thank you so much for promoing NIGHTHAWKS! so that's where that sale came from :) also, i'm working on a potential physical release for NIGHTHAWKS by the end of the year, i've come to realize it's my best game by a long shot
That's awesome!!!! I love seeing game experiences that allow the creator and the audience to bond over something that speaks to both of them.
If folks want to check out the current iteration of NIGHTHAWKS, a rpg about a liminal diner and loneliness inspired by the painting of the same title, you can check it out here! It's built off of Caltrop Core, an extremely designer-friendly system.
ATTENTION EVERYONE!!!! *picture alligator from Disney’s Robin Hood here because I couldn’t figure out how to do it*
The “Fandom Trumps Hate” auctions have gone live as of this morning, and I am one of the participants!!! Yes, absolute mad woman that I am, I’ve signed up this year, offering one (1) fanfic story with a minimum of 5000 words (but hey, it’s me, so you know it’ll be more than that LOL) to the winning bidder!!!
So if you’re a fan of J/B or hey, if you’re interested in Jane Austen at all, feel free to click on the link above and submit a bid! The auction’s only running until March 5, so don’t miss out on your chance! Also check out these other fantastic authors in the ASOIAF/GOT fandom who are donating their efforts to worthy causes this year and can be found at this link!!!
not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing [what would happen between earth and the moon if the earth stopped spinning as illustrated by xkcd randall munroe]
Photographers all know about polarizing filters. They remove reflections off the surfaces of objects. We use them to see into water or windows that are obscured by those reflections. But anything with an even slightly glossy surface has a layer of reflection on top. So if you have a shiny green plant, it can remove the shiny and reveal a very saturated green underneath. Polarizers also remove a lot of scattered and reflected light from the sky. Which reveals a deep blue color you didn't even know was there.
Here is a photo I took of my circular polarizer.
And the first thing I noticed when walking outside during the eclipse was the color of everything was more saturated, just like in that circle. Apparently, an eclipse significantly reduces polarized light and I got this creepy feeling because I was only ever used to seeing the world like that through the viewfinder of my camera.
The other thing I noticed was my outdoor lights. I leave them on all the time because I never remember to turn them on at night. And usually the sun will render them barely visible during the day. On a very sunny day they almost look like they are off.
But you can clearly see they are shining and even flaring the camera during the eclipse.
Our eyes adjust to lighting changes very well so it was hard to tell how much dimmer things were, but that is a good indication. I took this photo a few minutes ago and you can see how dim the lights appear after the moon has fucked off.
I did a calculation using the exposure settings between these two photos. The non-eclipse photo has 7 f-stops more light. That is 128 times or 12,700% more light.
A partial Pringle eclipse cut the sun's light by 99.2% and somehow our eyes adjusted to make it seem like a normal sunny day (with weird ass saturated colors).
heads up: this games charity bundle was finally approved on itch.io! it opens this friday, april 12th, and will run for a week. all proceeds will go to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund.
you can check out the bundle on itch.io and follow @vgforpalestine on twitter for more updates!
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EDIT: as of april 20th, 2024 this bundle is now live!!