Jay Blanc @jayblanc@awoo.space

I've written a new thing. https://www.deviantart.com/jayblanc/art/In-The-Finest-of-Spirits-846054094

Ah, the wonder of American Conservatives asking Irish-British people if they condone vandalising Churchill statues.

Now might be the right time for those of you with dormant Twitter accounts, to go do a check up and prune of which accounts there you were following.

Today I discovered that Dave Sim has a website and a twitter account that are labeled as 'unofficial fan sites' that are run by some un-named fan. Who just happen to have all of Sim's original art to scan, and run columns from him when ever he wants them to.

And also that this account will reply to criticism of Dave Sim on Twitter, retweeting those replies. But it's just an unofficial fan site, so that's okay.

One thing I find very satisfying about the relationship between Adora and Catra is that Adora was never an enabler for Catra's bullshit. And it had to be Catra who changed her toxic behaviour to have the relationship she wanted, not Adora.

@porsupah You're welcome!

Now that "Dispatches from Elsewhere" has completed it's season, I can whole heartedly recommend adding it to your must-watch lists.

@spottyfox I do not play this game. But from what I understand, Raymond is a savvy angel investor who donates to socialist politics and likes to relax at home by wearing a french maids dress.

@porsupah Very tempted by this.

@Nikon Very similar to my own assessment. I hope things work out and settle down for you.

Happy Easter! Tag Yourself!

I've found a youtube channel that consists entirely of a Norwegian Train Driver taking real-time cab-view video of her train routes. And it is the best thing ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygjw-n1bOnE

According to the current "Which fictional character are you?!" test going around, I'm tied in similarity between Bruce Banner and Willow Rosenberg. And I'd say that's fair.

@porsupah I tried the first couple of volumes. It was a bit dodgy towards Roma and then it quickly fell into toxic "darkest Africa" colonialist tropes. Which is where I tapped out.

@spottyfox Well Duh! You watched them out of order.

Do any of the people who keep bringing back the rumour that Apple is about to transition from x64 to AArch64, ever have an answer for how they make a new x64->AArch64 Roseta without an Intel licence for it.

I think the fundamental flaw of "Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet" is the Pilot was written without any understanding of how AAA Game Development works, and has thus stuck them with this 'rag tag crew' that makes no sense and can't ever be a reflection of reality.

Two of the characters are QA testers who *work in the same office*! In the real world, QA testers wouldn't be in the same building, let alone ever be able to talk to the Creative Director. It's also clear that the writer didn't know a QA's job isn't just to sit and play the game.

Now, this is "just a show", but the problem is it's meant to be a comedy reflection of how games are made. Which falls flat if you don't have some basis to relate on and clear understanding of what you are mocking.

Compare and contrast - Sports Night - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. One has a rooted sense that the writers understood how sports news production works. The other did not really understand how a weekly live sketch comedy show works, and was unanchored.

There is nothing wrong with this room. The person who buys this room is in no danger. It is a perfectly ordinary room. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-51310566

@porsupah "Carbon Fiber" can be done, and various grades of Carbon Fibre 3D printer reel exist, but is never going to be strong as cast, and is a tricky process for various

Actual metal 3D printing can be done, but exists in the realm of Aerospace engineering budgets, and is not particularly fine grain. It's basically an arc welder on a industrial robot arm, and operates on time scales of days.

You can get 'metalic' 3D printer reel, and even conductive ones, but they're not at all solid metal.