Deor Explores EVE

A blog to get the many thoughts, tips, and experiences I have while exploring EVE Online's universe out of my head. In here will be a mix of things. This blog is named for my main character, Deor L'Matisse, who is a part of Signal Cartel. I am staunchly non-PVP, so do not expect any tips or tricks relating to that. More power to you if that's your playstyle, but it's not mine.

[deorexploreseve]

Answering the big questions

Who am I?

I'm not going to fully answer the real-life side of this question except to say that I'm a 40ish nonbinary person working in STEM, who is enjoying their journey through EVE.

Deor L'Matisse is my main character in EVE Online. They are a member of Signal Cartel, a corporation of dedicated explorers seeking to plumb the depths of all New Eden and Anoikis - that is, all of EVE - has to offer. A brief aside about Signal Cartel -

Signal Cartel is staunchly neutral and non-PVP, not taking part in any major war or alliance. They also run some of the larger and more widely used community services in EVE, such as the Thera (and now Turnur) scanning service, and the Wormhole Search & Rescue Service. No matter who you are, we will help you, so long as doing so does not compromise our safety or neutrality or otherwise violate our Credo of nonaggression.

- now, back to me. This blog is going to be about my thoughts and experiences in exploring New Eden, both as a journal and a guidebook. I have been playing about four or five months at this point so am fairly new to EVE, but not at all new to games in general (and EVE is not all that exceptional as games go, except that it is designed about as unintuitively as it is possible to be so takes some getting used to). I pick up new systems quickly and have an analytical mind on account of being a scientist by day, so I think I have some useful things to say for newer players and some older ones alike. Join me on my journey.

What is going to be on this blog?

I don't fully know yet, to be honest, but my plan right now is to populate it with guides, commentary, exploration diaries, and pretty space pictures I take as I venture all across Anoikis and New Eden (the two galaxies in which EVE takes place). I'm likely to reblog relevant posts from other creators - though there aren't many talking about EVE here so not likely much of that, but oh well - and space stuff, as well as science stuff. I'm nonbinary so I care about all that as well. Anything political is strictly coming from me and should in no way be seen as to reflect on anyone else in or on Signal Cartel, by the way (since not talking politics is part of the Credo), but I'm not going to categorically not talk about that stuff here because I think it needs to be heard.

Why here, of all places?

Yes, I know there's almost no EVE Online community on Tumblr. It's strange for me to choose to put my travelog. I chose to do so for two main reasons.

First, I already have other blogs here (no, I won't share them). Being an experienced creator, it was just easier to use this option.

Second, because there's such a small community here, there is less pressure to perform. I'm hopefully not going to be putting on a show for a big studio audience, so I'm just going to be able to say what is on my mind at a given time. We'll see how that goes.

[propalitet]

[r0zeclawz]

sure but why is this tiktok in the blood dimension

[greyhound-with-a-mega-wizard-hat]

Because he fought hard to get this message across

[deorexploreseve]

I think the OP comes from a place of genuine kindness so not trying to hate on that, but I think people - especially able-bodied, cisgender people - need to understand that the overlap between "things that are in your mind" and "things that are a part of your reality" is one-to-one. Your mind creates your reality. So, when your body does not match what is in your mind, yes that's a problem. It's not "just" in your mind, it's in your mind and therefore it is real. Unless you do something to fix it, then it is going to stay there and it's going to keep giving you grief. That is what dysphoria (gender-related or not), dysmorphia, and many other mental health disorders boil down to ultimately.

[toshiirou]

i am seriously trying to wrap my mind around how you saw a tiktok by a black person reassuring people specifically and explicitly over things like hair texture, nose shape, and skin shade and get "able-bodied cisgender" people. it's so blatant this is combating colourism, racism, and antiblackness in particular

[deorexploreseve]

Because when different people read different messages, they take different things from them. What that person meant to say and what they said are not the same when that message is received by diverse audiences across the varied media environment of the internet.

So, yes, I took something different from it. Does that make their message about body acceptance wrong? No, it absolutely does not. But, it also does not mean that the idea of things being "all in your head" is universally applicable. The use-cases where it's not are what I was pointing at.

A lot of people take criticism of any kind to mean that I am taking down the message in its entirety, and that's not the case. Body acceptance is a very positive thing, where it is possible and for people who are positively attuned to it. However, there are people who need to change their bodies to suit their minds and that's okay too. That the message has a blind spot inherent in it does not mean it is not useful.

[toshiirou]

what that person said is incredibly clear and you're just derailing a positivity post for black people

[deorexploreseve]

Yes I understood it quite well, you're right about that. It wasn't a lack of understanding that motivated me to comment, but a difference in perspective.

I have gender dysphoria and body dysmorphia about different things in my life. Are those things "all in my head"? Is my body, as it is, perfect? I am disabled with a genetic condition that causes debilitating pain, among other things. Is my body perfect as it is? A message belongs to more than just the sender.

Yes, body positivity and acceptance is a good thing. So too is understanding that different people have different experiences around that, and showing compassion regardless of that perspective. Those things can and should co-exist, and neither invalidates the other.

I'm not derailing anything, I am posting it on my page same as anyone, and engaging it far more meaningfully IMO than the people whose whole comment was to make fun of the lighting. I'm not mad at them either, but I find it curious it was my relatively-thoughtful comment that got that rise out of you.

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

Wow, this "gender free" fashion brand sure doesn't have any AMAB models.

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

Gonna die fucking mad about this. If you can't put someone with a beard in one of your skirts, is your clothing gender neutral? If your brand is full of plus-sized black femmes and white, androgynous bean poles, do you really have a handle on diversity?

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

You passed peer review. Highlighted for emphasis but again:

[jaubaius]

Source

[livingforstars]

MyCn18: An Hourglass Nebula - January 18th, 1996.

"The sands of time are running out for the central star of this hourglass-shaped planetary nebula. With its nuclear fuel exhausted, this brief, spectacular closing phase of a Sun-like star's life occurs as its outer layers are ejected - its core becoming a cooling, fading white dwarf. Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to make a series of images of planetary nebulae, including the one above. Here, delicate rings of colourful glowing gas (nitrogen-red, hydrogen-green, and oxygen-blue) outline the tenuous walls of the "hourglass". The unprecedented sharpness of the HST images has revealed surprising details of the nebula ejection process, and may help resolve the outstanding mystery of the variety of complex shapes and symmetries of planetary nebulae."

[radiantheaven]

Reflection Nebula NGC 1999

NGC 1999 is a reflection nebula. It does not emit any visible light of its own but shines only because the light from the star just to the left of the center illuminates the nebula's dust.

[389]

This July 27 image of Jupiter taken by the Near-Infrared Camera on the new James Webb Space Telescope is artificially colored to emphasize stunning details of the planet: auroral emission from ionized hydrogen at both the north and south poles (red); high-altitude hazes (green) that swirl around the poles; and light reflected from the deeper main cloud (blue). The Great Red Spot, the equatorial region and compact cloud regions appear white or reddish-white; regions with little cloud cover appear as dark ribbons north of the equatorial region.

[iosonomer-blog]

❤️

[magicdreamspoetry]

Beautiful!!!

[pileofknives]

[uchihasasukeofficial]

[hjartasalt]

Testsoterone and my absolutely terrible meow.

[hjartasalt]

Glad to see we all agree.

Also, bonus:

[snumelhp]

[northstarfan]

The phone is there for my convenience, it is not an electronic leash. If it's not convenient for me to talk for any reason, including "Just not feeling social right now", I'm not obligated to answer. This is not rude, this is a normal personal boundary.

[389]

Crown shyness (also canopy disengagement, canopy shyness, or intercrown spacing) is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps. The phenomenon is most prevalent among trees of the same species, but also occurs between trees of different species.

Trees at Plaza San Martín (Buenos Aires), Argentina

[alonglistofbirds]

[2434/11080] Cinereous tinamou - Crypturellus cinereus

Order: Tinamiformes (tinamous) Family: Tinamidae Subfamily: Tinaminae (forest tinamous)

Photo credit: Nick Athanas via Macaulay Library

[propalitet]

[r0zeclawz]

sure but why is this tiktok in the blood dimension

[greyhound-with-a-mega-wizard-hat]

Because he fought hard to get this message across

[deorexploreseve]

I think the OP comes from a place of genuine kindness so not trying to hate on that, but I think people - especially able-bodied, cisgender people - need to understand that the overlap between "things that are in your mind" and "things that are a part of your reality" is one-to-one. Your mind creates your reality. So, when your body does not match what is in your mind, yes that's a problem. It's not "just" in your mind, it's in your mind and therefore it is real. Unless you do something to fix it, then it is going to stay there and it's going to keep giving you grief. That is what dysphoria (gender-related or not), dysmorphia, and many other mental health disorders boil down to ultimately.

[toshiirou]

i am seriously trying to wrap my mind around how you saw a tiktok by a black person reassuring people specifically and explicitly over things like hair texture, nose shape, and skin shade and get "able-bodied cisgender" people. it's so blatant this is combating colourism, racism, and antiblackness in particular

[deorexploreseve]

Because when different people read different messages, they take different things from them. What that person meant to say and what they said are not the same when that message is received by diverse audiences across the varied media environment of the internet.

So, yes, I took something different from it. Does that make their message about body acceptance wrong? No, it absolutely does not. But, it also does not mean that the idea of things being "all in your head" is universally applicable. The use-cases where it's not are what I was pointing at.

A lot of people take criticism of any kind to mean that I am taking down the message in its entirety, and that's not the case. Body acceptance is a very positive thing, where it is possible and for people who are positively attuned to it. However, there are people who need to change their bodies to suit their minds and that's okay too. That the message has a blind spot inherent in it does not mean it is not useful.

[toshiirou]

what that person said is incredibly clear and you're just derailing a positivity post for black people

[deorexploreseve]

Okie doke. Your comment is heard and received, you have a nice day.

[deorexploreseve]

Eeeeewwwww, I work for HIM now?!? I've met him before and not only is he a moron, he's a zealous moron. He is also a pill pusher who got his whole rural community hooked on opioids, and now you are promoting him to Secretary? Eewwwwwwwww.

I guess them's the breaks of a job like mine. He also hates people like me so lets hope he never tours the lab.

[deorexploreseve]

Current exploration goals

I am in Myyhera right now, and I have two accounts with three toons each up and running.

The second account has all three toons trained to do Planetary Interaction and Industry, and the main toon is capable of piloting Porpoises and Orcas to assist my other main when necessary. I have my planets set up in a lowsec system and regularly producing Wetware Mainframes, an average of 1/hr. That's 396 Million a week, or ~1.6 Billion a month. That's enough to Plex that account if I wanted to, honestly. But, I'm skimming some of that to actually play with and so that's not the direction I am heading. Also, I lose some of those profits to ganking and such over time, just as the nature of the game.

The primary account has the main character dedicated to Planetary Interaction and they are contributing to the aforementioned Wetware Mainframe scheme. However, on top of that I grind combat sites, Limited Sleeper Caches, Standard Sleeper Caches, Wormhole Data and Relic Sites (and soon to be C1-3 Combat sites as well), and pick up the Deadspace modules I get from those to either use or resell. I also have that and all of these accounts set up for manufacturing and industry, because I get a TON of salvage and I'd rather turn it into something useful than sell it at the market. I currently have a 3.5B stockpile of stuff on my hands that I'm not using, just waiting to get the proper T2 BPCs. I am researching that on my main, taking all of my BPOs to 10/20 and then copying and inventing on them. I am doing similar with my alts.

My two other characters I'm just getting started with. I presently have them set up to do industrial research, and am working to get them up to speed for Planetary Interaction. I will be making Ukomi Superconductors and Organic Mortar Applicators so that I can ultimately make Magpie Mobile Tractor Units and Packrat Mobile Tractor Units, as well as the base versions. I have a bunch of BPCs that I have acquired from my various adventures, and I want to use them rather than just selling them off for whatever ISK I can get.

I'm also finding the daily challenges really useful. I log on to my alts for like half an hour each day to complete the two challenges, and collect the Skill Points from the dailies, then I log out. It gives me an effective 6 hr of skill points every day, which with my skill queue paused is super nice and even with it moving is a good boost. Also, the ISK helps offset the base cost of PI, which comes from moving extractors about, import/export fees, and other such nonsense.

All that being said, I'm growing restless. I want to go to somewhere new. I have an Occator that can fit the necessary ships and I have the Rigs to replace what I'll lose when I pack up the ships, so it won't be THAT complicated to take the whole fleet some place new. I just need to decide where, I'm thinking Oulley or Orvolle, maybe, or something else even more out of the way like the ORE stations in Outer Ring or whatever.

[propalitet]

[r0zeclawz]

sure but why is this tiktok in the blood dimension

[greyhound-with-a-mega-wizard-hat]

Because he fought hard to get this message across

[deorexploreseve]

I think the OP comes from a place of genuine kindness so not trying to hate on that, but I think people - especially able-bodied, cisgender people - need to understand that the overlap between "things that are in your mind" and "things that are a part of your reality" is one-to-one. Your mind creates your reality. So, when your body does not match what is in your mind, yes that's a problem. It's not "just" in your mind, it's in your mind and therefore it is real. Unless you do something to fix it, then it is going to stay there and it's going to keep giving you grief. That is what dysphoria (gender-related or not), dysmorphia, and many other mental health disorders boil down to ultimately.

[toshiirou]

i am seriously trying to wrap my mind around how you saw a tiktok by a black person reassuring people specifically and explicitly over things like hair texture, nose shape, and skin shade and get "able-bodied cisgender" people. it's so blatant this is combating colourism, racism, and antiblackness in particular

[deorexploreseve]

Because when different people read different messages, they take different things from them. What that person meant to say and what they said are not the same when that message is received by diverse audiences across the varied media environment of the internet.

So, yes, I took something different from it. Does that make their message about body acceptance wrong? No, it absolutely does not. But, it also does not mean that the idea of things being "all in your head" is universally applicable. The use-cases where it's not are what I was pointing at.

A lot of people take criticism of any kind to mean that I am taking down the message in its entirety, and that's not the case. Body acceptance is a very positive thing, where it is possible and for people who are positively attuned to it. However, there are people who need to change their bodies to suit their minds and that's okay too. That the message has a blind spot inherent in it does not mean it is not useful.