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opus magnum spoiler 

Compact solutions in this game are very visually pleasing: awoo.space/media/r9gNjN6JfWyGy

spoilers, new mario game 

I hope someone had an absolute blast storyboarding this shot from the game. It looks good enough, and speaks so much with so few elements, to frame.
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new animal crossing game, spoilers 

The new game blunts the impact of microtransactions somewhat by giving you ~$10 of its virtual currency for free very early on. So, I have everything I want.

It certainly is very cute. The remainder of the experience is more akin to Flight Rising than Animal Crossing (deep inventory management puzzle, wide selection of cosmetics), which means it'll probably do well.

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(I had to save and finish in Paint because the tool crashed right before posting, but it's a great first start!)

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While I mentioned this awhile ago on birdsite, I should point out here that I make 3D art using Sculptris and Blender. I'm reasonably efficient at it, too.

Here are some art trades I made of others' characters during July alone -- 68 shown, 69 in all (Nice). These were all for Art Fight, and I've been looking for excuses to make more since then.

If there's any interest, I could open a few commission slots?

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food 

Tonight, I learned that baked delicata squash is easy to make, inexpensive (~$2 at PCC), and really really really good.

I’m going to buy a few more of them to see how well they work with culinary experiments and recipes out of the Veganomicon.
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tiny hummingbird, video 

Camera was taped to a pole, as recommended by someone over on Twitter.
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tiny hummingbird, video 

Not sure how video works on Awoo, so testing this unlisted.

I wish I could get closer photos and video when hummingbirds are at our feeder. Definitely the best part of mornings.
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Food porn, non-vegan 

Tonight’s dinner, prep and serving.

We allow the sin of Blue Apron in our house. I’ve been slowly learning how they build complex flavors with a small pool of easily-kept ingredients (garlic, scallions, shallots, and citruses featuring prominently).

Though this is one of their recipes, I’ve managed to replicate their approach on more than one occasion. I’m not sure that makes me a better cook, but the results sure are tasty.
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Migration from Twitter, long thoughts about policy 

Crosspost: twitter.com/goldkin/status/912

While I’d been considering migrating to Awoo for some time, my reason for doing so now is Twitter has decided to codify some of the conditions that moderation is not in their financial interests as a company.

I have a limited amount of empathy for their position (I do not envy them), but explicitly prioritizing clicks over moderation is where I get off this train.
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