State of the 'Tubing: Now What?

Well, I've quit Twitch.

I've been expressing my discontent with that platform for awhile, but what made me quit it for good? I'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count:

Of course, it was already toggled "ON." So that was a big fuck this shit moment for me. And you can read more at this article, including the shitshow during and after.

I've had enough, I'm done. When I come off of hiatus, Twitch will no longer be in rotation. My Journaling 101 slides have been finished, I just gotta figure out how to present them.

What Are The Options?

Fortunately, Twitch isn't the only game in town anymore. And no, I'm not going on YouTube. As I've said, I'm going to get reaaaaall indie with it. Which means, open-source and decentralized stuff!

Peertube is the most popular one– think of it as Mastodon for videos. There are a lot of instances to choose from, and I've landed on Spectra.Video. It was a backup for my Twitch streams, but I'm pivoting it to be my primary streaming space... as long as the hardware and latency cooperate. My computer is a very capable potato, but it can only do so much.

(Aside: I like using Jitsi Meet, in place of Zoom and other stuff (cough Discord cough). There's also an "As a Service" option that has a free tier for my use case.)

And of course, Owncast. Currently the dream. Should I outgrow my current configuration that's definitely an option.

What's Next

Journaling 101 Presentation! I just gotta get off my ass and schedule a time and place. It's also one I'd like to do multiple times, so I'm not limited to just one space.

Streaming a game. I got myself and my sib a copy of Slay the Princess, which I've heard great things about. And you know it's gonna be a doozy when the TVTropes pages warns you not to read further than their game summary.

Backing Up Stuff from Twitch to the Spectra channel. I've been dragging my feet on that...

What's The Holdup?

I just gotta learn OBS Studio. I've only used the original Twitch streaming app and Streamlabs. And since OBS is the only one I know of with Linux support, I want that to be my primary.

Connect

So, yes, keep tabs on this page for updates: https://avi.albinanigans.me/ . If you want to follow via RSS or Mastodon, I still have the VTuber account here: https://vt.social/@Avi

See you soon! Maybe! I keep saying that! Is that a threat?