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In a recent video, Asmongold said the only way to stop bots in games is to do what South Korea does: require government-issued ID to create an account.
He's wrong. There's another way.
#CityOfHeroes is older than WoW and has NEVER had bots. Why? Because Influence (in-game currency) is easy to get. Players have no reason to pay a third party for it. Thus, no bots.
Blizzard makes money charging players for gold and charging bots for their account, so they have no incentive to stop bots.
Buu got me wax seal molds for Christmas; I'm still figuring out the right amount of wax to use.
I also asked for custom stamps for my birthday; they came today. They're based on my "Kelly" & "Sapphire" tattoos that I designed in high school.
My birthday isn't till late January but I wanted to test them before the return window closes. As I feared, the "Kelly" stamp is a bit fidly and doesn't wanna release the wax easily, but they both work. Yay! Now back in the box so Buu can wrap them.
Given that gaming is such a big part of my life, I'm leaning towards mstdn.games - owner appears active & seems a friendly server.
Here are the things that are important to me if I do move to another Mastodon instance:
Owner is online daily & will notice if something goes wrong.
Owner is responsive to users and open to suggestions. For example, @hybridhavoc tweaked code in a recent update so reply notifications still show text past the first line break.
Server is reliable, images and posts load quickly.
Server is minority & queer friendly, generally anti-fascist.
I need to find a new micro blogging home, as darkfriend.social is shutting down in March. My 3 options are:
1. Migrate to another mastodon server
2. Go to bluesky
3. Stop using social media
Bluesky has an advantage; friends and family that finally left twitter are there. But I'm not convinced bluesky is any better than twitter in the ways that matter to me.
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Book 13 of #TheWheelOfTime is Towers of Midnight. There's a lot I wanted to do with this #painting that I don't yet have the skill to pull off, but maybe next time. Still having fun with metallic paints.
Mom came over Christmas Eve instead of on the day, we opened gifts and feasted. She said I gave her too much, but I think I did just enough.
I put together charcuterie instead of cooking so it was an easy day. And there are plenty of leftovers so I can feast for the rest of the week.
Happy holidays everyone!
What scene from #TheWheelOfTime novels are you most hoping make it into the show? I know a lot of ppl are hoping for the Finn but I doubt we'll see them. I hope I'm wrong!
Buu and I are listening to Knife of Dreams & there's a scene I very much hope makes it into the show! (No spoilers):
Elayne & others have been rained on & she's trying to get back to her room to change but ppl keep stopping her in the hall. Then someone tells her "you should get dry!" & she screams at the top of her lungs. 🤣
It's been a little over 5 weeks since Jasper and Onyx got implants to manage adrenal disease. Onyx isn't growing back any hair yet, and it doesn't look like Jasper is regrowing hair where he got shaved.. BUT the hair on his head started growing back in this week! The days of the Friar Tuck look are limited!
Photos are from Nov 21 and Dec 21, respectively.
Book 12 in #TheWheelOfTime is The Gathering Storm. I'm really happy with how this one turned out. I think the metallic paint looks cool.