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@fack I worry that metal might be too hot when it's hot, or lose its heat too quickly? But it's probably $5 to find out, so it might be worth it.

You may have better luck with nice little rocks you put up there n then take with ya.

@fack oh noooo 💔💔💔

I have been there. You can kinda cheat by bolstering it with baking cocoa, but it's an.. Art.

I'm so sorry for your plight.

@kf I wonder if it'd be safer to put a little piece of felt with the lemon oil on it on the chassis of the bot so he left a little fresh trail?

@gwenprime aww, yaaay! Yeah, that stuff will stay on until tomorrow. Lol. I use an oil to remove it. Really impressive stuff, IMO. Have fun!

@gwenprime you look great. That dress is incredible! 🖤✨

@deadwitchflying@eldritch.cafe dang, this is ugly. Thanks for your work in drawing attention to this.

I don't wanna be patronizing, so sorry if this comes off that way, but have you gotten some time to take care of yourself a bit in the wake of this crap? I bet you've already got your own coping routines, but after bad moderation vibes, I like to have a snack and something warm to drink (usually herbal tea or hot cocoa) and look at cute animals for a little while until my body calms down. A bath can also be nice. Also, I like to talk it over with friends. If you would like, here is a link to some cats solving a puzzle, I think it is very cute (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU-MBLePCvQ).

You are worth treating well, even if there are deeply problematic assholes on the internet.

It looks like you might be keen on running your own instance. Do you want any help with that?

eggnog cappuccino!

@fack man, I vibe this whole thread.

It can be liberating to have projects that don't fall apart of Amazon is down, but I also don't think that every project needs to be like that.

There's an interesting interplay between self worth/the work you can do/make and anti-corpo stuff. Best discussed with snacks and bev, IMO. It can be kinda dark stuff.

@astrid honestly, no. They're a little rough, so you will probably want to use many coats of clear coat gel. I think we used about five, they can take a while to fully cure.

Other than that, just artificial nail hassles.

Honestly, it was pretty rad, and the nail tech, once she got her stride, was really into buying some for her own projects and stuff, too.

I honestly really like them, they feel like one of the very few techs that is feminine and really punishes someone for not putting it on a nail as a part of a lovely manicure. It's a really nice place for an item that's okay if it goes off a lot. I had a lot of fun with mine.

When I had the data only chip, I wished for an led nail to help folks scan it. If you're considering getting a data nail, I recommend also putting on an led one, but that's about all the issue I ran into. It was easy and great, just plan for removal strat, the removal process generally damages the circuit (and the nail a little, too, bc gel/acrylic).

@astrid here's a zoomed in version

@astrid

I took my little nail sticker to a salon. I think this is on top of an acrylic coffin mani? But tbh, I prefer it over a black gel. I really don't like having long nails for dexterity reasons.

You can also get nfc nail components that can store a little bit of data, but they don't look cute, so you need to embed those within acrylic or poly gel, generally. They have a lump about the size of a grain of rice in them, so you need the thickness.

@astrid they're great! I like to put them over black with a clear sealant to smooth over the chip.