A shapeshifting turtle. Software engineer of some variety. All opinions are my own and do not represent my employer. See pin for credits & refs #ByteSizedArt

Joined June 2012
Out with the old.
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I'm looking to expand my YouTube team with editors, thumbnail artists, and clippers to help grab content! Apply here if you're interested: csploaded.notion.site/e5751e…
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Want to go with Lysi on a magical adventure?
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It depends on your cont -- Nah, this isn't contract related. (Apologise to OP if this reply is overwhelming but I feel it's a needed discussion for alot of people so thank you for asking the community this ❤️) I will be honest in that I am against around 90% of partner pushes that I've seen in my 6 years in the space and here's two main reasons why: 1) Alot of people tend to jump on them the moment they hit a double digit average. That's a brilliant milestone! but getting Partner isn't something that happens just because you say it will. It takes alot of work. 2) The drop off after often leads to people falling in to a depression that they don't prepare themselves for and then it becomes a series of sad posting and self-pity that hinders their growth more because, as mean as it is, people don't wanna be around negativity when they have their own stuff going on (have a secondary account for yapping if you really wanna be more candid with your lower emotions) Partner pushing is done for the CCV and expectation of keeping it. Many of those who do one don't look at their content or look to improve or adapt as people are coming over so why bother? This is where the drop happens. People were coming to support you getting a badge. Now that you have it ... why should they stick around? What are YOU actually offering past asking for generosity? The content community can be very supportive but once the goal is met then what? They'll just move over to someone else asking for the same help. My general advice for anyone wanting to partner push: a) Make sure you're already steadily growing in numbers in a way that it'll naturally go that way! Don't rush it. Hell, I'd even wait until you're around the 50ccv mark so that there's less pressure. b) If you're stagnant and thinking a push will help ... it won't. Look at your streams dips and rises, analyse how you present and how you engage your community by watching the vods, see what works and what you need to work on. All of the information is there for you in your dashboard! You just gotta read more than the "Average CCV" and "Payout" tabs. c) Even if you're still doing well number-wise, please look at your reports! See where the drops were, where the rises were, what you can do differently, etc, and try to maintain where you are or improve. Am I a negative nancy? Sure. But it's more important to be honest in this kind of discussion.
Genuine question: why is it that every time someone does a partner push, hits the goal, and becomes a Twitch Partner, they get sad when the numbers go back to normal, or lower than before? I thought the goal was just to reach the checkmark, not to keep the bigger viewership. If the goal was bigger viewership, wouldn’t you do something different?
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Brewing up some chaos for spooky season.
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What ya looking at?
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I can't believe the JO prototype works...... #Soyclips
⚠️UPCOMING STREAM⚠️ Playing around with an IMU sensor (MPU6050) so I can make the JO crystal shake.... 🕐: 8:00 pm ET // 7:00 pm CT // 5:00 pm PT
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☀️NEW OUTFIT REVEAL☀️ The beach episode is here… but the seagulls are gatekeeping my new look🌊 Each stage unlocks when we hit the❤️goal OR the🔁goal shown! Ready to reveal it piece by piece, Echoes?👀✨
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I was the lead game dev for this one and wrote all the code. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!
I made a MINIGAME for my Twitch Chat's DEBUT
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Join us next week for two #NintendoDirect presentations! The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on Sept 8 at 7am PT (Approx 30 mins) Nintendo Direct on Sept 9 at 7am PT (Approx 45 mins) Watch both here: ninten.do/6019aVw0v
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With a heavy heart, the @Play2XKO team shares an update about the future. - Active development will end in December. - The final content patch goes live in October. - Servers stay online. - In-game purchases made before August 20 will be refunded. riot.com/4zvjsK0
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Feeling sassy
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Saw somebody ask in Twitch's chat if Game Developers can opt out of their IP being trained on and that's probably a stronger use case. If you're a game dev you should raise this to BOTH Twitch and Amazon — especially if you spend ad $ on Twitch/Amazon.
Watching Twitch's Patch Notes & I feel so bad for Mary and Mike. It seems like Amazon is forcing the gen ai training & my *assumption* is that Twitch staff fought to have this setting in the dashboard for creators because it could have just been part of the Twitch privacy policy. Ultimately, I don't think we're going to get away from being part of model training without regulation (on any platform). Even just having a strong governance about being required to opt in versus being auto-opted in would be marginally better.
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Twitch now uses your channel to train generative AI by default. You can opt out of some training here: twitch.tv/settings/security
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Cooling down at the pool. Art by @/keikohanachan
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DVa and DMon heroes of Busan 🇰🇷 #Overwatch
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There’s still plenty of Riftbound to look forward to this year, with more bundle releases coming later this year! Which one are you most excited for? Learn more about upcoming releases: riot.com/453VUOu
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VHUD beta invites have been sent out to everyone who signed up. Please check your email! If you don't see it, check your spam folder.
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