Notices by チャノさん (japananon@mitra.anon-kenkai.com)

Attn XMR users: I used to think Coinsbee was a decent source of prepaid cards purchasable in Monero, but just today they sold me an already-used code I was unable to redeem. Their support also brushed me off, and now I'm out the funds. Would not recommend.

@Moto_Chagatai Cleavage display, I'd assume

I am very pleased, and only somewhat surprised, to announce that the Unifans test has been successful. By means of an assistant who volunteered to use PayPal, I have received $45 USD worth of Tether in my own self-custody hot wallet.

The process was as follows:

1. Volunteer used PayPal to purchase 500 "coins" ($50 USD) on Unifans.
2. Volunteer used coins to subscribe to a donation tier created for the purpose of this test, giving them to me (the "coins" are a point system like many others, muddying the payer/payee relationship enough to keep the financial companies off their back).
3. I waited 7 days before withdrawals were allowed (likely an anti-chargeback fraud measure)
4. I submitted a request for withdrawal on Feb.15th, a Saturday. Processing seems to take 2 to 5 business days, and I received notification that the attempt was being handled on Monday, so it's safe to assume these are manually checked and will not be processed on weekends.
5. The request was approved on Feb.19th, and upon checking my hot wallet, $45 USD worth of Tether (Polygon) was deposited in my wallet.

I was told there was a $2.50 platform fee taken out from all payments passed through Unifans, but in the end it seems I only received $45 of the $50 I was given. Based on what I'm seeing, it seems Unifans is double-dipping here... they take a 5% cut when a payment is made between users, and then a second flat $2.50 when money is withdrawn (and also possibly charging a fee on the initial "coins" purchase? I'd have to check with my volunteer). This isn't a huge issue, but anybody using Unifans ought to keep this haircut in mind when pulling their money out.

The Upshot

For an online creator who wants to get paid in magic internet money, but has fans who only want/know how to use PayPal, credit cards, or finance apps like Wise, Unifans seems to be a viable option. I've submitted absolutely zero ID documentation, I access the site via an internet condom (VPN) and they've have yet to complain, but money has still traded hands successfully.

Unifans is very clearly a Chinese run operation, and while I am on record as disliking and distrusting the Chinese, I also know that when it comes to making a buck outside Chinese borders, they're mercenary as fuck and generally don't give a shit. So in this instance, taking advantage of the fact they give zero fucks about KYC is a net positive for me.

One note of caution to anybody planning to use Unifans as a Fiat-to-Crypto bridge for fan support... while you'll receive payment in USDT (Tether) in a wallet of your choice (using on Polygon, TRC-20, or Binance Smart Chain), moving it from there to swap for another currency (XMR in my case) will require you pay fees in the native token of that chain.

For example, on Polygon (my chain of choice here) fees are paid in the native token POL. I'm lucky enough to have a smattering of POL in the same wallet, so I can handle fees. However, if I were using a freshly created (and empty) wallet, I'd have 0 POL to pay for swaps or withdrawals from that wallet.

You might think that I could swap some of my USDT into POL to pay fees, but unfortunately not... because that swap itself would require POL for fees, which I wouldn't have.

This dumb bullshit is a feature of Ethereum/Ethereum-based blockchains, and can't be avoided. Your main solution to something like this would be buy some native token on an exchange, then withdraw it to yourself, then use that to withdraw/swap your USDT.

I did some research into this, however, and apparently(?) there's a gas-free service you could use to turn a little bit of USDT into the native currency of your chain called SmolRefuel. I have no idea if this works, have never used it, and cannot guarantee it isn't a scam. Do your own due diligence before you use something like this.

So basically, yes Unifans is a good option to turn fiat into some form of crypto, which you can then swap into something else. There's just a lot of pain in the ass hoops to jump through. If that's something people are willing to do, it's a useful tool. Just god knows how long it'll stick around, or stay solvent.

C106に申し込んだ。受かるといいね

@mischievoustomato @rar
>has "black" written on it
>is pink

Finally finished the Citadel. It was a fun game, and my initial frustration with the platforming was alleviated when I realized the Lives you can use with pattern buffers are permanent and come back if you used them all up and have to restart the level... a fair system, imo. I was also happy with the powerup granted by a secret bonus level, Infinite Backpack, which removed the ammo storage max and let you pick up as much ammunition for your guns as you wanted... something that came in handy in the final chapter of the game, because holy fuck they don't hold back on zerg rushing you with everything and everyone all at once.

The aesthetic was pleasantly weird and creepy, and I don't think the minimalist story took away from anything. Sometimes running through corridors and blasting things is good enough.

I have to finish Beyond Citadel next, and since that one seems a little more story heavy, I'm curious to see where it goes, given that the first one had you literally kill God with a nuclear bomb. Going to be hard to top that.

I've been enjoying Citadel a lot so far, but they can fuck right off with the Sinking City level... platforming jump traversal where you have zero mid-air trajectory control and instadeath floors is annoying as fuck.

"Let's Play: Morrowind, the Adventures of Treshtog the Skooma Orc [Part 11] - the VOD!" is now available on Odysee:

https://odysee.com/@PeerTubeVODs:4/morrowind_vod11:4

In 90 minutes, we're high on skooma and it's all of Vvardenfell's problem again.

RE: https://mitra.anon-kenkai.com/objects/0194fa58-fab4-5a07-5ab5-df14a5a0a42a

@RatPoster Never mind the silver spoon in your mouth, plastic spoon in your brain is peak 2025

@suwako @udon NIGGERBALLSの件は全然問題なかったよね。逆に面白いと思ったw

UNIFANS UPDATE:

Following a 7 day processing period, the funds on my Unifans account are now withdrawable. Out of a $50 payment, $47.50 is available to me, which lines up with their declared platform fee of $2.50.

The withdrawal process is supposed to take 2-5 business days, so probably it won't be completed until next week. Assuming all goes well, the money should appear in my ETH wallet as USDT(Polygon), which is easily swappable for XMR.

So far all signs seem to point to this working out. I'll wait till we're actually over the finish line to declare success, though.

There's a company here that makes custom hanko stamps, and they'll even make a QR stamp with enough precision it'll actually read if you don't smear it.

http://nagae-hanko.com

I want one of these so bad... I actually always wanted to do a gimmicky aesthetic project where I hollow out a hanko and put USB accessible memory inside storing a PGP key. This'd be an ideal candidate.

@heavens_feel Glad they're starting to figure it out

@Butterchalk Sounds like Discord is in need of some serious correction

@aetios Damn freeloaders...

@aetios
>lower income range

Damn, your cat brings in a paycheck?

Continuing to play OG Citadel... after mastering the pattern of the Brain Boss, I powered through another section and took out a second boss as well. I have to say, the Power Armor section where you mow through a massive army of mooks with a walking death platform was actually pretty fucking baller.

"Let's Try: The Citadel/Beyond Citadel - the VOD!" is now available on Odysee:

https://odysee.com/@PeerTubeVODs:4/citadel_vod:3