Fluffy the Gryphon

@fluffygryphon

A gryphon on the internet! He/Him. ADHD. 40s furry trash that loves repairing electronics, gardening, and making things. One of those married furs that has kids. Poly and Bi. 18+ zone.

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Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· 17d

Finished with the most complex art project I've ever undertaken. I finally have a proper reference and I didn't have to pay a wing tax to get it. I have no idea what I'm doing though, so if it doesn't look right, I'm trying to learn. D: The background is a schematic for a TV I restored.

This is a reference model for Fluffy's character, Fluffy the Gryphon. It was drawn by Fluffy. There's a lot of information about the gryphon on the page, including personality, likes, dislikes, skills, and images of the character. Fluffy is a golden eagle and lion gryphon.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· May 28

I do arty things sometimes. Have an otter. Still have more work to do on her, though.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· May 7

I dunno, pretty spot-on if you ask me. lol

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Apr 5

Moe, Curley, and Larry from The Three Stooges.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Mar 13

Oh look, once again, it's not about protecting children. Once again, it's about surveillance and control.

The NYAG also proposed to gather additional information (beyond what we normally collect in the course of processing payments) about each game user on the off-chance someone in New York was anonymizing their location to appear outside of New York, such as by using a VPN. This would have involved implementing invasive technologies for every user worldwide. Similarly, the NYAG demanded that Valve collect more personal data about our users to do additional age verification—even though most payment methods used by New York Steam users already have age verification built-in. Valve knows our users care about the security of their personal information, and we believe it's in our and their interest to only collect the information necessary to operate the business and comply with law.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Feb 7

"Tariffs won't raise prices for consumers." Me, a consumer, trying to buy things:

Purchasing safety capacitors on Mouser. The tariff on this is about 50%. My expenses have been exploding as a result.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Nov 28

This is making the rounds. Seeing it everywhere. It's ragebait. The actual article content focuses primarily on corporate tech lag. Big and small businesses that don't want to shell out millions of dollars every year to upgrade functional equipment company-wide. CNBC is a joke.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Nov 25

"What reason could you possibly have to own an ancient black and white TV?" Oh, I can think of a couple good reasons... This 1961 Zenith TV was purchased off Marketplace and restored by me. Alt text for info.

Marketplace find. 1961 Zenith Custom "Z" Chassis 16F27. It was pulled out of a vacant farm house in rural Iowa after the place was to be purchased.

I restored it to full functionality. Here is a scene from 1941's "The Maltese Falcon". Don't sleep on old movies. There's some gold out there.

Here it is in all it's Mid-Century glory. I love this look so much. The Pink Panther cartoon is being played because it's an amazing show. I have the TV hooked to a cheap HDMI to RF converter that is hooked to a Raspberry Pi linked to my Wifi and local media server.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Nov 15

First time I've ever seen tin whiskers in person. What a pain in the ass tracking down an intermittent short. This potentiometer goes to a video generator that I'm restoring.

A potentiometer that has been taken apart shows some fuzzy metal strands in the sunlight. These are metal whiskers. They are a phenomenon that we aren't 100% sure how they form, but grow like hair.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Nov 2

I have restored another thingy. We had a new hamilton beach can opener for about a year and it died, so I decided to do what I always do and buy something 70+ years old and fix it up. This is a Rival model 757 Can-O-Matic and it is cute and I love it.

Rival model 757 electric can opener that has been fully restored by the poster.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Oct 4

"There's no escaping the great Augustus Septemberus Octoberus Koopa!"

Bowser Koopa acting as 'emperor' in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show episode "The Great Gladiator Gig".

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Mar 29

Keep talking about Luigi.

Luigi Mangione isn't able to speak privately with his attorneys. Internal documents state that the public may view the arrest of Mangione and policing as a whole as a tool that is willing to expend massive resources to protect the wealthy, while the average citizen is left to their own means for personal security.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Mar 19

I don't think I've -ever- seen this in anyone's top lists. Not even shmup or shooter lists. But it's cool af.

Granada for the Sega Genesis. Originally on the X68000.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Mar 2

My cat never leaves me alone. He's such a needy boy.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Feb 14

If you work a full fucking week, you should be able to pay your fucking rent. You shouldn't have to go and get another fucking job and still be struggling. It's bad for the country. Because then their kids don't see their parents and they're not getting the upbringing they need. These fucking billionaires... They need to be put down like rabid dogs. They're rabid with fucking greed and they're going out and dividing everybody. - Bill Burr quote.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Jan 15

Post your favorite #DoctorWho. Wrong answers only.

The Doctor AKA the Emergency Medical Hologram from Star Trek Voyager.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Dec 18

Fixed up another television. This TV came to me DOA. It took a bit of extra work to get it running reliably, but I think the results speak for themself. The outer case is steel and was badly rusted on top, so I addressed that as well. #vintage #restoration #repair #tubetech #television

One of the before pics. Shows extensive rust on top.

This is after restoration. This thing was a more difficult job that usual, as nearly every component needed to be addressed. As you can see, I repaired the rust damage and paint.

A closer look at the top. It's not perfect, but much better than rusty. and I made sure to not gloss it too heavily, since the original set wasn't a perfect gloss either.

The electronics were roasted. Running a vintage TV with these old components may "light up" or "sort of come on" but it damage other components that are difficult to replace. If you want it to work, give it to someone that knows their way around these relics to inspect it first.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Dec 15

I tried it. Realized quickly is leans heavily into JRPGs and popular franchises. Where are my shmups like Gradius? Adventure games like Broken Sword or Monkey Island? Sim games that aren't The Sims? D:

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Dec 8

Peak art.

Lisa Simpson with a set of chompers that would make a bear trap jealous.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Dec 5

The right answer

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Dec 1

It's wild to me that this New Old Stock TV part I ordered is from the 1950s. It just looks so minty fresh.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Nov 26

Got this 1961 Zenith television that I've been resurrecting. Got a picture on it! Now for the next steps. I'll be doing a 100% restoration on it, too. It's gonna look so good.

Finally got a picture to display on it and because I'm a dorky millennial, I chose to show off Super Mario World.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Nov 1

Nebraska voters are getting sent deceptive texts lying about ballot initiatives. 434 limits abortion to the first 12 weeks and opens the door for more restrictive laws. Read up. voterguide.flatwaterfreepress.org/ballot-measu... voterguide.flatwaterfreepress.org/ballot-measu... #Nebraska #Vote

Deceptive image tries to explain that initiative 434 would protect women and 439 would remove those protections. In reality, 434 limits retains the 12 week abortion term and opens the door for further restrictions while making it virtually impossible to reverse current laws by enshrining it into the state constitution. 439 is for more protective of women's reproductive freedoms and would establish abortion as a right.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Oct 22

This is getting to be a bit of a chained message at this point, but the message is so important, that I needed to post it here. Do not tolerate nazis. Do not let them into your spaces. Do not give them the benefit of the doubt.

A tale about a guy in a bar watching a bartender throw a nazi out. The bartender goes on to talk about how they come in and act nice, then they invite a friend who's nice, and another. And soon you have a bunch of nazis that stop being so nice and take over the bar. This was posted on a Battletech community site where the original poster was talking about nazis infiltrating their community. We need to protect our communities.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Oct 19

I did a thing!

I completed the duolingo October challenge faster than 92.6% of duolingo learners.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Oct 18

In case people want to know the kind of crap the Nebraska GOP sends out. lol

Dan Osborn is not an independent unicorn. He is a nightmare liberal. He wants to give illegal immigrants social security. He supports Bernie Sanders' socialized healthcare. Osborn supports the "radical" Green New Deal. Dan Osborn is an extreme liberal nightmare.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Oct 17

Man, this is such a great feature on a recipe website. (Just One Cookbook, in this case)

Cook mode slider on this recipe website keeps your device from going to sleep while you're making the dish.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Oct 12

I was gonna take a picture of the Vectrex, but realized all of the stuff here likely applies.

In the photo is a boxed copy of Mario & Wario for the Super Famicom, a Sharp Twin Famicom, a Vectrex, and a NordMende Elektra 57 tube radio.

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Oct 6

Bought myself a project. Came from an old farmhouse. Can't wait to get it looking good and working solid

1961 Zenith "Custom Z Chassis" 16F27 television

Fluffy the Gryphon@fluffygryphon· Sep 2

He is precious... But I might also be biased.