Smoph, devourer of books
@smoph.bsky.social
Scientist, writer & reformed editor. Loves spec-fic, animals, travelling & photography. Fiction in anthologies. Dogparent to sentient fluff. She/her
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“It pointed to a preprint study – not yet peer-reviewed – from last year by researcher that showed the LLM GPT-3 consumed 500 millilitres of water for every 10 to 50 responses it generates.
That is 20 times more than it takes to produce 50 Google searches.”
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
That is 20 times more than it takes to produce 50 Google searches.”
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
China’s growing data centres and AI could strain scarce water resources: report
Hong Kong think tank says annual water use by Chinese data facilities – almost half of which are in dry regions – could more than double by 2030, while AI chatbots ‘drink staggering amounts of water’ ...
www.scmp.com
April 18, 2024 at 3:25 PM
“It pointed to a preprint study – not yet peer-reviewed – from last year by researcher that showed the LLM GPT-3 consumed 500 millilitres of water for every 10 to 50 responses it generates.
That is 20 times more than it takes to produce 50 Google searches.”
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
That is 20 times more than it takes to produce 50 Google searches.”
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
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I would recommend being a submissions reader for a while to any writer.
May 23, 2024 at 8:24 PM
I would recommend being a submissions reader for a while to any writer.
Big shout out to @continuumcon.bsky.social 16 convenors, board and volunteers. Thanks for bringing us back our local con and your efforts to renew. Thankless and invisible jobs when everything works. Well done all!
May 19, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Big shout out to @continuumcon.bsky.social 16 convenors, board and volunteers. Thanks for bringing us back our local con and your efforts to renew. Thankless and invisible jobs when everything works. Well done all!
Maintaining Mental Health in Publishing at @continuumcon.bsky.social 16: @samhawkewrites.bsky.social, @devinmadson.bsky.social and @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social. #continuum16
May 19, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Maintaining Mental Health in Publishing at @continuumcon.bsky.social 16: @samhawkewrites.bsky.social, @devinmadson.bsky.social and @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social. #continuum16
Is The Best Speculative YA Coming From Australia? (Yes) at @continuumcon.bsky.social 16: with Kate Whitfield, @vanessalen.bsky.social, Lili Wilkinson, @katejarmstrong.bsky.social, and
@elliemarney.bsky.social.
@elliemarney.bsky.social.
May 19, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Is The Best Speculative YA Coming From Australia? (Yes) at @continuumcon.bsky.social 16: with Kate Whitfield, @vanessalen.bsky.social, Lili Wilkinson, @katejarmstrong.bsky.social, and
@elliemarney.bsky.social.
@elliemarney.bsky.social.
Building Worlds at @continuumcon.bsky.social 16: with @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social, @samhawkewrites.bsky.social, @ashcapes.bsky.social, @juliettewade.bsky.social and A.D. Ellicott.
May 19, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Building Worlds at @continuumcon.bsky.social 16: with @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social, @samhawkewrites.bsky.social, @ashcapes.bsky.social, @juliettewade.bsky.social and A.D. Ellicott.
Guest of Honour In-Conversation @continuumcon.bsky.social 16: Guest of Honour @vanessalen.bsky.social with @shelleyparkerchan.bsky.social.
Great conversation about writing what you love & want to see, and publishing during the pandemic.
Great conversation about writing what you love & want to see, and publishing during the pandemic.
May 19, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Guest of Honour In-Conversation @continuumcon.bsky.social 16: Guest of Honour @vanessalen.bsky.social with @shelleyparkerchan.bsky.social.
Great conversation about writing what you love & want to see, and publishing during the pandemic.
Great conversation about writing what you love & want to see, and publishing during the pandemic.
Love to see friends in shelfies. Shoutout to the delight that is Readings Malvern. Shelfies for @vanessalen.bsky.social and Rebecca Fraser.
October 12, 2023 at 7:09 AM
Love to see friends in shelfies. Shoutout to the delight that is Readings Malvern. Shelfies for @vanessalen.bsky.social and Rebecca Fraser.
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US readers, the ebook of The Path of Thorns is only $1.99 until 1st Oct ... just saying.
#ebook
#thepathofthorns
#agslatter
#angelaslatter
#gothicfantasy
#gothicfairytales
#gothichorror
#ebook
#thepathofthorns
#agslatter
#angelaslatter
#gothicfantasy
#gothicfairytales
#gothichorror
September 26, 2023 at 12:16 PM
US readers, the ebook of The Path of Thorns is only $1.99 until 1st Oct ... just saying.
#ebook
#thepathofthorns
#agslatter
#angelaslatter
#gothicfantasy
#gothicfairytales
#gothichorror
#ebook
#thepathofthorns
#agslatter
#angelaslatter
#gothicfantasy
#gothicfairytales
#gothichorror
Daydream, I dreamed of you amid the flowers,
For a couple of hours, such a beautiful day!
For a couple of hours, such a beautiful day!
September 12, 2023 at 4:51 AM
Daydream, I dreamed of you amid the flowers,
For a couple of hours, such a beautiful day!
For a couple of hours, such a beautiful day!
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It's not often I'm simpatico with a fucking church sign, but this one... Yeah. I'm down with this Grace Methodist Church.
September 10, 2023 at 3:35 PM
It's not often I'm simpatico with a fucking church sign, but this one... Yeah. I'm down with this Grace Methodist Church.
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The Dark is one of the finest magazines of dark fiction. I'd highly recommend supporting them through Patreon or Weightless Books. (www.thedarkmagazine.com/amazon-subsc...) ...
You've got nothing to lose, and so much good short fiction to gain ...
#thedarkmagazine
#shortfiction
#subscribe
You've got nothing to lose, and so much good short fiction to gain ...
#thedarkmagazine
#shortfiction
#subscribe
August 31, 2023 at 2:06 PM
The Dark is one of the finest magazines of dark fiction. I'd highly recommend supporting them through Patreon or Weightless Books. (www.thedarkmagazine.com/amazon-subsc...) ...
You've got nothing to lose, and so much good short fiction to gain ...
#thedarkmagazine
#shortfiction
#subscribe
You've got nothing to lose, and so much good short fiction to gain ...
#thedarkmagazine
#shortfiction
#subscribe
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an excerpt of All the Hidden Paths is up on the Tor Forge Blog!
Excerpt Reveal: All the Hidden Paths by Foz Meadows
Please enjoy this free excerpt of All the Hidden Paths by Foz Meadows, on sale 12/5/23
www.torforgeblog.com
September 9, 2023 at 7:58 PM
an excerpt of All the Hidden Paths is up on the Tor Forge Blog!
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September 9, 2023 at 3:39 PM
Cameron is a wonderful writer, editor and community member for friends who want a new book!
Flicker, my post-apocalyptic adventure novel, will set your world on fire! Out in November. Cover reveal coming soon... really soon!
@blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social
@blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social
September 10, 2023 at 2:21 PM
Cameron is a wonderful writer, editor and community member for friends who want a new book!
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Flicker, my post-apocalyptic adventure novel, will set your world on fire! Out in November. Cover reveal coming soon... really soon!
@blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social
@blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social
September 10, 2023 at 11:37 AM
Flicker, my post-apocalyptic adventure novel, will set your world on fire! Out in November. Cover reveal coming soon... really soon!
@blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social
@blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social
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My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books.
September 9, 2023 at 8:31 AM
My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books.
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Gdmnit. Don't vote for these bozos.
“It’s awful what’s happening in the US but that will never happen in Canada”
Today in Canada, the official opposition did this. That means that, if they get elected, they’ll be fighting to make these policies a reality.
Today in Canada, the official opposition did this. That means that, if they get elected, they’ll be fighting to make these policies a reality.
September 10, 2023 at 2:26 AM
Gdmnit. Don't vote for these bozos.
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friends, the Kickstarter for an amazing anthology of Ukrainian fiction from Ukraine and the diaspora is now LIVE!! this project is *so* dear to my heart. check it out, boost, support, in any way you can.
(maybe there's even something in there by me?👀 maybe it makes you cry?)
(maybe there's even something in there by me?👀 maybe it makes you cry?)
Embroidered Worlds: Ukrainian Fantastic Fiction
An anthology of fantastic stories from Ukraine and the Diaspora, edited by Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Olha Brylova, and Iryna Pasko.
www.kickstarter.com
August 31, 2023 at 9:32 PM
friends, the Kickstarter for an amazing anthology of Ukrainian fiction from Ukraine and the diaspora is now LIVE!! this project is *so* dear to my heart. check it out, boost, support, in any way you can.
(maybe there's even something in there by me?👀 maybe it makes you cry?)
(maybe there's even something in there by me?👀 maybe it makes you cry?)
At least one of us gets to relax. Have the fam here tomorrow but so many miles (of cleaning) before I can relax like this.
September 1, 2023 at 2:58 AM
At least one of us gets to relax. Have the fam here tomorrow but so many miles (of cleaning) before I can relax like this.
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are you ready to submit your fiction and poetry to The Deadlands?
we are ready to read it.
one more sleep... 💀
we are ready to read it.
one more sleep... 💀
Guidelines - The Deadlands
This is the dead landThis is cactus landHere the stone imagesAre raised, here they receiveThe supplication of a dead man's handUnder the twinkle of a fading
thedeadlands.com
August 31, 2023 at 11:39 PM
are you ready to submit your fiction and poetry to The Deadlands?
we are ready to read it.
one more sleep... 💀
we are ready to read it.
one more sleep... 💀
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With submissions about to open, we'd like to assure everyone that the blast shields have been repaired and there will be no repeat of that "clouds of ash that turns your ears inside out" incident. Promise!
Can't wait to see what comes in through the portal when @escapepod.bsky.social opens up again!
September 1, 2023 at 1:41 AM
With submissions about to open, we'd like to assure everyone that the blast shields have been repaired and there will be no repeat of that "clouds of ash that turns your ears inside out" incident. Promise!
Great post. Important terms to think about & discuss.
Here's a post about contracts so I can sleep tonight without bitchslapping anyone on Facebook. https://kjcharleswriter.com/2017/03/24/the-authors-biggest-mistake/
The Author’s Biggest Mistake – KJ Charles
kjcharleswriter.com
August 31, 2023 at 5:01 AM
Great post. Important terms to think about & discuss.
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The US Copyright Office is seeking comment on AI as it affects writers and other artists! If multibillion-dollar corporations want to use YOUR labor and skill to benefit their shareholders, you probably have an opinion about that! Comment here (link at bottom): www.copyright.gov/policy/artif...
August 31, 2023 at 3:15 AM
The US Copyright Office is seeking comment on AI as it affects writers and other artists! If multibillion-dollar corporations want to use YOUR labor and skill to benefit their shareholders, you probably have an opinion about that! Comment here (link at bottom): www.copyright.gov/policy/artif...