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cardassians be like o}:)

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SCREECHING, this is so fucking good aaaaaaaaaa!!!!

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weirdest cybersecurity trend of the decade has to be the idea that a "PIN" is meaningfully distinct from a "password"

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USA people! Buy NOTHING Feb 28 2025. Not anything. 24 hours. No spending. Buy the day before or after but nothing. NOTHING. February 28 2025. Not gas. Not milk. Not something on a gaming app. Not a penny spent. (Only option in a crisis is local small mom and pop. Nothing. Else.) Promise me. Commit. 1 day. 1 day to scare the shit out of them that they don't get to follow the bullshit executive orders. They don't get to be cowards. If they do, it costs. It costs.

Then, if you can join me for Phase 2. March 7 2025 thtough March 14 2025? No Amazon. None. 1 week. No orders. Not a single item. Not one ebook. Nothing. 1 week. Just 1.

If you live outside the USA boycott US products on February 28 2025 and stand in solidarity with us and also join us for the week of no Amazon.

Are you with me?

Spread the word.

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CURSED

Danny Phantom as a concept is insanely funny to me because each time he inevitably has to explain what a halfa is he has to go

“yeah so there’s only four known halfas at the moment and im three of them”

like what do you m e a n

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Danny Phantom as a concept is insanely funny to me because each time he inevitably has to explain what a halfa is he has to go

“yeah so there’s only four known halfas at the moment and im three of them”

like what do you m e a n

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Video essay by Jellybox about what's good and bad about indie animation!

Wanted to share this in case it's helpful to anyone wanting to pursue making animation independently. It's also for fans of indie animation who may want some insight into how an indie studio works, why indie cartoons are always selling merch, why release schedules are often erratic, etc.

I also wanted to clarify the video's context, because it seems to have been somewhat misconstrued in some circles. Not long ago, WGA and SAG strikes, followed by TAG negotiations were very much in the news, shining light on the struggles the artists, writers, and actors in the Hollywood studio system are facing. In response, the words 'just go indie' have been tossed around quite a bit lately.

Gene and Sean at Jellybox approached us a few months back explaining that they were planning to make a video about the realities of running an indie studio/producing indie animation, largely in response to that 'just go indie' attitude. They were curious if we'd be willing to share our experience, including information about actual costs and the various difficulties and complications we've encountered. We said yes! We'd like for people to know what it's like. As much as it might look appealing next to the currently very broken studio system, indie has its own set of problems, and we think it's a good idea to be transparent about that because talking about problems is how you begin to address them.

Of course, while you get creative freedom and you have no shareholders to appease with indie production, the primary struggle you're always going to face is funding…and funding avenues are limited. Banks aren't eager to hand out business loans to freelance artists making cartoons, for instance. Social media algorithms reward frequent updates you can't swing with hand-drawn animated content, so you can't rely much on things like AdSense. You can't really insert sponsored ads into your animated videos without being too obtrusive. You can take on client work, but that interferes with your ability to focus on own animated project. Crowdfunds can be great for seed money, but they're also a ton of work to fulfill, and fulfillment itself will tend to eat up a considerable amount of the funds you've raised. Once your animation is produced, there is no well established way to sell the animated episode itself like there is for, say indie games sold on Steam. So, while we consider ways to try to make the terrain a bit more hospitable to indie creations, if nothing else, let this explain why productions rely a lot on merch drops!

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And hey, if you're an animation fan, consider supporting the independent productions you enjoy, whether you're tossing a few dollars their way, buying their merch, or just mentioning them to friends:

The Far-Fetched team is launching a crowdfund very soon to help them complete their pilot!

The Monkey Wrench team is killing it lately, and they deserve so much more fanfare than they've gotten!

And of course, thank you to the excellent folks at Jellybox for starting an important conversation!

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"Lenny" by David B Cooper (Source/Site)

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Just a psa for fic writers who use the “trauma bond” tag, please make sure you’re using it correctly. A trauma bond is not two people who experience similar trauma and bond over it. It’s a carefully curated, manipulative bond between abuser and victim to keep the victim coming back because of the addictive highs and lows that come with abuse.

If you want to tag two characters bonding over shared trauma, a good substitute tag would be “bonding over shared trauma.” Trauma bonding is, by definition, an abusive relationship and may steer people who have experienced it away from your fic. Please spread the word and happy writing!

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Exactly. The cowards are afraid, and we know it.

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terminating your blog was too far tho. it literally wasn't even ur fault. firefox is just run by haters. like what the fuck did tumblr want you to do???

well they wanted me to stop committing trademark infringement. tumblr emailed me asking me to change my url with a time limit of seven days and i didnt see the email in time. i cant express enough that i committed trademark infringement for six years

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So someone in a Discord server I run got hacked. Here's a log of the message they sent:

I deleted the message as soon as I saw it (which was like, less than a minute after they sent it) so hopefully no one clicked on it and lost their account.

Anyway, idk how long this scam been going around but I figured I'd post about it and warn people that this is a thing.

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Does it get tiring getting all these questions about characters and their sexualties or the asker's barely concealed fantasies about them instead of story or lore related things?

Nah. I mean, I generally give it the benefit of the doubt - maybe they're trying to write fanfic or trying to roleplay the character somewhere. Maybe not, but at least the ulterior motives add an amusing layer to the ask. Besides, questions about lore and story can be hard to answer. I understand the impatience with wanting to know, and often I want to answer, but I don't want to explain everything outright because that negates so much of the point of storytelling.

Behold, my extremely privileged creator problems. Really, I'm just grateful anyone's interested.

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he was a skater boy