Each time I update

So in general that's each time there's a new LTS version I want to update to. I don't so the nightlies or daily branches for most of my software and the ones that I do I basically throw some cash like each quarter or so depending on how much I use their software.

Blender for example I think put about $100 towards it last year, that was only the second year I was able to support them and the first year (4 years ago) I only put $15 towards them. And Blender got the most I put towards a project last year.

This year I've already put $30 towards Godot though. It's ahead of Blender right now in 2025.

I try to do what I can, sometimes I can't contribute and sometimes I can. I like to help where and when I can.

Unfortunately I may have to hold off for a few months as I just got a suprise bill for $1800 so it may be October (hopefully) when I can throw some cash their way again.

I also contribute to some content creators I enjoy, though not as many as I'd like.

NGL I'd love this too

Unfortunately I have no recommendations as mine have been primarily physical journals

Also a quick cliff notes on what each is would be greatly appreciated

I only recognize the Chromium icon...

OMFG they're cute!

He was all of our friend and we left him behind

We're sorry Tom, we didn't think about what we were doing

Getting my friends to shift over is a pain in the ass for sure

Whenever I download a new version of Blender I typically throw them $10 - $15.

Just like with other open source software I use, I give it a shot and if I like it I'll throw them $10 - $15 each time I update.

Edit: It's not much but it's not nothing. No raindrop feels reasonable for the flood and all that.

Another reason to hate new cars

I'll keep my old clunkers running until I literally can't. And that's a hella high bar.

Considering how often Google's AI hallucinates some garbage for an answer this is going to be terrible

Or Benjamin Franklin's letter about choosing a mistress?

Another banger for sure to post.

So far so good

I did a photoshoot for a local screamo band at the beginning of February, and sent the pictures off last Friday. The band got back to me with their first batch of proofs for parts of the album art on Tuesday and they're super happy about the shots I gave them. They're not going to use all of the shots I did but they do want prints of a few of them that they're not putting in the album art book which is cool IMO.

Also as part of the agreement to do the shoot I'm free to share the shots as long as I link back to the band.

So I'll be sharing a bunch of them leading up to the album's release starting soon.

That repo doesn't, hell it mentions that you need to dump them yourself not even mentioning the possibility of other means.

Not sure about the others though.