LynMars
@lynmars79.bsky.social
Trainer & tech writer by day; fiction writer, gamer, lover of SFF always. 45+ She/Her. lynmars79 & autumnslance on Ao3 & Tumblr. Banner by Herssian. Avatar is my cat, Chel.
It's made with RabbleLabs & Nostr, A\I trainers. Have to go into Rabble's "And Other Stuff" link on their Projects page to get to the hidden A\I info. Links are on Divine's site. Also recall Dorsey was driven off Bsky for pushing Blockchain & wanting to make it an A\I/crypto/NFT haven. So yeah.
Oh yeah btw the reason why Vine is being relaunched with great fanfare and no Al is because it's jointly operated with an Al company and they probably don;t want to pollute their scrap pile with stuff they've already shat out.
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
It's made with RabbleLabs & Nostr, A\I trainers. Have to go into Rabble's "And Other Stuff" link on their Projects page to get to the hidden A\I info. Links are on Divine's site. Also recall Dorsey was driven off Bsky for pushing Blockchain & wanting to make it an A\I/crypto/NFT haven. So yeah.
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You mean the company that's currently being struck by its workers and the company that's currently being boycotted because of its terrible DEI policy rollbacks? Why not just call this the Chocolate Mint Racist Scab Frostie?
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
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The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
You mean the company that's currently being struck by its workers and the company that's currently being boycotted because of its terrible DEI policy rollbacks? Why not just call this the Chocolate Mint Racist Scab Frostie?
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can i say that discord aided in killing communities like this? there's no clubs anymore, no forums, nowhere really to properly 'discuss' or engage with things in third spaces outside of the limited options we have now. everything has been divided a million different ways, stuffed behind doors
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
can i say that discord aided in killing communities like this? there's no clubs anymore, no forums, nowhere really to properly 'discuss' or engage with things in third spaces outside of the limited options we have now. everything has been divided a million different ways, stuffed behind doors
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I get why it happens but goddamn do I wish anything could hit as hard on the timeline as something that sucks that everyone hates written by or about the worst person you know. I wish something good or interesting was able to get anywhere near the traction some shit that sucks does.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I get why it happens but goddamn do I wish anything could hit as hard on the timeline as something that sucks that everyone hates written by or about the worst person you know. I wish something good or interesting was able to get anywhere near the traction some shit that sucks does.
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with Marjorie Taylor Greene being kind of a whack job and magic the gathering rolling every IP it can into the game, it’s taking longer and longer to decipher which one posts about “MTG” are actually referencing lately
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
with Marjorie Taylor Greene being kind of a whack job and magic the gathering rolling every IP it can into the game, it’s taking longer and longer to decipher which one posts about “MTG” are actually referencing lately
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I had this inflicted on me on tumblr and now I have to share it with my Canadian friends here because WHAT.
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I had this inflicted on me on tumblr and now I have to share it with my Canadian friends here because WHAT.
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I got to illustrate a piece of Elidibus the Ascian for @ffxivthemiszine.bsky.social! I really loved the story with the Warriors of Darkness so I wanted to do an illustration for it!
Leftover sales are happening right now, check it out!
#ffxiv #themis #elidibus #ramyeonguksu #ffxivart
Leftover sales are happening right now, check it out!
#ffxiv #themis #elidibus #ramyeonguksu #ffxivart
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I got to illustrate a piece of Elidibus the Ascian for @ffxivthemiszine.bsky.social! I really loved the story with the Warriors of Darkness so I wanted to do an illustration for it!
Leftover sales are happening right now, check it out!
#ffxiv #themis #elidibus #ramyeonguksu #ffxivart
Leftover sales are happening right now, check it out!
#ffxiv #themis #elidibus #ramyeonguksu #ffxivart
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A good story is as long as it needs to be. We don’t need to expand every detail, uncover every facet, some things can be left as mystery. A battle can be a sentence, a romance can be a look, a tragedy a word.
Brevity is as useful a technique as verbosity.
Brevity is as useful a technique as verbosity.
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A good story is as long as it needs to be. We don’t need to expand every detail, uncover every facet, some things can be left as mystery. A battle can be a sentence, a romance can be a look, a tragedy a word.
Brevity is as useful a technique as verbosity.
Brevity is as useful a technique as verbosity.
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Can we stop reducing narratives to tropes?
Stories are so much more than the sum of their tropey parts.
Or maybe I'm the only one bothered by it, in which case, as you were. 😊
Stories are so much more than the sum of their tropey parts.
Or maybe I'm the only one bothered by it, in which case, as you were. 😊
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Can we stop reducing narratives to tropes?
Stories are so much more than the sum of their tropey parts.
Or maybe I'm the only one bothered by it, in which case, as you were. 😊
Stories are so much more than the sum of their tropey parts.
Or maybe I'm the only one bothered by it, in which case, as you were. 😊
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I got snipped at the last time I went off on Trope Derangement Syndrome…but every time I see one of those graphics I get incredibly sad for my profession. Art is more than the sum of its TV Tropes tags! Our work is not “content!!” Let us not go gentle into that extremely online night!!!
I get why authors are compelled to do it, but few things make me want to read a book/story less than those tropelist pointing to the book marketing banners. I really wish they'd go away, but I guess they Do work as a marketing tactic on more people than they're off-putting to.
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I got snipped at the last time I went off on Trope Derangement Syndrome…but every time I see one of those graphics I get incredibly sad for my profession. Art is more than the sum of its TV Tropes tags! Our work is not “content!!” Let us not go gentle into that extremely online night!!!
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
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Romance should evolve, but its so clear when people want the shine and financial benefit of Romance without respecting the genre, its conventions, or the readers. It's disturbing, but not surprising that we've arrived in a place where CRAFT DOESNT MATTER is a thing people believe.
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Romance should evolve, but its so clear when people want the shine and financial benefit of Romance without respecting the genre, its conventions, or the readers. It's disturbing, but not surprising that we've arrived in a place where CRAFT DOESNT MATTER is a thing people believe.
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If you get an #AO3 comment making accusations about the work creator or other users, that is a Spam Bot. Do not trust it or click on any links it includes. Our OTW #Tumblr has a post on how to handle spam comments like these! otw-news.org/2p98huyz
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Date posted: November 12, 2025
AO3 has recently seen a rise in guest spambot comments making false accusations about work creators or other users. For example, they may claim that a particular user is...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If you get an #AO3 comment making accusations about the work creator or other users, that is a Spam Bot. Do not trust it or click on any links it includes. Our OTW #Tumblr has a post on how to handle spam comments like these! otw-news.org/2p98huyz
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I’m really glad that SQUEX is strongly considering accessibility, but let’s talk about why this email is… not a great idea. I’m not trying to be rude to any specific company, but this shows a lack of understanding. Let’s dive in. 1/?
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’m really glad that SQUEX is strongly considering accessibility, but let’s talk about why this email is… not a great idea. I’m not trying to be rude to any specific company, but this shows a lack of understanding. Let’s dive in. 1/?
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Excited to finally show you this super special artwork, commissioned by the amazing, kind-hearted and incredibly talented ✨Maxence Cazorla!!✨
Immensely honored that he gave me the chance to do this! It has been SO MUCH FUN. Can't thank you enough Maxence! 🥹💗
#Expedition33
Immensely honored that he gave me the chance to do this! It has been SO MUCH FUN. Can't thank you enough Maxence! 🥹💗
#Expedition33
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Excited to finally show you this super special artwork, commissioned by the amazing, kind-hearted and incredibly talented ✨Maxence Cazorla!!✨
Immensely honored that he gave me the chance to do this! It has been SO MUCH FUN. Can't thank you enough Maxence! 🥹💗
#Expedition33
Immensely honored that he gave me the chance to do this! It has been SO MUCH FUN. Can't thank you enough Maxence! 🥹💗
#Expedition33
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Celebrating #WorldKindnessDay with a new illustration featuring some familiar faces enjoying a day out in Tuliyollal!
Share with us any heart-warming moments of kindness you've experienced in the world of #FFXIV! 🤗🫂
Share with us any heart-warming moments of kindness you've experienced in the world of #FFXIV! 🤗🫂
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Celebrating #WorldKindnessDay with a new illustration featuring some familiar faces enjoying a day out in Tuliyollal!
Share with us any heart-warming moments of kindness you've experienced in the world of #FFXIV! 🤗🫂
Share with us any heart-warming moments of kindness you've experienced in the world of #FFXIV! 🤗🫂
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Use the code MCKILLIP20 at checkout to get 20% off
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Use the code MCKILLIP20 at checkout to get 20% off
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Use the code MCKILLIP20 at checkout to get 20% off
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"I have read everything Patricia McKillip has written. You should too.” @garthnix.bsky.social
Use the code MCKILLIP20 at checkout to get 20% off
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Yeah, this is a point that is increasingly lost under the mire of sludge. I feel for all the OG proc gen folk and the OG game AI programmers who now have to explain "No, not that kind of AI" every time..
A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
In case anyone ever asks, I *have* written a material generator and a music generator for Eldritch 2, but that's not AI. That's me taking all the things I personally know about those things, and writing my own tools to make the process a little faster and easier for myself. It's still 100% me, baby.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Yeah, this is a point that is increasingly lost under the mire of sludge. I feel for all the OG proc gen folk and the OG game AI programmers who now have to explain "No, not that kind of AI" every time..
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I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
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When the Game Awards go on this year can we like... shoutout the actual devs and composers for categories like art direction, design, audio etc. Instead of acting like a studio name makes the games.
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
When the Game Awards go on this year can we like... shoutout the actual devs and composers for categories like art direction, design, audio etc. Instead of acting like a studio name makes the games.
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listen, with US journalism falling off a cliff i’ve seen multiple people touting the BBC for doing good “actual journalism”
and I need you to know they’ve been horribly transphobic and damaging to trans people for YEARS
and they’re about to get even worse
they are not the answer!
and I need you to know they’ve been horribly transphobic and damaging to trans people for YEARS
and they’re about to get even worse
they are not the answer!
The absolute gall of this. Trans people have been loudly decrying the blatant institutionalized transphobia being pumped out of the BBC offices FOR YEARS, and some staff made up bullshit "memo" sends the entire organization crashing within a week because they aren't transphobic ENOUGH.
“It reflected a “cultural problem across the BBC” which treats issues of gender and sexuality as ‘a celebration of British diversity’ rather than a complex and contentious subject.”
Just a second - what exactly is contentious about sexuality and gender identity?
Just a second - what exactly is contentious about sexuality and gender identity?
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
listen, with US journalism falling off a cliff i’ve seen multiple people touting the BBC for doing good “actual journalism”
and I need you to know they’ve been horribly transphobic and damaging to trans people for YEARS
and they’re about to get even worse
they are not the answer!
and I need you to know they’ve been horribly transphobic and damaging to trans people for YEARS
and they’re about to get even worse
they are not the answer!
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
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Status report, “I Promised To Read This So Here We Go” dep’t: So there’s a fire lit, and a mug of tea within reach, and the Kindle’s open. May Thoth the Lord of Writings forgive me for this use of a few hours I will *never* get back… and may great Bromios Dimetor have mercy on my soul. 😏🙏 #winefic
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Status report, “I Promised To Read This So Here We Go” dep’t: So there’s a fire lit, and a mug of tea within reach, and the Kindle’s open. May Thoth the Lord of Writings forgive me for this use of a few hours I will *never* get back… and may great Bromios Dimetor have mercy on my soul. 😏🙏 #winefic