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Furry Reddit - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 16:16
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Missing Fursuit head and handpaws

Furry Reddit - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 15:39

Also posted on /r/fursuit

So yesterday (19th October 2013), my fursuit head and handpaws ended up missing as I was heading home from the Birmingham Fur Meet. I last remember having it in my bag as I was leaving the Sidewalk bar at 6:30PM/7PM. It wasn't until I was on the train arriving to Winchester that I noticed the head and handpaws were missing from the bag. I have contacted the bar I was at, the train station and the train service. This is what the fursuit looks like. If you find it on any bidding sites or know any info on its wearabouts, please let me know either through Twitter or my FA.

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Is anyfurry the mascot at their school (if your mascot is an animal)

Furry Reddit - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 15:12

I don't know if this is related or not but just wondering, as of my school the mascot there is a ram and it's yellow heheh. If you are the mascot at your school what are you. I am not at the moment but i will be asking the main people that do sports if i could have a go at it next year.

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On the other side of the coin...

Furry Reddit - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 14:53
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Survey: Furry fandom in digital spaces

Furry News Network - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 14:39
Author: GreenReaper Ben Walker, a British undergraduate student at Keele University in Staffordshire, is conducting research on the design of online social spaces. He has created a brief survey for members of the fandom and is seeking candidates for interviews and focus groups. [The] point of this research is to aid the design of online social […]
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Tiny foxes for tiny people

FurStarter - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 14:16

It’s important to give kids the vital foxes they need for a strong, healthy future. Pediatricians–at least the reputable ones–recommend 3-6 foxes every day for children between the ages of 4 and 6. Give them a head start on life with these projects.

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Foxy For(): The Very Young Programmer (VYP) Book

Once upon a time, there was a happy couple, a magazine editor and a computer programmer,  who had a child. And they cared for that child very much, and like every parent, wanted their child to have a firm grasp of the fundamentals of object-oriented programming.

You know.

vyp2So the VYP Project was born. This is a hands-on book that, through repetition and problem-solving, communicates some basic programming ideas to children (target audience, ages 4-6). The story is simple: The title character, Foxy for, has a job  to do: he needs to go to the store to get a stack of boxes–four of them, no more, no less. But he can only carry one at a time, so he loops back to the store until he’s completed his epic quest.

vyp3Along the way, he presumably counts up to four, but the book describes his quest first with narration, then the coding that his trip represents, with values set to variables, loops, if statements, greater thans, and all the important things in life. There’s also manipulative pieces, blocks and things to move around, an interactive element that helps kids get deeper into the process.

The text has a sing-song, rhyming quality that emphasizes the repetition of the process (I’m a sucker for internal rhymes, so, yay.) The art’s cute, though it looks like they only have a single fox graphic at present. Maybe that’s not super-important, but we could wish for more than. Unfortunately, I think the goal is a little high for a book project–$50,000 seems somewhat unreachable. Educational projects can be expensive, what with the small print runs and fiddly little attached bits, but the Kickstarter economy may not bless a new project with that kind of funding.  Anyway, visit the project, I don’t want to spoil the if(trip<=4){end.

foxotic1 Foxotic

“Foxotic? There’s no such place.  Mr. Wonka, I am a teacher of geography.”

“Oh, well, you’d know all about it. What a place it is. Nothing but foxes.”

Victim of a drive-by water ballooning

Victim of a drive-by waterballooning

Foxotic is very much in the children’s puzzler-exploration-decoration genre, a MMORPG with a huge range of stores to visit and things to buy, puzzles to do and an unreasonably bright color scheme. However, and here’s the big however, it’s entirely populated by foxes. There is no reason for this, except that foxes are pretty damned cute. As I understand things, a meteor struck the earth in the middle of the Pacific ocean. After many thousands of years, a fox-filled tropical island–probably slightly whiffy–was the result.

foxotic2So, for the record, foxes come from space.

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Early sabre-tooth fox inhabitants of the island

The game, which is currently in beta, isn’t for everyone. But it is fun to glance over, maybe watch the trailer for, and it’s got some good stuff going for it. The characters are cartoony and goofy, but occasionally rise up from the depths of flash animation to be warm and appealing. It’s got some educational aspects–some of the games and missions have learning elements and cooperative aspects, though from the look and the trailer, it averages out to be a fun, kid-friendly hangout, with silly little games and things to purchase with the gold you win (I suspect King Lucky of Foxotic Land has opted out of pure capitalism for a government-subsidized sidequest-based economy.) Not that there’s anything wrong with “cute child-friendly hangout” as a goal. So rating: three stars, but something over a thousand foxes.

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

New Projects

Click for a complete list of current projects!

Adventures in Shapeshifting (Audio. Ends: 10/25/2013)
A folk music project featuring positive songs about animals (in most animal folk songs, the animal meets a messy end).

A Breed Apart Clothing Co. (Clothing/Costumes. Ends: 11/15/2013)
Obnoxious “breed pride” shirts for the dog-lover or possibly dog in your life.

Old Man and Talking Dog (Comics/Graphic Novels. Ends: 10/25/2013)
“Six weeks left to retirement” cop and his talking K-9 unit fight evil brain mutants in this sci-fi police partner comic (Kind of art-meh, but too fun not to visit)

Radio Brony Minicon (Events. Ends: 11/13/2013)
Bronycon launching in Paris, with a “theatrical release” of MLP4e1 and Fighting is Magic tourney. (It’s good to know there are silly people in Paris, too.)

Bee & Puppycat: The Series (Film/Animation/Theater. Ends: 11/14/2013)
Webseries for the popular “Bee and Puppycat” intergalactic babysitting, magical-girl-transforming, animated short. (Amazingly halfway to a $600,000 goal!)

Dead Meat (Film/Animation/Theater. Ends: 11/16/2013)
Post-apocalypse “R-rated” live action puppet series with gore, comedy, romance, and exploding puppets. (By Maxwell Atoms, creator of Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Good video BTW!)

March of the Art Dolls (Toys. Ends: 11/7/2013)
Wolly and unique velociraptor art dolls (Kickstarter relaunch of a previous project. Isn’t it usually the other way around?))

Churbles: 3D RPG (Video Games. Ends: 11/17/2013)
Fantasy turn-based RPG with fighting hamsters and cute antagonists. Only hamsters can be this cute.

MarlyGecko (Video Games. Ends: 12/10/2013)
Platformer in the original “Sonic” style with lots of cute critters originally launched as a web game

Protect Siberian Tigers (…Causes. Ends: 11/16/2013)
Campaign to protect, house, and feed a sanctuary of Fussian Siberian Tigers, and establish a breeding program. Good photos! Pledge points are kind of lackluster, but it’s for the tigers.

Dragon Dolls (…Coming Soon?. Not yet launched)
Tiny dragon ball joint dolls from Bladespark (as seen on the 9/8/13 post)

Play AR (…Just For Fun. Ends: 12/14/2013)
Augmented reality video gaming, with easily-programmed games for the global community. The “play as your avatar” feature needs some work, but might be the beginning of a good thing.

 

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Fuzzy Notes 21 - Fakesgiving Delay - ** This is overall episode 44 in the Fuzzy Notes world!!** THE MUSIC: Discontinued - EVRI D...

Fuzzy Notes - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 12:10
** This is overall episode 44 in the Fuzzy Notes world!!** THE MUSIC: Discontinued - EVRI D STRUGGLE Track: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11864759/ FA: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/discontinued Pepper Coyote - The Same Thing (Love) Track: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11841025/ FA: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/peppercoyote Zero-G - Klaagelied Track: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11850069/ FA: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zero-g/ Cygnus Light - La leyenda del Hada y el Mago Track: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11848275/ FA: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Cygnus_Light Kawazu the DrummingRaccoon - Of Meth Labs and Moonshine Stills Track: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11848101/ FA: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/drummingraccoon/ SPONSOR: Fuzzy Notes is sponsored by Copyblogger Authority, the best way for you to keep up to date with the best ways to write and promote your art. Head to http://copyblogger.com to read their amazing articles and free e-books, and when you're ready to take the next step sign up for Authority using the link below. You'll improve your writing skills, learn ways to market your content AND help Fuzzy Notes at the same time. Win-Win-Win! http://bit.ly/fuzzynotes HOUSEKEEPING: Please give Fuzzy Notes a review on iTunes or Podomatic...it helps us get furry musicians to more ears, perky and droopy...ALL! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id581600769 Podomatic: http://fuzzynotes.podomatic.com Like me on Facebook! I'll like you back...a lot! Follow me on Twitter...I'll follow you too...a lot! But not in the stalkery way. Twitter: http://twitter.com/Potoroo Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FuzzyNotes Fuzzy Notes Dropbox: http://soundcloud.com/fuzzy-notes/dropbox Closing Track - Fuzzy Notes 4 by Asid Rayne Fuzzy Notes 21 - Fakesgiving Delay - ** This is overall episode 44 in the Fuzzy Notes world!!** THE MUSIC: Discontinued - EVRI D...
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Hey Guys, doing anything for Halloween?

Furry Reddit - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 09:30

Im not :L
But wondering what crazy stuff you all will be up to.

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Attack on Macro.

Furry Reddit - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 05:47
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Guess Who??!

Furry News Network - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 02:05
Author: rodney According to Animation Scoop, veteran director Bill Kopp (known for Eek! The Cat, Schnookums and Meat, Dan Vs., and more) has been tapped by Universal Pictures to revive none other than Woody Woodpecker — in his original manic glory. In the article Mr. Kopp says that currently an animated feature and a new […]
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S3 Episode 9 – Ooh-da-la-le - Atari returns to the studio for more torture with Roo and Tugs as they explore the story behind Disney's Robin Hood. Afterward, they examine the impact this movie has on the Furry Fandom and why this movie seems to stand out

Fur What It's Worth - Sun 20 Oct 2013 - 01:02
Atari returns to the studio for more torture with Roo and Tugs as they explore the story behind Disney's Robin Hood. Afterward, they examine the impact this movie has on the Furry Fandom and why this movie seems to stand out from the rest. We break out an entirely new difficulty level for THE GAME, get ANOTHER food review, then answer your emails in the listener mailbag. Oh, did we mention Ranji takes a moment to stop by?



NOW LISTEN!

Show Notes

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!)
Listener mail segment: Eskadet – Back To Kyoto ;  from the album “Solitudes” (Lemongrassmusic, 2010) - www.lemongrassmusic.de - Used under license.
Closing: Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)

Special Thanks

Atari, our guest.
Naught0, for Tim Tams!
Yondas Eso, for the ident!
Alan, the Rat King
Kira's
Anonymous
Tom's
Nightfox

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