david wolfpaw • 11 Jul 2026 • Reading time: 4 minsThis week has been so much progress on PawPals!
Have I put up a signup page? No. Have I gotten beta users onboarded? No!
But I have something stronger and more fully fleshed out than before, ready to see how those beta testers creatively break it.
This weekend we’re celebrating my partner’s birthday. I’ll also be doing more work on merch for Megaplex. Painting wooden fursona pins while sitting on the couch with a movie or mystery show is a relaxing way to make a few example pieces for commissions.
I also made a new vlog showing a preview of a new sticker design, and a bit of a screenshare of PawPals. I don’t know why embeds aren’t looking pretty, but check it out!
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Fur, Flames, and FAQs: the Rise of Alt.fan.furry – Fang, Feather, & Fin
Oh don’t worry, furries (and every community) have been trolling one another online since the start!
Footage Shows Cop Stalking Woman He Met on a TV Set After Surveilling Her With a License Plate Reader – Jason Koebler, 404 Media
Ah yes, Flock and similar tools are absolutely kept safe from abuse. 🙄
A photo of a Black woman went viral. Her family says she’s more than a symbol. – Jasmine Golden, The Washington Post
We are real and complex people outside of one moment and the gaze of others who don’t know us.
Chinese courts allow heirs to inherit accounts of deceased gamers — multiple cases spanning years establish precedent for digital ownership of games, in-game items, and microtransactions – Jowi Morales, Tom’s Hardware
Seems obvious considering actual money changed hands. Yet companies will fight to not have to let people keep things that they paid for.
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Yellow: a LEGO Horror Movie – George Coley
Funny, and just as long as it needed to be to tell a story.
THE FAN THEORY SPIRAL – Tale Foundry
I like the theory that they came up with, and honestly just let people make theories! They can be fun, not some serious thing about a made up story.
Digging Up Positivity 2026 Ep 6 ft @AuraPuffs, charities and more! – Thabo Meerkat
A favorite view of how good the furry fandom can be when the focus is on being kind to one another.
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The FBI letter was top secret. Fighting it rewrote online privacy law. ✉ Darknet Diaries Ep. 176 NSL – Jack Rhysider
The catch-22 of not being sure of the legality of a request, with the request including a no disclosure directive.
You Know This Song (but the Orchestra Doesn’t) | Jacob Collier & VSO School of Music Orchestra | TED
It took to about four minutes in, then I heard the song.
How to Write Comedy with BoJack Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg – Adam Conover
One of my favorite shows of all time, because the comedy isn’t taking away from the heavy story, but making it workable.
What does ‘Mona Lisa’ even mean? – Words Unravelled
TIL that canvas and cannabis are from the same root for hemp.
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