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jeremy-queere · 1 year

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Screw it, I'm posting SQUIP lore anyway

I just spent an hour writing the word "squip" over and over with varying capitalization nuances, so I am posting the exposition whether it is needed or not.

Okay. OKAY. ok. SO. In the pre-musical days where the Be More Chill novel was published and the internet was young and exciting, there was a tie-in website.

I lied. There were TONS of tie-in websites. They all existed in-universe and were ridiculously interconnected, and thank god for the wayback machine. Be More Chill was advertised - or as Jeremy says, "I wrote that above. I wrote Be More Chill too, with the help of my squip, under the name Ned Vizzini, which I figured was so dumb no one would think was real." The websites were linked as product testimonials or website ads (cheekily disclaimered as "Ads by Squipple").

I don't know if I can even collect all the website urls quickly without missing some but here's a spattering (with the link going to the wayback machine). Most of these websites aren't just a single page but an entire site:

Humiliationsheet.com for a list of Jeremy's daily mortification events

Squipette, a SQUIP - but pink!

Bemorechill.com, Jeremy's book website

InterSquip.com for people worried about cybersecurity - with or without a squip, take this pill and see who has one installed!

GenerationSquip.com - Sort of an unreality disclaimer that also serves as fan hype. (How do we know it's old? It suggests we "google 'squip'" and helpfully provides us with a hyperlink to the google home page.) It calls this "the squipiverse" a "100% participatory reality"

Squipped.com - a gossip rag collecting user testimonials about bad experiences with squips. It, like many of these sites, collected fan-submitted content - "Tell us about what happened to you when you came in touch with a squip! (If you don't have a story, use your imagination--we need ruthless tactics to fight the industry.)"

Squipnews.com - collecting SQUiP tips from the community in the fields of Business, Technology, SQUiP & Society, Health, and Entertainment

Iwanttobecool.org - Promoting the use of squips despite those naysayers Squipsters Against Squips. As the site poll asks: "How should we deal with anti-squip cyber-terrorists? - jail time - fines - physical dismemberment"

SQUIPusa.com - SQUIP-specific insurance which regrettably does not cover squipotomy or squipiatry, but does cover some SQUIP viruses: "SQUIPusa squipsters are now entitled to one free virtual session with an Intersquip squipnician for each week they have lost their "coolness" due to a National Squip Board-recognized virus. Valid up to six weeks"

Squipsoft.com, the parent company of squip technology. Its homepage addresses important questions like: how can you get good grades that aren't so perfect as to tip off the authorities? Use "Squipsoft School" which promises "guaranteed averages of 96.82 in every subject" except for Business Ethics or Compubiology. Or install SquipServer, which is an honest-to-god VPN ad: "Using a virtual private network (VPN) framework, this revolutionary technology turns your squip into a server capable of temporarily extending your coolness to up to three acquaintances."

CelebritySquip.com - "What percentage of American Idol finalists have squips?"

SquipWorks.com - Offering add-on tech for your squip like the MakeOut Optimizer 4.0 or the Nanolyzer (which picks up on social clues to one billionth of a meter).

SquipWorld - A more chatty experience of Squips spotted in the wild and other squip news.

Squipzophrenia.com - (I'm not endorsing the term...) - Information about the phenomenon in the novel where, if a SQUIP is turned on while the user drinks alcohol, it starts ordering them to kill people. This site has academic research on the subject and related Squip disorders. "However, [avoiding alcohol] is not a foolproof plan. Marijuana and mescaline can also cause squipzophrenia, although with the mescaline we're not sure and just think it might be the mescaline, you know?" Other squip disorders include "Loss of recognition of squip insertion i.e. 'I didn't take a pill, I'm just cool naturally!'" which can be cured via the Konami code; Squip flashbacks after a Squip is removed (which the site describes as likely false claims for the sake of "perpetuating insurance fraud"); the dangers of buying used Squips on ebay; or feeling that you can't live without your squip: "acute squipdependence. The solution is to surround yourself with calming bright plastic objects and remember that everything is fine."

Squipsters Against Squips - The notorious anti-Squip lobbying group advocating for a National Squip Registry.

Squipster - A squip-based social media platform that sadly doesn't seem to have made it to the public yet.

#be more chill #bmc #squip #idk if tumblr will even show this in the tags because of the many many links

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sorcerous-caress · 3 months

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so. for human kink. do you think human x human porn is popular among other races, or human x other races bc projection

I think human x human is more popular by a margine but only because there's so much of it that it overshadows any human x nonhuman sites.

Like in modern dnd, the porn industry is overrun with humans. We know this, we've been here before and humans are probably the ones who invented the concept of porn as a media.

More on world building, i like to think that humans invented the majority of the industrial revolution which resulted in skyscrapers, wifi, porn, donuts and online shopping.

Other races either grew too comfortable with magic to invest in any industry or got too used to their own old technology to ever challenge it and aim for change.

Humans are always unsatisfied with what they have, we want bigger cities, tastier food, cuter dogs and ediable juicy fruits without seeds. Faster communication methods and more access to everything everywhere at once.

Other races probably enjoyed how long it took to make a sword, how intimate it is to stitch someone a dress by hand, how lovely it is to hear any music only once a month if you're lucky.

Even now, we want faster wifi, more expansion into space, and more moon visits, we want more immersive virtual realities and ethical AI that actually helps humans rather than steal from them. We might never be satisfied even after we rebuild the heavens and pluck all the apple trees empty.

So the human x human genre spiked to the top easily. It's everywhere on porn twitter, and you need to dig really deep to find the nichie accounts the post human x nonhuman porn, even then, it's mostly wood elves and nymphs.

Each single high elf is known in their own society, if one did porn, their entire lineage would know. It's a sad toxic standards they still hold.

Meanwhile, drows are open to making porn with humans. It's just that they keep it to themselves and never share it outside drow society. Like how they hoard all their knowledge and technology.

If we're talking about loser high elf, Meluidil, he was sort of an admin on an anonymous forum that's exclusive to nonhumans where they pile together all their human x nonhuman porn they could find.

Other races do try and keep humans out of their inner circles, some popular websites do have special domians exclusive to the non-humans like in that twitch human streamer concept where you find a random link to it on elvish twitter.

But the thing is, they are hungry for human content. As much as they try to keep their circles exclusive, the second a human joins by accident or because someone else invited them, they become the center of attention and everyone is curious about you.

Humans are too good at stealing the spotlights, that's why the other races made the nonhuman club in the first place. But after a while they decided they missed your kind too much and started sharing content about humans amidst themselves.

But oh no. They're starting to act a little bit too creepy and now they can't afford to let the humans find out about this and their obssessive sexaulisation of humans so better just stay in this echo chamber with the others.

They themselves can't make up their mind if they want the humans in or out, constantly breaking their own rules and being hypocrites.

Each time a new site or circle is made, someone brings their cute human date because they're just too nice and couldn't lie to them, and suddenly everyone comes clean and starts bringing their human friends and lovers, and those humans bring their own human friends then boom the site becomes mainstream and overrun with humans

A new site gets made, the cycle repeats. There are various discords servers too. Maybe a future discord mod nonhuman x human egirl eboy?

The nonhumans are desperate for nonhuman x human porn, but no one is willing to step up and make it. They want to see a cute human's holes stretched out by a dragon with two giant cocks, they want to see a human sit on an Orc's face and ride it with no regards to their sharp tusks.

They want to see a high elf fuck a human on their throne, they want to see a drow woman cuff a human to their bed and use them until the bed breaks. They want to see a Halfling guide a human through their first time and claim their virginity.

A dwarf fingerfucking a human until they apologise for interrupting their work, a gnome making a human beg to fuck them, a githyanki overpowered by a human who eats them out until they faint.

But they also can't deny how much they love the human x human porn. How adorable the humans can be with each other as they use various toys and roleplay so many different scenarios.

How hot they can be when they get rough and choke each other, truly reduced to their mos primal animalistic desires with teeth, biting and hair pulling. How humans can switch from 0 to 100 instanty.

Human versatility is their major appeal. You can get find the softest love making to the most hardcote bdsm, the most nichie kinks to hours upon hours of just missionary with occasional kissing.

All the different bodytypes, all the different languages and all the different themes and genres. How each human is so unique yet so tantalising in their own way.

#♡human kink #dnd human kink #♡Meluidil #♡modern loser high elf #♡modern au human kink #♡smut

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sirfrogsworth · 7 months

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So, I guess Justine has appointed herself one of the main advocates negotiating the use of A.I. within the film industry.

I don't know how else to say this... she is a ditz.

I used to follow her on Tumblr. I even gave her kids laser eyes. And then I started seeing bad take after bad take. And it is disconcerting when someone with mostly progressive ideology veers into poorly informed points of view. And she went completely off the rails when the COVID lockdowns interfered with her local small business. She was ready to throw grandmas under the bus to protect her profits.

Negotiating how A.I. is used in filmmaking needs to be handled competently by someone who understands the technology.

And that is not her.

First you have the pretentious "very raw" statement. Movies contain multitudes and the ones that are not... raw... are valid too. Then she conflates visual effects with A.I. and throws VFX artists under the bus with the grandmas.

If you want her seal of approval you can only do minor fixes and effects. That is so vague and not at all how modern movies are made. Even smaller films without superheroes and crazy CGI can make extensive use of VFX for set extensions and myriad other invisible things. And while there are some "A.I." powered tools in VFX, that is completely different than generative video. Those tools are used by legit artists and still require skill and experience.

The latest Spider-Verse movie used A.I. tools. They trained the A.I. using their own artwork so it could understand their inking style and apply it to the CG characters. It was not a magic push-button effect. But it did save artists hours and hours of tedious, frame-by-frame work. Would that get Justine's stamp of approval or is it not raw enough?

And then she imagines this A.I. blender thing that does not exist. I guess she thinks the still image generators will easily translate into video and work the same way. I'm reminded of Y2K when people were predicting exploding electrical grids and digital armageddon.

The truth is, we have yet to really see what A.I. will be like in a more video-centric context. The tech is mostly based in the realm of still images. From what I understand, generating images is extremely intensive on servers. Actually, text generation uses quite a bit of computing resources as well. So generating complex A.I. video could require orders of magnitude more resources.

Currently any A.I. video you see is usually just a static talking head that had an animation assist from After Effects. Corridor's controversial A.I. anime video required taking live action footage and converting every frame to an anime-style still image. It took them months.

If you look at this video, no one talks, there are no dynamic camera movements, no dynamic lighting, and people mostly just... blink.

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Generating still images is much different than generating video.

And as of now, you cannot even create a finished product with A.I. with still or moving images. I mean, it can barely do hands. The stills are not very high resolution, the prompts are often finicky and take a lot of trial and error to get a usable result. And usually you still have to do a lot of cleanup to use an A.I. image for anything considered professional.

Yes, it will get better and probably at an exponential rate. But we don't actually know what the capabilities will be and how people will take advantage of them.

So to make wild predictions of A.I. blenders that can mix multiple actors into a composite super actor is a little premature.

Creating feature length, cinema quality 4K video is a very long way off. Which means we should probably focus on the current problems and when the technology advances more and we have a better understanding of how it will be used, we can cross that bridge.

Also, even if the studios had the capability to create a composite virtual actor, I don't think audiences would ever accept it. People already get grumpy about CGI. Virtual actors do not worry me that much. I think audiences are always going to demand real people saying lines written by human beings. Maybe I'm being optimistic. And I'm not saying we shouldn't put in place safeguards to prevent misuse of A.I. tech. But I still don't think this is a huge concern.

Right now deepfakes on social media are more troubling than A.I. video generation. A scam Mr. Beast deepfake was just passed around and it was definitely good enough to dupe people. We need to figure out how people's likenesses can be protected. We need ways to verify a video's authenticity.

And when deepfake tech is used in filmmaking (e.g. The Mandalorian season 2 Luke Skywalker) actors need very specific approval powers. It makes sense to use deepfake tools to put an actor's face on a stuntperson. That is an amazing way to improve safety. And I don't have a huge issue with de-aging effects (again with consent). But the actor should be able to approve everything on a case-by-case basis and also control what happens to the training data.

Beyond that... what do we do about dead people? Is it good enough that their "estate" approves? Perhaps it would be a good idea for all living actors to make their wishes known before they pass.

And we need to come up with protocols to ethically train A.I. tools.

I believe A.I. has great potential to actually *help* the filmmaking process if we approach this intelligently. It isn't all good or all evil. It could be used for things like rotoscoping which is a thankless and mind-numbing task. It could make big budget-style VFX accessible to indie filmmakers who can't afford ILM. People could make their own superhero movies outside of the studio system on tiny budgets and a gaming PC.

I have been using A.I. tools to paint out things in Photoshop and it works so much better than the old clone and heal tools. There are so many tedious tasks with my photography and art that I would happily pass off to A.I. so I can focus on the more artistic aspects of creation. And I really hope that is the future of how A.I. is utilized.

I don't know if the dreaded A.I. blender is on the horizon, but I really hope a more serious person takes up this fight. We absolutely need to be careful how this technology develops. But if we leave this to silly people, all of the *actual* negative eventualities are going to happen because we were trying to stop a mutant JLawMeganMerylGinger Cruz from dancing in our movies.

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yvesdot · 3 months

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yves, if only theoretically wanted to break into publishing or lit mags, do you have recommendations or advice?

My primary advice is to get to know as many writers as you can, as well as you can, quickly. I’ve recommended joining Discord servers for this in the past and will do so again; the most active ones I’m in are Max's @goose-books server (I think you have to ask for an invite?), WTW, and writeblr garden. Participate in book events virtually and in person when you can. When you like someone's work, tell them! And mention that you're an author, too.

Disclaimer: I haven't made it into any paid magazines, largely because I find submitting and waiting for months at a time before working on edits exhausting, particularly in comparison to instant money on Patreon—so have that grain of salt at the ready! All I've done is publish the one book, twice, and release a substantial amount of short fiction on my own. People read it and liked it, and now I have lovely anons like you who seem to respect me enough to ask for industry advice. Thank you! Hope you like long posts.

The reason I say the above is that, in my experience, the entirety of publishing is just one big who-do-you-know. Utterly non-exhaustive list of ways "knowing people" has helped me in my writing career below.

I left a middling review on a trans author's book, and in the correspondence that followed we became friends. Rysz Merey went on to start tRaum Books, and because we were friends, we put out the Something's Not Right anniversary edition together.

When I was at my university, I was loudly opinionated about books and writing and art in all of my classes, and a professor's words about me in an email to an author they knew became the blurb for that same edition of Something's Not Right.

I read Tragic Accident (a flash piece originally rejected by an online magazine for, in my opinion, cisgender reasons) last night at Flash Fiction Forum, the heads of which I know personally because, after a high school internship, I was directed to a friend of theirs to volunteer at her writing camp. I sold a lot of copies of the original SNR to teens at that camp, and I've sold dozens of copies since by linking to the book in the Zoom chat and bringing physical copies to in-person readings.

Tragic Accident may have ultimately been rejected from the venue I sent it to, but I only had that venue on my list because my beloved friend Fer @asablehart posted in WTW a spreadsheet of places to submit. I still use that spreadsheet, filled with dozens of extra places I researched on my own, and pass it on to anyone who asks. Fer also read The Traveler Wife and gave extremely insightful feedback on it; we've since done tons of great critique4critiques together and they're still my go-to if I need wise words on a piece of writing.

When I held my event at Bookshop Santa Cruz, I marketed my ass off. I'd learned from my previous event at the Diversity Center in town and focused heavily on reaching out to individual people: posting in Discord servers, DMing everyone I knew, and telling everybody I met in December that by the way I would be reading at Bookshop Santa Cruz in January. I worked my job as an author and my book and my event into every conversation I had with a stranger that month. Everyone responded positively! People want to know what you're working on.

But at the end of the day, under a third of attendees were people I hadn't previously considered friends in some way. The majority of the people who came were family, friends, coworkers, friends-of-friends dragged along by someone I knew well, etc. One coworker couldn't come but invited their housemates, who bought books and left saying they would read Band Girls at home. One of the friends who came met me when we would ride the same bus every week to class, and I initially spoke to him because I fully thought he was a transgender woman (he turned out to just be an extremely fashionable individual). That guy helped code my website. Of the three people who interviewed me locally for promotion, two are people I'm friends with and one I cold-emailed due to his past work.

One of the major servers I used to invite people to both of my events is one I was only added to because I met a goth girl who invited me to her dorm to watch her inject E into her thigh and when I reported back on this to another transfem friend that friend instantly named her because they were in the server together and multiple people in it knew me from my creative writing efforts so everybody agreed to add me. I literally only had that space to network because I said "nice boots" to a girl whose special interest turned out to be DIY HRT at a protest party about the chancellor getting a raise.

Claire Oshetsky came to my event and I made a point of finally starting to read their book beforehand so I could honestly tell them it was cool when I signed their copy of Something's Not Right (it was cool, and everyone should read Chouette, and also Poor Deer, which I am on page 10 on and can already certify is fantastic). They were incredibly nice to me for no reason—well, because of those interviews I had, which led to them noticing another nonbinary author in the area—and ultimately reviewed SNR very positively on GoodReads. You can see what happened to the numbers afterwards. (I also sold a copy that day; when you sell roughly a copy of a book per week, you can absolutely make these connections directly.)

Tonight was Claire Oshetsky's event, so I showed up having read Chouette in full and asked a question during the Q&A and told them how cool their book was, and they invited me to a little post-event author dinner. (One of the authors introduced herself as "Karen" and described a prolific writing career very opaquely until her friend mentioned the name of her latest novel: Booth.) Everyone was incredibly nice and wanted to buy my book which was unfortunately sold out because of the aforementioned event, and a couple of people gave me email addresses so they could buy it later. I've been trying to meet local authors for over a year, and I met seven by accident because one of them came up to me to say it was nice to see Bookshop Santa Cruz had two nonbinary readers in a row.

Talking to David Sedaris at an event got me a job! He complimented my outfit, I said thank you I wore it for the interview with [x], and he did everything he could to help me network with the [x] people there. I was later told that my "chemistry" with Sedaris, among other things, helped me get the position. I would also find out that David specifically loves the last people in the signing line because they're the most patient; I happened to have waited until last because I wanted to have more time to talk to him.

I have emailed several authors with fanmail, and depending on how popular they are, I have gotten responses! I'm in a correspondence right now which netted me a behind-the-scenes look at an incredible draft, and thank you for reminding me because I need to respond and tell them how good it was.

Patreon is on pause right now, but I believe over half the subscribers are people I'm friends with in one way or another. I've tried nearly everything under the sun to advertise, and so far the only thing that's worked is "telling someone who has the disposable income."

The people who beta-read my latest release, Band Girls (18+), for me (which is the only reason it wasn't an unmitigated disaster) include my butch, who met me in a Locked Tomb server (naturally), a friend from a creative writing class in university who later became my housemate, and a good buddy of my butch's whom they rescued from the aforementioned TLT server. I literally didn't even notice that guy when we were in the server together and it turns out he's also a writer with a Giant Lesbian Women project who also wound up really liking Long Line (18+). Glories are all around you.

(Also, apparently my butch had that "how to write a blurb" post bookmarked and immediately recognized me, which is crazy. Imagine meeting some random author in a fandom server and they ask to see your [redacted] in DMs.)

Hell, my buddy Max Franciscovich read my book five years ago in the back of a car and had a transcendental nonbinary lesbian experience, and because he happened to be mutuals with a high school friend of mine, that friend sent me screenshots of him panicking about how he couldn't talk to me because I was too cool. I DMed him, and we are like each other's female husbands now. Undoubtedly we have each gained a substantive reader base from hyping each other's work at anyone in earshot. Maxserver, which I shouted out above, only has me in it because I know the darn guy. It's a lot more populous than yvescord in part because he is that much more active than I am, and can engage with other people's work more. I'm mooching off the labor of my best friend who pseudo-reached-out to me because I put a pronoun pin on a character's bag in the book I self-published in 2018.

Speaking of which: I self-published the original edition of Something's Not Right as a thank-you birthday gift to the Beta Reader. I seem to remember him reading my writing for the first time and saying something along the lines of "You do realize this is really good, right?" (I did not realize.) That was the first person to appreciate any of my original fiction, and it led to my entire career. We met on a class trip because he was the only person who would listen to me talk about Star Wars.

I try to never ingenuinely be nice to people. This is not particularly difficult, because I like people and give the benefit of the doubt to a pretty extreme fault. I will occasionally be nice out of politeness, but everyone I mentioned here is someone I genuinely like whose work is fantastic. It wasn't hard to honestly say I liked them and their writing.

I also recognize that much of this is kind of just me blathering about Ws with no actionable advice... but it might give you ideas for where to go or who to talk to about your writing. I also want you to feel just how much of writing is about "networking" in a way that is not cold and manipulative and moneyhungry but actually just involves being genuine friends with other people. I think the sheer quantity of evidence here is helpful to understand just how much you can do for yourself by talking to the people you like.

I also think it's good practice to own the fact that very little of my microcelebrity success has anything to do with how good my work is. I mean, sure, I think it's good, but this should make it clear that my greatest strength has been my perseverance and my friendliness.

(Also, obviously, I have the immense privilege to have gone to college, to live in California, to get to all these places and meet these people and work with them. I had the money in the bank to publish and promote a book. This is not a small factor. I'm hoping to do a full rundown of costs and efforts to promote Something's Not Right's anniversary edition sometime this year.)

I also don't think I'm particularly good at socializing—I have a knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, a difficulty with meeting people's eyes, and a mild stutter when I talk too quickly (which is often). A lot of people find me annoying or insincere because I act like a sentient powder puff, and when I'm not jumping up and down and meowing at people instead of saying "on your right," I'm complaining about the most widely-beloved pieces of pop culture and making two-hour rant videos about video games I think insufficiently scrutinize the concept of the nuclear family. I say all this to head off any concerns that perhaps I am just secretly very suave and social; I love talking to people, but I don't believe this is the case.

If I can summarize: nearly every time I've had any success with my writing, it's been because I made an effort to be kind to people I respected and share my passion for books and writing. I hit upon enough privileges and lucky circumstances to get the right circle of people to make all of the above happen. I think you can do it, too! I wish you the best. Thanks for asking ^__^

#yves talks #yves talks writing #txt #Good Lord this evil wall of text. Hope somebody enjoyed??#writeblr #writeblr advice #writing advice #asks #important writing updates #snr2 #something's not right

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hypervoxel · 24 days

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do you have any headcanons about Velvet?

I have so many thoughts about Velvette. They are hampered slightly by the fact that I know next to nothing about the fashion industry (I've seen The Devil Wears Prada tho, so there's that?)... However, I kind of think her main focus for fashion within VoxTek is overseeing costume design for various shows/films/commercials. I think she was into musicals and set and costume design for them when she was alive.

That's if I give her fashion as a main focus though. Because I am also enamored with her just doing fashion shows right now for fun. Sure, she likes dressing up herself, but organizing fashion shows are not her main thing, it's just a passing fancy. Maybe it's just Pentagram City Fashion Week right now. She'll be onto the next trend as soon as she decides what trend that's going to be.

In either case, I think she's great with computers, but focused on websites, design, editing, etc. She can program mad HTML or CSS but she doesn't know anything about, like, computer specs or building your own PC. She knows how to design and host websites, but she's a big fan of using virtual machines so she doesn't have to know how to actually fix the physical servers. She knows 20 apps you can use to touch up photos and make better Sinstagram* posts, and she's great at video editing. She would have loved TikTok if she were alive for it. If a printer isn't printing, she will throw it out the window instead of checking if it needs new drivers installed.

*(sorry I like that parody app name better than Voxtagram)

I've been playing with the idea of her having radio powers of her own, but specifically and only affecting the Bluetooth spectrum range. This makes her less powerful but very versatile, especially with modern technology. She can connect to and spy on your phone, and this is how she meets Vox and Val in my little backstory that takes advantage of that headcanon <3 The way her phone call went straight to Vox's screen actually isn't normal for him: that's a skill only Velvette posseses. She also AirDrops memes straight onto his face while he's in the middle of board meetings just to mess with him. Also she and Vox have kinky telepathy sex.

She loves gossip, and will always find a chance to share the drama with all of her viewers. But she's the kind of vlogger who makes videos like, "here's 20 minutes of me doing whatever I want to do," and her viewers eat it up.

When she was alive, she had the meanest, scrungliest, most pathetic feral cat that she rescued from the side of a road. The pathetically godawful thing stole her previously thought to be non-existent heart. She took it to a vet hospital and paid for its surgery, and she vlogged her saga of caring for this cat, then the custody battle when the cat's former owner wanted it back but like no fuck you, it's her cat now. This cat boosted her from being a small time creator to having a legit audience. Everyone loves her cat.

This also made her in-universe (while she was alive) stans the Worst bc you can never question Velvette, she's literally such a good person, she's the kind of person who rescues half dead cats and nurses then back to health!! If she bullies and suicide-baits someone online it's because they deserve it. Her fans will never abandon her. She's not evil! How dare you call her out. She literally saves animals out of the pure goodness of her heart!

#i think she was into creepycute things and had a cursed doll collection when she was alive #velvette #hazbin hotel velvette #thank you for letting me ramble please ask me another thing to give me an excuse to keep talking without making any sense at all <3 #is there a better way to format this? undoubtedly. anyway‚ send post

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andmaybegayer · 3 months

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Set up a nextcloud backed by a 1TB Hetzner storage box on my server. Fio benchmarks on that say it gets "pretty normal hard drive access over the network" performance which is fine, that's all I need. Hetzner boxes are just little Samba/DAV/SSH fileshares and while it'd be nice if they were doing virtual SCSI or something it's fine.

I wouldn't use it as my only backup but the plan is to use this to back up my photos which are currently manually backed up to external drives and backblaze, and eventually to move those to a local NAS.

Nextcloud is weird. It's very smooth, shockingly well put together, you can see where they're selling to industry and where that trickles down. A lot of user management stuff and synchronization.

Still needs some setup but I am interested to try and run either Nextcloud Memories or Digikam against the box. My home internet is 10Mbps up so uploading all my photos will take uhhhhhh 9+ days this is probably what will get me to talk to Vodafone about getting their service.

You can do calling! Which is cool. I have run various self-hosted chat servers on various protocols for like three people to use over the years but never anything with audio or video.

#mithril

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ulysses000 · 3 months

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I have a new rpg started. Annotation from the master:

Gamers, Announcing the Gathering!

2019, Russia

Famous British scientists discover a new type of particle, later named Azur. After a brief investigation, wave activity emanating from a "new layer of reality" is detected.

As only writers, astronomers, philosophers and the military did not imagine the first contact of mankind with extraterrestrial intelligence. And the receipt by Earth's observatories of meaningful signals from deep space. And finding space artifacts or even living aliens in the excavation of ancient mounds and pyramids. And the appearance of ominous alien starships over the largest cities of our planet. The fall of celestial bodies, the crash of all kinds of UFOs. Meeting with "brothers in reason" on distant planets. Invasion. War. Extermination of all life….

However, what was happening was more like someone's stupid joke than anything else. On the screens of the Internet appeared intrusive and unconcealed advertising, where in all languages of the world some furry humanoid said: "People of Earth, by right of the discoverers, the Shiharsa civilization declares its power and jurisdiction over your world. We guarantee one tong of safety to your home planet, but beyond that, the fate of the human race will depend solely on yourselves. People, you have already reached the threshold of development from which it is possible to participate in the big game. So take part in it and earn the right to join the ranks of the great space races!" Soon this advertisement disappeared, and the government blamed it all on a group of hackers.

A couple months later, cutting-edge IT companies announced a revolution in the gaming industry and released the first VR glasses. Lots of people entered a whole new world, and existing games were re-released in virtual reality.

You are the gamers. Those people who have dived headfirst into virtual worlds. Perhaps a student of an elite university, or a simple working professional, but definitely an expert in any VR-game. Somewhere in the shadows, in secret from society, the government has already plunged into the big game. And while the world's forces are sorting out this game, the countdown timer is ticking down. And it's not clear what will happen when the protection of our planet comes to an end.

I really like my character and the characters of my co-players.

Lika grew up in a military family and followed in their footsteps. Even though her parents were against it. She participated in military conflicts as a radio operator, which made her disabled. She retired and immersed herself in gaming to brighten up her life. Lika is very good at shooters and military strategy games.

Denis is a student programmer, he has his own gta server. He is a dubious guy who is involved in bullying in games and extorting money. He also uses cheats a lot.

Ora is in her final year of chemistry, a part-time lab tech, an intuitive genius who occasionally steals reagents. She also sometimes records her Minecraft games for youtube.

Ilya was born in Ukraine in a village, but managed to enter the university on a budget in Moscow. He is one of the best carry in Europe. His favorite character is Shadow Fiend. He likes to work with data and has good strategic thinking.

Lyubov' (that's literally "love" in Russian. Faith (Vera), Hope (Nadezhda), Love (Lyubov'). I don't know if these names have analogs in other languages) is the daughter of a criminal authority from Kazan. Her father was lucky not to be caught during the "purges" and became a "respectable businessman". She is a financial fraudster, helping to launder money. But she's also an avid gamer. She often plays Dota 2 with Ilya. She goes mid. Favorite hero is Invoker. Also likes rhythm games.

Lyuba's father learned through connections that the government had some new secret program for gamers and decided to send his daughter there to learn more so he could use it somehow in the future. Lyuba came to Moscow to Ilya to organize a big tournament so that the government would notice her and take her into this program. Also, so that the government would have leverage over her, the tournament was illegal betting. The goal was to get her noticed as a good player and under threat of jail for illegal things, she was sent to participate in a secret program for gamers. (that's how it worked out) Almost all tournament participants were raked under this program. Everything went according to Lyuba's plan and she was satisfied that everything turned out as it should, but the others didn't really want to get involved in some secret government program. Because of that Lyuba and the others tried not to advertise to the other players that they were the organizers and because of them it all happened.

(I'm bad at landscapes, but it's something like this.) Everyone was brought to a closed base. It was a large dome the size of a multi-story building. The introductory lecture began, where they told us that they had discovered a new layer of reality, on which all the states were now trying to develop new lands and technologies. Humanity was now in an alliance with one race, which gave three years of patronage to settle in. But during the lecture, a "call to arms" alarm occurred and all the recruits were left unattended. Lyuba knew that she would most likely be placed in the accounting department by her connections and then she wouldn't be able to get to the game. During the lecture it was announced that upon entering the game there would be a labyrinth test that could give bonus attribute points. There was an analog of this maze at the base. Taking advantage of the situation, Lyuba and Ilya ran to this maze in the hope that there would be a map there. But there was no map. With little time left, Lyuba tried to persuade Ilya to join her in the game without preparing for the maze, but Ilya refused. At that time Lika was leading the rest of the guys to the rest rooms, but Ora fought them off and went to the "corn", the area with virtual reality capsules. In the end, out of the five, only Lyuba and Ora entered the game illegally. The game offered a choice of avatar, nickname, and three classes to choose from. Ora made herself a scar in the form of a star on her shoulder (actually there is a Jewish star there. my mistake) and long white hair. She had a choice of biotic-geneticist (she chose that one), architect and chemist. Lyuba made a cute anime girl avatar. She had a choice of the classes rogue (she chose that one), knave and assassin. Lyuba completed the maze in 18 minutes, Ora in 22 minutes. They both received five additional attribute points each.

They talked a bit with a diplomat of another race they met when they first came out of the labyrinth, and ran towards the battle site. Their path took them through the forest, they armed themselves with sticks to have at least a semblance of a weapon, climbed trees to see where to go, and came to a wheat field. In this field, they spotted a level four bug about the size of a dog. They were both level four at that point, and decided that the two of them could beat this beetle to death with sticks. They crept up on it, but only at the last moment did they notice that the beetle was far from alone. Eventually a whole swarm of beetles pounced on them and they died. When Lyuba came out of the game and recovered from the death shock, she noticed that her skin had become lighter, and when she went to the mirror, she realized that her appearance was the same as her avatar's. Also, all the items that were with her disappeared (they remained in the game). Lyuba went to bed with mixed feelings, because she is on a military base without a passport and with an appearance that is not in any database.

(I didn't know that our characters would immediately change their appearance to that of their avatar. And I'm so sad that my Lyubov' lost her colorful little Tatar appearance……)

I love the last version of her so much….. My half little Tatar….. (when daddy called to meet his friends.) (when, uh. well, when)

We've already had three sessions. We managed to pass the quest with murlocs, kill an enemy saboteur, we were told off by Uncle Slava (a friend of Lyuba's dad), fought with centaurs and dryads, got captured by the Dark Faction.

Also, we learned that I don't have a brain tumor, I just have a new sense organ that responds to magic. We also found out who the traitor was in our faction and found the Dark Faction's secret passage into our territory. Yes, we're all prisoners, but we'll be returned…. Anyway, we're trying to fight off the Dark Faction hard right now.

Ilya has the nickname Leader and the diplomat class Denis has the nickname Hare and driver class Lika has the nickname Wolf and the class of space paratrooper

#rpg #ocs #oc #original character #original art #digital art #art #sketch #russia #у меня нет контента по вп поэтому вот #мне просто нравится эта вся тема ничего не могу с собой поделать #да тут будет максиму 2 заметки #но я живу этим #это моя жизнь #и я советую всем лю��ям хотя бы раз в своей жизни попробовать нри #потому что опыт бг3 показывает что нри нравятся всем #но в мире есть не только днд и средневековый сеттинг #киберпанк современность мир тьмы вампиры маги оборотни космические искатели приключений #и вот у нас вообще мморг #короче люди играйте в нри #нри это заебись #нет ничего лучше чувства захвата власти или убийства главгада

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CHAPTER 3: INTRICATE SHADOWS

Tony Stark x daughter!reader

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: 18

Warning: Kidnapping

Summary: When Tony escapes terrorists and makes it back home, Y/N, the curious soul that she is, doesn't understand how her father got kidnapped in first place. So what happens when she digs into it?

A/N: Story is set just after tony makes announcement at the press conference. Enjoy

Word count: 1457

In the aftermath of the announcement, Y/N felt a magnetic pull toward the heart of the mystery that had unfolded within Stark Industries. The air in her dimly lit study was charged with determination as she surrounded herself with an arsenal of holographic displays, each revealing a different facet of the puzzle.

The room became a sanctuary of relentless inquiry, the soft glow of the screens casting intricate shadows on Y/N's face as she delved into the labyrinth of Stark Industries' internal workings. Her fingers danced across holographic interfaces, chasing virtual trails and encrypted data that seemed to lead to nowhere and everywhere simultaneously.

The night unfolded its layers, and as the city beyond her window plunged into darkness, Y/N's relentless pursuit of truth carried her into the early hours of the morning. The quiet hum of her high-tech equipment became the soundtrack to her solitary mission.

Every encrypted file, every line of code, and every digital breadcrumb Y/N followed painted a disturbing picture. Stark Industries, a fortress of innovation and security, had been infiltrated from within. Tony's security protocols, considered impenetrable, had been compromised.

In the virtual world, Y/N navigated through hidden servers and encrypted databases, uncovering the tendrils of a betrayal that went deeper than she could have anticipated. It wasn't just about the shift in Stark Industries' direction; it was about a sinister plot orchestrated by the one person she least expected – Obadiah Stane, the trusted mentor.

Y/N, now more than ever, embraced her role not just as Tony Stark's daughter but as a guardian of the family legacy. Her intelligence and resilience became integral to the rebuilding process, forging a path toward a future untainted by the shadows of the past.

Yet, amidst the progress, a lingering question haunted Y/N's thoughts – how had Stane managed to infiltrate their world so insidiously? The pursuit of this answer led her into the labyrinth of Stark Industries' security protocols and the hidden recesses of its digital infrastructure.

Late into the night, Y/N delved into the labyrinth, determined to unravel the intricacies of Stane's machinations. The holographic displays flickered with data, each line of code a potential revelation. As the hours passed, patterns emerged – a digital dance of deceit that echoed Stane's real-world betrayal.

The investigation took Y/N deeper into the archives of Stark Industries, leading her to discover vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the security systems. It was a painful realization that the very mechanisms designed to safeguard the legacy had been exploited from within.

The breakthrough in Y/N's investigation came in the form of a hidden file – a digital breadcrumb that led to the heart of Stane's betrayal. It detailed a series of covert operations, financial transactions, and the manipulation of security protocols that had allowed Stane to operate unchecked for years.

As the evidence unfolded, Y/N couldn't shake the feeling that the shadows of Stane's deception extended beyond the digital realm. There was a tangible threat that lurked in the real world, and the urgency to expose the truth weighed heavily on her shoulders.

One evening, as the sun dipped below the skyline, casting long shadows across the city, Y/N discovered a chilling piece of information – Stane's plan to escalate his operations. The revelation sent a shiver down her spine, and a wave of panic gripped her. The danger extended beyond the walls of Stark Industries; it threatened the very heart of their existence.

Y/N's eyes bore into the holographic displays, absorbing the damning evidence. Stane's digital fingerprints were everywhere, leaving an indelible mark on the files that chronicled his clandestine dealings. The realization of the danger her father had unknowingly faced fuelled Y/N's determination.

The evidence, a digital arsenal against Stane's treachery, materialized on her screens. With a sense of urgency, Y/N compiled the incriminating data, her fingers dancing across the holographic interfaces to secure every piece of damning information.

But even in her quest for justice, Stane's calculated awareness of her interference was unveiled. The moment she initiated the transfer of evidence to Tony, a chilling response echoed through the digital realm. The revelation of her investigation had triggered Stane's countermove – an abduction designed to silence the whistleblower.

In the depths of the night, Y/N found herself thrust into a harsh reality. Stane's henchmen surrounded her, their movements synchronized with the malicious efficiency of a well-executed plan. Within moments, she was overpowered, her attempts to resist met with ruthless determination.

As she was dragged away from her sanctuary of investigation, Y/N couldn't shake the feeling that her pursuit of truth had inadvertently led her into the heart of the danger that now enveloped her. Stane, the puppet master orchestrating a dangerous game, had taken her hostage, using her as a pawn in a bid to secure his escape from justice.

Unbeknownst to Y/N, as she grappled with her captors, a silent distress signal emanated from her necklace. The beacon of desperation, programmed with a daughter's plea for help, pulsated through the digital channels, reaching Tony Stark in the moments when he had just entered his iron man suit for testing. Tony's heart raced with a mix of fear and determination. Without a moment's hesitation, the repulsors on the Iron Man suit flared to life, propelling Tony into the night sky. The city below became a blur as he soared toward the coordinates sent by his daughter.

The scene that unfolded at Stane's secret lair was a clash of technology and malevolence. Tony, clad in the iconic red and gold armor, confronted Stane, the two armored figures locked in a battle that echoed the personal vendetta that had unfolded behind the scenes.

The cavernous space became an arena of clashing metal and the searing glow of repulsors. The echoes of the confrontation reverberated through the chamber, punctuated by the hum of technology pushed to its limits.

Y/N, restrained and defiant, watched the battle unfold. The sight of her father, clad in the Iron Man suit, was a mix of relief and pride. Yet, the danger that loomed threatened to overshadow the reunion they both sought.

As the battle reached its climax, Stane, realizing the game was up, attempted one final desperate move. The clash of armored figures intensified each blow resonating with the weight of justice seeking retribution.

In a burst of energy and determination, Tony emerged victorious. Stane, defeated and subdued, lay amidst the wreckage of his ambitions. The Iron Man suit's faceplate retracted, revealing a mixture of relief and resolve in Tony's eyes.

"Y/N, I'm here. I'll get you out of this," Tony's voice, filtered through the Iron Man suit's speakers, resonated with a blend of anger and concern.

Y/N met her father's gaze, a silent understanding passing between them. "I knew you'd come for me, Dad."

With calculated precision, Tony freed Y/N from her restraints, the cold metal giving way to the warmth of a father's embrace. The Iron Man suit, a symbol of strength and protection, faded into the background as the vulnerability of a family torn and reunited took center stage.

The tension that had gripped the cavern dissipated, leaving behind a sense of closure and resolution. The truth, exposed in the aftermath of the battle, laid bare the extent of Stane's treachery. The evidence, compiled by Y/N in her relentless pursuit of justice, served as a testament to the resilience of the Stark legacy.

As the dust settled, Tony, still in the Iron Man suit, approached Y/N, the faceplate retracting to reveal a mixture of relief and vulnerability.

"Y/N, are you okay?" Tony's voice held a paternal concern that transcended the confines of the armored suit.

Y/N nodded, her eyes reflecting a mix of gratitude and resilience. "I'm fine, Dad. Thanks to you."

Tony reached out, and the two shared an embrace that spoke volumes. The armored exterior of Iron Man seemed to fade away as the vulnerability of a father and the strength of a daughter came to the forefront.

"I should have known," Tony murmured, his voice a mix of regret and determination. "Stane's betrayal cuts deep, but we'll make him pay for what he's done."

Y/N, ever the composed figure, met Tony's gaze with a steely resolve. "We will, Dad. Together."

As they stood amidst the remnants of the confrontation, the weight of the Stark legacy hung in the air. The trials they faced had forged a bond that surpassed the armor and technology. It was a testament to the resilience of family and the unwavering commitment to justice.

In the aftermath of the ordeal, as the night sky embraced the dawn, father and daughter stood side by side. The Stark legacy, scarred but unbroken, faced a new day with a strength that came not just from technology but from the indomitable spirit of family.

#tony stark x daughter!reader #tony stark x fem!reader #tony stark #teen!reader #fem!reader #reader insert #canon divergence #Iron Man #The Prodigy #Prodigy AU

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The horrifying tale of a blockchain-based virtual sweatshop

In 2004, my wife came home from the Game Developers Conference with a wild story. A presenter there claimed that he had set up a sweatshop on the US/Mexican border where he paid low-wage workers to do repetitive tasks in Everquest to amass virtual gold, which was sold on Ebay to lazier, richer players

The presenter was a well-known bullshitter and people were skeptical at the time, but my imagination was fired. I sat down at my keyboard and wrote “Anda’s Game,” a story about “gold farmers” who form an in-game, transnational trade-union under their bosses’ noses:

https://www.salon.com/2004/11/15/andas_game/

“Anda’s Game” was a surprise hit. It got reprinted in the year’s Best American Short Stories, won a bunch of awards, and Jen Wang and Firstsecond turned it into the NYT bestselling graphic novel “In Real Life”:

https://firstsecondbooks.com/books/new-book-in-real-life-by-cory-doctorow-and-jen-wang/

Then, in 2010, I adapted the story into For the Win, a YA novel about gold farming and global trade unions (led by the Industrial Workers of the World Wide Web, AKA IWWW, AKA Webblies):

https://craphound.com/category/ftw/

There’s an old cyberpunk writers’ joke that “cyberpunk is a warning, not a suggestion.” Alas, my parable-like stories about how digital technology enables the creation of new, high-tech sweatshops that arbitrage weak labor protections in the global south to worsen working conditions everywhere embodied the punchline to that cyberpunk joke. Over and over, these stories became touchstones for all kinds of global, digital labor exploitation and global, digital labor solidarity.

But sometimes, the stories don’t merely analogize to describe current situations — they end up very on-the-nose. Nowhere is that more true than with the blockchain-based, play-to-earn, NFT-infected gaming world, whose standard-bearer is the scandal-haunted Axie Infinity.

This week, my mentions have been full of “Don’t create the Torment Nexus” jokes referencing Neirin Gray Desai’s outstanding Rest of World story on the rise and implosion of the “play-to-earn” Minecraft/blockchain game Critterz:

https://restofworld.org/2022/minecraft-nft-ban-critterz/

Critterz was yet another one of those blockchain games, but they made a fatal mistake: they built their virtual sweatshop on Minecraft, whose parent company, Mojang (a subsidiary of Microsoft), banned NFT integration, stating: “blockchain technologies are not permitted to be integrated inside our Minecraft client and server applications nor may they be utilized to create NFTs associated with any in-game content, including worlds, skins, personal items, or other mods.”

Very quickly, the in-game money issued by Critterz tanked, and players — both the poor people who actually played the game, and the rich people who bought the treasures they earned from them — ran for the exits.

Even without Minecraft’s ban on NFTs, play-to-earn is in serious trouble. As the sector seeks a new lifeline, some wild ideas are emerging, straight out of the Torment Nexus. For example, Desai talked to Mikhai Kossar, who consults on NFT games. Kossar proposed that the future of play-to-earn might be poor people pretending to be non-player characters to give richness to the in-game experience of wealthy people. They could “just populate the world, maybe do a random job or just walk back and forth, fishing, telling stories, a shopkeeper, anything is really possible.”

There’s another tech joke, that “AI” stands for “Absent Indians” — the gag being that the “AIs” you interact with in the world are actually low-waged Indian workers pretending to be bots.

Once again — and I honestly can’t believe I have to say this — that joke is a warning, not a suggestion.

Image: Jen Wang (modified) Critterz (modified)

[Image ID: A panel from the graphic novel 'In Real Life' in which Anda and Raymond are having a union organizing talk; the background of the panel has been replaced with a screengrab from the Critterz Minecraft world.]

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~ https://subscribestar.adult/shibara ~

I’ve thought about it for a long while, and finally decided to go ahead with it!

Tier perks include access to a sketch stash with lots of never published wips, sketches and doodles, HD art collections with more than 8 years of work, upcoming downloads for layered psd and csp files for past and future work, early access when commissions open and free monthly art raffles when goals are met.

Full information on perks, sfw and nsfw policies, commissions, and other details under the cut~

NSFW and SFW While I understand that SubscribeSar Adult is geared mainly towards nsfw art, my sfw pieces will be available to subscribers, too. Posts will be marked as [SFW] or [NSFW] in the title and will also be collected in separate folders in the sketch and HD collections.

The majority of the art I do nowadays is of the anthro variety, but there will be some other types of characters sprinkled in, here and there. They will have a separate folder in the sketch and HD art collections, for ease of filtering. Robots will also have a specific folder, since for a few years it was all I painted, so there's a considerable collection of pieces with them. How does this affect commissions? It will change the way I take payments and organize slots, but not much else. Basically, I’m hoping to finally ditch Paypal, and start taking commissions through Subscribestar directly. I'll be setting up a tier or two with 2 or so slots for fixed-price commissions, which commissioners can later upgrade via tips (for example, a tier called “Painted Commissions” set at 250$ that includes an illustration for a full character with a background. If a subscriber wants to make it a two-character pic, the extra fee can be sent via a single-time tips). I'm still deciding on what the best communication rout will be for this (form, mail, etc), so I won't be opening until mid-to-late May. Why sell commissions this way? Due to recent legislation in my country, using Paypal has become increasingly disadvantageous in the past few years (you have to automatically convert all payments to the local coin at a horrendous exchange rate, same as most other available services for easy money transfer and virtual wallets). Also, because of how virtual wallet services work, I’ve not been able to offer clients any kind of installment plans for ages, which sucks. The way Subscribestar works though, would allow me to receive transfers directly to my bank account, hopping over most of those issues, while at the same time allowing for fractionated payments for those clients who may need them. Also, I fucking hate that Paypal has such a beef against the adult industry. I love working on nsfw pieces for me and for others, and having in the back of my mind the knowledge that Paypal could shut down my account in a heartbeat if they realized I work with adult material, has been a constant source of irritation for more than a decade. I unashamedly love what I do and I intend to continue doing so! In conclusion: My intentions regarding my artwork is to keep things mostly the same. Commissions are still my priority, and will continue to be so, but some fixed monthly support would definitely be super helpful, allowing me to explore new techniques and ideas a tad more freely, while still giving back something to you all for your support. If things go well and when things have settled down a bit, I intend to create a discord server where I can communicate more conveniently and stream the art making process, start using polls where subscribers can vote directly for what themes they’d like me to work with in my non-commissioned art. It’s all extremely exciting, I can’t wait to start~ :D

#signal boot greatly appreciated #artists on tumblr #myart #otherart #swart #transformers

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Journey to AWS Proficiency: Unveiling Core Services and Certification Paths

Amazon Web Services, often referred to as AWS, stands at the forefront of cloud technology and has revolutionized the way businesses and individuals leverage the power of the cloud. This blog serves as your comprehensive guide to understanding AWS, exploring its core services, and learning how to master this dynamic platform. From the fundamentals of cloud computing to the hands-on experience of AWS services, we'll cover it all. Additionally, we'll discuss the role of education and training, specifically highlighting the value of ACTE Technologies in nurturing your AWS skills, concluding with a mention of their AWS courses.

The Journey to AWS Proficiency:

1. Basics of Cloud Computing:

Getting Started: Before diving into AWS, it's crucial to understand the fundamentals of cloud computing. Begin by exploring the three primary service models: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). Gain a clear understanding of what cloud computing is and how it's transforming the IT landscape.

Key Concepts: Delve into the key concepts and advantages of cloud computing, such as scalability, flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and disaster recovery. Simultaneously, explore the potential challenges and drawbacks to get a comprehensive view of cloud technology.

2. AWS Core Services:

Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): Start your AWS journey with Amazon EC2, which provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Learn how to create virtual servers, known as instances, and configure them to your specifications. Gain an understanding of the different instance types and how to deploy applications on EC2.

Simple Storage Service (S3): Explore Amazon S3, a secure and scalable storage service. Discover how to create buckets to store data and objects, configure permissions, and access data using a web interface or APIs.

Relational Database Service (RDS): Understand the importance of databases in cloud applications. Amazon RDS simplifies database management and maintenance. Learn how to set up, manage, and optimize RDS instances for your applications. Dive into database engines like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and more.

3. AWS Certification:

Certification Paths: AWS offers a range of certifications for cloud professionals, from foundational to professional levels. Consider enrolling in certification courses to validate your knowledge and expertise in AWS. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, and AWS Certified DevOps Engineer are some of the popular certifications to pursue.

Preparation: To prepare for AWS certifications, explore recommended study materials, practice exams, and official AWS training. ACTE Technologies, a reputable training institution, offers AWS certification training programs that can boost your confidence and readiness for the exams.

4. Hands-on Experience:

AWS Free Tier: Register for an AWS account and take advantage of the AWS Free Tier, which offers limited free access to various AWS services for 12 months. Practice creating instances, setting up S3 buckets, and exploring other services within the free tier. This hands-on experience is invaluable in gaining practical skills.

5. Online Courses and Tutorials:

Learning Platforms: Explore online learning platforms like Coursera, edX, Udemy, and LinkedIn Learning. These platforms offer a wide range of AWS courses taught by industry experts. They cover various AWS services, architecture, security, and best practices.

Official AWS Resources: AWS provides extensive online documentation, whitepapers, and tutorials. Their website is a goldmine of information for those looking to learn more about specific AWS services and how to use them effectively.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) represents an exciting frontier in the realm of cloud computing. As businesses and individuals increasingly rely on the cloud for innovation and scalability, AWS stands as a pivotal platform. The journey to AWS proficiency involves grasping fundamental cloud concepts, exploring core services, obtaining certifications, and acquiring practical experience. To expedite this process, online courses, tutorials, and structured training from renowned institutions like ACTE Technologies can be invaluable. ACTE Technologies' comprehensive AWS training programs provide hands-on experience, making your quest to master AWS more efficient and positioning you for a successful career in cloud technology.

#aws #aws course #aws training #tech

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Feel trapped on Etsy? Join us for our panel on Alternatives to Etsy at CozyCon tomorrow at 5:30 pm EDT.

We have a crowd sourced spreadsheet of Etsy alternatives as well as a math tool to compare the fees.

This panel will be held on the CozyCon discord server, available to everyone via the link below.

The event and other events held by CozyCon can also be found here.

#etsy alternatives #small business #Online shopping #online store #Indie sellers #cozycon #Etsy

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Unveiling Java's Multifaceted Utility: A Deep Dive into Its Applications

In software development, Java stands out as a versatile and ubiquitous programming language with many applications across diverse industries. From empowering enterprise-grade solutions to driving innovation in mobile app development and big data analytics, Java's flexibility and robustness have solidified its status as a cornerstone of modern technology.

Let's embark on a journey to explore the multifaceted utility of Java and its impact across various domains.

Powering Enterprise Solutions

Java is the backbone for developing robust and scalable enterprise applications, facilitating critical operations such as CRM, ERP, and HRM systems. Its resilience and platform independence make it a preferred choice for organizations seeking to build mission-critical applications capable of seamlessly handling extensive data and transactions.

Shaping the Web Development Landscape

Java is pivotal in web development, enabling dynamic and interactive web applications. With frameworks like Spring and Hibernate, developers can streamline the development process and build feature-rich, scalable web solutions. Java's compatibility with diverse web servers and databases further enhances its appeal in web development.

Driving Innovation in Mobile App Development

As the foundation for Android app development, Java remains a dominant force in the mobile app ecosystem. Supported by Android Studio, developers leverage Java's capabilities to craft high-performance and user-friendly mobile applications for a global audience, contributing to the ever-evolving landscape of mobile technology.

Enabling Robust Desktop Solutions

Java's cross-platform compatibility and extensive library support make it an ideal choice for developing desktop applications. With frameworks like Java Swing and JavaFX, developers can create intuitive graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for desktop software, ranging from simple utilities to complex enterprise-grade solutions.

Revolutionizing Big Data Analytics

In big data analytics, Java is a cornerstone for various frameworks and tools to process and analyze massive datasets. Platforms like Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, and Apache Flink leverage Java's capabilities to unlock valuable insights from vast amounts of data, empowering organizations to make data-driven decisions.

Fostering Innovation in Scientific Research

Java's versatility extends to scientific computing and research, where it is utilized to develop simulations, modeling tools, and data analysis software. Its performance and extensive library support make it an invaluable asset in bioinformatics, physics, and engineering, driving innovation and advancements in scientific research.

Empowering Embedded Systems

With its lightweight runtime environment, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Java finds applications in embedded systems development. From IoT devices to industrial automation systems, Java's flexibility and reliability make it a preferred choice for building embedded solutions that require seamless performance across diverse hardware platforms.

In summary, Java's multifaceted utility and robustness make it an indispensable tool in the arsenal of modern software developers. Whether powering enterprise solutions, driving innovation in mobile app development, or revolutionizing big data analytics, Java continues to shape the technological landscape and drive advancements across various industries. As a versatile and enduring programming language, Java remains at the forefront of innovation, paving the way for a future powered by cutting-edge software solutions.

#java #java course #java training #java training course #java training institute #technology

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