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The only +textual documentation I have of him is the +[interview](mosfet-an-interview.md), but it explains very little of his +design choices. Therefore, I will do it in this blogpost. + +## Name + +Why is he named Mosfet? I took [EECS 311](../umich/w24_311.md), a course +on analog electronics, where we spent the last few weeks studying MOSFETs. +I like how they simplify calculations compared to BJTs, but they make +worse amplifiers in general. Anyway, it sounds cool, so I yoinked the +name. + +A retrofitted reason for the name is, as I randomly discovered in +November, that "Mosfet" sounds a lot like "Misfit", an apt description for +me and my fursona in general. + +To distinguish between the two in ambiguous contexts, my fursona is Mosfet +(title case) and the transistor is MOSFET (all caps). It is acceptable to +use all caps or lower case when the context is clear, for aesthetic +purposes, or when a certain style is required (e.g. variable name). + +I found that most furry names are one or two syllables. Mine is two. + +## Pixel art + +The first piece of art I created of Mosfet is a 64×64 pixel art +(upscaled). + + + +If each bit is a pixel, a 64×64 black-and-white bitmap could fit in 512 +bytes — the size of a boot sector, though I'm sure there's someone out +there who did the same. + +Only one day later, I colored him and made a pfp. + + + +The stripes on his pants are inspired by the ZX Spectrum. + + + +Credit: [Bill +Bertram](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ZXSpectrum48k.jpg) + +## Refsheet + +I began drawing his refsheet on a club meeting, 2024-09-15. This is what +I made that day: + + + +He had, as a fellow furry pointed out, "boykisser-ahh vibes". + +The background is the schematics template in KiCad, my favorite EDA, +though the art was actually done in Krita. Anyway, the point is that KiCad +is the best. + +It took me precisely a month to finalize the design. On 2024-10-14, I made +revision 1.0, then the next day I published rev 1.1. + + + +▲ Rev 1.0 (left) and 1.1 (right) + +The challenge of being a black cat (midnight blue if y'all pedantic) is +not systematic oppression — that is a byproduct of American imperialism +— it is lineart being invisible. I added eyelashes to accentuate the +outline of his eyes. It is now a mandatory feature. The blush strokes are +required as well. + +A perk of having dark fur is that I hardly ever have to shade. It just +ends up black. In high-quality artwork I imagine a form of reverse +shading, i.e. patches of fur being lighter in color due to light +reflection, like raytracing. But all the art I've made is of shitpost +quality, so I'll leave the challenge for the artists I commission. + +Did I mention I love KiCad? + +## Colors + +His fur color is `#19202b`, the background color of my blog in dark mode. +I chose that color in 2020, but forgot why. It has become my signature +color of sorts, so why not reuse it for my sona? + + + +▲ I almost forgot his tail for the 2147483647th time + +His eyebrows and eyelashes are a different shade of blue, `#556783`, which +is just `#19202b` shifted up in value. + +His eye color — `#3535c0` and `#202080` — I forgot how I came up with +these. It reminds me of the lyric "Hands in mine, into your icy blues" (My +Chemical Romance, "Demolition Lover"). + +The rest of the colors? Heavens knows where I picked them. + +I once bought a magenta shirt and tried to spray dye the logo. It bled +a little but overall it's recognizable: + + + +## Preferences + +In the interview article I mentioned what Mosfet likes and dislikes. +They're mostly representative of myself. + +- Likes salmon: The deficit of fish in the UMich dining halls made me + crave fish +- Likes heavy metal: It's not my #1 genre (probs #3) but I thought it'd be + funny if a seemingly innocuous kitten listens to SOAD +- Likes cuddles: Self-explanatory +- Dislikes sparkling water: Soda wannabe made of water, somehow worse than + both +- Dislikes roller coasters: I actually don't _hate_ them, but my nose + bleeds every time I take one +- Dislikes gym class: I hate being sweaty for no reason + +## Conclusion + +Meow. |
