Ren – name in early access

@goblinfluencer

They/them I'm mostly here to look at cool human art and photos, and sometimes post silly birds. Software tester and general nerd. Views my own and not those of my employers, partners, friends, or cats.

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Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Jul 8

Perfect timing by @emoria.bsky.social, my copy of Aftertaste arrived last night, just in time for me to take it on holiday.

A copy of Aftertaste by Emoria Weidner, being held up against the background of a green garden.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Jul 2

Pope fight! POPE FIGHT!

Screenshot from a video of a b&w cartoon male figure (Blue from the channel Overly Sarcastic Productions) with his left arm curled upwards left eyebrow raised and big gold laser eyes in from of a title saying POPE FIGHTS

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Jun 28

Garden visitor

Photo of a grey squirrel facing slightly to the right, on a very dry lawn with a fuzzy pile of cut grass in the background

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Jun 15

Aside from getting excited about trans lesbian books I also sometimes post mostly bird photos

A soaring red kit photographed from bellow against an entirely clear blue sky

A red kite in flight, banking slightly photographed from side at about the same level. The background is a green valley floor with two grassy fields separated by a track and a hedge, with a line of trees behind them.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Jun 15

With great regret I must announce I have betrayed the integerist faction, but how could I resist doing the bit

Screenshot of the Brighter than the Stars itch bundle showing the total raised as $6,969.69 dollars out of a $6,969.00 goal

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Jun 4

This is calling to one of those The Lord of the Rings passages which has been lodged in my brain since I was about 11:

Photo of an open copy of The Lord Of the Rings, Book Four l, Chapter VIII. My fingers with gold nails are holding it open.

"As the terrible cry ended, falling back through a long sickening wail to silence, Frodo slowly raised his head. Across the narrow valley, now almost on a level with his eyes, the walls of the evil city stood, and its cavernous gate, shaped like an open mouth with gleaming teeth, was gaping wide.

And out of the gate an army came. All that host was clad in sable, dark as the night. Against the wan walls and the luminous pavement of the road Frodo could see them, small black figures in rank upon rank, marching swiftly and silently, passing outwards in an endless stream. Before them went a great cavalry of horsemen moving like ordered shadows, and at their head was one greater than all the rest: a Rider, all black, save that on his hooded head he had a helm like a crown that flickered with a perilous light. Now he was drawing near the bridge below, and Frodo's staring eyes followed him, unable to wink or to withdraw. Surely there was the Lord of the Nine Riders returned to earth to lead his ghastly host to battle? Here, yes here indeed was the haggard king whose cold hand had smitten down the Ring-bearer with his deadly knife. The old wound throbbed with pain and a great chill spread towards Frodo's heart."

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· May 8

While that may not be what vibe coding means... That doesn't mean it couldn't be, we have the technology

The Visual Studio marketplace page for the extension PROHE - Productivity-Reinforcement-Oriented Haptics Extension, from the user UncensoredPat (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=UncensorPat.prohe)
It's for controlling bluetooth enabled sex-toys based on typing in VS code (using buttplug.io).
The actual text of the page is beautifully euphemistic:

Are you looking for a way to inspire productivity within your code development? Traditional KPIs not providing sufficient motivation to get what you need done? Maybe PROHE is the motivational muse you need.

PROHE is a Visual Studio Code extension that enables developers to enhance their coding experience with haptics from supported devices.

The extension leverages the Intiface platform to connect to your device and provide real-time productivity reinforcement as you type into your VSCode editor.
Features

Connects to your supported haptics-enabled devices via the Intiface platform.
Haptics intensity builds up with consistent typing, reaching a maximum threshold.
Haptics intensity decreases over time in response to a lack of typing.

Requirements

Visual Studio Code (VSCode)
Intiface Central software installed and server running

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· May 4

In my Ottoman campaign I ended up just being OK having a mediocre sultan as long as the the actual government was being run by the cabinet of hyper-competent women.

A screenshot from my Ottoman campaign in Europa Universalis 5 showing the character details for for Ozmankızı Kösem. She's head of the cabinet, and her stats are 100 Administration, 72 Diplomacy, and 90 Military (all out of 100), oh and she's 16.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Apr 23

Eeeee it's arrived!

A copy of Welcome To Dorley Hall by Alyson Greaves, on a wooden table

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Apr 22

Time to get unreasonably excited (and to hurry up and finish chapter 49)

Screenshot of part of an email saying my order of Welcome To Dorley Hall by Alyson Greaves has been dispatched

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Mar 31

I am trans and I am visible for those who aren't ready to be seen and those who refuse to see us

Photo of a DSLR camera in my lap, with my hand with blue and purple nails resting on it. My red checked shirt is visible on thw left, and black jeans in the background.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Mar 31

Going in in the final hours of the bundle to restore the beautiful integers itch.io/b/3594/tdov-...

Screenshot of the itch page for the TDO Bundle, showing $4,050 raised of the $3,500 goal

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Mar 23

Hi, looks like I got a lot of new follows from being in a starter pack, time to post more photos I guess. Enjoy *spins wheel* some butterflies from when I visited my parents last spring.

Three white and black butterflies some round pink flowers, with an out of focus green background

A single black and white butterfly in with its wings open on a round pink flower, with a bee hovering beside it, more plants out of focus in the background, an a grass head in the foreground

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Mar 7

Same region, in fact practically next door... View from the Château de Montoussé, Hautes-Pyrénées (65), #Occitania

Photo of a very green spring view from a hilltop with an old ruined stone wall on the left of the frame and a slope down with some small trees on the bottom right. There is a open grassy valley in the center of the frame with the wooded foothills of the Pyrenees rising behind and a sky full of fluffy clouds.

Similar view with the tops of some trees in the foreground, then a smooth grassy slope, mostly in the shade, then two mostly wooded hills, the front one in the sunlight and the back one in the shade, with some more hazy hills in the background. The whole image is again overwhelmingly bright green.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Feb 24

Bird posing like an angel you say? Please allow me to introduce you to Captain Scarlet, the bateleur eagle from the local raptor sanctuary, getting her morning sunshine:

An eagle standing on some grass, in front of a perch and a green plastic bird bath, under a tree branch covered in white flowers. She has a black body, a red face looking down, and white wings extended fully to either side, there is a noticeable gap in the feathers before the tip of each wing.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Feb 18

And because it's only chapter 1and we're already getting to the good stuff 🥵

I carried six throwing knives on my person at all times for just such a fateful meeting with danger. During my travels, I’d put out eyes, severed toes, and once gave a man a tongue piercing he’d never forget.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Feb 17

Went physical bookshopping for the first time in a while on Friday, and ended up with an interesting mix...

Three books on a wooden table:
The Late Anglo-Saxon Army by I.P. Stephenson (blue cover with a photo of a bronze helmet)
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (pink cover with red ribbons winding around the words)
Women and Other Monsters Building a New Mythology by Jess Zimmerman (bright green cover with a picture of a woman with a lower body made of tentacles)

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Feb 7

After having him half painted for several month, I recently got around to finishing this guy, and assembled the technology* to take photos. #WarhammerCommunity #Sylvaneth * Camera, USB SD card reader, cheap LED spotlight, mini tripod from a Xmas cracker, two sheets of paper

Almost frontal view of the same model, you can see the blue glowy eyes and swirls on the forehead, forearms and hands. You can also see the orange bracket fungi on the torso and can just about make out the high heel on the back foot behind the claws.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Jan 25

Finally remembered to take a picture of my nails in the daylight* before they get horribly chipped. *a winter day in England, actual daylight content not guaranteed

A photo of my finger with blue sparkly nails in front of a glass patio door

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Jan 22

OK I just opened the YouTube app and this was literally the first thing I saw. This is starting to feel targeted.

Screenshot from YouTube of a video by Keewi titled "why aren't you a catgirl?" (6.5k views, 1 day ago)

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Jan 1

Day 30 of #DecemberTransReadathon The Hatchling by @vyriadurav.bsky.social Not actually gonna finish it this evening, but I've been saving this one for a rainy day for far too long, and so far it's certainly not disappointing. Happy New Year everyone!

The TFR December Trans Readathon 2025 calendar, with the following book covers in it:
1. Weeping Willow by Dani Finn
2. But There's Only One Bed! by Em Haeger
3. Does the Boss Know We Slept Together by Em Haeger
4. Step by Step Feminisation, or How I Accidentally Invented Transness by Luna C
5. The Enchanted Forest and Other Stories: Five Tales of Gender Magic by Zoe Storm
6. The Mundane Life of the Ogre’s Librarian Wife by Autumn Wolff
7. Grey Angel by Dani Finn
8. Exsanguinated Bliss by Bailey Saxon
9. False Form by Luna C
10. Plot Twist: It’s Gay by Ela Bambust
11. The Gift of a Star by Autumn Wolff
12. Little Deaths bu Dani Finn
13. Mummy May I by Em Haeger
14. A Puppygirl for New Years by Elena Abbot
15 & 16. Pillow Forts and Hurricanes by Robin Jo Margaret
17. Maid to Serve by Autumn Wolff
18. (empty)
19. Solstice at the Spice Shop by Em Haeger
20. Campus Creatures by Ela Bambust
21. Valerin the Fair by Rien Gray
22. Untethered by Dani Finn
23. Tomb Sweet Tomb by Dani Finn
24. First Light by Dani Finn
25 & 26. Song of the Dryads by Bailey Saxon
27. Mummy's Here by Em Haeger
28. That Night I Got Dragged Home By A Werewolf: A Transbian Monsterfucker Novel by Autumn Wolff
29. Dangerous Devotion by Robin Jo Margaret
30. User Not Found by Dani Finn
31. The Hatchling by Vyria Durav

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Dec 31

Total War: Warhammer 3: A Story in Four Steam Rewinds

Screenshot from my Steam Rewind 2022, showing Total War: Warhammer III with 38% of Play Time and 199 Sessions Played

Background game art of a woman in a crown with a icy sword on a rock, fighting a bloodletter (giant winged demon with a huge axe).
The whole image is tinted pinky-purple.

Screenshot from my Steam Rewind 2023, showing Total War: Warhammer III with 24% of Play Time and 112 Sessions Played

This one is tinted yellow.

Screenshot from my Steam Rewind 2024, showing Total War: Warhammer III with 15% of Play Time and 71 Sessions Played

This one is tinted teal.

Screenshot from my Steam Rewind 2023, showing Total War: Warhammer III with 8% of Play Time and 42 Sessions Played

This one is tinted red.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Dec 31

Day 30 of #DecemberTransReadathon User Not Found by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social Who has ended up being 25% of the books I've read for this, oops... But to be fair I did need an extra incentive to pick up the dystopian one, even if it did end up being much more cute and hopeful than scary.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Dec 30

Day 29 of #DecemberTransReadathon Dangerous Devotion by @robinjomargaret.bsky.social Very belated post for yesterday (I read it after going to bed, pretty short). I've been meaning to get to this one since I got it, and yeah, it's quite intense even not having any religious trauma.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Dec 29

Day 28 of #DecemberTransReadathon That Night I Got Dragged Home By A Werewolf: A Transbian Monsterfucker Novel by @autumnwolff.bsky.social I'll admit I'm a sucker for a snarky protagonist, but seriously just go read this if lesbian werewolf is remotely your speed. Also, damn 🥵

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Dec 28

Day 27 of #DecemberTransReadathon Mummy's Here by @8bitem.bsky.social Something short and spicy for today while I start on some longer books. And yes I did finish song of the Dryads yesterday in time to submit my votes for the awards.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Dec 25

Day 25 of #DecemberTransReadathon Song of the Dryads by @b-saxon.femfactory.tech Probably not going to finish it today as we only got back from my partner's family an hour ago, but this book has been on my to read list for a while.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Dec 25

Day 24 of #DecemberTransReadathon First Light by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social And so here we are, Merry Christmas everyone, good luck to everyone dealing with difficult family, all my love to anyone on their own, and way to go to everyone with their found and chosen families.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Dec 24

Day 23 of #DecemberTransReadathon Tomb Sweet Tomb by Dani Finn As promised, Winnie and Crela number 5. I've tried to resist calling books cozy as some people really hate the term and I'm aware I have a somewhat unconventional definition of it, but in this case, sorry it really is just cozy.

Ren – name in early access@goblinfluencer· Dec 23

Day 22 of #DecemberTransReadathon Untethered by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social Because finishing off Winnie and Crela on my last few work days in time for the solstice special on Christmas Eve seems like a nice idea.