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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The early trailers and marketing heavily relying on the cancellation hype confirmed my suspicions.

Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It will never cease to amaze me that furries will yell and shout about conventions "costing too much" when their finances are (one way or another) public info, but any time FA suddenly needs a $100k injection of cash, people in droves throw money around & say they're saving the community doing so.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

me when Anthrocon starts talking about next year's con

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

FA *needs* to be operated as a nonprofit. We have been at this for 20 years at this point. We need to stop throwing money into black holes and have real transparency into the finances. It would also open the door for other community nonprofits (i.e. Cons) to more easily support the site.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The check engine light came on as I dropped them all off, and didn't really ever go off again (I could clear it and it would be OK for a while and then come back.) I sold the car a few months later. That short trip was the catalyst for me getting rid of it. Just a silly story, I guess.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I didn't know Jaiy well, but one of our few interactions was driving him, Pocket, @jhusky.bsky.social and @vulcanriverwolf.bsky.social back to their house after getting ramen a few years ago. My gay little car (2013 Chevy Sonic) did NOT like going up SF's steep streets with 5 adults inside of it.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Some sort of irony in an old Fry's Electronics being taken over by a grocery store.

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Cage @ridiculouscage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"why would I deceive you?"

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I want to be shiny more 😭

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yesssssssss more shiny animals 👀

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If rubber is not involved it's not worth capturing anyways 🥱

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Shiny yotes are especially welcome 👀

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My bed has plenty of space!

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My favorite part about social media is seeing people post stuff like "a bunch of rubber pups take the subway at Folsom Europe" and then remembering the STINK people made a few weeks ago over a US furry con having a pup room INSIDE A HOTEL.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is, of course, just what I've witnessed. I feel like it actually started with the late Millennials and has gotten progressively worse with the Zoomers.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My observations have pointed in this particular direction, yes. I feel like the younger generations are much more "takers" than the older generations. They will happily complain about some aspect of a con on social media, but won't work to help make it better/give back.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I kind of want to ramble on about this in longer form at some point. I should set up a blog...

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

were correct to assume they'd be overworked. I feel like a lot of these convention "machines" are, at this point, Rube Goldberg-esque contraptions where getting new people up to speed is a daunting task.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One ongoing issue I see, is that people who have skills to offer *don't* volunteer because they are concerned about becoming an "overworked" volunteer. It creates a vicious cycle. People get burnt out because there's no "new blood" which proves that the people who didn't involve themselves...

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I've been trying to write a response to Gomi's post here... But there's just so much that I could say. I have been involved in cons long enough (10+ years!) that I feel like the burnout cycle is speeding up a bit, I'm seeing people tired after a third of the time I've spent doing it.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Definitely got some FOMO watching on the live stream tonight. I'll be there again some day... 😩

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Once again, it would be super nice if conventions were more upfront about THEIR costs. The hotel/convention center is not putting those tables and chairs on the floor just out of kindness. Cons are nickled and dimed on everything. Many furry cons already heavily subsidize dealers rooms.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It reminds me a lot of "Of course I want more housing, just not near me!!!" NIMBY kind of logic.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

funny how the community goes from "KEEP FURRY WEIRD!" one day and "DON'T TALK TO THE PRESS AND MAKE US SOUND WEIRD!!!" the next.

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Firr @firr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Doing free IRL telegram sticker printing in the lobby of megaplex. Come get some!!!!

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Wow this storm blew up and made a direct line towards Megaplex

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Also this has always been the case at like, every hotel ever? BLFC's hotel has like a doorknob display from Home Depot with a working room lock on it that they make you scan your door key on to make sure it's active. This is not new. People are extremely entitled.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Fucking around: Figuring out ways to bypass the hotel checking for room keys at Megaplex 2025. Finding out: The hotel cracking down on people sneaking in in 2026.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Found the issue! A little vinegar with and an isopropyl rinse cleaned it up and fixed the problem. It boots normally now!

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Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

"Pronouns used to be a funny joke, Hank. Until the government tried to tell me I couldn't use them anymore. So now I'm adamant about making sure trans people are gendered right. Not for their sake. But because I'll be damned if the US government is going to tell me what words I can and can't use."

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

One of them works fine, one of them has a short somewhere in the front button panel that causes it to go into firmware update mode. It's so close to working!!! It doesn't do that sometimes and works fine when it does, but I can't find where the short is happening. 😭

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I was able to obtain two very pricey wireless microphone transmitters a while back, because batteries exploded in them and they got tossed in e-waste. The batteries did not really leak into the electronics part so I was able to clean them up. They look like shit but *mostly* work.

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We had someone at work with just an absolutely insanely massive R&D budget, who would just buy like $30,000 pieces of equipment and then not do anything with them. It is always fun to boot something from them up and it's like "this was last booted one time in 2022".

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Simon Fox @simonfox.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Ah, the two Wisconsin seasons. Winter and Road Construction.

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🦴 archer 🎾 @an.actual.dog · 31/07/2026

the cons are not for profit businesses but every single company they interact with are and oftentimes the con is a captive audience trapped in contracts and paying exorbitant fees for AV and food & beverage. these people running cons are your friends and doing it for your enjoyment.

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🦴 archer 🎾 @an.actual.dog · 31/07/2026

i don’t know who needs to hear this but conventions cost money to run and when you see them finding ways to make money that’s because they need it. for goods and services. reg tiers exist and higher tier benefit ls exist to keep the cost for the majority of attendees lower.

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