a whole lotta nothing, only $5
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
Are they using a really slow eventual consistency database to power this thing?
Highly likely.
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
OK well that's SOMEthing
I think that's due to the compressed mobile interface.
Tsauk, can you try mine? https://www.patreon.com/JaneBailey
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@Yamikuronue said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
OK well that's SOMEthing
I think that's due to the compressed mobile interface.
Tsauk, can you try mine? https://www.patreon.com/JaneBailey
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@Tsaukpaetra haha I am the best at patreon.
But yeah, that's just how mobile works I guess.
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@Yamikuronue said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
@Tsaukpaetra haha I am the best at patreon.
But yeah, that's just how mobile works I guess.
Our of curiosity I decided to flip the screen (so it's responsive not mobile) and this was the result:
Why are the levels hidden in small-width mode?
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@Yamikuronue Does it have to be fan fiction? That's such a weird limitation.
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
@Yamikuronue Does it have to be fan fiction? That's such a weird limitation.
It's harder to write completely original/new worlds than to use existing ones, IMHO. More :effort: involved in setting up new universes than to say "starting here where you're familiar, this is what's different".
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@Tsaukpaetra Pfft. I have a lot of really great story ideas I could outline but haven't ever bothered writing.
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
but haven't ever bothered writing.
Exactly! :effort:
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
@Lorne-Kates Maybe I should start a Patreon, would you guys pay into it? I could have exclusives for Patreon subscribers, like I'm actually polite to them and don't call them fucktards.
How much would that service be for me?
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
I live alone with a cat and it's hard as fuck for me.
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@Polygeekery said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
I live alone with a cat and it's hard as fuck for me.
I wasn't going to say anything...
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
Does it have to be fan fiction? That's such a weird limitation.
Pay her more and maybe she'll write something else.
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
I have a lot of really great story ideas I could outline but haven't ever bothered writing.
Sure, and you could've set a pair of glasses down in a gallery and conned people into thinking it was modern art, too, but you didn't, did you?
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@FrostCat patreon page didn't show anything about cars for me, is it different on mobile?
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@groo Apparently--see above. Try putting your phone in landscape so you can see the reward tiers; there's a <> thing to see the others.
Also, @blakeyrat I guess when I mentioned the "1 of 3" that was referring to the tiers, not the number of people who can be at that tier--see the bottom of my two pictures. Kind of sloppy UI--on Kickstarter, where I'm used to see that, it means the other thing than it means here.
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@FrostCat But they're not tiers anyway, they're "goals". I assume the point is you'd put in goals like, "if I get $150/month I'll finally post that cool video I've been saving up". But I'm not going to plan that far ahead.
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@FrostCat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
@groo Apparently--see above. Try putting your phone in landscape so you can see the reward tiers; there's a <> thing to see the others.
Also, @blakeyrat I guess when I mentioned the "1 of 3" that was referring to the tiers, not the number of people who can be at that tier--see the bottom of my two pictures. Kind of sloppy UI--on Kickstarter, where I'm used to see that, it means the other thing than it means here.
That... doesn't make sense. The goal is covered by all the subscribers, so it's less like "you'll get this cool super exclusive video for early birds" and more "I'll quit my job and start streaming 40 hours a week".
What exactly are those three people getting that others aren't?
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@Maciejasjmj said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
That... doesn't make sense. The goal is covered by all the subscribers, so it's less like "you'll get this cool super exclusive video for early birds" and more "I'll quit my job and start streaming 40 hours a week".
Goal != reward tier
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@aliceif yeah, I got as much. So what does the "2 of 3" mean if not "people who will get rewarded"?
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@Maciejasjmj said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
@aliceif yeah, I got as much. So what does the "2 of 3" mean if not "people who will get rewarded"?
Goal x of y.
If a goal is reached, it seems that the next one gets focused instead. So that allows you to track goals or something?
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@aliceif said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
Goal x of y.
Oh. Um, isn't that... evident from the list?
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@aliceif said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
@Maciejasjmj said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
list
List ..?
Oh, yeah, those are two separate images. I guess it makes sense, and I need caffeine stat.
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
Does it have to be fan fiction? That's such a weird limitation.
No, but things that aren't fanfiction I sometimes try to submit to publications and/or re-host on my blog, so the fanfiction is the exclusive bit.
@Tsaukpaetra said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
It's harder to write completely original/new worlds than to use existing ones
That's not really a problem for me; I have done enough worldbuilding that I have a good number of background worlds of my own I can grab if I need setting in a hurry for a short story. But a lot of people like fanfiction if they're going to read short works, as they get the benefits of novel-length worldbuilding in a short-story size.
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@Yamikuronue said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
That's not really a problem for me;
Considering the art of the short story has been pretty healthy for at least 120 years, it's not really a problem for a lot of people. But mostly I just hate fanfiction with a passion.
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
But they're not tiers anyway, they're "goals".
Whatever word you use, the point was I thought you had put a cap on the number of people who could "take" each one, because the website's layout isn't awesome.
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@Yamikuronue How much to do something in the Ensign Sue universe? I'm asking for a friend.
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@FrostCat Well sorry you're an idiot? I'm not going to say the website is great and awesome and well-designed, because it is amazingly shitty (like most 2016-developed websites-- it seems like web developers have completely lost the plot at this point).
But your insistence on applying a completely different concept from a completely different website is your own mental illness. Not theirs.
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
But mostly I just hate fanfiction with a passion.
What about a Plan 9 From Outer Space crossover with Blake's 7?
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
your own mental illness.
Well, you'd certainly recognize such.
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@FrostCat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
What about a Plan 9 From Outer Space crossover with Blake's 7?
sense8?
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
@Lorne-Kates http://patreon.com/user?u=3761677
Suck it bitch.
Fuck you, here's some money:
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
I could have exclusives for Patreon subscribers, like I'm actually polite to them and don't call them fucktards.
Then, you'll have to find a way to keep me from paying then... because I don't think you can hold to that promise. :P
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@Lorne-Kates Fuck you, enjoy the patron exclusive video exclusive to patrons exclusively.
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The drone bombings will continue until the reviews improve?
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I'm only 27 days away from having a candy bar paid for by weirdos who patroned me. Suck it everybody who isn't me!
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
I'm only 27 days away from having a candy bar paid for by weirdos who patroned me. Suck it everybody who isn't me!
Keep up this pace, and you may be able to afford some PREMIUM candy bars-- like a Aero Truffle!
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@Lorne-Kates said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
I'm only 27 days away from having a candy bar paid for by weirdos who patroned me. Suck it everybody who isn't me!
Keep up this pace, and you may be able to afford some PREMIUM candy bars-- like a Aero Truffle!
Seriously though, now that I'm paying for this shit-- which of your videos are funny? I want to watch something funny and there's too many to pick from.
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@Lorne-Kates HuniePop was a blast.
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@Lorne-Kates EVERY VIDEO IS GOL-- oh wait that's a lie.
Well, so far neither of my patrons have viewed their EXCLUSIVE VIDEO so you could start with that. Either that or YouTube's play counter is busted. I'll probably make it public in a couple weeks, if I think of it.
Also the three I put in the intro post on Patreon are pretty good, that's why I put them there. (Except Planeshift is really long, so maybe save that for last.)
The funniest videos I think I've ever done aren't on my channel at all, are on the Robots in the News channel, in this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8SUvRfUJ8oo-NXuNowpNJ1HII1ZylVS9
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
Well, so far neither of my patrons have viewed their EXCLUSIVE VIDEO so you could start with that.
I'll try. Pateon's website absolutely sucks, so there's a good chance I'll:
- never know it's posted because Patreon has no "feed" feature where I can see, on one page, a simple list of new shit posted by people I give money to
- never know it's posted because even if I go to your Patreon page (which is nigh impossible since there's no "List of People I Patreon"), apparently Making A Blog Is Hard, and their navigation sucks
- never know it's posted because Patreon will email me "a message from Blakeyrat" with no description or link or anything yay?
- never know it's posted because even if I magically manage to make it to the post, they've mangled your embed with some shitty Embedly shit that is three embeds deep and breaks.
The best way I've ever been directed to Patreon content is:
- Make sure the email says "New post for Patreons {Title of video}", and the email has a direct Gootube link to the (private) video
- Post on Twitter "New for Patreons: " link directly to the Patreon post
Off to fight shitty UI, if your YouTube counter goes up you'll know I succeeded.
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@Lorne-Kates said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
never know it's posted because Patreon has no "feed" feature where I can see, on one page, a simple list of new shit posted by people I give money to
Really? The Home page implies it has that functionality to me, except I don't patronize anybody so mine's blank.
The site uses that awful NodeBB style of "responsive design" where the features of the site change completely from second-to-second as you resize the window.
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@Lorne-Kates said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
which of your videos are funny?
They're all roughly equally funny. Except for the ones where his hu-mon research failed and he pronounces words weirdly, like "dayger". I will give him credit for being a more credible hu-mon than the Half-Life G-man, though.
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@Lorne-Kates said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
even if I go to your Patreon page
Just like you have your IGG in your signature, he has his Patreon in his now.
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@FrostCat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
he pronounces words weirdly, like "dayger".
You keep bitching about this, and I don't even know how I'm supposed to be saying it. According to your retard brain.
Here: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/dagger
Click the speaker button and explain to me how what I'm saying is different than what he web robot woman is saying.
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
Click the speaker button and explain to me how what I'm saying is different than what he web robot woman is saying.
Think about the difference between the pronunciation of the word "cat" and the word "Kate" as in "'fuck you, pay me', said Lorne Kates".
INB4 "but I pronounce them the same way!"
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@blakeyrat said in a whole lotta nothing, only $5:
You keep bitching about this
Also, I am not bitching. I am noting it humorously. I think it's hilarious the way you say it.
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@FrostCat Yes yes I'm a stupid idiot moron who does everything wrong including merely speaking.
Fuck off. Why do I even respond to your fucking dickery. It's like I think at some point you'll actually become a respectable human being but, nope, never happens.
Since you hate me so much, how about you stop talking to me? Ever? Go the fuck away. It's bad enough I already have Cartman82 pulling this shit on Twitter right now, I don't need a double-dose.