#css weekly

[freefrontend-blog]

CSS Landscape #20 (2024)

- New features in Safari 197 & Firefox 127 - Shadow DOM, Popover API, rem units & more - Build responsive menus, text reveals & cut-out shapes

Tutorials, videos & podcasts included! → https://freefrontend.com/css-landscape-2024-07-18/

[muhammaddaniyalprogrammer]

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[screentones-webcomicresources]

There are many web hosting companies to choose from if you're taking the plunge into making your own website with a comic content management system (CMS) like ComicControl or Grawlix, a Wordpress comic theme like Toocheke or ComicPress, or a HTML template to cut/paste code like Rarebit. While these solutions are generally free, finding a home for them is... generally not. It can be hard to choose what's best for your webcomic AND your budget!

We took a look at a few of the top hosting services used by webcomics creators using webcomic CMSes, and we put out a poll to ask your feedback about your hosts!

This post may be updated as time goes on as new services enter the hosting arena, or other important updates come to light.

Questions:

💻 I can get a free account with Wix/Squarespace/Carrd, could I just use those for my comic? - Web hosts like this may have gallery functions that could be adapted to display a series of pages, but they are very basic and not intended for webcomics.

📚 Wait, I host on Webtoon, Tapas, Comic Fury, or some other comic website, why are they not here? - Those are comic platforms! We'll get into those in a future post!

🕵️‍♀️Why does it say "shared hosting"? Who am I sharing with? - "Shared hosting" refers to sharing the server space with other customers. They will not have access to your files or anything, so it is perfectly fine to use for most comic CMSes. You may experience slowing if there is too much activity on a server, so if you're planning to host large files or more than 10 comics, you may want to upgrade to a more robust plan in the future.

Web Host List

Neocities

Basic plan pricing: Free or $5/month. Free plan has more restrictions (1 GB space, no custom domain, and slower bandwidth, among other things)

Notes: Neocities does not have database support for paid or free accounts, and most comic CMS solutions require this (ComicCtrl, Grawlix, Wordpress). You will need to work with HTML/CSS files directly to make a website and post each page.

Hostinger

Basic plan pricing: $11.99/month or $7.99/month with four year commitment (monthly, 1, 2, and 4 year plans available).

Notes: Free domain for the 1st year. Free SSL Certifications. Weekly backups.

KnownHost

Basic plan pricing: $8.95/month or $7.99/month with four year commitment (monthly, 1, 2, and 4 year plans available).

Notes: Free DDOS protection. Free SSL Certifications.

InMotion Hosting

Basic plan pricing: $12.99/month or $9.99/month with three year commitment (monthly, 1, and 3 year plans available).

Notes:  Free SSL Certifications, free domain names for 1 and 3 year plans. 24/7 live customer service and 90-day money-back guarantee. Inmotion also advertises eco-friendly policies: We are the first-ever Green Data Center in Los Angeles. We cut cooling costs by nearly 70 percent and reduce our carbon output by more than 2,000 tons per year.

Reviews:

👍“I can't remember it ever going down.”

👍“InMotion has a pretty extensive library full of various guides on setting up and managing websites, servers, domains, etc. Customer service is also fairly quick on responding to inquiries.” 👎“I wish it was a bit faster with loading pages.”

Ionos Hosting

Basic plan pricing: $8/month or $6/month with three year commitment (monthly, 1, 2 and 3 year plans available).

Notes: Free domain for the first year, free SSL Certification, Daily backup and recovery is included. Site Scan and Repair is free for the first 30 days and then is $6/month.

Reviews:

👍“Very fast and simple” 👎“Customer service is mediocre and I can't upload large files”

Bluehost

Basic plan pricing: $15.99/month or $4.95/month with three year commitment (monthly, 1, 3 year plans available).

Notes: Free domain and SSL certificates (for first year only). 24/7 Customer Service. Built to handle higher traffic websites. Although they specialize in Wordpress websites and provide updates automatically, that's almost a bad thing for webcomic plugins because they will often break your site. Their cloud hosting services are currently in early access with not much additional information available.

Reviews:

👎"The fees keep going up. Like I could drop $100 to cover a whole year, but now I'm paying nearly $100 for just three months. It's really upsetting."

👎"I have previously used Bluehost’s Wordpress hosting service and have had negative experiences with the service, so please consider with a grain of salt. I can confirm at least that their 24/7 customer service was great, although needed FAR too often."

Dreamhost

Basic plan pricing: $7.99/month or $5.99/month with three year commitment (monthly, 1, 3 year plans available).

Notes: Free SSL Certificates, 24/7 support with all plans, 97-day moneyback guarantee. Not recommended for ComicCtrl CMS

Reviews:

👍“They've automatically patched 2 security holes I created/allowed by mistake.” 👍“Prices are very reasonable” 👎 “back end kind of annoying to use” 👎 “wordpress has some issues” 👎 “it's not as customizable as some might want“

GoDaddy

Basic plan pricing: $11.99/month or $9.99/month with three year commitment (monthly, 1, 2, and 3 year plans available).

Notes: Free 24/7 Customer service with all plans, Free SSL Certificates for 1 year, free domain and site migration.

Reviews:

👍Reasonable intro prices for their Economy hosting, which has 25GB of storage 👍Migrated email hosting service from cPanel to Microsoft Office, which has greater support but may not be useful for most webcomic creators. 👎 Many site issues and then being upsold during customer service attempts. 👎 Server quality found lacking in reviews 👎 Marketing scandals in the past with a reputation for making ads in poor taste. Have been attempting to clean up that image in recent years. 👎 “GoDaddy is the McDonald's of web hosting. Maybe the Wal-Mart of hosting would be better. If your website was an object you would need a shelf to put it on. You go to Wal-Mart and buy a shelf. It's not great. It's not fancy. It can only hold that one thing. And if we're being honest - if the shelf broke and your website died it wouldn't be the end of the world.The issue comes when you don't realize GoDaddy is the Wal-Mart of hosting. You go and try to do things you could do with a quality shelf. Like, move it. Or add more things to it.” MyWorkAccountThisIs on Reddit*

Things to consider for any host:

💸 Introductory/promotional pricing - Many hosting companies offer free or inexpensive deals to get you in the door, and then raise the cost for these features after the first year or when you renew. The prices in this post are the base prices that you can expect to pay after the promotional prices end, but may get outdated, so you are encouraged to do your own research as well.

💻 Wordpress hosting - Many of the companies below will have a separate offering for Wordpress-optimized hosting that will keep you updated with the latest Wordpress releases. This is usually not necessary for webcomic creators, and can be the source of many site-breaking headaches when comic plugins have not caught up to the latest Wordpress releases.

Any basic hosting plan on this list will be fine with Wordpress, but expect to stop or revert Wordpress versions if you go with this as your CMS.

🤝 You don't have to go it alone - While free hosts may be more limited, paid hosting on a web server will generally allow you to create different subdomains, or attach additional purchased domains to any folders you make. If you have other comic-making friends you know and trust, you can share your server space and split the cost!

Want to share your experience?

Feel free to contribute your hosting pros, cons, and quirks on our survey! We will be updating our list periodically with your feedback!

[genericpuff]

All the cool kids use ComicFury 😘

Hey y'all! If you love independent comic sites and have a few extra dollars in your pocket, please consider supporting ComicFury, the owner Kyo has been running it for nearly twenty years and it's one of the only comic hosting platforms left that's entirely independent and reminiscent of the 'old school' days that I know y'all feel nostalgic over.

(kyo's sense of humor is truly unmatched lmao)

Here are some of the other great features it offers:

Message board forums! It's a gift from the mid-2000's era gods!

Entirely free-to-use HTML and CSS editing! You can use the provided templates, or go wild and customize the site entirely to your liking! There's also a built-in site editor for people like me who want more control over their site design but don't have the patience to learn HTML/CSS ;0

In-depth site analytics that allow you to track and moderate comments, monitor your comic's performance per week, and let you see how many visitors you get. You can also set up Google Analytics on your site if you want that extra touch of data, without any bullshit from the platform. Shit, the site doesn't come with ads, but you can run ads on your site. The site owners don't ask questions, they don't take a cut. Pair your site with ComicAd and you'll be as cool as a crocodile alligator !

RSS feeds! They're like Youtube subscriptions for millennials and Gen X'ers!

NSFW comics are allowed, let the "female presenting nipples" run free! (just tag and content rate them properly!)

Tagging. Tagging. Remember that? The basic feature that every comic site has except for the alleged "#1 webcomic site"? The independent comic site that still looks the same as it did 10 years ago has that. Which you'd assume isn't that big a deal, but isn't it weird that Webtoons doesn't?

Blog posts. 'Nuff said.

AI-made comics are strictly prohibited. This also means you don't have to worry about the site owners sneaking in AI comics or installing AI scrapers (cough cough)

Did I mention that the hosting includes actual hosting? Meaning for only the cost of the domain you can change your URL to whatever site name you want. No extra cost for hosting because it's just a URL redirect. No stupid "pro plan" or "gold tier" subscription necessary, every feature of the site is free to use for all. If this were a sponsored Pornhub ad, this is the part where I'd say "no credit card, no bullshit".

Don't believe me? Alright, look at my creator backend (feat stats on my old ass 2014 comic, I ain't got anything to hide LOL)

TRANSCRIPTS! CHAPTER ORGANIZATION! MASS PAGE UPLOADING! MULTIPLE CREATOR SUPPORT! FULL HTML AND CSS SUPPORT! SIMPLIFIED EDITORS! ACTUAL STATISTICS THAT GIVE YOU WEEKLY BREAKDOWNS! THE POWER OF CHOICE!!

So yeah! You have zero reasons to not use and support ComicFury! It being "smaller" than Webtoons shouldn't stop you! Regain your independence, support smaller platforms, and maybe you'll even find that 'tight-knit community' that we all miss from the days of old! They're out there, you just gotta be willing to use them! ( ´ ∀ `)ノ～ ♡

[rotting-ink]

Weekly Update

Hello! A tiny bit late, but was more busy on the weekend that I thought I'd be, but we're making really good progress!

V's introduction section is all done! With a little bow tied around it and everything. Featuring two potential cameos from Z whose keeping a firm eye on the situation, you're sure to feel like you're being watched. Good luck.

Starling's Introduction Section is already double the size of V's, featuring two potential flashbacks to your Witch's origins, as well as at least three ways to figure out an extra clue about Luke Buckley.

S's Introduction has been outlined and ready to go whenever Starling's one is done, same for L's appearance at the end of the chapter, with a nice hot cameo of E being all smitten. Seir had ditched you for the first part of you investigation, but will be at your side for the second half!

Been thinking about including a quick start section for each book, so you can skip the intro and origins and go straight into the chapter. Also finally figured out how to make a greyed out effect for Books not yet done/ not unlocked yet.

I'm also going to code in a piece of art I've commissioned from a good friend of mine, @undead-merman ! That and also re-implement a cover to load the game in.

Arranged Marriage is so close to being done, 3/4 powers have been finished, but that will take roughly 1-2 days of coding since it's so beefy.

Also I'm still messing around with CSS, I can code easily enough when it comes to selecting stuff and things more intricate, but man I need all the help with making the game look better.

So, that's about it! After implementing quick play, I'll upload some previews of scenes by Beta Testers pick out.  Everyone enjoy your Wednesday!

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Panama marks 21 days of indefinite strike, amid repression and dialogue

Panama today marks 21 days of an indefinite national strike initiated by teachers in rejection of Law 462 of the Social Security Fund (CSS), amid police repression and disputes over dialogue

Panama today marks 21 days of an indefinite national strike initiated by teachers in protest of Law 462, the Social Security Fund (CSS), amid police repression and disputes over dialogue.

The general secretary of the Single Union of Workers in the Construction and Related Industries (Suntracs), Saúl Méndez, denounced the arrest of union leaders intended to intimidate the struggle against the agreement signed by the government and the United States that promotes the establishment of military bases.

The fight is also against the government's intention to reopen a copper mine in Donoso (Colón), despite a Supreme Court ruling ordering the closure of its operations, and in opposition to the construction of a reservoir on the Indio River for the Canal, against the will of the region's residents, he added.

The day before, the Panamanian Ministry of Education announced that it will withhold the salaries of teachers protesting Law 462, a measure deemed arbitrary by the groups.

Since April 23, public sector teachers have begun an indefinite strike, demanding the repeal of the law, which they believe harms workers and their families, privatizes CSS services, and hands over its funds to banks, while predicting miserable pensions—an unacceptable measure.

According to Fernando Ábrego, the secretary general of the Panamanian Teachers Association (Asoprof), the strike will continue despite the intimidation and retaliation by the government of José Raúl Mulino. He also announced that they will demand the resignation of Lucy Molinar, head of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

On another note, a government commission traveled to the western province of Bocas del Toro to speak with leaders of protesting grassroots organizations.

Protesters have been carrying out actions for more than three weeks, including road closures like those in the town of Changuinola and a work stoppage in the banana sector, which have seriously impacted the economy.

According to Chiquita, a subsidiary of the American company Chiquita Brands International, production had to be suspended on approximately three farms after losses totaling $10 million due to the strike.

The government delegation includes the Ministers of Commerce and Industry, Julio Moltó, and Labor and Workforce Development, Jackeline Muñoz, as well as the Director of the CSS, Dino Mon.

This first attempt to initiate talks with the protesters and ease the tense climate of confrontation comes despite the fact that President José Raúl Mulino, in his weekly press conference last Thursday, indicated that he would refuse to discuss the insurance policy and the agreement with Washington.

Translation by Walter Lippman

[ruemxu]

Updated my Work/Travel Diary! Includes:

🏔️ A write-up about ECCC and my day trip into the Cascades! 👨‍💻 My crash course into HTML and CSS while coding a new personal site! 📝 My project WIP!

Follow along here:

🍊 Weekly Updates | PATREON ☕ Monthly Updates | KO-FI

[ratbastarddotfuck]

*EDIT* cohost is dead lol, don't bother

Tumblrinas, it's time for some of y'all to grab an account on Cohost. I know nobody wants new social media. I don't either. But tumblr is becoming increasingly hostile towards its trans users and its sex workers and in general is just becoming shittier.

Cohost is a web platform developed by trans people where transphobia is a bannable offence. Heavily inspired by classic tumblr, but much much better.

HTML/CSS editing in posts is possible, meaning you can make all kinds of cool shit - I've seen users posting games, I've posted funky text, there's few limits. And if you don't know how to do that, it's okay! Users have created tools to do it easily without any sort of coding knowledge.

They have an extremely good content warning system & a great content blocking system built in to every post.

Porn is allowed. Go nuts, show nuts. Sex worker friendly.

You can have multiple pinned posts!

You can make sideblogs with totally seperate following lists. It doesn't have to show any connection to your main.

The devs post weekly updates showcasing what their new improvements are, and they have bug/request forums where everything can be seen by everyone. Very transparent.

It's not perfect - obviously it's a lot smaller than tumblr, and a lot newer. But it's the best alternative I've found, and it's not banning trans people for fuckin existing.

Here's an example of some CSS crimes and the content warning system!

[mimi567890]

Day 7 - October 31, 2024 🎃

Another study day for the win. Spent 2 hours trying to understand one section of my AI textbook. Almost done with my website. I just need to tweak a few things.

Forgot how terrible I was with frontend. 😭 I hate html and css so much.

I made blueberry banana pancakes today 🥞. My love for pancakes has me trying so many different recipes.

My friends and I made plans to go to a cafe but as usual something came up and we couldn’t go. 😔 One of the reasons why I like going out alone.

I have no Halloween plans. Not a big fan of parties or Halloween anyway so I didn’t really plan on doing anything . 🪃

Currently have 5 assignments due this month. 📚

✅ 1.5/5 assignments done

✅ 1/3 weekly goals completed

[braindeathaoe]

📝Progress Report📝

Been at it for a while. Learning programming languages is a miserable existence, but I can't deny how rewarding it feels when something works the way I want it to—or at the very least, close enough to how I want it to be. Maybe once this first edition of the demo is released I can find someone willing to help me out with the coding side of things. It's the main thing slowing me down by now.

(Dunno if this look will be what you get upon release, but don't expect too much. The "phone" looks ugly, but it took me 2 hours to create it in CSS and I'm not keen on doing much more with it at this time. The sound effects are placeholders; some may stay, some may be replaced in time. We'll just have to wait and see. :3)

I continue to trap myself in passages, trying to make it look nice. It's the same old thing with me, but Twine has certainly been a better experience than ChoiceScript. There'll be some minor hurdles getting the game to run on mobile devices, but I'll worry about that later. Does this mean my hiatus is over? Prolly. Don't expect weekly updates anymore. I'll say what needs to be said, only if I feel it needs saying. I don't want to get your hopes up, and I don't want to make promises I can't keep. My goal is still to create an interactive experience where every choice has impact, but it's been a challenge constructing a narrative that allows that. It was naive of me to think this would be so simple, in the beginning. Maybe it would've been, if I hadn't grown so attached to these characters, as well as the plot. I'm sure this will all get easier with time, but I'm learning on the fly and my method of brute-forcing code can only get me so far. As the year closes in on us, it becomes less likely for a 2025 release. Aside from that, I am making progress. My vision becomes more stable every day; been making less major changes as of late. That's all for now. Thank you all for your support. 🤍

💧~Please, Hydrate~💧

[this-week-in-rust]

This Week in Rust 599

Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust! Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. This is a weekly summary of its progress and community. Want something mentioned? Tag us at @thisweekinrust.bsky.social on Bluesky or @ThisWeekinRust on mastodon.social, or send us a pull request. Want to get involved? We love contributions.

This Week in Rust is openly developed on GitHub and archives can be viewed at this-week-in-rust.org. If you find any errors in this week's issue, please submit a PR.

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Updates from Rust Community

Official

Announcing Google Summer of Code 2025 selected projects

Foundation

10 Years of Stable Rust: An Infrastructure Story

Newsletters

This Month in Rust OSDev: April 2025 | Rust OSDev

The Embedded Rustacean Issue #45

Project/Tooling Updates

Avian Physics 0.3

Two months in Servo: CSS nesting, Shadow DOM, Clipboard API, and more

Cot v0.3: Even Lazier

Streaming data analytics, Fluvio 0.17.3 release

CGP v0.4 is Here: Unlocking Easier Debugging, Extensible Presets, and More

Rama v0.2

Observations/Thoughts

Bad Type Patterns - The Duplicate duck

Rust nightly features you should watch out for

Lock-Free Rust: How to Build a Rollercoaster While It’s on Fire

Simple & type-safe localization in Rust

From Rust to AVR assembly: Dissecting a minimal blinky program

Tarpaulins Week Of Speed

Rustls Server-Side Performance

Is Rust the Future of Programming?

Rust Walkthroughs

Functional asynchronous Rust

The Power of Compile-Time ECS Architecture in Rust

[video] Build with Naz : Spinner animation, lock contention, Ctrl+C handling for TUI and CLI

Miscellaneous

April 2025 Rust Jobs Report

Crate of the Week

This week's crate is brush, a bash compatible shell implemented completely in Rust.

Thanks to Josh Triplett for the suggestion!

Please submit your suggestions and votes for next week!

Calls for Testing

An important step for RFC implementation is for people to experiment with the implementation and give feedback, especially before stabilization.

If you are a feature implementer and would like your RFC to appear in this list, add a call-for-testing label to your RFC along with a comment providing testing instructions and/or guidance on which aspect(s) of the feature need testing.

No calls for testing were issued this week by Rust, Rust language RFCs or Rustup.

Let us know if you would like your feature to be tracked as a part of this list.

RFCs

Rust

Rustup

If you are a feature implementer and would like your RFC to appear on the above list, add the new call-for-testing label to your RFC along with a comment providing testing instructions and/or guidance on which aspect(s) of the feature need testing.

Call for Participation; projects and speakers

CFP - Projects

Always wanted to contribute to open-source projects but did not know where to start? Every week we highlight some tasks from the Rust community for you to pick and get started!

Some of these tasks may also have mentors available, visit the task page for more information.

rama - add ffi/rama-rhai: support ability to use services and layers written in rhai

rama - support akamai h2 passive fingerprint and expose in echo + fp services

If you are a Rust project owner and are looking for contributors, please submit tasks here or through a PR to TWiR or by reaching out on X (formerly Twitter) or Mastodon!

CFP - Events

Are you a new or experienced speaker looking for a place to share something cool? This section highlights events that are being planned and are accepting submissions to join their event as a speaker.

No Calls for papers or presentations were submitted this week.

If you are an event organizer hoping to expand the reach of your event, please submit a link to the website through a PR to TWiR or by reaching out on X (formerly Twitter) or Mastodon!

Updates from the Rust Project

397 pull requests were merged in the last week

Compiler

async drop fix for async_drop_in_place<T> layout for unspecified T

better error message for late/early lifetime param mismatch

perf: make the assertion in Ident::new debug-only

perf: merge typeck loop with static/const item eval loop

Library

implement (part of) ACP 429: add DerefMut to Lazy[Cell/Lock]

implement VecDeque::truncate_front()

Cargo

network: use Retry-After header for HTTP 429 responses

rustc: Don't panic on unknown bins

add glob pattern support for known_hosts

add support for -Zembed-metadata

fix tracking issue template link

make cargo script ignore workspaces

Rustdoc

rustdoc-json: remove newlines from attributes

ensure that temporary doctest folder is correctly removed even if doctests failed

Clippy

clippy: item_name_repetitions: exclude enum variants with identical path components

clippy: return_and_then: only lint returning expressions

clippy: unwrap_used, expect_used: accept macro result as receiver

clippy: add allow_unused config to missing_docs_in_private_items

clippy: add new confusing_method_to_numeric_cast lint

clippy: add new lint: cloned_ref_to_slice_refs

clippy: fix ICE in missing_const_for_fn

clippy: fix integer_division false negative for NonZero denominators

clippy: fix manual_let_else false negative when diverges on simple enum variant

clippy: fix unnecessary_unwrap emitted twice in closure

clippy: fix diagnostic paths printed by dogfood test

clippy: fix false negative for unnecessary_unwrap

clippy: make let_with_type_underscore help message into a suggestion

clippy: resolve through local re-exports in lookup_path

Rust-Analyzer

fix postfix snippets duplicating derefs

resolve doc path from parent module if outer comments exist on module

still complete parentheses & method call arguments if there are existing parentheses, but they are after a newline

Rust Compiler Performance Triage

Lot of changes this week. Overall result is positive, with one large win in type check.

Triage done by @panstromek. Revision range: 62c5f58f..718ddf66

Summary:

(instructions:u) mean range count Regressions ❌ (primary) 0.5% [0.2%, 1.4%] 113 Regressions ❌ (secondary) 0.5% [0.1%, 1.5%] 54 Improvements ✅ (primary) -2.5% [-22.5%, -0.3%] 45 Improvements ✅ (secondary) -0.9% [-2.3%, -0.2%] 10 All ❌✅ (primary) -0.3% [-22.5%, 1.4%] 158

Full report here

Approved RFCs

Changes to Rust follow the Rust RFC (request for comments) process. These are the RFCs that were approved for implementation this week:

No RFCs were approved this week.

Final Comment Period

Every week, the team announces the 'final comment period' for RFCs and key PRs which are reaching a decision. Express your opinions now.

Tracking Issues & PRs

Rust

Tracking Issue for non_null_from_ref

Add std::io::Seek instance for std::io::Take

aarch64-softfloat: forbid enabling the neon target feature

Stabilize the avx512 target features

make std::intrinsics functions actually be intrinsics

Error on recursive opaque ty in HIR typeck

Remove i128 and u128 from improper_ctypes_definitions

Guarantee behavior of transmuting Option::<T>::None subject to NPO

Temporary lifetime extension through tuple struct and tuple variant constructors

Stabilize tcp_quickack

Change the desugaring of assert! for better error output

Make well-formedness predicates no longer coinductive

No Items entered Final Comment Period this week for Cargo, Rust RFCs, Language Reference, Language Team or Unsafe Code Guidelines.

Let us know if you would like your PRs, Tracking Issues or RFCs to be tracked as a part of this list.

New and Updated RFCs

RFC: Extended Standard Library (ESL)

Upcoming Events

Rusty Events between 2025-05-14 - 2025-06-11 🦀

Virtual

2025-05-15 | Hybrid (Redmond, WA, US) | Seattle Rust User Group

May, 2025 SRUG (Seattle Rust User Group) Meetup

2025-05-15 | Virtual (Girona, ES) | Rust Girona

Sessió setmanal de codificació / Weekly coding session

2025-05-15 | Virtual (Joint Meetup, Europe + Israel) | Rust Berlin + Rust Paris + London Rust Project Group + Rust Zürisee + Rust TLV + Rust Nürnberg + Rust Munich + Rust Aarhus + lunch.rs

🦀 Celebrating 10 years of Rust 1.0 🦀

2025-05-15 | Virtual (Zürich, CH) | Rust Zürisee

🦀 Celebrating 10 years of Rust 1.0 (co-event with berline.rs) 🦀

2025-05-18 | Virtual (Dallas, TX, US) | Dallas Rust User Meetup

Rust Readers Discord Discussion: Async Rust

2025-05-19 | Virtual (Tel Aviv-yafo, IL) | Rust 🦀 TLV

Tauri: Cross-Platform desktop applications with Rust and web technologies

2025-05-20 | Hybrid (EU/UK) | Rust and C++ Dragons (former Cardiff)

Talk and Connect - Fullstack - with Goetz Markgraf and Ben Wishovich

2025-05-20 | Virtual (London, UK) | Women in Rust

Threading through lifetimes of borrowing - the Rust way

2025-05-20 | Virtual (Tel Aviv, IL) | Code Mavens 🦀 - 🐍 - 🐪

Rust at Work a conversation with Ran Reichman Co-Founder & CEO of Flarion

2025-05-20 | Virtual (Washington, DC, US) | Rust DC

Mid-month Rustful

2025-05-21 | Hybrid (Vancouver, BC, CA) | Vancouver Rust

Linking

2025-05-22 | Virtual (Berlin, DE) | Rust Berlin

Rust Hack and Learn

2025-05-22 | Virtual (Girona, ES) | Rust Girona

Sessió setmanal de codificació / Weekly coding session

2025-05-25 | Virtual (Dallas, TX, US) | Dallas Rust User Meetup

Rust Readers Discord Discussion: Async Rust

2025-05-27 | Virtual (Dallas, TX, US) | Dallas Rust User Meetup

Fourth Tuesday

2025-05-27 | Virtual (Tel Aviv, IL) | Code Mavens 🦀 - 🐍 - 🐪

Rust at Work - conversation with Eli Shalom & Igal Tabachnik of Eureka Labs

2025-05-29 | Virtual (Nürnberg, DE) | Rust Nuremberg

Rust Nürnberg online

2025-05-29 | Virtual (Tel Aviv-yafo, IL) | Rust 🦀 TLV

שיחה חופשית ווירטואלית על ראסט

2025-06-01 | Virtual (Dallas, TX, US) | Dallas Rust User Meetup

Rust Readers Discord Discussion: Async Rust

2025-06-03 | Virtual (Tel Aviv-yafo, IL) | Rust 🦀 TLV

Why Rust? למה ראסט? -

2025-06-04 | Virtual (Indianapolis, IN, US) | Indy Rust

Indy.rs - with Social Distancing

2025-06-05 | Virtual (Berlin, DE) | Rust Berlin

Rust Hack and Learn

2025-06-07 | Virtual (Kampala, UG) | Rust Circle Meetup

Rust Circle Meetup

2025-06-08 | Virtual (Dallas, TX, US) | Dallas Rust User Meetup

Rust Readers Discord Discussion: Async Rust

2025-06-10 | Virtual (Dallas, TX, US) | Dallas Rust User Meetup

Second Tuesday

2025-06-10 | Virtual (London, UK) | Women in Rust

👋 Community Catch Up

Asia

2025-05-17 | Delhi, IN | Rust Delhi

Rust Delhi Meetup #10

2025-05-24 | Bangalore/Bengaluru, IN | Rust Bangalore

May 2025 Rustacean meetup

2025-06-08 | Tel Aviv-yafo, IL | Rust 🦀 TLV

In person Rust June 2025 at AWS in Tel Aviv

Europe

2025-05-13 - 2025-05-17 | Utrecht, NL | Rust NL

RustWeek 2025

2025-05-14 | Reading, UK | Reading Rust Workshop

Reading Rust Meetup

2025-05-15 | Berlin, DE | Rust Berlin

10 years anniversary of Rust 1.0

2025-05-15 | Oslo, NO | Rust Oslo

Rust 10-year anniversary @ Appear

2025-05-16 | Amsterdam, NL | RustNL

Rust Week Hackathon

2025-05-16 | Utrecht, NL | Rust NL Meetup Group

RustWeek Hackathon

2025-05-17 | Amsterdam, NL | RustNL

Walking Tour around Utrecht - Saturday

2025-05-20 | Dortmund, DE | Rust Dortmund

Talk and Connect - Fullstack - with Goetz Markgraf and Ben Wishovich

2025-05-20 | Aarhus, DK | Rust Aarhus

Hack Night - Robot Edition

2025-05-20 | Leipzig, SN, DE | Rust - Modern Systems Programming in Leipzig

Topic TBD

2025-05-22 | Augsburg, DE | Rust Augsburg

Rust meetup #13:A Practical Guide to Telemetry in Rust

2025-05-22 | Bern, CH | Rust Bern

2025 Rust Talks Bern #3 @zentroom

2025-05-22 | Paris, FR | Rust Paris

Rust meetup #77

2025-05-22 | Stockholm, SE | Stockholm Rust

Rust Meetup @UXStream

2025-05-27 | Basel, CH | Rust Basel

Rust Meetup #11 @ Letsboot Basel

2025-05-27 | Vienna, AT | Rust Vienna

Rust Vienna - May at Bitcredit 🦀

2025-05-29 | Oslo, NO | Rust Oslo

Rust Hack'n'Learn at Kampen Bistro

2025-05-31 | Stockholm, SE | Stockholm Rust

Ferris' Fika Forum #12

2025-06-04 | Ghent, BE | Systems Programming Ghent

Grow smarter with embedded Rust

2025-06-04 | München, DE | Rust Munich

Rust Munich 2025 / 2 - Hacking Evening

2025-06-04 | Oxford, UK | Oxford Rust Meetup Group

Oxford Rust and C++ social

2025-06-05 | München, DE | Rust Munich

Rust Munich 2025 / 2 - Hacking Evening

2025-06-11 | Reading, UK | Reading Rust Workshop

Reading Rust Meetup

North America

2025-05-15 | Hybrid (Redmond, WA, US) | Seattle Rust User Group

May, 2025 SRUG (Seattle Rust User Group) Meetup

2025-05-15 | Mountain View, CA, US | Hacker Dojo

RUST MEETUP at HACKER DOJO

2025-05-15 | Nashville, TN, US | Music City Rust Developers

Using Rust For Web Series 2 : Why you, Yes You. Should use Hyperscript!

2025-05-15 | Hybrid (Redmond, WA, US) | Seattle Rust User Group

May, 2025 SRUG (Seattle Rust User Group) Meetup

2025-05-18 | Albuquerque, NM, US | Ideas and Coffee

Intro Level Rust Get-together

2025-05-20 | San Francisco, CA, US | San Francisco Rust Study Group

Rust Hacking in Person

2025-05-21 | Hybrid (Vancouver, BC, CA) | Vancouver Rust

Linking

2025-05-28 | Austin, TX, US | Rust ATX

Rust Lunch - Fareground

2025-05-29 | Atlanta, GA, US | Rust Atlanta

Rust-Atl

2025-06-05 | Saint Louis, MO, US | STL Rust

Leptos web framework

South America

2025-05-28 | Montevideo, DE, UY | Rust Meetup Uruguay

Primera meetup de Rust de 2025!

2025-05-31 | São Paulo, BR | Rust São Paulo Meetup

Encontro do Rust-SP na WillBank

If you are running a Rust event please add it to the calendar to get it mentioned here. Please remember to add a link to the event too. Email the Rust Community Team for access.

Jobs

Please see the latest Who's Hiring thread on r/rust

Quote of the Week

If a Pin drops in a room, and nobody around understands it, does it make an unsound? #rustlang

– Josh Triplett on fedi

Thanks to Josh Triplett for the self-suggestion!

Please submit quotes and vote for next week!

This Week in Rust is edited by: nellshamrell, llogiq, cdmistman, ericseppanen, extrawurst, U007D, joelmarcey, mariannegoldin, bennyvasquez, bdillo

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[wherechaoswins]

50 Essential To-Do List Items for Writers to Earn Online in 2025

Discover the 50 actionable tasks every freelance writer should include in their to-do list to maximize online income. From setting up profiles to mastering SEO, get started today!

Whether you are a seasoned wordsmith or just starting out, earning online as a writer requires more than just a knack for language. You need a clear roadmap—a to-do list that guides you through building your brand, honing your skills, finding clients, and optimizing your online presence. In this article, we will break down 50 essential tasks that will help you launch and grow a sustainable online writing career in 2025.

1. Set Your Foundations

Define Your Niche

Establish Your Writing Goals

Outline Your Unique Value Proposition

Create a Professional Email Address

Purchase a Domain Name

2. Build Your Online Portfolio

Set Up a Personal Website or Blog

Showcase 3–5 High-Quality Writing Samples

Write an “About Me” Page with Keywords

Add a Clear Call-to-Action (CTA)

Include Testimonials or Case Studies

3. Optimize for SEO

Research High-Value Keywords

Implement On-Page SEO Best Practices

Write SEO-Friendly Headlines (H1/H2/H3)

Use Internal and External Links Strategically

Ensure Fast Page Load Times

4. Establish Your Presence on Freelancer Platforms

Create Profiles on Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer

Write Compelling Profile Summaries with Keywords

Set Competitive—but Sustainable—Rates

Apply to 5 Relevant Gigs per Week

Solicit Initial Reviews from Small Jobs

5. Leverage Content Marketplaces & Agencies

Join Contena, Scripted, or Clear Voice

Submit Proposals to 3–5 Agencies

Complete Platform Skill Tests

Network with Other Writers in Private Groups

Track Applications in a Spreadsheet

6. Grow Your Network

Engage in Writing Communities on LinkedIn

Participate in Twitter Chats (e.g., #WritingCommunity)

Attend Virtual and Local Writing Workshops

Collaborate on Guest Posts

Ask for Referrals from Past Clients

7. Develop Your Skills

Enroll in an SEO Writing Course

Practice Copywriting Techniques Weekly

Learn Basic HTML/CSS for Formatting

Study Content Marketing Strategies

Read 1–2 Industry Blogs Every Day

8. Diversify Your Income Streams

Write and Self-publish an eBook

Create a Paid Newsletter (e.g., Substack)

Offer Editing and Proofreading Services

Run Paid Writing Workshops or Webinars

Develop a Patreon or Membership Tier

9. Market Yourself Effectively

Build an Email List & Send Weekly Updates

Optimize Social Media Profiles

Share 2–3 Samples of Your Work Per Month

Use Tailored Pitches for Prospective Clients

Invest in Targeted Ads (LinkedIn/Facebook)

10. Stay Organized & Maintain Growth

Use a Project Management Tool (Trello/Asana)

Set Weekly and Monthly Income Targets

Review Analytics (Website & Social)

Schedule Time for Rest and Skill Building

Periodically Update Your Portfolio & Rates

Building a successful online writing career is a marathon, not a sprint. By systematically working through these 50 to-do list items, you will create a robust foundation for attracting clients, boosting your visibility, and maximizing your earnings in 2025. Bookmark this article, check off tasks as you go, and revisit it regularly to stay on track—your freelance writing empire starts today!

Ready to act? Start with item #1: define your niche—and watch your online writing income grow!

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 4.9

Holidays

Air Force Day (Indonesia)

All Over Again Day

A-ma Festival (a.k.a. Matsu; Pagan Macau) [Fishers, Sailors]

Anniversary of the German Invasion of Denmark (Denmark)

Appomattox Day

Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor; Philippines)

Astronauts' Day

Baghdad Liberation Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Bataan Day (Araw ng Kagitingan a.k.a. Day of Valour; Philippines)

Central Reserve Police Force Valor Day (India)

Civil Rights Act of 1866 Anniversary Day

CSS Naked Day

Day of the Finnish Language (Finland)

Day of National Unity (Georgia)

Easter Rising Anniversary Day (Ireland)

Education & Sharing Day

409 Day

Global Holistic Wealth Day

Hive Day (French Republic)

Indonesian Air Force Foundation Day (Indonesia)

International Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) Day

International Songwriters Day

International Stomach Protection Day

International Twitter Men’s Day

Jenkins' Ear Day

Journey of Reconciliation Anniversary Day

Jumbo Day

Liberation Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Listening Day

Maha Thingyan (Water Festival; Myanmar)

Maia Asteroid Day

Martyr’s Day (Tunisia)

Mikael Agricola (Finland)

Name Yourself Day

National Biomechanics Day

National Bodhi Day

National Cherish An Antique Day

National Chicken Little Awareness Day

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day

National Health Day (Kiribati)

National Mature Women’s Day

National Mortgage Branch Manager Day

National Mustache Day

National Nuclear Technology Day (Iran)

National Unicorn Day

Observational of Nazi Occupation (Denmark)

Play True Day

Polling Day (Samoa)

Riot Grrl Day (Boston, Massachusetts)

Royal Thai Air Force Day (Thailand)

Sapphic Visibility Day

Seersucker Day

Sourdough Sam Day (San Francisco 49ers)

Special Forces Day

3-D Movie Day

Times Square Anniversary Day

Vimy Ridge Day (Canada)

Winston Churchill Day

World IoT Day

World Konkani Day (Goa)

Youth Homelessness Matters Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Black Beans and Rice Day

Dry Milk Day

Free Cone Day

National Chinese Almond Cookie Day

National Gin & Tonic Day

National Pancit Day

National Pimento Cheese Day

Nature Celebrations

Cherry Day (Purity, Beautiful Soul; Korean Birth Flowers)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Dita e Kushtetutes (Constitution Day; Kosovo)

Georgia (a.k.a. Independence Restoration Day; from USSR, 1991)

Mëcklewmburg-Wladir (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

New Year’s Days

Hindu New Year (Indonesia)

Ougadi (Mauritius)

Telugu New Year (Puducherry, Tamil Nadu; India)

Ugadi (a.k.a. Yugadi or Samvatsarādi (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa; India)

2nd Wednesday in April

Hump Day [Every Wednesday]

International Day of Pink [2nd Wednesday]

International Provenance Research Day [2nd Wednesday]

National Bookmobile Day [Wednesday of Library Week]

National Library Outreach Day [Wednesday of Library Week]

Wacky Wednesday [Every Wednesday]

Watermelon Wednesday [2nd Wednesday of Each Month]

Wear Blue Day (Ohio) [2nd Wednesday]

Website Wednesday [Every Wednesday]

Workout Wednesday [2nd Wednesday of Each Month]

Weekly Holidays beginning April 9 (1st Full Week of April)

None Known

Festivals On or Beginning April 9, 2025

Edinburgh Science Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek (Haarlem, Netherlands) [thru 4.13]

Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada) [thru 12.21]

WAMP Convention and Trade Show (Madison, Wisconsin) [thru 4.13]

Feast Days

Amazon Goddess Day (Everyday Wicca)

Cereal Festival begins (Ancient Rome)

Cook Couscous Day (Pastafarian)

Day of the Amazon (Pagan)

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)

Dotto, Abbot of Orkney (Christian; Saint)

Eudoxus (Positivist; Saint)

Eupsychius (Christian; Saint)

Feast of A-Ma (Ancient Portuguese Goddess of Fisherman)

Feast of Jalal (Glory; Baha’i)

Feast of the Second Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema)

Gaucherius (a.k.a. Gautier; Christian; Saint)

Hocktide (Ancient Saxons)

Hugh of Rouen (Christian; Saint)

Madrun (Celtic Book of Days)

Materiana (Christian; Saint)

Mary of Egypt (a.k.a. Mary of Cleophas; Christian; Saint)

Remembrance for Haakon Sigurdsson (Asatru/Norse/The Troth)

Tommy Georgiarides Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Uramar (Christian; Saint)

Verruca Day (Goblins Again; Shamanism)

Waltrude (Christian; Saint)

The Woodsman (Muppetism)

Yasurai Matsuri (Festival to Prevent Ill Health; Japan; Shinto)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 3 (Geng-Chen), Day 12 (Wu-Shen)

Day Pillar: Earth Monkey

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Stable Day (定 Ding) [Auspicious]

Holidays: None Known

Secular Saints Days

Charles Baudelaire (Literature)

Charles E. Burchfield (Art)

Elle Fanning (Entertainment)

Steve Gadd (Music)

Sam Harris (Literature)

Frank King (Art)

Curly Lambeau (Sports)

Tom Lehrer (Music)

Eadweard Muybridge (Photography)

Carl Perkins (Music)

Paul Robeson (Music)

Dennis Quaid (Entertainment)

Kirsten Stewart (Entertainment)

Victor Vasarely (Art)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Nēmontēmi, Day 5 (of 5) [Aztec unlucky or fasting days, taking place between 4.5-4.18]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [15 of 37]

Premieres

African Methodist Episcopal Church (Protestant Denomination; 1816)

All the President’s Men (Film; 1976)

Au Clair de la Lune, recorded by inventor Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville (Song; 1860) [1st known recording of human voice]

Batman: Strange Days (WB Animated Film; 2014)

The Big Clock (Film; 1948)

Bodies, Rest & Motion (Film; 1993)

The Bored Cuckoo (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1948)

Crosby, Columbo and Vallee (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

Date Night (Film; 2010)

The Day Lincoln Was Shot, by Jim Bishop (Book; 1955)

Ella Enchanted (Film; 2004)

Family Plot (Film; 1976)

Far Beyond Driven, by Pantera (Album; 1994)

Field and Scream (Tex Avery MGM Cartoon; 1955)

Fosse/Verdon (TV Mini-Series; 2019)

The Girl Next Door (Film; 2004)

Go (Film; 1999)

Grin and Bear It (Donald Duck Disney Cartoon; 1954)

Happiness Is A Warm Puppy, by Charles M. Schulz (Cartoon Book; 1963)

Hot-Rod and Reel (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

Houston Astrodome (Sports Stadium; 1965)

How Do You Live?, by Genzaburo Yoshino (Novel; 1937)

(I’m A) Roadrunner, by Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Song; 1966)

The Long Arm of Law and Order (Paramount-Bray Pictograph Cartoon; 1916)

Merry Minstrel Magoo (Mr. Magoo UPA Cartoon; 1959)

Miss Nanny Goat at the Circus (Paramount-Bray Pictographs Cartoon; 1917)

Nashville Skyline, by Bob Dylan (Album; 1969)

Never Been Kissed (Film; 1999)

Nights in the Garden of Spain, by Manuel de Falla (Orchestral Work; 1916)

The Ostrich Egg & I (Maggie & Sam Walter Lantz Cartoon; 1956)

Parks and Recreation (TV Series; 2009)

The Parson (Paramount-Bray Pictographs Cartoon; 1919)

Patriotic Pooches (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1943)

Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1937)

Puppy Love (Flip the Frog MGM Cartoon; 1932)

Rebel Rabbit (WB MM Cartoon; 1949)

Reckoning, by R.E.M. (Album; 1984)

The Sandlot (Film; 1993)

Scarface (Film; 1932)

Señor Droopy (Tex Avery Droopy MGM Cartoon; 1949)

Single & Single, by John le Carré (Novel; 1999)

The Stone Age Roost Robber (Paramount-Bray Cartoon; 1915)

Such is Life in Ramblerville / Spring Hats (Pathe Review Cartoon; 1921)

Time (West End Musical; 1986)

Voltaire in Love, by Nancy Mitford (Novel; 1958)

When A Man Loves A Woman, by Percy Sledge (Song; 1966)

Today’s Name Days

Casilda, Waltraud (Austria)

Bozhan, Bozhana, Violeta, Vurban, Vurbana, Yasen, Yasna, Yavor, Zdravka, Zdravko (Bulgaria)

Celestina, Demetrije, Marija, Zdenko (Croatia)

Dušan (Czech Republic)

Otto, Procopius (Denmark)

Iiris, Kaira, Kaire, Kairi (Estonia)

Eeli, Eelis, Elia, Elias, Eliel, Eljas (Finland)

Gautier (France)

Casilda, Hugo, Waltraud (Germany)

Iosif, Sifis, Vaia, Vaios (Greece)

Erhard (Hungary)

Demetrio (Italy)

Valērija, Valtrauta, Varpa, Zubite (Latvia)

Aurimas, Dalia, Kleopas, Rasa (Lithuania)

Rannveig, Rønnaug (Norway)

Dobrosława, Dymitr, Maja, Marceli, Matron (Poland)

Eupsihie (Romania)

Milena (Slovakia)

Casilda, Demetrio (Spain)

Ottilia, Otto (Sweden)

Cortney, Courtney, Kortney, Kourtney (USA)

Today’s National Name Days

National Kirsten Day

National Victor Day

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 99 of 2025; 266 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 3 of Week 15 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 23 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Geng-Chen), Day 12 (Wu-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 1 Barmundah 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Rowan (April 1-10) [Day 9 of 10]

Hebrew: 11 Nisan 5785

Islamic: 10 Shawwal 1446

Julian: 26 March 2025

Moon: 89%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 15 Archimedes (4th Month) [Eudoxus]

Runic Half Month: Ehwaz (Horse) [Day 11 of 15] (thru 4.9)

Season: Spring (Day 20 of 92)

SUn Calendar: 10 Cyan; Threesday [10 of 30]

Week: 1st Full Week of April

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aries (Day 20 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Pisces (Day 26 of 30)

Schmidt Zodiac: Pisces (Day 20 of 26)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 29 of 38)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 29 of 38)

Calendar Changes

Baramūdah (a.k.a. Parmouti) [برموده] (Coptic Calendar) [Month 8 of 13]

[rosiewalks]

Monthly Recap: February 2025

What did I do this month in dolly land?

1) Funguary. So much Funguary. You can see all the pictures + their mushroom inspo by clicking the "funguary" tag on my blog, or in a fun trading card format on Memoa here.

My Funguary favorites

Venus as morel

Genevieve as Wrinkled Peach

Drusilla as Oyster Mushroom

2) Repainted, modded, and restyled some fodder dolls. These are dolls that have been in my sell bin for a long time and aren't, well, selling. So I decided to use them for practice, and it's been really fun. Rorelai (the Cave Club) got freckles, piercings, a new hairstyle and trim, and neck articulation. The OMGs got lip repaints, hair styling, and some eye repainting.

Someday I will figure out a repaint for these giant OMG eyes that I'm happy with. The main thing that annoys me is that they're always looking up, and I haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.

3) Found some new blogs to follow. All are still updating, as far as I can tell. Doll Nerd -- Fashion doll reviews Great Sky River -- Beautiful BJD photography and musings. The Doll Workshop -- BJD sewing and crafts. Just two posts so far, but I'm looking forward to more! Teatime Tangents and Toys -- A lot of Living Dead Dolls, but some MH and other reviews scattered throughout.

4) I started putting together the collector feature for Memoa's weekly newsletter 5) This is more of a "didn't do" but I successfully did a hobby no-buy the whole month, despite many temptations. I did not buy to numb my feelings, or get a dopamine hit, or out of boredom.

6) I did a little bit of html/css work on this blog. It's still not where I want it (HOW do I make a picture slideshow??) but it's getting there.

Challenges/Hardships 1) I left Instagram, because I'm tired of the Evil Overloards of Big Tech. Overall I feel like this was the right decision, but I still miss my dolly friends and the creativity I saw there. 2) I'm struggling to get this blog formatted how I want it. I don't currently have enough coding skills to make it look right.

Looking ahead I've started on a restyling project, to makeover the SH Neon Shadow band into a cyberpunk trio. I have big dreams for them, and will try to document the process here on the blog. I want to try to sell a few of my customized dolls, just for cheap (fancy OOAK fullsets they are not). The biannual kid stuff sale is soon, so I'll be hunting for toys there, but will try not to impulse buy anything that's just "okay"; I need to be really excited about it or have a definite plan for the doll. Upcoming releases that I'm excited for: Fearbook Venus...that's pretty much it. I'm enjoying seeing news about other releases, but none are any I feel I "need" to have. Hobby savings goals include: Smart Doll in Jan of 2026; heel feet and alternate hands for Drusilla.

[sublime82]

GTS- Genin Training Squad

Naruto Military System

Disclaimer

As a Naruto fan and a former member of the Armed forces the way the Ninja military is handled makes no sense. Now I understand that Kishimoto has no experience with the military and that it would slow the story a lot by having it be like a real military and not a village of mercenaries.

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After completing Basic Training they will then be assigned to a  GTS- Genin Training Squadron.

After Graduating from Basic training the trainees are promoted to the rank of Tokubetsu Genin. Tokubetsu Genin straight out of basic training and the academy are not yet considered full ninjas as they lack a lot of the skills necessary to perform as a genin and as such they are considered student genin that are required to have supervision at all time in training and missions

1Genin Training Squadron (GTS) Breakdown 

JSC-( Jonin Senior Commander) 

5 JTI- ( Jonin Training Instructors) 

12 CSS- (Chunnin Support Squads) 

16 Genin 

  they would then be assigned to a GTS  which is comprised of  29 squad members led by a Jonin Commander in charge of a 4 man squad of JTI’S (Jonin training instructors) and assisted by two squads of CSS (Chunnin Support Squads) as to prevent favoritism and to teach them how to work in multiple different combinations of a 4 man squad. And to also allow for the Jonin to truly see what the best combination of a squad could truly be. 

While stationed in a GTS they will be subjected to the highest level of discipline, and as such the first 4 weeks of being stationed they will have their quarters inspected for cleanliness and contraband, they will have uniform inspections daily. they would also be punished for any misconduct including assault and sexual harassment. 

Week 1 

Living placement- During the first week they will be assigned and moving into the training Squadron compound in shared rooms of 2 and be taught daily tasks such as latrine duty or cooking detail while also learning the rules of the Squadron

Training

in depth testing and review of all the individual skills. 

week’s 2-3

Training

 will be set to basic physical conditioning and training of ninja skills, while subject to intense discipline. 

week 4 

Training squad they will be from this point on be put on a Bi-weekly squad rotation where every 2 weeks they will change up the figuration of the squad and assign them to a different JTI during which time they will train in adaptability and teamwork with multiple individuals. 

 Mission Squad They will also be assigned to a Mission Squad that will also alternate bi-weekly in which case they will be assigned to one of the 4 JTI and during that time they must complete at least 12 D rank missions under each individual Jonin instructor. In order to advance to C rank missions. 

  After Week 4 if they have shown competency in both maintaining military discipline and following orders they will be allowed leave time outside of the compound but will still have to stick to a curfew and may not stay out unless they have an overnight or weekend pass. 

C-Rank Missions

 they will not be assigned a (C) rank mission until they have completed all the required individual d level missions and have performed under all 4 training instructors a level of competency. 

After Graduating to C-Rank missions For the first 6 C-rank missions they will be accompanied by 2 Chunnin from the CSS to make sure if they are needed for support in case of an emergency.

Graduating From GTS

Genin will graduate from the GTS regardless if they make Chunnin when they reach the age of 19 years old and at which time they they will be placed in the regular Genin Corps and or if they showed exceptional skills during their time in GTS and have completed the requirements, they will be allowed to take the Chunnin selection exam.

After turning the legal Military age of 19 they will be allowed to live by themselves and not be forced to abide by the strict regulation of the GTS but will still be subjected to the standard military law and will be expected to maintain military discipline when on missions and duty.

During this time they will be promoted to the Rank of full Genin.

While assigned to the GTS they are of the rank of Tokubetsu Genin