Wren
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Aroace VN dev and writer. 20s. He/they.
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🧵 But I want to highlight this one because, along with just causing needless ridiculous expenses for companies, it's also (often) a safety hazard to prioritise VERY minor short-term profit the way skimping on paying a translator can do. Just pay a damn human to do your translations.
So if the wheels of a 200000 Euro transport container break and a 20 million Euro satellite spills onto the tarmac, because the machine translation system did not catch that the author of the source text got "brake" and "break" mixed up, hey, at least you saved a few hundred bucks for a translator.
December 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🧵 But I want to highlight this one because, along with just causing needless ridiculous expenses for companies, it's also (often) a safety hazard to prioritise VERY minor short-term profit the way skimping on paying a translator can do. Just pay a damn human to do your translations.
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The whole thread, but this especially. Please. Just value translation. It is creative work, especially if it's literary translation. It can be incredibly hard and challenging work. It is deeply rewarding work. It deserves to be valued and cherished.
So anyway I don't have a right answer there but just
*throws up hands*
Please value translation more? This shit is so difficult (end)
*throws up hands*
Please value translation more? This shit is so difficult (end)
December 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The whole thread, but this especially. Please. Just value translation. It is creative work, especially if it's literary translation. It can be incredibly hard and challenging work. It is deeply rewarding work. It deserves to be valued and cherished.
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There is *no* ethical use of genAI. It is built on stolen art, through exploitative labour, and every day as they train new model and answer query, they burn immense amount of energy & water.
It has no place in our field, none.
It has no place in our field, none.
December 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
There is *no* ethical use of genAI. It is built on stolen art, through exploitative labour, and every day as they train new model and answer query, they burn immense amount of energy & water.
It has no place in our field, none.
It has no place in our field, none.
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FYI if you cannot read the language of a primary source, hire a translator. You know. A creative arts professional who understands what they’re doing, what you’re looking for and what the nuances between languages are.
We do not throw fellow creators under the bus, especially not for stolen slop.
We do not throw fellow creators under the bus, especially not for stolen slop.
December 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
FYI if you cannot read the language of a primary source, hire a translator. You know. A creative arts professional who understands what they’re doing, what you’re looking for and what the nuances between languages are.
We do not throw fellow creators under the bus, especially not for stolen slop.
We do not throw fellow creators under the bus, especially not for stolen slop.
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listen I know we are in a confusing place because all the shittiest tech bros decided to slap a sparkle sticker labeled AI on literally everything, including things they have been doing for years.
there is definitely nuance to parse out! I get that!
but some of the arguments on the timeline...
there is definitely nuance to parse out! I get that!
but some of the arguments on the timeline...
December 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
listen I know we are in a confusing place because all the shittiest tech bros decided to slap a sparkle sticker labeled AI on literally everything, including things they have been doing for years.
there is definitely nuance to parse out! I get that!
but some of the arguments on the timeline...
there is definitely nuance to parse out! I get that!
but some of the arguments on the timeline...
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I'm so disappointed to see people willing to throw translation under the bus. So deeply disappointed.
December 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'm so disappointed to see people willing to throw translation under the bus. So deeply disappointed.
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Also there are 11 more days to submit your queer speculative stories already published in 2025!
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
we're here — neon hemlock
www.neonhemlock.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Also there are 11 more days to submit your queer speculative stories already published in 2025!
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
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Just a reminder writer friends, Delilah Waan has an incredible example of an AI statement on her website breaking down her views and every area in publishing where AI could creep in and how she tries to avoid it. If you feel strongly, here's a great way to approach having a statement for readers.
Where I Stand on the Use of AI in Publishing – Delilah Waan
www.delilahwaan.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just a reminder writer friends, Delilah Waan has an incredible example of an AI statement on her website breaking down her views and every area in publishing where AI could creep in and how she tries to avoid it. If you feel strongly, here's a great way to approach having a statement for readers.
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So, SFWA is very much not my circus, not my monkeys, but here are my two general thoughts right now:
1) clear rules excluding AI-created content are important to hold the line, especially for publishers who would want nothing more than to toss their editors into the drink.
1) clear rules excluding AI-created content are important to hold the line, especially for publishers who would want nothing more than to toss their editors into the drink.
December 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
So, SFWA is very much not my circus, not my monkeys, but here are my two general thoughts right now:
1) clear rules excluding AI-created content are important to hold the line, especially for publishers who would want nothing more than to toss their editors into the drink.
1) clear rules excluding AI-created content are important to hold the line, especially for publishers who would want nothing more than to toss their editors into the drink.
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A true Montreal classic
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A true Montreal classic
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COMING OCT 6, 2026
The long awaited continuation of The Modern Mythos Universe will find the crew in the jaws of a night city built on subterfuge. There’s also time travel and smoochin and cryptids?
Queer urban gothic fantasy romance. Begin the story on Amazon, Audible, and ITCHIO!
📚🌈
The long awaited continuation of The Modern Mythos Universe will find the crew in the jaws of a night city built on subterfuge. There’s also time travel and smoochin and cryptids?
Queer urban gothic fantasy romance. Begin the story on Amazon, Audible, and ITCHIO!
📚🌈
December 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
COMING OCT 6, 2026
The long awaited continuation of The Modern Mythos Universe will find the crew in the jaws of a night city built on subterfuge. There’s also time travel and smoochin and cryptids?
Queer urban gothic fantasy romance. Begin the story on Amazon, Audible, and ITCHIO!
📚🌈
The long awaited continuation of The Modern Mythos Universe will find the crew in the jaws of a night city built on subterfuge. There’s also time travel and smoochin and cryptids?
Queer urban gothic fantasy romance. Begin the story on Amazon, Audible, and ITCHIO!
📚🌈
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They shouldn't even let folks who use LLMs for their writing BE IN THE ORG, much less on award ballots.
SFWA, constantly doing the worst and thinking they're great.
SFWA, constantly doing the worst and thinking they're great.
Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration.
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
They shouldn't even let folks who use LLMs for their writing BE IN THE ORG, much less on award ballots.
SFWA, constantly doing the worst and thinking they're great.
SFWA, constantly doing the worst and thinking they're great.
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I agree with this entire thread. I am deeply disappointed by @sfwa.org 's decision, especially considering how many of its members (including me) had our work stolen for the creation of that generative AI. There is NO way anyone should be eligible for a Nebula without doing ALL the writing themself.
I'm so disappointed in @sfwa.org for this. I understand that by requiring disclosure of partial LLM-created works, as their announcement states, means SFWA's letting "nominators and the voters" make the final decision. BUT YOU'RE STILL ALLOWING SUCH WORKS ON THE NEBULA AWARDS FINAL BALLOT! 1/
Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration.
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
December 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I agree with this entire thread. I am deeply disappointed by @sfwa.org 's decision, especially considering how many of its members (including me) had our work stolen for the creation of that generative AI. There is NO way anyone should be eligible for a Nebula without doing ALL the writing themself.
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I think parsing what % of a work can be based upon the unpaid nonconsensual exploitation of your members while still being eligible for industry awards is... a poor choice.
I would not pay dues to a professional organization who does not think my work is worth protecting.
I would not pay dues to a professional organization who does not think my work is worth protecting.
Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration.
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
December 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I think parsing what % of a work can be based upon the unpaid nonconsensual exploitation of your members while still being eligible for industry awards is... a poor choice.
I would not pay dues to a professional organization who does not think my work is worth protecting.
I would not pay dues to a professional organization who does not think my work is worth protecting.
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an old Kate Bush drawing from 2021
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
an old Kate Bush drawing from 2021
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November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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oh wow, she got him RIGHT in the feels
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
oh wow, she got him RIGHT in the feels
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Kim Davis has been fighting to overturn gay marriage for years.
She’s been fighting to be absolved of denying a marriage license to a gay couple
Today she lost her last shot at an appeal.
The Supreme Court denied her request to hear her case and ordered her to pay $360,000!
She’s been fighting to be absolved of denying a marriage license to a gay couple
Today she lost her last shot at an appeal.
The Supreme Court denied her request to hear her case and ordered her to pay $360,000!
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Kim Davis has been fighting to overturn gay marriage for years.
She’s been fighting to be absolved of denying a marriage license to a gay couple
Today she lost her last shot at an appeal.
The Supreme Court denied her request to hear her case and ordered her to pay $360,000!
She’s been fighting to be absolved of denying a marriage license to a gay couple
Today she lost her last shot at an appeal.
The Supreme Court denied her request to hear her case and ordered her to pay $360,000!
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I can’t stress this enough: you cannot understand politics without reading this paragraph about why there’s no such thing as a 1/3rd pound hamburger
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I can’t stress this enough: you cannot understand politics without reading this paragraph about why there’s no such thing as a 1/3rd pound hamburger
I've always loved horror video games so when I got into reading horror stories, I decided that I wanted to write them. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spooky Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons, October 29, 2025:
What or who inspired you to write scary stuff?
Please quote-post and add
#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
What or who inspired you to write scary stuff?
Please quote-post and add
#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I've always loved horror video games so when I got into reading horror stories, I decided that I wanted to write them. #SpoonieAuthChat
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Well, that certainly is an interesting new marketing strategy that the Lychee Slicer folks are trying out.
Can't wait and see how attracting the attention of the legal departments of every mini game company and every company that licenses IP into that market works out for them.
Can't wait and see how attracting the attention of the legal departments of every mini game company and every company that licenses IP into that market works out for them.
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Well, that certainly is an interesting new marketing strategy that the Lychee Slicer folks are trying out.
Can't wait and see how attracting the attention of the legal departments of every mini game company and every company that licenses IP into that market works out for them.
Can't wait and see how attracting the attention of the legal departments of every mini game company and every company that licenses IP into that market works out for them.
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If you’re struggling with uncertainty, low mood, struggling to like yourself today or are just exhausted & overwhelmed by everything, hey, me too, you’re not alone-this photo’s for you and your brain. Sending love 🌿
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If you’re struggling with uncertainty, low mood, struggling to like yourself today or are just exhausted & overwhelmed by everything, hey, me too, you’re not alone-this photo’s for you and your brain. Sending love 🌿
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If you're a queer Texas author of adult or YA fiction & you have one of your books on hand that you'd like to sign & donate to a silent auction bundle for Equality Texas, DM me?
The event is Nov 15th so it would need to get in the mail ASAP, or in Austin area I can pick up.
Reposts appreciated! 🏳️🌈
The event is Nov 15th so it would need to get in the mail ASAP, or in Austin area I can pick up.
Reposts appreciated! 🏳️🌈
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If you're a queer Texas author of adult or YA fiction & you have one of your books on hand that you'd like to sign & donate to a silent auction bundle for Equality Texas, DM me?
The event is Nov 15th so it would need to get in the mail ASAP, or in Austin area I can pick up.
Reposts appreciated! 🏳️🌈
The event is Nov 15th so it would need to get in the mail ASAP, or in Austin area I can pick up.
Reposts appreciated! 🏳️🌈
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Can we make "surface tension-level understanding" a phrase? It feels so right to describe the engagement of the billionaire class with works like Tolkien and Blade Runner.
his statement about, I think a cybertruck, being something Bladerunner would have driven really cemented to me his barely surface level engagement with sci fi.
Like, it's barely surface level.
Can we call their understanding surface-tension level?
Like, it's barely surface level.
Can we call their understanding surface-tension level?
October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Can we make "surface tension-level understanding" a phrase? It feels so right to describe the engagement of the billionaire class with works like Tolkien and Blade Runner.
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hey!! my book is out today :)
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the everlasting is here!
brags, tour dates, and meeting at the crossroads
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October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
hey!! my book is out today :)
buttondown.com/alixeharrow/...
buttondown.com/alixeharrow/...