@junipercalle
ISMENE AND THE VOICE, a scifi novel, RR/ebook: Working-class bookseller seeks transhuman union with sentient library against wishes of employer. THE GREEN LODGE CYPHER: spooky zine. Next project as a light novel title: The Prince Thinks I'm A Necromancer
Sally Childs-Helton on filk.
"...The filk community exists at non-commercial, fan-run cons, and...filkers really don’t promote themselves beyond the community. Filkers deeply value making music together in small groups more than they value winning large audiences and selling product." #filk #fandom
Sigh.
I'm glad that ever since the "actually you're discoverable by phone number now, what settings change?" fiasco, I haven't had it on a phone, but even with BetterDiscord on my desktop, I may need to just change chat room programs...
Discord lied.
they’re now sending scanned IDs to persona, a third party company.
“facial scans will never leave your device” -discord lmao.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Assault on the way to the doctor's office: a citizen's experience with United States federal authorities. What an awful sentence to be completely true. Transcript in link.
I have family local to this. I hope they make it. Thing is, it can happen where you are.
#currentevents #unitedstates #safety
It cares that you know this: a person was in a bind, and chose to have faith that they could maybe help people. That choice is made, because you do what you can. That's it; that's the story. You do what you can.
Bravo. A-plus. Studios could NEVER.
This movie doesn't care if you know what is objectively real or morally correct or a hallucination or supernatural! It doesn't care if you know whether the protagonist is objectively honest or decent! It doesn't care if you know if his actions turn out for better or not!
what it DOES care about:
IRON LUNG. overexplained studio movies where you can know exactly who masterminded the problem, and beat them up to solve it, because You're Good and They're Bad, could NEVER.
Indie films, man. Indie films. #ironlung #markiplier #morality #storytelling #indiefilm #indiemovies #hella
Tetia receives words of encouragement from an older lady, telling her, "The people that restrict your learning only seek to control you."
Witch Hat Atelier has good politics.
Hoping I can get indexed on itch.io. I'd love for you to try out Diadem Station! It was a fun project, and @hamscoot.bsky.social wrote such lovely music for me.
I am still tracking the detentions of U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents
If you know something or want to share your story, please get in touch
✉️nicole.foy@propublica.org
Signal: nicolefoy.27
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
A comic cover for a fan comic. The cover portrays Superman carrying Lois Lane (she is depicted as a Southeast Asian woman in a purple office suit and skirt).
Superman sets Lois down gently as she says, ‘That’s going to take some getting used to.’ The two are far from the city, in a roadside canyon with a view overlooking Metropolis. Standing in front of a fence with Metropolis and a sunset-colored sky in the distance, Superman asks, ‘The flying?’ Pulling something from her pocket, Lois says, ‘Oh, that and everything. Let’s get to it, shall we?’ The item she pulled from her pocket turns out to be a recorder device, which clicks on as she says, ‘This is Lois Lane of the Daily Planet, interviewing the elusive Superman. The date is – nevermind, let’s cut to the chase.’ He looks somewhat surprised as Lois paces around. She says ‘Although some feel that you’ve made your intentions clear to Metropolis through your acts of heroism and good will … others feel that the way you’ve avoided giving an official statement has led to speculation and worry.’
She holds the recorder up to him and asks, ‘So why speak up now, Superman?’ He pauses before responding. Superman smiles and says, ‘Well … because I’m ready to talk.’ Looking incredulous, Lois asks, ‘Can you explain why you feel “ready” to talk.’ Now floating a few feet off the ground, he replies, ‘I guess … people have always been nosy about me, even before I started flying. Lately it’s like every other day someone’s trying to figure out who I am and how I’m like this.’ He finger guns in her direction and says, ‘Why, you were the most gutsy about investigating me, Ms. Lane. Didn’t you pitch that one theory about my strength being the result of a lab accident—’ She cuts him off- blushing in embarrassment as she says, ‘Okay, listen!’
"Who Is Superman? A Private Interview With Lois Lane" A story about hope and connection ☀️(1/4)
haha. I could use options though, Linux might be the next computer, so...
Lorelai has posted the Diadem Station OST to Bandcamp!!! It's gorgeous! It's sad! It's spacey! #soundtrack #gameost #ost #indiemusic #bandcamp #itchio
You can play Diadem Station on itch.io at junipercalle.itch.io/diadem-station.
Ah, why not: I've had a great time with Godot on Diadem Station, so I donated. I figure I should put my mouth where my support is. I also donate to the Internet Archive, Wikipedia, and the OTW. It's never much, but I figure it's something. #godot #otw #internetarchive #donations #support #wikipedia
...universe is trolling you.
My uncle once had an argument over Chinese food. His opinion was that, if a God existed, we would know (by their interventions), so there isn't one. His friend argued that a deity must be taken on faith.
My uncle opened his fortune cookie.
It said: "You are right."
Lorelai has posted the Diadem Station OST to Bandcamp!!! It's gorgeous! It's sad! It's spacey! #soundtrack #gameost #ost #indiemusic #bandcamp #itchio
You can play Diadem Station on itch.io at junipercalle.itch.io/diadem-station.
It's been a few months!
What should I do with this project? I think it's probably a good proof of concept, but I should maybe move on to trying other widgets (a gacha? a slots card thing? a visual generator for meditation?).
#itchio #indiegames #godot
The restored lab in Diadem Station, with a dormant crystal ready for release. #itchio #indiegame #pixelartist #originalart #retro #myart
The initial state of the laboratory in Diadem Station. It gets better. #itchio #indiegame #pixelart #spooky #scifi
A pixel art screenshot from the game Diadem Station. A robot's reflection is visible in the back of a computer screen. The lighting is ominous and red.
Mainframe from Diadem Station. I suppose they must have multiple mobile bodies to perform tasks with. (I do like that trope, don't I) #itchio #mygame #godot #gdscript #pixelart #robot #spooky
Welp, here goes something
junipercalle.itch.io/diadem-station
#game #indiegame #itchio #pixelart #originalmusic
Welp, it's done for now. I really hope #Affinity Designer continues to work; I stopped updating it after the buyout (I don't trust #Canva, and rightly so it seems).
Guess I'll go back to #Inkscape when I need to.
Ah. It costs $100 per record to remove, and there is no option in the form to take your office correspondence phone number off the thing. And the help request form autofails some sort of captcha. #authors #indieauthors #artists #originalart #painters #booksky #onlinesafety #cybersecurity #privacy
If you have US #copyright registrations, you should search the database and see what information has become public in the past couple of months.
The name, address and phone you provided to have your certificate mailed to is now public. If you had it sent to you, you've been doxxed. #doxxing
Applause for AQ Studios, that was a delight to see. #midwestangelica #indiehorror #analoghorror #retroscifi #scifi
Nothing like handing something over to your excellent composer/playtester only to find that you've coded the hinkiest of maths... but up the hill I slog :D
....umpteen thanks to @hamscoot.bsky.social
A screenshot from the video game Diadem Station. It shows a small probe floating with blue crystals in a green starscape.
Working out kinks in Diadem Station. #godot #gdscript #itch.io #game #indiegame
Oh, I'm happier to see the actual placeholder, by a mile. This is real. Real work can be clunky, but so what? It's your actual process. It gives us something that shows how badass the glow-up will be. An AI image is a tangential imitation of not your work, and it isn't what you're really doing.
