Jules Otero i Besolí
@arthropodeath.bsky.social
[They/Them] - Elle - Elli
🐀 LARP + TTRPG storyteller, in love with shared narratives and story tropes
🐀 Doing a PhD about Science Fiction and Post/Transhumanism
🐀 Vegan, Queer, Crip
🐀 Writing a SF novel
🐀 Blog: https://deadinsectarchive.wordpress.com/
🐀 LARP + TTRPG storyteller, in love with shared narratives and story tropes
🐀 Doing a PhD about Science Fiction and Post/Transhumanism
🐀 Vegan, Queer, Crip
🐀 Writing a SF novel
🐀 Blog: https://deadinsectarchive.wordpress.com/
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Le petit Coucou et l’Araignée: L’histoire de Jules Rémi du Peyrer, Petit Monsieur de Tréville
Aquí tenim un personatge per una campanya que narrarà uni amigui mevi i que està ambientada en Els Tres Mosqueters. Com sempre, estic jugant amb masculinitats estranyes i poc històricament realiste…
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Avui no hi ha blogpost perquè he estat centradi en la presentació del Winter Workshop del doctorat (que crec que ha anat prou bé), però he penjat un nou personatge de rol que vaig escriure fa uns dies per una campanya que em fa moltíssima il·lusió i que narrarà uni amigui mevi que m'estimo molt
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Zuck acelerando sin frenos hacia el dead internet theory
Meta secures patent for an AI system designed to simulate a user’s social media activity
• It can make posts, leave comments, and interact with other users
• Includes the ability to continue posting after the user’s death
• It can make posts, leave comments, and interact with other users
• Includes the ability to continue posting after the user’s death
February 17, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Zuck acelerando sin frenos hacia el dead internet theory
How gauche would it be to get a Dewey Decimal code tattooed? Asking for a friend
February 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
How gauche would it be to get a Dewey Decimal code tattooed? Asking for a friend
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Romano's self-critique hits hard: sociology has trapped climate discourse in academic jargon while the planet burns. His call to break free from institutional silos and connect research to real action resonates beyond environmental studies. #AcademicSky #sociology
iai.tv/articles/climate-pol...
iai.tv/articles/climate-pol...
February 15, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Romano's self-critique hits hard: sociology has trapped climate discourse in academic jargon while the planet burns. His call to break free from institutional silos and connect research to real action resonates beyond environmental studies. #AcademicSky #sociology
iai.tv/articles/climate-pol...
iai.tv/articles/climate-pol...
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Sorry I can’t this weekend man I have to wander around my home like a tormented ghost for a couple days
February 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Sorry I can’t this weekend man I have to wander around my home like a tormented ghost for a couple days
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we live in the ruins of a greater civilization
February 13, 2026 at 3:12 AM
we live in the ruins of a greater civilization
Avui no hi ha blogpost perquè he estat centradi en la presentació del Winter Workshop del doctorat (que crec que ha anat prou bé), però he penjat un nou personatge de rol que vaig escriure fa uns dies per una campanya que em fa moltíssima il·lusió i que narrarà uni amigui mevi que m'estimo molt
Le petit Coucou et l’Araignée: L’histoire de Jules Rémi du Peyrer, Petit Monsieur de Tréville
Aquí tenim un personatge per una campanya que narrarà uni amigui mevi i que està ambientada en Els Tres Mosqueters. Com sempre, estic jugant amb masculinitats estranyes i poc històricament realiste…
deadinsectarchive.wordpress.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Avui no hi ha blogpost perquè he estat centradi en la presentació del Winter Workshop del doctorat (que crec que ha anat prou bé), però he penjat un nou personatge de rol que vaig escriure fa uns dies per una campanya que em fa moltíssima il·lusió i que narrarà uni amigui mevi que m'estimo molt
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
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Make Art (1/4)
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Make Art (1/4)
The conceptual map of my PhD research vault is taking shape, it just so happens that the shape is Circle of Doom.
February 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The conceptual map of my PhD research vault is taking shape, it just so happens that the shape is Circle of Doom.
I was sad that the dress pants I'd thrifted didn't have pockets and then I felt pocket lining... and uneven stitching. What kind of damaged soul sews pockets shut?
February 9, 2026 at 7:23 AM
I was sad that the dress pants I'd thrifted didn't have pockets and then I felt pocket lining... and uneven stitching. What kind of damaged soul sews pockets shut?
Avui fa un any que sóc vegani :) He lluitat molt per estar a un nivell econòmic on puc permetre'm viure segons els meus estàndards ètics, i estic orgullosi de mi mateixi. I tot i així, el meu veganisme no és perfecte, ja que la medicació que prenc per l'anèmia té gelatina. 1/2
February 7, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Avui fa un any que sóc vegani :) He lluitat molt per estar a un nivell econòmic on puc permetre'm viure segons els meus estàndards ètics, i estic orgullosi de mi mateixi. I tot i així, el meu veganisme no és perfecte, ja que la medicació que prenc per l'anèmia té gelatina. 1/2
L'entrada del blog d'avui és sobre la Pepi, la meva besàvia, que va morir fa dos dies i deixa enrere una rica tradició oral catalana. Potser en traeixo l'oralitat escrivint, però bé. Així m'asseguro de que no es perd res :)
Llibre de bitàcola #10 de la nau estel·lar: Mort, memòria matrifocal i la Pepi
A l’última entrada de blog vaig parlar del morir cuir i la memòria i post-memòria cuir, com ens pensen i qui ens pensa, i amb quins mots, quines metàfores, quines intencions. Avui, tenia intenció d…
https://deadinsectarchive.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/llibre-de-bitacola-10-de-la-nau-estel·lar-mort-memoria-matrifocal-i-la-pepi/
February 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
L'entrada del blog d'avui és sobre la Pepi, la meva besàvia, que va morir fa dos dies i deixa enrere una rica tradició oral catalana. Potser en traeixo l'oralitat escrivint, però bé. Així m'asseguro de que no es perd res :)
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Academic publications, like @nature.com, put out so many articles, many of which are lost in the volume BUT this one is worth reading & amplifying. In general, #AI makes me queasy but this one leaves me gravely worried about the future of #academia.
#academicsky #hci #chatbots #highereducation
#academicsky #hci #chatbots #highereducation
I suppose this is an important cautionary tale for some people (though not as bad as "I wrote a book with ChatGPT and it turns out there was no file"), but I'm gobsmacked someone wrote about this. You could not have pried this information out of me with a crowbar. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Academic publications, like @nature.com, put out so many articles, many of which are lost in the volume BUT this one is worth reading & amplifying. In general, #AI makes me queasy but this one leaves me gravely worried about the future of #academia.
#academicsky #hci #chatbots #highereducation
#academicsky #hci #chatbots #highereducation
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"Whether you are an AI optimist, skeptic, or pessimist, none of us can afford to be fatalists. When we resign ourselves to the inevitability of oppressive systems, we give in to a desperate world." - Disabling Intelligences, Ch. 5, RMW
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
"Whether you are an AI optimist, skeptic, or pessimist, none of us can afford to be fatalists. When we resign ourselves to the inevitability of oppressive systems, we give in to a desperate world." - Disabling Intelligences, Ch. 5, RMW
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📸"Murs" és un projecte fotogràfic documental de l'artista Roger Grasas que reflexiona, des d'una mirada crítica i contemporània, sobre el concepte de frontera en el context geopolític actual
Visiteu-lo Sala d'Exposicions @uab.cat, a la pl. baixa de la #bibcomunicaciouab
www.uab.cat/web/viure-el...
Visiteu-lo Sala d'Exposicions @uab.cat, a la pl. baixa de la #bibcomunicaciouab
www.uab.cat/web/viure-el...
February 3, 2026 at 7:31 AM
📸"Murs" és un projecte fotogràfic documental de l'artista Roger Grasas que reflexiona, des d'una mirada crítica i contemporània, sobre el concepte de frontera en el context geopolític actual
Visiteu-lo Sala d'Exposicions @uab.cat, a la pl. baixa de la #bibcomunicaciouab
www.uab.cat/web/viure-el...
Visiteu-lo Sala d'Exposicions @uab.cat, a la pl. baixa de la #bibcomunicaciouab
www.uab.cat/web/viure-el...
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
mood
Then Toad began to bang his head against the wall
February 3, 2026 at 8:13 AM
mood
Aquesta setmana no hi ha blog però és per bon motiu (estic escrivint ficció bonica amb amiguis). De mentres, podeu llegir la ficció en si, la meva obsessió amb les masculinitats tòxiques i les identitats catalanes/espanyoles dissidents, el meu no tocar mai de peus a terra
El cicle de vida d’una mosca: Naixement
Aquesta història és també part de la campanya que estic narrant ara mateix, l’Escala (com el joc The Dream). Passa durant els inicis de la Segona República Espanyola i és de terror gnòstic. E…
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February 1, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Aquesta setmana no hi ha blog però és per bon motiu (estic escrivint ficció bonica amb amiguis). De mentres, podeu llegir la ficció en si, la meva obsessió amb les masculinitats tòxiques i les identitats catalanes/espanyoles dissidents, el meu no tocar mai de peus a terra
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Finland farmers have been spraying their deer with reflective paint in order to reduce road accidents.
Now glowing antlers light up the dark roads like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Some say it’s genius, others say it’s just plain weird but it’s definitely hard to ignore.
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Now glowing antlers light up the dark roads like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Some say it’s genius, others say it’s just plain weird but it’s definitely hard to ignore.
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August 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Finland farmers have been spraying their deer with reflective paint in order to reduce road accidents.
Now glowing antlers light up the dark roads like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Some say it’s genius, others say it’s just plain weird but it’s definitely hard to ignore.
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Now glowing antlers light up the dark roads like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Some say it’s genius, others say it’s just plain weird but it’s definitely hard to ignore.
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Una hora massa tard però hi ha blog. This is a bad, short one where I complain about a movie I hate, but meh. I'm feeling ill-tempered about my creative process.
Libro de bitácora #9 de la nave estelar: Nuestres muertes y el morir cuir (una breve reseña de Dallas Buyers Club)
Continuando con mis pensamientos sobre las dificultades de ser cuir (y específicamente sobre la muerte cuir y lo que nos queda de la memoria cuir) hoy voy a hablar sobre Ronald Woodroof. Empiezo, c…
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January 23, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Una hora massa tard però hi ha blog. This is a bad, short one where I complain about a movie I hate, but meh. I'm feeling ill-tempered about my creative process.
Rested + was kind to myself for the first time in two weeks and it made me a worse writer because my muse is emotional desperation (soft launching the possibility of no blog entry tomorrow)
January 22, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Rested + was kind to myself for the first time in two weeks and it made me a worse writer because my muse is emotional desperation (soft launching the possibility of no blog entry tomorrow)
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the president wont see your posts making fun of how he's looking these days but your friends whose skin seems to be sloughing off in wet discolored chunks as the psychic weight of their craven wretchedness becomes manifest will
January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
the president wont see your posts making fun of how he's looking these days but your friends whose skin seems to be sloughing off in wet discolored chunks as the psychic weight of their craven wretchedness becomes manifest will
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There's something here about how tired/bored people are of their jobs, however amazing & creative they are. I think it all the time in academic meetings where ppl seem so *excited* to offload what are both easy, and fun, parts of their job. It's sad & embarassing for them & they don't even realise.
I read an interview today where Alison Bechdel talked about using chatGPT for a panel of her recent comic -- she prompted it and copied the results -- and I still don't know what to do with that. It genuinely feels in moments like this like so many of our art elders are failing us.
Catching up with what James Gurney, the Dinotopia artist, is up to these days. Pathetic.
January 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
There's something here about how tired/bored people are of their jobs, however amazing & creative they are. I think it all the time in academic meetings where ppl seem so *excited* to offload what are both easy, and fun, parts of their job. It's sad & embarassing for them & they don't even realise.
Avui es un d'aquells dies que em piquen les mans fins que escric allò que em fa mal, així que el blog surt un dia abans. Avui parlo de la dificultat de ser cuir/queer en català, manca de referents on aferrar-se, i d'Espanya
Starship Logbook #8: Queer searching // Cuaderno de bitácora #8 de la nave estelar: Buscando lo cuir
This entry marks the start of a small series (consider it a character arc where I actually plan what I’m going to say every week for a few weeks, until my unavoidable return to normal) where what I…
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January 15, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Avui es un d'aquells dies que em piquen les mans fins que escric allò que em fa mal, així que el blog surt un dia abans. Avui parlo de la dificultat de ser cuir/queer en català, manca de referents on aferrar-se, i d'Espanya