So I see 11pm was absolutely the right time to post this in terms of striking a nerve.

FF7 Rebirth in a nutshell:

Google is actively blocking Captcha on Firefox

Firefox users have noticed that captchas - both the picture kind and the click the box kind - are not resolving on Firefox. Tests on Chromium based browsers show that it works perfectly fine on them. It is also known that Chrome will be disabling all ad-blockers in June when it moves to Manifest v3, which will greatly limit what extensions can do.

If you use Firefox, there is an extension called User-Agent Switcher and it allows you to change your browser's UA to Chrome. This will allow you to bypass reCaptcha/Captcha blocks set up by Google and make them function properly.

It could be a code snafu on Google's part - but given how predatory they have been acting lately, I'm going to guess not. Don't get locked out of your websites or feel forced to use Chrome again just to browse.

The "Whoops, didn't see THAT coming!" Sale

This afternoon's email has brought us unexpected news of a sudden expense that we, well, weren't expecting. :/

As a result, we're doing the only thing we can do on short notice: throwing a sale!

All our ebook bundles at the Ebooks Direct store are now 50% off until the end of the local Spring Bank Holiday Weekend (at 23:59 Irish time on Monday, May 7th).

This includes the Whole Store Package—the entire DRM-free contents of our store—which with the 50% discount is reduced to $35.00 (for 36 ebooks. Plainly we need our heads felt... but needs must, etc.). The discount also includes the All The Wizardry bundle (all our Young Wizards ebooks), the Feline Wizardry bundle, and the 2023 Pride Month Bundle.* And naturally when you buy from us, you're also buying our guarantee of free replacement of your ebooks should you lose them or change platforms.

Interested?

Please use this link (which has the discount baked in) to go to the store, choose a bundle, and put it in your shopping basket. The discount will apply itself once it's in the basket. All you need to do then is check out using your preferred method of payment.

For those who take advantage of this brief sale: thanks so much! You're lifesavers. :)

And if you've already got all our stuff, or aren't interested, would you consider reblogging this for the possible attention of those who might like to grab a bargain?

Please & thank you! :)

*Also: I was looking at this page and thinking "That's weird... why don't we have an 'All The Middle Kingdoms Stuff' bundle? Must do something about that." It'll be added over the course of the weekend, and the same discount will apply.

REBLOG IF THIS RELATES TO YOU:

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Okay Repurposed poll then

I haven't abandoned this story. I just put it on the back burner for now. The story is just on a small vacation. It is currently out of office. It can't come to the phone right now. It just fell under my bed to sleep with the monsters. It never left my head. It is everywhere - except on paper.

Graphic design is my passion...anyway!

Welcome to the Countdown to Dawntrail, at time of posting, we have 9 Weeks to go!

So here's the deal. You select one (or more if you want) prompts. And either write or screenshot to correspond with it. And then just do it within the week. No need for daily submission, just...whenever you have time for it. Stress free. Don't feel rushed. Just do it when you got the chance and inclination. Stretch those creative muscles when possible. And I hope my lack of good looking *gestures* encourages those with lesser experience in writing, gposing, what have you...to join in.

For those whose phone won't load the picture or whatever:

COUNT DOWN TO DAWNTRAIL

WEEK 1: A REALM REBORN

PROMPTS:

You can just @ me if you want to show off and I'll reblog. But its just something fun and relaxing to do.

(Zero judgement zone here. I went through it as a child myself briefly before staying with my grandparents for a year, until my parents were able to sort things out at least enough to resume the rental hopping.)

Hi, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is on sale for SIX DOLLARS.

That's all three games, almost all the DLCs (rip, Pinnacle Station) including weapon and armor packs, for six goddamn dollars.

Lovely goblin.

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you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me