#neumats!!

[roguesidea]

Hello, hello! I've been working on a closed species called Neumats for the past year, and they've just launched!

Neumats are a species of self-replicating space robots, built to map the galaxy. After a mysterious update severed their connection with their inventors' home planet, they have taken to forming their own communities, dedicated to progressing Neumatkind and pursuing newfound passions!

If you like robots, spaceage/atompunk aesthetics, and sci-fi, I think you might be interested in Neumats! Your first MYO is always free, and the launch event comes with some other free goodies- check out the Neumat toyhou.se world for more info!

Alongside the Neumat species itself, Neumats are launching with a currency system known as Databits, five upgrades known as Patches, and a companion species known as Neumites! Additional Neumat subspecies, new Patches, and more companion species (known collectively as Neupets) are planned for the future!

All of the Neumat art, adopts, concepts, lore, and world code so far have been made by me! This has been a one-man (one-bot?) project, and I'm excited to finally make it public!

The Launch thread has additional information on launch event freebies, raffles, et cetera! Neumat Launch Event: Liftoff!

[celestdraws]

phos normally has a purple night time paint job, but they thought it'd be nice to try out the bright shades of day.

[extremely-nervess]

The latest girl looks cute! What's the eyepatch for? Just stylistic choice, eye damage, utility (it looks large and bulky enough to be some kind of tech/lens), or is it concealing some kind of magic eye?

The 'anti-eyepatch' detects when Nem's beam-eye has regenerated, and removes it with a short neumatic spike.

[thewanderlast]

I don't like work chats. We should comunicate vía neumatic tubes. Or those tubes they use in boats

[jade-eclipse-lithium]

Don’t forget the “P” in “Receipt”.

Oh the dinosaur terodactyl. (Pterodactyl)

Not you’re just a fantom (Phantom) in the room.

Y’all sychotic. (Psychotic)

How neumatic. (Pneumatic)

What do you not get?

P.

[machinedalal]

Used Sheet Fed / Offset Machine for SALE

Heidelberg - SORS (S-Line)

Buy Directly from SELLER -

Number of color: 1

Max sheet size: 72x105 cm / 28.35X41.34 inch

Manufacturer: Heidelberg

Year: 1991

Machine Availability: Less than 30 days

Price: On Request

Location: Mohali, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

#print #offset #machinedalal

[seadogmusic]

DEADWEIGHTS - SINGLE RELEASE

Our new single "Deadweights" has been released into the world and is available across most streaming platforms, as well as a limited edition 7" lathe cut record from Austerity Records.

It features a wonderful remix by Tom Chadd's side project Neumatic 💥

[yebisu]

While finishing my one last class before graduating with an accounting bachelor's, I had a Harry Potter themed stress dream where I was in objectively cool looking art deco, emerald green subway tiled walls, with galvanized metal neumatic tubes/pipes along the walls/ceiling ministry office building basement. It somehow made me realize I didn't want to do accounting.

I woke from it at like 4:15am, so of course my dad was already awake cus dad hours. I told him I didn't want to do accounting, and he just said, "okay, why don't you get a masters in something IT."

So, I did.

[bonmonjour]

Spelling Reform V: Digraphs and Clusters

Digraphs

Digraphs should be differentiated from clusters because they are two letters that combine to form one different sound, as opposed to two letters making their own sounds together. Most digraphs incorporate the letter H, though some do not. There are 7 digraphs with -h, three of which come from Greek and five of which are used for English words (yes).

The Greek ones are «ph, th, ch» and they stand for /f/, /θ ~ t/, /k/ respectively. The first one is very easy to understand and can be seen in «phóto» for example. The second one is usually /θ/, like in «math», but sometimes it's /t/, like in «Thomas». Finally, «ch» is always a hard /k/, even before front vowels, as can be seen in «schém» [scheme] and «schism».

The other five are «ćh, gh, sh, th, wh». These five sound like /ʃ/, /f/, /ʃ/, /θ ~ ð/, and /ʍ/, respectively. The first one is used for the soft CH in words borrowed from modern French, like «maćhìn» [machine]. Then, «gh» being /f/ is an artifact of one of the pronunciations of the letter yogh. This usage shows up in words like «røugh» [rough] and «lagh» [laugh]. The last three work exactly like they do in standard English orthography. This includes the fact that «th» can be voiced or unvoiced, and that «wh» represents the phonemic category of /ʍ/ even when most speakers have merged it with /w/.

There are two more digraphs I'll mention here: «sć» and «sćh». Both of these make /ʃ/. The first one is used in words like «fasćism» where ⟨sc⟩ in some foreign language makes /ʃ/. Otherwise, some people might end up (and have ended up) pronouncing it like /fæs.kɪzm/. The other place I use «sć» is as a replacement for ⟨sh⟩ in words that 1) have been in the English language continuously since before the Norman conquest and 2) have clear cognates in related languages.

In addition, «sćh» is mostly there to preserve spelling like in «sćhàdenfreùde» or «ùbermensćh» or «sćhezwàn».

Half Clusters

These are consonant clusters in which one letter (almost always the first letter) is not pronounced. Some of these are native to English, but most come in Greek loanwords. Thankfully, most of them only appear at the start of the word and the have a simple rule: don't pronounce the first letter. Some of them can appear at the end too though.

The reason for keeping these half clusters instead of spelling everything according to pronunciation vary. The most common is keeping roots the same even when pronunciation changes, such as with "phlegm"/"phlegmatic," "sign"/"signal," and "autumn"/"autumnal." Sometimes it's for disambiguation, like «rít / wrít» [rite / write], «niht / kniht» [night / knight], and «neumatic / pneumatic». And sometimes it's just for etymology's sake.

Not all Greek clusters are kept however. For example, the ⟨tm-⟩ in "tmesis," ⟨bd-⟩ in "bdellium," and ⟨-chm⟩ in "drachm" are simplified to just «meßis, delium, dram».

[supercantaloupe]

thinking of strongarming my colleague to playing arrival of the queen of sheba with me for the medieval banquet this fall lol

[roguesidea]

pair of neumat adopts on toyhouse, loosely themed on stardust/seafoam!

[rigor-pagina-oficial]

neumtikxancla

[fontaboo]

Neumatic Compressed Neumatic compressed has a super compressed character set, increased cap height and tight kerning that combine to give you the ability to create large, beautiful and effective headlines and copy for your artwork.

[sielhica-blog]

Válvula Neumática 5 vías 1/2" marca Neumatics, modelo LV12EM4, 115V. #VálvulaNeumáticaNeumatics #VálvulaNeumática #Neumatics #Neumática #MaterialesFemoelectrico #Femoelectrico #MaterialesEléctricosSielhica #Sielhica (en San Diego, Carabobo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_tHCVgp_IL/?igshid=1wzle39tjvmoj

[just-antithings]

There's a Computer Neumatic Control kink? Do people write about milling machines and 3D printers?

what?

[duranduranofficial]

WHOOOSH! “Swimming in the Mirror” on your radar for tonight at 9pm ET on SiriusXM Volume with Simon Le Bon & Katy Krassner.

Hear music from Metronomy, Vulfpeck w/ Antwaun Stanley, New Dad, Neumatic Parlo, Kevin Holliday, Glass Animals, Friedberg, Wiz the MC & The Clockworks