#server access

[vorbisx]

Replacing physical buttons and controls with touchscreens also means removing accessibility features. Physical buttons can be textured or have Braille and can be located by touch and don't need to be pressed with a bare finger. Touchscreens usually require precise taps and hand-eye coordination for the same task.

Many point-of-sale machines now are essentially just a smartphone with a card reader attached and the interface. The control layout can change at a moment's notice and there are no physical boundaries between buttons. With a keypad-style machine, the buttons are always in the same place and can be located by touch, especially since the middle button has a raised ridge on it.

Buttons can also be located by touch without activating them, which enables a "locate then press" style of interaction which is not possible on touchscreens, where even light touches will register as presses and the buttons must be located visually rather than by touch.

When elevator or door controls are replaced by touch screens, will existing accessibility features be preserved, or will some people no longer be able to use those controls?

Who is allowed to control the physical world, and who is making that decision?

[14dayswithyou]

HAPPY VARENTINES DAY, ANGEL ! I've been facing some tech issues recently, but!! To celebrate Ren's birthday and Valentine's Day, I'll be releasing Day 5 (the Early Access version) for all the Beta Testers in a few days!

And for those who aren't part of the 14DWY Discord server, don't worry! The public version will be available for everyone to play once the beta testing period is over ^^

[darkopsiian]

new yt/patreon banner

[flying-potato2]

the (lightly modded) minecraft server is running!!

dm me or send me an (not anonymous) ask to get the server ip !! u can also just reblog the post and tag that u want 2 join and i can send u an ask/dm with the server ip

required mods below cut:

Minecraft Version: 1.21.4

Loader: Fabric

Library/dependencies:

Fabric API

FrozenLib

Glitchcore

Terrablender

Combat+ core

owo

Cardinal Components api

Mods:

Wilder Wild

Biomes o' Plenty

Blahaj-fabric

Catenary

Cinderscapes

Copper Hopper

Extended Enchanting

Instant Feedback

Legacies and Legends

Potion Cauldron

Press G to Meow

Superb Steeds

Traveler's Backpack

Optional/Recommended (dependencies for these are not listed! you have to find that yourself):

Roughly Enough Items

Iris

Sodium

Lithium

Journeymap

Sodium Extra

Appleskin

Prism Launcher

Custom Biome Saplings

Polydecorations

Distant Horizons

[dredgesnails]

scar showing up in the middle of guess the build (giggs! giggsss…?) only for grian to put him in spectator mode jail awkdjajshsj

[brodorokihousuke]

my kind of museum

[governmentmandatedryujinstan420]

I FORGOT TO THROW OUT AFTER THE EPISODE RELEASED NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[thefirstknife]

Everyone remember the mysterious portal from Whisper of the Worm mission that changed from showing Vault of Glass to something unknown?

It's in Encore!

Right at the start, you can scale the cliff a little if you go to the left and then drop down on Vex platforms, but you can also get there if you take a wrong exit while taking the normal path right at the start when you're going through the tunnel. But when you go there at the start of the mission, there's nothing actually there.

However, when you return to the starting area while doing the second secret chest, you can come back down and then a wall will be open:

When you go in, you can see the portal. It's not active and there's no image showing on it (this remains even after you complete the chest puzzle).

When you turn around, looking from the portal back to where you came from, the image is clear:

I wonder if this is just a neat little conclusion on the hint they put in Whisper, or if something will change during the next two weeks. I would think that the portal should eventually show us the view into the Whisper mission. Maybe there will be some puzzle to do or some extra stuff that will activate the portal, it would be really cool, though it's not super necessary.

[raywardreal]

friendly reminder, @/modpollyblog (NOTE; this is not the same mod polly as from the ventblogs, since i know that may be confusing) has a wonderful archive masterpost, which includes the sparchive server’s google drive.

its still incomplete -- in fact im hoping to chip away at moving in more things today (if im able to) -- but it is public! you can view it and see what we have organized there so far. and see other peoples individual archives listed out in the post as well, which might cover stuff we dont have there, or give you easier access to specific things if you dont like how we have things organized in the drive.

[reallynotafaedragon]

HDG Fic that never will be

Hello internet HDG fans and my poor followers who have to see this

I've recently fallen down the HDG fic rabbit hole (WELLNESS CHECK DID THIS TO ME) and reading about the Affini and the Compact and the universe on the wiki have got a bunch of wheels turning in my brain. I got bit by the fic writing bug and started drawing up an outline for a fic idea I had.

However, as I thought about it more, I started to realise this probably wasn't a fic I should write or that might be controversial because it would violate one of the universe guidelines. I figured I may as well make a post talking about it and hopefully get some feedback before I move on to actually spending hours writing thousands of words. Explanation under the cut.

The fic I'm thinking of is an Affini POV. Basically there's a case worker who works to help organise all the affini-floret paperwork, keeps track of the "Notices of Intent to Domesticate", checks in on "independent" Sophonts who are struggling, etc etc. Its also about the wider Compact, about the case worker taking a critical look at their culture and their ideology and potential conflicts that might arise from that. Its looking at the Affini Compact as a kind of "pet rescue" situation, and examining the issues that arise in that context.

So for example, what happens when there's a perfectly dramatic meow-meow or Autistic Trans Girl Who Stinks Good (tm) and like eight different Affini all want them as their Floret? Or how human Pinnates or Pluribuses are less likely to be "adopted" by Affini because they're more difficult and complex to care for? What happens when there's a queer polycule, three of whom are Pluribuses and two of whom are seriously disabled, who SOMEHOW made it through the Accord and are now struggling even in the post-scarcity society of the Affini? They obviously need help but most Affini are reluctant at best to take on that much responsibility.

What happens when an Affini gets bored of their Floret (*gasp*) and wants to give them up? Humans are the most recent acquisition by the Compact and are considered especially cute/domesticable, what happens when human Florets are a "fad"? Do Affini ever trade Florets, temporarily or otherwise?

And what about all the humans who AREN'T Autistic Trans Girls Who Stink Good(tm) or poor exploited military personnel who need domesticating? The "silent majority" of middle class/straight humans for whom life in the Accord was good (as long as they kept their heads down and ratted out their neighbours)? The "boring" ones. Would the Affini even be interested in them?

This is the kind of thing I want to write about. Its really got me humming along, but I'm also aware this kind of messes with one of the big guidelines for the universe - that the Affini are always "perfect". They're centuries/millennia old and are incredibly intelligent, so understand the needs and wants of their charges so perfectly they don't need or understand consent. They know you better than you know yourself, virtually gods compared to human flaws and imperfections.

But my fic would look at the Affini as people - as characters who have quirks and preferences and can make mistakes. As beings who can misunderstand you in important ways. It would be Affini interacting with other Affini, it would be comparing how different Affini treat their Florets. As I understand it, that kind of flies in the face of what the Affini are supposed to be as a concept.

I'm interested in HDG but I'm not interested in writing something that ends up being on the same tier as "Muh Spess Mehreens Could Totally Kill A Bunch Of Big Plants For Real" (shut up no they couldn't, the Compact runs on Saitama rules, your Space Marines are happy lil action figures shooting at each other with Nerf Bolters in the Space Marine Enrichment Centre). Its a really cool universe but I don't want to try and use it for something it was never intended for, I understand its got a fairly narrow focus normally.

So I thought I'd make a post about it to test the waters and see how the community reacts. Please if there are any fans or writers who see this post, I could really use some feedback. Anything you suggest is appreciated!

[14dayswithyou]

Where are we sitting, angels? ✈️

[x-doom-and-gloom-x]

I need to be put down

[cremeful]

would you guys be interested in a community for black sinners fans / recommendations for sinners + other interests … 🙈 or i could make a discord 🙊

[sayakyo]

Day 3: Doppel

Prompts by @magitober!

[l4ith]

Good evening, I wanted to share some recent discord servers I have made in the case there is anyone 20+ that would like to join :)

Please note: The following are servers for those aged 20+ only. The links are permanent as well. ☆ Mobian Universe ☆

A 20+ Sonic The Hedgehog kin server for kins, fictives, and irls from all Sonic media and timelines:

☆ Interstellar [Sonadow] ☆

A 20+ Sonadow or Shadnic server centered around the ship between Sonic x Shadow