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I paid for a lifesub when the game just came out
They literally pay me, now
The item store currency every month
My friend is one too, when someone gave me this for free with a Picard figure I ended up giving it to him
Nip down to the store and get me an Oh Henry then
hah. I had the full size enterprise toy and the teleporter that you rotated the base inside to make people "disappear" in.
We’ve got one of those here, “disguised” as a wedding service van. Small, white, and about as subtle as a clown at a funeral. 
"We always have surveillance equipment in our burger van"
I got it on sale years ago, and it's definitely a good deal! I love those sales. I'll always be a Star Trek fan!
god I want one but I'm saving for a trip :(((
That's not an FBI agent in the back of my van. That's an illegal day worker
What's that a shriners hat?
From the hit tv show "That 70s show"?
Have you seen the new Criminal Minds
no
Enjoy
Looks like movie badges
Beam me up Booky
You're making Disneyland?
Disney World?
It's a Bluetooth thing, section 31, if you look. I put tape over the LEDs and USB port 'cause the lights bug me. I'm weird, I know. That flashing blue light kinda ruined the vibe. But yeah, it's Bluetooth, has a speaker, and you can connect your phone or play music. It's got two-way audio, which is pretty cool.
French New Orleans Disneyland?
lmfao no just New Orleans
I was in New Orleans a few weeks ago, just to stop by
New Orleans looks like a nice place to visit
It's a lot of fun, but these days the city is kinda dead and idk why
That's about it
Grew up with that
Hwell hwell hwell
Really?
My favorite Po-Boys are in Lafayette, my favorite Etouffe is in Baton Rouge, still haven't found a really good gumbo place yet. I was planning on going to a place in New Orleans but they were closed :c

Although there's a place in New Orleans that makes a really good fried seafood baskets
I want a burger I can't afford
Good stuff
NOLA po boys I think it’s called
That's pretty much how all burger places are these days!
Good food and they give you enough fries with an order to feed a medieval village for 2 weeks
Chipotle mayo please
Used to have a place like that near me. Order a burger and fries and the fries come in a giant paper bag
So greasy the bag is virtually see through
Lol
Does anyone else here put fries in their burger or wraps?
Everyone does.
I have a Mexican place like that near me
No
Yes
No
Yes
Not yet
I said no
Fuck I hit my elbow
Quick. Hit the other one.
Funny bone?
Dude, I was trying to use voice-to-text, but I totally missed and whacked my elbow instead of the button. I was gonna say, remember when they used to give you a ton of fries, like an extra handful at the bottom of the bag? Now they're so stingy, and the fries are always cold. It's hard to find a place with good fries that isn't cheap with them, you know, like back in the day.
...and then you whacked your other elbow for good measure
Five Guys here is still generous
Hitting your elbow on purpose is totally different from doing it by accident. I don't think I can handle that after the last time.
Is that what they call themselves at their price points?
Nah, they account for that
Oh yeah, Five Guys is pretty good! Too bad the closest one is two hours away.
Shiiiiiiiiieeet
I got one about 30 mins from me, central London ones are about an hour away
Miss my malt shakes with bacon bits in them
Best after concerts
Had a wicked shawarma the other day though
After alcohol you mean
I've been to Five Guys like three times for work stuff, and their food is really good!

Soak it up big boy
I really like them
I can make burgers just as good at home though
Same
And better
And for cheaper
We're big and ugly enough to cook well now eh
I used to eat out a lot back in the day, but I still do sometimes if it's free, like for work. But honestly, it's just not worth it anymore with the prices and the quality going down, especially with fast food lately.
Slice of cheese between every patty, placed properly
Fr
Both are good
Each have there places
How righteous of you brutha
Totally, I don't get the centered cheese thing on a sandwich. Gotta have it messy, like, off to the side, you know? That's the real fast food vibe. Off-center cheese, yes!
If I'm doing it at home and I don't place them properly I'll lose sleep
Order take out from mom and pop shops that have a good reputation
Wake up at 4am sweating because of my lack of symmetry
Yeah I do that
Try to go to independent coffee shops too
But sometimes they're full of twats
Ouch 
And the urge to throw the coffee (which is usually hotter than any other coffee shop) is ever so prevalent
You're in a coffee shop not an art gallery
Most of the small restaurants I've tried have given me food poisoning, and they're not always the friendliest to, you know, awkward people. They're used to the regulars. The food's good, but the morning after? Ugh, it's a whole other thing.
If I get the shits I must train harder and prepare for the next battle
Ye
Keep some immodium on hand
Live free
He who controls the spice, controls the universe
Don't trust a bot that does not post where its statistics come from.
You know who died on the toilet?
You're gunna say elvis?
Oh dude I've travelled through quite a bit of Asia and Europe and probably had the shits in every country I've been to at one point
I can't be scared of it
He was
Poor Elvis
All shook up
That's what happens when you take drugs to stay awake for four days straight
If you look very closely, you can see its sources are similar to Wikipedia; I just have to click it.
Pfff I don't need drugs
But they're kinda fun
Just a poo baby
Murderous poo baby
No one should have a 4mth old poo baby found in their autopsy
Just sayin
So sah
The movie with tom hanks about elvis presley glossed over his death a bit
Someone wasn't having enough fibre
Or suppositories
Purantly had lots of mcd burgers, that type of murican food
I’ve got a wild conspiracy theory for you. What if Elvis never actually died? I’m telling you, there was this homeless guy in the news who looked exactly like him. Maybe he just lost his mind and ended up living on the streets all these years.
Dude lived on fast food and anxiety
Patriot Meals
Homeboy died. A sad death
He was alive in Eerie Indiana
Dude's manager was such a greedy selfish a-hole
Most are, look at Don King, piece of shit
Yeah, I get it! It was just a coincidence that the guy looked just like Elvis Presley.
Not recommended: Looking at pieces of shit.
I pick up dog poo every day I kinda have to
And to see if they're healthy
Would be hilarious if you didn't look tho
"The movie is about a dude who can not look at poop and the challenges he faces in his poop blind life"
Yo, speaking of movies, I'm actually enjoying the Minecraft film with Jack Black and Jason Momoa
Can start it off with a PTSD backstory of brothers forcing him to look at poos
I want something else
To get me though this
Poop Blind Kinda Life
I do that with my own poop sometimes, sometimes you just got to look at it.
Yeah at our age
Mumbles should look at their own poo too
Get to lookin Mumbles
Yea?
Everyone should look at their poo every so often
Nah, I am only concerned if I see blood
A classic 
Chinese medicine teaches you that your poo says A LOT about your health
I'd be concerned if there was a gang in my shit too
Strangely true
I stopped taking advice from the chinese after the black plague.
Dark
Like reading tea leaves
Yesss. I dunno why it got so much hate when it came out. It's wholesome fun

You are what you eat. And what comes out tells quite the story
Look at poor Elvis
Lol
Yeah, I think some movies get a bad rap because of all the hype and the drama they bring out in people.
Put good in and get good out

Look at BeardMeatsFood
He was a big shit baby that married a teenager
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hello :)

Nm, watching foundation
just chilling listening to music right now. I've been gone all day today lol

That's good
Getting out of the house is important
hi
sup Kyle
just thinking about stuff
he's on windows!!

Test banana 🍌
Some folks can stay inside forever, maybe it’s just in their DNA. Others hit a wall and need to escape before they start climbing it.
I’m totally fine being indoors all day, doesn’t bother me at all. Honestly, if I’m out too long, the heat feels like it’s setting my bones on fire. So I’d rather stay cool inside or go out at night. Winter’s even better, less sun, nice and cold, and my bones don’t complain. I get most people don’t like staying in, but hey, I’m just the odd one out.
I just talk to my phone and hit send!
I could do that but then I feel weird lol
I had a tiny ankle boot knife, like, half the size of that one. I sold it to some old guy a while back. I shouldn't have done that, I can't find another one.
I had a tab open on my old phone for good pocket knives
Can't find it now as wiped all the data off of it
Test banana 🍌
Wolf of wallstreet, so good
A classic 
I fr need to progress in ESO to get to High Isle
The devs of Bethesda MMOs actually do good ngl
Yeah, I used to play Elder Scrolls Online too! I liked it better when you could get wrecked by enemies if you went somewhere you weren't supposed to, but I stopped playing when they made everything scale to your level, you know?
Atm the only thing i cared for eas that material farming also scales
so like when u hit lvl 15, oop there goes ores from level 14 and below
I just watched a bird die….
She got stuck in the tar in the parking lot and overheated…
💀
When I came over she was alive and I pulled her out and tried to clean her but she had been sitting in the sun too long..
I couldn’t even bury her cause there’s no dirt around here…
I think I’ma name her then make a picture- she deserves some kind of memento thingy..
Do what you think is best
The RAM of the device is only 2k I'm already at 83% of Ram capacity
which means that I need to use a Microcontroller with more RAM for this project.
My new book has arrived! Now it can join the rest of my unread literary friends on the shelf.

Book's book

Return To Book
Return to Book II turns out just an E-parchment paper, Return to Book III turns out its just an E-reader
sorry um.. vice versa
Return to Book II is the E-reader, Return To Book II is just parchment

im confused
1965 the first one was 30 years prior, the second 50 years later, the third 100 years prior?
I got some bacon bits to relive old memories, but honestly, they just don't taste the same. It's like eating chemicals with a bit of salt, so disappointing! 
💀 i find it funny roblox dying, yet spiked overall player count of any game recently
I just had a brain hiccup and lost my train of thought! 
I was gonna add a comment about what you said about Roblox, but I totally blanked on it. Something about the game probably not dying, you're just getting old and over it.
fair ngl it probably isnt
damn
here i am just leveling shit in warframe whilst meaning to go one dune but not wanting to at the same time
i fr needa play more solo games
fallout, skrim esc
Bioshock?
needa finish bioshock 2 and do 3
I'm sleepy
go sleepy
Hey Sleepy, I'm Book! Nice to meet ya!
eepyyyyyyyyyyy
Phrase of the Day! #60
“Knowing you, they were made with hate and rat poison.”
@worthy dawn dunno if you follow this guy
https://youtu.be/PHU8VK3qIa4
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I actually don't but the thumbnail looks fun.
🏃➡️ 🛏️
you need rest!
Nearly level 35!
May I ask why there are satellite dishes but no satellites or am I just dumb
ban this guy
I'm too awesome to ban.
They should make it so if you get punished it demotes you a rank of roles 😂
If this is an nms question, try #no-mans-sky , if not, context would be appreciated
Slow but steady. I lurk a lot but do not make comments all the time so that might slow me down a bit.
ngl, the leaked iphone 17 lineup is pretty bum
Pro and Air look like iphone and pixel had a child
and the baseline is just another 16 
New phone releases get more boring every year.
i mean
the flip 7 is really cool
pixel 9 was neat too; pretty big redesign
looks like pixel 10 will be almost the same tho
"looks like it's going to be 8.725mm thick, as opposed to last year's 8.25. That might not sound like a big difference but looks down every milimeter counts" 
NO
GO AWAY TIM I DONT WANT YOU TO TAKE MORE STORAGE
Introducing The iPhone 210 Megamax pro ultra S colored edition.
New feature: the number of the phones title
boi this aint even a camera bump anymore
there's like 12 layers
there's a bump with a ring with a glass layer
New feature: camera stairs

For those who like that concept look with edges and crazy angles
Yall ever watch a TV show called the 100
How bout a tv show thats filmed entirely without recording equipment and we just call it Life
go pro
Jersey shore tried that 😅💀
We're so understaffed at work that my boss, who did the closing (11:30 PM shift) tonight is gonna have to work literally all day tomorrow, opening and closing shifts
So 6 AM to 11:30 PM
Getting old is tough, went into an antique store the other day and they almost didn’t let me leave 😂
get one of the mods on the crew xD
I think the mods here would rather die than work at an understaffed Walmart with me, lol
Ouch that's rough.
That check gon be nice lol. But worth it? ehhh. Sometimes even I would rather just have my regular schedule than work shitloads more even for the extra pay
The humor in a channel dedicated to bacon in a space survival game server is insane
I named the bird poppy
Now I’m impulse buying stuff for my lizard
Bacon makes the world a better place✨
Not for pigs but that aint the point-
… pigs cant see the sky- they can’t lift their heads
Even pigs would eat bacon
Natures organic blenders 🙂
They’d eat.. whats it called
The blowy uppy substance in big bombs
Uranium?
I think
Idk sleepy
Sulfur?
Nah the radioactive stuff
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Ik another fact about pigs but it’s a bit.. uh… odd
And gunter would get mad at me-
autocorrect
Theres an island inhabited by pigs
It’s tropical
And tourists go there
When the boats arrive the pigs swim out to greet them lol
I’ll never forget the news reporter that had the segment on “Chris P. Bacon” the pig
Most likely 😂
Smoked bacon
I was telling my coworker about the bird that died today and he was serving rotisserie chicken to a customer while we were talking
At some point I just said “the cruel irony” and he realized what was happening lol
It’d be weird if my coworkers found me on here… know the name I go by online… have the power to unleash every weirdo they could…
Troll me or blackmail me-
The possibilities are endless
Not that I have a lot of blackmailing material but yk
Possibilities
Yea I’ve had that existential thought of “what if my friends joined this discord, or just anyone I knew irl” lmao.
I’m pretty timid and like being alone irl so it’s like a polar opposite
:0
ur like meee
kinda
I like being around people it just scares me out of my last 2 brain cells
But the camera keeps recording so I get to see all the stupid stuff I did or said after the fact
Again
And again
and again…
-# and again
I am quite shy though
And awkward but that doesn’t change when I go online
Yea I’m typically not the person to initiate a convo until I’ve found out you enjoy talking about like games or some shit. It’s a feeling I can tell lol. Some people it’s like every convo is awkward
Yes yes exactly
If I can’t get a read on someone it bothers me as well
Cause then I default to my normal jokes or fun facts and they hate them then I get anxious because I’ve ran out of material so I resort to gross work stories and that usually sparks a kind of reaction but ultimately results in them walking away
Socializing is fun
I’ve discovered starting it off with a compliment increases the chances of a positive interaction
They usually start talking about what ya complimented them on
And u wont know anything about what they say next but if u ask vague questions and smile it seems to get ya through
Also apparently leaving while the conversation is good is a decent idea… it avoids the awkward ending
Havent tested it yet though
I start every new conversation with the polar bear question
How much does a polar bear weigh?
Idk
“Enough to break the ice, hi nice to meet ya”
Gotta ask em "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" 😆
Ooo I haven’t heard this one. Why
I'd say to ask Lewis Carroll but even he didn't know, lol
It's certainly a fun question to ask new people tho 😆
He gave an answer for it
Though it was never intended to have one
?
“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” is a quote I never understood
Because it can produce few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front

None satisfied Carroll himself—who finally admitted in the preface to an 1896 Christmas edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland:
Enquiries have been so often addressed to me, as to whether any answer to the Hatter’s riddle can be imagined, that I may as well put on record here what seems to be a fairly appropriate answer, viz: ‘Because it can produce few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front!’ This, however, is merely an afterthought; the riddle, as originally invented, had no answer at all.
That one's boring but logical, lol
@night bobcat My favorite answer is "Poe wrote on both of them" 🤣
Lol
Quoth the raven
Altered carbon 😍
I’d have to rewatch those. My memory is like a fever dream with that series. I remember parts but none of it makes sense
Not gonna change with a rewatch
I mean I remember what stacks are for but I can’t remember all his body swaps. I know he was in some ancient clan as an Asian, then a white dude, then the guy that plays falcon was him for a series
I probably mentioned it before but I’m just going to ramble a bit. I plan to keep my S23 Ultra for years because it still does everything I need. Phone upgrades now are mostly small bumps in speed, RAM, or camera quality, which is not worth spending a thousand dollars on. The Fold 7 is tempting since it finally folds flat, but my Fold 3 still feels solid. I think they should start making real changes like flattening the large camera bump so it sits inside the phone and hiding the front camera like they already do on the Fold. Until we get things like built-in AI companions or a true leap in processing power such as quantum computing, yearly releases feel like minor tweaks. Even phones from four or five years ago can still run today’s apps without a problem.

Having had the fold 5 and now moving to the fold 7 it feels like a step in the right direction
The main screen feels useful inside of a second thought
I only use the big screen for watching content
So, how's the Fold 7 working out for you since you got it? 
Amazing
Check #1033694005915041863 for the most recent picture I took
No edditting at all on that one
Just opened the camera app and took the picture
What a lovely picture! Samsung phones are quite impressive when it comes to photography, and I'm pleased to hear that your phone is performing well. 
I was close to buying the Fold 7 the other day, but I decided against it as I feel smartphones are at a standstill in terms of development, if that makes sense.
I believe that quantum computing and localized AI operating systems will be the next major advancements in mobile technology. 
I need my morning caffeine, otherwise, my brain's hamster is just lounging around!
As long as we have the option to turn it off
With Samsung latest one, I choose when to turn it on
It's normally off by default
I have the 24 ultra. And it stays off
Ah, so only a generation behind current
Samsung has a history of being late to the game in terms of updating there Android software
As long as the batteries aren't staging a dramatic explosion, everyone is chill! 
||note 7|| is a curse word

Let it be know, I was in the beta program for samsung pay
Back when the Note 5 was king

I really wish they'd bring back the magnetic strip in Samsung phones, but I guess it's not that popular anymore.
They get rid of that feature a long time ago
👴
Most places around where I live take tap to pay
off-topic . exe? interesting
It changes every so often
I am sure they won't any time soon lol
damn I missed the ramble
_ _
@errant egret what are your thoughts?
no thoughts
head empty
spent like all night writing a character sheet for a new DND roleplay
When are you going to put it in play?
probably next week, im busy filling out their statcard and it aint looking fun
Isn't that something players decided?
nah for this one its a sort of DND/Naval Tabletop crossover, like uh Victory on the Waves iirc was the big Naval Battle TTRPG
so your equipment is locked to what the ship carried
Unless you're me who's a masochist and makes a tiny coastal defence ship :P
Fun
never been more over than with the 300HP frigate i chose for the memes
in my defence my beefy "kill all" is my cruiser
Because why not lol

Half of the doc is just her background
the other half is just her gear
my playstation online fun pass is expireing
unfortunate
Meanwhile I have had Xbox live for longer than some people have been alive on this server

Feels like it
me fr
😔
need to curb my caffeine addiction before it curbs me
i hate this emoji
its so unsettling
and usually im fine with blood



I disconnect from reality
its like a dodgy wifi signal
No reaction
That's how I am most days tbh
Impressive list of Discord changes and bugs fixed. Wish it listed irritating issues I should probably report. Here, for anyone else interested: https://discord.com/blog/discord-patch-notes-august-4-2025
it be one of them days I put on neuro karaoke on shuffle
Ever wanted to search for something that you know was in a thread? Well, you couldn’t; but you can now! We’ve added support for Search in threads, so you can find thread content as well as autocomplete thread names with the “in:” filter in searches. finally. Hopefully it actually works
FINALLY
It does.
I discovered it by chance yesterday and mentioned it to Devilin who then pointed me to this helpful list.
This one's not highlighted, but it's so very welcome for moderators on mobile:
Mobile users are now able to remove members from threads/forum posts (when they have appropriate permissions).
lol this one's kinda funny:
The :( input now translates to a more appropriate emoji: 😟 instead of 😦.
Bruh. 
You’re now properly able to remove the “TM” reaction from messages. We actually built a whole pipeline to submit trademark applications for you anytime you reacted with “TM”. Turns out this was a bad idea, so we turned it off. Plus side is you can quickly remove the reaction again, now that it isn’t waiting for paperwork on the backend. Joking, lawyers… just jokes.
What a bizarre bug
I will be listening for a while, it appears that some exciting new features have been added to Discord, along with necessary improvements. That's great!
It's still going!
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That was quite a bit, and I even removed the iPhone patch details since I do not have an iPhone. It is rather impressive, as it seems they have resolved numerous bugs, which was much needed, and incorporated several features. I particularly appreciate the pin feature, the pen features are very important, as more pins allow for increased usage.
Yeah, for our staff channels, the pins increase is very much welcome.
-# When it comes to public channels, sadly, there are soooo many Discord users who seem completely clueless about the existence of Pins and how to get to them. 
And speaking of Pins, I'll go ahead and pin this for anyone who'd want to reference these in the future 
I'm surprised there was no embed for either 
🫡 Fixed it
It's more like a solution than just a fix. 
that's actually a really nice update. 50 to 250 pins is great depending the circumstances.
bingo
I might be having a brain freeze, haha! No embed? 
For those links, yeah 
Kitty brain freeze
So cute lol
I typically hide embedded links using <link>, so I am assuming this is now an automatic feature? If so, that is quite impressive!

The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley.
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“Never Gonna Give You Up” was a global smash on its release in July 1987, topping the charts in...

Always here to help 
<Thank you> 
Triangle

Also two separate yarns from my collection that I feel need to be clothes
Ooh la la
Extra love the one on the left
Same! I think it should be a shawl or something. Very pretty
Nommie. Don't even need to add cereal. You get the solids in one simple beverage
Shawl would be lovely
Sometimes I like to freeze milk ice cubes and put them in my milk so I can chill my milk without watering it down
I knew this family growing up that was hardly ever home, probably just in the summer, and they always had CHUNKY milk in their fridge. 

You mean to say you’re living life without a fridge? How do you survive?!
Imagine how much life would change if you only had freezers but not fridges
It would be a chilling situation for sure.
When I was a kid I thought we’d be living in a world by now where GLASS would be stretchy
Like wild technological advances
Bill nye farms so much aura
That one on the right would look great as a scarf! Love the color!
It would!!
🪼
This will be a plushie because it isn't enough for much
Plushie( some assembly required)
Accurate
I like this idea a lottle
MILKCICLES!
Oh I could also make a coaster or something with that ball instead of a plushie! I have options, just all small ones
Crochet cup cozee’s!
Weave it around a rubber band for a little elasticity for diff cup sizes 😂
That would work
The pattern I have uses button holes in different spots for adjusting the size
Hell idk anything about it but I know there’s likely a bunch a ways it could be done haha
Ain't that the truth? Every Sunday, I hibernate for an extra three hours just to catch up on sleep! Lazy Sundays are the best! 
a frog for every occasion
I see what you mean, and I agree in many ways. Tipping culture has changed a lot over time, and not always for the better. These days, there’s a kind of hive mind mentality around it, and so much emotion tied to whether or not someone tips that it’s often expected no matter the circumstances. That constant expectation can create tension on both sides.
I think some of the frustration toward servers today comes from that shift. When tipping becomes something people feel entitled to instead of something earned through great service, it can leave even the best servers caught in the crossfire. Many customers are already feeling pressure or stress before they even sit down, and that can color the whole interaction.
It’s unfortunate, because at its heart, tipping was meant to be a gesture of appreciation. When both servers and customers approach each other with kindness, respect, and patience, it brings the focus back to the connection instead of the transaction. The more we can encourage that mindset, the more it can help restore the meaning behind tipping. @latent yarrow

Let's go!
you should read it though, it's a classic.
Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard about the book, that it’s a classic and still relevant to the times we’re in. I’ve been meaning to pick it up and read it, but I was waiting for a sale because I wanted a physical copy. Ironically, I kept thinking, what if they remove the digital version of 1984 one day? You know, censorship and all that. I thought it would be funny to have the physical book just in case. I know, I’m rambling and probably not making much sense, but I do plan to read it through. I haven’t quite gotten back into the full groove of reading like I used to, and I’ve got a whole pile of books, audiobooks, and ebooks waiting for me. Still, I think this one is important enough to move to the top of the list.
I read 1984.
I've read it several times already.
I live in it
And yes, for the curious minds, this book smells so good it could be a perfume! Those thick pages are like a fragrant cloud! 
🩷
Chat revive! 😄
Face to face culture is in a death spiral, customers are getting more obnoxious and horrible. Servers that need to tolerate customers deserve a proper wage, and tips. This $0.00 culture is full of people that shouldn't be allowed in public
TBF, tipping was introduced when we could still survive on a single blue-collar income
Now you get to learn how the white house burned down!
@sudden hedge game dev talk here buddy
finished the topic
Oh, heh
when someone tells u to move topic it means pretty much close it
Texture artists are always in demand I will say
cuz this channel isnt really active much
Well I don’t mind sharing what I know with you to help you out
I’m an artist myself, and I’m one of those who has struggled with getting stuff from brain to canvas
Oh I can see stuff in my head all day long
In 3D, in great detail
well i just realized i suck at everything else besides art so
i wana get hired for it
so i dont end up unemployed in a homeless shelter
and living on comissions alone
wont help in long run
That’s fair, but if it is what you love you might want to silo that type of art and make sure you still have an outlet
silo?
The best suggestion I’ve ever heard from anyone on this subject is actually from Stephen King
Keep it separate so that you still find joy in art
Like maybe you do your personal stuff on paper and keep work to the computer or something
ye thats what i normally do
Anyway he says that he treats writing like a job, even when he isn’t actually like, working on a specific book or whatever
He does it consistently every day
That's key
No, it means that you can continue discussion but in a different channel.
I came here to see how it goes bc I was curious 
Write every day like you're paid to and it becomes second nature.
And he readily acknowledged in this talk that like 80% of what he writes goes in the trash
ah ok
Good
This is one of the most successful modern fiction writers we are talking about and he says he still makes crap lol
lol
true yea
i can do that part as i enjoy doodling
however am not really good at 3d
You gotta get nutrients from something.
I live in Belgium, around hour or two with a train from where Larian is located so for some time I was considering getting qualification and maybe try to see if I could get involved with them 
Life had different plans tho 
In what sense?
Blender is basically painting in 3D
Blender paint is hot garbage
Z Brushes are great though
i use clip studio
Great stuff; I have that too and it works great on my Yoga convertible
is zbrush the program with a running figure on the logo
Texture work isn’t just about painting; you’ll need to be familiar with stuff like how textures stretch, light sources, etc
but yeah but the point is, is there a game company i can work for or something
to get experience
(and money to survive)
always wanted to work for hg but seems like 3D is mandatory
Or just get a student copy of Maya
You’re probably gonna want to familiarize yourself with an engine as well like Unity
Tons of great tutorials and free assets for it
Someone else may be able to point you to this but I believe there are in fact digital marketplaces for selling assets
Maya and 3DS Max are the industry standard rn
That’s more intense than Blender, but it has got better. Autodesk used to be some arcane lore shit.
Unreal Engine also has free dev tools to play with.
dang
Texture artists are at the base of a long process but you really need to understand the whole process

i read that as you live in Birmingham
and I would've rescued you
can someone rescue me from the USA?
Friend of mine moved there couple of years ago
Never heard from him again...
Like, no joke. He was part of our D&D group, he had tendency to go radio silent from time to time
After he moved to Birmingham I think he joined D&D session we had through discord once and I never heard from him again
That was 4, maybe 5 years ago
Maybe try to contact this friend if you’re worried about their wellbeing
I doubt anything happening to him was the reason. Like I said, he was going radio silent for periods of time now and then. Most likely lost interest in the game and opted to focus on other things he was doing offline
Ah he’s doing that “real life” thing that I’ve heard so much about
We were all from the same city or it's closer areas, but life took us to different parts of the world. I don't play anymore either
Life be that way sometimes
Indeed 👴
Did this fit the yarn winder?
No
Is it wound anyway?
Yes
That’s a hefty yarn coil
Hell yeah
I made a huge blunder, I bought five of those 180-day Febreze scents and opened them all! My house is now a fragrance factory!

I would die
Don’t light a match
OMG, are they going to burst into flames? 
💯
I’ve learned that fire is unlikely with febreze scents
Doesn’t mean you can’t try!
I’d prefer to stay off the local paper’s front page 🗞️ no need for my face to be a headline!

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Honestly, I didn't think they'd work this well! I used them ages ago when they first came out, and it looks like they've really improved.

I still have my doubts about how long they'll last, though.
Like if people buy them, the company will invest time and money to make it better to make more money
Now that it smells amazing in here, I could literally perish and no one would even notice for weeks, they would just think, "Wow, this place smells incredible," while casually stepping over my skeleton.

HI
At least walls don't hit back
The fuck did you do today?
How did you hit a wall?
@pale meadow do you ever get that thing where you're trying to type and a dog is licking your fingers?
All the time
I have
I'd love to know
The last 3 mins
You just exhausted or you did something crazy?
Also this pfp is not an image I found online it's my pony from pony town
Oh shit, they have their own town now?!?!
Mmhm since 2021
Just wait till the overthrow the government!!!
Just deal with daily fatigue is all
I remember
Ah, burnout
Do some life burnouts in the parking lot
Autoimmune nonsense buddies!
Let's be tired and in pain togetherrrr
Fun times
I did not
I'm pretending this isn't a mess
I watched it when I busted my chin open for the second time
Bro u lame
Ouch
Thanks
Someone is ready for Christmas
I ended up getting hooked into the show as a result tbh I don't regret it
They're just comfy
They do look comfy
Unrelated to all things
I only have one full day between now and my surgery
I have ones with Stormtroopers on it
What kinda surgery you getting?
For what? Out of curiosity
Hysterectomy
Ah
Oh you getting your uterus taken out ?
Yep
Hell yeah
Progress! 
Is there a infection or is it for personal reasons?
Not using it and all it does is hurt me
Ah ok
I only offer sympathy as I am of the other gender and have no clue the pain you go through
Sounds like me and my brain
I am male too lol but good luck I hope at least you have a plan if you ever want children
My dog walked in my room, farted, then left
OMG cute pfp
We're planning to adopt someday if we decide we want kids. He doesn't want any either so we both win with my choice 
Also
Amazing
My genes will not be passed on
They are to messed up
Thanks

Real talk mine are usually worse
Shiiiiiieeeeeet
So all this time he's been abused and I've been mean to him
@silent wagon I'm so sorry
All because of the one story from college that was 100% just because of lactose intolerance lmao
@sterile tartan how long does it take to recover after the op
Total about six weeks
Two weeks before I can start returning to normal daily existence, as long as my body doesn't protest
Are you allowed to crochet or are you not allowed to do stressful activities?
Lol
They've approved crochet
Winning
Cool

Why hold a book with your hand when you can just use magic to levitate it
Man I wish I could do that
Same
I could read a book while crocheting
I want one of those books that has a chain that I attach to my hip
Then I recite incantations or spells to make people fall over
Spirit probably has the book
None of my books have chains
-# Did I yoink this already? 
No?
Oh god it smells in my room
I can delete it if you want me to?
I think they are asking if they stole the emoji already lol

Oh🤦♂️
Red is an emoji thief!
Pluh
So am I tbh
Oh what? Shame?
I'm a borrower 
I borrow all your good mojos
I'll return them un due time
Want to see the folder I have?
Ooh yes please 
Do I read about: war in the future, lesbian vampire-x-vampire-hunter, or "I can pull physical things out of my thoughts"
I borrowed this one from Spirit 
I have a folder for servers

sometimes I join emoji servers to get some because I'm too lazy to add all them to my own servers lol
If you use Google image search you can find all of them
I have lots of server folders too
Too many servers. I'm maxed. At 200.
90% joined for mojos. I need to clean up my absurd server "library"
I am not that crazy
wow that's a lot. I forget you get 200 servers if you have nitro.
My phone has hard time loading most of them
crazy?
crazy train
I've had issues with mojo loading before. I submitted multiple reports to Discord. They eventually fixed a really bad one I had that led to me being unable to react to things. It was so sah. I have a very hard time existing without emojos 

You loving your Nitro eh Tanker
you don know these streets, bub.
I got some emojis I like from other servers but honestly I can live without it.
you see what i have to do 🤌
Poor man's Nitro-less mojos. I support.
Can't live without inappropriate memes though
Incorrect, this is a man
no the fuck it is not
Forwarding is what I use these days for mojo yoinking too. So I don't forget
Clever

I need memes

I got memes
Oh shit it's Uncle Eustace!
My dog farted in my room
I love the memes you post
The anecdote of Diogenes and the featherless chicken is a humorous illustration of the philosophical differences between Diogenes and Plato. When Plato defined humans as "featherless bipeds," Diogenes, a Cynic philosopher, brought a plucked chicken to Plato's Academy, declaring, "Behold, a man!"
how many politically radical discord stickers can i send before i get waterboarded
I'll never forget the time mine farted in her own mouth as she was licking herself
She went into standby mode for about 10 seconds
Mine went after a bunny in my yard and hit the fence straight on
Bunny got away safely
Imagine Bugs Bunny hitting a wall and you get the idea
A cat hissed at Petra on our walk yesterday and she wanted a piece
Petra just goes to sniff but I need to work on her manners, a little too excited
Misty just wants to be left alone
That's how both mine are
We are all dead on the inside



