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Small Gods | Stuff You Like 152

Because in a hundred years, we'll all be dead.

But here and now, we are alive.

Thank you for this Patron-requested episode, it was a joy to make. :)

BrightSci Early Bird: On-Label vs. Off-Label

WE PASSED OUR $666 MILESTONE YAY!

(For those wondering why we've passed it twice, Patreon changed their display structure a while ago to show the amount of money creators receive per month, as opposed to the amount pledged. So we had to work our way back up.)

In other news, I've finished thi...

Small Gods! SYL 152

I forgot how much I liked Brutha. He kind of reminds me of Luke Skywalker, in some ways. Starts out a cinnamon roll, ends (RotJ) a cinnamon roll (but with POWER) and never gives up on the goodness of people. Or failing that, on his own goodness.

"Yes, he's Vorbis...but I'm me."

Branding Watermark!

Yes, I know, a lightbulb on a science channel, HOW ORIGINAL.

But with a name like BrightSci, I thought maybe the obvious was worth attempting.

Patreon is a pain in the backside about putting in inline images (they have to be hosted on somewhere like Photobucket, ain't nobody got time for tha...

Why #nopoo might #unglue your hair! (Again)

Yes I know, I already uploaded this video to my other channel a while ago. But since it's probably more at home on BrightSci, I have given it a massively bright new thumbnail and put it up again! (The other one is still up but it's unlisted now.)

I'm still getting a handle on this thumbnail thing....

TADA! BrightSci Episode 1!

If you're a $2+ Patron you may be wondering, hey, why didn't this go up sooner?

Well, I had a couple of minor issues with making sure I had permission to use all the clips and suchlike. But we are SORTED, and here it is!

Phew!

(PS: You can see it on YouTube 2017-04-25 07:56:57 +0000 UTC View Post

A Bunch of Terms of Service Gubbins, and I Am Not A Minor.

Before we go on, I'd just like to say how much I appreciate you all for supporting me and putting up with my nerdy rambling about...everything.Thank you.

OK, back to nerdy rambling.

SO FAR in our New YouTube Channel journey, we have:

- chosen a name and started some ...

Nicer, right?

As much as I liked my original channel banner art, when I looked at it on the computer screen I thought, wow, Jill, that looks like you made it in MS Paint.

Which is not accurate, I made it in GIMP, but you take my point. 

So Zach, who you may know as the one of the masterminds behind <...

The Joy of Thumbnails

I don't know how I can improve on this one to be honest. I did try to do a vignette effect but it went really wrong. Ah well.

Roll on next Tuesday, when I shall show the beautimousness of this thumbnail to the world!

ETA: I have managed to add something of a vignette effect on a subsequent a...

I Love You, Mary Sue!

So this weekend is Ursa Minor's blessing service, which means that 25 people are descending upon my church from far-flung places and will need feeding. SOOOO hey, have an early early video! 

I'm pretty proud of this one, actually.

I love you, Mary Sue. Really. I do. Not Ebony so much th...

A Wild Font/Colour Combo Appeared!

You can tell I'm not used to trying to make things pretty...

OK.

Before we start, a call to action!

If you're interested in seeing the stuff that's going up on the new channel, please go subs...

Got a name, now I just need...everything else.

Well all right!We've got ourselves a channel name! So I have gone ahead and got myself a Tumblr , Twitter (well, @Bright_Sci, not ideal but there we go), and of...

Thank you for rocking the vote! Even though I'm bad at polls!

Hi again!

Thank you for voting! And for being very patient with me, considering that I have done this poll thing ALL WRONG. 

In EVERY WAY.

Because first, I should have just asked for your favourite, not your least favourite. I thought that would be a useful way to determine if the...

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Yay 150 for everybody! 150 for you, 150 for you, everybody gets 150!

Nah, not that name... [poll]

TL;DR: VOTE FOR YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE CHANNEL NAME BELOW. (Leave a comment to tell me which ones you liked and which ones you're kind of 'meh' on.)

Hello Patrons! How are things? Are you enjoying your four-day weekend so far? Are you in a part of the world that gets the Easter weekend as a holiday?...

Early Bird Lions, Witches and Wardrobes!

Well, you suggested, and you voted, and here is the very first result of that activity! (Feeeeeel the powerrrrrrrr)

Happy 150th! 

A little tester!

This is, I hope, a private video on Maven that Only You Can See, Dear Patrons. Let me know what sort of extra content you'd like from me in comments!

Challenges of the Deeps and...something...

OK, here are some happy good book vibes for your Tuesday! And possibly coming soon a little tester video on Maven for Patrons only!

I am working on it. Oh yes.

Early Bird Challenges of the Deeps!

Oh yeah,  pulp scifi and SYL nostalgia. :)

Link to first section of Grand Central Arena:  http://jiltanith.thefifthimperium.com/site/page/GrandCentralArena/01/PARAMETERS 2017-03-26 14:09:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Early Bird GLADOS

Not the bird that pecked her potato form, but...that's probably for the best. Sorry about the weird black 30s at the end of the video, but...enjoy the music, I guess?

LUPRON! Or: Big Pharma is Not Your Friend

So I hear that the current US administration is trying to reduce drug regulation by the FDA to get drugs to market faster.

AHHHHHHH NOOOOO DON'T DO THAT.

Let me weave you a cautionary tale of puberty blockers, long-term side effects, and insufficient oversight. 

Yay.

(And Lu...

Susan Pevensie Early Bird

Let's do this first, because otherwise the comments of LWW are just going to be All Susan All The Time, amirite?

Marginal Schedule Change!

Well.

It turns out I have some things to say about Narnia. 

Possibly a lot of things. 

But quite a lot of them don't really relate to each other.

SO! The episode of SYL that $2+ Patrons will see this weekend (and everyone else will see next Tuesday) is about Susan Peven...

Early Bird: 50 Shades of Legality

LAWYERS EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE. 

Also Marion Zimmer Bradley, who I would not suggest googling, because there were allegedly other things in her life less pleasant than argy-bargy with fic writers.

The Wood Between The Worlds (a Twine game)

So I am applying for a Zombies, Run! writing internship-type-thing. And one of the requirements for the application is that you write a game. 

The deadline is next week, but I'm going to be away for a few days, so I'll be sending it tomorrow. 

So here, for your delight and bemuseme...

The Early Bird Gets The Fic (HOFF 4)

Let me know, as always, if your name is not in the credits when it should be! And also if anything sounds or looks weird. 

More so than normal, anyway. :P

Early Bird: Moana!

I AM (not) MOANA! But I really liked the movie anyway. Let's talk about the hair (not so much the bod, but feel free to discuss Maui and his bod in the comments...)

Oh, also, happy belated birthday to Anders (it's a prime birthday, congrats!)

EPISODE SCHEDULE (and Susan Pevensie)

Hello Patrons! Happy New Year! How are you doing? 

This is a post to let you know what I'm working on for you, and when you can expect to see it. 

I've just finished filming a First Look at Moana (much love) and that'll be up for $2+ Patrons next weekend, but here is the official r...

Mulan Early Access!

Let's get down to business...

And The Winner Is...

Two things!

The votes have been tallied and...frankly, it's too close to call. So we're going to start in the New Year some time with...

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe!

And then we're going to cover Small Gods shortly thereafter. Maybe when we reach the $666 milestone. That seems...