@Haxk20 they are all good to go, but unfortunately the way we had the pts associated with dollars made it unweildy for over 20,000, so @dfox is working on some adjustments to the system such that higher pt values can be supported. Will mean an app update I believe

We were aiming for a niche audience that would actively share the community, as a social network should be inherently viral. Growth has been slower than expected, but that may be because we do minimal re-engagement (we send zero emails right now). Also the nature of ranting against your co-workers makes you less inclined to invite your co-workers.

@linuxxx no update will be needed, but not quite released yet. I'll let you know

@Haxk20 soon, I was finishing up the female versions last night. Might add a couple more little items for variety

@linuxxx I think it would make you look distinguished. If you want it, it's yours at 150k

@linuxxx what are your feelings on face tattoos? I could do a classy stylized "LinuXXX"

@AlgoRythm we're in this deep, hard to turn back now... These all exist as vectors so lots more that could be done programmatically with modifying layers of SVGs. Someday. *stares soulfully into the distance*

@AlgoRythm thankfully not that bad (though facial expressions were that bad). For hats, I'll have have a patted down hair variant that will automatically apply to all hair image layers so hair1_blonde.png becomes hair1_blonde_hat.png so no hair sticks out above or to the sides of any hat I design. If you take the hat off, reverts back to normal hair image layer.

Won't be too bad: short, mid, long hair length, for straight and curly, for all the hair colors.

@linuxxx the 150k+ items are probably going to be pretty random, hope at least one tickles your fancy

@devTea the latest request was for higher pt value items, so some might be out of reach for awhile, but I'll make sure to include some at attainable levels

Yes, I'm going to wrap those up this weekend.

I have some hats, but I will have to make new sets of hair for every hair style and color to make sure the hats layer properly, which will take a bit little longer, but the other items very soon.

@Haxk20 for sure, need some sick bling for the 1%ers

Ok, I made a bunch of fun avatar items this weekend. Want to do a few more and release a batch soon. Deciding point values is going to be the hard part... TBD

@devTea that would be a @dfox issue. I'm just here to make things look purtty

Sure, what do you want?

You're not alone, most people question if they are good enough, even deep into their careers (I include myself in that). A little humility will probably get you more support than if you come in fresh out of school acting like a know it all. Show some gratitude towards those mentoring you and they will be more likely to look out for you. Know that some senior people enjoy the power trip, so even if someone shits on your skills, it doesn't mean you suck. You got this! Good luck!

Awww thanks!

Up's and down's. I started a new job last fall with a good company, but it's been stressful with long hours. Also had hip surgery that cleared up a long standing issue, but has meant a ton of time doing physical therapy and rehab exercises over the last year. Time and energy to work on side projects has been in short supply, but things are looking better in the near future.

Yup, lots and lots of layers in Illustrator vectors outputted as png layers combined together by a backend script when the avatar asset is requested, then cached

@Floydian oh it's possible, just time consuming and bug-filled :)

Originally it was because Appcelerator didn't support the latest Android OS circle style, but now it's because it hasn't been a priority. Still not a priority, but I'll add it to the list

@Codex404 ha it's the journey, not the destination

@SukMikeHok not sure man, best to check out their website Halo.com or contact them

We tried stress balls from a couple different companies, currently going through a company called Halo. @SukMikeHok

We encouraged a few friends to post, then bought some ad traffic. It wasn't much to start, but people got the idea and posted their own content

@Codex404 he said he was a software engineer, so I mention I built a community of software engineers called devRant. He was like "wait, what? Like you made devRant?" I said "Yeah, me and my buddy. Have you heard of devRant?" He goes "yeah, I just read, don't post, but man, this is crazy meeting one of the creator of devRant like this." I show him a photo of our new super secret duck prototype then he offers to buy me a drink and I accept.

Definitely a lot more of us out there than you think. The job I'm at now, one of the devs that interviewed me later admitted that he was a devRant user. Had that happen at a different interview as well. It's a small world!

@AlgoRythm ha typo fixed

Sorry, we've been so distracted with the devDucks, didn't even realize the mousepads were out. I'll place a new order and let you know when they're in

I know Kung-fu!

Thanks! Revel in the darkness my friend!