Kovukono

joined 2 years ago
[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think this is a reference to commissions done for someone who requests exclusively blonde women shopping for wonder bread, or alternatively destroying forests with chainsaws or filling up SUVs with gas. They even have a Know Your Meme page.

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago

There's definitely people who unwittingly spread misinformation, but the rule wasn't for people who just post once or twice, but people who have posted misinformation and been warned previously multiple times. That's not a mistake at that point, that's a pattern of behavior.

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Since Legault took power in 2018, I've come to remember him for:

  • Thinking the been on face coverings and religious symbols hasn't gone far enough
  • Blaming nurses, not employers, for patients' issues rising from the nurses' strike
  • Bill 96, which has let them require all businesses have French signage (replaced at their own cost), prohibition of already-existing English government resources, and limits the number of students in English speaking schools
  • Limiting funding to English-speaking universities in Montreal
  • Limiting immigration in an attempt to make sure that a limited amount of non-French speakers move in
  • Forming a committee literally named "The Committee of Sages" in order to determine protections and rights for trans people, which also has no trans people, or any LGBTQ+ people
  • Advocating for removal of an anti-Palestinian protest camped out on a university's grounds

And now for fucking with strike protections. When the one good thing I can think to say is "He didn't fuck up the COVID response," that's a pretty bad track record.

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not familiar with the backrooms. Is she going to die because she's getting the rock out and is unaware, or is she just stuck there for eternity?

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The DLC is a prequel. The history of Krat is told primarily through flashbacks, so it's possible the DLC adds additional context. That said, the game definitely didn't feel incomplete. Full story, complete world, and fleshed-out gameplay. If you like soulslikes, you'd probably enjoy this one too.

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 6 points 3 months ago

Maybe you could watch a movie to take your mind off it. Have you seen Taxi Driver?

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 52 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Why would repeatedly posting electoral misinformation during an election only result in a ban until the election was over? I don't think these people would become good actors just because the election ended.

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

All this info was gotten off their Wikipedia page:

Sensodyne is a brand of toothpaste that was first sold by Block Drug, a Brooklyn, New York-based company established in 1907 by pharmacist Alexander Block.[1]

In 2000, Block Drug was purchased by Smith Kline Beecham P.L.C.,[11] which became GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK).[12]

Sensodyne became a part of Haleon, a British multinational consumer healthcare corporation, in July 2022, following the establishment of Haleon as a separate entity through a corporate spin-off from GSK.[14]

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 40 points 3 months ago (5 children)

While it was originally an American brand, Sensodyne's parent company got bought by a British company in 2000, then spun off into another British company through corporate restructuring in 2022. It's not Canadian, but it's at least not American-owned.

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 4 points 3 months ago
  • Slay the Spire
  • Stardew Valley
  • Sunless Skies
  • Vampire Survivors
  • Nine Sols
  • Hollow Knight
  • Balatro
  • Monster Train
  • Tactical Breach Wizards
  • Slay the Princess

It's kinda crazy just how much time got put in for StS and Stardew.

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

I think this might be my favorite of his, aside from the "spice things up in the bedroom" one.

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There's a followup.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Kovukono@pawb.social to c/furry@pawb.social
 

Done for Griffonki, with his sona as his D&D character. If you're interested, my commissions are open.

 

Done for Onedeadlymouse. Commissions are open, if you're interested.

 

Users can brute-force their way into reading private messages with Lemmy versions below 0.19.1. I know there was the question of federation issues previously, but it appears to have been largely mitigated with the later versions at this point. Are there any plans to upgrade pawb.social?

 
 

Opening the inbox automatically brings up "mentions," but if you want to see private messages, you can click at the top and choose "all messages." Clicking any of those options though will crash the app. You can still access those options through the side window, just not the dropdown at the top while viewing the inbox.

 

Done as a request for BalloonieLuna. If you're interested, my commissions are open.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Kovukono@pawb.social to c/meta@pawb.social
 

Hi guys, I've got a Bluesky code to give away, and I figured some of you guys would like it. Just a few requirements:

  • You must have been a member of pawb.social for at least two weeks.
  • You must have commented or posted on something in pawb.social in the past two weeks. Doesn't matter if you're doing so after this post either, though hopefully you'll keep being active.
  • To be entered, you need to reply to this post (which will not count toward the past two weeks' activity requirement).

I'll be randomly picking someone after 48 hours, and I'll likely delete this post after another 24. Best of luck!

Edit: It's been 48 hours, and of the 3 people who commented, only one actually didn't have Bluesky already, so DraconicNeo has been sent the code. I have to say the response has been surprising. I offered a free giveaway, and got the post downvoted to hell and nothing but negativity for it. I absolutely won't be repeating this again. Screw deletion, I'd just as soon leave this up so the next person doesn't try to make my mistake.

 

This stupid idea popped into my head and I decided to put it down. If you're interested, my commissions are open.

 

Finished up the first piece for 2024, even though I definitely wanted to get this done last year. But done is done.

 

I started drawing in January of this year, and finally finished up my first piece in early February. Since then I've been trying to improve on it, and I decided to look back to see if there were any real metrics that could show I made decent progress.

The most obvious first step was to take a look at the upvotes I'd gotten:

Also, NSFW stats:

And, overall, it's a mixed bag. Lemmy definitely has a longer running time for keeping posts alive (it helps that there's fewer posts here), and Reddit has the issue that if your post isn't noticed inside 2 hours, it won't be picked up at all. There's no real sign of definite progress on Reddit, though Lemmy does seem to see at least some uptick in this metric, though that could be attributed to c/furry growing.

So, there's the next obvious metric, upvote percentage:

Reddit drops these metrics after 40 days, so I have no idea what it's like for the majority of my posts. Generally though, the response is more positive on Lemmy than Reddit, but it might be a bit too early to tell if the percentages are actually meaningful, or if the community doesn't downvote good content just because it's not their type, and upvotes are a more meaningful metric.

And, finally, FurAffinity:

There's not a lot of items there, either. If I post something good, I might get a fav. If I post something really good, I might get 2. Like Reddit, if it's not noticed inside a short window, it appears to get buried. The one exception appears to be this piece, which has gotten fav'd repeatedly over time. Watches, on the other hand, appear to be entirely random--or it could be my work's just not good enough to get people wanting me on their feed.

So, just some lessons from my time over the last year:

  • Memes are faster and lower-effort to draw, but get a lot bigger response (yes, I know, groundbreaking statement of the year).
  • Time and effort spent don't equate to response. I know, it's another obvious statement, but until you've spent weeks on something for nothing, it doesn't quite sink in.
  • Either a) I've not become a better artist, or b) these metrics aren't the full picture, and I also suck at promoting myself. I'm hoping it's the latter.

Regardless, it's been a big journey, and I hope it's only the start. I came to Lemmy from Reddit after the API changes, and overall, c/furry's been an open, welcoming, and most importantly positive place. I love it here, and I'm really looking forward to seeing it continue to grow.

 

Some vent art.

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