Stephanie Gerk
@stephgerk.bsky.social
Cake & grief counselling will be available at the conclusion of our friendship. Writer. Comics. Professional Podcaster. Streamer. (She/Her)
https://stephaniegerk.com/
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Stephanie Gerk
@stephgerk.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Happy new followers and bluesky! I’m a writer and professional Podcaster (The Debrief Weekly Report/Comic Industry Insiders)! I write comics (kids to adult), prose, and most recently essays doing deep dives into topics like Star Trek! More projects on the way!
Happy Friday! Another week in 2026! Got any good weekend plans?
January 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Happy Friday! Another week in 2026! Got any good weekend plans?
Every year I like to do something that scares me. One year it was bungee jumping in New Zealand (the OG bungee jumping spot). What’s yours for 2026?
January 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Every year I like to do something that scares me. One year it was bungee jumping in New Zealand (the OG bungee jumping spot). What’s yours for 2026?
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It should be pointed out that LLMs are not designed to analyze their own operation. They are only designed to generate a believable response. There may not actually be any safeguards for this. If there are, there might not be any work being done to improve them. Everything it says is suspect.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements ...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
It should be pointed out that LLMs are not designed to analyze their own operation. They are only designed to generate a believable response. There may not actually be any safeguards for this. If there are, there might not be any work being done to improve them. Everything it says is suspect.
Sometimes all you need in life is a good box. Happy New Years, ya filthy animals.
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sometimes all you need in life is a good box. Happy New Years, ya filthy animals.
Between Stranger Things and Heated Rivalry last night, are we okay?
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Between Stranger Things and Heated Rivalry last night, are we okay?
It’s a Dragon Age Christmas. Now I have the world of Thedas to cuddle up in.
December 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It’s a Dragon Age Christmas. Now I have the world of Thedas to cuddle up in.
How are we to survive STRANGER THINGS tomorrow and then HEATED RIVALRY the day after
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
How are we to survive STRANGER THINGS tomorrow and then HEATED RIVALRY the day after
One of my latest pastimes is watching Stargate Atlantis and yelling about all the war crimes and poor decisions. 10/10 show.
December 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
One of my latest pastimes is watching Stargate Atlantis and yelling about all the war crimes and poor decisions. 10/10 show.
December 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Any good game recs for the Meta Quest 2? I love a good VR experience and strong storytelling. And yes, I’m already obsessed with Star Trek Bridge Crew in VR.
December 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Any good game recs for the Meta Quest 2? I love a good VR experience and strong storytelling. And yes, I’m already obsessed with Star Trek Bridge Crew in VR.
This Christmas, it’s just me and my gay hockey boys against the world.
December 21, 2025 at 6:13 AM
This Christmas, it’s just me and my gay hockey boys against the world.
Open ended question here but what do people like about following writers/authors? What sort of posts and content make you interested. Artists post art but it’s difficult as a writer to share unpublished written work.
December 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Open ended question here but what do people like about following writers/authors? What sort of posts and content make you interested. Artists post art but it’s difficult as a writer to share unpublished written work.
Thinking about and missing Dragon Age. I suspect the IP may be dead for good but I want to have hope.
December 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Thinking about and missing Dragon Age. I suspect the IP may be dead for good but I want to have hope.
Can confirm. I also never blushed. Ilya does not lie.
“Never in my life have I blushed, Russians do not do this.”
I need @stephgerk.bsky.social to confirm/deny.
I need @stephgerk.bsky.social to confirm/deny.
December 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Can confirm. I also never blushed. Ilya does not lie.
I would have killed it on Mars Hill back in the day, just non-stop chatter about philosophy and random thoughts.
December 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I would have killed it on Mars Hill back in the day, just non-stop chatter about philosophy and random thoughts.
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btw i don't agree with folks who say posting here doesn't matter because every time i help organize an event, people show up in real life & tell me they heard about it here on bluesky
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
❤️
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
❤️
December 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
btw i don't agree with folks who say posting here doesn't matter because every time i help organize an event, people show up in real life & tell me they heard about it here on bluesky
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
❤️
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
❤️
The true meaning of Christmas. No further questions. 🖖
December 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The true meaning of Christmas. No further questions. 🖖
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Bring 👏 back 👏 the 👏 skant 👏!
December 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Bring 👏 back 👏 the 👏 skant 👏!
Genuine question. Are female leaning Starfleet cadets not allowed to wear pants? In the 32nd century?
December 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Genuine question. Are female leaning Starfleet cadets not allowed to wear pants? In the 32nd century?
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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
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It's a new Comic Industry Insiders episode. Atom! talks with Tiffany Babb about how criticism shapes the comics world, why discourse leads to sales, and what freelance writing looks like behind the scenes. Watch here:
youtu.be/mtT3s2DtHMU
#comics #comiccriticism #indiecomics
youtu.be/mtT3s2DtHMU
#comics #comiccriticism #indiecomics
December 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's a new Comic Industry Insiders episode. Atom! talks with Tiffany Babb about how criticism shapes the comics world, why discourse leads to sales, and what freelance writing looks like behind the scenes. Watch here:
youtu.be/mtT3s2DtHMU
#comics #comiccriticism #indiecomics
youtu.be/mtT3s2DtHMU
#comics #comiccriticism #indiecomics
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Notepad++ have published an update to fix the software being hijacked by threat actors remotely: notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v889-re...
This was being abused by threat actors in China, a blog from mine from a week ago: doublepulsar.com/small-number...
This was being abused by threat actors in China, a blog from mine from a week ago: doublepulsar.com/small-number...
Notepad++ v8.8.9 release: Vulnerability-fix | Notepad++
notepad-plus-plus.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Notepad++ have published an update to fix the software being hijacked by threat actors remotely: notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v889-re...
This was being abused by threat actors in China, a blog from mine from a week ago: doublepulsar.com/small-number...
This was being abused by threat actors in China, a blog from mine from a week ago: doublepulsar.com/small-number...
Anyone else miss Farscape?
December 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Anyone else miss Farscape?
HEATED RIVALRY has consumed my life. Props to my Canadian tax dollars and Crave for making this insane hockey show and everyone behind the scenes and especially the creators (and author)
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
HEATED RIVALRY has consumed my life. Props to my Canadian tax dollars and Crave for making this insane hockey show and everyone behind the scenes and especially the creators (and author)