ARTEX

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[snuffles @snuffles]

steam summer sale dragon

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@MekanipWrites *winghugs*

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@ThatStripedFox @FullHeRoo That's great!

Check out @thatonegurl32 on TG for a more "sophisticated" example. They took that char/pfp from @Faris on BARQ. Crazy thing is they seem to be thriving still!

It's a much wider issue than that guy alone, sadly. It's become a pattern and we need to learn to ID it.

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@ThatStripedFox @FullHeRoo If they were legit or a furry, they wouldn't have a generic bio and could at the very least draw their own pfp... They probably also don't "talk like a furry" or use generic stickers and/or emoji over furry ones...

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@ThatStripedFox @FullHeRoo Sorry you have to learn it like this, but try to push for a refund.

All those "furries" from Nigeria (Telegram displays their phone#'s country) use that same pattern; they aren't on any main sites, "their" art doesn't have one style, they struggle with specifics because GenAI...

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@JennyifewPwime @saraaa7447 No, don't do it like Google. Browsers have language preferences and advertise them via the Accept-Language header. Google doesn't only ignore the header and uses the IP address, it also doesn't change the language after you log in...

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@MekanipWrites Somehow we understand and accept the aggressive stance of a terrified/cornered/abused animal lashing out at us, but expect more of a fellow human, even if we ourselves knowingly struggle to overcome the instinctual hatred of those that wish harm upon us...

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@TweetrCrow22 @MekanipWrites It is 101 of inter-personal interaction: if as a business owner you tend to be volatile/rude/hostile/snarky/etc. then people aren't going to want to do business with you. Would you?.. Your clients aren't there to emotionally support you when you're having a bad day...

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You know, it's kinda funny that for such a modern-day AI-driven company as Microsoft and its Office 365 "service" - you still can't open .md files in Word and render them as a document... That subscription money really pays off at staying at the bleeding edge there!

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@RylesMeta It does look tasty... and now I'm craving meat... Thanks, PETA! :\

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Looks like now my GPD Pocket2 battery is puffing up, and AliEx doesn't even have a replacement that isn't extremely expensive. :\

It's a bummer that as pioneers of such form factor, GPD use batteries that go bad pretty fast and the device can't turn on without them...

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@Salvo_DWG Ionno, he looks pretty decent IMO. I had much much worse results ^^;

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@nohomotherium69 @LoneDragonArts "Great! And how long is that R&D going to take? What do you mean you can't estimate research? Just throw a ballpark number!..... HOW MANY WEEKS?!"

[Corwin @LoneDragonArts]

Why do it be like this..

[ARTEX @icedraco]

@CrispyJrIII Finally, don't crucify yourself in a moment of weakness. If you decided to indulge, then so be it, try harder next time. Building strength is done over time, so if this month looks better than the previous (keep record?), then you ARE pushing back!

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@CrispyJrIII Introduce more friction: filters are one thing. Maybe learn to set up pihole to block e621 so that to disable it you need to go to another room. Maybe go analog (pen&paper) and leave tech in another room. Maybe get an eInk tablet without GoogleApps to work on...