Could you expand on that? If I were looking for federated platforms that get a lot of activity from artists posting their work, what would you recommend?

I feel ya. I have a dog and three cats, but so far have not had an issue with hair or cable chewing. The frame is essentially just a kit of 2020 extruded aluminum t-slot rails with connectors. If I were to do this again, I would probably not go with a kit and instead just buy the rails and connectors I need for my specific motherboard/components. Also, any extra rails/connectors you get could go toward a DIY 3D printing frame (that’s my next project)!

For my ITX build I went with this open frame so I can really customize the placement of each component and keep everything nice and compact. I’ll probably build a cover to go over this frame at some point. ITX Motherboard PC Computer Case,Mini ITX Open Air Frame Computer Overclock Case Computer Motherboards PC Test Bench, Aluminum Mod Base Motherboard Test Bench Support ATX Power

Another one that gets me is “portal”. I’m often asked to create a this portal or that portal, but once I finally get them to describe the requirements it’s just a standard web form or static web page.

Apparently it stands for Computer, I guess to distinguish them from TTRPGs. Had to Google it because they never bothered to spell out the initialized term in the article.