobs done fired my schizo ass.

ask me if im fucking joking when you unblock my FUCKING phone number and LOG ONTO PAYPAL

christy aggen

mother fucker

good thing i never paid attention to apollos WANNABE schizo ass

literally made up a hot WHITE man to WHITEWASH me in HER own fucking head

cuz yall are ALL the white mans whores.

go get with a crazy fucking BROWN mixed muthafucka who was raised on STREETS

AND BITCH

NOT EVEN MY MAMA FUCKIN EVER ADMITTED I WAS PSYCHO

she was TOO FUCKING SCARED

call me

call me ask me about it

and you not gonna talk from christianna to allison taylor

shes dead and you took the money she needed to eat and get home

you never been on suicide hotline on HOLD you never been calling your doctor asking why you didnt drink no soda no coffee no energy drink just fucking JUICE and MILK and YOU STILL. CANT . SLEEP.

gimme HER fucking money

HEEEERRRRRRRRR GRAMMYS PENNIES THAT YOU SNATCHED

you think i never poured my grammys jar of pennies into YOUR WHITE HANDS??? DIRECTLY?????

from HER hard working beautiful wrinkled bony skinny DEAD hands

at least i got to admit some of my confessions to her

at least MY fucking ADOPTED random ass white fucking fake grammy LOVED me

ask me about her shirt

ask me about my pawpaws shirt

man

ask me if IM FUCKING OKAY

cuz im NOT

fabios dead and helens dead and dons dead and my sisters little sister molly? and HER sister raven????

both just as emo and FUCKED up as the REST of my family white or eskimo molly tried to kill herself this week.

im not asking for a switch im asking to replace my BALD tires on my SCREAMING hyundai that WAKES UP THE POOR KIDS IN MY FUCKING NEIGHBORHOOD CUZ THEY KNOW THAT UGLY PUNK CANT AFFORD IT.

so i fucking drive through YOUR neighborhoods in the night and you wont ever know when i have my hands on a gun with or without ammo until you can hear my fucking INDIAN WAR DRUMS. and your blood will run just as cold as the fucking ICE thats been FROZEN IN MY FUCKING VEINS MY WHOLE DEAD FUCKING SUICIDAL ESKIMO LIFE.

hows that for mental illness privilege?? matter of fact. lets be serious since you HAVENT this WHOLE TIME you FUCKING ASSHOLE.

@bestilvanius @bapphonicula @trans-taiga yall watch out at least ive got DOUBLE this screenshot set AND 3k fucking followers for my dumbass BAD ART PORN. u wish you were me and its so fucking funny cuz BOTH OF U LITERALLY HAVE ME LICING IN UR HEAD RENT FREE. OH MY GOD WELL YALL. GOT TARGETS. AND ILL SHOW U IN THE NEXT ONE LOL

OK I saw the weirdest take on adopting from shelters earlier and it's bugging me so I'd like to say a few words for anyone unaware on how shelters operate

When you are paying several hundred dollars for an animal, here are some of the things you're paying for

The animal itself

The medical care it recieved for the time it was in the shelter (often includes fixing, dental work, treating illness, and vaccinations)

It's food

It's enrichment

The time of the staff who care for the animal

Upkeep of the facility itself

Covering cost of care for other animals who never get adopted out because they die or are euthanized due to illness, injury, or behavior issues that are too severe to be helped

And other miscellaneous things that a shelter needs to keep running

The majority of shelters are non-profit. Their money comes from donations, adoption fees, and grants from larger organizations.

If you don't wanna pay 500 for a mutt, that's fine, but to act like the fees are for no reason is ridiculous. You are not just paying for the animal, you are paying to support a facility that's doing it's damndest to serve a community with one of the most pervasive problems that exists the whole world over.

Until YOU wanna take in the thousands of unwanted animals in your area and provide them with care, you can stop being upset over shelter pricing.

[firstenchanterorsino]

PSA: HACKERS POSING AS FRIENDS ON DISCORD

My Discord was hacked. I’ve had my money spent and servers deleted. The scam to me was not typical or tell-tale.  I want other people to know this method so the same doesn’t happen to them.

This is what should be known at the very least. Exact details and tips are under the read more.

The scam specifically PREYS upon friendship and empathy.

They take over accounts and target the contacts.

My hacker was a REAL PERSON. Not a bot!

They appear normal enough in conversation. 

They specifically make a friendly request for help.

They give reasons alongside the infected link or file.

It’s all about making you feel safe and not ask questions.

This would have NEVER HAPPENED if I had 2FA. I was stupid and didn’t. I regret it so much. 2FA is quick and easy. You link a phone number and get texts. Discord has one-time use backup codes you can download. This is for if something happens to your phone. You HAVE to download these prior to losing your account.  Again, set up two-factor-authentication. Download your 2FA backup codes.

If you are a target, this can save you from a lot of grief.

THE SET-UP [ VERSION 1 ]

A friend in my contacts was hacked and taken over. I was messaged by the hacker. They said they were a part of an IT class now, had a project due where they had to code a simple game, and needed feedback. They claimed they were leaving in 20 minutes and needed this done. The file actually didn’t work my first attempt. The hacker suggested “fixes” to "help” me.

You’re inclined to help a friend. The story makes sense. This friend was one I trusted but didn’t know a lot about. I was not busy, so I didn’t have reason to decline. The time limit’s purpose was to make me focus on giving feedback rather than make conversation, so I wouldn’t figure out the scam. The hacker talked to me when it didn’t work to make sure I got the malware.

The file was called “Snake Game.exe”. This was a Trojan file. Trojans look like real programs to trick you. I don’t know the exact function of this Trojan. My guess is that it was a keylogger. It forced me to sign out of Discord. If it was a keylogger, it read my info as I typed it to log back in. I’m not 100% certain ultimately. Hackers have an arsenal of malware available and it’s not going to be the same in other encounters.

In TWO MINUTES, my account was lost. I thought the server error’d. Login denials went from saying incorrect info to saying my email was not found. I got an email sent confirming my Discord email was changed. Without 2FA, this was easy. They had my password, the only thing Discord would’ve asked for.

The Trojan was basic. It got my discord login and nothing else. Either couldn’t or didn’t have a chance as my antivirus killed it. I scanned my computer and didn’t have more malware. While basic, it’s all that was needed.

I had Paypal linked. They spent $110 total on Nitro. I changed my Paypal password thinking it’d disconnect my Discord from it. Later, another purchase went through. I cancelled my debit card.

I made a new Discord and messaged my own account. Hacker demanded bitcoin and tried to voice call me. He only bothered to reply because I offered money, which I was lying about anyways. Hackers say very little and don’t reply if they don’t need to. Pointless and not worth the risk.

He deleted the servers I owned and left the others. This is typical for Discord hackers. They use what’s useful, strip your account, and then either abandon it or delete it. This hacker didn’t use my servers but others will, getting the account banned.

They started to message people. The hacker is possibly a new person at this point. The way they typed and the believability notably changed.

VERSION 2

Hacker’s story and malware host changed. He sent a link, not a file. A friend I got back into contact with sent me screenshots of the hacker trying to scam them.

LINK TO SCREENSHOT. Hacker is green, friend blue, and the red is a past username. I left in the link he sent. Don’t go to it. I don’t know how the site works and how it gives malware. Merely going to it can be dangerous.

To summarize, hacker wants friend to bug test a game site they helped developed. This scam was obvious. Writing was poor, looks like it was put through a language translator, says he developed a game but links a “streaming” website, says the site has netflix/amazon/hbo for free, the site preview text is unusual, and outright says “this isn’t a virus”. 

Obvious red flags. My friend asks a personal question I’d know. What’s my pet snake’s name? First time, it was ignored, so my friend repeated it. The hacker didn’t use my chat logs and guessed wrong.

Alarmingly, the “name” they said was actually an old username I used in the past elsewhere. I haven’t used it for years. This wouldn’t be found on my Discord or chat logs. Nothing else was hacked. I don’t know how they got this. My one guess is that my Discord password has been in a data breach and they looked up my password to get my compromised information for old accounts.

The hacker ends up changing my avatar, name, and numbers to something obviously not me. This makes no sense. It defeats the perk of pretending to be me. They’ve been offline for a while now so they might’ve moved on.

CONTACTING SUPPORT

Support is notoriously awful. They’re slow, strict about their privacy policy, and literally don’t reply sometimes. Common advice is accept your losses and don’t hope to recover the account. I've been lucky with Support so far but I still don’t have my account.

There’s an automated reply to your ticket that has questions. You need to give your original email, your discord username AND the 4 numbers, and how you got hacked. Having this gives optimal chances the ticket is taken seriously. 12 hours later, I was informed I’m being assigned to a team member. No actual action yet. Three days later, new email said they investigated and reverted my email back. The account is temporarily suspended and requires a password reset. 

I still can’t get in because I’m asked for a 2FA code. I don’t have one. I told support and there’s no reply yet. Policy says they can’t give codes, but it might differ when hacked. 

A deleted account can be recovered for up to 14 days, then is gone forever. It’s common for hackers to delete accounts. Get your ticket in and reply to Support ASAP. You don’t want to waste time.

When it comes to the transactions, contact Paypal or your bank first. Discord discourages Paypal disputes and wants a ticket. Contacting Discord should be your last option. My ticket about the money was never replied too and they asked for information I didn’t have access to. Meanwhile, Paypal solved my case in four hours and I was refunded.

PREVENTION + SECURITY

Having 2FA is the strongest security measure you can have when it comes to not getting hacked if someone has your info. Have the backup codes and keep copies in multiple secure places with one being Drive/Cloud service.

Practice security basics. Have a strong password. Don’t use one password for everything. Browsers now will generate you strong passwords and save them. You can also use a password manager. The email you use for accounts should be one you know you can still access. 

haveibeenpwned is a site dedicated to archiving data breaches. If your email or password is compromised, this site will tell you. Compromised passwords should be changed right away if in use. Compromised emails should be monitored, but isn’t as dire as a compromised password.

Have an antivirus and an antimalware service. There is a difference. Having both maximizes protection. There’s a plethora of well-working options that are free. Keep them up to date.

Don’t brush off oddities or gut feelings. If something is off, ask questions and take precaution. A hacker relies on saying little while getting what they need. Simple questions reveals them. A true friend should understand you wanting to be safe and wouldn’t be upset at you not immediately doing a favor.

[pomrania]

Paypal has the absolute worst “contact” thing that I’ve ever fucking experienced. I mean, I’m pretty sure there’s worse ones out there, but I haven’t had to deal with them yet.

So, some time ago, paypal required a phone number to log in. I don’t have a mobile phone, so eventually I came to accept that I’d just never be able to use my account again. I’ve kept getting the standard emails from them though, and today I finally tried seeing if I could talk to someone about turning that off. Which is when I ran into that their “help” page is incredibly UNhelpful if you CAN’T FUCKING LOG IN (and probably even if you CAN), and it’s stupidly difficult to find their phone number. And when I HAD found it, FIRST it required me to give the last four digits of the bank account linked to paypal, and THEN it only had a computer system, which appears to only have the options that are written on the online “help” section. Fuckers.

My current problem, other than not being able to strangle whatever sadistic bastard set up this system, is if I should try and give them my landline phone number so I could access my account. I mean, it says MOBILE number, so I don’t know if it’d even work. Second problem, it’s the household phone number so if we get spam from that, it’ll be even more of a problem than normal. Third of all, I think for logging in with a mobile it requires sending or receiving a text, which... again, landline.

Ugh. The more I hear about mobile phones, and the more they seem to be required for everything, a) the more determined I am to never own one, and b) the more I want every single GODDAMN mobile phone in the world to be destroyed. Or at least all of them that belong to people who make any kind of policy.

So, uh, aside from me just ranting here, does anyone have any answers to the stuff two paragraphs up?

[ryuucafe]

またとんかつか？？と言われるかもしれないが、Tさんが松乃屋しか行ってないらしい。もう、、、世間を広げよう、Tさん、、、

ポン酢？かつだったっけ？とりあえず口内炎あっても、つらくても酸っぱい物好きですので、耐えて食べる！

So it was my birthday the other day.

I was planning to have a day off, but March is a little bit too busy, so I decided to go to work anyway.

Someone I used to know in India a while back called me. I supposed it was another "happy birthday" so I took the call. The guy always wanted to do a video call, which I despise, but this time he actually did a voice call.

After asking how I was doing, he went straight for "can I borrow some money?"

Mind you we only talk like once every year. I always had a gut feeling that he was bad news, so I tried to keep my distance.

He said he was outside, got kicked out of his brother's place, he called everyone he knew but no one helped him, and so he turned to me, and he was greatly embarrassed. This kicked me in the forking heart. I could not walk away. I gave in and said I would.

He needed around 600 USD, transferred to him via Western Union, the bank account was not even in his name, it was his brother's. His explanation for this was that he was in Canada for his master degree, so he only had his bank account in Canada, whose balance is -200CAD; if I send the money there it would be automatically deducted, and he would not want that. Also, he did not think he would be back in India this long, but because of COVID19, he was not able to get back to Canada. It was a bit iffy, so asked him to make the transaction Paypal. It would be easier for me because I have used it before, but he had the nerve to talk back and "force" me to use Western Union.

My work was forking busy on the day. I did not even have enough time to go for lunch. I needed to keep logging on to my messenger to talk to my clients and so his messages kept popping up on the screen. He was sending so many messages.

I asked another friend of mine, and to this friend only, I explained my situation and asked for some advice. As I expected, he told me it was fishy, and that I should not do it, that it might get me into trouble.

But I could not look away when the guy called me again, in the afternoon, asked if I could send the money right away, mentioning again that he would be having his check by the end of the month, and he would pay me back, even with interest, and that he was sorry if this had caused me any distress. I was having work piling up like a mountain, calls coming in, clients waiting for answers, as I stood in the corridor, listening to his rambling about his life, his business, his ongoing education. Somehow during this one and a half year starting this job, I had trained myself too great at being too good at customer service that I could not bring myself to cut in when the other person on the line was talking.

I went back to the office, got a little breather from work, but a client called so I had no choice but to take it. I almost burst into tears, but I think I kept my cool, hope he did not notice anything strange.

At around 7PM, I was still at work, and he called again, asking if I had sent the money. I told him in all the calls before that I was very busy with work and I will manage something by 9PM. Now that I think back about this call, I do remember cutting in while he was talking, telling him my work was very busy, and I really needed to go back, but miraculously he was still able to keep me out on the office's balcony, on the phone for 5 minutes.

He kept sending messages, this time telling me that he walked an hour to Western Union, asked the employees there, and turned out since it would be an international transfer, he could not receive money if it was a full 600 USD one, so he instructed me to do four 150 USD transfer. (Yes, he did have the nerve to instruct me.)

Finally out of work at 8PM, I could not answer the phone if I was on the train, and I did tell him this, yet he kept on calling. I tried to do the transfer, but my ID was not with me, so I told him I would need to go home and get it to finish the transfer. He asked how long the trip would be (which is an hour), and then told me that he had asked Western Union to open past their closing time to receive the money, which, I mean, you can do that???

When not getting a reply from me, he kept on sending messages, telling me that if I was having thought, I should not because he was starving, on the street with his luggage. But what could I do and tell him at that moment? I already explained that I needed to get home to actually finish the transfer?

Nevertheless, I got home, found my ID, filled everything in and Western Union asked for Juminhyo (which is a certificate I need to get from the local authority) or My Number Card (which I did not sign up for) to prove my identity. I told him just that, "I cannot finish the transfer", and it was as if he did not even trust me or thought that I was too stupid to use the app, asked me to send him a screenshot of the step I was at and told me what I should do.

Of course, even with the help of the assumingly Western Union staff, the transfer could not be completed.

The dude finally gave in and agreed to receive the money through Paypal. I told him that I would only be sending him 150 USD, and I could not help him any further. I think I made a good choice.

But I don't know. I think if I did not help him, I would not be able to sleep at night. What if he got robbed? India is not the safest place on earth. Or even worse, what if he died or starved on the street because of my decision? There were so many what-ifs.

After he saw that the money was through, it was like 9:30PM-ish. He was back to his carefree self, jokingly (or may not be jokingly) told me to turn on the video call, that he wanted to see me, and that I look sexy when I am tired.

Of course, I said no.

Shut up, you forking moron.

[fuzzytrashbird]

life is mean! (this one's a little long)

omg life has been fucking us over so bad these past couple days im gonna SCREAM

every time we get somewhere promising with housing, they're like "Actually,,, ur income is too low" which UNDERSTANDABLE but also WE NEED SOMEWHERE TO LIVE

we only get a total of $1,851 or smthn a month from my mom's SSDI (which we got on monday and is already GONE btw) and we keep getting mail from SSA and thinking it's an update on my hearing for my disability but its NOT it's the same thing twice about how the hearing will work over the phone or via zoom or whatever and it's like !!! please!!!! we need HELP!!!!!

but aside from that, there's ANOTHER whole mess with my bank account which i was supposed to call them about but i forgot bc my sleep schedule is so bad and my brain is so fried from everything weh

basically, the extra money i mentioned i had last update? COMPLETE FUCK UP. the wifi at our hotel had gone out for a solid day plus and when they got it back it was still spotty, whatever. thing was? they didn't get it fixed in the lobby until DAYS LATER. so the "extra money" i had was money from the last payment to them. when i called my bank to be like "hey,,, i have an extra almost 500 in my bank,,, but all my transactions look right,,, whats going on" they were basically like lol we don't know but congrats! what i had to look at and learn MYSELF was that the transactions in my online banking don't fully go through until days to a week later. and when they go through, they don't show on the day they were initially created and the money was taken out, they show on the day it finalized, with a little thing saying like "9/10 [business]" and I DIDNT LOOK AT THE NUMBERS I JUST LOOKED AT THE BUSINESS LIKE YEAH THAT LOOKS RIGHT and the bank person i ended up talking to who went through my transactions to make sure they were right DIDNT MENTION IT EITHER.

anyway i'm now almost 400 in the red in an account that wasn't supposed to be able to be overdrawn. so that's COOL.

i'm fully aware its like 95% my fault for not looking closer, then spending the money, but i'm giving 5% blame to the bank guy who didn't mention dates from when the transaction first went through but when it's listed as finalized.

my mom also just had to like. cancel her current card this morning and get a new one bc some microsoft thing went through her bank account that she did not have and when she got an email abt it and tried to log in to cancel it it gave her some email to log into microsoft with that she's never heard of and that's WEIRD so we're hoping nothing else comes of that. also it's the second time she's had to get a new card since we've been here lmfao

anyway, all this to say; life is awful rn lol

we still need to stay in the hotel for another week or longer, which means we still need money. if anyone is willing to help us, it will be be greatly appreciated! i'll only be using paypal to accept payment at this time, as i can't exactly use my bank acc and i do have a paypal debit card luckily.

it's around $475-495 (last time they charged me like 474, before it was 492, idk anymore lmfao) for a week in our room. we have until tuesday to get the money. if anyone can help, it will be very appreciated.

commissions open as always! feel free to contact me here, on instagram, or go through kofi commissions

oh boy

hello again! 

assuming you saw this post and the follow up reblog, you know my life’s been a little hectic. upon paying my landlord the $425, he was like “yeah ok now give me $1,050 by next week or I’ll evict you”. which. rude. but we had a check coming this week so we had hopes.  but upon buying food to, y’know, live on, we dipped into the rent money. the landlord is now evicting us and unwilling to budge, except if we give him 400, which will only buy us a week to move out. we’re selling our car, which currently isn’t working anyway so we aren’t using it, and that’s giving us around 200-300 for it because it’s a wreck (old). we’ll have that money covered with what we have already and the car, but we’ll have around 300 bucks to get a storage unit, buy boxes, and find somewhere to stay with our cats. luckily, it seems, at least for now, shelters aren’t in the cards. 

i’m not begging for money as urgently this time, it’s technically less desperate, but still is desperate. so if anyone is willing to queue in for my commissions to help us pay for what we need to get through stuff, it’d be really appreciated. there’s no particular amount we need at this moment, but anything helps! 

so, if anyone is interested in commissioning me, or just wants to share my info to help, it’d be appreciated! 

All my info, from art examples to commission info, is on this neat little site here https://fuzzytrashbird.art/ 

and here’s my commission pricing! 

[tgrobintpa]

Morning thanks to all you Ladies, sissies, and fellow submissives

I am reaching out to you all on a number of things, so please bear with me,

First of all, I am a fully bisexual sissy, entering transition since does take a huge decision to do so, to go further into total feminization including your finances. When one accepts that and grows from there it can be blissful, and no longer have to hide what one really is and it no longer being just sexual. To be a girl 24/7 takes a lot, especially if you have no guide, so when you find one the changes can be a bliss filled rush.

And I am ready, even if I live, strive, and survive living in South Florida. And I am NOT looking to relocate but live in my long term home here.

Number two is about business.

Please do not hit me up if you are a Lifestyle Pro Domme for adding me to your slave stable. It may be what we both want but I am searching LOCALLY ONLY for the right, long term, lifestyle Femme Top again in my life. We can talk business BUT its more than a Mistress/slave relationship here since I am also a lifetime entrepenoure here and have tried many things since I am a content provider, all with a successful track record. I just do it right ya know? Everyone can make a return on my projects.

See I have a lifestyle Podcast, to be produced and shot here in South Florida. The Podcast Just Us Girls is geared to the 40ish and under crowd mainly. It will cover live insights about business, finance, education, love and lifestyle, including LGBT and we kinksters in a half hour format to be shown on Rumble.com and a heavily redacte version on Facebook. Have to bleep out the dirty works lol

Right now, I can accept small donations on paypal.com. If you have the ability we can talk the investment side, since I am working daily to raise the 20 K in basic cost for 10 episodes as a pilot as we build and grow,

My paypal address os lostigerfilmsinc@gmail.com, so any amount you can chip in with a loving Thank You is appreciated,

Log in with your Paypal address please and enter Friends and Famil, since it lowers the costs all around.

But if you are a possible investor with a pre agreed to return amount, we have papers to follow here. Nothing I can do but it is IRS rules and investments can be tax deductible the first yea, as we work on the profits made here. Everything will be clean and legal across the board including reporting funds in and out if you decide tuy a piece, nothing is under the table, and by law cannot be. Done right, with you watching we can all make serious bank $$ and laugh all the way to the bank.

So, if that interests you please contact sissy robin at Lostigerfilmsinc@gmail.com.

Just Us Girls has HUGE potential, with a world wide reach but yet done locally to me. With the 2 right women as hosts, even a Pro Domme willing to work on a Saturday with a 2 hour meet up weekdays to do the subject(s) of the week, and we all promote like hell the show that 1 day could mean a large regular payday in the thousands, split 3 ways. You 2 as hosts and the production company and my costs. I get paid last as usual, but that way everyone stays happy.

And your faces will be out to millions collecting that green cheese!

And best part time work ever too!

My cost is 2 thousand a show before I make a dime. But you can and will, that I can say. As well as any mainstream business you are involved in. And I will advise on that nasty required IRS reporting if you would like to go large and be a full partner here.

So Ladies, no matter who you are, you wont have to be hustling a donation, a fee, a registration . You will have followers and potential slaves who will honor and obey you in the online world. Or IRL, in real life if they are local too you.

I am crossing over a thousand followers myself and it is growing also. A local, Lifestyle Lady will come. As I take the steps in Full Feminization and Transition. But my eyes are on Just Us Girls, who we all all can be a part of and profit from in many ways. Thank you and I hope we all talk soon. If your midset is like mine if you know where I am coming from

Sissy Robin

Jus Us Girls coming soon!

[nyerus]

🌸 Updates and FAQs for Watching the TGCF Donghua! 🌸

✴️First, check out my detailed guide HERE if you want to know how to subscribe to YouTube or Bilibili!

Please read through these if you have any questions first before sending in an ask, as it's probably answered here (or the previous guide)!!! If you don't see it here, or still have confusions afterwards, then feel free to send in an ask or DM me!

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✨Important Notes/Updates✨

Bilibili is allowing non-members to watch for free! No region locks, and you don’t even need to make an account. Free watchers will be one week behind paid members. But this is a legal and free way to support the donghua if you’re unable to pay! (This actually means that you’ll be able to see the episodes faster and for free on Bilibili than you would on YouTube, because YouTube has a two week delay instead of just one week.)

Funimation is broadcasting TGCF in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. These are some of the regions which are blocked by YouTube, so this is an available alternative for those who don’t want to go through Bilibili. They have also stated they will launch in Mexico and Brazil this winter.

ALL broadcasts are in Chinese with hard-coded/embedded English and Chinese subs. (I.e., they come with the broadcast itself, on top of the image. Nothing to toggle on/off, they are automatically there.) They are the exact same across all the platforms.

Please support official releases so that we can get more seasons, and high quality! This is still niche content, believe it or not!

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✨Frequntly Asked Questions✨

🔹GENERAL FAQs:🔹

1.) "Where is the best place to watch?"

I still reccomend Bilibili's native website/app over all other streaming platforms. This is due to some key points:

Bilibili's website/app gets the episode the very second they drop. There is no delay whatsoever. YouTube and Funimation have been delayed the last two weeks. It's unknown if this is just a hiccup or what, but if watching new episodes ASAP is important to you, going through Bilibili ensures you will not have to worry about any uncertainty.

Price breakdowns: Bilibili's website/app 3-month membership is $10-11 USD. Their YouTube channel's "MBBM Lv2" membership varies by region, but in many places is similar or just a tad more. In the US, the MBBM Lv2 membership and Funimation membership is the same price ($5.99 per month, or $17.97 for 3 months). So you can actually save some cash by going through Bilibili directly.

In the end, this is largely up to personal choice and comfort. Some people may find it difficult to navigate Bilibili's website even with guides and google translate's auto-translate feature. In this case, YouTube or Funimation are fine alternatives. If you also have an existing Funimation sub or plan to use it to watch other shows, then that's perfectly valid too. Similar with the MBBM lv2 sub on YouTube, especially if you want to use it to see other shows (e.g. Legend of Exorcism which is only English-subbed on YouTube).

2.) "Where do I watch for free?"

On Bilibili's website, you can watch episodes for free! You will be one episode behind paid members, but it's a legal way to support the donghua. You don't even need to create an account!

3.) "What episode will be airing when/where?"

Check out the table below for the differences in airing times. Time is 11AM China Time.*

NOTE: Funimation is technically supposed to be the same as Bilibili members/YouTube MBBM Lv2, but the last few episodes have been delayed so I have no clue.... *Additionally, YouTube's episodes have been delayed by a little bit, but they've aired the same day.

4.) "How can I support the donghua?"

Free, on YouTube: Subscribe to Bilibili's YouTube Channel, give likes to TGCF videos/clips, and leave nice comments!

Free, on Bilibili: Everyone can follow the official TGCF account and page, plus leave likes on videos. All this following stuff requires you to have passed the Bilibili quiz to unlock levels: If you are lv2+, you can leave comments and give coins to offical TGCF videos. (Log in daily to get 1 coin/day if you're lv1+!) If you are lv4+, leave a good 5-star review!

Paid: Buy subscriptions to watch the donghua! Also, merchhhhh~

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🔸YOUTUBE-RELATED FAQs🔸

1.) "What's the difference between Bilibili's YouTube Channel's MBBM Lv1 and Lv2 memberships?"

MBBM Lv2 allows you to watch the episodes on the same day as Bilibili's website broadcast.

MBBM Lv1 has new episodes delayed by one week, meaning you will be one episode behind the others. There actually is zero point in subscribing to MBBM Lv1 (unless you want to watch other subbed donghua) because you can watch the same content on Bilibili for absolutely free, since Bilibili is allowing non-members to watch TGCF one episode behind paid members.

You can also watch two episodes behind on YouTube.

2.) "If I have YouTube Premium/Red, do I still need a membership on Bilibili's YouTube page?"

Yes. YouTube premium is completely separate from the channel-specific memberships.

3.) "Are episodes simulcast on YouTube?"

While originally stated as being simulcast, there actually seems to be a bit of a delay on YouTube as of now. It's unclear if this will change with future episodes.

4.) "Do I need a VPN?"

If you are from one of the restricted countries, then yes, you'll need to use a VPN. You can still pay for the subscription as normal, and then use a VPN to watch the donghua. It will not affect payment.

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🔹BILIBILI-RELATED FAQs:🔹

1.) "Do I need to take that 100-question quiz to sign up for Bilibili or the membership?!"

No, it's totally optional! You do not need it to either watch the free episodes or to buy a membership. It's only if you want to comment and stuff. It might make you think you gotta do it, or enter a code, but it's actually not needed. Check out THIS post for more info!!! (However, you may still want to do it in order to level up and eventually leave a nice review for the donghua!)

2.) "I'm only able to watch 6min on Bilibili's website when I watch from my phone. Do I need the app?"

You do not need the app. Switch your browser to Desktop Mode in order to watch the video in full.

Be sure to download a browser like Google Chrome, Firefox, etc that supports this mode if your native browser doesn't allow for it.

3.) "Can I get the app on iPhone/iOS?"

This depends on if you are in a country where the app is not region locked in the app store. If you're able to download it that way, great! If not, try using a VPN and setting your region to mainland China. It may work. APKs are not useable on iPhones, so unless you know how to sideload apps onto your device, you may be stuck with the app store only.

Do note that you might be unable to pay for a Bilibili membership through the app, depending on version, but you can always simply pay through the website and then use the app as normal. It will apply account-wide on all devices.

4.) "Why are there two versions of the app?"

One seems to be the international version, which is more basic and lets you pay via GooglePay/ApplePay. The other one seems to be made for mainland China, and allows you to even buy merchandise through it (Chinese address/bank acc required). Mostly, both have to be downloaded via APK on Android. But some iOS users have reported different versions of the app being available for them through the app store (namely the int'l ver, and some have said they can use a VPN to get the mainland one).

5.) "Is there any benefit to having the app over just using the website?"

Not really, no. With the app you can buy very cute hualian themed skins for your profile, though (if you have the mainland version of the app). Plus you can save videos for offline viewing.

6.) "Do I need to enter my area code for Bilibili when signing up/in?"

NO, you do not enter your area code in the phone number field. Select your country from the drop-down list and it will automatically consider your area code. (E.g. if you're in America, select 美国 and enter in your number like 5557779999.)

7.) "I didn't get to set a password when signing up, so how do I log into my Bilibili account after being logged out?"

Use the same phone number you did to sign up. Instead of a password, you'll enter in a one-time key that is sent to your phone via text message. (NOTE: some people have reported not receiving these messages, which may vary by phone carrier!)

As mentioned above, don't include your area code when filling out your number.

Also, if you are signed in on the app on your phone, you can scan the QR code on the log-in page through the app.

8.) "How do I turn off the barrage comments filling up the video I'm watching?"

Select the little button that reads "弹" under the video:

(Website vs App)

9.) Is the Bilibili subscription auto-renewing?

No, the 1-month (¥25), 3-month (¥68), 1-year (¥168) subscriptions will not automatically renew. They are a one-time payment only!

Notice that the renewing payments all say "连续" in front of them, which means "continuing" or "successive" types of subscriptions. They are also cheaper than the one-time payment. (E.g. the renewing 3-month sub is ¥45 instead of ¥68.) Moreover, the renewing types are not even available to purchase with PayPal, afaik. You need Alipay or WeChat Pay, etc.

10.) "Can I use the app/membership to read the manhua too?"

Unfortunately, not quite! Your Bilibili account is universal, but you'll need to download the manhua app seperately and topping up M-coins to pay for the manhua. (One-time purchases, either by volume or by chapter as per your choice.)

11.) "What resolutions are available?"

You can watch up to 480p as a free member. Paid members can watch at 1080p and high-bit-rate 1080p. It's possible to chromecast it to TV, too. (I haven't tried it, but others have!)

12.) "Can I watch across multiple devices?"

Yes, you can!

13.) "Do I need a VPN?"

No, Bilibili is not region-locked. However, some particular countries may have Chinese apps blocked.... :(

14.) "I want to leave a comment/review. How do I level up on Bilibili?"

Log in daily, watch at least one video per day, give coins (attained by logging in) to your fave videos, etc! It will definitely take a while haha.

15.) "Will I be able to watch other donghua like MDZS or SVSSS with my membership on Bilibili?"

No, those two donghuas are produced by TenCent, not Bilibili. You will need either a TenCent/WeTV account, or you can watch them on their YouTube channel (free).

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🔸FUNIMATION-RELATED FAQs🔸

1.) "Is Funimation's broadcast a simulcast?"

It is supposed to be, according to their initial announcements. They seem to be having some technical difficulties, but those may be resolved soon. I suggest keeping an eye on their twitter for updates if you are interested in watching through them!

2.) "Do I have to pay extra on my Funimation sub to watch TGCF?"

No, afaik, the regular $5.99 sub covers TGCF too.

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I hope this helps out people further, so we can all have an easy time watching the donghua! And please do support it legally! 🙏

If you still need help, feel free to send in an ask!

[babywitchofthesouth-responds]

Plz read this thing i found about the band Letters VS. Numbers

This isn't my usual type of post on here but I NEEDED to tell someone about my detective work for this cryptid band. And trust me when i say this shit gets WEIRD.

So there's this band called Letters VS. Numbers, they're super underground and anonymous, were pretty active around 2011 then were quiet for a while and everyone thought they were a dead band. Greats songs tho.

Anyway, in 2020 they released some more singles and put them on Spotify (bangers, go listen to them).

I wanted to see if i could buy an old album on theirs, but they don't sell anywhere. Looked through some youtube comments and there are people distributing google drive links with digital copies of the earlier songs from when they used to be on iTunes.

Then I found this page: https://bandsoftheweek.blogspot.com/

They only have one post, and it's about Letters VS. Numbers. And lucky me, it provided LINKS to their old social media accounts (seriously old, MySpace era). These links are broken now, but i'm a cool hacker person and used the Wayback Machine to view the pages.

And it was awesome.

From what i put together on Word, it looked something like this:

That shape jpg in the middle was titled Ennegram, btw.

LINKS:

Travel Log (also 'online travel log')

Mythologies

Bone Tired (1)

Click here

Bone Tired (2)

MySpace

Now i bet youre wonding what i found on the paypal link

Yes. the link is ACTIVE!! It's $7 (USD) for the Bone Tired album, which was a limited edition print BECAUSE of the travel log idea they made.

SO pretty much Letters VS. Numbers created this album in where people copy it to their computers, write their names on it, and add their names to a Google maps list (look at Travel Log link) so you can see where everyone is who's ever had a copy. Then you pass the album to someone else and the cycle continues.

But I havent actually tried purchasing it cuz im a little spooked by what i found next.

At the bottom of the PayPal page, there was a link saying Cancel and return to Letters VS. Numbers. I clicked it and it took me to a page that looked like this.

I have no idea what that diagram is.

But when you hover over different portions of it, it links to these pages:

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2011/03/15/hadron-collider-time-machine/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-supercollider-that-never-was/

https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider

https://businessfacilities.com/2013/08/magnablend-reopens-former-superconducting-super-collider-facility-in-waxahachie-tx/

Uhhhhhhhhh. what????? Time machines?

THEN i clicked on the little 'LVN' underneath the diagram. And it took me to another Letters VS. Numbers page called 'the seven'.

The only thing i could click was the letter I.

Which took me to this really weird page called "The Truth About the Desertron". about a particle accelerator... called the Superconducting Super Collider... in texas...

Then i decided that was enough for me, i spent 4 hours researching this shit when i have three exams to study for and now i've gotta hope the american government doesnt try to kill me while i sleep.

[gooseking]

I really need to figure out another way to manage my anger issues. Rant below.

So I've been having SO much trouble with just ONE check from my school. First, I was told that I needed to upgrade my card to accept direct deposit from a new employer and to send my ID and social security card. I didn't have my actual ID at the time, so instead sent my temporary one (I just changed my ID to have my new legal name). They told me the day AFTER the cut off date before my money was sent back to the school that it wasn't accepted. So I had to have my mom send me a picture of my actual ID to send. Then they told me my social security card wasn't accepted, and I stayed on the phone until that fucker was approved. So my card was finally upgraded.

But my money was sent back to the school, so I had to wait until the school actually got it so that I could get a live check. They didn't get the money until Tuesday. I've been dealing with this shit since either the end of October or early November. So with my upgraded card, I had the option to cash my check on the app. I tried, and it said my identity wasn't verified??? So I called, and they said I had to register with ANOTHER APP.

So I tried. Said there was already an account made with my social security number. So I tried to log in, and my email wasn't in the system. : ) Frustrating. So I messaged their online support, they couldn't help, so they directed me to call and that I would have immediate assistance. Close to 40 minutes later, I was finally talking to someone. Turns out, my account was registered when I made PayPal (before I had my name change). She told me that I could verify my shit over email when I got it and my account would be all good. Got it fixed today. Still couldn't log into the app. So I hit "Forgot Password", and never received the email.

So I tried to cash my check on the first app now that my account was at least approved. Got progress. Hit "Deposit Check", and it told me to register a card. My card was already registered. Contacted support AGAIN. Text support couldn't help; told me to call. So I called.

: )

Most frustrating fucking call of my life. I told her my situation, and she kept asking about the other app, and I told her it was a problem with the first app. Still wouldn't fucking listen. I asked for another agent who WOULD listen, and she was adamant about not switching me. She still would not fucking listen to the situation. So, as with someone with bad anger issues and with this going on for more than a month WITH the stress of finals, I blew up on her. I yelled, I cussed, was hitting the desk, and she finally transferred me to a supervisor.

: )

You would think that the supervisor could help me, right? NO. This fucker really tried to tell me that it wasn't possible to cash a check on their app, when I had it pulled up in front of me and was telling him a step by step of what I was doing. "It's not possible to cash a check with our app" BULLSHIT. WHY THE FUCK WOULD IT HAVE AN OPTION TO LITERALLY DEPOSIT A CHECK?

So I told him I was done and hung up.

Turns out, I just had to register my card in a different fucking part of the app. I had to figure that out by myself just by clicking random shit. Was able to submit my check.

: )

Denied.

The app still thinks my legal name was my birth name. So I tried contacting support with this third party fucking app, and was met with an automated message saying that they were closed but were open Monday-Thursday from 9am to 10pm est. It was only 9pm est. No option to leave a message.

As for the fucking anger issues, it's not just blowing up on people. I get visceral and cannot control my body sometimes. I'm honestly surprised I didn't black out like I usually do. But I get so much pent up anger that I have to let it out physically. I threw shit, punched my bed until my glasses flew off, and punched my backpack with my laptop still in it. Hurt my hand like a motherfucker. I was down on the ground in pain for about 2 minutes and the pain didn't subside for one of those minutes. It still hurts more than an hour later.

I'm so fucking fed up with talking to customer support and having to deal with this shit.

[blushie14]

Language of Love [Skephalo]

You know, this was originally going to be a drawing, but I couldn't help myself! The scenario I thought of was too cute just to be a small comic! There are some sentences in French! All translations are at the bottom. Not gonna say anything else, just enjoy!

Zak was smiling like crazy as he hopped onto Minecraft. He spammed Darryl to get onto Teamspeak. He was impatient as he was fidgeting in his chair, giddy and nervous at the same time. I'm really going through with this huh?

*buddy joined your channel*

"MyEHHHH!" As soon as Darryl joined, the both of them start to greet each other back and forth in their usual manner for a little bit. "Yo!" "Skeppyyyy!" "Hi!" "Hey!" "Hiiii!" "What's up?" "Nothing much, just felt like talking to you. Can you also hop on to Minecraft?"

Darryl seemed happy to do so, since he wasn't doing much at the moment either. "Oh! Sure, what do you have in mind?" Zak thinks to himself. He only needed to talk to him so he didn't really plan anything specific to play. "Well I'm fine with whatever dude." "Hmm... Wanna go to wool wars then?" "Alright! Wool wars it is then, let's go!"

Zak already hopped on the server while Darryl was still logging in. "So, this isn't for a video, is it Skeppy?" Zak laughed, face turning a bit red. There was no way he would do this for a video, he'd die of embarrassment. "No! No, I just want to have some fun! Haha, why do you always think I'm recording?"

"Wha- Do y- What do you mean?! You always hide the fact that you're recording from me!" Zak giggles before continuing, "Dude! I'm not recording! I'm not recording, I swear!" Darryl rolled his eyes and smiled. He didn't fully believe him, but he decided to not push it any further. "Oh whatever you muffin head. Let's just start so that I can destroy you in a 1v1."

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"aAAH! WAITWAIT NO!" Zak laughed and celebrated as Darryl screamed. He successfully knocked him off and won. "Three in a row! Bad, I'm crushing you!" Darryl growled in frustration. "I- No! You are cheating!" 

"WHAT?!" 

"You're a cheater cheater, pumpkin eater!" Zak bursts out in hysterics as the both of them bicker back and forth for a bit. "Oh my goodness, I hate you so much right now. ...Okay I don't really, but you're ticking me off!" 

Zak calmed down and laughed lightly. He sighed and mumbled, "Je t'aime." 

With help from Vincent, Zak may or may not have a list of words in French. A list of words that Zak is too scared to say to Darryl seriously upfront. So of course instead of letting Darryl know, Zak could say it out loud without having Darryl understand. Plus, he could impress him as well.

It was pretty sudden for Darryl at first. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion, "Wait what? What did you say?" Zak giggles before he replied with a warm smile. "Je t'aime! Tu me rends tellement heureux."

Darryl's eyes lit up in awe. "Oooh! Are you speaking in French? Did a6d teach you few things?" Zak smiles and nods, "Oui~" Darryl can already feel himself burning up. Hearing Zak just simply speaking like that made him feel weird and fuzzy. He wanted to hear more and was very curious to what the previous words mean. "O... O-Okay then. So what did that mean in English?" 

"Oui means yes." "No, I already know that. I meant the words before that." Feeling sheepish, Zak nervously laughed and shook his head. "That's for me to know and for you to never find out." 

"What?!" Darryl exclaimed, a little hurt, "Why not?" "B-Because," Zak hesitated, "Tu comptes tant pour moi!" Darryl muttered under his breath, "Okay, no. I'm not gonna let you distract me. I am coming to kill you."

A few minutes into the next round and Zak sees Darryl building up in the distance. He giggles and throws an ender pearl towards him. "Tu es mingonne. Je t'aime." Darryl felt his face heat up again as he rolled his eyes. "Oh my goodnes can you sto- AHH! Skeppy no! NOO!" Zak grinned smugly as he managed to kill his opponent once again."Wow Bad, I thought you were good at Wool Wars."

"I AM good at Wool Wars! This is your fault because your fancy French talk distracted me!" Zak snickered and replied, "Je t'adore." Darryl covered his face and laughed a little. "Oh my goodness! Either stop talking French or tell me what you're saying!" 

"Ahaha! I don't want to!" Darryl huffs, "Fine! Keep being a ragamuffin." Darryl suddenly gets an idea that he should've thought of sooner. "Hang on Skeppy. I'll be right back. I'm gonna make a phone call."

"Okay, hurry back! Je t'aime!" Darryl muted his mic and picks up his phone. He dials a number and murmurs while he waits for someone to pick up, "If you won't tell me, then maybe he will."

-

Vincent ended his stream a few minutes ago and was planning on going to sleep. Before he could get up from his chair and head to bed, he heard his phone ring. He looked and sees that Darryl was calling him. He figured that it wouldn't hurt to talk to him, and picked up. "Yo Bad, what's up?"

"A6dddddd! Skeppy and I are playing Wool Wars right now. He is speaking in French and don't know what's he saying! What did you teach him to say?" There were a couple phrases that Vincent shared with many curious people that asked, especially Darryl. But since Vincent is a bit exhausted, he couldn't think of anything that he might've shared with Zak. "I'm not really sure what Skeppy is doing," Vincent yawned, "Can you at least give me an example of what he said so that I could translate?" 

"Oh my goodness, he already said a few things already though." They both stay silent for a moment until Darryl gets an idea. "Oh! If I continue talking to Skeppy, can you just tell me what he's saying if he speaks in French?" 

"Hmm... Okay, I guess I can do that." 

"Perfect! Yes, thank you. I'm on Teamspeak with him right now. I'm about to unmute my mic." He unmuted as Vincent was still on the phone, secretly listening to every word. "Hey! I'm back!" 

"Bonjour!" Vincent quietly laughed in the background as Darryl rolled his eyes in slight annoyance. "Oh my gosh, are you gonna continue speaking French the entire time we play wool wars?" 

"Hah, nope! Because I feel like playing bed wars now. Wanna team?" Darryl replied with enthusiasm "Ooh, okay!" Zak smiled at the fact that Darryl's frustration could simply vanish in an instance. He mumbled, "Je t'aime pour toujors." Before Darryl's face could burn up again, loud laughter can be heard on Darryl's phone. "Bad? Who is that?" Zak questioned, while Vincent gasps for air. "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?" 

"Oh my good- LANGUAGE!" Zak's heart came to a stop for a split second, "Is that a6d?" Darryl couldn't answer before a6d continued, "I'm joining Teamspeak, hold on!" 

-

It took Darryl and Zak a moment to hop over to bed wars. Zak is slightly panicking while Darryl moved Vincent to their Teamspeak. As he joined, Vincent was internally freaking out, smiling widely. "Sooo Skeppy, is this the reason why you asked me how to say I lo-" Zak immediately cut him off with a scream. "Oh my goodness! How to say what?!" Vincent tried to speak again rolling his eyes, "I told Skeppy a few different ways to say I-" 

"NAANANA!! HANYA HAAAA!!" Skeppy interrupted again, thankful that no one can see how red his face is right now. "A6d, I will literally give you 50 dollars for you to shut your mouth!" Darryl couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Seriously?! You would pay a6d not to tell me what you're saying?!" Vincent smirked, "Send it to me on PayPal." Zak let out a sigh of relief while Darryl was not a happy camper. "Wait no! I wanna know whatever the heck 'Je tem' means!" 

"You wanna know what it means? It means Skeppy is a coward, THAT’S WHAT IT MEANS!" Zak felt his face heat up as he laughs, "SHUT UP DUDE!" Darryl, being oblivious as ever, asks "Wait, why are you calling yourself a coward Skeppy?" The other two started giggling. Vincent facepalms while Zak just tries to change the subject, "We have to protect our bed, Bad come on!" Darryl sighs and yelled, "Okay! Okay! I'm collecting emeralds!"

-

A few minutes go by, and the duo were doing a decent job protecting their bed. Everything was going fine until Zak tried to go back to their base while carrying 3 diamonds. Not paying attention as much, he slipped up and fell into the void. "Oh my goodness you fatty! Why did you die?! Now we can't get heal pool!" Zak chuckled, "Tu me rends gaga." Vincent laughed, finding the situation both amusing, a little embarrassing, but kind of cute. He is also slightly cringing at Zak's pronunciation. "Oh my goodness a6d, please tell me what he said. Did he call me stupid or something?" 

"Well... he didn’t call you stupid," he snickered. Zak laughed and continued. "Les mots no peuvent pas décrire mom amour pot toi~" Vincent swore a part of him died inside as he hides his face from second-hand embarrassment. The pronunciation was a little poor to him, but apparently pleasant for the other as his face was flushed red.

"Oh my gosh, how many things did you teach him?!" Vincent only laughed in response, still hiding his face in his hands. Darryl starts to do the same, "Finishing this is going to be impossible Skeppy!" He whined becoming flustered, "because you keep acting like a potato! Tell me what you're saying right now, or stop it!" 

"Bad, all he's doing is saying 'je t'aime' differently every time." 

"But what does je t'aime mean!?"

"Tu es mingonne! Je t'aime." Darryl couldn't take it anymore. His heart couldn't take it anymore. No longer caring about the bed wars game, Darryl decided to use a last resort to find out once and for all. Google translate. Thinking he heard it enough times to say it, he grabbed his phone and asked Google.

"What does je t'aime mean in French?" Miraculously, it managed to pick up his question correctly the first time.

Je t'aime means 'I love you' in French.

-

It's as if time froze when Darryl stared at his screen, wide-eyed. He felt his face heating up more and more, coming to the realization that Skeppy was saying 'I love you' in many different ways. He didn't even notice Zak suddenly disconnecting from Teamspeak and logging out of Minecraft. He only snapped back to reality when he heard Vincent cackling.

"I-... I-... Did Skeppy leave?!" Vincent nodded while he was still laughing and shouting in the background, "FINALLY!" Darryl puts his hands to his face in disbelief. His emotions have gone haywire and it felt like his heart was bouncing all over the place. "A6d, w-what.. just happened?"

Vincent cleared his throat, "To sum it up, Skeppy was.. basically flirting with you." Vincent laughed a little more before he continued, "I honestly didn't expect him to do it in French, but I guess it was effective in the end. I had a feeling that he really liked you." Darryl was still at a loss for words. He was still trying to calm down while still looking at the 'I love you' at his phone. ...He loves me. "Sooo, do you want me to tell you what I taught h-" 

"YES!" Darryl squeaked immediately, VERY eager to translate everything Zak said to him. "Okay, but you did NOT find out those translations from me. Alright?" Darryl instantly agreed. Grinning, Vincent continued.

"I think I can remember everything I taught him, but let's start off with what I heard. So this sentence he said was a bit off: 'Les mots no peuvent pas décrire mom amour pot toi.' It literally means 'words can't describe my love for you.'

Darryl burned up as covered his mouth with both hands to suppress a squeal. "aAWW!! That’s so adorable ohmygoodness." Vincent snickered, pretending that he didn't hear the other squee over their crush. Darryl cleared his throat, apologized, and asked Vincent to continue.

-

About half an hour went by after he left the Teamspeak. Zak couldn't pull himself together as he overthinks what Darryl is even doing or thinking about. What if he thinks I'm weird? What if we aren't friends anymore? What if-

*buddy joined your channel*

"Skeppy?" Zak panicked once he heard Darryl's voice, he blurted out "Do you hate me?!" Darryl blinked in surprise, "What?! Nonono, I don't!" Zak covered his face, still feeling a bit stressed from this. "Hey, muffin. Muffin calm down. I promise I don't hate you."

Zak slowly lowered his arms, "you don't?" Darryl had a toothy grin on his face and shook his head. "Of course not.." He nervously looks down on the floor, and attempts to say as best as he can, "Tu comptes tant pour moi." Zak was surprised for a moment. He wasn't exactly expecting Darryl to speak French afterwards. It was cute. Zak smiled as relief washed over him, his face was warm as he replied back.

"Tu me rends tellement hehreux."

[End]

DISCLAIMER: I do not know any French! I only did a little research! Here are the translations:

[alleiradayne]

An Update

It’s been a millennia since I wrote anything. I know I don’t owe anyone any writing (technically, I do, but that’s a different story, no pun intended). But I wanted to keep my followers in the know.

I have been up to my eyeballs in the dumbest fucking shit lately and I’m not even talking about COVID-19. My work sucks. The only good thing about it is that my team, the immediate people I work with on the regular, are awesome. But I need to get out soon. The actual work itself is fucking soul-sucking and I hate it. I get very little downtime, which is a major contributor to why I haven’t written much lately. Not because I don’t have the free time at work like I used to, but because I don’t have the mental, emotional, creative, or physical energy to commit to writing when I get home.

My daughter is 16 months old. That’s all I need to say about her (she’s wonderful, but a handful).

I’ve been reading way more lately in an effort to relieve stress.

God damn Minecraft.

I had sinus surgery in December and while the recovery was short, the surgery did not achieve the intended results. I still have major allergy symptoms without being allergic to anything. I was sick with sinus infections for the better part of two months and was only finally feeling sort of back to normal before right before I went to Vegas. Now I’m dealing with severe seasonal allergies after the snow melted here.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. What has really irritated me lately is this pile of bullshit:

Google as the monolith it is shouldn’t fucking exist. It’s too convenient to get embedded in all their services such that, when one of them breaks, you’re cut off from all of their services. This story is long and convoluted. I’ll do my best to keep it succinct (I’ve already failed, I know).

Back in January, my primary Google account was compromised. After piecing together the crazy puzzle of what happened, I determined that someone obtained my Google account password, logged into the Google Store with it, and made two fraudulent purchases using two different payment methods (PayPal and my credit card, both of which were saved to my Google Pay profile under this primary email account) equaling a very large sum of money (like $4k).

My credit card company, bless their corrupt little souls, texted me immediately about the VERY expensive charge for the second order and I freaked out. I didn’t get any emails confirming these orders because the fuckers that hacked my Google account (I suspect Google had a data breach because they skipped all two-factor authentication I had enabled and I never received any notification of my account being accessed like I normally do) put a filter on my Gmail inbox to mark all Google Store emails as Opened (or Read) and to immediately toss them into the trash. Do Not Pass Go. Do Not Collect $200.

I immediately resolved these fraudulent charges with disputes. They never even hit my credit card (which was canceled and I was issued a new one) or my bank account (PayPal). Google, however, sucks at this shit. The first purchase was made at 4:30 AM. I never saw it until later that night. Once an hour has passed after a purchase has been made from Google’s store, they cannot cancel it. How fucking ridiculous is that?

So Google Support said to just refuse the FedEx packages. I rerouted them to a FedEx drop location because I didn’t want anyone to steal them off my front step (because that’s what I suspected the scam was all along, why else have them delivered them to my fucking house?) The first package arrived, I went to the drop location which was a Walgreen's, and I told the cashier that I needed to refuse the package and have FedEx return it to the sender. I said this several times to the person helping me. But then she had me sign the FedEx scanner and when I went to leave, she pushed the box to me and said, “You don’t want it?”

It gets worse.

While I felt dumb for signing for the package, when the second package came in the next day, I also signed their scanner but it was to actually refuse the package. I don’t know why that’s how it worked, but it did. 

Package 1: Accepted. Package 2: Refused.

This is important.

During this time, my Google Pay profile under my primary Google account was placed on a temporary freeze. But on February 10th, once everything had been returned (FedEx managed to get the first package returned, I have the tracking numbers, it made it), my Pay profile had been reactivated.

Which was really great because my Play Music and HBO subscriptions had lapsed. So I immediately renewed them.

Problem solved, right?

Wrong.

I tried buying a movie before I flew to Vegas and got a very similar error that I’d seen previously when my account had originally been frozen at the end of January due to the fraudulent charges.

Through several Support chats and getting the run around, I come to find that my Pay profile has been permanently closed because I violated the Google Pay Terms of Service. And that Google’s policy is to not discuss the details of the issue with anyone. And I cannot close that Pay profile and create a new one under that same Google account because it’ll just get flagged and closed again.

While pissed, I resolved to fix it after Vegas because I didn’t have the capacity to handle it while prepping for that trip.

I get back and the problem still exists. A part of me hoped it would just go away. So over the last week I went back and forth with Google Pay support on what the fuck is going on with my pay account. Several times they repeated the same thing to me: account is closed due to violation of ToS, can’t discuss it with you per our policy. Great.

During that time, I noticed that I had like, $200 worth of Google Store credit on my account because of the packages I had unintentionally accepted (I had previously signed up for Google One so I could offload some storage to their cloud, and as a part of that Google One sub, they offer a percent of Google Store purchases as Google Store credit). So I wanted to see if I could actually use it. I kinda figured they’d take the $200 back seeing as that the charge never processed. When I tried to buy something, I finally got an error that said my Pay profile had been closed for violating the ToS.

The Narrator: Can you put that in a folder and label it “Shit I Already Know”?

I filed a complaint with the Attorney General of Minnesota because Google was not allowing me to do anything to resolve the issue. Every email response I sent was met with a similar response of “we’ve reviewed your account and we’ve determined it must remain closed”. I went Full Karen™ on Google Pay support and threatened them with legal action if they did not tell me what the fuck I did to violate their ToS. That was last Thursday.

After a few more emails over the weekend (only like, two), I suddenly received  a response at 6am today stating that my Google Pay profile had been reactivated.

I resubscribed to HBO and Play Music without issue. (I did, however, create another mess with Google Family sharing, but that’s a different story, although very much related to and caused by this one, and I won’t get into it here).

When I checked my Pay profile, the $200 in Google Store credit had been removed. I think they finally checked the tracking numbers on those two orders that I sent back and realized I had actually sent them back instead of defrauding them by making a purchasing, rejecting the charge, keeping the package, and pocketing the $200 in-store credit like they probably assumed.

I also think Google might have a big data breach mess on their hands right now. Change your passwords regularly folks!

TLDR: I’m tired. :)

[chirun-i]

Scam! Artists, beware!

So, nothing else I can do, I guess. Let me start with this: I really didn't want to write this post. To the point that I actually contemplated letting it slide. Things like this are no good for business and reputation, and it's probably going to hurt me more than the person in question, especially if it really IS a misunderstanding. People remember the fact that there was a hassle, clients don't want to work with the artist participating, etc., etc. But this position is one of the reasons things like this happen and honestly - I am just way too angry and frustrated at the moment to just swallow it up. Also normally I would have probably waited a week a two more and tried to contact them several more times, just to be completely sure, but with PayPal dispute on the line, I need to get attention to it now, so I can get some advices, even if it's probably a lost case. With that out of the way, let's proceed. 

At January 7, 2019 user FakeMajesty From DA contacted me via comments under my commission info:

Link: https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/550163289/4686979891

I contacted them via DeviantArt notes and said that they wanted a colored portrait of their character, Juno Vertillo: https://www.deviantart.com/deviation/776156826

I asked them for their PayPal address, which they provided (wanshiadyata@gmail.com).

And here comes my biggest mistake - when I sent invoice to them, I didn't change it to "amount only" and didn't remove the shipping address. We'll get back to it later. They paid the invoice, I proceeded with the commission. When I sent them final result, this was their reaction:

here is the picture itself, you can also see them in comments: https://www.deviantart.com/chirun/art/Juno-Vertillo-782114017

https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/782114017/4692319532

Then I noticed that they deleted their DeviantArt account and thought it was kind of suspicious, but didn't think much about it.

Fast-forward to few weeks later. I received an e-mail notification from PayPal saying that I have a refund case going on for the reason of "unauthorised transaction".

(UPD Several people were confused, so I guess I should make it clear: Client issued a refund because of unauthorised transaction, not I.)

I am logging in and yes - there it is. Aside from everything, it put my PayPal balance to negative, and you know why it's not good. I couldn't send them a note on DA, since they deleted their account, so I tried to contact them via their PayPal e-mail. Here is our conversation:

Two days later refund was still there. I tried to contact them again and this is what I got: 

Then I tried to contact them on their Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/fakemajesty/ (Well, at least, I think it's theirs, because I vaguely remember the latest photo being on their now deleted DA page) At this point, I received no response. At the same time I googled their e-mail and found them in comments of several other artists, asking about commissions. I tried to contact those artists, at least two have the same issue: 

https://www.deviantart.com/vsasha

https://www.deviantart.com/ktrew

(I have their permission to mention their names) One of the others said that they received no refund request, the rest didn't proceed with the commission. Also I found FakeMajesty saying in someone’s comments that they want this done in a week and ready to pay extra. Not suspicious by itself, but adds to the rest - they probably new they were going to delete everything at this point.

This is the first time it ever happened to me. They said they were happy with the result, but even if they weren't and they wanted a refund, it's something you should discuss with the seller, not just silently ask for refund and disappear from everywhere. Now, back to my problems. As I said, I was stupid. Atrociously, disgustingly stupid, and I am so angry at myself. I cannot open a dispute because it wants me to add the track number, which I, obviously, don't have. And all because I didn't change it to "amount only" and didn't remove the shipping address they wrote there. So I am supposed to sent something to a person named "meat maker". I have no idea if the address they provided is really theirs, but it's located in the same country (Canada). Also I tried to google them by their real name (the one PayPal account registered on) and found a lot of Facebook profiles, so it's not really helpful. So, now I have time until February 15th, after that PayPal will take the money and give it to this person. I wrote to tech support, but the only thing I have is that it's written in the description that the purchase is digital and they have other cases  going at the same time. PayPal is known to be very buyer-friendly, so it probably really is a lost case. If you have any advices (aside from be smarter next time) or any information regarding the matter - please contact me. Also please, keep the discussion civil, I don't want to encourage any kind of bullying or threats. If it really does turn out to be I huge misunderstanding and that I jumped the gun, then I am fully ready to apologize, but at this moment it looks the way it looks. Please reblog if you can and stay safe.

[localbizlift]

Calendar influencers? Event social network IRL raises $8M

Why is there no app where you can follow party animals, concert snobs, or conference butterflies for their curated suggestions of events? That’s the next phase of social calendar app IRL that’s launching today on iOS to help you make and discuss plans with friends or discover nearby happenings to fill out your schedule.

The calendar, a historically dorky utility, seems like a strange way to start the next big social network. Many people, especially teens, either don’t use apps like Google Calendar, keep them professional, or merely input plans made elsewhere. But by baking in an Explore tab of event recommendations and the option to follow curators, headliners, and venues, IRL could make calendars communal like Instagram did to cameras.

“There’s Twitter for ‘follow my updates’, there’s Soundcloud for ‘follow my music’, but there’s no ‘follow my events'” IRL CEO Abe Shafi tells me of his plan to turbocharge his calendar app. “They’re arguably the best product that’s been built for organizing what you’re doing but no one has Superhuman’d or Slack’d the calendar. Let’s build a super f*cking dope calendar!” he says with unbridled excitement. He’ll need that passion to persevere as IRL tries to steal a major use case from SMS, messaging apps, and Facebook .

Finding a new opportunity for a social network has attracted a new $8 million Series A funding round for IRL led by Goodwater Capital and joined by Founders Fund and Kleiner Perkins. That builds on its $3 million seed from Founders Fund and Floodgate, whose partner Mike Maples is joining IRL’s board. The startup has also pulled in some entertainment and event CEOs as strategic investors including Warner Bros president Greg Silverman, Lionsgate films president Joe Drake, and Classpass CEO Fritz Lanman to help it recruit calendar influencers users can follow.

Filling Your Social Calendar

In Shafi, investors found a consumate extrovert who can empathize with event-goers. He dropped out of Berkeley to build out his recruitment software startup getTalent before selling it to HR platform Dice where he became VP of product. He started to become disillusioned by tech’s impact on society and almost left the industry before some time at Burning Man rekinkled his fever for events.

IRL CEO Abe Shafi

Shafi teamed up with PayPal’s first board member Scott Banister and early social network founder Greg Tseng. Shafi’s first attempted Gather pissed off a ton of people with spammy invites in 2017. By 2018, he’d restarted as IRL with a focus on building a minimalist calendar where it was easy to create events and invite friends. Evite and Facebook Events were too heavy for making less formal get-togethers with close friends. He wisely chose to geofence his app and launch state by state to maximize density so people would have more pals to plan with.

IRL is now in 14 states with a modest 1.3 million monthly active users and 175,000 dailies, plus 3 million people on the waitlist. “50% of all teens in Texas have downloaded IRL. I wanted to focus on the central states, not Silicon Valley” Shafi explains. Users log in with a phone number or Google, two-way sync their Google Calendar if they have one, and can then manage their existing schedule and create mini-events. The stickiest feature is the ability to group chat with everyone invited so you can hammer out plans. Even users without the app can chime in via text or email. And unlike Facebook where your mom or boss are liable to see your RSVPs, your calendar and what you’re doing on IRL is always private unless you explicitly share it.

The problem is that most of this could be handled with SMS and a more popular calendar. That’s why IRL is doubling-down on event discovery through influencers, which you can’t do anywhere else at scale. With the new version of the app launching today, you’ll be recommended performers, locations, and curators to follow. You’ll see their suggestions in the Explore tab that also includes sub-tabs of Nearby and Trending happenings. There’s also a college-specific feed for users that auth in with their school email address. Curators and event companies like TechCrunch can get their own IRL.com/… URL people can follow more easily than some janky list of events of gallery of flyers on their website. Since pretty much every promoter wants more attendees, IRL’s had little resistance to it indexing all the events from Meetup.com and whatever it can find.

IRL is concentrating on growth for now, but Shafi believes all the intent data about what people want to do could be valuable for directing people to certain restaurants, bars, theaters, or festivals, though he vows that “we’re never going to sell your data to advertisers.” For now IRL is earning money from affiliate fees when people buy tickets or make reservations. Event affiliate margins are infamously slim, but Shafi says IRL can bargain for higher fees as it gains sway over more people’s calendars.

Unfortunately without reams of personal data and leading artificial intelligence that Facebook owns, IRL’s in-house suggestions via the Explore tab can feel pretty haphazard. I saw lots of mediocre happy hours, crafting nights, and community talks that weren’t quite the hip nightlife recommendations I was hoping for, and for now there’s no sorting by category. That’s where Shafi hopes influencers will fill in. And he’s confident that Facebook’s business model discourages it moving deeper into events. “Facebook’s revenue driver is time spent on the app. While meaningful to society, events as a feature is not a primary revenue driver so they don’t get the resources that other features on Facebook get.”

Yet the biggest challenge will be rearranging how people organize their lives. A lot of us are too scatterbrained, lazy, or instinctive to make all our plans days or weeks ahead of time and put them on a calendar. The beauty of mobile is that we can communicate on the fly to meet up. “Solving for spontaneity isn’t our focus so far” Shafi admits. But that’s how so much of our social lives come together.

My biggest problem isn’t finding events to fill my calendar, but knowing which friends are free now to hang out and attend one with me. There are plenty of calendar, event discovery, and offline hangout apps. IRL will have to prove they deserve to be united. At least Shafi says it’s problem worth trying to solve. “I know for a fact that the product of a calendar will outlive me.” He just wants to make it more social first.

[taee]

hi 🥰 can i ask lil help? do u have any estimated idea on how much international shipping would be for a set of pins? based on maybe past purchases you've made of familiarized item? i have never bought anything bts official so it would be my first time (attempting) to get on of the sets... also do u have tips for buying from there? is there a way to set an account with shipping info and payment details pre filled for a quick checkout? or anything u think i should know? im sorry sdlsldskls u don't need to give a detailed answer (or an answer it all) i wish you a great luck if you're trying to get something as well 🥺❤️

Hi!!! I’ve bought from Weverse multiple times but I’ve never actually tried to snag anything that’s gonna sell out in minutes so I’m not sure if I can be of much help afdsfsdf but I’ll try my best!!

First things first, make sure you have the Weverse Shop App (iOS | Android) downloaded on your phone! Your account login for Weverse Shop will be the same as your Weverse Account so just log yourself in (Sign up here if you don’t have a Weverse Account yet). Select “BTS” and the Shop that works best for you! 

[Adding a Shipping Address]

To fill in your shipping details, head over to the “My” tab:

Click on “Shipping Addresses” and it’ll bring you to a page where you can fill in your shipping details:

[Shipping Restrictions]

Please check if you happen to live in any of the countries/regions listed in the following announcement because if so, Weverse won’t be able to ship your items to you until the shipping restrictions are lifted:

[Shipping Fees]

I'm sorry I can't give you a good estimate on how much the international shipping would be for the pins ;; Ever since the shipping prices went up I've switched over to using a forwarder service so my orders are sent to the korean address given to me.

BUT now that you have your shipping address filled in you can try and simulate the ordering process to have a gauge of how much it cost to ship to your country! Don’t worry you don’t exactly have to actually buy something, just get yourself to the checkout page. I tried carting out just 1 single TinyTAN pin because its the most similar item I can find:

and...the shipping fees are already a whopping $23 USD:

Shipping fees ultimately depend on where you live so DO NOT take my price as an accurate estimate!! Also, do note that tae’s brooch sets are coming in boxes too so they’re definitely gonna weigh more than a single TinyTAN pin ;;

[Checking Out]

I’ve seen people talking about how there is a higher chance of securing the items when you check out individually because it is a lot faster than putting everything into the cart but I don’t know how true that is ;; I'm also afraid that if you check out the items separately they might be considered as separate orders so you’re going to have to pay for the individual shipping fees for each of them and that’s gonna cost a lot :// BUT if you’re also using a forwarder service and you’re sending your items to a korean address first then you can consider trying that out because they’re offering free local shipping for orders that are $27.87 USD and above:

[Payment Methods]

Unfortunately, you can’t pre-fill your payment details before hand :// There are a number of payment methods you can choose from. Some are faster and less cumbersome than the rest, others have cheaper currency conversion rates (where applicable) but the payment process takes longer. In the case for tae’s merch, checking out fast is the top priority! I’ve seen a couple of ARMYs talking about how they’re intending to pay through paypal instead their usual go-to/more affordable payment method so I’m assuming that’s the one you might want to go with. If you’re using paypal make sure you remember your password and have your credit card/bank account linked before hand! 

Then again since we still have a few hours to go, I think its good to try to explore the payment methods available for you. Its still safe to go beyond the checkout page ahead to the payment page to familiarize yourself with what you need to click or fill in, just be careful and make sure you don’t really end up paying for the item you don’t want LOL

Okaaaaay thats really all that I have, I really hope these are of some help to you!! I’m sorry its so messy asdfdgdg ;; ALL THE BEST TO YOU TOO I HOPE YOU GET THE ITEMS YOU WANT <3