digitalfox @digitalfox@vulpine.club

This #introduction dossier details a classified Blappeture Mesa research project. The Enrichment Center would like to remind you of these mandatory safety and happiness guidelines:

1. Petting and patient discussion are encouraged. ⚠️​ Device size may vary.

2. The device will never threaten to bite you and, in fact, may hug you. Repeatedly. (With permission.)

3. The device is slow to respond. Your request will be processed.

#Art details/full resolution/extra story: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/27507881/

…I dunno why, but I often worry I shouldn't be allowed to read some followers-only statuses, even if folks explicitly approved me as one of their followers. The feeling of as if I'm invading privacy or such.

Is there an Imposter Syndrome variant for being follow approved?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jWkjfF1hXU "Sun Super Time Lapse + No Rotation (10 Years in 42 Seconds)", by Kostack Studios, edited footage from NASA

It's surreal how the sun spots morph over time.
CC @Azure given the sun front/back side-by-side reminds one of Buttercup's eyes, perhaps.

I exist. Somehow.

And sometimes that's about all I feel I've accomplished.

Those feelings are ineffective, irrational, I know. Some nice folks say otherwise to me. But the doubts still pop up occasionally.

https://youtu.be/IA7REQxohV4 "Color Maximite 2 - ARM CPU that runs BASIC!", 12m:24s, by The 8-bit Guy

A computer where interpreted BASIC is run as fast as assembler on e.g. the C64! The neatest part of the examples to me is being able to stop and edit fully playable complex games, no (re)compiling needed.

CC @Azure , I think you mentioned liking past computers where you could dig into the code more easily :)

@praxis I saw one of your toots boosted into my timeline, and though I didn't have a reply to it specifically, I'd like to say your display name of "Certified Weighted Blanket" is awesome.

I am in support of Black Lives Matter. And for that matter, trans rights. Mental health awareness. And so on.

I've not been outspoken on social media because my energy is going towards addressing this topic with relatives and friends known in person. I am easily overwhelmed (autism/social anxiety/limited spoons is *fun*), but I'm trying. I've also still got so much to learn.

Mildly disheartening to see the context-based Quick Replies feature in #Android 9+ has grasped the potentially problematic #social norm of always being positive when someone asks how you are doing.

(Quasseldroid IRC merely opts into allowing Quick Replies; Android provides them. You can globally turn off Quick Replies.)

I do wonder if there's anything I should have an opinion on beyond those shared with friends. It seems like a lot less friction with others to never have an opinion on anything.

(I'm also just a little burnt out from.. World and Things.)

https://obscuritory.com/sim/when-simcity-got-serious/
An excellent article on Maxis Business Simulations, including SimRefinery, a serious oil refinery simulation game.. which you can now play for free, in your browser or to download!
https://archive.org/details/simrefinery

Thanks to LGR for bringing this to my attention via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ6Cqn5rTfs "SimRefinery EXISTS! Let's play it!", 13m33s

CC @Austin_Dern and @RainierBeringer , you might like this!

Commenting your source code is important. But it's also important to have some fun, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-spO_OLpW0 "Apollo 10 Source Code Listing: The Art of Commenting", 10m:26s

CC @Azure - I'm reminded of reading your comments :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhoYRo1vRuI "Living the dream with a self-playing SEGA Grand Piano", 8m51s
> "Yes, my ambition has finally become a reality. And all I had to do to make this happen was just to downsize my expectations a touch…"

(A piano properly sized for @Azure!)

Lists in #Mastodon and other #fediverse software are useful. They're entirely private and under your control. If there's some folks who rarely post and easily get drowned out by what others say, add these low-frequency posters to a list, then peruse that when catching up.

On a related note, you are not obligated to read every status message. Content Warning or not, there should be no expectation to catch up to everyone's everything. You are not a bad sapient entity for missing some things. You will miss out on certain stuff, but that's okay.

Your personal health and energy matters. Don't burn yourself out; you'll probably get grumpy and might lash out or dislike yourself.
#fortoughtimes #social #etiquette #wellbeing #spoons

Is the above an okay way to do hashtags, as in, am I bothering folks or breaking norms?

Some posts I want to be searchable because I've found something I think is cool that I want to share. It feels like spamming clutter to shove a bunch of tags at the end, but it also feels like I might come across as "social media marketing" blending them into the post itself.

(Maybe I want an "Extra Public" option that selectively makes the chosen toot full-text searchable and gives it a subtle "boost okay" indicator.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsDnkrDvkBo "Holograms on chocolate", 16m47s, by Applied Science
#DIY molding #chocolate to have a flat or even 3D colored #hologram, no ink added! #Science is pretty awesome; I'll have to try this one day.

I imagine @Azure might find this fun as a creature of #light :)

*Unchecks "Protect my Tweets", making all tweets public*

Twitter: sure thing, I'll do that instantly, no need to ask twice, auto-saved your choice.

*Checks "Protect my Tweets" again*

Twitter: Whoah whoah, hold up there! First you're going to have to acknowledge that "This will make them visible only to your Twitter followers."

Thanks. 🤔

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Featuring the looming lupine Hank, a big, friendly grey #wolf, with this data-#fox tucked in his #FlipFlops.

#macro / #micro #footpaw #PawDay #art. Full quality and details here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36444433/