I know it's beating a dead horse at this point to keep going on about how crappy and unfit for purpose generative AI is, but i rejoice in the idea that if we keep saying it eventually the things will start repeating back to their users.
Ben Wright - Queex
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I write stuff. Been doing bioinformatics since they called it statistical genetics. He/him or they/them. https://patreon.com/Queex https://queex.carrd.co Avatar & banner: @felflowne
Because I am TERRIBLE at timing, I'm selling my boxed #Transformers Predaking mere DAYS after everyone is all knackered from #TFN! Boxed, complete (haven't even applied stickers!). Selling Due To Broke. Also, enjoy the description. I am once again Back On My Bullshit www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11734011...
Not speaking ill of the dead is how Jimmy Saville got something approaching a state funeral.
A colleague had brought back US snacks and shared them around. I tried a 'chocolate flavour' Tootsie Pop. How did it taste?
Parrots are birds that look like they were carved out of wood. Owls are birds that sound like they were carved out of wood.
That brings us back to Nolan's point. The mechanism, in fiction terms, is always pretty easy to identify. But fiction isn't a game you beat, or a system you hack. Understanding something doesn't mean the creators did it wrong, it just means you understand what they're doing.
Hear me out: The Count of Muppet Cristo, starring Jason Mantzoukas.
@seandacey.bsky.social · 2w agoI haven’t seen The Odyssey yet, but I know they screwed up the movie with their casting decisions. It should feature a Greek actor like Jason Mantzoukas. And a bunch of Muppets.
Not enough people know about this
Mog The Confessor@mogtheconfessor.bsky.social · 3d agoIf you're in Wales, and you have a spare at least 100 square metres (and up to 2 hectares) to put trees in, especially if it's a riverbank, the government will PAY you to plant woodland. www.gov.wales/small-grants...
Today is Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. Around 500,000 Roma & Sinti people were killed by the Nazis in the Porajmos. There was no state given to them after the war. Commemoration of their suffering is often diminished or forgotten. Racism towards Romani people across Europe remains acceptable.
"Guardrails" is such a crock of shit. Any time some genAI tool is used for something dangerous and/or illegal, the provider waffles about better guardrails. It is an approach that does not, and cannot ever, work.
New story live! Free to read, if you like a soupçon of mythic fantasy. www.patreon.com/Queex/posts/...
Story: What Fallomer Brought to the Usurper Knight | Queex
Finally managed to get at least one of the ongoing stories done! The other two, which have emphasis on weird language, I might have to rethi
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Watching my sleuthmaxxing bro Chadfael absolutely cluemogging some laycucks.
Parrots are birds that look like they were carved out of wood. Owls are birds that sound like they were carved out of wood.
For #BookQW, the word is 'ride', and what better way to introduce a bad-ass character than with them on their mount? You can read the story so far here: www.patreon.com/collection/1...
Watching my sleuthmaxxing bro Chadfael absolutely cluemogging some laycucks.
Love novellas? How about two in one book? Wiz Duo #1 contains stories by David Gullen & Ben Wright wizardstowerpress.co...
I'm not sure I'm ready for "I Wish I'd Looked After My Teeth" on the big screen.
An audio sitcom! Free on all podcast networks! Written by and starring autistic people! It's funny! It's daft! It's full of heart! It FEATURES PENN JILLETTE AND PATTON OSWALT SOMEHOW. Do search "It's A Superpower??" on your preferred podcast app and give it a listen. You are in for a TREAT.
The Daily Tism@thedailytism.com · last wk.Five autistics walk into an autism support group - before immediately realising what a stupid fucking idea that was. And that’s before the mysterious earthquake and useless magic powers. It’s a Superpower?? Chapter One is out!! allmylinks.com/itsasuperpower
This is not a place of maxxing...no highly-esteemed gigachad is commemorated here... What is here mogged us...it mogged us in our time as it moggs you in yours...
Jessica Rebecca Rebecca Tolkien really put her whole fantussy into making lord of the rings
"Ruthanna Emrys has done what she does best and most brilliantly: she has crafted a new twist on something that feels effortlessly familiar, compelling and intriguing, with a magic system like I've never seen before. I want so much more of this universe!" -- Seanan McGuire wizardstowerpress.co...
You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.
What are you doing this afternoon? NO STOP DON'T DO THAT! Instead,play this adorable 8-bit demake of Lemmings - all the levels you remember! just as incredibly cute and frustrating! - in your browser. This is SO GOOD (and they do the 'oh no!' sfx when you blow them up): buzzard1337.itch.io/lemmings
I just realised that old Cadbury's Flake advert was a female-presenting nibble.
there was a recent bug in the Bluesky app that caused some people's chat permission settings to switch to "No one" we already fixed the bug, but folks may want to double-check their settings to make sure they are set the way they want. go here: bsky.app/messages/set... look for these settings:
