Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know how much I've been thoroughly enjoying the fediverse. Being able to explore different communities and just talk with real people has been something special, something I feel the internet used to have but lost when it became profit motivated social media.

Speaking of social media, I'm going to be spending a lot less time on twitter as that platform dies a slow and painful death. I will *NOT* be participating in Meta's threads which run contrary to my principals of distributed federated communities. So if you see someone there with my name... it's not me!

You *CAN* find me at the following communities!
Furry.Engineer - My Primary Account for nerdy things and SFW stuff. https://furry.engineer/@stefenauris
Yiff.Life - A perfectly named place for my AD account >.>. https://yiff.life/@stefenauris
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/stefenauris.com

I really do believe in the ideals of having smaller distributed communities for the greater health of the internet. We've seen what happens when we give mega corps and billionaires control and it's a disaster. Time for us to take our social media back to be real connections with real people. Not an algorithm driven mess for content and views.

See you all out there! <3

So I screwed up on Sunday evening (2/20/2022) and made the mistake of trying to help out a friend I had not heard from in awhile on discord. I talked with what I thought was that person for several minutes before being careless. I ended up losing said discord account with the tag StefenAuris#1701.

I know, I'm a tech person. I should know better. It's exceptionally humiliating to me. However I want to take this moment to help teach others. No matter who it is or what they send, always double check what you are doing! Phishing is easy, and all it takes is one moment of your guard being lowered and *poof* your online stuff can be gone in the blink of an eye.

Now this can be mitigated by services that have a good support team that has got your back! Unfortunately I can't say that's been my experience with discord. I immediately filed a ticket right after it happened and changed my password as a stopgap measure to try and slow the other person down. We're heading into Thursday now and I haven't heard anything beyond their automated message about receiving my ticket. By this time my friends have told me my compromised account has left all the old group chats and servers I was a part of. At this point I don't think there's anything for me to come back to even if Discord finally answers my ticket.

I find this unacceptable on their part to leave these kind of things hanging, especially when they talk about having their own big safety team. I'm not impressed. Discord, you are an international company now, people from all over the world use your service. You need to scale up your support to match that! I am seeing people getting scammed and losing accounts left and right but I don't see you doing anything about it except making a token "stay safe" blog post. Things happen, we are human. Tech companies can't keep getting away with lackluster support!

In the meantime I've had no choice but to start over with a new account StefenAuris#0132 and I've updated that contact information here on FA and elsewhere. This has been a very frustrating experience but I feel its important to warn others to not expect discord to help you if you end up having troubles with your account! Make sure you have backup means to communicate with your friends, and perhaps we should also consider looking for alternatives to use over discord.

All you need to do is donate your spare computing time! The world community grid uses distributed computing, sending parts of a bigger problem to volunteer's computers to be worked on all at the same time. This saves scientists so much time and money and requires so little effort on your part! Check it out more here and lend a digital hand:

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/d.....action#what-if

I have personally contributed over 8,000 results since I first started in 2011, contributing to a better understanding of AIDS, Cancer, Malaria, Muscular Dystrophy, and many other scientific research projects like Human Proteome Folding, Sustainable Energy, and the effect of humans on the water table. It's rather exciting to watch the progress of this research unfold and knowing you are contributing to it. We're starting a project to help stop Tuberculosis, are you with me?
http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/r.....t1/overview.do

Hello everyone,
I've often been so shy with meeting new people, but I'm trying to change that now. Once you drop the expectation of trying to make a perfect greeting message and just reach out to people, it seems to come so easily! Hopefully this works out for the best :3
~Stevo

I must say I've had a busy week with commissioning artists, something I haven't done much before. Today I'm also excited that I won a raffle by the amazing  tydesoto who drew me in my first ever naughty picture X3

Feel free to ogle here :3 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11544802/

You like what you see? I suspect he might be doing another one sometime soon ;3

I just looked at the calender... and damn how time flies by. A journey I started roughly 4 years ago is coming to a close. Soon I will be endowed with a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science and will be looking for my first full time job. I honestly cant believe this all happened so quickly, and I am about to graduate college. So much uncertainty on the horizon... where will I end up?

I typically hate journal memes but this is too good of an exercise of sexual innuendo to pass up! :D

<meme>
YOU JUST WOKE UP NAKED IN BED NEXT TO ME..... using only 3 words, what would you say to me??
You...next to me...in bed...NAKED? O=

Note: If you comment, please copy and paste this as your journal, so I may comment on yours as well. Be a good sport.

Taken From zip-the-fox (I forgot how these stupid icons work)
</meme>

In other news, my life is busy. I am also not good with journals :3

... see that title there? Im sick of seeing that fucking thing popping up in my comments list. If your gonna put something up here, keep it there god damn it, or dont post it in the first place!

TO ME! :D

Im now 21, that is all. :3

...$70.50

The ONLY reason I did this stupid thing was to show how low it was X3

Smoked weed -- $10
Did acid or pills -- $5
Ever had sex at church -- $25
Woke up in the morning and did not know the person who was next to you -- $40
Had sex with someone on MySpace/Facebook/Bebo/FA? etc -- $25
Had sex for money -- $100
Ever had sex with a Puerto Rican -- $20
Vandalized something -- $20
Had sex on your parents' bed -- $10
Beat up someone -- $20
Been jumped -- $10
Cross dressed -- $10
Given money to stripper -- $25
Been in love with a stripper -- $20
Kissed someone who's name you didn't know -- $0.10
Hit on some one of the same sex while at work -- $15
Ever drive and drank -- $20
Ever got drunk at work, or went to work while still drunk -- $50
Used toys while having sex -- $30
Got drunk, passed out and don't remember the night before -- $20
Went skinny dipping -- $5
Had sex in a pool -- $20
Kissed someone of the same sex -- $10
Had sex with someone of the same sex -- $20
Cheated on your significant other -- $10
Masturbated -- $10
Cheated on your significant other with their relative or close friend -- $20
Done oral -- $5
Got oral -- $5
Done / got oral in a vehicle while it was moving -- $25
Stole something -- $10
Had sex with someone in jail -- $25
Made a nasty home video or took pictures -- $15
Had a threesome -- $50
Had sex in public -- $20
Been in the same room while someone was having sex --$25
Stole something worth over more than a hundred dollars-- $20
Had sex with someone 10 years older -- $20
Had sex with someone under the age accepted by rule of thumb (half your age plus 7) -- $25
Been in love with two people or more at the same time-- $50
Said you love someone but didn't mean it -- $25
Went streaking -- $5
Went streaking in broad daylight -- $15
Been arrested -- $5
Spent time in jail -- $15
Pissed in the pool -- $0.50
Played spin the bottle -- $5
Done something you regret -- $20
Had sex with your best friend -- $20
Had sex with someone you work with at work -- $25
Had anal sex -- $80
Lied to your mate -- $5
Lied to your mate about the sex being good -- $25

Tally it up and put it on your status as: "My Fine Is..." (nothing else) then repost.

There's a new world somewhere
They call The Promised Land
And I'll be there some day
If you will hold my hand
I still need you there beside me
No matter what I do
For I know I'll never find another you

There is always someone
For each of us they say
And you'll be my someone
For ever and a day
I could search the whole world over
Until my life is through
But I know I'll never find another you

It's a long, long journey
So stay by my side
When I walk through the storm
You'll be my guide, be my guide

If they gave me a fortune
My treasure would be small
I could lose it all tomorrow
And never mind at all
But if I should lose your love, dear
I don't know what I'll do
For I know I'll never find another you

But if I should lose your love, dear
I don't know what I'll do
For I know I'll never find another you

Another you, another you

A Song I liked that I wanted to dedicate, "I'll Never Find Another You" to you know who <3