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Silicon Computer Chat - Semi-Independent RP Ask Blog run by @transitpresident for Silicon, AKA Fouris Variant #48ω, tech-centered internet personality and agent of the Valorant Legion of Omega Earth.
More info below the cut.
As opposed to threads and direct RP interaction, this blog will be run through asks answered in-character by Silicon. No need to be shy though, Silicon loves answering questions from his fans whether or not they're tech related. Between asks, this blog will also feature FAQs, video thumbnails, product features, and more from the world of SCC. No super in depth knowledge of the world of Valorant is needed to interact with the blog, but there may be allusions to the world outside of Silicon's channel.
NOTE: I will do my best to make sure that any actual computer advice given from this blog is accurate, safe, and useful, as I, the admin, build PCs myself and have a long history of being in the tech world. Despite this- I cannot guarantee everything I/Silicon will say will work for you or will be the best option. Do your own supplementary PC and tech research and don't take the word of my RP blog as the only gospel. I'm not responsible for if you accidentally break something.
My rules for this blog are generally the same as the rules I have at the following link. Extra Silicon/Kevin info exists here as well. X
Character Info
Kevin "Silicon" Fouris-Tan • He/Him • 26
Though an agent with the Valorant Legion, Silicon spends his free time outside of his obligations to Omega Earth sharing his computer expertise through Silicon Computer Chat, a channel that quickly led Silicon to success outside his agent work. The channel led him to gain more notoriety and sponsorships through his informational content, supplementing his visibility as a newer member of Legion.
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FourtyMart - Independent Multimuse RP Blog by @transitpresident - Multifandom - Semi-Selective - Lit to Semi Lit - 18+ Admin
Rules, extra info, and characters below the cut.
FourtyMart is a warehouse home to a handful of colorful characters that you- yes, you!- can potentially interact with! Here's a few! (Images still in transit from our distro center...)
CHSR GT#40 - he/him/his
Ground Telecom Unit #40 - Channel Fourty Showrunner
The face and main physical workhorse of Channel Fourty, CHSR does his job with style, quality, and a smile on his face. As an android built for the purposes of television journalism, he’s perfectly engineered with all aspects of that task in mind, especially his “top-of-the-line” social skills, which grant him a friendly disposition, a curious nature, and a kind desire to help others, especially if all strangers are just future friends. This loyal hard worker sticks to his allegiances and his work, always toting around his equipment should a prime opportunity to create content arise. Despite his high-tech nature, he still does have a lot to learn about others, the world around him, and himself, all of which he’ll discover through the viewfinder of his cameras and the lenses in his eyes.
Tanfour - he/him (she/her determinant)
Kevin Fouris-Tan - Fouris Variant #35 - early 20s
A mall-based wasteland fixer from the SF Bay Peninsula with the tenacity, spite, and gay audacity to do whatever he can set his mind to, for better or for worse. With a well-stocked collection of questionably-acquired goods, he distributes, trades, and otherwise sells weapons, vehicles, garbage, knickknacks, and information. He claims to be able to sell anything- which may or may not be true, and whether or not you'd actually like to buy what he's got will depend. Other than be the guy offering you a steal for a crate of corned beef, he’s known to be resourceful and he’s got a knack for making things work- old cars, computer rigs, fashion statements, blatant lies- even if they do end up being held together by twine and duct tape. While he’s decent enough to tolerate in passing, it’s only up to you if you’re willing to stick around for his smug and mildly sleazy attitude, bad and snappy comebacks, ill timed pop culture references, and blunt personal statements. (Note: Tanfour's got a handful of AU variants, including but not limited to the realms of Valorant, TF2, Overwatch, and Cyberpunk 2077. See below for more fandom info.)
Mols - she/her/hers
2017 Tesla Model S P100D
From a far-future world where cars have outlived humans and have taken on humanoid-android forms, Mols is a laid-back, clever Tesla with a love for lazing about and enjoying the simple things in life. Despite her usually calm nature, she is prone to sparks of excitement- and she's quick in more ways than one. Quick to call things out as they are and even faster to run away from trouble thanks to her swift acceleration speeds, she's the queen of "if it sucks, hit the bricks'.
President Tanner - he/him (she/her determinate)
Jason Carson Tanner - Tanner-Markov Variant #14 - late 30s
The 'eternal president' of a small, heavily militarized but extremely glamour-coated nation-state, President Tanner is a mostly-benevolent leader of his tech-forward and economically successful light-cyberpunk country. Though polite, he's known publicly for having a bit of a fun side, as he very much indulges in his assorted vices and is known for being more approachable than most world leaders- but under his layers, there is no doubt an ability for cruelty and a swath of dark secrets. His words are weaselly, sweet, and long, but all to hide the true meanings of what he has to say.
For now, this is our current selection- but as we stay open, new arrivals will be available in-store!
Before grabbing your cart, your membership card, and gearing up for free samples and bargain hot dogs, please go over the rules of our establishment!
Rules
- Please don't hassle me for any responses. Turnaround time will vary due to my fluctuating life.
- I aim for literate and semi-literate responses and prefer not to do one-liners. Length will sometimes matter depending on what you give me, so I'll either match length or just do what I can. If you don't give me much to work with, I may not be able to give a longer response
- No unreasonable "godmodding", if for the sake of your plot, you need my characters to go somewhere or do something, that's fine, but don't just make him do things that I haven't made him do. "Unreasonable" is at my discretion.
- If I am uncomfortable with something, I will contact you, and you should do the same! However, I still do reserve the right to end communications if I feel the need to do so for my own well-being, with only a follow up message afterward.
- "Dark" or suggestive topics aren't off limits, but please communicate this to me beforehand and I'll decide on a case-by-case basis. Any suggestive situations especially must be outlined explicitly beforehand (and don't even think about it if you're under 18.)
- If you want to stop RP, no problem. Just let me know.
- Multiship is allowed! Just talk with me- but I have many characters that would like to have a relationship build over time, rather than just have an instant ship.
- Feel free to PM me either here or @transitpresident if you want to plan things out or ask questions or give context, anything really! If you want my discord contact or want to RP there, PM me for more details.
Multifandom/Crossover Info
- Many characters have alternate versions, some even specifically tailored to certain fandoms. CHSR, Tanfour, and Prez especially have these, so if you reach out to RP with a character from a fandom- we can arrange for an AU version of them to meet! And even if they don't have one for your source, I don't mind interacting at all!
Current Familiar Sources (off the top of my head)
[* indicates there are alts available]
Overwatch*
Valorant*
Cyberpunk (2077/Edgerunners/RED)*
Pokemon*
The Stanley Parable
Portal
Splatoon*
Evangelion
Detroit: Become Human*
Houseki No Kuni*
And more! Just PM me!
Plus, I have variants that are just generally compliant for specific settings, like modern ones, fantasy, etc. Feel free to ask!
Thanks for reading through, and enjoy your time here at FourtyMart! - The Manager
How do you protect yourself against very annoying info brokers who keep spying on you?
"From a surface level, there's the basic things. Don't click on every link you see or are sent, don't post your entire life on your socials, yadda yadda. Common sense stuff. What if these info brokers are spying on you in different ways? Past that, beef your security, a VPN could help you- but only if your window peeper isn't smart enough to have already gotten into your machine. Other than that- I dunno. Are you dealing with some government? Burn your machines and drill holes in the hard drives. That's the only surefire 100% way to stop getting unwanted guests." - Silicon
"Ough, this is a gross question. Getting any kind of hair and dust out of your PC is a task indeed. Make sure to shut down and then disconnect your PC's power supply from any power, as with all maintenance, and discharge any remaining electricity by pressing the power button on the case. Depending on the amount of hair in there, disconnect parts as needed but try not to use anything that will generate static or add moisture, so certain cloths ain't gonna do and neither will blowing on it. Use one of those air puff thingys or just your fingers to pull out clumps and the like. If you really wanna be thorough- remove components from their slots and brush with a little bristle thingy just to be safe. Good luck in your cleaning- yuck." - Silicon
if i wanted to hack into a french person's bank account even though they recently upgraded their cybersecurity how would you suggest doing so? if its too complicated tho ill have to go analogue <3 fion oh uh asking for a friend
"Hypothetically, I'd say to not try any previous methods if security has been upgraded as of late. Lay low, but see how things have changed in their networks and let that guide you. Don't expect fast results, trial and error takes time, good exploits were never found and built in a day. But, the community can be valuable allies, who knows, maybe someone around's already found a way in that hasn't been patched. Theoretically, of course. Wink." - Silicon
"That's a hard question to answer. First of all- are you taking me for someone who actually cares about prebuilts? I joke a lot about shitbox prebuilts, but in all seriousness, it will always be cheaper and better to build your own desktop PC or get someone else to tailor a build for you (see SCC-Customs for more info). Second- for me to have a 'least favorite' would mean that I've tried every computer on the market- and there are... so many. I assume that by 'computer' you mean only desktop or laptop machines that are running a desktop OS, so no smart devices that are technically computers count. Even still- there are hundreds if not thousands of configurations for different desktop and laptop PCs out for sale this very moment. Different manus, different OS options, different processors and GPUs even in the same shells are going to be different. Determining favorite is difficult here, too- even if i had all the time and money in the world to try the, all. Favorite/least favorite for... gaming? Editing? Portability? Noise? It's all very messy. I guess I didn't really answer your question at all, but I hope that's some insight you can use. I'll say this, while this isn't a 'least favorite' or an 'on the market right now' option, when I was young I got my hands on an old HP netbook with a fat, uncomfortable battery that ran Vista and lagged so hard it couldn't even open a Google page, and that might have been my least favorite computer experience." - Silicon
"Officially- you can't. Unofficially? You'd have two options. One- get into the account of the person who made the post and delete it from there. This potentially is the easiest method. Two- get into the systems of whoever it is that's hosting said post and delete it from the direct side. More difficult. For the sake of SCC and SMG, though, I'm not gonna say any more than that." - Silicon
Silicon Media Group is not responsible for any compromised accounts on platforms that aren't owned by us and/or any legal repercussions you may face for attempting to compromise private entities.
"I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you aren't pulling my cords here. Simply put, you can't download more RAM, it's a hardware component. You have to buy it and install it physically. You can't give yourself, like, more eyes by just willing it into existence or clenching really hard- you have to buy new ones and install them. Please don't go trying to download RAM, you'll probably get some kind of malware that way. Also- don't try and install your own eyeballs." - Silicon
Has the above ever happened to you?
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what’s your favorite kind of mouse. plus your favorite kind of non gaming mouse (the animal)
"Personally, I like the Razer Deathadder V2. Fits my hand well, does the trick. It's not the flashiest or most button heavy mouse on the market, but I like it. I also like the Logitech G G502, it's got great aesthetics and accuracy, but the grip isn't the best for me- but I will forgo comfort for the looks from time to time."
"I don't think I know enough about animal mice to say I have a favorite. Uh, the kind of mice that don't come into my house and eat my chips?" - Silicon
silicon where in god’s great green earth did you put my cigarettes. also what’s cooling liquid is it like water I heard you threatening to dunk phoenix in it yesterday
"First of all- I think describing Earth as "great" is a bit of a stretch. Secondly, I have no idea where your smokes are. How do you know I put them somewhere?"
"Anyways, PC cooling liquid- at least the pre-formulated kind -is usually some kind of glycol mixed with water, other chemicals, and dyes. The funny thing about one specific glycol is that it's poisonous. And it's a liquid. Take that info as you will." - Silicon
Silicon Media Group is not responsible for any drowning or poisoning caused by improper safety precautions during your builds. Please exercise caution.
