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Om nom nom. Nom? It's time for VORE! Roo and Tugs are joined via the internet by Lucas, as they explore the world of Vore. What is it about being eaten or eating someone that is so appealing? We ask the obvious questions, the not so obvious questions, and more. To add a cherry on top, Roo makes one of his classic mistakes we all know and love. Later on, we play THE GAME, read your letters, and more.
Special Thanks


Lucas, the Mewtwo and our guest. (Check him out on FA or on his Mewtwo Fansite)
Ashtar the Rat, for today's ident
Leo
Kira
Kuchi
Cane

Music and Breaks


Opening theme: Fredrik Miller– Cloud Fields (Radio Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission.  (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Space News Music: Fredrik Miller – Orbit. USA: Bandcamp, 2013. Used with permission. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Closing: Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)

Next episode: The end of Season recap! We're ending season 3 and gearing up for season 4! Let us know what your favorite moments of the season are by August 6, 2014 and we'll get read them on the air! S3 – Episode 23 – Om nom nom Vore. - Om nom nom. Nom? It's time for VORE! Roo and Tugs are joined via the internet by Lucas, as they explore the world of Vore. What is it about being eaten or eating someone that is so appealing? We ask the obvious questio

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A graphic novel journey into another world with a reluctant heroine and her dragon… 

Alectorfencer’s Myre

Indiegogo campaign ends 9/14/14

I had the pleasure of seeing Alectorfencer, 2 the Gryphon, and FoxAmoore together to launch this project at Anthrocon. They had graciously agreed to share their space with Amadhia Albee’s Kaze: Winds of Change project, but it almost seemed unfair–they were  bringing an entire world to the table.

Myre–name of protagonist, name of series–is a three-part graphic novel series written and illustrated by the phenomenal artist, Alectorfencer. If you’re not familiar with her work, it’s amazing, rich and detailed illustrations right off the front cover of OMG Fantasy magazine. “Myre” is five years in the making, and given the level of love in the work we’ve seen, may be somewhat slow to release as well–but you can’t really argue with beautiful.

The basics: Myre is a dragon-riding nomad, caught in a web of fate and prophecy, on a path to change the world. Simple statement, complex world, again you kind of have to take a look at Alectorfencer’s recent art to see how rich her setting is. (As a slightly cynical aside, I’m a little tired of the hero/heroine template, “X is the only Y to ever Z”, in this case “Myre is the only nomad to ever befriend and ride a dragon,” it’s just a little easy and I personally feel it isn’t that significant of a statement in fantasy anymore, but a trope is a trope, and they look like a neat pair of characters.)

I’m going to have to come back to how magnificent the setting is. And that’s clearly a big sell point, a “Let’s explore this amazing world together.” If you watch the video (music by FoxAmoore), there’s a lot of setting love there, so it’s not just me. Some really amazing stuff–this picture of staggeringly large elephant things sold me immediately, it reminded me of something from one of my other favorite realistic fantasy artists, Wayne Barlow and his “Inferno” illustration series. Maybe not the most flattering comparison points, but it stuck with me.
So far as the kickstarter itself goes, you’re probably too late to pick up some of the amazing customized offerings, maybe she’ll open up a few more of those–but there’s a really interesting perk available to anyone who donates at the…uh…€30 tier, a podcast devoted to exploring the world of Myre, hosted by none other than 2 the Ranting Griffon. Neat! I don’t recall seeing anything like this before, the “access to developer blog” is nice but not exactly unique.

I did find the pledge points a little confusing, partially because there was a lot of copy in each description that could have been a little lighter, partially because some of the goals mentioned all three volumes, but the lower level ones were just for the first volume, and there didn’t seem to be a pledge point for the hardbound release.

There are a few of the perk, “The author will craft you a leatherbound copy of the project herself” left, which would be an amazing treasure for a true Alectorfencer fan. The price point is high, €2000, but within what I’ve come to see as standard for the ultra-rare, “touched by the artist” pledge point.

The real pain point for me, though, is going to be the wait for the books! It’s a long, long journey to finis here, but Alectorfencer’s built a strong base to take her down that road. Good luck!

Note: Images used above are included to promote the work of crowdfunding artists, and are owned by the original creator.

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Greetings fluffballs. I have a room for rent in my house in an upscale neighborhood (Oakwood East Royale) of Midwest City (a suburb of OKC near Tinker AFB). The house itself is around 2,100 square feet, and the room is almost 154 square feet (11'x14', plus the closet). The house is a furry household (only furries live here). I'm a HOA member so the track, ponds, exercise areas, and playground are all open to the house members. There's one bathroom that will be shared between you and two others (albeit there are two bathrooms in the house, one is stretched off the master suite).

Other amenities include:

• 100”+ HD home theater with 7.1 surround sound being installed (includes WiiU, Xbox 360, and set top box receiving Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Prime)

o There is no cable service, but we do have HD antenna (broadcast). You can pay for cable if you so choose.

• Cox Ultimate (100Mbps downstream) internet with a 7TB NAS for storing media and 802.11ac wireless

• Internal Minecraft server

• Washer/dryer inside house

We have a large and very nice kitchen, plus a deep-freeze freezer for storing food. I have a high-powered gaming rig in the office with a TON of games for anyone to use.

Certain pets are allowed. My covenant will allow one more dog (I already have two), and I'll allow most pets that are house trained (not a big fan of reptiles and insects though).

Three of us currently live here. We're all in our early to mid 20's, major geeks, and pretty easy to get along with.

You must have a job, have a guarantor who has a job, or pay at least 2 months in advance. You also must be a good temperamental fit for the group at the house. Absolutely no drugs allowed (I have no moral objection to them, but I really don't want the DEA busting down my front door, those are expensive to replace). Alcohol is allowed. Gun friendly household. You will have chores to share with the other roommates.

The cost is $500/month, plus a $200 deposit, and a $50 background check.

If you're interested, please message me and I'll answer any questions and organize a date for you to come see the place and meet us. I'm willing to hold the room open for a couple months if you are a good fit but are stuck in the middle of a lease.

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Anyway. I'm a furry and I'd like to promote my game, which is Kickstarting soon. I don't really have any intention of 'coming out', but I'm worried that it will leave a pretty easy trail for anyone to follow that bothers to look. You know, if I post on a furry forum, "Help Kickstart My game!" well, it's going to be super obvious and possibly show up on anyone who Google searches my company and game.

Furs are pretty supportive and I think I would benefit a bit from the boost in the community. For the Kickstarter itself, I think it would be good.

What I'm worried about is potential employers finding the trail. If indie gamedev doesn't work out, I can still fall back on regular webdev. But a larger company like say Amazon or Google will definitely do HR checks and the trail might lead back to some crazy stuff. I'm not into fursuits/pedo or anything like that, but certainly eyeblinding R34 type stuff.

Is promoting my game worth the risk? Do you even think it is a risk? What's the thought on 'furry' in the IT community these days? Do you think as long as I'm discrete about it I'll be fine (EG if you went looking, that's your own damn fault) , or do I pretty much have to purge every trace?

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Unturned is a free Indie Zombie Survival Game. You can read about it and download from Steam here http://store.steampowered.com/app/304930/

If you want to join a few other furs I have a server setup, info bellow. Hope to see you on there!

Host: jacktail.furstre.am

Pass: furry

PS, Ill be live streaming a lot tonight playing it https://furstre.am/stream/jacktail

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This article was first published in 2012

In 2008, Klisoura’s furry survey asked “Would you describe yourself as an advocate of animal rights?”. 43% of you chose ‘yes’.

In surveys from 2009 onwards, Klisoura asks exactly the same question but only 27% of you choose ‘yes’. What changed?: in 2009, a new question was added on the following line: “Would you describe yourself as a vegetarian?”

This is an example of a phenomenon known in the psychology world as ‘priming’. When asked about animal rights and vegetarianism together, the thoughts of some users will have been drawn to their latest bacon sandwich and decided that, no, they weren’t an animal rights advocate.

My favourite example of priming is a study that investigated voting patterns in Arizona in the 2000 election. That year, there was a proposition to increase school funding. Support for the proposition was significantly greater when the polling station was in a school, compared to support at other nearby polling stations.

It’s natural to disbelieve the effect of priming in the furry survey, or in the Arizona school district examples. It suggests that we are all susceptible to change our opinion based our immediate surroundings. However priming is a common phenomenon and there are many examples: the science is unarguable.

The results in the furry survey could have been skewed in the other direction of course: if the question about vegetarianism were replaced by “Do you support the prosecution of negligent pet owners?”, the number of animal rights advocates would have gone up.

The large priming effect in the furry survey demonstrates two things:

1. It’s very difficult to write a survey, especially when you’re asking for opinions.
2. Many people see a link between caring for animals, and choosing to eat them. This apparently simple connection is surprisingly controversial to many people.

I am vegetarian and I’m keenly aware that nobody likes a holier-than-thou attitude. The intent of this article is not to advocate vegetarianism. So let me get a few things off my chest:

• Meat is delicious. It’s delicious because the human body has evolved to take advantage of the copious nutrients in meat.
• But you don’t need meat to be healthy. Studies of vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian Hindus show no significant difference in life expectancy. (Western vegetarians live longer than non-vegetarians but this may be due to other lifestyle choices, such as smoking.)

Being vegetarian can be a hassle and requires vigilance. As far as I am concerned, the convenience and deliciousness of an omnivorous diet is a good enough reason to eat meat. It’s just not for me.

Some vegetarians, like me, are ethical vegetarians. These people follow the general philosophy laid out by Peter Singer in his 1975 book, Animal Liberation. Singer’s utilitarian philosophy can be summarized simply as ‘minimize harm’. An ethical vegetarian might consider their options for a meal and decide that a vegetarian pizza does less harm than a pepperoni (which does less harm, in turn, than a meatlovers).

A key premise for Singer’s philosophy is that you must believe humans to be an animal. (This may be a problem for you if you are religious and you believe that God created man in his image.) If you accept that animals are capable of suffering, then you can weigh the suffering of those non-human animals against the suffering of a human animal. This explains why it’s okay to slap a horse but not okay to slap a baby; this also explains why animal testing of medicines is a good thing.

It seems logical to me that this reasoning would be more likely to resonate with furries, people who usually identify with or as non-human animals. Furries are much less likely to consider human beings to be a special case in the animal world, and much more likely to think about animal welfare. Consider the charities supported at furry events, or the 27%+ animal rights advocates.

So is there a higher proportion of vegetarians amongst furries? No.

• About 4% of furries taking Klisoura’s survey “consider themselves to be vegetarian”.
• About 4% of people in western countries identify as vegetarian.

It’s been suggested to me that meat-eating might form an important part of the identity of a furry with a carnivorous character. This may be the case for some furries, but it’s not the case in general: analysis of survey data shows that a furry with a pure-carnivore character is just as likely to be vegetarian as a furry with a pure-herbivore character.

The key to furries and vegetarianism comes down to gender bias. Anyone reading this will be keenly aware that furry is male dominated. Survey data suggests that around 80% of furries are male. (The women are also more likely to consider themselves only ‘weakly’ furry.)

This is important because, out in the non-furry world, women are twice as likely to be vegetarian than men. (If you are male and vegetarian, like I am, the question you’ll be most often asked is “so is your girlfriend vegetarian?” The correct answer, by the way, is “I reject the premise of your question”.)

In the furry world, the same ratio holds: women are twice as likely to be vegetarian than men. If you adjust the data for this gender bias (the male:female ratio is 50:50 outside furry; 80:20 inside furry), the relationship between furry and vegetarianism looks very different.

• If you are a male furry, you are twice as likely as a male non-furry to identify as a vegetarian.
• If you are a female furry, you are twice as likely as a female non-furry to identify as a vegetarian.

It’s probable that the gap between furries and non-furries is starker still. Incredibly, a full two-thirds of non-furries who identify as vegetarian regularly eat meat and/or fish. I suspect that furries have a far stronger grasp of the definition of ‘vegetarian’.

Even so, I remain surprised that vegetarianism isn’t more common amongst furries. The logic, while not for everyone, seems straightforward to me. I wonder if there simply isn’t the critical mass for many furries to be exposed to the idea – vegetarians certainly have a reputation for being obnoxious and evangelical.

I saw Peter Singer plugging his latest book a few years ago. He talked about the publicity and positive criticism generated by Animal Liberation back in 1975, and how he expected that vegetarianism would quickly become more commonplace. He talked about his surprise that the proportion of vegetarians has remained static since then. (Not coincidentally, his new book explores the idea of the ethical omnivore.)

So perhaps I’m being naïve. As the priming example demonstrates, none of us are purely logical beings.

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So I been around the fandom for a while, and it used to be I could get art trades easily, but these days no one really cares, even with journals I can't get any replies on anything these days regardless of what its about.

Like I try being nice to people any everything but it just seems people are stuck up, I try and ask people about chatting with them on skype, and they just ignore my notes on FA. I am not going after them just to get art out of them despite no one hardly drawing me, or getting me any gift art or anything.

Like I don't ask for much, but I am wondering what's up with people these days.

So In short I need some advice on how to deal with this.

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We drive down to Montana to visit Jess E. Owen, author of the Summer King Chronicles, to talk about her experience with self publishing.
 
Find Jess at: jessowen.com
Anyone considering self publishing can check out Jess’s editor, Joshua Essoe, at: joshuaessoe.com
 
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Ep 26 – Self Pub w Jess Owen - We drive down to Montana to visit Jess E. Owen, author of the Summer King Chronicles, to talk about her experience with self publishing.   Find Jess at: jessowen.com Anyone considering self publishing can check out Jess’s editor, Joshua Essoe, [...]

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