Goldkin @Goldkin@awoo.space
Dragon. Agender, otherkin, occasional artist and writer, infosec engineer, in about that order. Avatar by Xeirla. Singular they/them preferred.
Also on @Goldkin (meow.social) for follow requests that don't work here.
Joined Aug 2017
US pol, birdsite
Influence since* 2016, that is, assuming this is referencing FY2016 plus some projection on their part.
US pol, birdsite
I don’t know what to make of this, but it seems maybe important: https://twitter.com/jack/status/923555837066412037
Specifically, $1.9mm seems like the largest number I’ve heard so far on what foreign actors spent on influence in the US in 2016. Twitter likes money, so I can’t imagine them making this decision out of the good will of their hearts.
So this is both a large number and anomalous for Twitter, and I’m curious what it means.
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.
https://awoo.space/media/cGjN-v-5tNlWS6R0N8A https://awoo.space/media/fL_ct3ZPfxzJvE3qdso https://awoo.space/media/J0T8C0wLwXyRyoMZJdM https://awoo.space/media/Sj7LKS2I-XAH7ZBoUk4
Two Sculptris busts I did for @mawr and @Soreth.
These are $25 (plus the PayPal fee), if anyone else is interested.
https://awoo.space/media/UIQ_0HrLFxBPuz0e6Bk https://awoo.space/media/vQ_f6M7MpqdYGrVXCvE
new animal crossing game, spoilers
Also, micropayments on the Android build work with US Google Play. Also, literally everything has a timer now. Also, they expect ~$5-10 apiece to unlock each current limited time item. Huh.
I probably won’t get in too deeply, because the timer management seems difficult to impossible while also having real world responsibilities (unlike the main series’ once per day). And even cold hard cash doesn’t improve that.
But, at least they finally released this thing!
new animal crossing game, spoilers
Also, not posting the link because Nintendo is sure to take it down and send a flurry of cease-and-desist letters. But The Next Web is currently linking the Australian Apple App Store link and current Android APK, with instructions, for the interested.
I couldn’t get the iOS details to work, because Apple demands a regional payment provider, and I didn’t have the patience to use the gift card workaround. So I went with the Android version instead.
new animal crossing game, spoilers
Apparently, Nintendo botched region locking for Australia, so the new Animal Crossing game is “available” for Australian accounts and in APK form.
Giving it a try on my Android device, it is cute! And impressive that they ported the ACNL experience to mobile using Unity.
Though, I still feel conflicted about it having micropayments. At least Nintendo decided to use Tom Nook to take real money. It just seems appropriate.
Would anyone be down to try this with art prompts?
(I had to save and finish in Paint because the tool crashed right before posting, but it's a great first start!)
minor vent (-), maybe get to know me better (+/?)
And since “get better at this” isn’t super clear, I mean trying to get better at trusting people again.
minor vent (-), maybe get to know me better (+/?)
I used to be much more open and outgoing with people, and I kind of miss that. I haven’t been for awhile, because of crippling anxiety over interpersonal politics, both from birdsite and from people in the past that lied to me on a regular basis.
Thankfully that’s done now. But ow, my trust in people.
I’m trying to get better at this. It’s probably going to take awhile. But, I’m sincerely doing my best!
Cuphead, mild spoiler
I don’t even play Cuphead, and I think Grim Matchstick is an absolute cutie.
(Though, despite the aforementioned prolific output in July, this is still my hobby on top of full-time job. So the number of slots would be limited.)
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?
https://awoo.space/media/0inTyxtaxJMDWpuNu5c https://awoo.space/media/YR0XsDkpLEq03ppfR6M https://awoo.space/media/F9KLYaPXcsBM4SDN8zU
infosec, pol (-/+/?)
There are times I wish I could scrub “understands infosec” from my character sheet for social reasons.
I have the common geek social trait where, if I understand a topic well, I will gush about it without realizing. Not a problem in itself.
Except infosec topics overlap heavily with pol right now. Leading to my going paragraphs in before I realize: “Wow, this is really cool! Wow, this is really terrible! Abort, abort!”
I might need to switch focuses on my character sheet.
Some photos from the peaceful forest critter social exploration game. #Meadow
https://awoo.space/media/gGET0e0BITyMyKTg_M8 https://awoo.space/media/y_hbNbxOIy9Ho5t8NxU https://awoo.space/media/ztw-bOkbmqsNtk5HyOA https://awoo.space/media/mLDgqA8YRWNjp2cnhXE
bird site, rant
I’ve been keeping bird site’s mobile app in notification-only mode for the past 10 days. Despite my dismissing “News for you” to show less often, today they happily did it again, this time for that man and Iran.
Fuck you, Twitter. I want to understand the world around me, subscribe to artists I like, and get relevant notifications, not be kept in a state of apoplectic anxiety for your shareholder value. Thanks.
It goes without saying I’ll probably not go back anytime soon.
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.
https://awoo.space/media/ansZFgurNAax_-NohAA
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TIL: Washington state’s renewable energy program offered us $0.54 per kWh generated for our new system. That works out to about $10 a day, on top of our energy savings (@$0.11) and other incentives.
It’s a good reminder that, while our federal admin is trying to bury the data and programs, solar really is a good investment in Washington state right now.
My older sister successfully delivered her second tiny human around 9am this morning. I’m relieved and overjoyed.
I’m looking forward to being that one eccentric, cool uncle for them again. The one that always knows the perfect gifts (hint: I cheat using Amazon), with an air of mystery to them that, sometimes, you’re suspicious is secretly a dragon.
Dragon. Agender, otherkin, occasional artist and writer, infosec engineer, in about that order. Avatar by Xeirla. Singular they/them preferred.
Also on @Goldkin (meow.social) for follow requests that don't work here.
Joined Aug 2017
