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Death of a Friend - Epic
General | Posted 16 years agoIt's with great regret that I write about the death of a friend. Epic was officially declared dead as of this morning. For me, Epic was more than just a word, but a companion. A promise. An adjective used to describe something above and beyond the limits of greatness. Young and strong willed, Epic was in the prime of his life. He was the embodiment of strength.
His death came as an unfortunate time. He was young, innocent and strong, and... and... I just don't know what to say. I don't.
Epic's body was found dead in a back alley, soaked and stained with the seed of a hundred thousand geeks who raped his body in a multi-year unstoppable bukakke tsunami. Unable to defend himself, Epic succumbed to the marching man train for half a decade, tearing apart his body and soul like dust in the wind.
In the end, he was but a sliver of his former self, his former glory. His lifeless body was but a forgotten bubbling pile amidst the sea of genetic abuse. He had been used and abused into a pile of nothing. A shell, glazed, hollow and empty.
. . .
I'll miss you, Epic. You were the best word ever, but now... now... you're just nothing.
You're the Internet's whore, ridden and trodden upon like fifty years of Saigon fast-forwarded down to fifty seconds.
Rest well, friend.
His death came as an unfortunate time. He was young, innocent and strong, and... and... I just don't know what to say. I don't.
Epic's body was found dead in a back alley, soaked and stained with the seed of a hundred thousand geeks who raped his body in a multi-year unstoppable bukakke tsunami. Unable to defend himself, Epic succumbed to the marching man train for half a decade, tearing apart his body and soul like dust in the wind.
In the end, he was but a sliver of his former self, his former glory. His lifeless body was but a forgotten bubbling pile amidst the sea of genetic abuse. He had been used and abused into a pile of nothing. A shell, glazed, hollow and empty.
. . .
I'll miss you, Epic. You were the best word ever, but now... now... you're just nothing.
You're the Internet's whore, ridden and trodden upon like fifty years of Saigon fast-forwarded down to fifty seconds.
Rest well, friend.
DING!
General | Posted 16 years agoI am now 29.
*happiness*
*happiness*
Red Bubble
General | Posted 16 years agoAdvertising Policy Change
General | Posted 16 years agoUpdated:
http://wiki.furaffinity.net/index.p.....n_Fur_Affinity
Here's the gist:
* Due to the increasingly high demand for microbanners we are slightly raising the rates up to $20 a month. To compensate, all ads (even leaderboards) are getting free weekly stats delivered via e-mail. We also recently changed the ad format so that advertisements show up more often than not.
* Ad graphics must be rotated out every three months. This is to ensure nobody's stuck staring at the same image over an extended period of time.
And in the near future:
* Servbot will also deliver ads to the forums, but only once we have determined how to implement them without them being obtrusive and/or obnoxious. Because we know nobody likes ads that are annoying.
http://wiki.furaffinity.net/index.p.....n_Fur_Affinity
Here's the gist:
* Due to the increasingly high demand for microbanners we are slightly raising the rates up to $20 a month. To compensate, all ads (even leaderboards) are getting free weekly stats delivered via e-mail. We also recently changed the ad format so that advertisements show up more often than not.
* Ad graphics must be rotated out every three months. This is to ensure nobody's stuck staring at the same image over an extended period of time.
And in the near future:
* Servbot will also deliver ads to the forums, but only once we have determined how to implement them without them being obtrusive and/or obnoxious. Because we know nobody likes ads that are annoying.
FWA Mini-Con Report
General | Posted 16 years agoFurry Weekend Atlanta was pretty solid all in all. :) Met an incredible amount of new people, had a blast, attended some fun panels and got a chance to finally kick back and relax with friends. Pure happiness. Convention was beautifully smooth, incorporating REALLY awesome ideas no other con pulled off quite as nicely such as the interactive kiosks with local info, events, etc. was BRILLIANT! Nice, veddy, veddy nice.
Met a ton of awesome people (and had a lot of amazing drinks!). Trader Vic's is !@#$ing awesome in every possible way. Whoo! And I unfortunately broke my bank account in the process, heh heh.
Shouts to my peeps:
and everybody else!
Met a ton of awesome people (and had a lot of amazing drinks!). Trader Vic's is !@#$ing awesome in every possible way. Whoo! And I unfortunately broke my bank account in the process, heh heh.
Shouts to my peeps:
and everybody else! Kiriban Hunting
General | Posted 16 years agoJust as reminder: if you guys want to upload screenshots for Kiribans, contests or more please do so using a service like Imageshack, Photobucket, etc. Fur Affinity is generally very open to most kinds of submissions, but screenshots are sort of a trouble area area -- I've removed upwards of 300+ submissions (all screenshots of userpages).
We want you guys to have fun, but just be mindful of the rules when doing it. :)
If you received a "Submission Removed" notice from me don't fret. No action is being taken against your account other than the screenshot removal.
SIDENOTE: If you do original art or something to distinguish your screenshot as being MORE than just a screenshot we do let them slide. Stick figures and text do not count.
We want you guys to have fun, but just be mindful of the rules when doing it. :)
If you received a "Submission Removed" notice from me don't fret. No action is being taken against your account other than the screenshot removal.
SIDENOTE: If you do original art or something to distinguish your screenshot as being MORE than just a screenshot we do let them slide. Stick figures and text do not count.
FWA
General | Posted 16 years agoSo, who's going to that FWA con thingy?
I Like Pi
General | Posted 16 years agoEgotank: I Got Interviewed?
General | Posted 16 years agoSo, uh...
Furry 101 interviewed me (link). I'd sort of ignored their request for a while, brushing it off (sorry!) as well as requests from a few other people. I don't know why, but I just don't feel like I'm the kind of person worth being interviewed. What the hell could be so interesting about me? It's weird, y'know? I resisted it for so long, eventually caved, but only because Cuprohastes is such a nice guy. =D
http://furry101.com/?p=131
I know I'm sort of egocentric at times, I know, but there's a weird difference in art and interviews. That aside, some of you may be interested in it. If anything, www.furry101.com is worth reading. It's a small project, but growing.
- Neer
Furry 101 interviewed me (link). I'd sort of ignored their request for a while, brushing it off (sorry!) as well as requests from a few other people. I don't know why, but I just don't feel like I'm the kind of person worth being interviewed. What the hell could be so interesting about me? It's weird, y'know? I resisted it for so long, eventually caved, but only because Cuprohastes is such a nice guy. =D
http://furry101.com/?p=131
I know I'm sort of egocentric at times, I know, but there's a weird difference in art and interviews. That aside, some of you may be interested in it. If anything, www.furry101.com is worth reading. It's a small project, but growing.
- Neer
Regarding Notes/PMs
General | Posted 16 years agoJust a note: I'm clearing out a huuuge backlog of notes, e-mails, PMs and more. If I haven't responded to you don't fret. I'm going through the list, clearing and cleaning up a rather large amount of notes that built up over time.
Unfortunately, I don't have time to respond to all of them, but rest assured, if you messaged me with a concern it will be handled.
Unfortunately, I don't have time to respond to all of them, but rest assured, if you messaged me with a concern it will be handled.
Neerzilla is Pleased
General | Posted 16 years agohttp://i.gizmodo.com/5167800/video-.....?autoplay=true
Macros now have cellphones. Great. Just great. Your day sucks as it is, your cellphone rings... and a voice booms, "Hey, look up, fucker!" and you stare into the sky as a giant paw slams down on your face instantly transmogrifying your body into a meaty jelly. Macros with cell phones. This can only end in tears.
Neerzilla: omfg, im totlly crushing ur city
Sabrewing: picz plz
Neerzilla: bff?
Sabrewing: bff
Neerzilla: kewl
Macros now have cellphones. Great. Just great. Your day sucks as it is, your cellphone rings... and a voice booms, "Hey, look up, fucker!" and you stare into the sky as a giant paw slams down on your face instantly transmogrifying your body into a meaty jelly. Macros with cell phones. This can only end in tears.
Neerzilla: omfg, im totlly crushing ur city
Sabrewing: picz plz
Neerzilla: bff?
Sabrewing: bff
Neerzilla: kewl
Australian Boomerang Missiles
General | Posted 16 years agohttp://i.gizmodo.com/5167748/new-mi.....nd-combat-jets
Okay, so... Australia has declared shenanigans on surprise buttsechs by inventing the boomerang missile -- a missile that can be fired by a jet and take out an enemy fighter behind it. Seriously, Australia? You kind of scare me. A lot. I don't trust anybody I can't creep up on from behind.
Okay, so... Australia has declared shenanigans on surprise buttsechs by inventing the boomerang missile -- a missile that can be fired by a jet and take out an enemy fighter behind it. Seriously, Australia? You kind of scare me. A lot. I don't trust anybody I can't creep up on from behind.
The Economy is Bad, But I'm No Idiot
General | Posted 16 years agohttp://twitpic.com/1vdkh
Koons Chrysler sent me the above ad. Boiled down: trade in my old PT, upgrade to a new PT, score a $20 gift card to Starbucks... profit?
I know the economy is bad, but $20 in overpriced coffee isn't swaying me into going $20K in debt. My math skills may be lacking, but I recognize the values of a few 0's following any number of significance. Seriously, right? $20,000 car... and I get $20 worth of coffee. There's a hell of a ratio for you.
- Sean
Koons Chrysler sent me the above ad. Boiled down: trade in my old PT, upgrade to a new PT, score a $20 gift card to Starbucks... profit?
I know the economy is bad, but $20 in overpriced coffee isn't swaying me into going $20K in debt. My math skills may be lacking, but I recognize the values of a few 0's following any number of significance. Seriously, right? $20,000 car... and I get $20 worth of coffee. There's a hell of a ratio for you.
- Sean
I Hate Dentists
General | Posted 16 years agoI have a confession to make: I'm a circumstancial pussy. Some of you already know this, but while most things don't bother me, dentists are not one of them. No, in fact, I hate dentists in ways that fish hate fishsticks.
But it's been about four years since I was last at the dentist, and at the age of 28, I had my first cavity. I'd had a good track record of oral hygiene up until now, but alas, one of my molars had a cavity caused by a rebellious wisdom tooth. And now there's a cavern filled with 3D germs using power drills on my teeth (or so consumerist commercials would have me believe).
So it was off to the dentist I went!
Let me preface this by saying if the dentist's receptionist simply suckerpunched me in the jaw, called me a fag and handed me a bill... y'know, I'd be okay with that. It's not so much the dentist I hate, nor is it the pain (though it's certainly not up on my list), but it's the sounds. THE !@#$ING SOUNDS. When somebody's fingers deep in your mouth with a drill that sounds like a mosquito strapped to a jet engine boring into your skull... it's just, well, that's about one of the worst sounds on the planet. And the more the dentist drills the more you become sure that they're carving their name into the roof of your mouth like some sort of clinical shoutboard where they leave notes to each other through an interconnected series of mouths.
It's eerie, and I'll fess up fully that I'm total bitch and want to keep the fuck away from that.
I'd rather be showered in spiders than have to see a dentist, and I fucking HATE spiders.
But it's been about four years since I was last at the dentist, and at the age of 28, I had my first cavity. I'd had a good track record of oral hygiene up until now, but alas, one of my molars had a cavity caused by a rebellious wisdom tooth. And now there's a cavern filled with 3D germs using power drills on my teeth (or so consumerist commercials would have me believe).
So it was off to the dentist I went!
Let me preface this by saying if the dentist's receptionist simply suckerpunched me in the jaw, called me a fag and handed me a bill... y'know, I'd be okay with that. It's not so much the dentist I hate, nor is it the pain (though it's certainly not up on my list), but it's the sounds. THE !@#$ING SOUNDS. When somebody's fingers deep in your mouth with a drill that sounds like a mosquito strapped to a jet engine boring into your skull... it's just, well, that's about one of the worst sounds on the planet. And the more the dentist drills the more you become sure that they're carving their name into the roof of your mouth like some sort of clinical shoutboard where they leave notes to each other through an interconnected series of mouths.
It's eerie, and I'll fess up fully that I'm total bitch and want to keep the fuck away from that.
I'd rather be showered in spiders than have to see a dentist, and I fucking HATE spiders.
In the Event of Death
General | Posted 16 years agoPinkuh wrote:Speaking of... do you have a plan neer? if you meet a sudden end? who gets FA?
So, the discussion in Fur Affinity admin chat turned to "What happens if you die, Dragoneer?" Oh. Boy. What a fun subject. Well, I'd never really thought of that, but while we're on the morose subject...
The answer: I will all the cub porn to the Church of Mormon. Oh, and I totally want my tombstone to read: "Thigh high in drama; didn't even need to get down on his knees."
So, the discussion in Fur Affinity admin chat turned to "What happens if you die, Dragoneer?" Oh. Boy. What a fun subject. Well, I'd never really thought of that, but while we're on the morose subject...
The answer: I will all the cub porn to the Church of Mormon. Oh, and I totally want my tombstone to read: "Thigh high in drama; didn't even need to get down on his knees."
!@#$ YOU, NATURE!
General | Posted 16 years agoSnow, really? REALLY? Seriously?
So my friend tells me, "Oh, we're expecting up to nine inches of snow by the morning..." Thanks, friend, that's just... that's just great. I can start measuring snowfall by Ron Jeremy's dick size.
"It was massive, huge... it was over two Rons in length!"
Fuck.
Did I ever mention I hate snow? Seriously. I hate snow in ways that only Eisenhower hated Hitler.
So my friend tells me, "Oh, we're expecting up to nine inches of snow by the morning..." Thanks, friend, that's just... that's just great. I can start measuring snowfall by Ron Jeremy's dick size.
"It was massive, huge... it was over two Rons in length!"
Fuck.
Did I ever mention I hate snow? Seriously. I hate snow in ways that only Eisenhower hated Hitler.
Dessert or Die
General | Posted 16 years agodaxdaz and I went out to the Outback in Herndon, VA to chill out while waiting on somebody. Every so often, the waitress came over to talk to us, and every time she did she slid herself into the booth with us (creeeeepy!) and started bitching about management. That was a passable creepiness I could live with.
At least up until the check came and she offered us dessert. That's when the guilt tripping began. She went on about how if she doesn't sell at least two desserts a night that she gets punished, and if it happens two nights in a row, she gets stuck on the crummy shifts. She gets the less desirable tables and her hours get pushed 'til 11:00PM.
Uhm, okay...
BUT THEN goes on to say that if she to stay until 11:00PM that Social Services are going to come take away her children. I'm dead serious (I was even Twittering about it at the time). She stated it was an "all day" day care open 'til midnight, but that if she didn't pick up her kids by then, Social Services would be called to take them away on grounds of abandonment.
Yes, that's right. If us two fatties don't get dessert this lady is going to risk losing her children. The fate of her family relies on our will to grow our moobs.
*facepalm*
Needless to say... we got dessert. I'll preface this by saying that we didn't get dessert because we truly wanted it, but that we both wanted to get her the fuck away from our table. The entire experience was nothing short of creepy.
We ended up getting the "sampler" tray which consisted of the small portions of their Social Services Hot Fudge Sundae, the Peanut Butter Guilt Trip and the Save My Children Cheesecake.
. . .
And somehow, I think I now hate Outback.
So, Candice M. of the Herndon, VA Outback, I hope you sell those desserts so your kids don't get taken away. YOU CAN DO IT! MOOBS FOR FREEDOM! MOOBS FOR FREEDOM!
At least up until the check came and she offered us dessert. That's when the guilt tripping began. She went on about how if she doesn't sell at least two desserts a night that she gets punished, and if it happens two nights in a row, she gets stuck on the crummy shifts. She gets the less desirable tables and her hours get pushed 'til 11:00PM.
Uhm, okay...
BUT THEN goes on to say that if she to stay until 11:00PM that Social Services are going to come take away her children. I'm dead serious (I was even Twittering about it at the time). She stated it was an "all day" day care open 'til midnight, but that if she didn't pick up her kids by then, Social Services would be called to take them away on grounds of abandonment.
Yes, that's right. If us two fatties don't get dessert this lady is going to risk losing her children. The fate of her family relies on our will to grow our moobs.
*facepalm*
Needless to say... we got dessert. I'll preface this by saying that we didn't get dessert because we truly wanted it, but that we both wanted to get her the fuck away from our table. The entire experience was nothing short of creepy.
We ended up getting the "sampler" tray which consisted of the small portions of their Social Services Hot Fudge Sundae, the Peanut Butter Guilt Trip and the Save My Children Cheesecake.
. . .
And somehow, I think I now hate Outback.
So, Candice M. of the Herndon, VA Outback, I hope you sell those desserts so your kids don't get taken away. YOU CAN DO IT! MOOBS FOR FREEDOM! MOOBS FOR FREEDOM!
Bahamut Server + Comic
General | Posted 17 years agoBahamut Server
Bahamut server is being reborn as Neo Bahamut. The server has been refit and upgraded with 4TB storage and with some other improved hardware. We'll be installing the server on Sunday, along with another server hosting sirkain.net. =)
As some (unfortunately) remember all too well, Bahamut was the server that suffered a critical hardware failure when the RAID card battled the Mayan Sun God and consequently lost. The re-fit server will be going live on Sunday, and will serve as a dedicated backup.
Comic Project
I currently have about a hundred e-mails regarding the comic. There were only three slots available for the first round. There was an overwhelming response, but unfortunately there's only a limited number of slots available for it.
I'll e-mail everybody tomorrow who I've selected, along with people I'd like to appear in the second issue as well.
Anybody who contacted me will be notified tomorrow (Friday).
Bahamut server is being reborn as Neo Bahamut. The server has been refit and upgraded with 4TB storage and with some other improved hardware. We'll be installing the server on Sunday, along with another server hosting sirkain.net. =)
As some (unfortunately) remember all too well, Bahamut was the server that suffered a critical hardware failure when the RAID card battled the Mayan Sun God and consequently lost. The re-fit server will be going live on Sunday, and will serve as a dedicated backup.
Comic Project
I currently have about a hundred e-mails regarding the comic. There were only three slots available for the first round. There was an overwhelming response, but unfortunately there's only a limited number of slots available for it.
I'll e-mail everybody tomorrow who I've selected, along with people I'd like to appear in the second issue as well.
Anybody who contacted me will be notified tomorrow (Friday).
Woot Sale: Pantone Color Calibrator
General | Posted 17 years agoSup, digital artists! Today's Woot is offering a Pantone Huey color calibrator. This is a serious piece of epic hardware for colocalirating monitors, and at an awesome price. I ordered one the moment I saw it.
http://www.woot.com/
Video of the Huey in Action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYfnAySFh9w
It's a 24 hour deal only. If you have a Cintiq, if you do prints, comics or other work where color accuracy is beneficial YOU NEED THIS. Pantone color calibrators at this price are NOT easy to find. These generally go for $90+. And fuck, it's Pantone. Need I say more?
Ker-ordered.
EDIT: Also, completely random... but iTunes just recommended Yanni and Cyndi Lauper as suggested music to go along with the Gears of War 2 soundtrack. What the fuck are you trying to say, Apple?
http://www.woot.com/
Video of the Huey in Action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYfnAySFh9w
It's a 24 hour deal only. If you have a Cintiq, if you do prints, comics or other work where color accuracy is beneficial YOU NEED THIS. Pantone color calibrators at this price are NOT easy to find. These generally go for $90+. And fuck, it's Pantone. Need I say more?
Ker-ordered.
EDIT: Also, completely random... but iTunes just recommended Yanni and Cyndi Lauper as suggested music to go along with the Gears of War 2 soundtrack. What the fuck are you trying to say, Apple?
Geek Card Revokation
General | Posted 17 years ago
BakaSaka is the single coolest person I know. He's also one of the geekiest, most kickass dudes on Earth (and he runs FA:U's game room to boot. That's FA Bonus Points.). I consider him to be one of the single best reasons to visit New Jersey. And like me... Baka's a geek. A gamer geek. And I used to respect him, I did, but he just told me over AIM that he's never seen Red Dwarf. Never even heard of it.
Seriously, Jack?
I'm revoking your geek card. How the hell can you be a geek and not know what Red Dwarf is?
NOTE: Jack is also running a kickin' contest with some equally kickin' prizes. :) Go check him out.
FA Has a Twitter
General | Posted 17 years ago
FA is now on Twitter! Just tag "furaffinity" on your Twitter list to follow the site. We'll post announcements on changes, scheduled outages, downtimes, contests and more. It's a good way to keep track of the site on the go!
Twitter ID: furaffinity
Artists Wanted - Comic (Updated)
General | Posted 17 years agoSup fuzzies!
For a while now I've been working on putting together a comic (amongst other additional FA goodies) and I'm in need of artists. I've already got a few on board, but we're in need of more to get things off the ground.
Comic Guidelines --
Dimensions: 8.5x11 @ 450 DPI (basic color, allowing for 1/2 inch margins). No cover page needed.
Description: Comic/mag is a basic compilation of works with a general theme of "mature". The comic carries an Adult/Mature rating, though General comics are acceptable.
Theme/Requirements: Must have a basic story. Use of your own characters and/or those of friends (with permission) is acceptable. MAY NOT contain copyright characters, cub, incest, gore, excessive violence, etc.
Paying: $65/page (minimum of 8 pages, max of 12) + 3% profit from sales
Due Date: May 31st, 2009
If interested e-mail me at dragoneer@thedragoneer.com. Serious inquiries only. I only have a few spots at this time.
- Dragoneer
For a while now I've been working on putting together a comic (amongst other additional FA goodies) and I'm in need of artists. I've already got a few on board, but we're in need of more to get things off the ground.
Comic Guidelines --
Dimensions: 8.5x11 @ 450 DPI (basic color, allowing for 1/2 inch margins). No cover page needed.
Description: Comic/mag is a basic compilation of works with a general theme of "mature". The comic carries an Adult/Mature rating, though General comics are acceptable.
Theme/Requirements: Must have a basic story. Use of your own characters and/or those of friends (with permission) is acceptable. MAY NOT contain copyright characters, cub, incest, gore, excessive violence, etc.
Paying: $65/page (minimum of 8 pages, max of 12) + 3% profit from sales
Due Date: May 31st, 2009
If interested e-mail me at dragoneer@thedragoneer.com. Serious inquiries only. I only have a few spots at this time.
- Dragoneer
Help Wanted: I Need an SL Avatar!
General | Posted 17 years agoSup, sup!
I'm lookin' for somebody to do a custom Dragoneer and Preyfar AV for me to use in SL (for the times I go on there). Anybody out there do high quality, custom work and are lookin' for commissions? I'll pay a reasonable amount.
=)
Note me on FA if you're interested.
I'm lookin' for somebody to do a custom Dragoneer and Preyfar AV for me to use in SL (for the times I go on there). Anybody out there do high quality, custom work and are lookin' for commissions? I'll pay a reasonable amount.
=)
Note me on FA if you're interested.
Patton Oswalt (Cancelled)
General | Posted 17 years agoEpic. <3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0LzsThR2eI
We're staying at the Philadelphia Sheraton for free, too. It's the ol' Anthrocon 2005 hotel, too. Nice place. Overpriced bar ($10 a drink!) but they went nice on the vodka, so I'll give 'em some leeway.
Can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait!
Patton Oswalt canceled, and the ticket company I went through (Tickets Now) didn't have the courtesy to let us know. Booooo.
