lauraven
@lauraven.bsky.social
Current iteration: lawyer, language nerd, TTRP gamer
Saw a job listing to cite check AI-generated briefs and died a little. Why can't it cite check my work? Right, it can't and I don't want to be sanctioned.
December 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Saw a job listing to cite check AI-generated briefs and died a little. Why can't it cite check my work? Right, it can't and I don't want to be sanctioned.
Housemates in college decided to burn a desiccated little tree in the backyard. They squirted lighter fluid on it. Fire fighters showed up almost instantly because they saw the result from their station.
December 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Housemates in college decided to burn a desiccated little tree in the backyard. They squirted lighter fluid on it. Fire fighters showed up almost instantly because they saw the result from their station.
Telling that these sorts prioritize unborn generations as the source of 'another Einstein' but ignore the potential in the millions of children alive now.
December 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Telling that these sorts prioritize unborn generations as the source of 'another Einstein' but ignore the potential in the millions of children alive now.
So this district obviously produced the sailors who accompanied Leif on his epic voyage to Massachusetts Bay. Centuries later, the people of Boston still drop their Rs.
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
So this district obviously produced the sailors who accompanied Leif on his epic voyage to Massachusetts Bay. Centuries later, the people of Boston still drop their Rs.
Yes! Odin is fascinating. There's at least one early figurine portraying him in a dress.
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Yes! Odin is fascinating. There's at least one early figurine portraying him in a dress.
It gets worse as you scroll down. "DHS further proposes to remove the automatic presumption of good moral character for [Violence Against Women Act] self-petitioners under 14 years of age and require VAWA self-petitioners under 14 to submit biometrics like any other VAWA self-petitioner."
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It gets worse as you scroll down. "DHS further proposes to remove the automatic presumption of good moral character for [Violence Against Women Act] self-petitioners under 14 years of age and require VAWA self-petitioners under 14 to submit biometrics like any other VAWA self-petitioner."
And a writer won't need to be prolific to see their market diluted (at least for 450 words, for now). The results didn't vary based on how large the dataset for an emulated author was.
October 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
And a writer won't need to be prolific to see their market diluted (at least for 450 words, for now). The results didn't vary based on how large the dataset for an emulated author was.
Depressing, but as the paper discusses, the work bolsters a market dilution arguments against LLM training as fair use.
October 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Depressing, but as the paper discusses, the work bolsters a market dilution arguments against LLM training as fair use.
"[The technology] would not fully replace prominent writers."
What about writers not selling like his examples, Rowling and Maas? Vile. Just vile.
What about writers not selling like his examples, Rowling and Maas? Vile. Just vile.
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"[The technology] would not fully replace prominent writers."
What about writers not selling like his examples, Rowling and Maas? Vile. Just vile.
What about writers not selling like his examples, Rowling and Maas? Vile. Just vile.
I adore Witch King and I'm so looking forward to this. And I'm dreading it just a little because I'm scared for Kai.
September 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I adore Witch King and I'm so looking forward to this. And I'm dreading it just a little because I'm scared for Kai.
"Last" chapter?! What a journey it's been.
July 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"Last" chapter?! What a journey it's been.
Thanks! "Pagans" was such a delight! Totally worth ordering it from UK.
May 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thanks! "Pagans" was such a delight! Totally worth ordering it from UK.
Mine was so beautifully wrapped I didn't want to open it. 😍
April 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Mine was so beautifully wrapped I didn't want to open it. 😍
Great, now I have Yes stuck in my head. 🤣
April 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Great, now I have Yes stuck in my head. 🤣
We also grew up with a profound distrust of government and institutions. Maybe that primed too many of us for right-wing conspiracy theories and MAGA.
April 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We also grew up with a profound distrust of government and institutions. Maybe that primed too many of us for right-wing conspiracy theories and MAGA.
And there's my overseas impulse purchase for the day.
March 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
And there's my overseas impulse purchase for the day.
This looks fabulous! Thanks for highlighting it.
March 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This looks fabulous! Thanks for highlighting it.
Comment period on U.S. AI policy is closing today. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan ("Plan"). Th...
www.federalregister.gov
March 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Comment period on U.S. AI policy is closing today. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Missing from this article is the reason why this model was developed. Is there a dearth of novels? Is writing a novel something humans can't do unaided?
March 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Missing from this article is the reason why this model was developed. Is there a dearth of novels? Is writing a novel something humans can't do unaided?
Sweet!!! Thank you. :)
March 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Sweet!!! Thank you. :)