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general non-furry discussion / Re: Dumb ways to die

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on August 19, 2023, 10:17:09 pm »

Idk why I thought of these
Eating plastic house plants.

Number 2

Pissing off a bear

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general non-furry discussion / Re: What Are You Up To?

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on August 19, 2023, 10:14:44 pm »

I'm at Denfur 2023. Not bad.  I'm getting worn out. However.
Didn't do as much as I thought I would do.
May dance some tonight.
I want to do fursuit games tomorrow but it's when my room checks out.  So..........  I may pack up suit very early in the morning or late tonight so I can check out easy.  This means skipping the fursuit games.  Which I love.

I'm sort of lonely here.  I think this was my last convention.
I met a few who adored my basic easy simple German Shepard dog costume.  I'm glad they liked it.
Got some art. Watched a kick butt band caked the fleabags who apparently are from my town.. go figure.   They are a punk rock group. Pretty dang pawsome too!

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general non-furry discussion / Re: Artifical intelligence

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on August 19, 2023, 10:08:46 pm »

Well part of what you say helps.  Part of what you say stinks.
But I really do hope AI does use its powers for good.

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general non-furry discussion / Re: What really "grinds your gears"?

« Last post by cause the rat on August 18, 2023, 01:50:02 pm »

My local walmarts again. It use to be easy to find vitamins and supplements. Now they've turned it into a game. Most are together in a complete random order. Then you have  multiple isle stands with one side. At one time everything was in alphabetical order. By brand. It's Amazon time.

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general non-furry discussion / Re: The "Good News" thread.

« Last post by Firelight on August 16, 2023, 11:35:30 pm »

Went to the beach for two days!

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general non-furry discussion / Re: The "Bad News" thread.

« Last post by Firelight on August 16, 2023, 11:28:20 pm »

I got sunburned at the beach just my shoulders and a spot on my left foot.

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general non-furry discussion / Re: What Are You Up To?

« Last post by cause the rat on August 16, 2023, 03:06:24 pm »

Experiment. Looks like the desired outcome is about 12 hours faster with the stuff i made.  However using my product  straight and at the four to one mix accelerates the oxidation at the same rate. I may have over done it. This is good if your doing alla prima . Not so good if your doing traditional oil painting methods. One of the best properties about oil paint is it's workability. It's actually easier to use than acrylics or watercolor.

This means there are two more experiments left before I call this stuff ready. First is finding a ratio that matches the traditional stuff. Second is it's shelf life. I'll put equal small amounts of both in sealed containers. See how long they take to turn into goop. Hopefully my stuff will last as long or outlast the traditionally made stuff.

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general non-furry discussion / Re: What Are You Up To?

« Last post by cause the rat on August 15, 2023, 03:55:17 am »

Got a way to check my email. Good. Hopefully this will continue to work,

Experiment. Tacky surface on the first experiment has dried up. Both at the same time. With a third pigment drying completely without becoming tacky. This means three of the five pigments completely dried within 48 hours. Two left are notorious for being very slow to dry. The four to one mix experiment as started. This will take longer to dry. Because of the additional linseed oil. So far my creation is exceeding the brand's performance.

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general non-furry discussion / Re: What Are You Up To?

« Last post by cause the rat on August 13, 2023, 06:19:11 pm »

Experiment update. First experiment was to compare viscosity. Something else was learned. Both mine and the manufactured oils created a sticky surface on the oil paint. Reason for this is the way oil paint oxidizes. Two quickly and the underling paint stays wet. Leaving the surface sticky. This happens a lot with water soluble oil paints. Both the oil I made and the manufactured are not meant to be used by themselves. But have to be mix with treated linseed oil. Normally at a 3 or 4 to one ratio of refined linseed oil to thickened.

Timed experiment day two. The oil I made is drying the paint faster than the manufactured. With two of the five slow drying oil paints partially dry after 24 hours. This is a strait one to one ration of paint and thickened oil. After this test I'll have to make a mix of my treated oil to match the four to one mix of the manufactured oil I currently use. What I'm hoping for is my oil dries at or faster than the manufactured oil without leaving a sticky film.

I'm also playing No Man's Sky and trying not to think about my computer problem. Rained so I can't mow the lawn. Have to fix my living room ceiling fan. One of the blades have come loose from the motor housing.

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general non-furry discussion / Re: Artifical intelligence

« Last post by cause the rat on August 12, 2023, 06:22:51 pm »

So your biggest fear of AI is that it's equal to right wing media. AI was programmed to find a cure for a disease. It's findings? Wipe out the disease carriers. Or, in laymen terms, kill off the human race. Did robots take away jobs? Yes. Now there are thousands of less deaths and dismemberments. Plus thousands of less incurable toxicity and chemical damage. AI is still a new thing. Like computers and robots it will eventually find a good home.