Dacria
@dacria.bsky.social
Reposted by Dacria
The tl;dr for writers is — we are human, we write the books, and we are going to fucking win.
Here’s the inspiration I needed for the new year. Thanks @chuckwendig.bsky.social
Writer Resolution 2026: Wield The Weapon That Is You
It’s never precisely easy to be a writer — professional or otherwise. I mean, it’s easy in the sense of, hey, anybody can open a word processor and start (fiercely or methodically…
terribleminds.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The tl;dr for writers is — we are human, we write the books, and we are going to fucking win.
Reposted by Dacria
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Reposted by Dacria
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
Today's lesson in writing. No stanza is worth a line.
I'd like to fill you up, my bub,
With Pokemon and more
The 41st millennium
Where there is only war
I'd like to fill you up, my bub,
With Pokemon and more
The 41st millennium
Where there is only war
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Today's lesson in writing. No stanza is worth a line.
I'd like to fill you up, my bub,
With Pokemon and more
The 41st millennium
Where there is only war
I'd like to fill you up, my bub,
With Pokemon and more
The 41st millennium
Where there is only war
Reposted by Dacria
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Reposted by Dacria
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
Reposted by Dacria
CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
October 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
Reposted by Dacria
Kaleb Horton wrote one of the most powerful things I’ve ever read about memory and nostalgia.
kalebhorton.ghost.io/memory-nosta...
kalebhorton.ghost.io/memory-nosta...
Memory & Nostalgia
Nostalgia is a drug that eats memory. It kicks in right after you say the word remember, and when it works it starts flooding you with warm and pleasant lies. It’s insanely addictive. Works fast. Ever...
kalebhorton.ghost.io
September 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Kaleb Horton wrote one of the most powerful things I’ve ever read about memory and nostalgia.
kalebhorton.ghost.io/memory-nosta...
kalebhorton.ghost.io/memory-nosta...
Reposted by Dacria
"I seek a cure for an ill loved one. She has little time."
"Is she your daughter?" Aeryth asked.
The elf turned her head and though the sun was shining, her face was now in darkness.
"She is my world." Aeryth thought this a metaphor. Then the necromancer spoke.
"Equinox," said he.
"Dusk," said she.
"Is she your daughter?" Aeryth asked.
The elf turned her head and though the sun was shining, her face was now in darkness.
"She is my world." Aeryth thought this a metaphor. Then the necromancer spoke.
"Equinox," said he.
"Dusk," said she.
July 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
"I seek a cure for an ill loved one. She has little time."
"Is she your daughter?" Aeryth asked.
The elf turned her head and though the sun was shining, her face was now in darkness.
"She is my world." Aeryth thought this a metaphor. Then the necromancer spoke.
"Equinox," said he.
"Dusk," said she.
"Is she your daughter?" Aeryth asked.
The elf turned her head and though the sun was shining, her face was now in darkness.
"She is my world." Aeryth thought this a metaphor. Then the necromancer spoke.
"Equinox," said he.
"Dusk," said she.
Reposted by Dacria
Reposted by Dacria
This week on the blog! We are talking Tolkien, particularly his moral vision, by a study in contrasts of 'failures' - and why Celebrimbor falls whereas Boromir 'conquers' (and how Peter Jackson gets this right, but Rings of Power gets it wrong).
acoup.blog/2025/04/18/c...
acoup.blog/2025/04/18/c...
Collections: Why Celebrimbor Fell but Boromir Conquered: the Moral Universe of Tolkien
This week (and probably next) I want to talk a bit more Tolkien, but in a somewhat different vein from normal. Rather than discussing the historicity of Tolkien’s world or adaptations of it, …
acoup.blog
April 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This week on the blog! We are talking Tolkien, particularly his moral vision, by a study in contrasts of 'failures' - and why Celebrimbor falls whereas Boromir 'conquers' (and how Peter Jackson gets this right, but Rings of Power gets it wrong).
acoup.blog/2025/04/18/c...
acoup.blog/2025/04/18/c...
Reposted by Dacria
Last but not least, these lil chompsters 🐊which one is your fav?
April 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Last but not least, these lil chompsters 🐊which one is your fav?
Reposted by Dacria
November 15, 2021. A new dwarf planet has been discovered in our solar neighbourhood. It was given the provisional name Xipe Totec.
It has gone unnoticed due to its small size and complex orbit, but it recently passed close enough for this first image to be captured.
It has gone unnoticed due to its small size and complex orbit, but it recently passed close enough for this first image to be captured.
March 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
November 15, 2021. A new dwarf planet has been discovered in our solar neighbourhood. It was given the provisional name Xipe Totec.
It has gone unnoticed due to its small size and complex orbit, but it recently passed close enough for this first image to be captured.
It has gone unnoticed due to its small size and complex orbit, but it recently passed close enough for this first image to be captured.
I'm sorry, delivery by WHAT
@depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
@depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I'm sorry, delivery by WHAT
@depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
@depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
Reposted by Dacria
I wrote about how Bo Burnham's 'Inside' has become a curious time capsule that unintentionally demonstrates exactly where and how we went wrong:
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/in-which-i...
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/in-which-i...
February 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I wrote about how Bo Burnham's 'Inside' has become a curious time capsule that unintentionally demonstrates exactly where and how we went wrong:
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/in-which-i...
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/in-which-i...
Reposted by Dacria
me when any program's AI assistant asks me if I want help writing:
January 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
me when any program's AI assistant asks me if I want help writing:
Reposted by Dacria
OpenAI is completely screwed. If they're losing money on $200/month, they're losing it on $20/month and their real costs are so much higher than they can ever get anyone to pay. A pale horse.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/05/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/01/05/o...
January 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
OpenAI is completely screwed. If they're losing money on $200/month, they're losing it on $20/month and their real costs are so much higher than they can ever get anyone to pay. A pale horse.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/05/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/01/05/o...
Reposted by Dacria
Who is up for a short thread on the intriguing parallels between OpenAI and Enron, as told by one of Enron's investment bankers -- that is to say, me? Here goes...
January 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Who is up for a short thread on the intriguing parallels between OpenAI and Enron, as told by one of Enron's investment bankers -- that is to say, me? Here goes...
Reposted by Dacria
Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. Lower. The. Bar.
For me, the barrier to ANYTHING is just inertia, so if I want to do something, I lower the bar until it feels silly not to do it. Run 1 min. Do 1 dish. Clean for 3 mins. Write 1 sentence. Practice for 3 mins.
For me, the barrier to ANYTHING is just inertia, so if I want to do something, I lower the bar until it feels silly not to do it. Run 1 min. Do 1 dish. Clean for 3 mins. Write 1 sentence. Practice for 3 mins.
Ok wait
What’s your best, most impactful, small habit that you’ve embraced that you like and would recommend to others?
What’s your best, most impactful, small habit that you’ve embraced that you like and would recommend to others?
January 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. Lower. The. Bar.
For me, the barrier to ANYTHING is just inertia, so if I want to do something, I lower the bar until it feels silly not to do it. Run 1 min. Do 1 dish. Clean for 3 mins. Write 1 sentence. Practice for 3 mins.
For me, the barrier to ANYTHING is just inertia, so if I want to do something, I lower the bar until it feels silly not to do it. Run 1 min. Do 1 dish. Clean for 3 mins. Write 1 sentence. Practice for 3 mins.
So far, 2025 has been good, except for the dimensional rift releasing unspeakable horrors but we can't win them all
December 31, 2024 at 1:19 PM
So far, 2025 has been good, except for the dimensional rift releasing unspeakable horrors but we can't win them all
The thread is worth a read but even just this first post summarises such a great thought that I would have taken too long to articulate
Trying to explain why Mario 64 is a special game in way its predecessors fail to capture is so hard.
I keep saying things like "Tony Hawk is the actual successor to Mario 64", but maybe it's the other way. Maybe Mario 64 is a skateboarding game.
I keep saying things like "Tony Hawk is the actual successor to Mario 64", but maybe it's the other way. Maybe Mario 64 is a skateboarding game.
December 26, 2024 at 4:29 AM
The thread is worth a read but even just this first post summarises such a great thought that I would have taken too long to articulate
Reposted by Dacria
a bit of wisdom from the first Polish encyclopedia (published 1745)
December 23, 2024 at 12:29 AM
a bit of wisdom from the first Polish encyclopedia (published 1745)
Reposted by Dacria
Going into the super market and breaking off 1% of each candy bar, mashing it all together into a (crappy) candy bar, and declaring that I have created the new one and thus own it
imagine if people went to retailers and just took stuff and called it "generative shopping" and then, when the retailers said that's illegal, people said "regular shopping is too expensive so we have disrupted it" and then the retailers were like "OH! Carry on, innovators!"
December 21, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Going into the super market and breaking off 1% of each candy bar, mashing it all together into a (crappy) candy bar, and declaring that I have created the new one and thus own it
Reposted by Dacria
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.