Jørgen

It’s a shame, because Norway has an equivalent to Zelle called Vipps, and it’s evidently great. Probably helps that the largest bank in Norway, which manages it, is 34% owned by the government. Fast, free money transfer should be a utility, tbh.

I assumed that people using Zelle means larger, more consistent balances in bank accounts rather than in Venmo/Cash/PayPal, which I thought would be good for banks? Maybe it’s too small of an effect to care.

Yuck. Yeah, it’s such bad UX. I saw there was a dedicated Zelle app, but evidently it got axed as of like a week ago. It feels like it could just immediately make every other payment app moot, if it was just .. good. Better for both banks and customers. Sigh.

Does BECU not control the UI/UX of Zelle in their own app? 😔

There’s clearly tons of room to improve, but I don’t even know where to offer BECU this feedback? They clearly have multiple direct competitors, but it doesn’t feel like they’re even trying to compete.

I was thinking about why I don’t use Zelle to pay my friends, since it’s a service offered directly by my bank (BECU), rather than an intermediary. I compared the same flow (“pay a frequent recipient $5”), and it was 6 taps and 30 seconds with BECU’s app, versus 3 taps and 6 seconds with Cash.

YouTube video by Netflix Games Spirit Crossing | Official Game Announcement | Netflix

Very excited that we’ve just announced the game I’ve been working on for nearly four years — Spirit Crossing! It’s a cozy multiplayer game for mobile that aims to help people build positive connections online.

youtu.be/RNGs3tLPaF0

Sign up for our upcoming alpha here: playspiritcrossing.com

Alta, the main character from Wanderstop, sits on a bench in a clearing, her elbows on her knees, a cup of hot tea in her hands. The tea curls into a swirl...or a question...as she gazes at her shadow. But her shadow is that of a warrior, raising a sword above her head. Around her is a peaceful clearing in blues, greens, and purples, and a pink willow drapes down in the background. In the foreground are plants...and a wee pluffin.

Art #1405 "A Time to Rest"

A little fan art for #wanderstop. It's been a while since I've fallen in love with a game. It's lovely, and it's needed. Thank you, @ivyroadgames.bsky.social 💚

A small embroidered sprig of juniper, with blue juniper berries, all made to look real and dimensional.

Art #1424 “Juniper”

A little embroidery I made several years ago 💚

#embroidery #fiberarts #herbs #juniper

bsky.app/profile/moss...

Noodles had been immortalized in art!

Meme showing a city on fire in the top half with the caption: The world right now. Beneath it actor Will Ferrell is shouting with the caption: Writers: Anyone want to buy a book?

I've got two:
A space opera, GRAVITY'S HEIR a.co/d/3PCKCFU
and an urban fantasy, SUMMER'S BLOOD a.co/d/balYsH9

You can leave a comment to your legislator to let them know you support this bill: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1296

HB 1296 wants to make the educational system safer and more supportive by providing privacy for student medical records from their parents and allowing them to receive medical care at school w/o notifying their parents, and require policies to protect trans students from bullying & harassment.

#WA residents:

HB 1038 is a bill that wants to prohibit gender affirming care for trans kids. You can leave a comment to your legislator to let them know you oppose the bill that clearly will hurt a marginalized minority that is already in such a vulnerable position: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038

Image is of a crescent moon rendered in soft purples, blues, pinks, and white, rippled with swirls. The moon curls into itself as a tree, which has swirling branches, and from those branches drape vines of pink flowers. Resting in the crescent moon is a blue fox, comfortable and safe in a field of luminous blue moon grasses.

Art #1458 "Starlight Lullaby"

May you find rest in a field of starlight tonight. ✨💖🌜💖✨

#photoshop #lullaby #cuteart #moon #digitalart #digitalpainting #soothing #sleep #peace #cutefox #starlight #flowers

Photo of two orange & white American Curls snuggling in a blue recliner

I guess I should introduce Bluesky to Noodles & Tots, who are very happy with the recliner I just bought. #CatsOfBluesky #Cats

I’m convinced that at some point in this list you started making up names to troll us, but I couldn’t tell you where. There’s no way “cow poison” is a real thing. 😂

"Sacred Gate"

I painted this a while ago, apparently finished it, but never posted it? Weird.

Anyway, painted in Photoshop.
Also hallo, Blue Sky. 💚
#digitalpainting #fantasyart #fantasylandscape

Yet another day where I wonder if I should just be (would be happy being) a systems / engine / middleware programmer. 👀

The struggle with migrating to new social media is that I don’t know what to post, just like on the old.

All my rants are tempered by a second read, don’t know what technical thing ppl would care about, queer shitposting feels like appropriation, and nobody’s consented to the flood of cat pics. 🤷‍♂️

That’s very neat. Turns out convex is 凸 (とつ). Beautiful symmetry. (凹凸 and 凸凹 are both words for roughness/unevenness/bumpiness, and my dictionary claims they’re common ones.)

GitHub - jorgenpt/rugs: Rust Unreal Game Sync (UGS) server Rust Unreal Game Sync (UGS) server. Contribute to jorgenpt/rugs development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Go check it out at github.com/jorgenpt/rugs and let me know what you think!