Da12thKind

Kallias | YouTuber | https://www.da12thkind.com | NO SOLICITING

[icypaws030]

Introductions

Hey everyone! Welcome to the blog! I wanted to take a quick moment to let everyone know how we're running this thing.

For starters, all of the original content being posted to this blog is being made by the wonderful IcyPaws/Velvet! She does incredibly work, and is a good friend.

Secondly, as you probably guessed from the use of the 3rd person, this blog is being ran by her volunteer manager, me! My name is Kalli, and I'll be signing posts at the end as either "-Kalli" or "-Manager Kalli" most of the time with posts that come straight from IcyPaws themself signed as "-Velvet" at the end.

Something to keep in mind is that while most of the art pieces that will be shared here will be as SFW (Safe For Work) as possible, we might occasionally post NSFW (Not Safe For Work) content. We'll be ensuring that all work will be tagged with one of the following:

#sfw

#mild nsfw

#nsfw

If you do not wish to see "#mild nsfw" or "#nsfw" tagged content, then please add those to your mute list.

Other than that, I hope y'all like the artwork! If you have any questions you want Velvet to answer, feel free to drop them in the ask box, and I'll make sure that she sees them!

-Kalli

[da12thkind]

Ending the YouTube Channel

Hey y'all. For any of those that have been wanting to follow me for updates on my YouTube channel, I have some bad news...

I'm... quitting YouTube.

This wasn't an easy decision to make. I spent most of my life on the platform both as a viewer and as a creator. I've seen Google push out updates that were arguably good, but also a whole lot of updates that were objectively terrible. It went from a vibrant site full of self-expression to AI Slop, CorpoShit, and Mr FuckHeadBeast.

I put up some custom art so that future visitors will understand that there's no need to subscribe to the channel because nothing new is going to be posted in the future. The only thing going up right now is a whole backlog of Front Mission 1st Remake and Ghost Recon Shadow Wars videos that I never scheduled.

I'll still be posting videos to my website. I changed the focus to only be on new content, even though the first two Website Let's Plays (WLPs) are Front Mission and Ghost Recon, which are also airing on the channel.

I'll be honest with y'all...

I cried last night.

It was an ugly cry.

I didn't stop crying until I fell asleep.

It sucks, but I had to do what I felt was best.

[da12thkind]

Website Update

Jun 3, 2026 - Unfortunate News (AI Sucks Balls btw)

Howdy everyone. I've got quite the update for y'all. Again. For fuck's sake...

"Well fuck me sideways and call me Jerry" as an old friend of mine would say back in high school. Kapwing has greatly reduced the amount of storage allocated to users. The Pro plan offered 500 GB of storage and the Business plan offered 1 TB. Now? That number has been reduced dramatically. Pro users only get 100 GB and Business users only get 500 GB.

That's bullshit!

Fuck that!

Why don't old users get to keep their original storage plans?

What the hell?!

My running theory is that because of their desire to go all-in on Generative AI-based video production tools, they have increasing storage demands for those tools, so they're taking storage away from the users.

Again. That's bullshit.

At its most compressed, my video archive is roughly 290 GB. Its well on its way to be 3x the new limit.

That's where the unfortunate news comes in.

I wanted to originally host my ENTIRE catalogue of Let's Plays on this website utilizing Kapwing as the host, but that is no longer possible. Also, seeing as it's a fucking pain in the ass to find a new video host, I decided to wipe everything from my Kapwing account except for Front Mission and Ghost Recon. As it stands, I don't have any other alternatives, so I'll need to stick to Kapwing for the time being. I've also taken the liberty of resetting the numbering system so that Front Mission and Ghost Recon are now Web Let's Play #1 and #2, respectively, to hallmark this new era.

All I can do now is pray to my godly patrons that I can get a well-paying job so I can afford something way more permanent in the future.

That's all for now...

-Kalli

[nariarts]

Glasgow Zine Library needs your help!

Glasgow Zine Library needs of renovations in order to safely store and display their zine collection, and improve accessibility.

Good news: They are currently only £500 away from their £12,726 goal, and for every donation made, Creative Scotland will double that money.

Bad news: This is an all-or-nothing fundraiser, so if they don't meet that goal before June 13th, they get nothing.

From their fundraiser:

"Our ability to safely and accessibly store, preserve, and display our zine collection is in jeopardy. In addition, we are running out of space to continue accepting zine donations. That is why we urgently need to upgrade our collection storage and display to increase capacity, accessibility, and improve preservation.

Our archive, which holds the entirety of our collection, is running out of space to safely and accessibly store and preserve the zines. As a result, the condition and future of our zine collection is at risk of rapid decline due to insufficient storage and preservation capacity. We have reached capacity, turning away major donations, and (with permissions) donating duplicates.

Reaching capacity of our archive means that we have to turn away zine donations and halt zine acquisition of cultural objects. For instance, we turned away 249 issues of historically significant literary zine, 100 issues of an important writing zine, and a large collection of music zines and magazines. Another donor wants to bequeath a significant 1980-90s zine collection including historical trans zines.

Currently, we do not have the capacity to store and preserve them. Without this project we cannot properly preserve the collection or sustain zine donation intake."

I've been attending Glasgow Zine Fest for a few years now, and the work they do not only preserving such a variety of voices, but supporting new zine makers and local communities is amazing. They've run fundraisers for Palestine and refugees, coding meetups for trans folks, and anti-capitalist writing workshops.

I'm really hopeful they'll be able to make this deadline, but I've donated as much as I can. If any of yous have some to spare, please consider it. And consider visiting, as well!!

📖 DONATE HERE! 📖

[michaelwaev]

I really think we should stop saying "kid-friendly" and start saying "ad-friendly". We shouldn't indulge these companies and their excuses anymore. I also think that continuing to pretend that this is about "protecting the children" pushes a lot of the blame onto kids and teens, who don't have the political power to push through any of this censorship legislature. Corporations and governments are to blame.

[megazumi-world]

I'm hosting a new free Indie Video Game Zine that highlights indies that deserve more love. Any indie game you consider a hidden gem would be a good fit! 💎

This is a submission based zine. I'm looking for essays, reviews, artwork, 3D work, cosplay, comics, in-game designs, etc.. 🎨

The deadline is May 24th!

For additional info and submission details ℹ️: megazumi-world.neocities.org/indiegamezine Submit here ✅: https://forms.gle/5hq4tojtiTbGHebL9

[aquilacalvitium]

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

[ariadne-mouse]

you're a regular site. you can exist on the web. you're a regular site. you can maintain a userbase. you're a regular site. you can do that update. you're a regular site. you know how to test new features. you're a regular site. you know what user acceptance means. you're a regular site. you know how to listen to feedback. you're a regular site. you know how to roll back bad updates. you're a regular site. you know what it means to be you

[jackiefour]

Okay, so according to this post, @staff says they're listening to us, so...

Sound off, Tumblr! How do you feel about the latest update to the reblog and notes?

Hate it. 👎

Like it. 👍

Voting ended onMar 19

No nuance. Go ahead and reblog the crap out of this.

[tumblr]

Reblogs in a chain now get their own notes

The reblog chain is one of the things that makes Tumblr unlike anywhere else. All the notes on reblogs are attributed to the original post, no matter which branch people actually liked or reblogged. We want to keep encouraging conversations, and give contributors the recognition they deserve. 

Soon, you'll be able to like, reblog, or reply to any part of a reblog chain, and that note will go to that reblog's author. Each reblog will have its own counts, instead of one aggregated number from every version of the post. And yes, you’ll be able to like multiple posts in one chain.

If a reblog doesn't add anything, the love flows up to the last person in the chain who did. Your post doesn't lose notes just because people spread it quietly.

Past notes will stay on the original post — we're only changing what happens from here on out. Retroactively re-attributing all of them would be... a lot.

This is just the beginning. More changes are coming as we keep building this out – stay tuned!

[changes]

It’s very clear that you all have strong feelings about Tumblr and about this change. We hear you. The passion people have for how Tumblr works is one of the things that makes this place special.

As this rolls out over the next few days and you explore it, we’ll keep reading your replies and reblogs, so please keep sharing your questions, concerns, and ideas.

Your creativity has always been the heart of Tumblr, whether you’re the original poster or adding something brilliant in the reblogs, and nothing about this change is meant to limit that.

If you’d like to talk directly beyond the comments, leave a reply and we’ll follow up with as many of you as we can. We want to work with you to make Tumblr better.

[icannotgetoverbirds]

hey folks do we like this. reblog without commentary for reach

do we want this?

yes

no

Voting ended onMar 23

[da12thkind]

Quick Site Update

Hey y'all! Just wanted to post a quick update for those of y'all on here that have been wondering about what's going on with the website. Earlier this semester, I extended my "off season" into a general hiatus, as I am currently working on my last two classes for my graduate program concurrently. On the whole, my ability to record, edit, and upload content to the site has been basically nonexistent because when I'm not working on school stuff, I'm either stressed out about finances & finding a job or having my will to continue on sucked away by all the fascism happening.

I do have a handful of videos recorded that I can edit at some point, as well as a growing desire to create an even bigger backlog. It's been kinda frustrating not having the mental capacity to work on my favorite hobby; instead I just bedrot while scrolling on Instagram Reels or play video games for way too long. It doesn't help that when I spent an extensive amount of time away from the house, I lost my acclamation to the dust and mold, so now I'm dealing with issues surrounding that, too.

I'm going to try to make a new schedule for me to follow to see if that'll help, but it's been hard to stick to one when all of my classes are online, so there aren't any regular, fixed times for me to be somewhere.

Anywho, figured that I should let y'all know.

Oh! And I made an AO3 account and started a fanfic. I'm not going to share it anywhere. It'll be up to y'all to find it ;)

[willgrahamscock]

KILL AI AND REBLOG AND CREATE ART IN 2026

[sheepcounts]

it's a little inconvenient but i'm happy to be alive

[ursulaklegay]

its so scary to put yourself out there but a SINGLE message saying "hi i loved what you made it touched me in some way" makes it all worth it 10000%

[ursulaklegay]

daily reminder that if you like something someone made tell! them! tell them tell them tell them TELL THEM

[apolladay]

[freakkyvikktoriathree]

Reminder that sites that sex workers use like Onlyfans, Fansly, ManyVids etc will take a percentage from our earnings. Most will appreciate you sending tips through a payment app like cashapp or venmo so they get 100% of the tip!

[scoops-aboy86]

Younger writers. Please, just know that you could not skip to different songs on a cassette tape, that’s CDs. With tapes you pressed fast forward or rewind and prayed.

Also, VHS tapes did not have menu screens. Your only options were play, fast forward, rewind, pause, stop, or eject.

Y’all are making me feel like the crypt keeper here, I’m begging you 😭

[risingoflights]

reblog to instantly disintegrate some of your peers to dust

[reallyintoscience]

Also, courtesy of an otherwise great book set in the 70s I just read: if you're writing about landlines, "blocking" numbers was not a thing. (Without police and exchange-level involvement, anyway, iirc.)

Caller ID (being able to see the number of the person calling) was a Cool Extra Feature that started being available in the 90s and you had to have a phone that could handle it and pay extra for the feature to be activated. And then you just didn't pick up the phone if that number was calling. Nothing you could do about them ringing you. And before that, every call was a mystery. Before answering machines, (a whole separate bit of kit originally) if you didn't answer you'd never know what the call was about.

[heywriters]

Some of you might need to watch old films and television while trying to write eras your audience remembers perfectly well. Just to see things in action. Please.